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Fidelity Advisor High Yield 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 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

4,795,311,650.72

100.000

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

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

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

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Marvin L. Mann

Affirmative

4,666,977,578.72

97.324

Withheld

128,334,072.01

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 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

1,248,794,346.87

91.470

Against

29,823,066.12

2.184

Abstain

86,632,780.31

6.346

TOTAL

1,365,250,193.30

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

717,430,224.04

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

1,242,160,314.25

90.984

Against

34,321,212.77

2.514

Abstain

88,768,666.28

6.502

TOTAL

1,365,250,193.30

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

717,430,224.04

PROPOSAL 11

To eliminate a fundamental investment policy of the fund.

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

1,221,137,701.59

89.444

Against

48,260,874.75

3.535

Abstain

95,851,616.96

7.021

TOTAL

1,365,250,193.30

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

717,430,224.04

PROPOSAL 18

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

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

1,231,107,624.31

90.175

Against

41,445,150.96

3.035

Abstain

92,697,418.03

6.790

TOTAL

1,365,250,193.30

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

717,430,224.04

PROPOSAL 19

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

# of
Votes Cast

% of
Votes Cast

Affirmative

1,228,006,513.49

89.947

Against

45,565,952.25

3.338

Abstain

91,677,727.56

6.715

TOTAL

1,365,250,193.30

100.000

Broker Non-Votes

717,430,224.04

*Denotes trust-wide proposals and voting results.