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. 811-07807) |
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UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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Amendment No. 20 |
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Fidelity Revere 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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This registration statement has been filed pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. However, the funds' shares are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act), because these shares will be issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any "public offering" within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the funds may be made only by a limited number of institutional investors, including investment companies, banks, insurance companies, and certain other "accredited investors" within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. This registration statement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any shares of each fund.
Fidelity ® Revere Street Trust:
Part A of the Registration Statement
<R>August 9, 2004</R>
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Prospectus
Investment Objective
Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
<R>Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers and repurchase agreements. FIMM also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund.</R>
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FIMM complies with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FIMM stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.
Investment Objective
Municipal Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
FIMM normally invests the fund's assets in municipal money market securities.
FIMM normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax. Although FIMM does not currently intend to invest the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax, FIMM may invest all of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
FIMM may invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in municipal securities that finance similar projects, such as those relating to education, health care, transportation, and utilities.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FIMM complies with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FIMM stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.
Investment Objective
Securities Lending Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Principal Investment Strategies
FIMM invests the fund's assets in U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers and repurchase agreements. FIMM also may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the fund.
In buying and selling securities for the fund, FIMM complies with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FIMM stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.
<R>Investment Objective</R>
<R> Tax-Free Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.</R>
<R>Principal Investment Strategies</R>
<R>FIMM normally invests the fund's assets in the highest-quality municipal money market securities. Securities are "highest-quality" if rated in the highest category by at least one nationally recognized rating service and in one of the two highest categories by another rating service if rated by more than one, or, if unrated, determined to be of equivalent quality to the highest category by FIMM.</R>
<R>FIMM normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax. FIMM does not currently intend to invest the fund's assets in municipal securities whose interest is subject to federal income tax or in municipal securities whose interest is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.</R>
<R>FIMM may invest more than 25% of the fund's total assets in municipal securities that finance similar projects, such as those relating to education, health care, transportation, and utilities.</R>
<R>In buying and selling securities for the fund, FIMM complies with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds regarding the quality, maturity, and diversification of the fund's investments. FIMM stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, and income.</R>
Prospectus
Fund Basics - continued
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. Taxable money market securities include bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances, bank time deposits, notes, commercial paper and U.S. Government securities. Municipal money market securities include variable rate demand notes, commercial paper, and municipal notes.
Municipal securities are issued to raise money for a variety of public and private purposes, including general financing for state and local governments, or financing for a specific project or public facility. Municipal securities may be fully or partially backed by the local government, by the credit of a private issuer, by the current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets, or by domestic or foreign entities providing credit support such as letters of credit, guarantees, or insurance.
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.
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.
The following factors can significantly affect a fund's performance:
Municipal Market Volatility. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political changes as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to taxation, legislative changes, or the rights of municipal security holders. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those relating to education, health care, transportation, and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. In addition, changes in the financial condition of an individual municipal insurer can affect the overall municipal market.
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 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.
Issuer-Specific Changes. Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can affect a security's or instrument's credit quality or value. Entities providing credit support or a maturity-shortening structure also can be affected by these types of changes. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) determines an issuer of a municipal security has not complied with applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable and the security could decline significantly in value. In addition, if the structure of a security fails to function as intended, interest from the security could become taxable or the security could decline in value.
Prospectus
<R>Generally, each of Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central purchase municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. Neither FIMM nor Municipal Cash Central or Tax-Free Cash Central guarantee that this opinion is correct, and there is no assurance that the IRS will agree with bond counsel's opinion. Issuers or other parties generally enter into covenants requiring continuing compliance with federal tax requirements to preserve the tax-free status of interest payments over the life of the security. If at any time the covenants are not complied with, or if the IRS otherwise determines that the issuer did not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. For certain types of structured securities, the tax status of the pass-through of tax-free income may also be based on the federal tax treatment of the structure. </R>
In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, FIMM may temporarily use a different investment strategy for Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central for defensive purposes. If FIMM does so, different factors could affect each of Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central's performance, and the fund could distribute income subject to federal income tax.
Fundamental Investment Policies
The policies discussed below are fundamental, that is, subject to change only by shareholder approval.
Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Municipal Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax.
Securities Lending Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
<R> Tax-Free Cash Central Fund seeks to obtain a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal securities whose interest is exempt from federal income tax.</R>
The funds are open for business each day that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the principal bond markets (as recommended by the Bond Market Association) are open.
Each fund's net asset value per share (NAV) is the value of a single share. Fidelity normally calculates Cash Central's and Securities Lending Cash Central's NAV each business day as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Fidelity normally calculates Municipal Cash Central's and Tax-Free Cash Central's NAV each business day as of 12:00 noon Eastern time. However, NAV may be calculated earlier on any day the New York Fed, the NYSE, or the principal bond markets (as recommended by the Bond Market Association) close early, or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each fund's assets are valued as of these times 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.
Each fund's assets are valued on the basis of amortized cost.
Prospectus
Each fund offers its shares to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) or its affiliates. Shares of each fund are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any "public offering" within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act). Investments in the funds may be made only by a limited number of institutional investors including investment companies, banks, insurance companies, and certain other "accredited investors" within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. This registration statement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any shares of each fund.
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 order is received in proper form.
A fund may reject or cancel any specific purchase order for any reason. For example, purchase orders may be refused if, in FIMM's opinion, they would disrupt management of a fund.
Each fund may stop offering shares completely or may offer shares only on a limited basis, for a period of time or permanently.
When you place an order to buy shares, note the following:
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. Normally, redemptions will be processed by the next business day, but it may take up to seven days to pay the redemption proceeds if making immediate payment would adversely affect a fund.
When you place an order to sell shares, note the following:
The following policies apply to you as a shareholder.
<R>You may be asked to provide additional information in order for Fidelity to verify your identity in accordance with requirements under anti-money laundering regulations. Accounts may be restricted and/or closed, and the monies withheld, pending verification of this information or as otherwise required under these and other federal regulations.</R>
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.
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Shareholder Information - continued
Distributions you receive from each fund consist primarily of dividends. Each fund normally declares dividends daily and pays them monthly.
As a non-publicly offered registered investment company, each fund may be required to report distributions of "phantom income" to affected shareholders.
Earning Dividends
Shares begin to earn dividends on the day of purchase.
Shares earn dividends through the day prior to the day of redemption.
Your dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, will be paid in cash.
As with any investment, your investment in a fund could have tax consequences for you.
Distributions you receive from Cash Central and Securities Lending Cash Central are subject to federal income tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes.
Each municipal fund seeks to earn income and pay dividends exempt from federal income tax.
<R>Income exempt from federal income tax may be subject to state or local tax. A portion of the dividends you receive from a municipal fund may be subject to federal and state income taxes and, if applicable, also may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. You may also receive taxable distributions attributable to a municipal fund's sale of municipal bonds.</R>
For federal tax purposes, certain of each fund's distributions, including Cash Central's and Securities Lending Cash Central's dividends and each fund's distributions of short-term capital gains and gains on the sale of bonds characterized as market discount, are taxable to you as ordinary income. Because each taxable fund's income is primarily derived from interest, dividends from each taxable fund generally will not qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals. Each fund's distributions of long-term capital gains, if any, are taxable to you generally as capital gains for federal tax purposes.
Any taxable distributions you receive from a fund will normally be taxable to you when you receive them; however, you will receive certain December distributions in January, but those distributions will be taxable as if you received them on December 31.
Prospectus
Each fund is a mutual fund, an investment that pools shareholders' money and invests it toward a specified goal.
FIMM is each fund's manager. The address of FIMM is One Spartan Way, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054.
As of March 30, 2004, FIMM had approximately $268.3 billion in discretionary assets under management.
As the manager, FIMM is responsible for choosing each fund's investments and handling its business affairs.
Affiliates assist FIMM with foreign investments:
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.
Pursuant to each fund's management contract with FIMM, FMR, on behalf of each fund, pays FIMM a management fee. The management fee is calculated and paid to FIMM every month.
For each fund (other than a fund for which FIMM serves as sub-adviser) that invests in Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, or Tax-Free Cash Central in a given month, FMR pays FIMM a fee equal to 50% of the monthly management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that FMR receives from the investing fund, multiplied by the average net assets invested by that fund in Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central or Tax-Free Cash Central for the month. The fee is reduced to reflect any expenses paid by FMR on behalf of an investing fund pursuant to an all-inclusive fee management contract, but is not reduced to reflect any fee waivers or expense reimbursements made by FMR.
The annual management fee rate for Securities Lending Cash Central is 0.20% of the fund's average net assets.
FIMM pays FIIA for providing sub-advisory services, and FIIA in turn pays FIIA(U.K.)L.
FMR may, from time to time, agree to reimburse the funds for 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, which may be discontinued by FMR at any time, can decrease a fund's expenses and boost its performance.
<R>As of May 31, 2004, 100% of Cash Central's, Municipal Cash Central's, Tax-Free Cash Central's, and Securities Lending Cash Central's total outstanding shares were held by mutual funds managed by FMR or an FMR affiliate. Cash Central commenced operations on October 21, 1996. Municipal Cash Central commenced operations on January 27, 1997. Tax-Free Cash Central commenced operations on February 3, 2004. Securities Lending Cash Central commenced operations on July 1, 1999.</R>
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Notes
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or entity that opens an account. For individual investors opening an account: When you open an account, you will be asked for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow Fidelity to identify you. You may also be asked to provide documents that may help to establish your identity, such as your driver's license. For investors other than individuals: When you open an account, you will be asked for the name of the entity, its principal place of business and taxpayer identification number (TIN) and may be requested to provide information on persons with authority or control over the account such as name, residential address, date of birth and social security number. You may also be asked to provide documents, such as drivers' licenses, articles of incorporation, trust instruments or partnership agreements and other information that will help Fidelity identify the entity. |
Fidelity and Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design are registered trademarks of FMR Corp.
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CASH CENTRAL FUND, FIDELITY MUNICIPAL CASH CENTRAL FUND
FIDELITY SECURITIES LENDING CASH CENTRAL FUND, AND
FIDELITY TAX-FREE CASH CENTRAL FUND</R>
Funds of Fidelity Revere Street Trust
PART B OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT: STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
August 9, 2004
<R>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.</R>
<R>To obtain a free additional copy of Part A of the Registration Statement, dated April 23, 2004, or an annual report, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.</R>
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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Investment Policies and Limitations |
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Portfolio Transactions |
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Valuation |
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Buying and Selling Information |
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Distributions and Taxes |
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Trustees and Officers |
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Control of Investment Adviser |
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Management Contracts |
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Board Approval of the Existing Investment Advisory Contracts |
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Proxy Voting Guidelines |
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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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INVESTMENT POLICIES AND LIMITATIONS
The following policies and limitations supplement those set forth in Part A of the registration statement. 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 (1940 Act)) of the fund. However, except for the fundamental investment limitations listed below, the investment policies and limitations described in this Part B of the registration statement are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
The following are each fund's fundamental investment limitations set forth in their entirety.
Diversification
For each fund:
The fund may not 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.
Senior Securities
For each fund:
The fund may not 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.
Borrowing
For Cash Central and Securities Lending Cash Central:
The fund may not 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.
For Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central:
The fund may not borrow money, except that the fund may borrow money for temporary or emergency purposes (not for leveraging or investment) in an amount not exceeding 33 1/3% of its 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.
Underwriting
For each fund:
The fund may not 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.
Concentration
For Cash Central and Securities Lending Cash Central:
The fund may not 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.
For Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central:
The fund may not purchase the securities of any issuer (other than securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed by a U.S. territory or possession or a state or local government, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing) if, as a result, more than 25% of the fund's total assets would be invested in securities of companies whose principal business activities are in the same industry.
For purposes of each of Municipal Cash Central's and Tax-Free Cash Central's concentration limitation discussed above, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) identifies the issuer of a security depending on its terms and conditions. In identifying the issuer, FIMM will consider the entity or entities responsible for payment of interest and repayment of principal and the source of such payments; the way in which assets and revenues of an issuing political subdivision are separated from those of other political entities; and whether a governmental body is guaranteeing the security.
Real Estate
For each fund:
The fund may not 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).
Commodities
For each fund:
The fund may not purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments.
Loans
For each fund:
The fund may not 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, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.
The following investment limitations are not fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval.
Diversification
For each fund:
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 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.
For purposes of Municipal Cash Central's and Tax-Free Cash Central's diversification limitation discussed above, FIMM identifies the issuer of a security depending on its terms and conditions. In identifying the issuer FIMM will consider the entity or entities responsible for payment of interest and repayment of principal and the source of such payments; the way in which assets and revenues of an issuing political subdivision are separated from those of other political entities; and whether a governmental body is guaranteeing the security.
For purposes of each fund's diversification limitation discussed above, 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.
Short Sales
For each fund:
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.
Margin Purchases
For each fund:
The fund does not currently intend to purchase securities on margin, except that the fund may obtain such short-term credits as are necessary for the clearance of transactions, and provided that margin payments in connection with futures contracts and options on futures contracts shall not constitute purchasing securities on margin.
Borrowing
For Cash Central and Securities Lending Cash Central:
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.
For Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central:
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 (reverse repurchase agreements are treated as borrowings for purposes of the fundamental borrowing investment limitation).
Illiquid Securities
For each fund:
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.
For purposes of each fund's illiquid securities limitation discussed above, 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.
Loans
For Cash Central and Securities Lending Cash Central:
The fund does not currently intend to lend assets other than securities to other parties, except by (a) 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 or (b) assuming any unfunded commitments in connection with the acquisition of loans, loan participations, or other forms of debt instruments. (This limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities, to repurchase agreements, or to acquisitions of loans, loan participations or other forms of debt instruments.)
For Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central:
The fund does not currently intend to engage in repurchase agreements or make loans, but this limitation does not apply to purchases of debt securities.
The following pages contain more detailed information about types of instruments in which a fund may invest, strategies FIMM may employ in pursuit of a fund's investment objective, and a summary of related risks. FIMM 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 purchase contracts, financing leases, or sales agreements entered into by municipalities, 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 Fidelity Management & Research Company (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. A municipal fund's uninvested cash may earn credits that reduce fund expenses.
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 regulatory 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, FIMM determines the liquidity of a fund's investments and, through reports from FIMM, the Board monitors investments in illiquid securities. In determining the liquidity of a fund's investments, FIMM 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. Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central currently intend to participate in this program only as borrowers. 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 Insurance. A municipal bond may be covered by insurance that guarantees the bond's scheduled payment of interest and repayment of principal. This type of insurance may be obtained by either (i) the issuer at the time the bond is issued (primary market insurance), or (ii) another party after the bond has been issued (secondary market insurance).
Both primary and secondary market insurance guarantee timely and scheduled repayment of all principal and payment of all interest on a municipal bond in the event of default by the issuer, and cover a municipal bond to its maturity, enhancing its credit quality and value.
Municipal bond insurance does not insure against market fluctuations or fluctuations in a fund's share price. In addition, a municipal bond insurance policy will not cover: (i) repayment of a municipal bond before maturity (redemption), (ii) prepayment or payment of an acceleration premium (except for a mandatory sinking fund redemption) or any other provision of a bond indenture that advances the maturity of the bond, or (iii) nonpayment of principal or interest caused by negligence or bankruptcy of the paying agent. A mandatory sinking fund redemption may be a provision of a municipal bond issue whereby part of the municipal bond issue may be retired before maturity.
Because a significant portion of the municipal securities issued and outstanding is insured by a small number of insurance companies, an event involving one or more of these insurance companies could have a significant adverse effect on the value of the securities insured by that insurance company and on the municipal markets as a whole.
FMR may decide to retain an insured municipal bond that is in default, or, in FMR's view, in significant risk of default. While a fund holds a defaulted, insured municipal bond, the fund collects interest payments from the insurer and retains the right to collect principal from the insurer when the municipal bond matures, or in connection with a mandatory sinking fund redemption.
Principal Municipal Bond Insurers. The various insurance companies providing primary and secondary market insurance policies for municipal bonds are described below. Ratings reflect each respective rating agency's assessment of the creditworthiness of an insurer and the insurer's ability to pay claims on its insurance policies at the time of the assessment.
Ambac Assurance Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group Inc., is authorized to provide bond insurance in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Bonds insured by Ambac Assurance Corp. are rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investors Service and "AAA" by Standard & Poor's (S&P).
Connie Lee Insurance Co. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Connie Lee Holdings Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ambac Assurance Corp. All losses incurred by Connie Lee Insurance Co. that would cause its statutory capital to drop below $75 million would be covered by Ambac Assurance Corp. Connie Lee Insurance Co. is authorized to provide bond insurance in 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Bonds insured by Connie Lee Insurance Co. are rated "AAA" by S&P.
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. (FGIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE Capital Services, is authorized to provide bond insurance in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Bonds insured by FGIC are rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investors Service and "AAA" by S&P.
Financial Security Assurance Inc. (FSA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., is authorized to provide bond insurance in 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories. Bonds insured by FSA are rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investors Service and "AAA" by S&P.
Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corp. (MBIA Insurance Corp.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBIA Inc., a publicly-owned company, is authorized to provide bond insurance in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Bonds insured by MBIA Insurance Corp. are rated "Aaa" by Moody's Investors Service and "AAA" by S&P.
Municipal Leases and participation interests therein may take the form of a lease, an installment purchase, or a conditional sale contract and are issued by state and local governments and authorities to acquire land or a wide variety of equipment and facilities. Generally, a fund will not hold these obligations directly as a lessor of the property, but will purchase a participation interest in a municipal obligation from a bank or other third party. A participation interest gives the purchaser a specified, undivided interest in the obligation in proportion to its purchased interest in the total amount of the issue.
Municipal leases frequently have risks distinct from those associated with general obligation or revenue bonds. State constitutions and statutes set forth requirements that states or municipalities must meet to incur debt. These may include voter referenda, interest rate limits, or public sale requirements. Leases, installment purchases, or conditional sale contracts (which normally provide for title to the leased asset to pass to the governmental issuer) have evolved as a means for governmental issuers to acquire property and equipment without meeting their constitutional and statutory requirements for the issuance of debt. Many leases and contracts include "non-appropriation clauses" providing that the governmental issuer has no obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for such purposes by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis. Non-appropriation clauses free the issuer from debt issuance limitations. If a municipality stops making payments or transfers its obligations to a private entity, the obligation could lose value or become taxable.
Municipal Market Disruption Risk. The value of 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 in the event of a bankruptcy. Proposals to restrict or eliminate the federal income tax exemption for interest on municipal securities are introduced before Congress from time to time. Proposals also may be introduced before state legislatures that would affect the state tax treatment of a municipal fund's distributions. If such proposals were enacted, the availability of municipal securities and the value of a municipal fund's holdings would be affected, and the Trustees would reevaluate the fund's investment objectives and policies. Municipal bankruptcies are relatively rare, and certain provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code governing such bankruptcies are unclear and remain untested. Further, the application of state law to municipal issuers could produce varying results among the states or among municipal securities issuers within a state. These legal uncertainties could affect the municipal securities market generally, certain specific segments of the market, or the relative credit quality of particular securities. Any of these effects could have a significant impact on the prices of some or all of the municipal securities held by a fund, making it more difficult for a fund to maintain a stable net asset value per share (NAV).
Education. In general, there are two types of education-related bonds: those issued to finance projects for public and private colleges and universities, and those representing pooled interests in student loans. Bonds issued to supply educational institutions with funds are subject to the risk of unanticipated revenue decline, primarily the result of decreasing student enrollment or decreasing state and federal funding. Among the factors that may lead to declining or insufficient revenues are restrictions on students' ability to pay tuition, availability of state and federal funding, and general economic conditions. Student loan revenue bonds are generally offered by state (or substate) authorities or commissions and are backed by pools of student loans. Underlying student loans may be guaranteed by state guarantee agencies and may be subject to reimbursement by the United States Department of Education through its guaranteed student loan program. Others may be private, uninsured loans made to parents or students which are supported by reserves or other forms of credit enhancement. Recoveries of principal due to loan defaults may be applied to redemption of bonds or may be used to re-lend, depending on program latitude and demand for loans. Cash flows supporting student loan revenue bonds are impacted by numerous factors, including the rate of student loan defaults, seasoning of the loan portfolio, and student repayment deferral periods of forbearance. Other risks associated with student loan revenue bonds include potential changes in federal legislation regarding student loan revenue bonds, state guarantee agency reimbursement and continued federal interest and other program subsidies currently in effect.
Electric Utilities. The electric utilities industry has been experiencing, and will continue to experience, increased competitive pressures. Federal legislation in the last two years will open transmission access to any electricity supplier, although it is not presently known to what extent competition will evolve. Other risks include: (a) the availability and cost of fuel, (b) the availability and cost of capital, (c) the effects of conservation on energy demand, (d) the effects of rapidly changing environmental, safety, and licensing requirements, and other federal, state, and local regulations, (e) timely and sufficient rate increases, and (f) opposition to nuclear power.
Health Care. The health care industry is subject to regulatory action by a number of private and governmental agencies, including federal, state, and local governmental agencies. A major source of revenues for the health care industry is payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs. As a result, the industry is sensitive to legislative changes and reductions in governmental spending for such programs. Numerous other factors may affect the industry, such as general and local economic conditions; demand for services; expenses (including malpractice insurance premiums); and competition among health care providers. In the future, the following elements may adversely affect health care facility operations: adoption of legislation proposing a national health insurance program; other state or local health care reform measures; medical and technological advances which dramatically alter the need for health services or the way in which such services are delivered; changes in medical coverage which alter the traditional fee-for-service revenue stream; and efforts by employers, insurers, and governmental agencies to reduce the costs of health insurance and health care services.
Housing. Housing revenue bonds are generally issued by a state, county, city, local housing authority, or other public agency. They generally are secured by the revenues derived from mortgages purchased with the proceeds of the bond issue. It is extremely difficult to predict the supply of available mortgages to be purchased with the proceeds of an issue or the future cash flow from the underlying mortgages. Consequently, there are risks that proceeds will exceed supply, resulting in early retirement of bonds, or that homeowner repayments will create an irregular cash flow. Many factors may affect the financing of multi-family housing projects, including acceptable completion of construction, proper management, occupancy and rent levels, economic conditions, and changes to current laws and regulations.
Transportation. Transportation debt may be issued to finance the construction of airports, toll roads, highways, or other transit facilities. Airport bonds are dependent on the general stability of the airline industry and on the stability of a specific carrier who uses the airport as a hub. Air traffic generally follows broader economic trends and is also affected by the price and availability of fuel. Toll road bonds are also affected by the cost and availability of fuel as well as toll levels, the presence of competing roads and the general economic health of an area. Fuel costs and availability also affect other transportation-related securities, as do the presence of alternate forms of transportation, such as public transportation.
Water and Sewer. Water and sewer revenue bonds are often considered to have relatively secure credit as a result of their issuer's importance, monopoly status, and generally unimpeded ability to raise rates. Despite this, lack of water supply due to insufficient rain, run-off, or snow pack is a concern that has led to past defaults. Further, public resistance to rate increases, costly environmental litigation, and Federal environmental mandates are challenges faced by issuers of water and sewer bonds.
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 FIMM.
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 (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 FIMM. 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 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. FIMM 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, FIMM 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.
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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 FIMM pursuant to authority contained in the management contract. FIMM 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 FIMM), FIMM 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 compensation paid; and the provision of additional brokerage and research products and services, if applicable.
Purchases and sales of securities on a securities exchange are effected through brokers who receive compensation 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 (ECN) or an alternative trading system.
Securities may be purchased from underwriters at prices that include underwriting fees.
Each fund may execute portfolio transactions with brokers or dealers (who are not affiliates of FIMM) 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 FIMM's normal research activities in providing investment advice to the funds. FIMM'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 FIMM 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, FIMM may request a broker or dealer to provide a specific proprietary or third-party product or service. While FIMM takes into account the products and services provided by a broker or dealer in determining whether compensation paid is reasonable, neither FIMM 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 compensation or otherwise.
Brokers or dealers that execute transactions for a fund may receive compensation that is in excess of the amount of compensation 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 compensation, FIMM will make a good faith determination that the compensation is reasonable in relation to the value of the products and services provided viewed in terms of the particular transaction for the fund or FIMM's overall responsibilities to the fund or other investment companies and investment accounts. Typically, these products and services assist FIMM 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.
FIMM may place trades with certain brokers with which it is under common control, including National Financial Services LLC (NFS), provided it determines that these affiliates' trade execution abilities and costs are comparable to those of non-affiliated, qualified brokerage firms. FIMM does not allocate trades to NFS in exchange for brokerage and research products and services of the type sometimes known as "soft dollars." FIMM trades with its affiliated brokers on an execution-only basis.
FIMM may allocate brokerage transactions to brokers or dealers (who are not affiliates of FIMM) who have entered into arrangements with FIMM under which the broker-dealer allocates a portion of the compensation paid by a fund toward the reduction of that fund's expenses.
The Trustees of each fund periodically review FIMM's performance of its responsibilities in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions on behalf of the fund and review the compensation 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 compensation including both commissions and spreads in connection with the placement of portfolio transactions.
For the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, each fund paid no brokerage commissions.
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, 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 compensation paid by the funds on portfolio transactions is legally permissible and advisable. 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 participate, or continue to participate, in the commission recapture program.
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 (including proprietary accounts) 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 or investment accounts 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 to each fund or investment account. 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 FIMM 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.
BUYING AND SELLING INFORMATION
Shares of each fund are not offered to the public and are issued solely in private placement transactions that do not involve any "public offering" within the meaning of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act. Investments in the funds may be made only by a limited number of institutional investors, including investment companies, banks, insurance companies, and certain other entities that are "accredited investors" within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act. This registration statement does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any "security" within the meaning of the 1933 Act.
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 FIMM 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 or the long-term capital gains tax rates available to individuals. To the extent that a municipal fund's income is designated as federally tax-exempt interest, the dividends declared by the fund are also federally tax-exempt. Short-term capital gains are taxable at ordinary income tax rates, but do not qualify for the dividends-received deduction. A portion of each fund's dividends derived from certain U.S. Government securities and securities of certain other investment companies may be exempt from state and local taxation.
Generally, each of Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central purchase municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. Neither FIMM nor Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central guarantee that this opinion is correct, and there is no assurance that the IRS will agree with bond counsel's opinion. Issuers or other parties generally enter into covenants requiring continuing compliance with federal tax requirements to preserve the tax-free status of interest payments over the life of the security. If at any time the covenants are not complied with, or if the IRS otherwise determines that the issuer did not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued and you may need to file an amended income tax return. For certain types of structured securities, the tax status of the pass-through of tax-free income may also be based on the federal tax treatment of the structure.
Interest on certain "private activity" securities is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT), although the interest continues to be excludable from gross income for other tax purposes. Interest from private activity securities is a tax preference item for the purposes of determining whether a taxpayer is subject to the AMT and the amount of AMT to be paid, if any.
A portion of the gain on municipal bonds purchased at market discount after April 30, 1993 is taxable to shareholders as ordinary income, not as capital gains.
Capital Gain Distributions. Each fund may distribute any net realized capital gains once a year or more often, as necessary.
As of May 31, 2004, Cash Central had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $208,000. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on May 31, 2012, is available to offset future capital gains. As of May 31, 2004, Securities Lending Cash Central had an aggregate capital loss carryforward of approximately $38,000. This loss carryforward, all of which will expire on May 31, 2012, is available to offset future capital gains. Under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations, a fund's ability to utilize its capital loss carryforwards in a given year or in total may be limited.
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 Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and 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 292 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. McCoy oversees 294 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
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 and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member 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> Interested Trustees </R>*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
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<R>Edward C. Johnson 3d (73)**</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996 </R> <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> |
<R>Abigail P. Johnson (42)**</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 </R> <R>Senior Vice President of Cash Central (2001), Municipal Cash Central (2001), Securities Lending Cash Central (2001), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). 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> |
<R>Laura B. Cronin (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 </R> <R>Ms. Cronin is an Executive Vice President (2002) and Chief Financial Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is a member of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). Previously, Ms. Cronin served as Vice President of Finance of FMR (1997-1999), and Chief Financial Officer of FMR (1999-2001), Fidelity Personal Investments (2001), and Fidelity Brokerage Company (2001-2002).</R> |
<R>Robert L. Reynolds (52)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 </R> <R>Mr. Reynolds is a Director (2003) and Chief Operating Officer (2002) of FMR Corp. and is the head of the Fidelity Management Committee (2003). He also serves on the Board at Fidelity Investments Canada, Ltd. (2000). Previously, Mr. Reynolds served as President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Retirement Group (1996-2000).</R> |
<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>
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<R>J. Michael Cook (61)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 </R> <R>Prior to Mr. Cook's retirement in May 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche LLP (accounting/consulting), Chairman of the Deloitte & Touche Foundation, and a member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He currently serves as a Director of Comcast (telecommunications, 2002), International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (2000), The Dow Chemical Company (2000), and Northrop Grumman Corporation (global defense technology, 2003). He is a Member of the Diversity Advisory Council of Marakon (2003) and the Advisory Board of the Directorship Search Group, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst (a leading organization for the advancement of women in business), and is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Council to the Comptroller General of the United States. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Florida, his alma mater.</R> |
<R>Ralph F. Cox (71)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996 </R> <R>Mr. Cox is President of RABAR Enterprises (management consulting for the petroleum industry). Prior to February 1994, he was President of Greenhill Petroleum Corporation (petroleum exploration and production). Until March 1990, Mr. Cox was President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Resources Company (exploration and production). He is a Director of CH2M Hill Companies (engineering), and Abraxas Petroleum (petroleum exploration and production, 1999). In addition, he is a member of advisory boards of Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin.</R> |
<R>Robert M. Gates (60)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 </R> <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 NACCO Industries, Inc. (mining and manufacturing), Parker Drilling Co., Inc. (drilling and rental tools for the energy industry, 2001), and Brinker International (restaurant management, 2003). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of VoteHere.net (secure internet voting, 2001). Previously, Dr. Gates served as a Director of LucasVarity PLC (automotive components and diesel engines), a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology), and Dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University (1999-2001). Dr. Gates also is a Trustee of the Forum for International Policy.</R> |
<R>George H. Heilmeier (68)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001) and Teletech Holdings (customer management services, 1998). He is Chairman of the General Motors Technology Advisory Committee and a Life Fellow of the IEEE (2000). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and The Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002), Compaq (1994-2002), and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) (technology-based business outsourcing, 1995-2002).</R> |
<R>Donald J. Kirk (71)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996 </R> <R>Mr. Kirk is a Governor of the American Stock Exchange (2001), a Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greenwich Hospital Association, a Director of the Yale-New Haven Health Services Corp. (1998), and a Director Emeritus and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Arts Strategies Inc. (leadership education for arts and culture). Mr. Kirk was an Executive-in-Residence (1995-2000) and a Professor (1987-1995) at Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Prior to 1987, he was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a Governor of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-2002), a member and Vice Chairman of the Public Oversight Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' SEC Practice Section (1995-2002), a Director of General Re Corporation (reinsurance, 1987-1998) and as a Director of Valuation Research Corp. (appraisals and valuations).</R> |
<R>Marie L. Knowles (57)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 </R> <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) 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> |
<R>Ned C. Lautenbach (60)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 </R> <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 Co-Chairman and a Director of Covansys, Inc. (global provider of business and technology solutions, 2000). In addition, he is a Director of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) and the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (1999). He also is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.</R> |
<R>Marvin L. Mann (71)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996 </R> <R>Mr. Mann is Chairman of the non-interested Trustees (2001). He is Chairman Emeritus of Lexmark International, Inc. (computer peripherals) where he served as CEO until April 1998 and retired as Chairman May 1999, and 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. 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> |
<R>William O. McCoy (70)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1997 </R> <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), and Progress Energy, Inc. (electric utility). He is also a partner of Franklin Street Partners (private investment management firm) 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> |
<R>William S. Stavropoulos (65)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 </R> <R>Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman of the Board (2000), CEO (2002), a position he previously held from 1995-2000, Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000), and a Member of the Board of Directors 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; 2002-2003). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), BellSouth Corporation (telecommunications), Chemical Financial Corporation, 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. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science.</R> |
<R> Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :</R>
<R>Correspondence intended for Mr. Dirks and Ms. Small may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.</R>
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<R>Dennis J. Dirks (56)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Revere Street Trust. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003).</R> |
<R>Peter S. Lynch (61)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 </R> <R>Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Revere Street Trust. Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001) and a Director (2000) of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). 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> |
<R>Cornelia M. Small (59)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Revere Street Trust. Ms. Small is a member (2000) and Chairperson (2002) of the Investment Committee, and a member (2002) of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Previously, she served as Chief Investment Officer (1999-2000), Director of Global Equity Investments (1996-1999), and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark (1990-1997) and Scudder Kemper Investments (1997-1998). In addition, Ms. Small served as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.</R> |
<R>Dwight D. Churchill (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 or 2004 </R> <R>Vice President of Cash Central (2000), Municipal Cash Central (2000), Securities Lending Cash Central (2000), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). 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> |
<R>David L. Murphy (56)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 </R> <R>Vice President of Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, and Securities Lending Cash Central. Mr. Murphy also serves as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2002) and Vice President of certain Asset Allocation Funds (2003). He serves as Senior Vice President (2000) and Money Market Group Leader (2002) of the Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Murphy is also a Senior Vice President of FIMM (2003) and a Vice President of FMR (2000). 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> |
<R>Norman U. Lind (48)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 </R> <R>Vice President of Municipal Cash Central. Mr. Lind also serves as Vice President of other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Lind managed a variety of Fidelity funds.</R> |
<R>Timothy R. Huyck (39)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>Vice President of Cash Central and Securities Lending Cash Central. Mr. Huyck also serves as Vice President of other funds advised by FMR. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Huyck managed a variety of Fidelity funds.</R> |
<R>Eric D. Roiter (55)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1998, 1999 or 2004 </R> <R>Secretary of Cash Central (1998), Municipal Cash Central (1998), Securities Lending Cash Central (1999), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). 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 is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003).</R> |
<R>Stuart Fross (44)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 or 2004 </R> <R>Assistant Secretary of Cash Central (2003), Municipal Cash Central (2003), Securities Lending Cash Central (2003), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). Mr. Fross also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2003) and is an employee of FMR.</R> |
<R>Christine Reynolds (45)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) officer of Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, Securities Lending Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central. Ms. Reynolds also serves as President, Treasurer, and AML officer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is a Vice President (2003) and an employee (2002) of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Reynolds worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) (1980-2002), where she was most recently an audit partner with PwC's investment management practice.</R> |
<R>Timothy F. Hayes (53)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 or 2004 </R> <R>Chief Financial Officer of Cash Central (2002), Municipal Cash Central (2002), Securities Lending Cash Central (2002), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). Mr. Hayes also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds (2002). Recently he was appointed President of Fidelity Service Company (2003) where he also serves as a Director. Mr. Hayes also serves as President of Fidelity Investments Operations Group (FIOG, 2002), 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> |
<R>John R. Hebble (45)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 or 2004 </R> <R>Deputy Treasurer of Cash Central (2003), Municipal Cash Central (2003), Securities Lending Cash Central (2003), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). Mr. Hebble also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2003), and is an employee of FMR. Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Hebble worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Director of Fund Accounting (2002-2003) and Assistant Treasurer of the Scudder Funds (1998-2003).</R> |
<R>Kimberley H. Monasterio (40)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>Deputy Treasurer of Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, Securities Lending Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central. Ms. Monasterio also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR (2004). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Monasterio served as Treasurer (2000-2004) and Chief Financial Officer (2002-2004) of the Franklin Templeton Funds and Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (2000-2004).</R> |
<R>John H. Costello (57)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996, 1997, 1999, or 2004 </R> <R>Assistant Treasurer of Cash Central (1996), Municipal Cash Central (1997), Securities Lending Cash Central (1999), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). Mr. Costello also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of FMR.</R> |
<R>Francis V. Knox, Jr. (56)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 or 2004 </R> <R>Assistant Treasurer of Cash Central (2002), Municipal Cash Central (2002), Securities Lending Cash Central (2002), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). Mr. Knox also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002), and is a Vice President and an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Knox served as Vice President of Investment & Advisor Compliance (1990-2001), and Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (1992-2002), Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (1991-2002), and FMR Corp. (1995-2002).</R> |
<R>Peter L. Lydecker (50)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 </R> <R>Assistant Treasurer of Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, Securities Lending Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central. Mr. Lydecker also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR.</R> |
<R>Mark Osterheld (49)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 or 2004 </R> <R>Assistant Treasurer of Cash Central (2002), Municipal Cash Central (2002), Securities Lending Cash Central (2002), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). Mr. Osterheld also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2002) and is an employee of FMR.</R> |
<R>Kenneth Robins (34)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 2004</R> <R>Assistant Treasurer of Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, Securities Lending Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central. Mr. Robins also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR (2004). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004) and a Senior Manager (1999-2000). In addition, Mr. Robins served as Assistant Chief Accountant, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2000-2002). </R> |
<R>Thomas J. Simpson (46)</R> |
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Year of Election or Appointment: 1996, 1997, 1999, or 2004 </R> <R>Assistant Treasurer of Cash Central (1996), Municipal Cash Central (1997), Securities Lending Cash Central (1997), and Tax-Free Cash Central (2004). 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>
<R>The Operations Committee is composed of all of the non-interested Trustees, with Mr. Mann currently serving as Chair. The committee normally meets monthly (except August), or more frequently as called by the Chair, and serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, 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 proposed continuation of contracts between the Fidelity funds and FMR and its affiliates, and annually reviews and makes recommendations regarding transfer agent and other service agreements, insurance coverage, and custody agreements. The committee also monitors additional issues including the nature, levels and quality of services provided to shareholders, significant litigation, and the voting of proxies of portfolio companies. The committee also has oversight of compliance issues not specifically in the scope of the charters of the Audit Committee or Fund Oversight Committees and considers other operating matters not specifically within the scope of oversight of any other committee. The committee is also responsible for definitive action on all compliance matters involving the potential for significant reimbursement by FMR. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, 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 Chair. The committee normally meets quarterly, or more frequently as called by the Chair, 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 and monitors matters of disclosure to the extent required to fulfill its statutory responsibilities. The committee provides oversight regarding the investment policies relating to, 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 May 31, 2004, the committee held four meetings.</R>
<R>The Board of Trustees has established three Fund Oversight Committees: the Equity Committee (composed of Messrs. Lautenbach (Chair), Kirk, and Stavropoulos), the Fixed-Income and International Committee (composed of Messrs. Cook (Chair) and Cox and Ms. Knowles), and the Select and Special Committee (composed of Messrs. McCoy (Chair), Gates, and Heilmeier). Each committee normally meets monthly (except August) or more frequently as called by the Chair of the respective committee. Each committee oversees investment advisory services provided by FMR to the relevant funds and develops an understanding of and monitors the investment objectives, policies, and practices of the relevant Fidelity funds. Each committee also monitors investment performance, compliance by each relevant Fidelity fund with its investment policies and restrictions and reviews appropriate benchmarks, competitive universes, unusual or exceptional investment matters and the personnel and other resources devoted to the management of each fund. The Fixed-Income and International Committee also receives reports required under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act and has oversight of research bearing on credit quality, investment structures and other fixed-income issues, and of international research. The Select and Special Committee has oversight of FMR's equity investment research. Each committee will review and recommend any required action to the Board in respect of specific funds, including new funds, changes in fundamental and non-fundamental investment policies and restrictions, partial or full closing to new investors, fund mergers, fund name changes, and liquidations of funds. The non-interested Trustees of each committee may organize working groups to make recommendations concerning issues related to funds that are within the scope of the committee's review. These working groups report to the committee or to the non-interested Trustees, or both, as appropriate. Each working group may request from FMR such information from FMR as may be appropriate to the working group's deliberations. Prior to December 2003, the Fixed-Income and International Committee was known as the Fixed-Income/International Committee, and the Select and Special Committee was known as the Select Committee. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, each Fund Oversight Committee held 11 meetings.</R>
<R>The Board of Trustees established in December 2003 two Fund Contract Committees: the Equity Contract Committee (composed of Messrs. Lautenbach (Chair), Cook, and McCoy) and the Fixed-Income Contract Committee (composed of Messrs. Cook (Chair) and Cox, and Ms. Knowles). Each committee ordinarily meets monthly during the first six months of each year and more frequently as necessary to consider matters related to the renewal of fund investment advisory agreements. The committees will assist the Board of Trustees in its consideration of investment advisory agreements of each fund. Each committee receives information on and makes recommendations concerning the approval of investment advisory agreements between the Fidelity funds and FMR and its affiliates and any non-FMR affiliate that serves as a sub-adviser to a Fidelity fund (collectively, investment advisers) and the annual review of these contracts. The Fixed-Income Contract Committee will be responsible for investment advisory agreements of the fixed-income funds. The Equity Contract Committee will be responsible for the investment advisory agreements of all other funds. With respect to each fund under its purview, each committee: requests and receives information on the nature, levels, and quality of services provided to the shareholders of the Fidelity funds by the investment advisers and their respective affiliates, fund performance, and such other information as the committee determines to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the investment advisory agreements; considers the profitability and other benefits that the investment advisers and their respective affiliates derive from their contractual arrangements with each of the funds (including tangible and intangible "fall-out benefits"); considers methodologies for determining the extent to which the funds benefit from economies of scale and refinements to these methodologies; considers such other matters and information as may be necessary and appropriate to evaluate investment advisory agreements of the funds; and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the approval or renewal of investment advisory agreements. Each committee will consult with the other committees of the Board of Trustees, and in particular with the Audit Committee and the applicable Fund Oversight Committees, in carrying out its responsibilities. Each committee's responsibilities are guided by Sections 15(c) and 36(b) of the 1940 Act. While each committee consists solely of non-interested Trustees, its meetings may, depending upon the subject matter, be attended by one or more senior members of FMR's management or representatives of a sub-adviser not affiliated with FMR. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, the Equity Contract Committee held no meetings and the Fixed-Income Contract Committee held one meeting.</R>
<R>The Shareholder Services, Brokerage and Distribution Committee is composed of Messrs. Cox (Chair), Cook, Heilmeier, Lautenbach, and Stavropoulos. The committee normally meets in conjunction with in-person meetings of the Board of Trustees, or more frequently as called by the Chair. Regarding shareholder services, the committee considers the structure and amount of the Fidelity funds' transfer agency fees, custody fees, and direct fees to investors (other than sales loads), such as small account and exchange fees, and the nature and quality of services rendered by FMR and its affiliates or third parties (such as custodians) in consideration of these fees. The committee also considers other non-investment management services rendered to the Fidelity funds by FMR and its affiliates, including pricing and bookkeeping services and fees. Regarding brokerage, 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 or paying fund expenses. The committee also monitors brokerage and other similar relationships between the Fidelity funds and firms affiliated with FMR that participate in the execution of securities transactions. Regarding the distribution of fund shares, 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 (including breakpoints), load waivers, selling concessions and service charges paid to intermediaries, Rule 12b-1 plans, contingent deferred sales charges, and finders' fees. The committee also oversees and receives reports on the preparation and use of advertisements and sales literature for the Fidelity funds. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, the Shareholder Services, Brokerage and Distribution Committee held eight meetings.</R>
<R>The Audit Committee is composed of Ms. Knowles (Chair), and Messrs. Gates, Kirk, and McCoy. All committee members must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. At least one committee member will be an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the SEC. The committee normally meets in conjunction with in-person meetings of the Board of Trustees, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The committee meets separately at least four times a year with the Fidelity funds' Treasurer, with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR Corp., and with the Fidelity funds' outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the Fidelity funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the Fidelity funds and the funds' service providers, (ii) the financial reporting processes of the Fidelity funds, (iii) the independence, objectivity and qualification of the auditors to the Fidelity funds, (iv) the annual audits of the Fidelity funds' financial statements, and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the Fidelity funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of any non-audit services for any Fidelity fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certain non-audit services to Fidelity fund service providers and their affiliates to the extent that such approval (in the case of this clause (ii)) is required under applicable regulations of the SEC. In furtherance of the foregoing, the committee has adopted (and may from time to time amend or supplement) and provides oversight of policies and procedures for non-audit engagements by outside auditors of the Fidelity funds. It is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the Fidelity funds, resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund's financial reporting, and has sole authority to hire and fire any auditor. Auditors of the funds report directly to the committee. The committee will obtain assurance of independence and objectivity from the outside auditors, including a formal written statement delineating all relationships between the auditor and the Fidelity funds and any service providers consistent with Independent Standards Board Standard No. 1. The committee will receive reports of compliance with provisions of the Auditor Independence Regulations relating to the hiring of employees or former employees of the outside auditors. It oversees and receives reports on the Fidelity funds' service providers' internal controls and reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the service providers' accounting and financial controls, including: (i) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Fidelity funds' ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the fund's internal control over financial reporting; and (iii) any fraud, whether material or not, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Fidelity funds' or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee reviews at least annually a report from each outside auditor describing any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control, peer review, or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board examination of the auditing firm and any material issues raised by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities of the auditing firm and in each case any steps taken to deal with such issues. The committee will oversee and receive reports on the Fidelity funds' financial reporting process, will discuss with FMR, the Fidelity funds' Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR Corp. their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the Fidelity funds, and will review with FMR, the Fidelity funds' Treasurer, outside auditor, and internal auditor personnel of FMR Corp. (to the extent relevant) the results of audits of the Fidelity funds' financial statements. The committee will review periodically the Fidelity funds' major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. The committee also plays an oversight role in respect of each Fidelity fund's compliance with its name test and investment restrictions, the code of ethics relating to personal securities transactions, the code of ethics applicable to certain senior officers of the Fidelity funds, and anti-money laundering requirements. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, the committee held 14 meetings.</R>
<R>The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Mann (Chair), Cox, and Gates, each of whom is not an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act). The committee has two charters: one addressing fund governance and Board administrative matters and one addressing the nomination for the appointment or election of non-interested Trustees. The committee meets as called by the Chair. The committee also recommends the establishment of committees (including ad hoc and standing committees). The committee is also responsible for other fund governance and board administration matters. With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures and policies of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) 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 reviews 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 necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to non-interested Trustees, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events. The committee monitors compliance with, acts as the administrator of, and makes determinations in respect of, the provisions of the code of ethics and any supplemental policies regarding personal securities transactions applicable to the non-interested Trustees. The committee monitors regulatory and other developments to determine whether to recommend modifications to the committee's responsibilities or other Trustee policies and procedures in light of rule changes, reports concerning "best practices" in corporate governance and other developments in mutual fund governance. The committee meets with non-interested Trustees at least once a year to discuss the Statement of Policies and other matters relating to fund governance. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the non-interested Trustees. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of non-interested Trustees and non-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee will have sole authority to retain and terminate any search firm used to identify non-interested Trustee candidates, including sole authority to approve such firm's fees and other retention terms. The committee will consider nominees to the Board of Trustees recommended by shareholders based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the committee by a search firm or other source. Recommendations, along with appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as a non-interested Trustee of the Fidelity funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with non-interested Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting non-interested Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an "interested person" of FMR or its affiliates within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of FMR and its affiliates; (iv) has the disposition to act independently in respect of FMR and its affiliates and others in order to protect the interests of the funds and all shareholders; (v) ability to attend 11 meetings per year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the candidate has dealt with management, technical, financial, or regulatory issues; (vii) sufficient financial or accounting knowledge to add value in the complex financial environment of the Fidelity funds; (viii) experience on corporate or other institutional oversight bodies having similar responsibilities, but which board memberships or other relationships could not result in business or regulatory conflicts with the funds; and (ix) capacity for the hard work and attention to detail that is required to be an effective non-interested Trustee in light of the Fidelity funds' complex regulatory, operational, and marketing setting. The Governance and Nominating Committee may determine that a candidate who does not have the type of previous experience or knowledge referred to above should nevertheless be considered as a nominee if the Governance and Nominating Committee finds that the candidate has additional qualifications such that his or her qualifications, taken as a whole, demonstrate the same level of fitness to serve as a non-interested Trustee. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, the committee held 12 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, 2003.</R>
<R>Interested Trustees</R> |
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<R>DOLLAR RANGE OF
|
Edward C. Johnson 3d |
Abigail P. Johnson |
Laura B. Cronin |
Robert L. Reynolds</R> |
<R>Cash Central |
none |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Municipal Cash Central |
none |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Securities Lending Cash Central |
none |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>Tax-Free Cash Central |
none |
none |
none |
none</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF FUND SHARES IN ALL FUNDS OVERSEEN WITHIN FUND FAMILY |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000 |
over $100,000</R> |
<R>The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee and Member of the Advisory Board for his or her services for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, or calendar year ended December 31, 2003, as applicable.</R>
<R>Compensation Table *</R> |
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<R>AGGREGATE
|
J. Michael
|
Ralph F.
|
Phyllis
Burke
|
Dennis J.
|
Robert M.
|
George H.
|
Donald J.
|
</R> |
<R>Central Cash |
$ 7,597 |
$ 7,737 |
$ 4,457 |
$ 0 |
$ 7,659 |
$ 7,642 |
$ 8,411 |
</R> |
<R>Municipal Cash Central |
$ 689 |
$ 710 |
$ 433 |
$ 0 |
$ 704 |
$ 702 |
$ 759 |
</R> |
<R>Securities Lending Cash Central |
$ 1,542 |
$ 1,581 |
$ 776 |
$ 0 |
$ 1,558 |
$ 1,545 |
$ 1,684 |
</R> |
<R>Tax-Free Cash Central + |
$ 115 |
$ 118 |
$ 0 |
$ 80 |
$ 115 |
$ 112 |
$ 112 |
</R> |
<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
|
$ 253,500 |
$ 261,000 |
$ 250,500 |
$ 0 |
$ 259,500 |
$ 212,000 |
$ 261,000 |
</R> |
<R>AGGREGATE
|
Marie L.
|
Ned C.
|
Marvin L.
|
William O.
|
Cornelia M.
|
William S.
|
|
</R> |
<R>Central Cash |
$ 7,840 |
$ 7,407 |
$ 10,093 |
$ 7,760 |
$ 2,982 |
$ 7,209 |
|
</R> |
<R>Municipal Cash Central |
$ 720 |
$ 683 |
$ 922 |
$ 710 |
$ 243 |
$ 662 |
|
</R> |
<R>Securities Lending Cash Central |
$ 1,599 |
$ 1,498 |
$ 2,079 |
$ 1,572 |
$ 731 |
$ 1,459 |
|
</R> |
<R>Tax-Free Cash Central + |
$ 125 |
$ 112 |
$ 140 |
$ 115 |
$ 112 |
$ 108 |
|
</R> |
<R>TOTAL COMPENSATION
|
$ 258,000 |
$ 256,500 |
$ 324,000 |
$ 298,500 B |
$ 0 |
$ 253,500 |
|
</R> |
* Edward C. Johnson 3d, Abigail P. Johnson, Laura B. Cronin, Peter S. Lynch, and Robert L. Reynolds are interested persons and are compensated by FMR.
** Ms. Davis served on the Board of Trustees through December 31, 2003.
*** Effective July 1, 2004, Mr. Dirks serves as a Member of the Advisory Board.
**** During the period from March 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Member of the Advisory Board. Effective January 1, 2004, Dr. Heilmeier serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees.
***** Effective January 1, 2004, Ms. Small serves as a Member of the Advisory Board.
+ Estimated for the fund's first full year.
A Information is for the calendar year ended December 31, 2003 for 293 funds of 57 trusts in the fund 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, 2003, 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, $111,000. Certain of the non-interested Trustees elected voluntarily to defer a portion of their compensation as follows: J. Michael Cook, $35,316.47; Ralph F. Cox, $35,316.47; Phyllis Burke Davis, $44,989.93; Ned C. Lautenbach, $44,989.93; and William O. McCoy, $82,489.93.
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, 2003, Mr. McCoy voluntarily elected to defer $37,500.
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.
<R>As of May 31, 2004, 100% of each of Cash Central's, Municipal Cash Central's, Securities Lending Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central's total outstanding shares was held by mutual funds managed by FMR or an FMR affiliate.</R>
FMR Corp., organized in 1972, is the ultimate parent company of 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.
Fidelity International Limited (FIL), a Bermuda company formed in 1968, is the ultimate parent company of Fidelity International Investment Advisors (FIIA) and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (FIIA(U.K.)L). Edward C. Johnson 3d, Johnson family members, and various trusts for the benefit of the Johnson family own, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting common stock of FIL. At present, the primary business activities of FIL and its subsidiaries are the provision of investment advisory services to non-U.S. investment companies and private accounts investing in securities throughout the world.
FIMM, FIIA, and FIIA(U.K.)L (the Investment Advisers) and the funds have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that set forth employees' fiduciary responsibilities regarding the funds, establish procedures for personal investing, and restrict certain transactions. Employees subject to the codes 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 FIMM, pursuant to which FIMM furnishes investment advisory and other services.
Management Services. Under the terms of its management contract with each fund, FIMM acts as investment adviser and, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, directs the investments of the fund in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. FIMM 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 FIMM, and all personnel of each fund or FIMM performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
In addition, FIMM 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, if necessary, 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.
<R>Management-Related Expenses (Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central). Under the terms of each fund's management contract, each fund pays all of its expenses other than those specifically payable by FIMM. FIMM, either itself or through an affiliate, pays all fees associated with transfer agent and pricing and bookkeeping services. Expenses payable by each fund include interest and taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), fees and expenses of the non-interested Trustees, legal expenses, fees of the custodian and auditor, costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws, expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders and all other expenses of proxy solicitations and shareholder meetings, each fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums, if any, and Investment Company Institute dues, and such non-recurring expenses as may arise, including costs of any litigation to which a fund may be a party, and any obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and Trustees with respect to litigation.</R>
Management-Related Expenses (Securities Lending Cash Central). Under the terms of the management contract, the fund pays all of its expenses other than those specifically payable by FIMM. FIMM, either itself or through an affiliate, pays all fees associated with transfer agent services. Expenses payable by the fund include pricing and bookkeeping, interest and taxes, brokerage commissions (if any), fees and expenses of the non-interested Trustees, legal expenses, fees of the custodian and auditor, costs of registering shares under federal securities laws and making necessary filings under state securities laws, expenses for typesetting, printing, and mailing proxy materials to shareholders and all other expenses of proxy solicitations and shareholder meetings, the fund's proportionate share of insurance premiums, if any, and Investment Company Institute dues, and 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.
<R>Management Fees. For the services of FIMM under each management contract, FMR, on behalf of Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central, pays FIMM a monthly management fee. For each fund (other than a fund for which FIMM serves as sub-adviser) that invests in Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, or Tax-Free Cash Central in a given month, FMR pays FIMM a fee equal to 50% of the monthly management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that FMR receives from the investing fund, multiplied by the average net assets invested by that fund in Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, or Tax-Free Cash Central for the month. The fee is reduced to reflect any expenses paid by FMR on behalf of an investing fund pursuant to an all-inclusive fee management contract, but is not reduced to reflect any fee waivers or expense reimbursements made by FMR.</R>
For the services of FIMM under the management contract, FMR, on behalf of Securities Lending Cash Central, pays FIMM a monthly management fee at the annual rate of 0.20% of the fund's average net assets throughout the month.
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) , which is subject to revision or discontinuance. 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-Advisers - FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L. On behalf of each fund, FIMM has entered into a master international fixed-income research agreement with FIIA. On behalf of each fund, FIIA, in turn, has entered into a fixed-income sub-research agreement with FIIA(U.K.)L. Pursuant to the fixed-income research agreements, FIMM may receive investment advice and research services concerning issuers and countries outside the United States. In particular, FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L will make minimal credit risk and comparable quality determinations for foreign issuers that issue U.S. dollar-denominated securities.
Under the terms of the master international fixed-income research agreement, FIMM pays FIIA an amount based on a fund's net assets relative to the assets of other registered investment companies with which FMR or FIMM has management contracts. Under the terms of the fixed-income sub-research agreement, FIIA pays FIIA(U.K.)L an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred in providing investment advice and research services for a fund.
For the past three fiscal years, no fees were paid to FIIA and FIIA(U.K.)L on behalf of the funds for providing investment advice and research services pursuant to the fixed-income research agreements.
BOARD APPROVAL OF THE EXISTING INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACTS
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.
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 (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 Adviser's 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 Adviser, the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research and brokerage services, and the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, (5) the Investment Adviser's management of the relationships with each fund's custodians 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 Adviser and its affiliates.
Additional information was furnished by the Investment Adviser including, among other items, information on and analysis of (a) the overall organization of the Investment Adviser, (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 Adviser, (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.
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:
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.
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.
The Investment Adviser's 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 Adviser responsible for investment operations and the senior management of Fidelity's money market. Among other things they considered the size, education and experience of the Investment Adviser's investment staff, its use of technology, and the Investment Adviser's approach to recruiting, training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel.
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 Adviser's supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians.
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.
Profitability. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, considered the level of the Investment Adviser's profits in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, including each fund. This consideration included an extensive review of the Investment Adviser's methodology in allocating its 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 Adviser has a reasonable basis and is appropriate in light of all of the circumstances. It considered the profits realized by the Investment Adviser 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 Adviser's profit margins in comparison with available industry data.
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 Adviser in an appropriate manner.
Other Benefits to the Investment Adviser. 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 Adviser and its 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 Adviser, 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 Adviser from the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research and brokerage services. The Board of Trustees, including the non-interested Trustees, also considered the revenues and profitability of the Investment Adviser's businesses other than its mutual fund business, including the Investment Adviser's 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 Adviser and its affiliates by virtue of their relationship with each fund.
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 and reasonable, and that the existing Investment Advisory Contracts should be approved.
The following Proxy Voting Guidelines were established by the Board of Trustees of the funds, after consultation with Fidelity. (The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Fidelity and by the non-interested Trustees of the Fidelity funds, and, accordingly, are subject to change.)
I. General Principles
A. Except as set forth herein, portfolio securities should generally be voted in favor of incumbent directors and in favor of routine management proposals. In general, FMR will oppose shareholder proposals that do not appear reasonably likely to enhance the economic returns or profitability of the portfolio company or to maximize shareholder value.
B. Non-routine proposals covered by the following guidelines should generally be voted in accordance with the guidelines.
C. Non-routine proposals not covered by the following guidelines or other special circumstances should be evaluated by the appropriate FMR analyst or portfolio manager, subject to review by the President or General Counsel of FMR or the General Counsel of FMR Corp. A significant pattern of such non-routine proposals or other special circumstances should be referred to the Operations Committee or its designee.
II. Portfolio shares should generally be voted against anti-takeover proposals, including:
A. Fair Price Amendments, except those that consider only a two year price history and are not accompanied by other anti-takeover measures.
B. Classified Boards. FMR will generally vote in favor of proposals to declassify a board of directors. FMR will consider voting against such a proposal if the issuer's Articles of Incorporation or applicable statute includes a provision whereby a majority of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by written consent, or other reasonable procedures, by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote for the election of directors.
C. Authorization of "Blank Check" Preferred Stock.
D. Golden Parachutes:
1. Accelerated options and/or employment contracts that will result in a lump sum payment of more than three times annual compensation (salary and bonus) in the event of termination.
2. Compensation contracts for outside directors.
3. Tin Parachutes that cover a group beyond officers and directors and permit employees to voluntarily terminate employment and receive payment.
4. Adoption of a Golden or Tin Parachute will result in our withholding authority in the concurrent or next following vote on the election of directors.
E. Supermajority Provisions.
F. Poison Pills:
1. Introduction of a Poison Pill without shareholder approval will result in FMR withholding authority in the concurrent or next following vote on the election of directors. In addition, extension of an existing Poison Pill or the adoption of a new Poison Pill without shareholder approval upon the expiration of an existing Pill will result in FMR withholding authority in the concurrent or next following vote on the election of directors.
2. FMR will consider not withholding its authority on the election of directors if (a) the board has adopted a Poison Pill with a sunset provision; (b) the Pill is linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; (c) the term is less than 5 years; and (d) shareholder approval is required to reinstate the expired Pill. In addition, the Funds will consider not withholding authority on the election of directors if company management indicates that the board is willing to strongly consider seeking shareholder ratification of, or adding a sunset provision meeting the above conditions to, an existing Pill. In such a case, if the company does not take appropriate action prior to the next annual shareholder meeting, the Funds would withhold their vote from the election of directors at that next meeting.
3. FMR will generally withhold authority on the election of directors if a company refuses, upon request by FMR, to amend a Poison Pill Plan to allow the Fidelity funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities. On a case-by-case basis, FMR may determine not to withhold authority on the election of directors if a company's Poison Pill Plan, although imposing an aggregate ownership position limit of less than 20%, in the judgment of FMR provides the funds with sufficient investment flexibility.
4. Portfolio shares will be voted for shareholder proposals requiring or recommending that shareholders be given an opportunity to vote on the adoption of poison pills.
5. If shareholders are requested to approve adoption of a Poison Pill plan, the Funds will, in general, consider voting in favor of the Poison Pill plan if: (a) the board has adopted a Poison Pill with a sunset provision; (b) the Pill is determined to be linked to a business strategy that will result in greater value for the shareholders; (c) the term is generally not longer than 5 years; (d) shareholder approval is required to reinstate an expired Pill; (e) the Pill contains a provision suspending its application, by shareholder referendum, in the event a potential acquirer announces a bona fide offer, made for all outstanding shares; and (f) the Pill allows the Fidelity funds to hold an aggregate position of up to 20% of a company's total voting securities and of any class of voting securities. On a case-by-case basis, FMR may determine to vote in favor of a company's Poison Pill Plan if the Plan, although imposing an aggregate ownership position limit of less than 20%, in the judgment of FMR provides the funds with sufficient investment flexibility.
G. Elimination of, or limitation on, shareholder rights (e.g., action by written consent, ability to call meetings, or remove directors).
H. Transfer of authority from shareholders to directors.
I. Reincorporation in another state (when accompanied by anti-takeover provisions).
III. Stock Option Plans
A. Stock Option plans should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Portfolio shares should generally be voted against Stock Option Plan adoptions or amendments to authorize additional shares if:
1. The dilution effect of the shares authorized under the plan, plus the shares reserved for issuance pursuant to all other stock plans, is greater than 10%. However, for companies with a smaller market capitalization, the dilution effect may not be greater than 15%. If the plan fails this test, the dilution effect may be evaluated relative to any unusual factor involving the company.
2. The offering price of options is less than 100% of fair market value on the date of grant, except that the offering price may be as low as 85% of fair market value if the discount is expressly granted in lieu of salary or cash bonus.
3. The Board may, without shareholder approval, (i) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the plan, (ii) materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the plan, or (iii) materially modify the requirements for participation in the plan.
4. The granting of options to non-employee directors is subject to management discretion, the plan is administered by a compensation committee not comprised entirely of non-employee directors or the plan is administered by a board of directors not comprised of a majority of non-employee directors, versus non-discretionary grants specified by the plan's terms.
5. However, a modest number of shares may be available for grant to employees and non-employee directors without complying with Guidelines 2, 3 and 4 immediately above if such shares meet both of two conditions:
a. They are granted by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors.
b. They are limited to 5% (large capitalization company) and 10% (small capitalization company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.
6. The plan's terms allow repricing of underwater options, or the Board/Committee has repriced options outstanding under the plan in the past 2 years. However, option repricing may be acceptable if all of the following conditions, as specified by the plan's express terms, or board resolution, are met:
a. The repricing is authorized by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors to fulfill a legitimate corporate purpose such as retention of a key employee;
b. The repricing is rarely used and then only to maintain option value due to extreme circumstances beyond management's control; and
c. The repricing is limited to no more than 5% (large capitalization company) or 10% (small capitalization company) of the shares currently authorized for grant under the plan.
7. Furthermore, if a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors determines that options need to be granted to employees other than the company's executive officers, that no shares are currently available for such options under the company's existing plans, and that such options need to be granted before the company's next shareholder meeting, then the company may reprice options in an amount not to exceed an additional 5% or 10%, as applicable, if such company seeks authorization of at least that amount at the very next shareholders' meeting.
8. For purposes of this Guideline III, a large capitalization company generally means a company in the Russell 1000; the small capitalization company category generally includes all companies outside the Russell 1000.
B. FMR will generally withhold its authority on the election of directors if, within the last year and without shareholder approval, the company's board of directors or compensation committee has repriced outstanding options held by officers or directors which, together with all other options repriced under the same stock option plan (whether held by officers, directors or other employees) exceed 5% (for a large capitalization company) or 10% (for a small capitalization company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.
C. Proposals to reprice outstanding stock options should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. FMR will consider supporting a management proposal to reprice outstanding options based upon whether the proposed repricing is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:
1. Whether the repricing proposal excludes senior management and directors;
2. Whether the options proposed to be repriced exceeded FMR's dilution thresholds when initially granted;
3. Whether the repricing proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable options pricing model;
4. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;
5. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes and;
6. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether a repricing proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.
IV. Restricted Stock Awards ("RSA") should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Portfolio shares should generally be voted against RSA adoptions or amendments to authorize additional shares if:
A. The dilution effect of the shares authorized under the plan, plus the shares reserved for issuance pursuant to all other stock plans, is greater than 10%. However, for companies with a smaller market capitalization, the dilution effect may not be greater than 15%. If the plan fails this test, the dilution effect may be evaluated relative to any unusual factor involving the company.
B. The Board may materially alter the RSA without shareholder approval, including a provision that allows the Board to lapse or waive restrictions at its discretion.
C. The granting of RSAs to non-employee directors is subject to management discretion, versus non-discretionary grants specified by the plan's terms.
D. The restriction period is less than 3 years. RSAs with a restriction period of less than 3 years but at least 1 year are acceptable if the RSA is performance based.
E. However, a modest number of shares may be available for grant to employees and non-employee directors without complying with Guidelines B, C and D immediately above if such shares meet both of two conditions:
1. They are granted by a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors.
2. They are limited to 5% (large capitalization company) and 10% (small capitalization company) of the shares authorized for grant under the plan.
F. For purposes of this Guideline IV, a large capitalization company generally means a company in the Russell 1000; the small capitalization company category generally includes all companies outside the Russell 1000.
G. Proposals to grant restricted stock in exchange for options should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. FMR will consider supporting a management proposal to grant restricted stock awards in exchange for options based upon whether the proposed exchange is consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as:
1. Whether the restricted stock award exchange proposal excludes senior management and directors;
2. Whether the options proposed to be exchanged exceeded FMR's dilution thresholds when initially granted;
3. Whether the restricted stock award exchange proposal is value neutral to shareholders based upon an acceptable stock award pricing model;
4. The company's relative performance compared to other companies within the relevant industry or industries;
5. Economic and other conditions affecting the relevant industry or industries in which the company competes; and
6. Any other facts or circumstances relevant to determining whether a restricted stock award exchange proposal is consistent with the interests of shareholders.
V. Other Stock-Related Plans should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis:
A. Omnibus Stock Plans - vote against entire plan if one or more component violates any of the criteria in parts III or IV above, except if the component is de minimus. In the case of an omnibus stock plan, the 5% and 10% limits in Guidelines III and IV will be measured against the total number of shares under all components of such plan.
B. Employee Stock Purchase Plans - vote against if the plan violates any of the criteria in parts III and IV above, except that the minimum stock purchase price may be equal to or greater than 85% of the stock's fair market value if the plan constitutes a reasonable effort to encourage broad based participation in the company's equity. In the case of non-U.S. company stock purchase plans, the minimum stock purchase price may be equal to the prevailing "best practices," as articulated by the research or recommendations of the relevant proxy research or corporate governance services, provided that the minimum stock purchase price must be at least 75% of the stock's fair market value.
C. Stock Awards (other than stock options and RSAs) - generally vote against unless they are identified as being granted to officers/directors in lieu of salary or cash bonus, subject to number of shares being reasonable.
VI. Unusual Increases in Common Stock:
A. An increase of up to 3 times outstanding and scheduled to be issued, including stock options, is acceptable; any increase in excess of 3 times would be voted against except in the case of real estate investment trusts, where an increase of 5 times is, in general, acceptable.
B. Measured as follows: requested increased authorization plus stock authorized to be issued under Poison Pill divided by current stock outstanding plus any stock scheduled to be issued (not including Poison Pill authority). (If the result is greater than 3, Portfolio shares should be voted against.)
VII. Portfolio shares should, in general, be voted against the introduction of new classes of Stock with Differential Voting Rights.
VIII. With regard to Cumulative Voting Rights, Portfolio shares should be voted in favor of introduction or against elimination on a case-by-case basis where this is determined to enhance Portfolio interests as minority shareholders.
IX. Greenmail - Portfolio shares should be voted for anti-greenmail proposals so long as they are not part of anti-takeover provisions.
X. Portfolio shares should be voted in favor of charter by-law amendments expanding the Indemnification of Directors and/or limiting their liability for Breaches of Care.
A. Portfolio shares should be voted against such proposals if FMR is otherwise dissatisfied with the performance of management or the proposal is accompanied by anti-takeover measures.
XI. Portfolio shares should be voted in favor of proposals to adopt Confidential Voting and Independent Vote Tabulation practices.
XII. Portfolio shares should be voted in favor of proposed amendments to a company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws that enable the company to Opt Out of the Control Shares Acquisition Statutes.
XIII. Employee Stock Ownership Plans ("ESOPs") should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Portfolio shares should usually be voted for non-leveraged ESOPs. For leveraged ESOPs, FMR may examine the company's state of incorporation, existence of supermajority vote rules in the charter, number of shares authorized for the ESOP, and number of shares held by insiders. FMR may also examine where the ESOP shares are purchased and the dilution effect of the purchase. Portfolio shares should be voted against leveraged ESOPs if all outstanding loans are due immediately upon change in control.
XIV. Voting of shares in securities of any U.S. banking organization shall be conducted in a manner consistent with conditions that may be specified by the Federal Reserve Board for a determination under federal banking law that no Fund or group of Funds has acquired control of such banking organization.
XV. Avoidance of Potential Conflicts of Interest
Voting of shares shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the best interests of mutual fund shareholders as follows: (i) securities of a portfolio company shall be voted solely in a manner consistent with the Proxy Voting Guidelines; and (ii) voting shall be done without regard to any other Fidelity Companies' relationship, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company.
FMR applies the following policies and follows the procedures set forth below:
A. FMR has placed responsibility for the Funds' proxy voting in the FMR Legal Department.
B. The FMR Legal Department votes proxies according to the Proxy Voting Guidelines that are approved by the Funds' Board of Trustees.
C. The FMR Legal Department consults with the appropriate analysts or portfolio managers regarding the voting decisions of non-routine proposals that are not addressed by the Proxy Voting Guidelines. Each of the President or General Counsel of FMR or the General Counsel of FMR Corp is authorized to take a final decision.
D. When a Fidelity Fund invests in an underlying fund in reliance on any one of Sections 12(d)(1)(E), (F) or (G) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or to the extent disclosed in the Fund's registration statement, FMR will use pass through voting or echo voting procedures.
XVI. Executive Compensation
FMR will consider withholding authority for the election of directors and voting against management proposals on stock-based compensation plans or other compensation plans based on whether the proposals are consistent with the interests of shareholders, taking into account such factors as: (i) whether the company has an independent compensation committee; and (ii) whether the compensation committee has authority to engage independent compensation consultants.
XVII. Portfolio shares should generally be voted against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the appointment of an independent chairperson. However, FMR will consider supporting such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, appointment of an independent chairperson appears likely to further the interests of shareholders and to promote effective oversight of management by the board of directors.
XVIII. Auditors
A. Portfolio shares should generally be voted against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending periodic rotation of a portfolio company's auditor. FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, a company's board of directors and audit committee appear to have clearly failed to exercise reasonable business judgment in the selection of the company's auditor.
B. Portfolio shares should generally be voted against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending the prohibition or limitation of the performance of non-audit services by a portfolio company's auditor. Portfolio shares should also generally be voted against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending removal of a company's auditor due to, among other reasons, the performance of non-audit work by the auditor. FMR will consider voting for such proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, a company's board of directors and audit committee appear to have clearly failed to exercise reasonable business judgment in the oversight of the performance of the auditor of audit or non-audit services for the company.
XIX. Incorporation or Reincorporation in Another State or Country
Portfolio shares should generally be voted against shareholder proposals calling for or recommending that a portfolio company reincorporate in the United States and voted in favor of management proposals to reincorporate in a jurisdiction outside the United States if (i) it is lawful under Unites States, state and other applicable law for the company to be incorporated under the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction and to conduct its business and (ii) reincorporating or maintaining a domicile in the United States would likely give rise to adverse tax or other economic consequences detrimental to the interests of the company and its shareholders. However, FMR will consider supporting such shareholder proposals and opposing such management proposals in limited cases if, based upon particular facts and circumstances, reincorporating in or maintaining a domicile in the relevant foreign jurisdiction gives rise to significant risks or other potential adverse consequences that appear reasonably likely to be detrimental to the interests of the company or its shareholders.
TRANSFER AND SERVICE AGENT AGREEMENTS
Each fund has entered into a transfer agent agreement with Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FIMM. Under the terms of the agreements, FIIOC (or an agent, including an affiliate) performs transfer agency, dividend disbursing, and shareholder services for each fund.
FIIOC receives no fees for providing transfer agency services to each fund.
FIIOC pays out-of-pocket expenses associated with providing transfer agent services. In addition, FIIOC 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 entered into a service agent agreement with Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FIMM (or an agent, including an affiliate). Under the terms of the agreements, 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 Securities Lending Cash Central are 0.0150% of the first $500 million of average net assets, 0.0075% of average net assets between $500 million and $10 billion, 0.0040% of average net assets between $10 billion and $25 billion, and 0.00180% of average net assets in excess of $25 billion. The fee is limited to a minimum of $20,000 per year.
<R>For the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, Securities Lending Cash Central paid FSC pricing and bookkeeping fees, including reimbursement for related out-of-pocket expenses, of $413,510, $288,823, and $256,016, respectively.</R>
<R>FIMM, either itself or through an affiliate, bears the cost of pricing and bookkeeping services under the terms of its management contract with Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central.</R>
<R> Trust Organization. Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, Securities Lending Cash Central, and Tax-Free Cash Central are funds of Fidelity Revere Street Trust, an open-end management investment company created under an initial trust instrument dated September 11, 1996. On July 18, 2000, Securities Lending Cash Central changed its name from Central Cash Collateral to Securities Lending Cash Central. On July 18, 2000, Cash Central changed its name from Taxable Central Cash to Cash Central. On July 18, 2000, Municipal Cash Central changed its name from Municipal Central Cash to Municipal Cash Central. Currently, there are four funds offered in Fidelity Revere Street Trust: Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, Tax-Free Cash Central, and Securities Lending Cash Centra. The Trustees are permitted to create additional funds in the trust and to create additional classes of the funds.</R>
The assets of each 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 statutory trust organized under Delaware law. Delaware law provides that, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Trust Instrument, shareholders shall be entitled to the same limitations of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the general corporation law of Delaware. 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. FIMM 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. The Trustees may reorganize, terminate, merge, or sell all or a portion of the assets of the trust or a fund or a class without prior shareholder approval. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the trust, shareholders of each of its funds are entitled to receive the underlying assets of such fund available for distribution. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of a fund or a class, shareholders of that fund or that class are entitled to receive the underlying assets of the fund or class available for distribution.
Custodians. JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of Cash Central and Securities Lending Central. Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, New York, is custodian of the assets of Municipal Cash Central and Tax-Free Cash Central. Each custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of a fund's assets and the appointment of any subcustodian banks and clearing agencies. The Bank of New York, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets of Cash Central and Securities Lending Central in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.
FMR, its officers and directors, its affiliated companies, Members of the Advisory Board, 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.
<R> Auditors. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 125 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts, serve as independent registered public accounting firm for Cash Central, Municipal Cash Central, and Securities Lending Cash Central. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts, serve as independent accountants for Tax-Free Cash Central. The auditors examine financial statements for the funds and provide other audit, tax, and related services.</R>
<R>Each fund's financial statements and financial highlights for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2004, and report of the independent registered public accounting firms, are included in the funds' annual report and are incorporated herein by reference. </R>
Fidelity, Fidelity Investments & (Pyramid) Design, and Magellan are registered trademarks of FMR.
The third party marks appearing above are the marks of their respective owners.
Fidelity Revere Street Trust
Amendment No. 20
PART C. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 22. Exhibits
(a) (1) Amended and Restated Trust Instrument, dated February 13, 2002, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (a)(1) of Amendment No. 14.
(2) Certificate of Trust of Fidelity Revere Street Trust, dated September 11, 1996, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1(b) of the initial registration statement.
(3) Certificate of Amendment of the Trust Instrument, dated April 14, 2004, is filed herein as Exhibit (a)(3).
(b) Bylaws of the Trust, as amended and dated June 17, 2004, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (b) of Fidelity Hereford Street Trust's (File No. 033-52577) Post-Effective Amendment No. 17.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) (1) Management Contract dated January 1, 2001 between Fidelity Revere Street Trust, on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(1) of Amendment No. 11.
(2) Management Contract dated January 1, 2001 between Fidelity Revere Street Trust, on behalf of Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund and FIMM, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(2) of Amendment No. 11.
(3) Management Contract dated May 13, 1999, as reformed November 3, 2003, between Fidelity Revere Street Trust, on behalf of Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund) and FIMM, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(3) of Amendment No. 19.
(4) Management Contract, dated January 15, 2004, between Fidelity Revere Street Trust, on behalf of Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund and FIMM, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) of Amendment No. 19.
(5) Master International Fixed-Income Research Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity International Investment Advisors, on behalf of Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund, Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund, and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(33) of Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 2-73133) Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(6) Schedule A, dated October 1, 2003, to the Master International Fixed-Income Research Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity International Investment Advisors, on behalf of Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund, Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund, and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(34) of Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 2-73133) Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(7) Fixed-Income Sub-Research Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, on behalf of Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund, Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund, and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(35) of Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 2-73133) Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(8) Schedule A, dated October 1, 2003, to the Fixed-Income Sub-Research Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, on behalf of Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund, Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund, and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(36) of Fidelity Charles Street Trust's (File No. 2-73133) Post-Effective Amendment No. 74.
(9) Form of Master International Fixed-Income Research Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. and Fidelity International Investment Advisors, on behalf of Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(9) of Amendment No. 18.
(10) Form of Fixed-Income Sub-Research Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, on behalf of Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (d)(10) of Amendment No. 18.
(e) Not applicable.
(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 and Appendix C, dated July 1, 2001, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (currently known as JPMorgan Chase Bank) and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(1) of Fidelity Advisor Series VII's (File No. 2-67004) Post-Effective Amendment No. 46.
(2) Appendix A, dated April 13, 2004, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (currently known as JPMorgan Chase Bank) and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(2).
(3) Appendix B, dated October 10, 2003, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (currently known as JPMorgan Chase Bank) and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(11) of Variable Insurance Products Fund II's (File No. 033-20773) Post-Effective Amendment No. 42.
(4) Appendix D, dated June 1, 2004, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (currently known as JPMorgan Chase Bank) and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(4).
(5) Custodian Agreement, and Appendix C, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(9) of Fidelity Securities Fund's (File No. 2-93601) Post-Effective Amendment No. 49.
(6) Appendix A, dated February 3, 2004, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(2) of Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Trust's (File No. 002-75537) Post-Effective Amendment No. 43.
(7) Appendix B, dated October 10, 2003, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(6) of Fidelity Advisor Series II's (File No. 033-06516) Post-Effective Amendment No. 67.
(8) Appendix D, dated June 1, 2004, to the Custodian Agreement, dated July 1, 2001, between Citibank, N.A. and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund is filed herein as Exhibit (g)(8).
(9) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among The Bank of New York, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Taxable Central Cash Fund (currently known as Fidelity Cash Central Fund) and Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund), 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.
(10) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Taxable Central Cash Fund (currently known as Fidelity Cash Central Fund) and Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund), 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.
(11) Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement among Chemical Bank, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Taxable Central Cash Fund (currently known as Fidelity Cash Central Fund) and Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund), 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.
(12) Schedule 1 to the Fidelity Group Repo Custodian Agreement between Chemical Bank and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Taxable Central Cash Fund (currently known as Fidelity Cash Central Fund) and Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund), 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.
(13) Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Taxable Central Cash Fund (currently known as Fidelity Cash Central Fund) and Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund), 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.
(14) First Amendment to Joint Trading Account Custody Agreement between The Bank of New York and Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Taxable Central Cash Fund (currently known as Fidelity Cash Central Fund) and Central Cash Collateral Fund (currently known as Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund), 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.
(15) Schedule A-1, dated December 12, 2003, 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 Fidelity Revere Street Trust on behalf of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (g)(19) of Fidelity Devonshire Trust's (File No. 002-24389) Post-Effective Amendment No. 107.
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) (1) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated August 5, 2004 is filed herein as Exhibit (j)(1).
(2) Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, dated August 5, 2004 is filed herein as Exhibit (j)(2).
(k) Not applicable.
(l) Not applicable.
(m) Not applicable.
(n) Not applicable.
(p) (1) Code of Ethics, dated February 1, 2004, adopted by each fund and Fidelity Management & Research Company and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(1) of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust's (File No. 811-2890) Post-Effective Amendment No. 50.
(2) Code of Ethics, dated January 1, 2003, adopted by Fidelity International Limited (FIL), Fidelity International Investment Advisors and Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited pursuant to Rule 17j-1 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust's (File No. 811-2890) Post-Effective Amendment No. 50.
Item 23. 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 24. 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 the agreement by which Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. ("FIIOC") is appointed transfer agent, the Registrant agrees to indemnify and hold FIIOC 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 Registrant, including by a shareholder, which names FIIOC and/or the Registrant as a party and is not based on and does not result from FIIOC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties, and arises out of or in connection with FIIOC's performance under the Transfer Agency Agreement; or
(2) any claim, demand, action or suit (except to the extent contributed to by FIIOC's willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence or reckless disregard of duties) which results from the negligence of the Registrant, or from FIIOC's acting upon any instruction(s) reasonably believed by it to have been executed or communicated by any person duly authorized by the Registrant, or as a result of FIIOC's acting in reliance upon advice reasonably believed by FIIOC to have been given by counsel for the Registrant, or as a result of FIIOC'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 25. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers
(1) FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MONEY MANAGEMENT, INC. (FIMM)
FIMM provides investment advisory services to Fidelity Management & Research Company. The directors and officers of the 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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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 |
Previously served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM, and Assistant Vice President of Fixed-Income funds advised by FMR (2003). |
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Karen Hammond |
Assistant Treasurer of FIMM, FMR, FMRC, FMR U.K., and FMR Far East (2003); Vice President of FIMM, FMR U.K., FMR Far East, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2003); Treasurer of Strategic Advisers, Inc. and FMR Corp. (2003). |
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Charles S. Morrison |
Senior Vice President of FIMM (2003); Vice President of FMR and Bond funds advised by FMR; Previously served as Vice President of FIMM (2003). |
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David L. Murphy |
Senior Vice President of FIMM (2003); Vice President of FMR and Money Market funds advised by FMR; Previously served as Vice President of FIMM (2003). |
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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., FDC and FMR Corp. (2003); 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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(2) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (FIIA)
The directors and officers of FIIA have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
(3) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISORS (U.K.) LIMITED (FIIA(U.K.)L)
The directors and officers of FIIA(U.K.)L have held, during the past two fiscal years, the following positions of a substantial nature.
Gareth Adams |
Previously served as Director of FIIA(U.K.)L (2003). |
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Simon Fraser |
Director and Chief Executive Officer of FIIA(U.K.)L; Director and President of FIIA; Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of FMR U.K.; Previously served as Senior Vice President of FMR U.K. (2003). |
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Andrew Steward |
Director of FIIA(U.K.)L and Chief Financial Officer of FIIA. |
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Ann Stock |
Director of FIIA(U.K.)L (2003). |
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Richard Wane |
Director of FIIA(U.K.)L (2003). |
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Principal business addresses of the investment adviser, sub-advisers and affiliates.
Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR)
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02109
FMR Co., Inc. (FMRC)
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (FMR U.K.)
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. (FMR Far East)
One Federal Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM)
One Spartan Way
Merrimack, NH 03054
Fidelity International Investment Advisors (FIIA)
Pembroke Hall,
42 Crow Lane,
Pembroke HM19, Bermuda
Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited (FIIA(U.K.)L)
Beech Gate, Millfield Lane,
Lower Kingswood, Tadworth
Surrey, KT20 6RB, UK
Fidelity Investments Japan Limited (FIJ)
1-8-8 Shinkawa,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan
Strategic Advisers, Inc.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC)
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Item 26. Principal Underwriters
Not applicable.
Item 27. 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' respective custodians, JPMorgan Chase Bank, 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY and Citibank, N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, NY. The Bank of New York, headquartered in New York, also may serve as a special purpose custodian of certain assets of Fidelity Cash Central Fund and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund in connection with repurchase agreement transactions.
Item 28. Management Services
Not applicable.
Item 29. Undertakings
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 9 th day of August 2004.
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Exhibit (a)(3)
Amendment to the Delaware
Trust Instrument of
Fidelity Revere Street Trust
This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Trust Instrument of Fidelity Revere Street Trust, (the "Trust"), dated February 13, 2002, is adopted pursuant to a resolution of the shareholders adopted at a meeting on April 14, 2004 as follows:
1. That Article XI, Section 11.06 of the Amended and Restated Trust Instrument is amended and restated as follows:
Section 11.06. Subject to applicable Federal and state law and except as otherwise provided in Section 11.07 below, the Trust or any Series or class thereof may merge or consolidate with any other corporation, association, trust, or other organization or may sell, lease, or exchange all or a portion of the Trust property or Trust property allocated or belonging to such Series or class, including its good will, upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration when and as authorized by the Trustees without the vote or consent of Shareholders. Such transactions may be effected through share-for-share exchanges, transfers or sale of assets, shareholder in-kind redemptions and purchases, exchange offers, or any other method approved by the Trustees. Any agreement of merger or consolidation or certificate of merger may be signed by a majority of Trustees and facsimile signatures conveyed by electronic or telecommunication means shall be valid. Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3815(f) of the Delaware Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Trust Instrument, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved by the Trustees in accordance with this Section 11.06 may effect any amendment to the Trust Instrument or effect the adoption of a new Trust Instrument of the Trust if it is the surviving or resulting trust in the merger or consolidation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a trustee of the Trust, has executed this instrument.
Robert L. Reynolds
/s/Robert L. Reynolds , as Trustee and not individually.
Dated April 14, 2004
Exhibit (g)(2)
APPENDIX A
TO
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
AND EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES
DATED AS OF April 13, 2004
The following is a list of the Funds and their respective Portfolios for which the Custodian shall serve under a Custodian Agreement dated as of July 1, 2001:
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Fidelity Advisor Series I |
Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Equity Growth Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Equity Income Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Growth & Income Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Leveraged Company Stock Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Strategic Growth Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Advisor Series II |
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July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Advisor Series III |
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July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Advisor Series VII |
Fidelity Advisor Consumer Industries Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Cyclical Industries Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Financial Services Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Health Care Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Technology Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Telecommunications & Utilities Growth Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Advisor Series VIII |
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Fund |
March 11, 2004 |
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Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets Income Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Korea Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Capital Trust |
Fidelity Focused Stock Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Charles Street Trust |
Fidelity Asset Manager |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Asset Manager: Growth |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Asset Manager: Aggressive |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Asset Manager: Income |
July 1, 2001 |
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Spartan Investment Grade Bond Fund |
May 7, 2004 |
Fidelity Commonwealth Trust |
Fidelity Mid-Cap Stock Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Index Fund |
September 5, 2003 |
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Fidelity NASDAQ Composite Tracking Stock Fund |
September 5, 2003 |
Fidelity Devonshire Trust |
Fidelity Equity-Income Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Financial Trust |
Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Fixed-Income Trust |
Fidelity Investment Grade Bond Fund |
May 7, 2004 |
Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Central Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Ultra-Short Central Fund |
July 16, 2001 |
Fidelity Hastings Street Trust |
Fidelity Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Growth & Income II Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Hereford Street Trust |
Spartan Money Market Fund |
May 7, 2004 |
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Spartan U.S. Government Money Market Fund |
May 7, 2004 |
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Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund |
May 7, 2004 |
Fidelity Investment Trust |
Fidelity Aggressive International Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Diversified International Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Europe Capital Appreciation Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Europe Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity International Growth & Income Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Japan Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Overseas Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Pacific Basin Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Southeast Asia Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Worldwide Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Money Market Trust |
Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio |
May 7, 2004 |
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Retirement Money Market Portfolio |
May 7, 2004 |
Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust |
Fidelity New Millennium Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves |
May 7, 2004 |
Fidelity Puritan Trust |
Fidelity Puritan Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity School Street Trust |
Fidelity New Markets Income Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Securities Fund |
Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
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Fidelity Leveraged Company Stock Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Trend Fund |
Fidelity Trend Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Fidelity Union Street Trust |
Fidelity Export and Multinational Fund |
July 1, 2001 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund |
Equity-Income Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
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Overseas Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund II |
Asset Manager Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
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Asset Manager: Growth Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund III |
Aggressive Growth Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
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Balanced Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
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Growth & Income Portfolio |
July 1, 2001 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
Consumer Industries Portfolio |
July 18, 2001 |
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Cyclical Industries Portfolio |
July 18, 2001 |
Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
Financial Services Portfolio |
July 18, 2001 |
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Healthcare Portfolio |
July 19, 2001 |
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Technology Portfolio |
July 19, 2001 |
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3. Fidelity Hereford Street Trust: Spartan Money Market Fund |
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4. Fidelity Hereford Street Trust: Spartan U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio |
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5. Fidelity Hereford Street Trust: Spartan U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund |
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6. Fidelity Money Market Trust: Fidelity Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio |
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7. Fidelity Money Market Trust: Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Appendix to be executed in its name
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BY: /S/JOHN COSTELLO NAME: JOHN COSTELLO TITLE:: ASSISTANT TREASURER |
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Exhibit (g)(4)
APPENDIX D
TO THE
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES
LISTED ON APPENDIX "A" THERETO
AND
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2004
A. Central Funds
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Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Central Fund |
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Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Ultra-Short Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund |
B. Freedom Funds
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2005 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2010 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2015 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2020 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2025 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2030 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2035 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom Income Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund |
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Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund |
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Name:/s/John Costello By: John Costello Title: Asst. Treasurer |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank
Name:/s/Mark W. Kucera By:Mark W. Kucera Title: Vice President |
Exhibit (g)(8)
APPENDIX D
TO THE
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
EACH OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES
LISTED ON APPENDIX "A" THERETO
AND
CITIBANK, N.A.
DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2004
A. Central Funds
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Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Money Market Central Fund |
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Fidelity Garrison Street Trust |
Fidelity Ultra-Short Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Cash Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund |
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Fidelity Revere Street Trust |
Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund |
B. Freedom Funds
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Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2005 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trus t |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2010 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2015 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2020 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2025 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2030 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2035 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom 2040 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Advisor Freedom Income Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2000 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2005 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2015 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2035 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund |
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Fidelity Aberdeen Street Trust |
Fidelity Freedom Income Fund |
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Citibank, N.A. |
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By:/s/Alfred F. Noll |
Name: John Costello |
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Name: Alfred F. Noll |
Title: Asst. Treasurer |
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Title: Vice President |
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Exhibit (j)(1)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into Part A and Part B (Statement of Additional Information) in Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Fidelity Revere Street Trust: Fidelity Cash Central Fund, Fidelity Municipal Cash Central Fund, and Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, of our reports dated June 30, 2004 on the financial statements and financial highlights included in the May 31, 2004 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds.
We further consent to the references to our Firm under the heading "Auditor" in the Part B (Statement of Additional Information).
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/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Boston, Massachusetts |
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August 5, 2004 |
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Exhibit (j)(2)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement No. 811-07807 on Form N-1A of Fidelity Revere Street Trust, of our report dated July 1, 2004 appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders of Fidelity Tax-Free Cash Central Fund for the period ended May 31, 2004.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Auditor" in the Statement of Additional Information, which is a part of such Registration Statement.
/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP |
Boston, Massachusetts |
August 5, 2004 |