SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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Washington, D.C. 20549 |
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FORM N-1A |
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 2-63350) |
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UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 |
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT (No. 811-02890) |
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UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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Amendment No. 49 |
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Fidelity Phillips Street Trust |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
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(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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Registrant's Telephone Number: 617-563-7000 |
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Eric D. Roiter, Secretary |
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82 Devonshire Street |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02109 |
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective |
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immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b). |
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on January 29, 2003 pursuant to paragraph (b). |
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1). |
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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485. |
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2). |
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on ( ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485. |
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If appropriate, check the following box: |
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this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
Like securities of all mutual funds, these securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Fidelity®
(fund number 050, trading symbol FGRXX)
Fidelity
(fund number 055, trading symbol FDRXX)
Prospectus
<R></R>January 29, 2003
(fidelity_logo_graphic)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
Fund Summary |
Investment Summary |
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Performance |
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Fee Table |
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Fund Basics |
Investment Details |
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Valuing Shares |
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Shareholder Information |
Buying and Selling Shares |
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Exchanging Shares |
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Features and Policies |
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Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions |
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Tax Consequences |
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Fund Services |
Fund Management |
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Fund Distribution |
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Appendix |
Financial Highlights |
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Investment Objective
U.S. Government Reserves seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the security of principal and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)'s principal investment strategies include:
Principal Investment Risks
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
Investment Objective
Cash Reserves seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
FMR's principal investment strategies include:
Principal Investment Risks
The fund is subject to the following principal investment risks:
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Fund Summary - continued
An investment in the fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
The following information illustrates the changes in each fund's performance from year to year. Returns are based on past results and are not an indication of future performance.
U.S. Government Reserves |
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<R>Calendar Years |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002</R> |
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2.62% |
3.85% |
5.60% |
5.09% |
5.29% |
5.24% |
4.91% |
6.08% |
4.11% |
1.62%</R> |
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During the periods shown in the chart for U.S. Government Reserves: |
Returns |
Quarter ended |
Highest Quarter Return |
1.57% |
December 31, 2000 |
<R>Lowest Quarter Return |
0.34% |
December 31, 2002</R> |
Cash Reserves |
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<R>Calendar Years |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002</R> |
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2.94% |
3.96% |
5.66% |
5.16% |
5.34% |
5.29% |
4.99% |
6.19% |
4.09% |
1.62%</R> |
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During the periods shown in the chart for Cash Reserves: |
Returns |
Quarter ended |
Highest Quarter Return |
1.58% |
September 30, 2000 |
<R>Lowest Quarter Return |
0.34% |
December 31, 2002</R> |
<R>For the periods ended |
Past 1 |
Past 5 |
Past 10 |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
1.62% |
4.38% |
4.43%</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
1.62% |
4.42% |
4.51%</R> |
If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods, U.S. Government Reserves' returns would have been lower.
The following table describes the fees and expenses that are incurred when you buy, hold, or sell shares of a fund. The annual fund operating expenses provided below for each fund <R>are based on historical expenses</R>.
Shareholder fees (paid by the investor directly)A
Sales charge (load) on purchases and reinvested distributions |
None |
Deferred sales charge (load) on redemptions |
None |
<R>Wire redemption fee |
$5.00</R> |
A If the fund is your Fidelity brokerage core, you will pay fees charged in connection with certain activity in your Fidelity brokerage account directly from your fund investment. Please see your Fidelity brokerage account materials for additional information.
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Fund Summary - continued
Annualoperating expenses (paid from fund assets)
U.S. Government Reserves |
Management fee |
0.20% |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.14%</R> |
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Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.34%</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
Management fee |
0.20%</R> |
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) fees |
None |
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Other expenses |
0.19%</R> |
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Total annual fund operating expenses |
0.39%</R> |
This example helps you compare the cost of investing in the funds with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
Let's say, hypothetically, that each fund's annual return is 5% and that your shareholder fees and each fund's annual operating expenses are exactly as described in the fee table. This example illustrates the effect of fees and expenses, but is not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. For every $10,000 you invested, here's how much you would pay in total expenses if you sell all of your shares at the end of each time period indicated:
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
1 year |
$ 35</R> |
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3 years |
$ 109</R> |
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5 years |
$ 191</R> |
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10 years |
$ 431</R> |
Cash Reserves |
1 year |
$ 40 |
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3 years |
$ 125 |
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5 years |
$ 219 |
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10 years |
$ 493 |
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Investment Objective
U.S. Government Reserves seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the security of principal and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
FMR normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements for those securities. FMR also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR complies with industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FMR stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.
Investment Objective
Cash Reserves seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
FMR invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers and repurchase agreements. FMR also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund.
FMR will invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in the financial services industries.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FMR complies with industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FMR stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.
Description of Principal Security Types
Money market securities are high-quality, short-term securities that pay a fixed, variable, or floating interest rate. Securities are often specifically structured so that they are eligible investments for a money market fund. For example, in order to satisfy the maturity restrictions for a money market fund, some money market securities have demand or put features, which have the effect of shortening the security's maturity. Money market securities include bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, bank time deposits, notes, commercial paper, and U.S. Government securities.
U.S. Government securities are high-quality securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government. U.S. Government securities may be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, the right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, or the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security.
A repurchase agreement is an agreement to buy a security at one price and a simultaneous agreement to sell it back at an agreed-upon price.
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Fund Basics - continued
Principal Investment Risks
Many factors affect each fund's performance. A fund's yield will change daily based on changes in interest rates and other market conditions. Although each fund is managed to maintain a stable $1.00 share price, there is no guarantee that the fund will be able to do so. For example, a major increase in interest rates or a decrease in the credit quality of the issuer of one of a fund's investments could cause the fund's share price to decrease. It is important to note that neither the funds' share prices nor their yields are guaranteed by the U.S. Government.
The following factors can significantly affect a fund's performance:
Interest Rate Changes. Money market securities have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. In general, the price of a money market security can fall when interest rates rise and can rise when interest rates fall. Securities with longer maturities and the securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be more sensitive to interest rate changes. Short-term securities tend to react to changes in short-term interest rates.
Foreign Exposure. Issuers located in foreign countries and entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure that are located in foreign countries can involve increased risks. Extensive public information about the issuer or provider may not be available and unfavorable political, economic, or governmental developments could affect the value of the security.
Financial Services Exposure. Financial services companies are highly dependent on the supply of short-term financing. The value of securities of issuers in the financial services sector can be sensitive to changes in government regulation and interest rates and to economic downturns in the United States and abroad.
Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect the credit quality or value of an issuer's securities. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. If the structure of a security fails to function as intended, the security could decline in value.
Fundamental Investment Policies
The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
U.S. Government Reserves seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with the security of principal and liquidity.
<R>Cash Reserves seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. </R>
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Shareholder Notice
The following policy is subject to change only upon 60 days' prior notice to shareholders:
U.S. Government Reserves normally invests at least 80% of its assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements for those securities.
Each fund is open for business each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open.
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates each fund's NAV as of the close of business of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each fund's assets are valued as of this time for the purpose of computing the fund's NAV.
To the extent that each fund's assets are traded in other markets on days when the fund is not open for business, the value of the fund's assets may be affected on those days. In addition, trading in some of a fund's assets may not occur on days when the fund is open for business.
Each fund's assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost.
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Fidelity Investments was established in 1946 to manage one of America's first mutual funds. Today, Fidelity is the largest mutual fund company in the country, and is known as an innovative provider of high-quality financial services to individuals and institutions.
In addition to its mutual fund business, the company operates one of America's leading brokerage firms, Fidelity Brokerage Services<R> LLC</R>. Fidelity is also a leader in providing tax-advantaged retirement plans for individuals investing on their own or through their employer.
You may buy or sell shares of a fund through a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account. If you buy or sell shares of a fund (other than by exchange) through a Fidelity brokerage account, your transactions generally involve your Fidelity brokerage core (a settlement vehicle included as part of your Fidelity brokerage account).
If you do not currently have a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account and would like to invest in a fund, you may need to complete an application. For more information about a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account, please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com, call 1-800-FIDELITY, or visit a Fidelity Investor Center (call 1-800-544-9797 for the center nearest you).
You may also buy or sell shares of the funds through a retirement account (such as an IRA or an account funded through salary deduction) or an investment professional. Retirement specialists are available at 1-800-544-4774 to answer your questions about Fidelity retirement products. If you buy or sell shares of a fund through a retirement account or an investment professional, the procedures for buying, selling, and exchanging shares of <R>the</R> fund and the account features and policies may differ from those discussed in this prospectus. Fees in addition to those discussed in this prospectus may also apply. For example, you may be charged a transaction fee if you buy or sell shares of <R>a</R> fund through a non-Fidelity broker or other investment professional.
Buying and Selling Information |
Internet www.fidelity.com |
Phone Fidelity Automated Service Telephone (FAST®) 1-800-544-5555 To reach a Fidelity representative 1-800-544-6666 |
<R>Mail</R> Additional purchases: Redemptions: |
TDD - Service for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired 1-800-544-0118 |
You should include the following information with any order to buy, sell, or exchange shares: (bullet) Your name; (bullet) Your account number; (bullet) Name of fund whose shares you want to buy or sell; and (bullet) Dollar amount or number of shares you want to buy or sell. |
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Shareholder Information - continued
Certain methods of contacting Fidelity, such as by telephone or electronically, may be unavailable or delayed (for example, during periods of unusual market activity). In addition, the level and type of service available may be restricted based on criteria established by Fidelity.
<R>Minimums</R> |
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Initial Purchase |
$2,500 |
<R>For Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts |
$500</R> |
<R>Through regular investment plans in Fidelity Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, and Rollover IRAsA |
$200</R> |
Subsequent Purchase |
$250 |
Through regular investment plans |
$100 |
Balance |
$2,000 |
<R>For Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh accounts |
$500</R> |
<R>A Requires monthly purchases of $200 until fund balance is $2,500.</R>
Investments in shares of Cash Reserves through the Fidelity GoalPlanner® program may be subject to lower fund minimums. There is no minimum balance or initial or subsequent purchase minimum for investments through Portfolio Advisory Services SM, a mutual fund or a qualifiedtuition program for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment manager, certain Fidelity retirement accounts funded through salary deduction, or fund positions opened with the proceeds of distributions from such retirement accounts. In addition, each fund may waive or lower purchase minimums in other circumstances.
The price to buy one share of each fund is the fund's NAV. Each fund's shares are sold without a sales charge.
Your shares will be bought at the next NAV calculated after your investment is received in proper form.
<R>A fund may reject or cancel any purchase orders, including exchanges, for any reason.</R>
<R>For example, the funds do not permit market timing because </R>short-term or <R>other </R>excessive trading into and out of a fund may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses. Accordingly, a fund may reject any purchase orders, including exchanges,from market timers or investors <R>that</R>, in FMR's opinion,may be disruptive to that fund. For these purposes, FMR may consider an investor's trading history in that fund or other Fidelity funds, and accounts under common ownership or control.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
If you place an order to buy shares and your payment is not received and collected, your purchase may be canceled and you could be liable for any losses or fees a fund or Fidelity has incurred.
The price to sell one share of each fund is the fund's NAV.
Your shares will be sold at the next NAV calculated after your order is received in proper form.
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Certain requests must include a signature guarantee. It is designed to protect you and Fidelity from fraud. Your request must be made in writing and include a signature guarantee if any of the following situations apply:
You should be able to obtain a signature guarantee from a bank, broker (including Fidelity Investor Centers), dealer, credit union (if authorized under state law), securities exchange or association, clearing agency, or savings association. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
To sell shares issued with certificates, call Fidelity for instructions. Each fund no longer issues share certificates.
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Shareholder Information - continued
An exchange involves the redemption of all or a portion of the shares of one fund and the purchase of shares of another fund.
As a shareholder, you have the privilege of exchanging shares of a fund for shares of other Fidelity funds.
However, you should note the following policies and restrictions governing exchanges:
The funds may terminate or modify the exchange privileges in the future.
Other funds may have different exchange restrictions, and may impose trading fees of up to 2.00% of the amount exchanged. Check each fund's prospectus for details.
The following features may be available to buy and sell shares of the funds or to move money to and from your account, depending on whether you are investing through a Fidelity brokerage account or a Fidelity mutual fund account. Please visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.
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Electronic Funds Transfer: electronic money movement through the Automated Clearing House
- Make periodic (automatic) purchases of Fidelity fund shares or payments to your Fidelity brokerage account. - Make periodic (automatic) redemptions of Fidelity fund shares or withdrawals from your Fidelity brokerage account. |
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Wire: electronic money movement through the Federal Reserve wire system
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Automatic Transactions: periodic (automatic) transactions
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The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
Statements that Fidelity sends to you include the following:
To reduce expenses, only one copy of most financial reports and prospectuses may be mailed to households, even if more than one person in <R>a</R> household holds shares of a fund. Call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 if you need additional copies of financial reports or prospectuses. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, contact Fidelity in writing at P.O. Box 5000, Cincinnati, Ohio 45273-8692.
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Shareholder Information - continued
Electronic copies of most financial reports and prospectuses are available at Fidelity's web site. To participate in Fidelity's electronic delivery program, call Fidelity or visit Fidelity's web site for more information.
You may initiate many transactions by telephone or electronically. Fidelity will not be responsible for any loss<R>, cost, expense, or other liability</R> resulting from unauthorized transactions if it follows reasonable security procedures designed to verify the identity of the investor. Fidelity will request personalized security codes or other information, and may also record calls. For transactions conducted through the Internet, Fidelity recommends the use of an Internet browser with 128-bit encryption. You should verify the accuracy of your confirmation statements <R>upon receipt and notify Fidelity</R> immediately <R>of any discrepancies in your account activity</R>. If you do not want the ability to sell and exchange by telephone, call Fidelity for instructions.
Fidelity may deduct a small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 from a fund balance with a value of less than $2,000. It is expected that fund balances will be valued on the second Friday in November of each calendar year. Fund positions opened after September 30 will not be subject to the fee for that calendar year. The fee, which is payable to Fidelity, is designed to offset in part the relatively higher costs of servicing smaller fund positions. This fee will not be deducted from fund positions opened after January 1 of that calendar year if those positions use regular investment plans.
You will be given 30 days' notice to reestablish the minimum balance if your fund balance falls below $2,000 ($500 for fund balances in <R>Fidelity Simplified Employee Pension-IRA and Keogh </R>accounts), for any reason, including solely due to declines inNAV. If you do not increase your balance, Fidelity may sell all of your shares and send the proceeds to you. Your shares will be sold at the NAV on the day Fidelity closes your fund position. Certain fund positions are not subject to these balance requirements and will not be closed for failure to maintain a minimum balance.
Fidelity may charge a fee for certain services, such as providing historical account documents.
Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions
Each fund earns interest, dividends, and other income from its investments, and distributes this income (less expenses) to shareholders as dividends. Each fund may also realize capital gains from its investments, and distributes these gains (less losses), if any, to shareholders as capital gain distributions.
Distributions you receive from each fund consist primarily of dividends. Each fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly.
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Earning Dividends
Shares begin to earn dividends on the first business day following the day of purchase.
Shares earn dividends until, but not including, the next business day following the day of redemption.
When you open an account, specify on your application how you want to receive your distributions. The following distribution options are available for each fund:
1. Reinvestment Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund. If you do not indicate a choice on your application, you will be assigned this option.
2. Cash Option. Your dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, will be paid in cash.
3. Directed Dividends® Option. Your dividends will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund. Your capital gain distributions, if any, will be automatically invested in shares of another identically registered Fidelity fund, automatically reinvested in additional shares of the fund, or paid in cash.
If the distribution option you prefer is not listed on your account application, or if you want to change your current distribution option, visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com or call 1-800-544-6666 for more information.
If you elect to receive distributions paid in cash by check and the U.S. Postal Service does not deliver your checks, your distribution option may be converted to the Reinvestment Option. You will not receive interest on amounts represented by uncashed distribution checks.
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax consequences for you. If you are not investing through a tax-advantaged retirement account, you should consider these tax consequences.
Distributions you receive from each fund are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
For federal tax purposes, certain of each fund's distributions, including dividends and distributions of short-term capital gains, are taxable to you as ordinary income, while certain of each fund's distributions, including distributions of long-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to you generally as capital gains.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them, regardless of your distribution option. If you elect to receive distributions in cash or to invest distributions automatically in shares of another Fidelity fund, you will receive certain December distributions in January, but those distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
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Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
FMR is <R>each</R> fund's manager. The address of FMR and its affiliates, unless otherwise indicated below, is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
As of <R>March 28, 2002</R>, FMRhad approximately <R>$13.6</R> billion in discretionary assets under management.
As the manager, FMR <R>has overall responsibility for directing</R> each fund's investments and handling its business affairs.
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), <R>at One Spartan Way,</R> Merrimack, New Hampshire <R>03054</R>, serves as a sub-adviser for each fund. FIMM <R>has day-to-day responsibility</R> for choosing investments for each fund.
FIMM is an affiliate of FMR. As of <R>March 28, 2002</R>, FIMM had approximately <R>$330.6</R> billion in discretionary assets under management.
From time to time a manager, analyst, or other Fidelity employee may express views regarding a particular company, security, industry, or market sector. The views expressed by any such person are the views of only that individual as of the time expressed and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.
Each fund pays a management fee to FMR. The management fee is calculated and paid to FMR every month.
The monthly management fee for each fund is calculated by adding a group fee to an income-related fee. The income-related fee varies depending on the level of the fund's monthly gross income from an annualized rate of 0.05% (at a fund annualized gross yield of 0%) to 0.27% (at a fund annualized gross yield of 15%) of the fund's average net assets throughout the month. The group fee rate is divided by twelve and multiplied by the fund's average net assets throughout the month.
The group fee rate is based on the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. This rate cannot rise above 0.37%, and it drops as total assets under management increase.
For November <R>2002</R>, the group fee rate was 0.13%.
The total management fee for the fiscal year ended November 30, <R>2002</R>, was 0.20% of the fund's average net assets for U.S. Government Reserves and <R>0.20%</R> of the fund's average net assets for Cash Reserves.
FMR pays FIMM for providing sub-advisory services.
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse the funds for management fees and other expenses above a specified limit. FMR retains the ability to be repaid by a fund if expenses fall below the specified limit prior to the end of the fiscal year. Reimbursement arrangements,<R> which, in the case of certain funds, may be discontinued by FMR at any time,</R> can decrease a fund's expenses and boost its performance.
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Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) distributes each fund's shares.
Each fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenues, as well as its past profits or its resources from any other source, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees of each fund has authorized such payments.
If payments made by FMR to FDC or to intermediaries under a Distribution and Service Plan were considered to be paid out of a fund's assets on an ongoing basis, they might increase the cost of your investment and might cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.
To receive payments made pursuant to a Distribution and Service Plan, intermediaries must sign the appropriate agreement with FDC in advance.
From time to time, FDC may offer special promotional programs to investors who purchase shares of Fidelity funds. For example, FDC may offer merchandise, discounts, vouchers, or similar items to investors who purchase shares of certain Fidelity funds during certain periods. To determine if you qualify for any such programs, contact Fidelity or visit our web site at www.fidelity.com.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions in a manner that takes into account the sale of shares of a fund, provided that the fund receives brokerage services and commission rates comparable to those of other broker-dealers.
No dealer, sales representative, or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus and in the related statement of additional information (SAI), in connection with the offer contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such other information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the funds or FDC. This prospectus and the related SAI do not constitute an offer by the funds or by FDC to sell shares of the funds to or to buy shares of the funds from any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer.
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The financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand each fund's financial history for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). This information has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, whose reports, along with each fund's financial highlights and financial statements, are included in each fund's annual report. A free copy of each annual report is available upon request.
U.S. Government Reserves
<R>Years ended November 30, |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998</R> |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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<R>Net investment income |
.017 |
.044 |
.058 |
.048 |
.052</R> |
<R>Distributions from net investment income |
(.017) |
(.044) |
(.058) |
(.048) |
(.052)</R> |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
<R>Total Return A |
1.71% |
4.46% |
6.00% |
4.86% |
5.29%</R> |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B |
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<R>Expenses before expense reductions |
.34% |
.36% |
.43% |
.41% |
.45%</R> |
<R>Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any |
.34% |
.36% |
.43% |
.41% |
.45%</R> |
<R>Expenses net of all reductions |
.34% |
.36% |
.42% |
.40% |
.44%</R> |
<R>Net investment income |
1.69% |
4.15% |
5.85% |
4.77% |
5.16%</R> |
Supplemental Data |
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<R>Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 2,560 |
$ 2,355 |
$ 1,495 |
$ 1,542 |
$ 1,427</R> |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of <R>any </R>voluntary waivers reflects expenses after reimbursementby the investment adviser but prior to reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
Prospectus
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Cash Reserves
<R>Years ended November 30, |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998</R> |
Selected Per-Share Data |
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Net asset value, beginning of period |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations |
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<R>Net investment income |
.017 |
.044 |
.060 |
.048 |
.052</R> |
<R>Distributions from net investment income |
(.017) |
(.044) |
(.060) |
(.048) |
(.052)</R> |
Net asset value, end of period |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
$ 1.00 |
<R>Total Return A |
1.69% |
4.46% |
6.13% |
4.94% |
5.34%</R> |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B |
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<R>Expenses before expense reductions |
.39% |
.39% |
.46% |
.44% |
.47%</R> |
<R>Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any |
.39% |
.39% |
.46% |
.44% |
.47%</R> |
<R>Expenses net of all reductions |
.39% |
.39% |
.46% |
.44% |
.47%</R> |
<R>Net investment income |
1.67% |
4.27% |
5.97% |
4.85% |
5.20%</R> |
Supplemental Data |
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<R>Net assets, end of period (in millions) |
$ 57,050 |
$ 56,504 |
$ 44,214 |
$ 37,981 |
$ 30,700</R> |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of <R>any </R>voluntary waivers reflects expenses after reimbursementby the investment adviser but prior to reductions from directed brokerage or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
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Notes
Notes
Notes
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<R>1.701889.105 CAS/FUS-pro-</R>0103
FIDELITY® U.S. GOVERNMENT RESERVES
FIDELITY CASH RESERVES
Funds of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
<R></R>January 29, 2003
This statement of additional information (SAI) is not a prospectus. Portions of each fund's annual report are incorporated herein. The annual reports are supplied with this SAI.
To obtain a free additional copy of the prospectus, dated January <R>29, 2003</R>, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 or visit Fidelity's web site at www.fidelity.com.
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Investment Policies and Limitations |
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Portfolio Transactions |
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Valuation |
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Performance |
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Buying, Selling, and Exchanging Information |
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Distributions and Taxes |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Control of Investment Advisers |
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Management Contracts |
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<R>Board Approval of the Existing Investment Advisory Contracts |
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Distribution Services |
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Transfer and Service Agent Agreements |
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Description of the Trust |
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Financial Statements |
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Appendix |
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<R>CAS/FUS-ptb-0103
1.539389.105</R>
INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in the prospectus. Unless otherwise noted, whenever an investment policy or limitation states a maximum percentage of a fund's assets that may be invested in any security or other asset, or sets forth a policy regarding quality standards, such standard or percentage limitation will be determined immediately after and as a result of the fund's acquisition of such security or other asset. Accordingly, any subsequent change in values, net assets, or other circumstances will not be considered when determining whether the investment complies with the fund's investment policies and limitations.
A fund's fundamental investment policies and limitations cannot be changed without approval by a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this SAI are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Investment Limitations of Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves
The following are the fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety. The fund may not:
(1) purchase the securities of any issuer, if, as a result, the fund would not comply with any applicable diversification requirements for a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, as such may be amended from time to time;
(2) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(3) purchase securities on margin (but the fund may obtain such credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities);
(4) borrow money, except that the fund may (i) borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) and (ii) engage in reverse repurchase agreements for any purpose; provided that (i) and (ii) in combination do not exceed 33 1/3% of the fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation;
(5) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies;
(6) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry;
(7) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business);
(8) buy or sell commodities or commodity (futures) contracts;
(9) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements<R>, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments</R>;
(10) invest in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or developmental programs; or
(11) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management.
(12) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objective, policies, and limitations as the fund.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental, and may be changed without shareholder approval.
(i) The fund does not currently intend to purchase a security (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other money market funds) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of a single issuer; provided that the fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the first tier securities of a single issuer for up to three business days.
(ii) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
(iii) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party.
(iv) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(v) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.)
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objectives, policies, and limitations as the fund.
For purposes of limitation (i), certain securities subject to guarantees (including insurance, letters of credit and demand features) are not considered securities of their issuer, but are subject to separate diversification requirements, in accordance with industry standard requirements for money market funds.
With respect to limitation (iv), if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
Investment Limitations of Fidelity Cash Reserves
The following are the fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety. The fund may not:
(1) purchase the securities of any issuer, if, as a result, the fund would not comply with any applicable diversification requirements for a money market fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, as such may be amended from time to time;
(2) issue senior securities, except in connection with the insurance program established by the fund pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or as otherwise permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
(3) purchase securities on margin (but the fund may obtain such credits as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities);
(4) borrow money, except that the fund may (i) borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) and (ii) engage in reverse repurchase agreements for any purpose; provided that (i) and (ii) in combination do not exceed 33 1/3% of the fund's total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings). Any borrowings that come to exceed this amount will be reduced within three days (not including Sundays and holidays) to the extent necessary to comply with the 33 1/3% limitation;
(5) underwrite securities issued by others, except to the extent that the fund may be considered an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in the disposition of restricted securities or in connection with investments in other investment companies;
(6) purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in the securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry, except that the fund will invest more than 25% of its total assets in the financial services industry;
(7) purchase or sell real estate unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the fund from investing in securities or other instruments backed by real estate or securities of companies engaged in the real estate business);
(8) buy or sell commodities or commodity (futures) contracts;
(9) lend any security or make any other loan if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be lent to other parties, but this <R>limitation</R> does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements<R>, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments</R>;
(10) invest in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development programs; or
(11) invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control or management.
(12) The fund may, notwithstanding any other fundamental investment policy or limitation, invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objectives, policies, and limitations as the fund.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental, and may be changed without shareholder approval.
(i) The fund does not currently intend to purchase a security (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or securities of other money market funds) if, as a result, more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in the securities of a single issuer; provided that the fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the first tier securities of a single issuer for up to three business days.
(ii) The fund does not currently intend to sell securities short, unless it owns or has the right to obtain securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short, and provided that transactions in futures contracts and options are not deemed to constitute selling securities short.
(iii) The fund may borrow money only (a) from a bank or from a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser or (b) by engaging in reverse repurchase agreements with any party.
(iv) The fund does not currently intend to purchase any security if, as a result, more than 10% of its net assets would be invested in securities that are deemed to be illiquid because they are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or because they cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued.
(v) The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by lending money (up to 15% of the fund's net assets) to a registered investment company or portfolio for which FMR or an affiliate serves as investment adviser. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities or to repurchase agreements.)
(vi) The fund does not currently intend to invest all of its assets in the securities of a single open-end management investment company with substantially the same fundamental investment objectives, policies, and limitations as the fund.
For purposes of limitation (i), certain securities subject to guarantees (including insurance, letters of credit and demand features) are not considered securities of their issuer, but are subject to separate diversification requirements, in accordance with industry standard requirements for money market funds.
With respect to limitation (iv), if through a change in values, net assets, or other circumstances, the fund were in a position where more than 10% of its net assets were invested in illiquid securities, it would consider appropriate steps to protect liquidity.
<R>For purposes of limitation (6), Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) deems the financial services industry to include the group of industries within the financial services sector.</R>
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which a fund may invest, strategiesFMR may employ in pursuit of a fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FMR may not buy all of these instruments or use all of these techniques unless it believes that doing so will help a fund achieve its goal.
Affiliated Bank Transactions. A fund may engage in transactions with financial institutions that are, or may be considered to be, "affiliated persons" of the fund under the 1940 Act. These transactions may involve repurchase agreements with custodian banks; short-term obligations of, and repurchase agreements with, the 50 largest U.S. banks (measured by deposits); municipal securities; U.S. Government securities with affiliated financial institutions that are primary dealers in these securities; short-term currency transactions; and short-term borrowings. In accordance with exemptive orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Board of Trustees has established and periodically reviews procedures applicable to transactions involving affiliated financial institutions.
Asset-Backed Securities represent interests in pools of mortgages, loans, receivables, or other assets. Payment of interest and repayment of principal may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities and, in certain cases, supported by letters of credit, surety bonds, or other credit enhancements. Asset-backed security values may also be affected by other factors including changes in interest rates, the availability of information concerning the pool and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the originator of the loans or receivables, or the entities providing the credit enhancement. In addition, these securities may be subject to prepayment risk.
Borrowing. Each fund may borrow from banks or from other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates, or through reverse repurchase agreements, and may make additional investments while borrowings are outstanding.
Cash Management. A fund can hold uninvested cash.
Central Funds are money market or short-term bond funds managed by FMR or its affiliates. The money market central funds seek to earn a high level of current income (free from federal income tax in the case of a municipal money market fund) while maintaining a stable $1.00 share price. The money market central funds comply with industry-standard requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of their investments. The short-term bond central funds seek to obtain a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.
Domestic and Foreign Investments include U.S. dollar-denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit, and bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks and their branches located outside of the United States, U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, and foreign branches of foreign banks. Domestic and foreign investments may also include U.S. dollar-denominated securities issued or guaranteed by other U.S. or foreign issuers, including U.S. and foreign corporations or other business organizations, foreign governments, foreign government agencies or instrumentalities, and U.S. and foreign financial institutions, including savings and loan institutions, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, and real estate investment trusts, as well as banks.
The obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks may not be obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, and may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by governmental regulation. Payment of interest and repayment of principal on these obligations may also be affected by governmental action in the country of domicile of the branch (generally referred to as sovereign risk) or by war or civil conflict. In addition, evidence of ownership of portfolio securities may be held outside of the United States and a fund may be subject to the risks associated with the holding of such property overseas. Various provisions of federal law governing the establishment and operation of U.S. branches do not apply to foreign branches of U.S. banks.
Obligations of U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks may be general obligations of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch, or may be limited by the terms of a specific obligation and by federal and state regulation, as well as by governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head office.
Obligations of foreign issuers involve certain additional risks. These risks may include future unfavorable political and economic developments, withholding taxes, seizures of foreign deposits, currency controls, interest limitations, or other governmental restrictions that might affect repayment of principal or payment of interest, or the ability to honor a credit commitment. Additionally, there may be less public information available about foreign entities. Foreign issuers may be subject to less governmental regulation and supervision than U.S. issuers. Foreign issuers also generally are not bound by uniform accounting, auditing, and financial reporting requirements comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers.
Illiquid Securities cannot be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business at approximately the prices at which they are valued. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or may be costly to a fund. Under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, FMR determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FMR, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, FMR may consider various factors, including (1) the frequency and volume of trades and quotations, (2) the number of dealers and prospective purchasers in the marketplace, (3) dealer undertakings to make a market, and (4) the nature of the security and the market in which it trades (including any demand, put or tender features, the mechanics and other requirements for transfer, any letters of credit or other credit enhancement features, any ratings, the number of holders, the method of soliciting offers, the time required to dispose of the security, and the ability to assign or offset the rights and obligations of the security).
Interfund Borrowing and Lending Program. Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, a fund may lend money to, and borrow money from, other funds advised by FMR or its affiliates. A fund will borrow through the program only when the costs are equal to or lower than the costs of bank loans, and will lend through the program only when the returns are higher than those available from an investment in repurchase agreements. Interfund loans and borrowings normally extend overnight, but can have a maximum duration of seven days. Loans may be called on one day's notice. A fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher interest rate if an interfund loan is called or not renewed. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.
Money Market Securities are high-quality, short-term obligations. Money market securities may be structured to be, or may employ a trust or other form so that they are, eligible investments for money market funds. For example, put features can be used to modify the maturity of a security or interest rate adjustment features can be used to enhance price stability. If a structure fails to function as intended, adverse tax or investment consequences may result. Neither the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) nor any other regulatory authority has ruled definitively on certain legal issues presented by certain structured securities. Future tax or other regulatory determinations could adversely affect the value, liquidity, or tax treatment of the income received from these securities or the nature and timing of distributions made by the funds.
Municipal Securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public or private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for specific projects or public facilities. They may be issued in anticipation of future revenues and may be backed by the full taxing power of a municipality, the revenues from a specific project, or the credit of a private organization. The value of some or all municipal securities may be affected by uncertainties in the municipal market related to legislation or litigation involving the taxation of municipal securities or the rights of municipal securities holders. A municipal security may be owned directly or through a participation interest.
Put Features entitle the holder to sell a security back to the issuer or a third party at any time or at specified intervals. In exchange for this benefit, a fund may accept a lower interest rate. Securities with put features are subject to the risk that the put provider is unable to honor the put feature (purchase the security). Put providers often support their ability to buy securities on demand by obtaining letters of credit or other guarantees from other entities. Demand features, standby commitments, and tender options are types of put features.
Repurchase Agreements involve an agreement to purchase a security and to sell that security back to the original seller at an agreed-upon price. The resale price reflects the purchase price plus an agreed-upon incremental amount which is unrelated to the coupon rate or maturity of the purchased security. As protection against the risk that the original seller will not fulfill its obligation, the securities are held in a separate account at a bank, marked-to-market daily, and maintained at a value at least equal to the sale price plus the accrued incremental amount. The value of the security purchased may be more or less than the price at which the counterparty has agreed to purchase the security. In addition, delays or losses could result if the other party to the agreement defaults or becomes insolvent. The funds will engage in repurchase agreement transactions with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR.
Restricted Securities are subject to legal restrictions on their sale. Difficulty in selling securities may result in a loss or be costly to a fund. Restricted securities generally can be sold in privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the 1933 Act), or in a registered public offering. Where registration is required, the holder of a registered security may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between the time it decides to seek registration and the time it may be permitted to sell a security under an effective registration statement. If, during such a period, adverse market conditions were to develop, the holder might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed when it decided to seek registration of the security.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund sells a security to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash and agrees to repurchase that security at an agreed-upon price and time. The funds will enter into reverse repurchase agreements with parties whose creditworthiness has been reviewed and found satisfactory by FMR. Such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of fund assets and a fund's yield and may be viewed as a form of leverage.
Short Sales "Against the Box" are short sales of securities that a fund owns or has the right to obtain (equivalent in kind or amount to the securities sold short). Short sales against the box could be used to protect the net asset value per share (NAV) of the fund in anticipation of increased interest rates, without sacrificing the current yield of the securities sold short. If a fund enters into a short sale against the box, it will be required to set aside securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold short (or securities convertible or exchangeable into such securities) and will be required to hold such securities while the short sale is outstanding. The fund will incur transaction costs in connection with opening and closing short sales against the box.
Sources of Liquidity or Credit Support. Issuers may employ various forms of credit and liquidity enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, puts, and demand features, and insurance provided by domestic or foreign entities such as banks and other financial institutions. FMR may rely on its evaluation of the credit of the liquidity or credit enhancement provider in determining whether to purchase a security supported by such enhancement. In evaluating the credit of a foreign bank or other foreign entities, FMR will consider whether adequate public information about the entity is available and whether the entity may be subject to unfavorable political or economic developments, currency controls, or other government restrictions that might affect its ability to honor its commitment. Changes in the credit quality of the entity providing the enhancement could affect the value of the security or a fund's share price.
Stripped Securities are the separate income or principal components of a debt security. The risks associated with stripped securities are similar to those of other money market securities, although stripped securities may be more volatile. U.S. Treasury securities that have been stripped by a Federal Reserve Bank are obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury.
Privately stripped government securities are created when a dealer deposits a U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. Government security with a custodian for safekeeping. The custodian issues separate receipts for the coupon payments and the principal payment, which the dealer then sells.
Because the SEC does not consider privately stripped government securities to be U.S. Government securities for purposes of Rule 2a-7, a fund must evaluate them as it would non-government securities pursuant to regulatory guidelines applicable to money market funds.
Variable and Floating Rate Securities provide for periodic adjustments in the interest rate paid on the security. Variable rate securities provide for a specified periodic adjustment in the interest rate, while floating rate securities have interest rates that change whenever there is a change in a designated benchmark rate or the issuer's credit quality. Some variable or floating rate securities are structured with put features that permit holders to demand payment of the unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest from the issuers or certain financial intermediaries.
When-Issued and Forward Purchase or Sale Transactions involve a commitment to purchase or sell specific securities at a predetermined price or yield in which payment and delivery take place after the customary settlement period for that type of security. Typically, no interest accrues to the purchaser until the security is delivered.
When purchasing securities pursuant to one of these transactions, the purchaser assumes the rights and risks of ownership, including the risks of price and yield fluctuations and the risk that the security will not be issued as anticipated. Because payment for the securities is not required until the delivery date, these risks are in addition to the risks associated with a fund's investments. If a fund remains substantially fully invested at a time when a purchase is outstanding, the purchases may result in a form of leverage. When a fund has sold a security pursuant to one of these transactions, the fund does not participate in further gains or losses with respect to the security. If the other party to a delayed-delivery transaction fails to deliver or pay for the securities, a fund could miss a favorable price or yield opportunity or suffer a loss.
A fund may renegotiate a when-issued or forward transaction and may sell the underlying securities before delivery, which may result in capital gains or losses for the fund.
All orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities are placed on behalf of each fund by FMR pursuant to authority contained in the management contract. FMR may also be responsible for the placement of portfolio transactions for other investment companies and investment accounts for which it has or its affiliates have investment discretion. In selecting brokers or dealers (including affiliates of FMR), FMR generally considers: the execution price; the size and type of the transaction; the nature and character of the markets for the security to be purchased or sold; the execution efficiency, settlement capability, and financial condition of the firm; the execution services rendered on a continuing basis; the reasonableness of any <R>compensation paid</R>; arrangements for payment of fund expenses, if applicable; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services.
If FMR grants investment management authority to a sub-adviser (see the section entitled "Management Contracts"), that sub-adviser is authorized to provide the services described in the sub-advisory agreement, and will do so in accordance with the policies described in this section.
Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange are effected through brokers who <R>receive compensation</R> for their services. Compensation may also be paid in connection with riskless principal transactions (in both over-the-counter (OTC) securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network or an alternative trading system.
<R>Securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees. </R>
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with brokers or dealers that provide products and services. These products and services may include: economic, industry, or company research reports or investment recommendations; subscriptions to financial publications or research data compilations; compilations of securities prices, earnings, dividends, and similar data; computerized databases; quotation equipment and services; research or analytical computer software and services; products or services that assist in effecting transactions, including services of third-party computer systems developers directly related to research and brokerage activities; and effecting securities transactions and performing functions incidental thereto (such as clearance and settlement). The receipt of these products and services has not reduced FMR's normal research activities in providing investment advice to the funds. FMR's expenses could be increased, however, if it attempted to generate these additional products and services through its own efforts.
Certain of the products and services FMR receives from brokers or dealers are furnished by brokers or dealers on their own initiative, either in connection with a particular transaction or as part of their overall services. In addition, FMR may request a broker or dealer to provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. While FMR takes into account the products and services provided by a broker or dealer in determining whether <R>compensation paid is</R> reasonable, neither FMR nor a fund incurs an obligation to the broker, dealer, or third party to pay for any product or service (or portion thereof) by generating a certain amount of <R>compensation </R>or otherwise.
Brokers or dealers that execute transactions for a fund may receive <R>compensation</R> that is in excess of the amount of <R>compensation</R> that other brokers or dealers might have charged, in recognition of the products and services they have provided. Before causing a fund to pay such higher <R>compensation</R>, FMR will make a good faith determination that the compensation<R> is</R> reasonable in relation to the value of the products and services provided viewed in terms of the particular transaction for the fund or FMR's overall responsibilities to the fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. Typically, these products and services assist FMR or its affiliates in terms of its overall investment responsibilities to the fund and other investment companies and investment accounts; however, each product or service received may not benefit the fund.
FMR is authorized to allocate portfolio transactions in a manner that takes into account assistance received in the distribution of shares of the funds or other Fidelity funds and to use the research services of brokerage and other firms that have provided such assistance. FMR may place trades with certain brokers with which it is under common control, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS) and Fidelity Brokerage Services (Japan) LLC (FBSJ), provided it determines that these affiliates' products, services, and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms. FMR may also place trades with <R>Archipelago ECN (Archipelago)</R>, an electronic communication<R>s</R> network (ECN) in which a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. has an equity ownership interest, if the <R>compensation is</R> fair, reasonable, and comparable to <R>compensation </R>charged by non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms for similar services.
FMR may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers or dealers (including affiliates of FMR) who have entered into arrangements with FMR under which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the <R>compensation</R> paid by a fund toward the reduction of that fund's expenses.
The Trustees of each fund periodically review FMR's performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the fund and review the <R>compensation </R>paid by the fund over representative periods of time to determine if they are reasonable in relation to the benefits to the fund.
A fund may pay <R>compensation including</R> both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions.
For the fiscal years ended November 30, <R>2002</R>, 2001, and 2000, each fund paid no brokerage commissions.
For the fiscal year ended November 30, <R>2002</R>, each fund paid no brokerage commissions to firms for providing research services.
The Trustees of each fund have approved procedures in conformity with Rule 10f-3 under the 1940 Act whereby a fund may purchase securities that are offered in underwritings in which an affiliate of FMR participates. These procedures prohibit the funds from directly or indirectly benefiting an FMR affiliate in connection with such underwritings. In addition, for underwritings where an FMR affiliate participates as a principal underwriter, certain restrictions may apply that could, among other things, limit the amount of securities that the funds could purchase in the underwritings.
From time to time the Trustees will review whether the recapture for the benefit of the funds of some portion of the <R>compensation </R>paid by the funds on portfolio transactions is legally permissible and advisable. Each fund seeks to recapture soliciting broker-dealer fees on the tender of portfolio securities, but at present no other recapture arrangements are in effect. The Trustees intend to continue to review whether recapture opportunities are available and are legally permissible and, if so, to determine in the exercise of their business judgment whether it would be advisable for each fund to seek such recapture.
Although the Trustees and officers of each fund are substantially the same as those of other funds managed by FMR or its affiliates, investment decisions for each fund are made independently from those of other funds or investment accounts <R>(including proprietary accounts)</R> managed by FMR or its affiliates. The same security is often held in the portfolio of more than one of these funds or investment accounts. Simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several funds and investment accounts are managed by the same investment adviser, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one fund or investment account.
When two or more funds <R>or investment accounts</R> are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the prices and amounts are allocated in accordance with procedures believed to be appropriate and equitable <R>to </R>each fund. In some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or value of the security as far as each fund is concerned. In other cases, however, the ability of the funds to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions and prices for the funds. It is the current opinion of the Trustees that the desirability of retaining FMR as investment adviser to each fund outweighs any disadvantages that may be said to exist from exposure to simultaneous transactions.
Each fund's NAV is the value of a single share. The NAV of each fund is computed by adding the value of the fund's investments, cash, and other assets, subtracting its liabilities, and dividing the result by the number of shares outstanding.
Portfolio securities and other assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost. This technique involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount rather than its current market value. The amortized cost value of an instrument may be higher or lower than the price a fund would receive if it sold the instrument.
Securities of other open-end investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs.
At such intervals as they deem appropriate, the Trustees consider the extent to which NAV calculated by using market valuations would deviate from the $1.00 per share calculated using amortized cost valuation. If the Trustees believe that a deviation from a fund's amortized cost per share may result in material dilution or other unfair results to shareholders, the Trustees have agreed to take such corrective action, if any, as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce, to the extent reasonably practicable, the dilution or unfair results. Such corrective action could include selling portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or losses or to shorten average portfolio maturity; withholding dividends; redeeming shares in kind; establishing NAV by using available market quotations; and such other measures as the Trustees may deem appropriate.
A fund may quote performance in various ways. All performance information supplied by the funds in advertising is historical and is not intended to indicate future returns. Each fund's yield and return fluctuate in response to market conditions and other factors.
Yield Calculations. To compute the yield for a fund for a period, the net change in value of a hypothetical investment in one share reflects the value of additional shares purchased with dividends from the one original share and dividends declared on both the original share and any additional shares. The net change is then divided by the value of the investment at the beginning of the period to obtain a base period return. This base period return is annualized to obtain a current annualized yield. A fund also may calculate an effective yield by compounding the base period return over a one-year period. In addition to the current yield, a fund may quote yields in advertising based on any historical seven-day period. Yields for a fund are calculated on the same basis as other money market funds, as required by applicable regulation.
Yield information may be useful in reviewing a fund's performance and in providing a basis for comparison with other investment alternatives. However, a fund's yield fluctuates, unlike investments that pay a fixed interest rate over a stated period of time. When comparing investment alternatives, investors should also note the quality and maturity of the portfolio securities of respective investment companies they have chosen to consider.
Investors should recognize that in periods of declining interest rates a fund's yield will tend to be somewhat higher than prevailing market rates, and in periods of rising interest rates a fund's yield will tend to be somewhat lower. Also, when interest rates are falling, the inflow of net new money to a fund from the continuous sale of its shares will likely be invested in instruments producing lower yields than the balance of the fund's holdings, thereby reducing a fund's current yield. In periods of rising interest rates, the opposite can be expected to occur.
Return Calculations. Returns quoted in advertising reflect all aspects of a fund's return, including the effect of reinvesting dividends and capital gain distributions, and any change in a fund's NAV over a stated period. A cumulative return reflects actual performance over a stated period of time. Average annual returns are calculated by determining the growth or decline in value of a hypothetical historical investment in a fund over a stated period, and then calculating the annually compounded percentage rate that would have produced the same result if the rate of growth or decline in value had been constant over the period. For example, a cumulative return of 100% over ten years would produce an average annual return of 7.18%, which is the steady annual rate of return that would equal 100% growth on a compounded basis in ten years. While average annual returns are a convenient means of comparing investment alternatives, investors should realize that a fund's performance is not constant over time, but changes from year to year, and that average annual returns represent averaged figures as opposed to the actual year-to-year performance of a fund.
In addition to average annual returns, a fund may quote unaveraged or cumulative returns reflecting the simple change in value of an investment over a stated period. Average annual and cumulative returns may be quoted as a percentage or as a dollar amount, and may be calculated for a single investment, a series of investments, or a series of redemptions, over any time period. Returns may be broken down into their components of income and capital (including capital gains and changes in share price) to illustrate the relationship of these factors and their contributions to return.Returns may or may not include the effect of a fund's small balance maintenance fee. Excluding a fund's small balance maintenance fee from a return calculation produces a higher return figure. Returns, yields and other performance information may be quoted numerically or in a table, graph, or similar illustration.
Historical Fund Results. The following <R>tables show </R>each fund's 7-day yield and returns for the fiscal periods ended November 30, 2002.
<R> |
Average Annual Returns</R> |
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<R>Fund |
One |
Five |
Ten |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
1.71% |
4.45% |
4.44%</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
1.69% |
4.50% |
4.53%</R> |
<R> |
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Cumulative Returns</R> |
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<R>Fund |
Seven-Day Yield |
One |
Five |
Ten |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
1.21% |
1.71% |
24.34% |
54.48%</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
1.26% |
1.69% |
24.60% |
55.78%</R> |
Note: If FMR had not reimbursed certain fund expenses during these periods, U.S. Government Reserves' returns would have been lower.
<R>Each fund may compare its</R> return to the record of the Standard & Poor's 500 SM Index (S&P 500®), the Dow Jones Industrial Average SM (DJIA SM), and the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), over the same period. The S&P 500 and DJIA comparisons <R>would </R>show how <R>a </R>fund's return compared to the record of a market capitalization-weighted index of common stocks and a narrower set of stocks of major industrial companies, respectively<R>.</R> Because each fund invests in short-term debt securities, common stocks represent a different type of investment from the funds. Common stocks generally offer greater growth potential than the funds, but generally experience greater price volatility, which means greater potential for loss. In addition, common stocks generally provide lower income than investments such as the funds. The S&P 500 and DJIA returns are based on the prices of unmanaged groups of stocks and, unlike <R>a </R>fund's returns, do not include the effect of brokerage commissions or other costs of investing.
Performance Comparisons. A fund's performance may be compared to the performance of other mutual funds in general, or to the performance of particular types of mutual funds. These comparisons may be expressed as mutual fund rankings prepared by Lipper Inc. (Lipper), an independent service located in Summit, New Jersey that monitors the performance of mutual funds. Generally, Lipper rankings are based on return, assume reinvestment of distributions, do not take sales charges or trading fees into consideration, and are prepared without regard to tax consequences. Lipper may also rank based on yield. In addition to the mutual fund rankings, a fund's performance may be compared to stock, bond, and money market mutual fund performance indexes prepared by Lipper or other organizations. When comparing these indexes, it is important to remember the risk and return characteristics of each type of investment. For example, while stock mutual funds may offer higher potential returns, they also carry the highest degree of share price volatility. Likewise, money market funds may offer greater stability of principal, but generally do not offer the higher potential returns available from stock mutual funds.
From time to time, a fund's performance may also be compared to other mutual funds tracked by financial or business publications and periodicals. For example, a fund may quote Morningstar, Inc. in its advertising materials. Morningstar, Inc. is a mutual fund rating service that rates mutual funds on the basis of risk-adjusted performance. Rankings that compare the performance of Fidelity funds to one another in appropriate categories over specific periods of time may also be quoted in advertising.
A fund may be compared in advertising to Certificates of Deposit (CDs) or other investments issued by banks or other depository institutions. Mutual funds differ from bank investments in several respects. For example, a fund may offer greater liquidity or higher potential returns than CDs, a fund does not guarantee an investor's principal or return, and fund shares are not FDIC insured.
Fidelity may provide information designed to help individuals understand their investment goals and explore various financial strategies. Such information may include information about current economic, market, and political conditions; materials that describe general principles of investing, such as asset allocation, diversification, risk tolerance, and goal setting; questionnaires designed to help create a personal financial profile; worksheets used to project savings needs based on assumed rates of inflation and hypothetical rates of return; and action plans offering investment alternatives. Materials may also include discussions of Fidelity's asset allocation funds and other Fidelity funds, products, and services.
Ibbotson Associates of Chicago, Illinois (Ibbotson) provides historical returns of the capital markets in the United States, including common stocks, small capitalization stocks, long-term corporate bonds, intermediate-term government bonds, long-term government bonds, Treasury bills, the U.S. rate of inflation (based on the CPI), and combinations of various capital markets. The performance of these capital markets is based on the returns of different indexes.
Fidelity funds may use the performance of these capital markets in order to demonstrate general risk-versus-reward investment scenarios. Performance comparisons may also include the value of a hypothetical investment in any of these capital markets. The risks associated with the security types in any capital market may or may not correspond directly to those of the funds. Ibbotson calculates returns in the same method as the funds. The funds may also compare performance to that of other compilations or indexes that may be developed and made available in the future.
A money market fund may compare its performance or the performance of securities in which it may invest to averages published by iMoneyNet, Inc. of Westborough, Massachusetts. These averages assume reinvestment of distributions. iMoneyNet's MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES/<R>Government</R>, which is reported in iMoneyNet's MONEY FUND REPORT, covers <R>232 government</R> money market funds. iMoneyNet's MONEY FUND REPORT AVERAGES/<R>All Taxabl</R>e, which is reported in iMoneyNet's MONEY FUND REPORT, covers <R>1,193 taxable</R> money market funds.
In advertising materials, Fidelity may reference or discuss its products and services, which may include other Fidelity funds; retirement investing; brokerage products and services; model portfolios or allocations; saving for college or other goals; and charitable giving. In addition, Fidelity may quote or reprint financial or business publications and periodicals<R>,</R> as they relate to current economic and political conditions, fund management, portfolio composition, investment philosophy, investment techniques, the desirability of owning a particular mutual fund, and Fidelity services and products. Fidelity may also reprint, and use as advertising and sales literature, articles from Fidelity <R>publications </R>provided free of charge to Fidelity fund shareholders.
<R>Each fund may be advertised as part of certain asset allocation programs involving other Fidelity or non-Fidelity mutual funds. These asset allocation programs may advertise a model portfolio and its performance results.</R>
<R>Each fund may be advertised as part of a program in which Fidelity and non-Fidelity mutual funds are offered. These programs may advertise performance results.</R>
A fund may present its fund number, Quotron® number, and CUSIP number, and discuss or quote its current portfolio manager.
As of November 30, <R>2002</R>, FMR advised over <R>$52</R> billion in municipal fund assets, <R>$202</R> billion in taxable fixed-income fund assets, <R>$196</R> billion in money market fund assets, <R>$417</R> billion in equity fund assets, and <R>$18</R> billion in international fund assets. The funds may reference the growth and variety of money market mutual funds and the adviser's innovation and participation in the industry. The equity funds under management figure represents the largest amount of equity fund assets under management by a mutual fund investment adviser in the United States, making FMR America's leading equity (stock) fund manager. FMR, its subsidiaries, and affiliates maintain a worldwide information and communications network for the purpose of researching and managing investments abroad.
Cash Reserves may be advertised as an investment choice under the Fidelity College Savings Plan mutual fund option. Advertising may contain illustrations of projected future college costs based on assumed rates of inflation and examples of hypothetical performance. Advertising for the Fidelity College Savings Plan mutual fund option may be used in conjunction with advertising for the Fidelity College Savings Plan brokerage option, a product offered through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (FBS LLC).
In addition to performance rankings, a fund may compare its total expense ratio to the average total expense ratio of similar funds tracked by Lipper. A fund's total expense ratio is a significant factor in comparing debt and money market investments because of its effect on yield.
BUYING, SELLING, AND EXCHANGING INFORMATION
A fund may make redemption payments in whole or in part in readily marketable securities or other property pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees if FMR determines it is in the best interests of the fund. Such securities or other property will be valued for this purpose as they are valued in computing each fund's NAV. Shareholders that receive securities or other property will realize, upon receipt, a gain or loss for tax purposes, and will incur additional costs and be exposed to market risk prior to and upon sale of such securities or other property.
Dividends. Because each fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from the fund generally will not qualify for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate shareholders. Short-term capital gains are taxable as dividends, but do not qualify for the dividends-received deduction.
Capital Gain Distributions. Each fund may distribute any net realized capital gains once a year or more often, as necessary.
<R>As of </R>November 30<R>, 2002, U.S. Government Reserves had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $20,000. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on </R>November 30, 2010, is available to offset future capital gains.
State and Local Tax Issues. For mutual funds organized as business trusts, state law provides for a pass-through of the state and local income tax exemption afforded to direct owners of U.S. Government securities. Some states limit this pass-through to mutual funds that invest a certain amount in U.S. Government securities, and some types of securities, such as repurchase agreements and some agency-backed securities, may not qualify for this benefit. The tax treatment of your dividends from a fund will be the same as if you directly owned a proportionate share of the U.S. Government securities. Because the income earned on certain U.S. Government securities is exempt from state and local personal income taxes, the portion of dividends from a fund attributable to these securities will also be free from state and local personal income taxes. The exemption from state and local personal income taxation does not preclude states from assessing other taxes on the ownership of U.S. Government securities.
Tax Status of the Funds. Each fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code so that it will not be liable for federal tax on income and capital gains distributed to shareholders. In order to qualify as a regulated investment company, and avoid being subject to federal income or excise taxes at the fund level, each fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains within each calendar year as well as on a fiscal year basis, and intends to comply with other tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies.
Other Tax Information. The information above is only a summary of some of the tax consequences generally affecting each fund and its shareholders, and no attempt has been made to discuss individual tax consequences. It is up to you or your tax preparer to determine whether the sale of shares of a fund resulted in a capital gain or loss or other tax consequence to you. In addition to federal income taxes, shareholders may be subject to state and local taxes on fund distributions, and shares may be subject to state and local personal property taxes. Investors should consult their tax advisers to determine whether a fund is suitable to their particular tax situation.
The Trusteesand executive officers of the trust and funds, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs each fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee each fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to each fund, and review each fund's performance. Except for William O. McCoy, each of the Trustees oversees 269 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 271 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
<R>The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. In any event, each non-interested Trustee shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The executive officers hold office without limit in time, except that any officer may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.</R>
<R></R>Interested Trustees*:
<R>Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R>Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>Edward C. Johnson 3d (72)**</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992 </R> Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR Corp.; a Director and Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc.; Chairman (1998) and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. |
<R>Abigail P. Johnson (40)**</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R> Senior Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves (2001) and Cash Reserves (2001). Ms. Johnson also serves as Senior Vice President of other Fidelity funds (2001). She is President and a Director of FMR (2001), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001), FMR Co., Inc. (2001), and a Director of FMR Corp. Previously, Ms. Johnson managed a number of Fidelity funds. |
<R>Peter S. Lynch (59)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992</R> Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Prior to May 31, 1990, he was a Director of FMR and Executive Vice President of FMR (a position he held until March 31, 1991), Vice President of Fidelity® Magellan® Fund and FMR Growth Group Leader, and Managing Director of FMR Corp. Mr. Lynch was also Vice President of Fidelity Investments Corporate Services. In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Historic Deerfield, John F. Kennedy Library, and the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston. |
<R>* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.</R>
<R>** Edward C. Johnson 3d, Trustee, is Abigail P. Johnson's father.</R>
<R></R>Non-Interested Trustees:
<R>Correspondence intended for each non-interested Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.</R>
<R>Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>J. Michael Cook (60)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</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 International (2000), The Dow Chemical Company (2000), and HCA - The Healthcare Company (1999). He is a Member of the Advisory Board of the Securities Regulation Institute and of the Directorship 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 Panel to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a member of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater. |
<R>Ralph F. Cox (70)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992</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>Phyllis Burke Davis (70)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992</R> Mrs. Davis is retired from Avon Products, Inc. (consumer products) where she held various positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Group Vice President of U.S. product marketing, sales, distribution, and manufacturing. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Toshiba International Advisory Group of Toshiba Corporation (2001) and a member of the Board of Directors of the Southampton Hospital in Southampton, N.Y. (1998). Previously, she served as a Director of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial), the TJX Companies, Inc. (retail stores), Hallmark Cards, Inc., and Nabisco Brands, Inc. |
<R>Robert M. Gates (59)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R> 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 Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (non-profit), NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), and Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001). 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>Donald J. Kirk (70)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1992</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>Marie L. Knowles (56)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001</R> Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing), URS Corporation (multidisciplinary engineering, 1999), and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. |
<R>Ned C. Lautenbach (58)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000</R> Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Group Executive of Worldwide Sales and Services. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of IBM World Trade Corporation, and from 1994 to 1998 was a member of IBM's Corporate Executive Committee. Mr. Lautenbach serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1999) and as a Director (1998) of Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment). He is also Co-Chairman and C.E.O. of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial, 1997), Axcelis Technologies (semiconductors, 2000), and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. |
<R>Marvin L. Mann (69)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1993</R> Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he remains a member of the Board. Prior to 1991, he held the positions of Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and President and General Manager of various IBM divisions and subsidiaries. Mr. Mann is a Board member of Imation Corp. (imaging and information storage, 1997) and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a member of the Director Services Committee of the Investment Company Institute. In addition, Mr. Mann is a member of the President's Cabinet at the University of Alabama and the Board of Visitors of the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Alabama. |
<R>William O. McCoy (69)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R> Prior to his retirement in December 1994, Mr. McCoy was Vice Chairman of the Board of BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications) and President of BellSouth Enterprises. He is currently a Director of Liberty Corporation (holding company), Duke Realty Corporation (real estate), Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility), and Acterna Corporation (communications test equipment, 1999). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm, 1997) and a member of the Research Triangle Foundation Board. In addition, Mr. McCoy served as the Interim Chancellor (1999-2000) and a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-1998) for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of North Carolina Health Care System and the Board of Visitors of the Kenan-Flagler Business School (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). He also served as Vice President of Finance for the University of North Carolina (16-school system, 1995-1998). |
<R>William S. Stavropoulos (63)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R> Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000) and a Director of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-2000). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 1997), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications, 1997), Chemical Financial Corporation, Computer Associates International Inc. (integrated computer software products, 2002), and Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002). He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research and Fordham University. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the American Chemical Society, The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
<R></R>Executive Officers:
<R>Correspondence intended for each executive officer may be sent to 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
<R>Name, Age; Principal Occupation</R> |
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<R>Dwight D. Churchill (48)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2000</R> Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. He serves as Head of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Division (2000), Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2000), Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (1997), and Senior Vice President of FIMM (2000) and FMR (1997). Mr. Churchill joined Fidelity in 1993 as Vice President and Group Leader of Taxable Fixed-Income Investments. |
<R>David L. Murphy (54)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R> Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. Mr. Murphy also serves as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2002). He serves as Senior Vice President (2000) and Money Market Group Leader (2002) of the Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Murphy is also Vice President of FIMM (2000) and FMR (1998). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Bond Group Leader (2000-2002) and Vice President of Fidelity's Taxable Bond Funds (2000-2002) and Fidelity's Municipal Bond Funds (2001-2002). Mr. Murphy joined Fidelity in 1989 as a portfolio manager in the Bond Group. |
<R>Robert Litterst (43)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R> Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Litterst also serves as Vice President of other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Litterst managed a variety of Fidelity funds. |
<R>John Todd (53)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1997</R> Vice President of Cash Reserves. Mr. Todd also serves as Vice President of other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Todd managed a variety of Fidelity funds. |
<R>Eric D. Roiter (54)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998</R> Secretary of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds (1998); Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR Co., Inc. (2001) and FMR (1998); Vice President and Clerk of FDC (1998); Assistant Clerk of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001) and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (2001); and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (2001). Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Roiter was with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton, as an associate (1981-1984) and as a partner (1985-1997), and served as an Assistant General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (1979-1981). Mr. Roiter was an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Columbia University Law School (1996-1997). |
<R>Maria F. Dwyer (43)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R> President and Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. 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. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Dwyer served as Director of Compliance for MFS Investment Management. |
<R>Timothy F. Hayes (51)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R> Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). In 2001, Mr. Hayes was appointed President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG), which includes Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS), where he was appointed President in 1998. Previously, Mr. Hayes served as Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Corporate Systems and Service Group (1998) and Fidelity Systems Company (1997-1998). |
<R>Stanley N. Griffith (56)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1998</R> Assistant Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. Mr. Griffith is Assistant Vice President of Fidelity's Fixed-Income Funds (1998), Assistant Secretary of FIMM (1998), Vice President of Fidelity Investments' Fixed-Income Division (1998), and is an employee of FMR. |
<R>John H. Costello (56)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1986</R> Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR. |
<R>Francis V. Knox, Jr. (55)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R> Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. 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>Mark Osterheld (47)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 2002</R> Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR. |
<R>Thomas J. Simpson (44)</R> |
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<R> |
Year of Election or Appointment: 1996</R> Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. Mr. Simpson is Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2000) and an employee of FMR (1996). Prior to joining FMR, Mr. Simpson was Vice President and Fund Controller of Liberty Investment Services (1987-1995). |
<R></R>Standing Committees of the Funds' Trustees. The Board of Trustees has established various committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to non-interested Trustees, each fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Currently, the Board of Trustees has 10 standing committees.
<R>The Committee on Operations is composed of all of the non-interested Trustees, with Mr. Mann currently serving as Chairman. The committee normally meets monthly and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to the non-interested Trustees. The committee also considers matters involving potential conflicts of interest between the funds and FMR and its affiliates and reviews proposed contracts and the continuation of contracts between the Fidelity funds and FMR and its affiliates, and annually reviews and makes recommendations regarding transfer agent agreements, insurance coverage, and custody agreements. The committee also monitors additional issues including the level of service provided to shareholders, significant litigation, and the voting of proxies of portfolio companies. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held 12 meetings.</R>
<R>The Fair Value Oversight Committee is composed of all of the non-interested Trustees, with Mr. Mann serving as Chairman. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more often as required, in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Trustees. The Fair Value Oversight Committee monitors and establishes policies concerning procedures and controls regarding the valuation of fund investments and their classification as liquid or illiquid. The committee provides oversight regarding the investment policies and Fidelity funds' investment in non-traditional securities. The committee also reviews actions taken by FMR's Fair Value Committee. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held four meetings.</R>
<R>The Board of Trustees has established three fund oversight committees: the Equity Committee (composed of Messrs. McCoy (Chairman), Cox, Lautenbach, and Lynch), the Fixed-Income/International Committee (composed of Messrs. Gates (Chairman) and Kirk and Ms. Knowles), and the Select Committee (composed of Ms. Davis (Chairman) and Messrs. Cook and Stavropoulos). Each committee's members confer periodically and normally meet monthly. Each committee oversees investment advisory services provided by FMR to the relevant funds and monitors the investment objectives, policies, and practices of the relevant Fidelity funds. Each committee also monitors compliance by each relevant Fidelity fund with its investment policies, appropriate benchmarks, competitive universes, and investment performance. The Fixed-Income/International Committee also receives reports required under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the Equity Committee held 10 meetings, the Fixed-Income/International Committee held 11 meetings, and the Select Committee held 10 meetings.</R>
<R>The Committee on Service Fees is composed of Messrs. McCoy (Chairman), Cook, Kirk, and Lautenbach. The committee members confer periodically and meet at least annually. The committee considers the structure of the Fidelity funds' transfer agency fees, direct fees to investors, and the specific services rendered by FMR and its affiliates in consideration of these fees. The committee also considers fee structures for other non-investment management services rendered to the Fidelity funds by FMR and its affiliates. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held two meetings.</R>
<R>The Brokerage Committee is composed of Messrs. Cox (Chairman), Cook, McCoy, and Stavropoulos and Ms. Davis. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more often as required, in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Trustees. The committee monitors and recommends policies concerning the securities transactions of the Fidelity funds. The committee periodically reviews the policies and practices with respect to efforts to achieve best execution and commissions paid to firms supplying research and brokerage services, providing sales support, or paying fund expenses. The committee also monitors brokerage and other relationships between the Fidelity funds and firms affiliated with FMR which participate in the execution of securities transactions. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held seven meetings.</R>
<R>The Committee on Distribution Channels is composed of Messrs. Cox (Chairman), Gates, and Stavropoulos and Mses. Davis and Knowles. The committee members confer periodically and hold meetings at least annually. The committee considers issues bearing on the various distribution channels employed by the Fidelity funds, including issues regarding Rule 18f-3 plans and related consideration of classes of shares, sales load structures, load waivers, selling concessions and service charges paid to intermediaries, Rule 12b-1 plans, contingent deferred sales charges, and finders' fees. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held four meetings.</R>
<R>The Audit Committee is composed of Messrs. Kirk (Chairman), Gates, and Lautenbach and Ms. Knowles. The committee normally meets four times a year, or more often as required, in conjunction with meetings of the Board of Trustees. The committee oversees and monitors each Fidelity fund's internal accounting and control structure, its auditing function and its financial reporting process, including the resolution of material reporting issues. The committee recommends to the full Board of Trustees the appointment of auditors for the Fidelity funds. It reviews audit plans, fees and other material arrangements in respect of the engagement of auditors, including non-audit services to be performed. It reviews the qualifications of key personnel involved in the foregoing activities and monitors auditor independence. The committee plays an oversight role in respect of each Fidelity fund's investment compliance procedures and the code of ethics. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held seven meetings.</R>
<R>The Nominating and Administration Committee is composed of Messrs. Mann (Chairman), Cox, and Gates. The committee members confer periodically and hold meetings as required. The committee makes nominations for non-interested Trustees, for Members of the Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee periodically reviews procedures and policies of the Board of Trustees and its committees and periodically reviews compensation of non-interested Trustees. It acts as the administrative committee under the Retirement Plan for non-interested Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for non-interested Trustees. It monitors the performance of legal counsel employed by the Fidelity funds and the non-interested Trustees. On behalf of the non-interested Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the non-interested Trustees as may be appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee monitors compliance with, and acts as the administrator of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the non-interested Trustees. The Nominating and Administration Committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the committee in care of the Secretary of the Fidelity funds. During the fiscal year ended November 30, 2002, the committee held six meetings.</R>
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen by the Trustee for the calendar year ended December 31, 2002.</R>
<R>Interested Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Abigail P. Johnson |
Peter S. Lynch</R> |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR
RANGE |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>Non-Interested Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF |
J. Michael Cook |
Ralph F. Cox |
Phyllis Burke Davis |
Robert M. Gates |
Donald J. Kirk</R> |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
none |
$1 - $10,000 |
$1 - $10,000 |
none |
$1 - $10,000</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR
RANGE |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF |
Marie L. Knowles |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
Marvin L. Mann |
William O. McCoy |
William S. Stavropoulos</R> |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
none |
none |
1 - $10,000 |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
over $100,000 |
$10,001 - $50,000 |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
$50,001 - $100,000 |
$10,001 - $50,000</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR
RANGE |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trusteefor his or her services for the fiscal year ended November 30, <R>2002</R>, or calendar year ended December 31, <R>2002</R>, as applicable.
<R>Compensation Table</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE |
Edward C. |
Abigail P. |
J. Michael |
Ralph F. |
Phyllis Burke
|
Robert M. |
Donald J. |
</R> |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 820 |
$ 844 |
$ 840 |
$ 834 |
$ 854 |
</R> |
<R>Cash ReservesC |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 17,758 |
$ 18,268 |
$ 18,185 |
$ 18,069 |
$ 18,497 |
</R> |
<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
$ 246,000 |
$ 256,500 |
$ 252,000 |
$ 250,500 |
$ 256,500 |
</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE |
Marie L. |
Ned C. |
Peter S. |
Marvin L. |
William O. |
William S. |
|
</R> |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
$ 845 |
$ 824 |
$ 0 |
$ 1,092 |
$ 834 |
$ 826 |
|
</R> |
<R>Cash ReservesC |
$ 18,270 |
$ 17,845 |
$ 0 |
$ 23,637 |
$ 18,069 |
$ 17,881 |
|
</R> |
<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION |
$ 255,000 |
$ 246,000 |
$ 0 |
$ 330,000 |
$ 285,000B |
$ 247,500 |
|
</R> |
* Interested persons are compensated by FMR.
<R>** During the period from November 1, 2000 through July 16, 2002, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective July 17, 2002, Mr. Stavropoulos serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees. </R>
A Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, <R>2002 </R>for <R>271 </R>funds <R>of 57 trusts</R> in the complex. Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. For the calendar year ended December 31, <R>2002</R>, the Trustees accrued required deferred compensation from the funds as follows: J. Michael Cook, $111,000; Ralph F. Cox, $111,000; Phyllis Burke Davis, $111,000; Robert M. Gates, $111,000; Donald J. Kirk, $111,000; Marie L. Knowles, $111,000; Ned C. Lautenbach, $111,000; Marvin L. Mann, $141,000; William O. McCoy, $111,000; and William S. Stavropoulos, <R>$100,579.95</R>. Certain of the non-interested Trustees elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: J. Michael Cook, <R>$40,014.95</R>; Ralph F. Cox, <R>$40,014.95</R>; <R>Phyllis Burke Davis, $50,879.70; </R>Ned C. Lautenbach, <R>$50,879.70</R>; and William O. McCoy, <R>$86,879.70</R>.
<R>B Compensation figures include cash and may include amounts deferred at Mr. McCoy's election under a deferred compensation plan adopted by the other open-end registered investment companies in the Fund Complex (Other Open-End Funds). Pursuant to the deferred compensation plan, Mr. McCoy, as a non-interested Trustee, may elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of his annual fees. Amounts deferred under the deferred compensation plan are credited to an account established for Mr. McCoy on the books of the Other Open-End Funds. Interest is accrued on amounts deferred under the deferred compensation plan. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2002, Mr. McCoy voluntarily elected to defer $36,000.</R>
C Compensation figures include cash, amounts required to be deferred, and may include amounts deferred at the election of Trustees. The amounts required to be deferred by each non-interested Trustee are as follows: J. Michael Cook, <R>$11,069</R>; Ralph F. Cox, <R>$11,069</R>; Phyllis Burke Davis, <R>$11,069</R>; Robert M. Gates, <R>$11,069</R>; Donald J. Kirk, <R>$11,069</R>; Marie L. Knowles, <R>$11,069</R>; Ned C. Lautenbach, <R>$11,069</R>; Marvin L. Mann, <R>$14,061</R>; William O. McCoy, <R>$11,069; and William S. Stavropoulos, $5,613</R>. Certain of the non-interested Trustees' aggregate compensation from the fund includes accrued voluntary deferred compensation as follows: <R>Phyllis Burke Davis, $4,634</R>; Ned C. Lautenbach, <R>$4,943</R>; and William O. McCoy, $4,943.
Under a deferred compensation plan adopted in September 1995 and amended in November 1996 and January 2000 (the Plan), non-interested Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual fees. Amounts deferred under the Plan are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of a cross-section of Fidelity funds including funds in each major investment discipline and representing a majority of Fidelity's assets under management (the Reference Funds). The amounts ultimately received by the non-interested Trustees under the Plan will be directly linked to the investment performance of the Reference Funds. Deferral of fees in accordance with the Plan will have a negligible effect on a fund's assets, liabilities, and net income per share, and will not obligate a fund to retain the services of any non-interested Trustee or to pay any particular level of compensation to the non-interested Trustee. A fund may invest in the Reference Funds under the Plan without shareholder approval.
As of November 30, <R>2002</R>, the Trusteesand officers of each fund owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund's total outstanding shares.
CONTROL OF INVESTMENT ADVISERS
FMR Corp., organized in 1972, is the ultimate parent company of FMR and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM). The voting common stock of FMR Corp. is divided into two classes. Class B is held predominantly by members of the Edward C. Johnson 3d family and is entitled to 49% of the vote on any matter acted upon by the voting common stock. Class A is held predominantly by non-Johnson family member employees of FMR Corp. and its affiliates and is entitled to 51% of the vote on any such matter. The Johnson family group and all other Class B shareholders have entered into a shareholders' voting agreement under which all Class B shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Class B shares. Under the 1940 Act, control of a company is presumed where one individual or group of individuals owns more than 25% of the voting stock of that company. Therefore, through their ownership of voting common stock and the execution of the shareholders' voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the 1940 Act, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR Corp.
At present, the primary business activities of FMR Corp. and its subsidiaries are: (i) the provision of investment advisory, management, shareholder, investment information and assistance and certain fiduciary services for individual and institutional investors; (ii) the provision of securities brokerage services; (iii) the management and development of real estate; and (iv) the investment in and operation of a number of emerging businesses.
FMR, FIMM <R>(the Investment Advisers)</R>, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), and the funds have adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that sets forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establishes procedures for personal investing, and restricts certain transactions. Employees subject to the code of ethics, including Fidelity investment personnel, may invest in securities for their own investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the funds.
Each fund has entered into a management contract with FMR, pursuant to which FMR furnishes investment advisory and other services.
Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, FMR acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, <R>has overall responsibility for directing</R> the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. FMR also provides each fund with all necessary office facilities and personnel for servicing the fund's investments, compensates all officers of each fund and all Trustees who are "interested persons" of the trust or of FMR, and all personnel of each fund or FMR performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
In addition, FMR or its affiliates, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, provide the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of each fund. These services include providing facilities for maintaining each fund's organization; supervising relations with custodians, transfer and pricing agents, accountants, underwriters and other persons dealing with each fund; preparing all general shareholder communications and conducting shareholder relations; maintaining each fund's records and the registration of each fund's shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws; developing management and shareholder services for each fund; and furnishing reports, evaluations and analyses on a variety of subjects to the Trustees.
Management-Related Expenses. In addition to the management fee payable to FMR and the fees payable to the transfer, dividend disbursing, and shareholder servicing agent and pricing and bookkeeping agent, each fund pays all of its expenses that are not assumed by those parties. Each fund pays for the typesetting, printing, and mailing of its proxy materials to shareholders, legal expenses, and the fees of the custodian, auditor, and non-interested Trustees. Each fund's management contract further provides that the fund will pay for typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, notices, and reports to shareholders; however, under the terms of each fund's transfer agent agreement, the transfer agent bears<R> these costs</R>. Other expenses paid by each fund include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, the fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums and Investment Company Institute dues, and the costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws. Each fund is also liable for such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which the fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.
Management Fees. For the services of FMR under the management contract, each fund pays FMR a monthly management fee which has two components: a group fee and an income component.
The group fee rate is based on the monthly average net assets of all of the registered investment companies with which FMR has management contracts.
GROUP FEE RATE SCHEDULE |
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL FEE RATES |
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Average Group |
Annualized |
Group Net |
Effective Annual Fee |
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0 |
- |
$3 billion |
.3700% |
$ 1 billion |
.3700% |
3 |
- |
6 |
.3400 |
50 |
.2188 |
6 |
- |
9 |
.3100 |
100 |
.1869 |
9 |
- |
12 |
.2800 |
150 |
.1736 |
12 |
- |
15 |
.2500 |
200 |
.1652 |
15 |
- |
18 |
.2200 |
250 |
.1587 |
18 |
- |
21 |
.2000 |
300 |
.1536 |
21 |
- |
24 |
.1900 |
350 |
.1494 |
24 |
- |
30 |
.1800 |
400 |
.1459 |
30 |
- |
36 |
.1750 |
450 |
.1427 |
36 |
- |
42 |
.1700 |
500 |
.1399 |
42 |
- |
48 |
.1650 |
550 |
.1372 |
48 |
- |
66 |
.1600 |
600 |
.1349 |
66 |
- |
84 |
.1550 |
650 |
.1328 |
84 |
- |
120 |
.1500 |
700 |
.1309 |
120 |
- |
156 |
.1450 |
750 |
.1291 |
156 |
- |
192 |
.1400 |
800 |
.1275 |
192 |
- |
228 |
.1350 |
850 |
.1260 |
228 |
- |
264 |
.1300 |
900 |
.1246 |
264 |
- |
300 |
.1275 |
950 |
.1233 |
300 |
- |
336 |
.1250 |
1,000 |
.1220 |
336 |
- |
372 |
.1225 |
1,050 |
.1209 |
372 |
- |
408 |
.1200 |
1,100 |
.1197 |
408 |
- |
444 |
.1175 |
1,150 |
.1187 |
444 |
- |
480 |
.1150 |
1,200 |
.1177 |
480 |
- |
516 |
.1125 |
1,250 |
.1167 |
516 |
- |
587 |
.1100 |
1,300 |
.1158 |
587 |
- |
646 |
.1080 |
1,350 |
.1149 |
646 |
- |
711 |
.1060 |
1,400 |
.1141 |
711 |
- |
782 |
.1040 |
|
|
782 |
- |
860 |
.1020 |
|
|
860 |
- |
946 |
.1000 |
|
|
946 |
- |
1,041 |
.0980 |
|
|
1,041 |
- |
1,145 |
.0960 |
|
|
1,145 |
- |
1,260 |
.0940 |
|
|
Over |
|
1,260 |
.0920 |
|
|
The group fee rate is calculated on a cumulative basis pursuant to the graduated fee rate schedule shown above on the left. The schedule above on the right shows the effective annual group fee rate at various asset levels, which is the result of cumulatively applying the annualized rates on the left. For example, the effective annual fee rate at <R>$695</R> billion of group net assets - the approximate level for November <R>2002</R> - was <R>0.1311%</R>, which is the weighted average of the respective fee rates for each level of group net assets up to <R>$695</R> billion.
One-twelfth of the group fee rate is applied to the fund's average net assets for the month, giving a dollar amount which is the fee for that month to which the income component is added.
The income component for each month is the sum of an income-based fee and an asset-based fee as follows:
If the fund's annualized gross yield is: |
|||
Equal To or |
But Less |
Income-Based Fee |
Annual Asset- |
0.00% |
1.00% |
2% of Monthly Gross Income |
0.05% |
1.00% |
3.00% |
zero |
0.07% |
3.00% |
11.00% |
2% of Monthly Gross Income |
0.01% |
11.00% |
13.00% |
zero |
0.23% |
13.00% |
15.00% |
2% of Monthly Gross Income |
(0.03)% |
15.00% |
-- |
zero |
0.27% |
Gross income, for this purpose, includes interest accrued and/or discount earned (including both original issue discount and market discount) on portfolio obligations, less amortization of premium on portfolio obligations. Annualized gross yield is determined by dividing the fund's gross income for the month by the average daily net assets of the fund and dividing the result by the number of days in the month divided by 365 days. One-twelfth of the annual asset-based fee rate is applied to the fund's average net assets for the month, and the resulting dollar amount (positive or negative) is the asset-based fee for that month.
Cash Reserves' management contract further provides that FMR will reimburse the fund, in an amount not in excess of the fund's management fee for any fiscal year, if the fund's aggregate operating expenses exceed 1% of the average net assets of the fund.
The following table shows the amount of management fees paid by each fund to FMR for the past three fiscal years.
Fund |
Fiscal Years
Ended |
Management
Fees |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
2002 |
$ 5,215,000</R> |
<R> |
2001 |
$ 3,913,000</R> |
<R> |
2000 |
$ 3,472,000</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
2002 |
$ 112,259,000</R> |
<R> |
2001 |
$ 106,762,000</R> |
<R> |
2000 |
$ 99,814,000</R> |
A Prior to January 1, 2001, each fund paid FMR a monthly management fee with three components: a group fee, an individual fund fee of 0.03% of the fund's average net assets, and an income-based fee of 6% of the fund's monthly gross income in excess of an annualized 5% yield.
FMR may, from time to time, voluntarily reimburse all or a portion of a fund's operating expenses (exclusive of interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, and extraordinary expenses)<R>, which, in the case of certain funds, is subject to revision or discontinuance</R>. FMR retains the ability to be repaid for these expense reimbursements in the amount that expenses fall below the limit prior to the end of the fiscal year.
Expense reimbursements by FMR will increase a fund's returns and yield, and repayment of the reimbursement by a fund will lower its returns and yield.
Sub-Adviser - FIMM. On behalf of each fund, FMR has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with FIMM pursuant to which FIMM has <R>day-to-day</R> responsibility for choosing investments for each fund.
Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreements, FMR pays FIMM fees equal to 50% of the management fee payable to FMR under its management contract with each fund. The fees paid to FIMM are not reduced by any voluntary or mandatory expense reimbursements that may be in effect from time to time.
Fees paid to FIMM by FMR on behalf of <R>each fund</R> for the past three fiscal years are shown in the <R>following table</R>.
Fund |
Fiscal Year Ended November 30 |
Fees Paid to FIMM |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
2002 |
$ 2,606,166</R> |
<R> |
2001 |
$ 1,956,571</R> |
<R> |
2000 |
$ 1,736,000</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
2002 |
$ 56,103,773</R> |
<R> |
2001 |
$ 53,380,153</R> |
<R> |
2000 |
$ 49,907,000</R> |
<R>BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTS</R>
<R></R>Matters Considered by the Board. The mutual funds for which the members of the Board of Trustees serve as Trustees are referred to herein as the "Fidelity funds." The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet 11 times a year. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, believes that matters bearing on each fund's advisory contracts are considered at most, if not all, of its meetings. While the full Board of Trustees or the non-interested Trustees, as appropriate, act on all major matters, a significant portion of the activities of the Board of Trustees (including certain of those described herein) is conducted through committees. The non-interested Trustees meet frequently in executive session and are advised by independent legal counsel selected by the non-interested Trustees.
<R></R>Information Received by the Board of Trustees. In connection with their meetings, the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, received materials specifically relating to the existing management contracts and sub-advisory agreements (the Investment Advisory Contracts). These materials included (i) information on the investment performance of each fund, a peer group of funds and an appropriate index or combination of indices, (ii) sales and redemption data in respect of each fund, and (iii) the economic outlook and the general investment outlook in the markets in which each fund invests. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considers periodically other material facts such as (1) the Investment Advisers' results and financial condition, (2) arrangements in respect of the distribution of each fund's shares, (3) the procedures employed to determine the value of each fund's assets, (4) the allocation of each fund's brokerage, if any, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay fund expenses and to pay for research and other similar services, and the allocation of brokerage to firms that sell Fidelity fund shares, (5) the Investment Advisers' management of the relationships with each fund's custodian and subcustodians, (6) the resources devoted to and the record of compliance with each fund's investment policies and restrictions and with policies on personal securities transactions, and (7) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates.
<R>Additional information was furnished by the Investment Advisers including, among other items, information on and analysis of (a) the overall organization of the Investment Advisers, (b) investment performance, (c) the choice of performance indices and benchmarks, (d) the composition of peer groups of funds, (e) transfer agency and bookkeeping fees paid to affiliates of the Investment Advisers, (f) investment management staffing, (g) the potential for achieving further economies of scale, (h) operating expenses paid to third parties, and (i) the information furnished to investors, including each fund's shareholders.</R>
<R>In considering the Investment Advisory Contracts, the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, did not identify any single factor as all-important or controlling, and the following summary does not detail all the matters considered. Matters considered by the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, in connection with its approval of the Investment Advisory Contracts include the following:</R>
<R></R>Benefits to Shareholders. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the benefit to shareholders of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of fund and shareholder services.
<R></R>Investment Compliance and Performance. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered whether each fund has operated within its investment objective and its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed each fund's investment performance as well as the performance of a peer group of mutual funds, and the performance of an appropriate index or combination of indices.
<R></R>The Investment Advisers' Personnel and Methods. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, reviews at least annually the background of each fund's portfolio manager and each fund's investment objective and discipline. The non-interested Trustees have also had discussions with senior management of the Investment Advisers responsible for investment operations and the senior management of Fidelity's money market group. Among other things they considered the size, education and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel.
<R></R>Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and affiliated companies, under the existing Investment Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency functions and pricing, bookkeeping and securities lending services, if any. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, has also considered the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians.
<R></R>Expenses. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered each fund's expense ratio, and expense ratios of a peer group of funds. It also considered the amount and nature of fees paid by shareholders.
<R></R>Profitability. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the level of the Investment Advisers' profits in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, including each fund. This consideration included an extensive review of the Investment Advisers' methodology in allocating their costs to the management of a fund. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, has concluded that the cost allocation methodology employed by the Investment Advisers has a reasonable basis and is appropriate in light of all of the circumstances. It considered the profits realized by the Investment Advisers in connection with the operation of a fund and whether the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of a fund. It also considered the profits realized from non-fund businesses which may benefit from or be related to a fund's business. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the Investment Advisers' profit margins in comparison with available industry data.
<R></R>Economies of Scale. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including each fund) have appropriately benefitted from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, has concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and the Investment Advisers in an appropriate manner.
<R></R>Other Benefits to the Investment Advisers. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the character and amount of fees paid by each fund and each fund's shareholders for services provided by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates, including fees for services like transfer agency, fund accounting, and direct shareholder services. It also considered the allocation of fund brokerage to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the receipt of sales loads and payments under Rule 12b-1 plans in respect of certain of the Fidelity funds, and benefits to the Investment Advisers from the use of "soft" dollar commissions to pay for research and other similar services. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the revenues and profitability of the Investment Advisers' businesses other than their mutual fund business, including the Investment Advisers' retail brokerage, correspondent brokerage, capital markets, trust, investment advisory, pension record keeping, insurance, publishing, real estate, international research and investment funds, and others. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Investment Advisers and their affiliates by virtue of their relationship with each fund.
<R></R>Conclusion. Based on its evaluation of all material factors and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, the Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, concluded that the existing advisory fee structures are fair, reasonable, and that the existing Investment Advisory Contracts should be continued.
Each fund has entered into a distribution agreement with FDC, an affiliate of FMR.<R> The principal business address of FDC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R> FDC is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The distribution agreements call for FDC to use all reasonable efforts, consistent with its other business, to secure purchasers for shares of the funds, which are continuously offered at NAV. Promotional and administrative expenses in connection with the offer and sale of shares are paid by FMR.
The Trustees have approved <R>a </R>Distribution and Service <R>Plan </R>on behalf of each fund (the Plans) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the Rule). The Rule provides in substance that a mutual fund may not engage directly or indirectly in financing any activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the fund except pursuant to a plan approved on behalf of the fund under the Rule. The Plans, as approved by the Trustees, allow the funds and FMR to incur certain expenses that might be considered to constitute indirect payment by the funds of distribution expenses.
Under each Plan, if the payment of management fees by the fund to FMR is deemed to be indirect financing by the fund of the distribution of its shares, such payment is authorized by the Plan. Each Plan specifically recognizes that FMR may use its management fee revenue, as well as its past profits or its other resources, to pay FDC for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of fund shares and/or shareholder support services. In addition, each Plan provides that FMR, directly or through FDC, may pay significant amounts to intermediaries, such as banks, broker-dealers, and other service-providers, that provide those services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has authorized such payments for U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves shares.
Prior to approving each Plan, the Trustees carefully considered all pertinent factors relating to the implementation of the Plan, and determined that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Plan will benefit the fund and its shareholders. In particular, the Trustees noted that each Plan does not authorize payments by the fund other than those made to FMR under its management contract with the fund. To the extent that each Plan gives FMR and FDC greater flexibility in connection with the distribution of fund shares, additional sales of fund shares or stabilization of cash flows may result. Furthermore, certain shareholder support services may be provided more effectively under the Plans by local entities with whom shareholders have other relationships.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with, and purchase securities issued by, depository institutions that receive payments under the Plans. No preference for the instruments of such depository institutions will be shown in the selection of investments.
FDC may compensate intermediaries that satisfy certain criteria established from time to time by FDC relating to the level or type of services provided by the intermediary, the sale or expected sale of significant amounts of shares, or other factors.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR. Under the terms of the agreements, FSC performs transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for each fund.
For providing transfer agency services, FSC receives a position fee and an asset-based fee each paid monthly with respect to each position in a fund. For retail accounts and certain institutional accounts, these fees are based on size of position and fund type. For certain institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on fund type. For certain other institutional retirement accounts, these fees are based on account type and fund type. The position fees are subject to increase based on postage rate changes.
FSC also collects fees charged in connection with providing certain types of services such as exchanges, closing out fund balances, maintaining fund positions with low balances, checkwriting, wire transactions, and providing historical account research.
In addition, FSC receives the pro rata portion of the transfer agency fees applicable to shareholder accounts in a qualifiedtuition program (<R>QTP</R>), as defined under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, managed by FMR or an affiliate and in each Fidelity Freedom Fund and Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund, funds of funds managed by an FMR affiliate, according to the percentage of the <R>QTP's</R>, Freedom Fund's, or Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund's assets that is invested in a fund, subject to certain limitations in the case of Fidelity Four-in-One Index Fund.
FSC pays out-of-pocket expenses associated with providing transfer agent services. In addition, FSC bears the expense of typesetting, printing, and mailing prospectuses, statements of additional information, and all other reports, notices, and statements to existing shareholders, with the exception of proxy statements.
Each fund has also entered into a service agent agreement with FSC. Under the terms of the agreement, FSC calculates the NAV and dividends for each fund and maintains each fund's portfolio and general accounting records.
For providing pricing and bookkeeping services, FSC receives a monthly fee based on each fund's average daily net assets throughout the month.
The annual rates for pricing and bookkeeping services for the funds are 0.0150% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0075% of average net assets between $500 million and $10 billion, 0.0021% of average net assets between $10 billion and $25 billion, and 0.00075% of average net assets in excess of $25 billion. The fee, not including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, is limited to a minimum of $40,000 per year.
Pricing and bookkeeping fees, including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses, paid by the funds to FSC for the past three fiscal years are shown in the <R>following table</R>.
Fund |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
<R>U.S. Government Reserves |
$ 251,000 |
$ 170,000 |
$ 152,000</R> |
<R>Cash Reserves |
$ 1,359,000 |
$ 1,330,000 |
$ 1,234,000</R> |
Trust Organization. <R>Fidelity </R>U.S. Government Reserves and <R>Fidelity </R>Cash Reserves are funds of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust, an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware <R>statutory </R>trust on September 17, 1992. Currently, there are two funds in Fidelity Phillips Street Trust: U.S. Government Reserves and Cash Reserves. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.
The assets of the trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each fund and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such fund, and constitute the underlying assets of such fund. The underlying assets of each fund in the trust shall be charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such fund. Any general expenses of the trust shall be allocated between or among any one or more of the funds.
Shareholder Liability. The trust is a <R>statutory </R>trust organized under Delaware law. Delaware law provides that<R>, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Trust Instrument,</R> shareholders shall be entitled to the same limitations of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit<R> organized under the general corporation law of Delaware</R>. The courts of some states, however, may decline to apply Delaware law on this point. The Trust Instrument contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses of the trust. The Trust Instrument provides that the trust shall not have any claim against shareholders except for the payment of the purchase price of shares and requires that each agreement, obligation, or instrument entered into or executed by the trust or the Trustees relating to the trust or to a fund shall include a provision limiting the obligations created thereby to the trust or to one or more funds and its or their assets. The Trust Instrument further provides that shareholders of a fund shall not have a claim on or right to any assets belonging to any other fund.
The Trust Instrument provides for indemnification out of each fund's property of any shareholder or former shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the fund solely by reason of his or her being or having been a shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason. The Trust Instrument also provides that each fund shall, upon request, assume the defense of any claim made against any shareholder for any act or obligation of the fund and satisfy any judgment thereon. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which Delaware law does not apply, no contractual limitation of liability was in effect, and a fund is unable to meet its obligations. FMR believes that, in view of the above, the risk of personal liability to shareholders is extremely remote.
Voting Rights. Each fund's capital consists of shares of beneficial interest. As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. The voting rights of shareholders can be changed only by a shareholder vote. Shares may be voted in the aggregate, by fund, and by class.
The shares have no preemptive or conversion rights. Shares are fully paid and nonassessable, except as set forth under the heading "Shareholder Liability" above.
The 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 the 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.
Custodians. The Bank of New York, 110 Washington Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of each fund. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies,and Members of the Board of Trustees may, from time to time, conduct transactions with various banks, including banks serving as custodians for certain funds advised by FMR. Transactions that have occurred to date include mortgages and personal and general business loans. In the judgment of FMR, the terms and conditions of those transactions were not influenced by existing or potential custodial or other fund relationships.
Auditor. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 160 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts, serves as independent accountant for each fund. The auditor examines financial statements for the funds and provides other audit, tax, and related services.
Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended November 30, <R>2002</R>, and report of the auditor, are included in the fund's annual report and are incorporated herein by reference.
Fidelity, Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design,and Magellan are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
PEA No. 49
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 23. Exhibits
(a) Amended and Restated Trust Instrument, dated July 17, 2002, is filed herein as Exhibit (a).
(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated November 27, 2002, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b)(1) of Fidelity Boylston Street Trust's (File No. 2-76309) Post-Effective Amendment No. 38.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Management Contract, dated January 1, 2001, between Fidelity Cash Reserves and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 47.
(2) Management Contract, dated January 1, 2001, between Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves and Fidelity Management & Research Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit d(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 47.
(3) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 24, 1993, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Texas Inc. (currently known as Fidelity Investments Money Management Inc. (FIMM)), on behalf of Fidelity Cash Reserves is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35.
(4) Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated January 13, 1995, between Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Texas Inc. (currently known as FIMM), on behalf of Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.
(e) (1) General Distribution Agreement, dated January 24, 1993, between Fidelity Phillips Street Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation with respect to Fidelity Cash Reserves is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 35.
(2) General Distribution Agreement, dated January 13, 1995, between Fidelity Phillips Street Trust and Fidelity Distributors Corporation with respect to Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (e)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.
(3) Amendments to the General Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, dated March 14, 1996 and July 15, 1996, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6(a) of Fidelity Court Street Trust's Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 (File No. 2-58774).
(f) The Fee Deferral Plan for Non-Interested Person Directors and Trustees of the Fidelity Funds, effective as of September 15, 1995 and amended through January 1, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (f)(1) of Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust's (File No. 2-75537) Post-Effective Amendment No. 39.
(g) (1) Custodian Agreement, Appendix B, and Appendix C, dated July 1, 2001, between The Bank of New York and the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit g(1) of Fidelity Money Market Trust's (File No. 2-62417) Post-Effective Amendment No. 64.
(g) (2) Appendix A, dated July 23, 2002, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between The Bank of New York and the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust's (File No. 2-41839) Post-Effective Amendment No. 91.
(g) (3) Appendix D, dated February 20, 2002, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between The Bank of New York and the Registrant is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(3) of Variable Insurance Products Fund's (File No. 2-75010) Post-Effective Amendment No. 52.
(g) (4) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The Bank of New York, J. P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and the Registrant, dated February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(d) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(g) (5) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement between The Bank of New York and the Registrant, dated February 12, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(e) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(g) (6) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among Chemical Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and the Registrant, dated November 13, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(f) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(g) (7) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement between Chemical Bank and the Registrant, dated November 13, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(g) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(g) (8) Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and the Registrant, dated May 11, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(h) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(g) (9) First Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and the Registrant, dated July 14, 1995, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8(i) of Fidelity Institutional Cash Portfolios' (File No. 2-74808) Post-Effective Amendment No. 31.
(g) (10) Schedule A-1, dated July 12, 2002, to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreements, Schedule 1s to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreements, Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement, and First Amendment to the Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement, between the respective parties and the Registrant, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(13) of Fidelity Advisor Series II's (File Nos. 33-6516 ('33 Act) and 811-4707 ('40 Act)) Post-Effective Amendment Nos. 60 ('33 Act) and 62 ('40 Act).
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Legal Opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP for Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves and Fidelity Cash Reserves, dated January 23, 2003, is filed herein as Exhibit (i).
(j) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated January 23, 2003, is filed herein as Exhibit (j).
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) (1) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity Cash Reserves is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.
(m) (2) Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (m)(2) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45.
(n) Not applicable.
(p) (1) Code of Ethics, dated January 1, 2003, adopted by each fund, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., and Fidelity Distributors Corporation pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity Advisor Series IV's (File No. 811-3737) Post-Effective Amendment No. 81.
Item 24. Trusts Controlled by or under Common Control with this Trust
The Board of Trustees of the Trust is the same as the board of other Fidelity funds, each of which has Fidelity Management & Research Company, or an affiliate, as its investment adviser. In addition, the officers of the Trust are substantially identical to those of the other Fidelity funds. Nonetheless, the Trust takes the position that it is not under common control with other Fidelity funds because the power residing in the respective boards and officers arises as the result of an official position with the respective trusts.
Item 25. Indemnification
Pursuant to Del. Code Ann. title 12 § 3817, a Delaware statutory trust may provide in its governing instrument for the indemnification of its officers and trustees from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. Article X, Section 10.02 of the Trust Instrument sets forth the reasonable and fair means for determining whether indemnification shall be provided to any past or present Trustee or officer. It states that the Trust shall indemnify any present or past trustee or officer to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability, and all expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he or she is involved by virtue of his or her service as a trustee or officer and against any amount incurred in settlement thereof. Indemnification will not be provided to a person adjudged by a court or other adjudicatory body to be liable to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties (collectively, "disabling conduct"), or not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interest of the Trust. In the event of a settlement, no indemnification may be provided unless there has been a determination, as specified in the Trust Instrument, that the officer or trustee did not engage in disabling conduct.
Pursuant to Section 11 of the Distribution Agreement, the Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, liability, claim, damages or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damages, or expense and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising by reason of any person acquiring any shares, based upon the ground that the registration statement, Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, shareholder reports or other information filed or made public by the Trust (as from time to time amended) included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary in order to make the statements not misleading under the 1933 Act, or any other statute or the common law. However, the Trust does not agree to indemnify the Distributor or hold it harmless to the extent that the statement or omission was made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of the Distributor. In no case is the indemnity of the Trust in favor of the Distributor or any person indemnified to be deemed to protect the Distributor or any person against any liability to the Issuer or its security holders to which the Distributor or such person would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.
Pursuant to the agreement by which Fidelity Service Company, Inc. ("FSC") is appointed transfer agent, the Trust agrees to indemnify and hold FSC harmless against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting from:
(1) any claim, demand, action or suit brought by any person other than the Trust, including by a shareholder, which names FSC and/or the Trust as a party and is not based on and does not result from FSC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties, and arises out of or in connection with FSC's performance under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or
(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent contributed to by FSC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of its duties) which results from the negligence of the Trust, or from FSC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person duly authorized by the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FSC to have been given by counsel for the Trust, or as a result of FSC's acting in reliance upon any instrument or stock certificate reasonably believed by it to have been genuine and signed, countersigned or executed by the proper person.
Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
(1) FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMR)
82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109
FMR serves as investment adviser to a number of other investment companies. The directors and officers of the Adviser have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Chairman of the Board and Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR), FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM); Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and Director of FMR Corp.; Trustee of funds advised by FMR. |
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Abigail P. Johnson |
President and Director of FMR, FMRC, and FIMM; Senior Vice President and Trustee of funds advised by FMR; Director of FMR Corp. |
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Thomas Allen |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Paul Antico |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Ramin Arani |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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John Avery |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Robert Bertelson |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Stephen Binder |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC and a fund advised by FMR. |
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William Bower |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Philip L. Bullen |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC; Vice President of certain Equity funds advised by FMR; President and Director of FMR Far East and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.); Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Steve Buller |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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John H. Carlson |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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James Catudal |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Ren Y. Cheng |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Robert C. Chow |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Dwight D. Churchill |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FIMM and Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR. |
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Katherine Collins |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Michael Connolly |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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William Danoff |
Senior Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and Vice President of funds advised by FMR. |
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Scott E. DeSano |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Penelope Dobkin |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Walter C. Donovan |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Bettina Doulton |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR. |
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Stephen DuFour |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Maria F. Dwyer |
Vice President of FMR; President and Treasurer of funds advised by FMR. |
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William Eigen |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Bahaa Fam |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Richard B. Fentin |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR. |
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Karen Firestone |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Michael B. Fox |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and FIMM; Treasurer of FMR Corp. and Strategic Advisers, Inc.; Vice President of FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIMM, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Jay Freedman |
Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC); Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc.; Secretary of FMR Corp. and FIMM. |
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David L. Glancy |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Bart A. Grenier |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC; Vice President of certain Equity and High Income funds advised by FMR; President and Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Robert J. Haber |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Richard C. Habermann |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR. |
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James Harmon |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Lionel Harris |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Ian Hart |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC and funds advised by FMR. |
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Thomas Hense |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Cesar Hernandez |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Bruce T. Herring |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Adam Hetnarski |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Frederick D. Hoff, Jr. |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Brian Hogan |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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David B. Jones |
Vice President of FMR. |
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Steven Kaye |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR. |
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William Kennedy |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Francis V. Knox, Jr. |
Vice President of FMR; Assistant Treasurer of funds advised by FMR. |
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Harry W. Lange |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Harley Lank |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Maxime Lemieux |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Harris Leviton |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Peter S. Lynch |
Vice Chairman and Director of FMR and FMRC and Trustee of funds advised by FMR. |
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James MacDonald |
Senior Vice President of FMR. |
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Robert B. MacDonald |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Richard R. Mace |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR. |
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Charles A. Mangum |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Kevin McCarey |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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John B. McDowell |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of certain Equity funds advised by FMR. |
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Neal P. Miller |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Charles S. Morrison |
Vice President of FMR; FIMM and Bond funds advised by FMR. |
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David L. Murphy |
Vice President of FMR, FIMM, and Money Market funds advised by FMR. |
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Mark Notkin |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Stephen Petersen |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of funds advised by FMR. |
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Keith Quinton |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Alan Radlo |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Larry Rakers |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Kennedy Richardson |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Clare S. Richer |
Senior Vice President of FMR. |
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Eric D. Roiter |
Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of funds advised by FMR; Vice President and Clerk of FDC; Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K. and FMR Far East; Assistant Secretary of FIMM. |
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Louis Salemy |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Lee H. Sandwen |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Peter Saperstone |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Fergus Shiel |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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Beso Sikharulidze |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Carol A. Smith-Fachetti |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Steven J. Snider |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Thomas T. Soviero |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Richard A. Spillane, Jr. |
Senior Vice President of FMR. |
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Robert E. Stansky |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR. |
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Yolanda Strock |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Susan Sturdy |
Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, Strategic Advisers, Inc. and FDC; Assistant Secretary of FIMM and FMR Corp. |
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Yoko Tilley |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Joel C. Tillinghast |
Senior Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and Vice President of a fund advised by FMR. |
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Robert Tuckett |
Vice President of FMR. |
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Jennifer Uhrig |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and funds advised by FMR. |
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George A. Vanderheiden |
Senior Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Judy Verhave |
Vice President of FMR. |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, FIMM, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and FDC; Vice President, Taxation, of FMR Corp. |
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Jason Weiner |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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Steven S. Wymer |
Vice President of FMR, FMRC, and a fund advised by FMR. |
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JS Wynant |
Vice President of FMR and FMRC; Treasurer of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and FIMM. |
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FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
(2) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)
1 Spartan Way, Merrimack, NH 03054
FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the Sub-Adviser have held the following positions of a substantial nature during the past two fiscal years.
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Chairman of the Board and Director of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, and FMR Far East; Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director of FMR Corp.; Trustee of funds advised by FMR. |
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Abigail P. Johnson |
President and Director of FIMM, FMR, and FMRC; |
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Dwight D. Churchill |
Senior Vice President of FIMM and FMR and Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR. |
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Michael B. Fox |
Vice President of FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East; Treasurer of FMR Corp. and Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Jay Freedman |
Secretary of FIMM and FMR Corp.; Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC and FDC; Clerk of FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. |
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Stanley N. Griffith |
Assistant Secretary of FIMM; Assistant Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR. |
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Charles S. Morrison |
Vice President of FIMM, FMR and Bond funds advised by FMR. |
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David L. Murphy |
Vice President of FIMM, and FMR and Money Market funds advised by FMR. |
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Eric D. Roiter |
Assistant Secretary of FIMM; Vice President, General Counsel, and Clerk of FMR and FMRC; Secretary of funds advised by FMR; Vice President and Clerk of FDC; Assistant Clerk of FMR U.K. and FMR Far East. |
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Susan Sturdy |
Assistant Secretary of FIMM and FMR Corp.; Assistant Clerk of FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, Strategic Advisers, Inc. and FDC. |
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J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, Strategic Advisers, Inc., and FDC; Vice President, Taxation, of FMR Corp. |
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JS Wynant |
Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U. K., and FMR Far East; Vice President of FMR and FMRC. |
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Item 27. Principal Underwriters
(a) Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) acts as distributor for all funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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Positions and Offices |
Positions and Offices |
Business Address* |
with Underwriter |
with Fund |
Neal Litvack |
Director and President |
None |
Jay Freedman |
Assistant Clerk |
None |
Jane Greene |
Treasurer and Controller |
None |
Erica Vaters |
Compliance Officer |
None |
Donald C. Holborn |
Executive Vice President |
None |
Raymond J. Marcinowski |
Director |
None |
Ellyn A. McColgan |
Director |
None |
Eric Roiter |
Vice President and Clerk |
Secretary of funds advised by FMR |
Susan Sturdy |
Assistant Clerk |
None |
J. Gregory Wass |
Assistant Treasurer |
None |
* 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
(c) Not applicable.
Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Fidelity Service Company, Inc. or Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, or the funds' custodian, The Bank of New York, 110 Washington Street, New York, NY. JPMorgan Chase Bank, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.
Item 29. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 30. Undertakings
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for the effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 23rd day of January 2003.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/Maria F. Dwyer |
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President and Treasurer |
January 23, 2003 |
Maria F. Dwyer |
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/s/Timothy Hayes |
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Chief Financial Officer |
January 23, 2003 |
Timothy Hayes |
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/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
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/s/Abigail P. Johnson |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Abigail P. Johnson |
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/s/J. Michael Cook |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
J. Michael Cook |
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/s/Ralph F. Cox |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Ralph F. Cox |
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/s/Phyllis Burke Davis |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Phyllis Burke Davis |
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/s/Robert M. Gates |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Robert M. Gates |
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/s/Donald J. Kirk |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Donald J. Kirk |
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/s/Marie L. Knowles |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Marie L. Knowles |
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/s/Ned C. Lautenbach |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
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/s/Peter S. Lynch |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Peter S. Lynch |
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/s/Marvin L. Mann |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
Marvin L. Mann |
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/s/William O. McCoy |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
William O. McCoy |
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Trustee |
January 23, 2003 |
William S. Stavropoulos |
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(dagger)Signature affixed by Abigail P. Johnson pursuant to a power of attorney dated June 14, 2001 and filed herewith.
* Signatures affixed by Alan C. Porter pursuant to a power of attorney dated June 14, 2001 and filed herewith.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner, as the case may be, of the following investment companies:
Colchester Street Trust Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Advisor Series II Fidelity Advisor Series III Fidelity Advisor Series IV Fidelity Advisor Series VI Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Boston Street Trust Fidelity California Municipal Trust Fidelity California Municipal Trust II Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Charles Street Trust Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Concord Street Trust Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Court Street Trust Fidelity Court Street Trust II Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Financial Trust Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust Fidelity Garrison Street Trust Fidelity Government Securities Fund Fidelity Hastings Street Trust
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Fidelity Hereford Street Trust Fidelity Income Fund Fidelity Institutional Tax-Exempt Cash Portfolios Fidelity Investment Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust Fidelity Money Market Trust Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust Fidelity Municipal Trust II Fidelity New York Municipal Trust Fidelity New York Municipal Trust II Fidelity Oxford Street Trust Fidelity Phillips Street Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust Fidelity Revere Street Trust Fidelity School Street Trust Fidelity Securities Fund Fidelity Select Portfolios Fidelity Summer Street Trust Fidelity Trend Fund Fidelity U.S. Investments-Bond Fund, L.P. Fidelity U.S. Investments-Government Securities Fund, L.P. Fidelity Union Street Trust Fidelity Union Street Trust II Newbury Street Trust Variable Insurance Products Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II Variable Insurance Products Fund III Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as President and Director, Trustee, or General Partner (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Abigail P. Johnson my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to said attorney-in-fact to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A, Form N-8A, or any successor thereto, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and on my behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after June 15, 2001.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d |
June 14, 2001 |
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned Directors, Trustees, or General Partners, as the case may be, of the following investment company:
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV
plus any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as Directors, Trustees, or General Partners (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Thomas M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips, and Alan C. Porter, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for us and in our names in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, Form N-8A or any successor thereto, any and all subsequent Amendments, Pre-Effective Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statements on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, any Registration Statements on Form N-14, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in our names and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after June 15, 2001.
WITNESS our hands on this fourteenth day of June, 2001.
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d |
/s/Marie L. Knowles |
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Marie L. Knowles |
/s/J. Michael Cook |
/s/Ned C. Lautenbach |
J. Michael Cook
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Ned C. Lautenbach |
/s/Ralph F. Cox |
/s/Peter S. Lynch |
Ralph F. Cox
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Peter S. Lynch |
/s/Phyllis Burke Davis |
/s/Marvin L. Mann |
Phyllis Burke Davis
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Marvin L. Mann |
/s/Robert M. Gates |
/s/William O. McCoy |
Robert M. Gates
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William O. McCoy |
/s/ Abigail P. Johnson |
/s/ William S. Stavropoulos |
Abigail P. Johnson
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William S. Stavropoulos |
/s/Donald J. Kirk |
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Donald J. Kirk
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Secretary of the investment companies for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby severally constitute and appoint Arthur J. Brown, Arthur C. Delibert, Robert C. Hacker, Thomas M. Leahey, Richard M. Phillips, Dana L. Platt, and Alan C. Porter, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, any and all representations with respect to the consistency of foreign language translation prospectuses with the original prospectuses filed in connection with the Post-Effective Amendments for the Funds as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after August 1, 2000.
WITNESS my hand on this 1st day of August, 2000.
/s/Eric D. Roiter
Eric D. Roiter