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Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund - Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C

A special meeting of the fund's shareholders was held on November 14, 2001. The results of votes taken among shareholders on proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.

PROPOSAL 1

To continue the effectiveness of Article VIII, Section 4 of the Declaration of Trust.*

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

3,057,670,516.53

90.175

Against

95,544,749.97

2.818

Abstain

237,596,670.81

7.007

TOTAL

3,390,811,937.31

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

1,404,499,713.42

PROPOSAL 2

To authorize the Trustees to adopt an amended and restated Declaration of Trust.*

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

3,012,715,462.30

88.849

Against

135,900,038.95

4.008

Abstain

242,196,436.06

7.143

TOTAL

3,390,811,937.31

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

1,404,499,713.42

PROPOSAL 3

To elect the thirteen nominees specified below as Trustees.*

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

J. Michael Cook

Affirmative

4,667,622,195.88

97.337

Withheld

127,689,454.85

2.663

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

Ralph F. Cox

Affirmative

4,665,632,276.18

97.296

Withheld

129,679,374.54

2.704

TOTAL

4,795,311,605.72

100.000

Phyllis Burke Davis

Affirmative

4,665,324,125.27

97.289

Withheld

129,987,525.45

2.711

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.72

100.000

Robert M. Gates

Affirmative

4,667,167,878.02

97.328

Withheld

128,143,772.70

2.672

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.72

100.000

Abigail P. Johnson

Affirmative

4,666,345,820.94

97.311

Withheld

128,965,829.78

2.689

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.72

100.000

Edward C. Johnson 3d

Affirmative

4,664,928,357.91

97.281

Withheld

130,383,292.82

2.719

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

Donald J. Kirk

Affirmative

4,667,201,304.84

97.328

Withheld

128,110,345.89

2.672

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Marie L. Knowles

Affirmative

4,668,253,463.49

97.350

Withheld

127,058,187.23

2.650

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.72

100.000

Ned C. Lautenbach

Affirmative

4,668,440,192.70

97.354

Withheld

126,871,458.03

2.646

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

Peter S. Lynch

Affirmative

4,669,059,933.97

97.367

Withheld

126,251,716.76

2.633

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

Marvin L. Mann

Affirmative

4,66,977,578.72

97.324

Withheld

126,334,072.01

2.676

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

William O. McCoy

Affirmative

4,667,275,124.47

97.330

Withheld

128,036,526.26

2.670

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

William S. Stavropoulos

Affirmative

4,666,125,148.63

97.306

Withheld

129,186,502.10

2.694

TOTAL

4,795,311,650.73

100.000

PROPOSAL 4

To approve an amended management contract for the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

201,668,108.63

88.856

Against

4,131,659.17

1.821

Abstain

21,160,546.00

9.323

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 5

To approve an amended sub-advisory agreement with Fidelity Management & Research Company (U.K.) Inc. for the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

199,765,479.54

88.018

Against

4,581,241.84

2.018

Abstain

22,613,592.42

9.964

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 6

To approve an amended sub-advisory agreement with Fidelity Management & Research Company (Far East) Inc. for the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

198,895,879.42

87.635

Against

5,218,425.15

2.299

Abstain

22,846,009.23

10.066

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 7

To approve an amended sub-advisory agreement with Fidelity International Investment Advisors (FIIA) for the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

200,706,008.22

88.432

Against

4,194,931.94

1.849

Abstain

22,059,373.64

9.719

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 8

To approve an amended sub-advisory agreement between FIIA and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

200,450,724.88

88.320

Against

4,111,065.97

1.811

Abstain

22,398,522.95

9.869

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 9

To approve an amended sub-advisory agreement between FIIA and Fidelity Investments Japan Limited for the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

200,520,038.22

88.350

Against

4,562,800.79

2.011

Abstain

21,877,474.79

9.639

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 16

To eliminate a fundamental investment policy of the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

198,402,976.64

87.417

Against

6,411,567.82

2.825

Abstain

22,145,769.34

9.758

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 18

To amend the fund's fundamental investment limitation concerning underwriting.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

200,465,013.16

88.326

Against

6,331,424.60

2.790

Abstain

20,163,876.04

8.884

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

PROPOSAL 19

To amend the fund's fundamental investment limitation concerning lending.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

201,335,602.93

88.710

Against

6,206,806.65

2.734

Abstain

19,417,904.22

8.556

TOTAL

226,960,313.80

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

81,799,888.85

*Denotes trust-wide proposals and voting results.