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SUPPLEMENT TO THE

FIDELITY® NEW MARKETS INCOME FUND

FIDELITY STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Funds of Fidelity School Street Trust

February 28, 2004

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The following information supplements the information in the "Investment Policies and Limitations" section on page 2.

For purposes of Strategic Income's concentration limitation discussed above, with respect to the fund's investments in Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC ("CIPs"), FMR treats the issuers of the underlying securities owned by a CIP as the issuer of the CIP.

The following information supplements the information in the "Investment Policies and Limitations" section on page 4.

Central Investment Portfolios (CIPs) are funds managed by FMR or its affiliates. The high income central investment portfolios seek a high level of income, and may also seek capital appreciation. The investment-grade central investment portfolios seek a high level of current income. Certain Fidelity funds are permitted to invest some or all of their assets allocated to high income and/or investment-grade debt in CIPs. Such an investment would allow a fund to obtain the benefits of a fully diversified high income and/or investment-grade bond portfolio regardless of the amount of assets the fund invests in high income and/or investment-grade debt.

The following information supplements the information in the "Distributions and Taxes" section on page 22.

Strategic Income may invest a substantial amount of its assets in one or more series of CIPs. For federal income tax purposes, each CIP intends to be treated as a partnership that is not a "publicly traded partnership" and, as a result, will not be subject to federal income tax. A fund, as an investor in a CIP, will be required to take into account in determining its federal income tax liability its share of the CIP's income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits, without regard to whether it has received any cash distributions from the CIP.

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A CIP will allocate at least annually among its investors, including Strategic Income, each investor's distributive share of the CIP's net investment income, net realized capital gains, and any other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit.

The following information replaces similar information in the "Distributions and Taxes" section on page 22.

Dividends. Because each fund invests significantly in foreign securities, corporate shareholders should not expect fund dividends (including, for Strategic Income, the portion attributable to earnings from an underlying CIP, if applicable) to qualify for the dividends-received deduction. Additionally, dividends from each fund (including, for Strategic Income, any portion attributable to earnings from an underlying CIP) generally will not qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals. Short-term capital gains (including, for Strategic Income, short-term capital gains allocated by an underlying CIP) are taxable at ordinary income tax rates, but do not qualify for the dividends-received deduction.

<R>The following information replaces the last paragraph of the" Distribution Services" section on page 43.</R>

<R>FDC or an affiliate may compensate intermediaries that distribute and/or service investors in the fund, or, at the direction of a retirement plan's named fiduciary, make payments to intermediaries for certain plan expenses or otherwise for the benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. In certain situations, such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, the placing of the funds on a preferred or recommended fund list, access to an intermediary's personnel, and other factors. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives in the form of sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, assistance in training and educating the intermediaries' personnel, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment and meals. FDC anticipates that payments will be made to hundreds of intermediaries, including some of the largest broker-dealers and other financial firms, and these payments may be significant. As permitted by SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries. </R>

<R>These additional payments, which are sometimes referred to as "revenue sharing," may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families, and investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund or a share class over others offered by competing fund families.</R>

<R>The following information supplements that found in the "Transfer and Service Agent Agreements" section beginning on page 43.</R>

<R>Many fund shares are owned by certain intermediaries for the benefit of their customers. Since the funds often do not maintain an account for shareholders in those instances, some or all of the recordkeeping services for these accounts may be performed by intermediaries. </R>

<R>FSC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to intermediaries, including those that sell shares of the funds, for recordkeeping services. </R>

<R>Retirement plans may also hold fund shares in the name of the plan, rather than the participant. Plan recordkeepers, who may have affiliated financial intermediaries who sell shares of the funds, may, at the direction of a retirement plan's named fiduciary, be paid for providing services that would otherwise have been performed by FSC or an affiliate. Payments may also be made to plan trustees to defray plan expenses or otherwise for the benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. For certain types of tax-exempt plans, payments may be made to a plan custodian or other entity which holds plan assets. Payments also may be made to offset charges for certain services, such as plan participant communications, provided by FSC or an affiliate or an unaffiliated third party.</R>

<R>In certain situations where FSC or an affiliate provides recordkeeping services to a retirement plan, credits may be accrued which may be subsequently drawn down to pay for plan expenses. Credits may be accrued based on investments in particular Fidelity funds, or may be awarded for a given period of time. At the direction of a plan sponsor, credits generally may be used to offset certain non-recordkeeping expenses, such as the creation of plan participant communications. Credits also may be used to reimburse plan sponsors, or at the direction of plan sponsors, third parties, for expenses incurred in connection with plan services provided by a third party. </R>

<R>The following information supplements that found in the "Appendix" section on page 45.</R>

<R>On July 19, 2004, a class action complaint entitled Gilliam, et al. v. Fidelity Management & Research Co., FMR Co., Inc., FMR Corp., Fidelity Distributors Corp., et al. was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging, among other things, that the defendants failed to disclose revenue sharing and fund portfolio brokerage practices adequately in the prospectuses of certain Fidelity funds. The complaint, which names over 200 Fidelity funds as nominal defendants, seeks unspecified damages. Four additional lawsuits making similar allegations have been filed, and other similar cases may be filed in the future. Any recovery of damages would revert to the funds. Fidelity believes these allegations are without merit and intends to defend them vigorously.</R>

SUPPLEMENT TO THE

SPARTAN® MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

A Fund of Fidelity Municipal Trust

SPARTAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

A Fund of Fidelity School Street Trust

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

February 28, 2004

<R>Mr. Cook served as a Member of the Board of Trustees through December 31, 2004. The following information has been removed from the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 15.</R>

<R>J. Michael Cook (61)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R>

<R>Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), Rockwell Automation (2000), and The Dow Chemical Company (2000). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater.</R>

<R>Mr. Cox served as a Member of the Board of Trustees through December 31, 2004. The following information has been removed from the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 16.</R>

<R>Ralph F. Cox (71)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 1991</R>

<R>Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.</R>

<R>Effective January 1, 2005, Dr. Gates serves as Vice Chairman of the non-interested Trustees. The following information replaces similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 16.</R>

<R>Robert M. Gates (61)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R>

<R>Dr. Gates is Vice Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2005). Dr. Gates is President of Texas A&M University (2002). He was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, Dr. Gates served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Deputy National Security Advisor. Dr. Gates is a Director of NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001), and Brinker International (restaurant management, 2003). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy.</R>

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<R>Mr. Kirk served as a Member of the Board of Trustees through December 31, 2004. The following information has been removed from the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 16.</R>

<R>Donald J. Kirk (71)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 1987</R>

<R>Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations).</R>

<R>During the period from July 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004, Mr. Dirks served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Municipal Trust. Effective January 1, 2005, Mr. Dirks serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Municipal Trust. The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Dennis J. Dirks (56)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R>

<R>Trustee of Fidelity Municipal Trust. Mr. Dirks also serves as a Trustee (2005) or Member of the Advisory Board (2004) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003).</R>

<R>During the period from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004, Ms. Small served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective January 1, 2005, Ms. Small serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Municipal Trust. The following information replaces similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Cornelia M. Small (60)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R>

<R>Ms. Small is a member (2000) and Chairperson (2002) of the Investment Committee, and a member (2002) of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Previously, she served as Chief Investment Officer (1999-2000), Director of Global Equity Investments (1996-1999), and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark (1990-1997) and Scudder Kemper Investments (1997-1998). In addition, Ms. Small served as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.</R>

<R>During the period from October 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004, Mr. Wolfe served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Municipal Trust. Effective January 1, 2005, Mr.Wolfe serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Municipal Trust. The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Kenneth L. Wolfe (65)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2005</R>

<R>Trustee of Fidelity Municipal Trust. Mr. Wolfe also serves as a Trustee (2005) or Member of the Advisory Board (2004) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Prior to his retirement in 2001, Mr. Wolfe was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation (1993-2001). He currently serves as a member of the boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (2003), Bausch & Lomb, Inc., and Revlon Inc. (2004).</R>

<R>Effective July 1, 2004, Mr. Dirks serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust. The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Dennis J. Dirks (56)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2004</R>

<R>Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust. Mr. Dirks also serves as a Trustee (2005) or Member of the Advisory Board (2004) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003).</R>

<R>Effective October 1, 2004, Mr. Wolfe serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust. The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Kenneth L. Wolfe (65)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2004</R>

<R>Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity School Street Trust. Mr. Wolfe also serves as a Trustee (2005) or Member of the Advisory Board (2004) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Member of the Advisory Board of School Street Trust (2004). Prior to his retirement in 2001, Mr. Wolfe was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hershey Foods Corporation (1993-2001). He currently serves as a member of the boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (2003), Bausch & Lomb, Inc., and Revlon Inc. (2004).</R>

<R>The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Kenneth A. Rathgeber (57)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2004</R>

<R>Chief Compliance Officer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Mr. Rathgeber also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and Executive Vice President of Risk Oversight for Fidelity Investments (2002). Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. (1998-2002).</R>

<R>The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Kenneth B. Robins (35)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2004</R>

<R>Assistant Treasurer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR (2004). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004) and a Senior Manager (1999-2000). In addition, Mr. Robins served as Assistant Chief Accountant, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2000-2002).</R>

<R>The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.</R>

<R>Peter L. Lydecker (51)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2004</R>

<R>Assistant Treasurer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Mr. Lydecker also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR.</R>

The following information has been removed from the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 19.

Maria F. Dwyer (45)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

President and Treasurer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Ms. Dwyer also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is a Vice President (1999) and an employee (1996) of FMR.

The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.

Christine Reynolds (45)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2004

President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) officer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Ms. Reynolds also serves as President, Treasurer, and AML officer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is a Vice President (2003) and an employee (2002) of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Reynolds worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) (1980-2002), where she was most recently an audit partner with PwC's investment management practice.

The following information has been removed from the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 19.

Jennifer S. Taub (37)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Assistant Vice President of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Ms. Taub is Assistant Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (2003), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2003), and is an employee of FMR.

The following information supplements similar information found in the "Trustees and Officers" section beginning on page 14.

Kimberley H. Monasterio (40)

Year of Election or Appointment: 2004

Deputy Treasurer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Ms. Monasterio also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR (2004). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Monasterio served as Treasurer (2000-2004) and Chief Financial Officer (2002-2004) of the Franklin Templeton Funds and Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (2000-2004).

<R>The following information has been removed from the "Trustees and Officers" section on page 19.</R>

<R>Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56)</R>

<R>Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R>

<R>Assistant Treasurer of Spartan Intermediate Municipal Income and Spartan Municipal Income. Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002).</R>

<R>The following information replaces the last paragraph of the Distribution Services section beginning on page 32.</R>

<R>FDC or an affiliate may compensate intermediaries that distribute and/or service investors in the fund, or, at the direction of a retirement plan's named fiduciary, make payments to intermediaries for certain plan expenses or otherwise for the benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. A number of factors are considered in determining whether to pay these additional amounts. In certain situations, such factors may include, without limitation, the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the level or expected level of assets or sales of shares, the placing of the funds on a preferred or recommended fund list, access to an intermediary's personnel, and other factors. In addition to such payments, FDC or an affiliate may offer other incentives in the form of sponsorship of educational or client seminars relating to current products and issues, assistance in training and educating the intermediaries' personnel, and/or payments of costs and expenses associated with attendance at seminars, including travel, lodging, entertainment and meals. FDC anticipates that payments will be made to hundreds of intermediaries, including some of the largest broker-dealers and other financial firms, and these payments may be significant. As permitted by SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers rules and other applicable laws and regulations, FDC may pay or allow other incentives or payments to intermediaries. </R>

<R>These additional payments, which are sometimes referred to as "revenue sharing," may represent a premium over payments made by other fund families, and investment professionals may have an added incentive to sell or recommend a fund or a share class over others offered by competing fund families.</R>

<R>The following information supplements that found in the Transfer and Service Agent Agreements section found on page 33.</R>

<R>Many fund shares are owned by certain intermediaries for the benefit of their customers. Since the funds often do not maintain an account for shareholders in those instances, some or all of the recordkeeping services for these accounts may be performed by intermediaries. </R>

<R>FSC or an affiliate may make payments out of its own resources to intermediaries, including those that sell shares of the funds, for recordkeeping services. </R>

<R>Retirement plans may also hold fund shares in the name of the plan, rather than the participant. Plan recordkeepers, who may have affiliated financial intermediaries who sell shares of the funds, may, at the direction of a retirement plan's named fiduciary, be paid for providing services that would otherwise have been performed by FSC or an affiliate. Payments may also be made to plan trustees to defray plan expenses or otherwise for the benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. For certain types of tax-exempt plans, payments may be made to a plan custodian or other entity which holds plan assets. Payments also may be made to offset charges for certain services, such as plan participant communications, provided by FSC or an affiliate or an unaffiliated third party.</R>

<R>In certain situations where FSC or an affiliate provides recordkeeping services to a retirement plan, credits may be accrued which may be subsequently drawn down to pay for plan expenses. Credits may be accrued based on investments in particular Fidelity funds, or may be awarded for a given period of time. At the direction of a plan sponsor, credits generally may be used to offset certain non-recordkeeping expenses, such as the creation of plan participant communications. Credits also may be used to reimburse plan sponsors, or at the direction of plan sponsors, third parties, for expenses incurred in connection with plan services provided by a third party. </R>

The following information replaces the third paragraph found under the "Voting Rights" heading in the "Description of the Trusts" section beginning on page 33.

Fidelity School Street Trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. Generally, the merger of the trust or a fund or a class with another operating mutual fund or the sale of all or a portion of the assets of a trust or a fund or a class to another operating mutual fund requires approval by a vote of shareholders of the trust or the fund or the class. The Trustees may, however, reorganize or terminate the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.

Fidelity Municipal Trust or a fund or a class may be terminated upon the sale of its assets to, or merger with, another open-end management investment company, series, or class thereof, or upon liquidation and distribution of its assets. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.

<R>The following information supplements that found in the Appendix section found on page 34.</R>

<R>On July 19, 2004, a class action complaint entitled Gilliam, et al. v. Fidelity Management & Research Co., FMR Co., Inc., FMR Corp., Fidelity Distributors Corp., et al. was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging, among other things, that the defendants failed to disclose revenue sharing and fund portfolio brokerage practices adequately in the prospectuses of certain Fidelity funds. The complaint, which names over 200 Fidelity funds as nominal defendants, seeks unspecified damages. Four additional lawsuits making similar allegations have been filed, and other similar cases may be filed in the future. Any recovery of damages would revert to the funds. Fidelity believes these allegations are without merit and intends to defend them vigorously.</R>