SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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April 26, 2000
FirstName, LastName, AutoMergeField1
Co
Address1
Address2
City, St Zip
Dear FirstName,
This letter is to inform you that on July 19, 2000 there will be a
special meeting of shareholders of certain funds within the Variable
Insurance Products Fund III (VIP III) trust. The funds include Growth
Opportunities Portfolio, Mid Cap Portfolio, Growth & Income Portfolio,
and Balanced Portfolio. The purpose of this meeting is to consider and
act upon several proposals. These proposals include the election of a
Board of Trustees, the ratification of independent accountants, the
adoption of an amended and restated declaration of trust, amendment to
management contracts, amendments to foreign sub-advisory agreements,
modification to certain fundamental investment objectives, and the
adoption of standardized investment limitations.
Prior to the meeting, a proxy of contract holders of record at the
close of business on May 22, 2000 will be required. Although Fidelity
will incur the costs of the printing and mailing of the proxy
statements in addition to the tabulation of contract holder votes,
your company will still need to be actively involved in the process.
Please refer to your participation agreement for questions regarding
your company's responsibilities.
We encourage you to utilize the services of Management Information
Services Corporation (MIS) in Norwell, Massachusetts to handle the
distribution of the proxy materials to, and the tabulation of votes
from, your contract holders. MIS has been a Fidelity Investments
mutual fund proxy solicitor since 1985 and is the nation's leading
mailer and tabulator of variable product proxies as well. MIS is very
knowledgeable in all areas of annuity proxy solicitation and will
provide a turnkey service including all of the proportional voting of
your separate account share positions to Fidelity.
We know that many of the insurance companies which have separate
accounts invested in VIP III already have existing business
relationships with MIS. If you currently use MIS to manage your
proxies, please call Stephanie Camerlengo at 781-871-1660, ext. 143 at
your earliest convenience to discuss the specifics of your portion of
the VIP III proxy.
If you are not familiar with MIS, Stephanie will be pleased to provide
you with a complete outline of their services and a cost estimate
based on your needs. You will find MIS particularly helpful in
assisting your data processing people with organizing and submitting
your contract holder data in the proper format. Moreover, their
ability to systematically prepare all of your proportional voting
summaries will save you considerable time and effort. Should you have
any qualms about sending your files to an outside service, MIS will
prepare and sign a confidentiality agreement for your records.
Hopefully, you will consider using MIS for this process, however, if
you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate
to contact me (CAM PHONE.)
Sincerely,
CAM
TITLE
CONTRACTHOLDERS SHOULD READ THE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE PROXY STATEMENT WILL
BE AVAILABLE, WITHOUT CHARGE, FROM THE EDGAR DATABASE ON THE SEC'S
WEBSITE ( HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV) OR BY CONTACTING FIDELITY.
