EX-99.77C VOTES 10 q77c_votingmatters_3.htm VOTING FILE

A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on May 12, 2015. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.

PROPOSAL 1

To elect a Board of Trustees.A

 

# of
Votes

% of
Votes

Elizabeth S. Acton

Affirmative

61,921,649,981.98

98.179

Withheld

1,149,130,950.43

1.821

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

John Engler

Affirmative

61,778,440,926.44

97.951

Withheld

1,292,340,005.97

2.049

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Albert R. Gamper, Jr.

Affirmative

61,805,239,593.17

97.994

Withheld

1,265,541,339.24

2.006

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Robert F. Gartland

Affirmative

61,909,060,793.30

98.159

Withheld

1,161,720,139.11

1.841

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Abigail P. Johnson

Affirmative

61,831,426,646.33

98.035

Withheld

1,239,354,286.08

1.965

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Arthur E. Johnson

Affirmative

61,826,257,235.03

98.027

Withheld

1,244,523,697.38

1.973

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Michael E. Kenneally

Affirmative

61,910,447,307.24

98.161

Withheld

1,160,333,625.17

1.839

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

James H. Keyes

Affirmative

61,814,922,622.56

98.009

Withheld

1,255,858,309.85

1.991

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Marie L. Knowles

Affirmative

61,835,805,142.42

98.042

Withheld

1,234,975,789.99

1.958

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

Geoffrey A. von Kuhn

Affirmative

61,865,213,834.84

98.089

Withheld

1,205,567,097.57

1.911

TOTAL

63,070,780,932.41

100.000

PROPOSAL 3

For Fidelity Spartan U.S. Bond Index Fund, a shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Trustees institute procedures to prevent holding investments in companies that, in management's judgment, substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity.B

 

# of
Votes

% of
Votes

Affirmative

2,607,074,510.25

22.181

Against

8,517,063,152.10

72.463

Abstain

536,525,455.15

4.564

Broker
Non-Votes

93,104,887.16

0.792

TOTAL

11,753,768,004.66

100.000

A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results.

B Proposal was not approved by shareholders.