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VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND: Dear Shareholder: A special meeting of shareholders of VIP Growth Portfolio will be held on April 19, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The purpose of the meeting is to provide you with the opportunity to vote on an important proposal that affects the fund and your investment in it. As a shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your opinion on certain matters that affect your fund. Proxy campaigns are costly, so your timely vote will help to control proxy expenses that are borne by shareholders. This package contains important information about the proposal and the materials to use when casting your vote. Please read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on the proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s). Please vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. The following proposal has been carefully reviewed by the Board of Trustees : To reclassify the diversification status of the fund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the following fundamental policy: The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund’s total assets, 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 securities of other investment companies) if, as a result, (a) more than 5% of the fund’s total assets would be invested in the securities of that issuer, or (b) the fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer . The Trustees, most of whom are not affiliated with Fidelity, are responsible for protecting your interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe that the proposal is in the best interests of shareholders. They recommend that you approve this proposal. The following Q&A is provided to assist you in understanding the proposal, which is also described in greater detail in the enclosed proxy statement. Voting is quick and easy.Everything you need is included with the proxy materials. To cast your vote, simply complete the proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s) enclosed in this package. Be sure to sign the card(s) or form(s) before mailing them in the postage-paid envelope. If you have any questions before you vote, please call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098. We’ll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank you for your participation in this important initiative. Sincerely, Robert A. Lawrence | ||
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Proxy Materials
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV
Dear Shareholder:
A special meeting of shareholders of the Fidelity® funds mentioned above will be held on June 9, 2020. The purpose of the meeting is to provide you with the opportunity to vote on important proposals that affects the funds and your investment in them. As a shareholder, you have the opportunity to voice your opinion on the matters that affect your funds. This package contains information about the proposals and the materials to use when casting your vote.
Please read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on the proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s). Please vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
Each of the proposals has been carefully reviewed by the Board of Trustees. The Trustees, most of whom are not affiliated with Fidelity, are responsible for protecting your interests as a shareholder. The Trustees believe that these proposals are in the best interests of shareholders – the proposal to elect a Board of Trustees and the proposal to convert fundamental investment policies tonon-fundamental for certain funds. They recommend that you
vote for these proposals.
The following Q&A is provided to assist you in understanding the proposals. Both proposals are described in greater detail in the enclosed proxy statement.
Voting is quick and easy. Everything you need is enclosed. To cast your vote, simply complete the proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s) enclosed in this package. Be sure to sign the card(s) or form(s) before mailing them in the postage-paid envelope.
If you have any questions before you vote, please call Fidelity at1-877-208-0098. We’ll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank you for your participation in this important initiative.
Sincerely,
James C. Curvey
Chairman
Important information to help you understand and vote on the proposalsproposal
Please read the full text of the proxy statement. Below isWe’ve provided a brief overview of the proposalsproposal to be voted upon.upon below. Your vote is important. We appreciate you placing your trust in Fidelity and look forward to helping you achieve your financial goals.
What proposals am I being asked to vote on?
YouAs more fully described in the attached proxy statement, shareholders are being asked to vote onreclassify the following proposals:diversification status of the fund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the related fundamental policy.
1. To elect aHas the fund’s Board of Trustees.Trustees approved the proposal?
Yes. The Board of Trustees has carefully reviewed and approved modifying the policies for the fund. The Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of reclassifying the diversification status of the fund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the related fundamental policy by approving the fund’s proposal.
Why am I being asked to approve reclassifying the diversification status of the fund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the related fundamental policy?
The fund currently has a fundamental policy requiring the fund to operate as a diversified fund. As a result, the fund is limited in its ownership of securities of any single issuer. The diversification status forces the portfolio to be underweight the benchmark’s top holdings, meaning the fund’s portfolio manager cannot choose to equal or overweight positions relative to its benchmark. This limitation can ultimately diminish the opportunity to outperform the benchmark on a risk-return basis. Shareholder approval of this proposal would allow the fund to operate as a non-diversified fund, providing portfolio managers with additional investment flexibility. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, has approved, and recommends that shareholders approve, the proposed change to the fund’s diversification policy.
How will reclassifying the diversification status of the fund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the related fundamental policy impact the day-to-day management of the fund?
While the proposed change to the fund’s diversification policy would provide more flexibility for the fund’s investment adviser, the investment objective and principal investment strategies will remain unchanged.
What if shareholders do not approve the proposal to reclassify the diversification status of the fund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the related fundamental policy?
If shareholders do not approve this proposal, then the fund will retain the current fundamental diversification investment policy.
The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the proposal and recommends that you vote to approve it.
What if there are not enough votes to reach quorum by the scheduled shareholder meeting date or if the policy modifications are not approved?
To facilitate receiving a sufficient number of votes, we may need to take further action. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a proxy solicitation firm, or Fidelity, may contact you by mail or telephone. Therefore, we encourage shareholders to vote as soon as they receive the enclosed proxy materials to avoid additional mailings or telephone calls, as well as increased expenses to the fund.
What role does the Board play?
The Trustees serve as representatives of the funds’ shareholders.fund shareholders’ representatives. Members of the Board are fiduciaries and have an obligation to serve the best interests of shareholders, including consideration of policy changes.shareholders. In addition, the Trustees review fund performance, oversee fund activities, and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the funds.fund.
The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the proposal and recommends that you vote to approve it.
2. For shareholders of certain funds, to convert a fundamental investment policy tonon-fundamental.
Why am I being asked to convert a fundamental investment policy tonon-fundamental?
When a policy is fundamental, it requires both board and shareholder approval to change. Anon-fundamental policy can be changed by board vote alone.
When a policy can only be changed with shareholder approval, it is difficult and costly for a fund to update and revise its policy, if needed, when market conditions change. Converting tonon-fundamental provides greater flexibility to react to market changes in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Will the change from fundamental tonon-fundamental change how any of the funds are managed?
No, there are no plans to change the way any fund is currently managed.
The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved these proposals and recommends that you vote to approve them.
General Questions on the Proxy
Who is Computershare Limited?Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.?
Computershare LimitedBroadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. is a third party proxy vendor that hadhas been hired to call shareholders and record proxy votes. In order to hold a shareholder meeting, quorum must be reached. If quorum is not attained,met, the meeting may adjourn to a future date. The trustcampaign attempts to reach shareholders via multiple mailings to remind them to cast their vote. As the meeting approaches, phone calls may be made to clients who have not yet voted their shares so that the shareholder meeting does not have to be postponed.
Voting your shares immediately will help minimize additional solicitation expenses and prevent the need to make a call to you to solicit your vote.
How many votes am I entitled to cast?
As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own of each of the fundsfund on the record date.date, with fractional dollar amounts entitled to a proportional fractional vote. The record date is April 13, 2020.February 21, 2023.
How do I vote my shares?
You canVoting is quick and easy.To cast your vote, your shares by completing and signingsimply complete the enclosed proxy card(s) or voting instruction form(s) andenclosed in this package. Be sure to sign the card(s) or form(s) before mailing them in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. If you need any assistance or have any questions regarding the proposalsproposal or how to vote your shares, please call Fidelity at1-877-208-0098. 1-877-208- 0098.
How do I sign the proxy card?
Individual Accounts: | Shareholders should sign exactly as their names appear on the account registration shown on the card or form. | |
Joint Accounts: | Either owner may sign, but the name of the person signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration. | |
All Other Accounts: | The person signing must indicate his or her capacity. For example, a trustee for a trust or other entity should sign, “Ann B. Collins, Trustee.” |
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FIDELITY® VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS GROWTH PORTFOLIO
A FUND OF VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV
245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
1-800-596-3222245 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To the Shareholders of the above trusts:VIP Growth Portfolio:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) of the above-named trustsVIP Growth Portfolio (the trusts)fund), a series of Variable Insurance Products Fund (the trust), will be held on April 19, 2023, at an office of the trusts, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 (at the corner of Summer Street and Dorchester Avenue, next to Boston’s South Station) on June 9, 2020, at 88:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Appendix A contains a list of the funds in the trusts (the funds).
The purpose of the Meeting is to consider and act upon the following proposalsproposal and to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.
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The Board of Trustees has fixed the close of business on April 13, 2020,February 21, 2023, as the record date for the determination of the shareholders of each of the fundsfund entitled to notice of, and to vote at, such Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
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CYNTHIA LO BESSETTE | |
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By order of the Board of Trustees,February 21, 2023
CYNTHIA LO BESSETTE
Secretary
April 13, 2020
Your vote is important –- please vote your shares promptly.
In light of public health concerns regarding COVID-19, the Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. Variable product owners, who have a voting interest in variable accounts holding shares of the trust, are invited to attend the Meeting in person. Admission to the Meeting will be on afirst-come,first-served basis and will require picture identification. Variable product owners arriving after the startby means of the Meeting may be denied entry. Cameras, cell phones, recording equipment and other electronic devicesremote audio communication. You will not be permitted.able to attend the Meeting in person. To participate in the Meeting, you must register at https://viewproxy.com/fidelityfunds/broadridgevsm/. You will be required to enter your name, an email address, and the control number found on your proxy card, voting instruction form or notice you previously received. If you have lost or misplaced your control number, call Fidelity reservesat 1-877-208-0098 to verify your identity and obtain your control number. Requests for registration must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email confirming your registration with an event link and optional dial-in information to attend the rightMeeting. A separate email will follow containing a password to inspect any persons or items priorenter at the event link in order to admissionaccess the Meeting. You may vote during the Meeting at www.proxyvote.com/proxy. You will need your control number to vote.
Questions from shareholders to be considered at the Meeting.Meeting must be submitted to Broadridge at https://viewproxy.com/fidelityfunds/broadridgevsm/ no later than 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
Any variable product owner who does not expect to virtually attend the Meeting is urged to indicate voting instructions on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form, date and sign it, and return it in the envelope provided, which needs no postage if mailed in the United States. In order to avoid unnecessary expense, we ask your cooperation in responding promptly, no matter how large or small your voting interest may be. If you wish to wait until the Meeting to vote your shares, you will need to request a paper ballot or voting instruction form atfollow the Meeting in order to do so.instructions available on the Meeting’s website during the Meeting.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXECUTING PROXY CARD
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VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM
The following general rules for executing proxy cards or voting instruction forms may be of assistance to you and help avoid the time and expense involved in validating your vote if you fail to execute your proxy card or voting instruction form properly.
1. | Individual Accounts: Your name should be signed exactly as it appears in the registration on the proxy card or voting instruction form. |
2. | Joint Accounts: Either party may sign, but the name of the party signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration. |
3. | All other accounts should show the capacity of the individual signing. This can be shown either in the form of the account registration itself or by the individual executing the proxy card or voting instruction form. For example: |
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A. | 1) | ABC Corp. | John Smith, Treasurer | |||||
2) | ABC Corp. | John Smith, Treasurer | ||||||
B. | 1) | ABC Corp. Profit Sharing Plan | Ann B. Collins, Trustee | |||||
2) | ABC Trust | Ann B. Collins, Trustee | ||||||
3) | Ann B. Collins, Trustee u/t/d 12/28/78 | Ann B. Collins, Trustee | ||||||
C. | 1) | Anthony B. Craft, Cust. f/b/o Anthony B. Craft, Jr. UGMA | Anthony B. Craft |
PROXY STATEMENT
SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
FUND:
FIDELITY® VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV
GROWTH PORTFOLIO
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 2020APRIL 19, 2023
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with a solicitation of proxies made by, and on behalf of, the Board of Trustees of the above-named trustsVariable Insurance Products Fund (the trusts)trust) to be used at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of VIP Growth Portfolio (the fund) and at any adjournments thereof (the Meeting), to be held on June 9, 2020April 19, 2023, at 88:00 a.m. ET at 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, an officeET. In light of public health concerns regarding COVID-19, the trusts. Appendix A containsBoard of Trustees and Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR), the fund’s investment adviser, have determined that the Meeting will be held in a listvirtual format only. The Meeting will be accessible solely by means of remote audio communication. You will not be able to attend the fundsmeeting in each trust (the funds).person.
The following table summarizes the proposals applicable to each fund:
Proposal # | Proposal Description | Applicable Fund | Page | |||
1. | To elect a Board of Trustees. | All funds. See Appendix A for a list of funds in each trust. | 5 | |||
2. | To convert a fundamental investment policy to anon-fundamental investment policy. | Funds listed in Appendix B. | 11 |
The purpose of the Meeting is set forth in the accompanying Notice. TheNotice.The solicitation is being made primarily by the mailing of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card or voting instruction form on or about April 13, 2020.February 21, 2023. Supplementary solicitations may be made by mail, telephone, facsimile, electronic means or by personal interview by representatives of the trusts.trust. In addition, Broadridge Financial Services, Inc. (Broadridge) may be paid on a per-call basis to solicit shareholders by telephone on behalf of the fund at an anticipated cost of approximately $4,600. The fund may also arrange to have votes recorded by telephone. Broadridge may be paid on a per-call basis for vote-by-phone solicitations on behalf of the fund at an anticipated cost of approximately $1,150.
Unless otherwise indicated in Appendix A, (i) theThe expenses in connection with preparing this Proxy Statement and its enclosures and all solicitations and (ii)will be paid by the expenses associated with reimbursingfund.
The fund will reimburse insurance companies and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation material to the beneficial owners of shares,shares. The costs will be borne byallocated on a pro rata basis to each fund.
For aclass of the fund whose management contract with Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (FMR) obligates FMR to pay certain fund level expenses,based on the expenses in connection with preparing this Proxy Statement and its enclosures and all solicitations will be borne by FMR. FMR will reimburse brokerage firms and others for their reasonable expenses in forwarding solicitation materialnet assets of each class relative to the beneficial ownerstotal net assets of shares.the fund.
Appendix A lists each fund’s auditor. The principal business address of FMR, eachthe fund’s investment adviser, is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Each fund’ssub-adviser(s)FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, at 1 St. Martin’s Le Grand, London, EC1A 4AS, United Kingdom; Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, at Floor 19, 41 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong; and eachsub-adviser’s principal business addressFidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited, at Kamiyacho Prime Place at 1-17, Toranomon-4-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan are included in Appendix C.also sub-advisers to the fund. The principal business address of Fidelity Distributors Company LLC each(FDC), the fund’s principal underwriter and distribution agent, is 100900 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917.
If the enclosed proxy or voting instruction form is executed and returned, it may nevertheless be revoked at any time prior to its use by written notification received by athe trust, by the execution of a later-dated proxy or voting instruction form, or by attending the virtual Meeting and voting in person.voting.
All proxies solicited by the Board of Trustees that are properly executed and received by the Secretary prior to the Meeting, and are not revoked, will be voted at the Meeting. Shares represented by such proxies will be voted in accordance with the instructions thereon. If no specification is made on a properly executed proxy or voting instruction form, it will be voted FOR the matters specified on the proxy or voting instruction form. All shares that are voted and votes to ABSTAIN will be counted towards establishing a quorum. Most insurance company variable accounts will vote all of their shares in the same proportion as the voting instructions actually received from variable product owners. See page 3.4 .
With respect to Proposal 1,one-third of each trust’s outstanding voting securities entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. With respect to Proposal 2,one-thirdOne-third of the impacted fund’s outstanding voting securities entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting. If a quorum is not present at athe Meeting, or if a quorum is present at athe Meeting but sufficient votes to approve one or more of the proposed itemsitem are not received, or if other matters arise requiring shareholder attention, the persons named as proxy agents may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of those shares present at the Meeting or represented by proxy. When voting on a proposed adjournment, the persons named as proxy agents will vote FOR the proposed adjournment all shares that they are entitled to vote with respect to eachthe item, unless directed to vote AGAINST anthe item, in which case such shares will be voted AGAINST the proposed adjournment with respect to that item. A shareholder vote may be taken on one or more of the itemsitem in this Proxy Statement prior to such adjournment if sufficient votes have been received and it is otherwise appropriate.
Shares of each fund and class if applicable,of the fund issued and outstanding as of February 29, 2020November 30, 2022, are indicated in Appendix D.the following table:
Number of Shares | |||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Initial Class | 49,218,258 | ||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Investor Class | 10,320,874 | ||
VIP Growth Portfolio - Service Class | 11,951,027 | ||
VIP Growth Portfolio - Service Class 2 | 19,902,324 |
Information regardingAs of November 30, 2022, the Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board (if any) and officers of the trust owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each class’s outstanding shares with respect to the fund.
As of November 30, 2022, the following owned of record and/or beneficial ownershipbeneficially 5% or more of each fund and class, as applicable, is included in Appendix E.the outstanding shares:
Fund or Class Name | Owner Name | City | State | Ownership % | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Initial Class | NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | COLUMBUS | OH | 18.78% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Initial Class | VOYA RETIREMENT INSURANCE | HARTFORD | CT | 16.21% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Initial Class | FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIFE INS. CO | BOSTON | MA | 14.85% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Initial Class | BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | WEST DES MOINES | IA | 5.18% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Investor Class | FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIFE INS. CO. | BOSTON | MA | 84.62% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Investor Class | EMPIRE FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIFE INS. CO. | NEW YORK | NY | 7.09% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class | SECURITY BENEFIT GROUP | TOPEKA | KS | 42.03% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO | FORT WAYNE | IN | 34.39% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class | FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE MERCER ISLAND | WA | 7.79% | |||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class | NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | COLUMBUS | OH | 6.13% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class 2 | NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | COLUMBUS | OH | 48.31% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class 2 | LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO | FORT WAYNE | IN | 23.72% | ||||
VIP Growth Portfolio – Service Class 2 | OHIO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO | MONTGOMERY | OH | 6.96% |
CertainAs of November 30, 2022, the following owned of record and/or beneficially 25% or more of the outstanding shares:
VIP Growth Portfolio | NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | COLUMBUS | OH | 26.14% |
A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting than votes of other shareholders.
FMR has advised the trust that certain shares are registered to FMR or an FMR affiliate. To the extent that FMR and/or another entity or entities of which FMR LLC is the ultimate parent has discretion to vote, these shares will be voted at the Meeting FOR eachthe proposal.
Otherwise, these shares will be voted in accordance with the plan or agreement governing the shares. Although the terms of the plans and agreements vary, generally the shares must be voted either (i) in accordance with instructions received from shareholders or (ii) in accordance with instructions received from shareholders and, for shareholders who do not vote, in the same proportion as certain other shareholders have voted.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2020February 21, 2023, will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. Each such shareholder will be entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value held on that date, with fractional dollar amounts entitled to a proportional fractional vote.
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Shares of the trust are currently sold only to life insurance companies. Each company holds its shares in a separate account (the Variable Account), which serves as the funding vehicle for its variable insurance products. In accordance with its view of present applicable law, each company will vote its shares held in its respective Variable Account at the Meeting in accordance with instructions received from persons having a voting interest in the Variable Account. Those persons who have a voting interest at the close of business on April 13, 2020,February 21, 2023, will be entitled to submit instructions to their company. For ease of reference, persons with a voting interest in a Variable Account may be referred to as “shareholders” in this Proxy Statement.
Fund shares held in a Variable Account for which no timely instructions are received will be voted by most companies in proportion to the voting instructions that are received with respect to all contracts participating in a Variable Account. This means that a small number of votes could determine the outcome.
Accordingly, if you wish to vote, you should complete the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form as a participant in a Variable Account. All forms which are properly executed and received prior to the Meeting, and which are not revoked, will be voted as described above. If the enclosed voting instruction form is executed and returned, it may nevertheless be revoked at any time prior to the Meeting by written notification received by your company, by execution of alater-dated form received by your company, or by attending the virtual Meeting and voting in person.voting.
We intend to hold the Meeting in person as set forth in this Proxy Statement. However, we are actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19); we are sensitive to the public health and travel concerns our shareholders may have and the protocols that federal, state, and local governments may impose. As a result, the date, time, location or means of conducting the Meeting may change. In the event of such a change, the funds will post an announcement online at www.proxy-direct.com/fidelity and file the announcement on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) EDGAR system, among other steps, but may not deliver additional soliciting materials to shareholders or otherwise amend the funds’ proxy materials. Although no decision has been made, the funds may consider imposing additional procedures or limitations on Meeting attendees or conducting the Meeting as a “virtual” shareholder meeting through the internet or other electronic means in lieu of an in-person meeting, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable law. Please monitor the website at www.proxy-direct.com/fidelity for updated information. If you are planning to attend the Meeting, please check the website one week prior to the Meeting date. As always, we encourage you to vote your shares prior to the Meeting.
For a free copy of eachthe fund’s annual and/or semiannual reports, call Fidelityat 1-800-596-3222,1-877-208-0098, visit Fidelity’s web site at institutional.fidelity.com or write to Fidelity Distributors Company LLCFDC at 100900 Salem Street, Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917.
VOTE REQUIRED: Approval of Proposal 1 requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of the applicable trust voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting. Approval of Proposal 2 requires the affirmative vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of the appropriate fund. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act), the vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” means the affirmative
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vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at the Meeting or represented by proxy if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities. With respect to Proposal 2,1, votes to ABSTAIN will have the same effect as votes cast AGAINST the Proposal. With respect to Proposal 1, votes to ABSTAIN will have no effect.1.
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PROPOSAL 1
TO ELECT A BOARDRECLASSIFY THE DIVERSIFICATION STATUS OF TRUSTEES
THE FUND FROM DIVERSIFIED TO NON-DIVERSIFIED BY
ELIMINATING THE RELATED FUNDAMENTAL POLICY
The purpose of this proposal is to elect a Board of Trustees of each trust. Pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Instrument of each trust, the Trustees have determined that the number of Trustees shall be fixed at 14. It is intended that the enclosed proxy will be voted for the nominees listed below unless such authority has been withheld in the proxy.
Appendix F shows the composition of the Board of Trustees of each trust and the length of service of each Trustee and member of the Advisory Board. Except for Bettina Doulton and Robert A. Lawrence, all nominees named below are currently Trustees or Advisory Board Members of the trusts and have served in that capacity continuously since originally elected or appointed. Certain nominees were previously elected by shareholders to serve as Trustees of certain trusts, while other nominees were initially appointed by the Trustees and have not yet been elected by shareholders of all trusts. With respect to the nominees not previously elected by shareholders of one or more trusts, the trusts’ Governance and Nominating Committee identified Donald F. Donahue, Garnett A. Smith, and Michael E. Wiley as candidates; a third-party search firm retained by the Independent Trustees identified Vicki L. Fuller, Patricia L. Kampling, and Susan Tomasky as candidates; and an executive officer of FMR identified Ms. Doulton and Mr. Lawrence as candidates. The Governance and Nominating Committee has recommended all Independent Trustee candidates.
In the election of Trustees, those nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast at the Meeting, provided a quorum is present, shall be elected. A nominee shall be elected immediately upon shareholder approval, except that for Variable Insurance Products Fund, the election of Ms. Doulton will be effective on or before January 1, 2021. For Variable Insurance Products Fund, the election of the nominees (excluding Ms. Doulton) will result in a board comprised of 14 Trustees, the maximum number permitted under the trust’s organizational documents. Accordingly, Ms. Doulton’s election will be effective once there is a vacancy on the board, which is currently expected to be January 1, 2021.
Except for Messrs. Lawrence and Wiley and Mses. Doulton, Fuller, Kampling, and Tomasky, each of the nominees currently oversees 301 Fidelity funds. Mr. Wiley currently oversees 199 Fidelity funds. If elected, each nominee will oversee 301 Fidelity funds upon effectiveness of their election with respect to all trusts.
James C. Curvey also currently serves as Trustee of each trust and Jonathan Chiel currently serves as trustee of Variable Insurance Products Fund. Mr. Chiel is not nominated for election by shareholders but will continue to serve as a Trustee of such trust following the election. Mr. Chiel currently oversees 172 Fidelity funds. Mr. Curvey recently announced his retirement from the Board and, as a result, is not standing for reelection.
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The nominees youShareholders are being asked to elect as Trusteesreview and consider reclassifying the diversification status of the funds arefund from diversified to non-diversified by eliminating the following fundamental policy:
The fund may not with respect to 75% of the fund’s total assets, 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 securities of other investment companies) if, as follows:
Interested Nominees*:
Correspondence intended for each Interested Nominee (that is,a result, (a) more than 5% of the nominees that are interested persons (as definedfund’s total assets would be invested in the 1940 Act)) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Yearsecurities of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Bettina Doulton (1964)
Prior to her retirement, Ms. Doulton served in a variety of positions at Fidelity Investments, including as a managing director of research (2006-2007), portfolio manager to certain Fidelity funds (1993-2005), equity analyst and portfolio assistant (1990-1993), and research assistant (1987-1990). Ms. Doulton currently owns and operates Phi Builders + Architects and Cellardoor Winery. Previously, Ms. Doulton served as a member ofthat issuer, or (b) the Board of Brown Capital Management, LLC (2013-2018).
Robert A. Lawrence (1952)
Mr. Lawrence currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Strategic Advisers Funds (14 funds). Prior to his retirement in 2008, Mr. Lawrence served as Vice President of certain Fidelity funds (2006-2008), Senior Vice President, Head of High Income Division of Fidelity Management & Research Company (investment adviser firm, 2006-2008), and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (investment adviser firm, 2002-2005).
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Independent Nominees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Nominee (that is, the nominees that are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act)) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
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Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Dennis J. Dirks (1948)
Mr. Dirks also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Operating Officer and as a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure), President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), President and a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation. Mr. Dirks currently serves as a member of the Finance Committee (2016-present) and Board (2017-present) and is Treasurer (2018-present) of the Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Donald F. Donahue (1950)
Mr. Donahue also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Donahue serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Miranda Partners, LLC (risk consulting for the financial services industry, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Donahue served as Chief Executive Officer (2006-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2003-2006) and Managing Director, Customer Marketing and Development (1999-2003) of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (financial markets infrastructure). Mr. Donahue currently serves as a member (2007-present) andCo-Chairman (2016-present) of the Board of United Way of New York, a member of the Board of NYC Leadership Academy (2012-present) and a member of the Board of Advisors of Ripple Labs, Inc. (financial services, 2015-present). Mr. Donahue previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2015-2018).
Vicki L. Fuller (1957)
Ms. Fuller also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Fuller served as Chief Investment Officer of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (2012-2018) and held a variety of positions at AllianceBernstein L.P. (global asset management, 1985-2012), including Managing Director (2006-2012) and Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager (2001-2006). Ms. Fuller currently serves as a member of the Board, Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of The Williams Companies, Inc. (natural gas infrastructure, 2018-present) and as a member of the Board of Treliant, LLC (consulting, 2019-present).
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Patricia L. Kampling (1959)
Ms. Kampling also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Kampling served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (2012-2019), President and Chief Operating Officer (2011-2012) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2010-2011) of Alliant Energy Corporation. Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board, Compensation Committee and Executive Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (manufacturing, 2011-present) and as a member of the Board, Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Safety, Environmental, Technology and Operations Committee of American Water Works Company, Inc. (utilities company, 2019-present). In addition, Ms. Kampling currently serves as a member of the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Wisconsin Chapter (2019-present). Previously, Ms. Kampling served as a member of the Board of Interstate Power and Light Company (2012-2019) and Wisconsin Power and Light Company (2012-2019) (each a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation) and as a member of the Board and Workforce Development Committee of the Business Roundtable (2018-2019).
Alan J. Lacy (1953)
Mr. Lacy also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Senior Adviser (2007-2014) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity), Chief Executive Officer (2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation (retail), Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2000-2005) and Chairman (2014-2017) and a member of the Board (2010-2017) of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes). Mr. Lacy currently serves as a member of the Board of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present), Trustee of the California Chapter of The Nature Conservancy (2015-present) and a member of the Board of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2015-present).
Ned C. Lautenbach (1944)
Co-Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Lautenbach also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors, State University System of Florida (2013-present) and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). He is also a member and has in the past served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artis-Naples (2012-Present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach served as a member and then Lead Director of the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial, 1997-2016). He was also a Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010); as well as Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007). In addition, Mr. Lautenbach had a30-year career with IBM (technology company), during which time he served as Senior Vice President and as a member of the Corporate Executive Committee (1968-1998).
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Joseph Mauriello (1944)
Mr. Mauriello also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005) and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Independent Directors Council Governing Council (2015-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a member of the Board of XL Group plc. (global insurance andre-insurance, 2006-2018).
Cornelia M. Small (1944)
Ms. Small also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments and a member of the Board of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments. Ms. Small previously served as a member of the Board (2009-2019) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-2019) of the Teagle Foundation and a member of the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-2019).
Garnett A. Smith (1947)
Mr. Smith also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1990-1997) and President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products). Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank (now Bank of America). Mr. Smith previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of certain Fidelity® funds (2012-2013).
David M. Thomas (1949)
Co-Lead Independent Trustee
Mr. Thomas also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions). Mr. Thomas currently serves asNon-Executive Chairman of the Board of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present) and a member of the Board (2004-present) and Presiding Director (2013-present) of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication).
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Susan Tomasky (1953)
Ms. Tomasky also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Tomasky served in various executive officer positions at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1998-2011), including most recently as President of AEP Transmission (2007-2011). Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board and Sustainability Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2018-present) and as a member of the Board, Corporate Governance Committee and Organization and Compensation Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (utilities company, 2012-present). In addition, Ms. Tomasky currently serves as a member of the Board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (2007-present), as a member of the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company – America (2009-present), as a member of the Board of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (2011-present) and as a member of the Board of Kenyon College (2016-present). Previously, Ms. Tomasky served as a member of the Board (2011-2019) and as Lead Independent Director (2015-2018) of Andeavor Corporation (previously Tesoro Corporation) (independent oil refiner and marketer) and as a member of the Board of Summit Midstream Partners LP (energy, 2012-2018).
Michael E. Wiley (1950)
Mr. Wiley also serves as Trustee or Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Previously, Mr. Wiley served as Chairman, President and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004). Mr. Wiley currently serves as a member of the Board of High Point Resources (exploration and production, 2005-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Andeavor Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-2018) and a member of the Board of Andeavor Logistics LP (natural resources logistics, 2015-2018).
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As of February 29, 2020, the Trustees and nominees for election as Trustee and the officers of the trusts and each fund owned, in the aggregate, less than 1% of each fund’s outstanding shares.
During the period January 1, 2019 through February 29, 2020, no transactions were entered into by Trustees and nominees as Trustee of the trust involvingwould hold more than 1% of the voting common,non-voting common and equivalent stock, or preferred stock of FMR LLC.
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 leasttwo-thirds of
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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) a Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by atwo-thirds vote10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer.
Because the trust. Each Independent Trustee shall retire not later than the last dayabove investment policy is fundamental, it cannot be changed or eliminated without shareholder approval. The Trustees, including all of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees, may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. In case a vacancy shall for any reason exist, the remaining Trustees will fill such vacancy by appointing another Trustee, so long as, immediately after such appointment, at leasttwo-thirds of the Trustees have been elected by shareholders. If, at any time, less than a majority of the Trustees holding office has been elected by the shareholders, the Trustees then in office will promptly call a shareholders’ meeting for the purpose of electing a Board of Trustees. Otherwise, there will normally be no meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees.
Each trust’s Board met eight times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
For more information about the current Trustees who are not nominees in this Proxy Statement, refer to the section entitled “Trustees, Advisory Board Members, and Officers of the Funds.” For information about the funds’ Board structure and risk oversight function, and current standing committees of the funds’ Trustees, refer to the section entitled “Board Structure and Oversight Function and Standing Committees of the Funds’ Trustees.”
The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned as of March 31, 2020 by each nominee and Trustee in each fund and in all funds in the aggregate within the same fund family overseen or to be overseen by the nominee or Trustees is included in Appendix G.
Trustee compensation information for each fund covered by this Proxy Statement is included in Appendix H.
The Board of Trustees recommends
recommend that shareholders vote FOR Proposal 1.to eliminate the above limitation for the fund.
PROPOSAL 2
TO CONVERT A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY TO ANON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY
VIP Balanced Portfolio, VIP ContrafundSM Portfolio, VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio, VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio, VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio, VIP Equity-Income PortfolioSM, VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio, VIP Growth & Income Portfolio, VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio, VIP Growth Portfolio, VIP High Income Portfolio, VIP Index 500 Portfolio, VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio, VIP Mid Cap Portfolio, VIP Overseas Portfolio, VIP Value Portfolio, and VIP Value Strategies Portfolio
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The investment policy for each fund set forth in Appendix I (Policy) is “fundamental,” meaning that it may only be changed by a vote of shareholdersSection 5(b)(1) of the fund. Each such Policy sets forth1940 Act requires funds to be classified as either diversified or non-diversified, and a fund’s status as diversified is considered a fundamental policy. Diversified funds are subject to the fund’sabove restrictions and non-diversified funds are not. As a result, a non-diversified fund has increased flexibility to invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers. As a result, changes in the market value of a single investment objective and,could cause greater fluctuations in certain cases, related policy language. The Board of Trustees recommends thatshare price than would occur in a more diversified fund.
Under the 1940 Act, a non-diversified fund is permitted to operate as a diversified fund, but a diversified fund cannot become non-diversified unless shareholders approve the proposal to make each Policynon-fundamental.change.
Because eachThe primary benchmark of the fund is the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
The fund’s Policy can only be changed with shareholder approval, it can be difficult, expensiveportfolio managers evaluate and time consuming for a fund to revise its Policy in response to changesconsider all of the holdings in the market. If approved, this change will allowfund’s benchmark index as potential investment opportunities. Over the Board of Trustees to change each fund’s Policy without the delay and expense of a shareholder vote. Ifpast several years, certain stocks contained in the future,Russell 3000 Growth Index have experienced an increase in their market capitalizations. Some of the largest increases have been observed in what are generally considered to be technology stocks. As a result, large-cap growth indices and other indices with higher weightings to technology stocks have become much more concentrated at the individual stock level. This level of index concentration coupled with the limitations placed on diversified funds can, at times, constrain a portfolio manager’s ability to fully achieve target exposures to individual securities.
Although increased levels of concentration have fluctuated in this index in the past, this market concentration may persist.
Due to the 1940 Act diversification requirement, the fund must underweight at least some of these holdings relative to their weights in the index even if the Board of Trustees approves a changeportfolio managers find them to a fund’s Policy, shareholders would receive notice of such change andbe attractive investment opportunities. The diversification status forces the portfolios to be underweight the benchmark’s top holdings, meaning the fund’s prospectus would be updated accordingly. portfolio manager cannot choose to equal or overweight positions relative to its benchmark. This limitation can ultimately diminish the opportunity to outperform the benchmark on a risk-return basis. The investment adviser believes reclassifying the fund as non-diversified is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders because the non-diversified status will provide portfolio managers with additional investment flexibility.
If shareholders do not approve this proposal, is approved, shareholdersthen the fund will not haveretain the right to vote on any future change to a fund’s Policy. Converting each Policy tonon-fundamental would bring the funds in line with industry practice as well as with the practices of certain other Fidelity funds and could potentially avoid entirely, or reduce, future proxy costs and provide greater flexibility for evolution over time. There is no present intention to change the way in which any fund is currently managedcurrent fundamental diversification investment policy.
Even if the proposal is approved.approved, the fund would continue to remain subject to diversification tests under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code that apply to regulated investment companies. To qualify, among other requirements, the fund must limit its investment so that, at the close of each quarter of the taxable year, (1) not more than 25% of the fund’s total assets will be invested in the securities of a single issuer, and (2) with respect to 50% of its total assets, not more than 5% will be invested in the securities of a single issuer and the fund will not own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer.
Conclusion. The Board of Trustees has concluded that the proposal will benefit eachthe fund and its shareholders.The Trustees recommend voting FOR the proposal.If the conversion of the Policy from fundamental tonon-fundamentalproposal is approved by a fund’s shareholders, the proposed change will take effect in conjunction withon or about May 1, 2023, or on the fund’s next annual prospectus revision.first day of the month following shareholder approval if the meeting is adjourned. If Proposal 2 isshareholders do not approved by a fund’s shareholders,approve this proposal, then the Policyfund will remain aretain the current fundamental policy for that fund.diversification investment policy.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board knows of no other business to be brought before the Meeting. However, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention that proxies that do not contain specific instructions to the contrary will be voted on such matters in accordance with the judgment of the persons therein designated.
TRUSTEES, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, AND
OFFICERS OF THE FUNDS
Appendix H shows the composition of the Board of Trustees of each trust and the Advisory Board Members, if any, of each trust. The officers of the funds include: Elizabeth Paige Baumann, Craig S. Brown, John J. Burke III, William C. Coffey, Timothy M. Cohen, Jonathan Davis, Laura M. Del Prato, Colm A. Hogan, Pamela R. Holding, Cynthia Lo Bessette, Chris Maher, Kenneth B. Robins, Stacie M. Smith, Marc L. Spector, and Jim Wegmann. Additional information about Messrs. Dirks, Donahue, Lacy, Lautenbach, Mauriello, Smith, Thomas, and Wiley and Mses. Fuller, Kampling, Small, and Tomasky can be found in Proposal 1. Additional information about Messrs. Chiel and Curvey, Peter S. Lynch, and the officers of the funds can be found in the following table.
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Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for a Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience+
Jonathan Chiel (1957)
Mr. Chiel also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Chiel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel for FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2012-present). Previously, Mr. Chiel served as general counsel (2004-2012) and senior vice president and deputy general counsel (2000-2004) for John Hancock Financial Services; a partner with Choate, Hall & Stewart (1996-2000) (law firm); and an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts (1986-95), including Chief of the Criminal Division (1993-1995). Mr. Chiel is a director on the boards of the Boston Bar Foundation and the Maimonides School.
James C. Curvey (1935)
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Curvey is Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company). In addition, Mr. Curvey is an Overseer Emeritus for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a Director of Artis-Naples, and a Trustee of Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Previously, Mr. Curvey served as a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2018), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2009-2014) and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2007-2014).
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Advisory Board Members and Officers:
The officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer or 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. Correspondence intended for each officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
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Name, Year of Birth; Principal Occupation
Peter S. Lynch (1944)
Mr. Lynch also serves as Member of the Advisory Board of other Fidelity® funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm). In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm) and on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).
Elizabeth Paige Baumann (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2017
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer
Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of other funds. She is Chief AML Officer (2012-present) and Senior Vice President (2014-present) of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as AML Officer of certain funds (2017-2019), as AML Officer of the funds (2012-2016), and Vice President (2007-2014) and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012) of FMR LLC.
Craig S. Brown (1977)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Brown also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Brown is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present).
John J. Burke III (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Burke also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other funds. Mr. Burke serves as Head of Investment Operations for Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (1998-present). Previously Mr. Burke served as head of Asset Management Investment Operations (2012-2018).
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William C. Coffey (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Secretary
Mr. Coffey also serves as Assistant Secretary of other funds. He is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Secretary and CLO of certain funds (2018-2019); CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company and FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2018-2019); and Assistant Secretary of certain funds (2009-2018).
Timothy M. Cohen (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Mr. Cohen also serves as Vice President of other funds. Mr. Cohen serves asCo-Head of Equity (2018-present), a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2016-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Cohen served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019), Head of Global Equity Research (2016-2018), Chief Investment Officer – Equity and a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2015) and as a Director of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (investment adviser firm, 2017).
Jonathan Davis (1968)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2010
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Davis also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Davis serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2003-2010).
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Laura M. Del Prato (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Assistant Treasurer
Ms. Del Prato also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Del Prato is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2017-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Del Prato served as a Managing Director and Treasurer of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds (2014-2017). Prior to JPMorgan, Ms. Del Prato served as a partner at Cohen Fund Audit Services (accounting firm, 2012-2013) and KPMG LLP (accounting firm, 2004-2012).
Colm A. Hogan (1973)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Deputy Treasurer
Mr. Hogan also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Hogan serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Deputy Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2020) and Assistant Treasurer of certain Fidelity® funds (2016-2018).
Pamela R. Holding (1964)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2018
Vice President
Ms. Holding also serves as Vice President of other funds. Ms. Holding serves asCo-Head of Equity (2018-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2013-present). Previously, Ms. Holding served as Executive Vice President of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC (2019) and as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management (2013-2018).
Cynthia Lo Bessette (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO)
Ms. Lo Bessette also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Lo Bessette serves as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2019-present); and CLO of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (investment adviser firms, 2019-present). She is a Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (diversified financial services company, 2019-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Lo Bessette served as CLO, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2019); Secretary of Fidelity SelectCo, LLC and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firms, 2019). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Lo Bessette was Executive Vice President, General Counsel (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (2015-2016) of OppenheimerFunds (investment management company) and Deputy Chief Legal Officer (2013-2015) of Jennison Associates LLC (investment adviser firm).
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Chris Maher (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2013
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Maher also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Maher serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Maher served as Assistant Treasurer of certain funds (2013-2020); Vice President of Asset Management Compliance (2013), Vice President of the Program Management Group of FMR (investment adviser firm, 2010-2013), and Vice President of Valuation Oversight (2008-2010).
Kenneth B. Robins (1969)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Robins also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Robins serves as Compliance Officer of Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC (investment adviser firm, 2016-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2016-2019), as Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (investment adviser firm, 2013-2016) and served in other fund officer roles.
Stacie M. Smith (1974)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
President and Treasurer
Ms. Smith also serves as an officer of other funds. Ms. Smith serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present), is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2009-present), and has served in other fund officer roles. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Smith served as Senior Audit Manager of Ernst & Young LLP (accounting firm, 1996-2009). Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant Treasurer (2013-2019) and Deputy Treasurer (2013-2016) of certain Fidelity® funds.
Marc L. Spector (1972)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2016
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Spector also serves as an officer of other funds. Mr. Spector serves as Assistant Treasurer of FMR Capital, Inc. (2017-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2016-present). Prior to joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Spector served as Director at the Siegfried Group (accounting firm, 2013-2016), and prior to Siegfried Group as audit senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (accounting firm, 2005-2013).
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Jim Wegmann (1979)
Year of Election or Appointment: 2019
Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Wegmann also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other funds. Mr. Wegmann is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2011-present).
BOARD STRUCTURE AND OVERSIGHT FUNCTION AND
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FUNDS’ TRUSTEES
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee may be sent to the attention of the individual Trustee or to the Board of Trustees at Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each Interested Trustee may be sent to the attention of the individual Trustee or to the Board of Trustees at Fidelity Investments, 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. The current process for collecting and organizing shareholder communications requires that the Board of Trustees receive copies of all communications addressed to it. All communications addressed to the Board of Trustees or any individual Trustee are logged and sent to the Board or individual Trustee. The funds do not hold annual meetings and therefore do not have a policy with regard to Trustees’ attendance at such meetings. However, as a matter of practice, at least one Trustee attends special meetings.
Mr. Curvey is an interested person and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the funds. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Messrs. Lautenbach and Thomas serve as Co-Lead Independent Trustees and as such each (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.
Fidelity® funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The funds’ Board oversees Fidelity’s high income and certain equity funds, and other Boards oversee Fidelity’s investment-grade bond, money market, asset allocation, and other equity funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity® funds overseen by the funds’ Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity® funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.
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The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the funds, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the funds’ activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the funds’ business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because theday-to-day operations and activities of the funds are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates, and other service providers, the funds’ exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board’s committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the funds’ activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the funds’ Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), the adviser’s internal auditor, the independent accountants, the funds’ Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board’s committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of Fidelity’s risk management program for the Fidelity® funds.
The Board of Trustees has established various committees to support the Independent Trustees in acting independently in pursuing the best interests of the funds and their shareholders. Currently, the Board of Trustees has 11 standing committees. The members of each committee are Independent Trustees. Advisory Board Members may be invited to attend meetings of the committees.
The Operations Committee is composed of all of the Independent Trustees, with Mr. Lautenbach currently serving as Chair and Mr. Thomas serving as Vice Chair. Mr. Wiley also serves as Vice Chair (for trusts for which he serves as trustee). The committee serves as a forum for consideration of issues of importance to, or calling for particular determinations by, the Independent 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 funds and FMR and its affiliates, and reviews and makes recommendations regarding contracts with third parties unaffiliated with FMR, including insurance coverage and custody agreements. The committee also monitors additional issues including the nature, levels and quality of services provided to shareholders and significant litigation. The committee also has oversight of compliance issues not specifically within the scope 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 December 31, 2019, the committee held 12 meetings.
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The Fair Value Oversight Committee is composed of Messrs. Donahue (Chair), Dirks, Mauriello, and Thomas, and Ms. Small. The Fair Value Oversight Committee monitors and establishes policies concerning procedures and controls regarding the valuation of fund investments and monitors matters of disclosure to the extent required to fulfill its statutory responsibilities. The committee also reviews actions taken by FMR’s Fair Value Committee. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held five meetings.
The Board of Trustees has established two Fund Oversight Committees: the Equity I Committee (composed of Ms. Small (Chair), and Messrs. Dirks, Donahue, Lacy, and Wiley (for trusts for which he serves as trustee)) and the Equity II Committee (composed of Messrs. Thomas (Chair), Lautenbach, Mauriello, and Smith). Each committee develops an understanding of and reviews the investment objectives, policies, and practices of each fund under its oversight. Each committee also monitors investment performance, compliance by each relevant fund with its investment policies and restrictions and reviews appropriate benchmarks, competitive universes, unusual or exceptional investment matters, the personnel and other resources devoted to the management of each fund and all other matters bearing on each fund’s investment results. Each committee will review and recommend any required action to the Board in respect of specific funds, including new funds, changes in fundamental andnon-fundamental investment policies and restrictions, partial or full closing to new investors, fund mergers, fund name changes, and liquidations of funds. The members 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 Independent 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. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the Equity I Committee held seven meetings and the Equity II Committee held seven meetings.
The Shareholder, Distribution and Brokerage Committee is composed of Messrs. Dirks (Chair), Thomas, and Wiley (for trusts for which he serves as trustee), and Ms. Small. Regarding shareholder services, the committee considers the structure and amount of the funds’ transfer agency fees and fees, including direct fees to investors (other than sales loads), such as bookkeeping and custodial 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 othernon-investment management services rendered to the funds by FMR and its affiliates, including pricing and bookkeeping services. The committee monitors and recommends policies concerning the securities transactions of the funds, including brokerage. The committee periodically reviews the policies and practices with respect to efforts to achieve best execution, commissions paid to firms supplying research and brokerage services or paying fund expenses, and policies and procedures designed to assure that any allocation of portfolio transactions is not influenced by the sale of fund shares. The committee also monitors brokerage and other similar relationships between the 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
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the various distribution channels employed by the funds, including issues regardingRule 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, Rule12b-1 plans, contingent deferred sales charges, and finder’s fees, and other means by which intermediaries are compensated for selling fund shares or providing shareholder servicing, including revenue sharing. The committee also considers issues bearing on the preparation and use of advertisements and sales literature for the funds, policies and procedures regarding frequent purchase of fund shares, and selective disclosure of portfolio holdings. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held six meetings.
The Audit Committee is composed of Messrs. Mauriello (Chair), Donahue, Lacy, and Wiley (for trusts for which he serves as trustee). 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 will have at least one committee member in common with the Compliance Committee. The committee meets separately at least annually with the funds’ Treasurer, with the funds’ Chief Financial Officer, with personnel responsible for the internal audit function of FMR LLC, and with the funds’ outside auditors. The committee has direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, and oversight of the work of the outside auditors employed by the funds. The committee assists the Trustees in overseeing and monitoring: (i) the systems of internal accounting and financial controls of the funds and the funds’ service providers, (to the extent such controls impact the funds’ financial statements); (ii) the funds’ auditors and the annual audits of the funds’ financial statements; (iii) the financial reporting processes of the funds; (iv) whistleblower reports; and (v) the accounting policies and disclosures of the funds. The committee considers and acts upon (i) the provision by any outside auditor of anynon-audit services for any fund, and (ii) the provision by any outside auditor of certainnon-audit services to 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 fornon-audit engagements by outside auditors of the funds. The committee is responsible for approving all audit engagement fees and terms for the funds and for resolving disagreements between a fund and any outside auditor regarding any fund’s financial reporting. 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 funds and any service providers consistent with the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. It oversees and receives reports on the 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 funds’ ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data; (ii) any change in the fund’s
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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 funds’ or service providers internal controls over financial reporting. The committee will also review any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies or published reports that raise material issues regarding the funds’ financial statements or accounting policies. These matters may also be reviewed by the Compliance Committee or the Operations Committee. The Chair of the Audit Committee will coordinate with the Chairs of other committees, as appropriate. 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 funds’ financial reporting process, will discuss with FMR , the funds’ Treasurer, outside auditors and, if appropriate, internal audit personnel of FMR LLC, their qualitative judgments about the appropriateness and acceptability of accounting principles and financial disclosure practices used or proposed for adoption by the funds. The committee will review with FMR, the funds’ Treasurer, outside auditor, and internal audit personnel of FMR LLC and, as appropriate, legal counsel the results of audits of the funds’ financial statements. The committee will review periodically the funds’ major internal controls exposures and the steps that have been taken to monitor and control such exposures. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held four meetings.
The Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of Messrs. Lautenbach (Chair), Dirks, Thomas, and Wiley (for trusts for which he serves as trustee). With respect to fund governance and board administration matters, the committee periodically reviews procedures of the Board of Trustees and its committees (including committee charters) and periodically reviews compensation of Independent Trustees. The committee monitors corporate governance matters and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the frequency and structure of the Board of Trustee meetings and on any other aspect of Board procedures. It acts as the administrative committee under the retirement plan for Independent Trustees who retired prior to December 30, 1996 and under the fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees. It reviews the performance of legal counsel employed by the funds and the Independent Trustees. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise. The committee is also responsible for Board administrative matters applicable to Independent 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 Independent Trustees. The committee monitors the functioning of each Board committee
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and makes recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board committees. 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 reports regularly to the Independent Trustees with respect to these activities. The committee recommends that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal, or other matters that may arise. The committee also oversees the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees and of each committee and establishes procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the committee shall address all matters that it considers relevant to the performance of the Board of Trustees and shall report the results of its evaluation to the Board of Trustees, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the funds’ or the Board of Trustees’ policies, procedures, and structures. The committee reviews periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommends, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise, and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law. The committee makes nominations for the election or appointment of Independent Trustees andnon-management Members of any Advisory Board, and for membership on committees. The committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. Such advisers may include search firms to identify Independent Trustee candidates and board compensation consultants. The committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the committee’s scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the funds’ expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The committee will consider Independent Trustee candidates 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 an Independent Trustee of the funds, should be submitted to the Chair of the committee at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. If the committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward all such submissions to the search firm for evaluation. With respect to the criteria for selecting Independent Trustees, it is expected that all candidates will possess the following minimum qualifications: (i) unquestioned personal integrity; (ii) not an interested person of the funds within the meaning of the 1940 Act; (iii) does not have a material relationship (e.g., commercial, banking, consulting, legal, or accounting) with FMR, anysub-adviser, or their affiliates that could create an appearance of lack of independence in respect of the funds; (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 regularly scheduled meetings during the year; (vi) demonstrates sound business judgment gained through broad experience in significant positions where the
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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 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 Independent Trustee in light of the 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 an Independent Trustee. A current copy of the Governance and Nominating Committee Charter is attached as Exhibit 1. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held seven meetings.
The Compliance Committee is composed of Messrs. Lacy (Chair), Lautenbach, Mauriello, and Smith, and Ms. Small. The committee oversees the administration and operation of the compliance policies and procedures of the funds and their service providers as required by Rule38a-1 of the 1940 Act. The committee is responsible for the review and approval of policies and procedures relating to (i) provisions of the Code of Ethics, (ii) anti-money laundering requirements, (iii) compliance with investment restrictions and limitations, (iv) privacy, (v) recordkeeping, and (vi) other compliance policies and procedures which are not otherwise delegated to another committee. The committee has responsibility for recommending to the Board the designation of a CCO of the funds. The committee serves as the primary point of contact between the CCO and the Board, it oversees the annual performance review and compensation of the CCO, and if required, makes recommendations to the Board with respect to the removal of the appointed CCO. The committee receives reports of significant correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies, employee complaints or published reports which raise concerns regarding compliance matters, and copies of significantnon-routine correspondence with the SEC. The committee receives reports from the CCO including the annual report concerning the funds’ compliance policies as required by Rule38a-1, quarterly reports in respect of any breaches of fiduciary duty or violations of federal securities laws, and reports on any other compliance or related matters that would otherwise be subject to periodic reporting or that may have a significant impact on the funds. The committee will recommend to the Board, what actions, if any, should be taken with respect to such reports. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held five meetings.
The Proxy Committee is composed of Messrs. Smith (Chair), Dirks, and Thomas, and Ms. Small. The committee reviews the fund’s proxy voting policies, considers changes to the policies, and reviews the manner in which the policies have been applied. The committee will receive reports on the manner in which proxy votes have been cast under the proxy voting policies and reports on consultations between FMR and portfolio companies concerning matters presented to shareholders for approval. The committee will address issues relating to the fund’s annual voting report filed with the SEC. The committee will receive reports concerning the implementation of
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procedures and controls designed to ensure that the proxy voting policies are implemented in accordance with their terms. The committee will consider FMR’s recommendations concerning certainnon-routine proposals not covered by the proxy voting policies. The committee will receive reports with respect to steps taken by FMR to assure that proxy voting has been done without regard to any other FMR relationships, business or otherwise, with that portfolio company. The committee will make recommendations to the Board concerning the casting of proxy votes in circumstances where FMR has determined that, because of a conflict of interest, the proposal to be voted on should be reviewed by the Board. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held three meetings.
The Research Committee is composed of Messrs. Lacy (Chair), Thomas, and Wiley (for trusts for which he serves as trustee), and Ms. Small. The Committee’s purpose is to assess the quality of the investment research available to FMR’s investment professionals. As such, the Committee reviews information pertaining to the sources of such research, the categories of research, the manner in which the funds bear the cost of research, and FMR’s internal research capabilities, including performance metrics, interactions between FMR portfolio managers and research analysts, and the professional quality of analysts in research careers. Where necessary, the Committee recommends actions with respect to various reports providing information on FMR’s research function. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held seven meetings.
The Sector and ETF Committee is composed of Messrs. Wiley, Donahue, and Smith, with Mr. Wiley currently serving as the Chair. The committee assists the Board in acting independently of Fidelity by receiving and considering information related to Fidelity’s sector funds (Sector Funds) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and recommends any appropriate policy changes. The committee also considers the services provided to the Sector Funds and ETFs by third-parties andnon-investment management services provided to the Sector Funds and ETFs by Fidelity and its affiliates as well as issues bearing on the various distribution channels employed by the Sector Funds and ETFs. In particular, the committee will: (i) receive information on sales and redemptions of shares of the ETFs via creation units; (ii) receive updates on anysub-advisers engaged to manage assets of the ETFs; (iii) receive information on index providers to the Sector Funds and ETFs; and (iv) consider issues bearing on the business platform of the Sector Funds. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the committee held two meetings.
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS
The firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) or Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte), the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates (collectively, Deloitte Entities), has been selected as the independent registered public accounting firm for each fund, as indicated in Appendix A. PwC and Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, have confirmed to the Audit Committee of each trust, as applicable, that they are the independent registered public accounting firms with respect to the funds.
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The independent registered public accounting firms audit annual financial statements for the funds and provide other audit-related,non-audit, andtax-related services to the funds. Representatives of PwC and Deloitte Entities are not expected to be present at the Meeting, but have been given the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available should any matter arise requiring their presence.
Each trust’s Audit Committee mustpre-approve all audit andnon-audit services provided by a fund’s independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the funds. Prior to the commencement of any audit ornon-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
Each trust’s Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee’s consideration ofnon-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that anynon-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and anynon-audit service provided by a fund auditor to FMR and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including anysub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the funds (Fund Service Providers) that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (Covered Service) are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided. All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair’s absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.
Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund(Non-Covered Service) are reported to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis.
Each trust’s Audit Committee has considerednon-audit services that were notpre-approved that were provided by PwC and Deloitte Entities to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC and Deloitte Entities in their audit of the funds, taking into account representations from PwC and Deloitte Entities, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding their independence from the funds and their related entities and FMR’s review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of suchnon-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.
Fees and Services
Appendix J presents fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the funds.
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Appendix K presents fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities that were required to be approved by each trust’s Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fund Service Providers.
Appendix L presents the aggregatenon-audit fees billed by PwC and Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the funds and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the funds.
There were nonon-audit services approved or required to be approved by the trusts’ Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception during the funds’ last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the funds.
SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
The trusts dotrust does not hold annual shareholder meetings. Shareholders wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a subsequent shareholder meeting should send their written proposals to the Secretary of the funds,fund, attention “Fund Shareholder Meetings,” 245 Summer Street, Mailzone V10A, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Proposals must be received a reasonable time before athe fund begins to print and send its proxy materials to be considered for inclusion in the proxy materials for the meeting. Timely submission of a proposal does not, however, necessarily mean the proposal will be included. With respect to proposals submitted on an untimely basis and presented at a shareholder meeting, persons named as proxy agents will vote in their discretion.
NOTICE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES
Please advise the trusts,trust, in care of Client Services at1-800-596-3222, 1-877-208-0098, whether other persons are beneficial owners of shares for which proxies are being solicited and, if so, the number of copies of the Proxy Statement and Annual Reports you wish to receive in order to supply copies to the variable contract owners of the respective shares.
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EXHIBIT 1
EQUITY AND HIGH INCOME FUNDS
GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHARTER
A. Background
The investment companies managed or administered by Fidelity Management & Research Company or its affiliates (collectively, “Fidelity”) comprising the Equity and High Income Funds of the Fidelity Funds are referred to as the “Funds”; the Boards of Trustees of the Funds are referred to collectively as the “Board of Trustees” and the members are referred to as the “Trustees”; Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Funds are referred to as the “Independent Trustees”; and other Trustees are referred to as the “Management Trustees.” The Board of Trustees, including at least a majority of the Independent Trustees, has adopted this Charter, which may from time to time be amended or supplemented by vote of the Board of Trustees, including at least a majority of the Independent Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee. The Governance and Nominating Committee is referred to herein as the “Committee.”
B. Purposes of the Committee
The purposes of the Committee are as follows:
(1) To identify individuals qualified to serve as Independent Trustees.
(2) To advise the Board of Trustees with respect to Board composition, procedures and committees.
(3) To oversee periodic self-assessments of the Board of Trustees and committees of the Board of Directors.
(4) To monitor corporate governance matters and make recommendations in respect thereof to the Board of Trustees.
(5) To act as the administrative committee with respect to Board of Trustees policies and procedures, committee policies and procedures and codes of ethics as they relate to Independent Directors.
(6) To review and make recommendations to the Board of Directors in respect of Independent Director compensation.
C. Composition of the Committee
All members of the Committee will be Independent Trustees. The members and the Chair of the Committee will be determined annually by vote of the Independent Trustees, upon the recommendation of the Committee. If a Vice Chair of the Independent Trustees has been designated, such Vice Chair will normally serve on the Committee. Advisory Board members, if any, may be invited to attend meetings of the Committee.
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D. Chair; Functions of the Chair
An Independent Trustee will act as Chair of the Committee (the “Chair”). The Chair will have the following responsibilities:
(1) The Chair will preside at all meetings of the Committee. The Vice Chair, if any, or in such Vice Chair’s absence, any designated acting or other lead Independent Trustee alternate will preside in the Committee Chair’s absence.
(2) The Chair will be responsible for reviewing and providing direction on meeting agendas.
(3) The Chair will coordinate with the chairs of other committees as appropriate.
(4) At meetings of the Operations Committee or the Board of Trustees the Chair will report on the Committee’s recommendations on applicable resolutions and on any important actions by or discussions at the Committee.
(5) The Chair will coordinate with counsel for the Funds and/or counsel to the Independent Trustees on matters requiring legal advice.
(6) The Chair may make temporary assignments of members and chairs of other Board Committees to fill vacancies or to provide for absences.
E. Meetings and Procedures of the Committee
(1) The Committee will normally meet each time the full Board meets, or more frequently as called by the Chair. The Chair or a majority of the members of the Committee may call a special meeting of the Committee.
(2) The Committee may determine its own rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the Declaration of Trust or other charter document of the applicable Fund, the Bylaws of such Fund and this Charter.
(3) A majority of the members of the Committee, present in person or by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other, shall constitute a quorum. The Committee may take action by written consent if at least the number of members required for approval at a meeting consent to the action in writing and the written consents are filed with the records of meetings of the Committee, unless otherwise required by applicable law.
(4) The Committee may request that any trustees, officers or employees of a Fund, or other persons whose advice and counsel are sought by the Committee, attend any meeting of the Committee to provide such information as the Committee requests.
(5) The Committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings, which minutes shall be maintained with the books and records of the applicable Fund.
F. Particular Actions of the Committee
(1) Governance Functions
(a) Periodically review Board and Committee procedures and Committee Charters.
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(b) Periodically review Independent Trustee compensation and recommend any changes deemed by the Committee to be appropriate.
(c) Make recommendations on the frequency and structure of Board of Trustees meetings.
(d) Make recommendations concerning any other aspect of the procedures of the Board that the Committee considers warranted.
(e) Make recommendations as to the size and members, the chair, vice chair if any, alternate presiding members and alternate members of each standing or ad hoc Board Committee. The members and the chair of each Board Committee will be as determined by majority vote of the Independent Trustees upon the recommendation of the Committee. It is anticipated that members and chairs of any Committee will be designated annually (other than the Chairs of the Operations Committee and the Governance and Nominating Committee), with membership periodically rotated to give Independent Trustees the opportunity to broaden their experience. Rotation will be accomplished in a manner that provides reasonable continuity of membership.
(f) Review the annual calendar of Board Committee meetings and the schedule for consideration of routine or recurring matters.
(g) Make recommendations on the requirements for, and means of, Board of Trustees orientation and training.
(h) Act as administrative committee under the Funds’ fee deferral plan for Independent Trustees.
(i) Monitor the performance of legal counsel employed by the Funds and the Independent Trustees and be responsible for the supervision of counsel for the Independent Trustees. The selection and oversight of fund counsel shall be the joint responsibility of the Committee and Fidelity. On behalf of the Independent Trustees, the Committee will make such findings and determinations as to the independence of counsel for the Independent Trustees as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable regulations or otherwise.
(j) Be responsible for oversight of Independent Trustees administrative matters, such as expense reimbursement policies and compensation for attendance at meetings, conferences and other events.
(k) Monitor compliance with, act as the administrator of, and make determinations in respect of (a) the provisions of the Code of Ethics applicable to the Independent Trustees, and (b) supplemental policies adopted by the Independent Trustees in respect of personal securities transactions of Independent Trustees.
(l) Monitor the functioning of the Board Committees and make recommendations for any changes, including the creation or elimination of standing or ad hoc Board Committees.
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(m) Monitor 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 will report regularly to the Independent Trustees with respect to these activities.
(n) Recommend that the Board establish such special or ad hoc Board Committees as may be desirable or necessary from time to time in order to address ethical, legal or other matters that may arise. The Committee’s power to make such a recommendation under this Charter shall be without prejudice to the right of any other committee of the Board, or any individual trustee/director, to make such a recommendation at any time.
(o) Oversee the annual self-evaluation of the Board of Trustees. The Committee shall establish procedures to allow it to exercise this oversight function. In conducting this oversight, the Committee shall address all matters that the Committee considers relevant to the Board of Trustees’ performance. The Committee shall report to the Board of Trustees on the results of its evaluation, including any recommended amendments to the principles of governance, and any recommended changes to the Funds’ or the Board of Trustees’ policies, procedures and structures. This report may be written or oral.
(2) Nominating Functions
(a) Identification of Candidates
(i) Review periodically the size and composition of the Board of Trustees as a whole and recommend, if necessary, measures to be taken so that the Board of Trustees reflects the appropriate balance of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity required for the Board as a whole and contains at least the minimum number of Independent Trustees required by law.
(ii) Periodically review the Independent Trustees’ Statement of Policy on Criteria for Selecting Independent Trustees (“Statement of Policy”), which may from time to time be revised by vote of a majority of Independent Trustees upon the recommendation of the Committee.
(iii) Make nominations for the appointment or election of Independent Trustees in accordance with the Statement of Policy. The selection of Independent Trustees will be committed solely to the discretion of the Independent Trustees; persons so selected will be “disinterested” in terms of both the letter and spirit of the Investment Company Act.
(iv) Make nominations for the appointment of anynon-management member of any Advisory Board which the Board of Trustees shall have from time to time established. Each member of any Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees. In accordance with the definition of “advisory board” in Section 2(a)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, any Advisory Board shall be distinct from the Board of Trustees and shall serve such advisory functions as to investments and such other roles as may be designated by the Board of Trustees, but shall have no power to determine that any security or other investment shall be purchased or sold by any fund. In the
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discretion of the Board of Trustees, each Advisory Board member may be indemnified in respect of claims arising in connection with his or her services as such. Any member of an Advisory Board shall be compensated in accordance with policies in respect thereof adopted by the Board of Trustees. Service by a person on an Advisory Board shall not preclude such person’s subsequent service as a Trustee.
(v) Consider Independent Trustee candidates recommended by Fund shareholders. Any such candidates will be considered based upon the criteria applied to candidates presented to the Committee by a search firm or other sources, as set forth in the Statement of Policy. The names of such candidates should be submitted to the Chair in writing at the address maintained for communications with Independent Trustees. The submission should be accompanied by appropriate background material concerning the candidate that demonstrates his or her ability to serve as an Independent Trustee of the Funds. If the Committee retains a search firm, the Chair will generally forward such submissions to the search firm for evaluation unless the Committee concludes that the credentials of such candidate are not consistent with the criteria that are to be applied by the Committee in such search.
G. Consultants; Investigations and Studies; Outside Advisers
The Committee shall have the authority to carry out its duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Charter. The Committee shall have authority to retain and terminate any third-party advisers, including authority to approve fees and other retention terms. The Committee may conduct or authorize investigations into or studies of matters within the Committee’s scope of responsibilities, and may retain, at the Funds’ expense, such independent counsel or other advisers as it deems necessary. The Committee may call upon the Funds’ independent accountants (with the concurrence of the Audit Committee) or other third parties for such fact-finding and analysis as may be appropriate in light of the objectives of this Charter.
H. Self-Assessment; Amendment of Charter
The Committee shall, on an annual basis, assess its performance. The Committee shall address such matters as the Committee considers relevant to its performance. The Committee shall report to the Board on an annual basis the results of its evaluation, including any recommended amendments to this Charter and any recommended changes to a Fund’s or the Board’s policies or procedures. This report may be oral or written. The Committee may from time to time recommend to the Board such amendments to this Charter as the Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate.
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List of trusts and funds and fund auditors.
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Shareholders of each of the following funds will be voting on Proposal 2:
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VIP Balanced Portfolio
VIP Contrafund Portfolio
VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio
VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio
VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio
VIP Equity-Income Portfolio
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio
VIP Growth & Income Portfolio
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio
VIP Growth Portfolio
VIP High Income Portfolio
VIP Index 500 Portfolio
VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio
VIP Overseas Portfolio
VIP Value Portfolio
VIP Value Strategies Portfolio
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Each fund’ssub-adviser(s) and eachsub-adviser’s principal business address are listed below.
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VIP Growth Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP High Income Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Overseas Portfolio | X | X | X | X | X | X | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
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VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio | X | X | X | X | X | X | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
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VIP Index 500 Portfolio | – | – | – | – | – | – | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio | X | X | X | X | – | X | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP International Index Portfolio | – | – | – | – | – | – | X | |||||||||||||||||||||
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VIP Growth & Income Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
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VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Energy Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Health Care Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Industrials Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Materials Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Technology Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
VIP Utilities Portfolio | X | X | X | – | – | – | – |
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Information regarding the number of shares of each fund and class, as applicable, of each trust issued and outstanding is provided below.
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A shareholder owning of record or beneficially more than 25% of a fund’s outstanding shares may be considered a controlling person. That shareholder’s vote could have a more significant effect on matters presented at a shareholders’ meeting than votes of other shareholders.
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The following table sets forth information describing the compensation of each Trustee and member of the Advisory Board for his or her services, for each fund’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Jonathan Chiel, James C. Curvey, and Peter S. Lynch are interested persons and are compensated by Fidelity. Patricia L. Kampling and Susan Tomasky are members of the Advisory Board of each trust effective February 1, 2020 and as such received no compensation from the funds or fund complex for the periods shown.
Compensation Table
AGGREGATE | Dennis J. | Donald F. | Vicki L. | Alan J. | Ned C. | |||||||||||||||
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VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $ | 2,076 | $ | 1,978 | $ | 1,924 | $ | 1,934 | $ | 2,344 | ||||||||||
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $ | 109 | $ | 103 | $ | 101 | $ | 101 | $ | 123 | ||||||||||
VIP Growth Portfolio | $ | 2,248 | $ | 2,141 | $ | 2,084 | $ | 2,095 | $ | 2,538 | ||||||||||
VIP High Income Portfolio | $ | 404 | $ | 385 | $ | 375 | $ | 377 | $ | 456 | ||||||||||
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $ | 632 | $ | 602 | $ | 586 | $ | 589 | $ | 713 | ||||||||||
VIP Value Portfolio | $ | 128 | $ | 122 | $ | 119 | $ | 119 | $ | 144 | ||||||||||
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VIP Contrafund Portfolio1 | $ | 7,211 | $ | 6,868 | $ | 6,684 | $ | 6,719 | $ | 8,141 | ||||||||||
VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio | $ | 109 | $ | 104 | $ | 101 | $ | 101 | $ | 123 | ||||||||||
VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio | $ | 176 | $ | 168 | $ | 163 | $ | 164 | $ | 199 | ||||||||||
VIP Extended Market Index Portfolio | $ | 20 | $ | 19 | $ | 19 | $ | 19 | $ | 23 | ||||||||||
VIP Index 500 Portfolio | $ | 3,348 | $ | 3,189 | $ | 3,103 | $ | 3,120 | $ | 3,780 | ||||||||||
VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 133 | $ | 127 | $ | 123 | $ | 124 | $ | 150 | ||||||||||
VIP International Index Portfolio | $ | 33 | $ | 32 | $ | 31 | $ | 31 | $ | 38 | ||||||||||
VIP Total Market Index Portfolio | $ | 49 | $ | 47 | $ | 46 | $ | 46 | $ | 56 | ||||||||||
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VIP Balanced Portfolio | $ | 1,790 | $ | 1,705 | $ | 1,660 | $ | 1,669 | $ | 2,022 | ||||||||||
VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 64 | $ | 61 | $ | 60 | $ | 60 | $ | 73 | ||||||||||
VIP Growth & Income Portfolio | $ | 582 | $ | 554 | $ | 539 | $ | 542 | $ | 657 | ||||||||||
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio | $ | 514 | $ | 489 | $ | 476 | $ | 479 | $ | 580 | ||||||||||
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio2 | $ | 2,994 | $ | 2,853 | $ | 2,776 | $ | 2,790 | $ | 3,380 | ||||||||||
VIP Value Strategies Portfolio | $ | 160 | $ | 153 | $ | 149 | $ | 149 | $ | 181 | ||||||||||
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VIP Communication Services Portfolio | $ | 26 | $ | 25 | $ | 25 | $ | 25 | $ | 30 |
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AGGREGATE | Dennis J. | Donald F. | Vicki L. | Alan J. | Ned C. | |||||||||||||||
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $ | 83 | $ | 79 | $ | 77 | $ | 78 | $ | 94 | ||||||||||
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $ | 89 | $ | 85 | $ | 83 | $ | 83 | $ | 101 | ||||||||||
VIP Energy Portfolio | $ | 89 | $ | 85 | $ | 83 | $ | 83 | $ | 101 | ||||||||||
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | $ | 66 | $ | 63 | $ | 61 | $ | 62 | $ | 75 | ||||||||||
VIP Health Care Portfolio | $ | 343 | $ | 326 | $ | 318 | $ | 319 | $ | 387 | ||||||||||
VIP Industrials Portfolio | $ | 72 | $ | 69 | $ | 67 | $ | 67 | $ | 82 | ||||||||||
VIP Materials Portfolio | $ | 21 | $ | 20 | $ | 19 | $ | 19 | $ | 23 | ||||||||||
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | $ | 164 | $ | 156 | $ | 152 | $ | 152 | $ | 185 | ||||||||||
VIP Technology Portfolio | $ | 301 | $ | 287 | $ | 279 | $ | 281 | $ | 340 | ||||||||||
VIP Utilities Portfolio | $ | 86 | $ | 82 | $ | 80 | $ | 80 | $ | 98 | ||||||||||
TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND COMPLEX3 | $ | 507,000 | $ | 483,000 | $ | 470,000 | $ | 472,500 | $ | 572,500 |
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VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $ | 2,186 | $ | 1,963 | $ | 1,972 | $ | 2,078 | $ | 2,037 | ||||||||||
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $ | 114 | $ | 103 | $ | 103 | $ | 109 | $ | 106 | ||||||||||
VIP Growth Portfolio | $ | 2,367 | $ | 2,126 | $ | 2,135 | $ | 2,250 | $ | 2,206 | ||||||||||
VIP High Income Portfolio | $ | 426 | $ | 382 | $ | 384 | $ | 405 | $ | 397 | ||||||||||
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $ | 665 | $ | 598 | $ | 600 | $ | 632 | $ | 620 | ||||||||||
VIP Value Portfolio | $ | 135 | $ | 121 | $ | 122 | $ | 128 | $ | 126 | ||||||||||
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VIP Contrafund Portfolio1 | $ | 7,591 | $ | 6,821 | $ | 6,849 | $ | 7,217 | $ | 7,075 | ||||||||||
VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio | $ | 114 | $ | 103 | $ | 103 | $ | 109 | $ | 107 | ||||||||||
VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio | $ | 186 | $ | 166 | $ | 167 | $ | 176 | $ | 173 | ||||||||||
VIP Extended Market Index Portfolio | $ | 21 | $ | 19 | $ | 19 | $ | 20 | $ | 20 | ||||||||||
VIP Index 500 Portfolio | $ | 3,526 | $ | 3,165 | $ | 3,177 | $ | 3,351 | $ | 3,285 | ||||||||||
VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 140 | $ | 126 | $ | 126 | $ | 133 | $ | 131 | ||||||||||
VIP International Index Portfolio | $ | 35 | $ | 32 | $ | 32 | $ | 33 | $ | 33 | ||||||||||
VIP Total Market Index Portfolio | $ | 52 | $ | 47 | $ | 47 | $ | 49 | $ | 48 | ||||||||||
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VIP Balanced Portfolio | $ | 1,886 | $ | 1,693 | $ | 1,700 | $ | 1,792 | $ | 1,757 | ||||||||||
VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 68 | $ | 61 | $ | 61 | $ | 64 | $ | 63 | ||||||||||
VIP Growth & Income Portfolio | $ | 613 | $ | 550 | $ | 553 | $ | 582 | $ | 571 |
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AGGREGATE | Joseph | Cornelia M. | Garnett A. | David M. | Michael E. | |||||||||||||||
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio | $ | 541 | $ | 486 | $ | 487 | $ | 514 | $ | 504 | ||||||||||
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio2 | $ | 3,151 | $ | 2,832 | $ | 2,846 | $ | 2,996 | $ | 2,937 | ||||||||||
VIP Value Strategies Portfolio | $ | 169 | $ | 152 | $ | 152 | $ | 160 | $ | 157 | ||||||||||
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VIP Communication Services Portfolio | $ | 28 | $ | 25 | $ | 25 | $ | 26 | $ | 26 | ||||||||||
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $ | 88 | $ | 79 | $ | 79 | $ | 83 | $ | 82 | ||||||||||
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $ | 94 | $ | 84 | $ | 85 | $ | 89 | $ | 87 | ||||||||||
VIP Energy Portfolio | $ | 94 | $ | 84 | $ | 85 | $ | 89 | $ | 87 | ||||||||||
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | $ | 70 | $ | 63 | $ | 63 | $ | 66 | $ | 65 | ||||||||||
VIP Health Care Portfolio | $ | 360 | $ | 324 | $ | 326 | $ | 343 | $ | 336 | ||||||||||
VIP Industrials Portfolio | $ | 76 | $ | 68 | $ | 69 | $ | 72 | $ | 71 | ||||||||||
VIP Materials Portfolio | $ | 22 | $ | 20 | $ | 20 | $ | 21 | $ | 20 | ||||||||||
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | $ | 172 | $ | 155 | $ | 155 | $ | 164 | $ | 160 | ||||||||||
VIP Technology Portfolio | $ | 317 | $ | 285 | $ | 286 | $ | 301 | $ | 295 | ||||||||||
VIP Utilities Portfolio | $ | 91 | $ | 82 | $ | 82 | $ | 86 | $ | 85 | ||||||||||
TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND COMPLEX3 | $ | 534,000 | $ | 479,500 | $ | 481,500 | $ | 507,500 | $ | 497,500 |
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The policies to be converted under Proposal 2 are provided below.
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Fees billed by PwC or Deloitte Entities in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to each fund are shown in the table below. Appendix A identifies the independent registered public accounting firm for each fund.
December 31, 2019 FeesA
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VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $ | 66,000 | $ | 5,400 | $ | 5,600 | $ | 2,300 | ||||||||
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $ | 59,000 | $ | 4,800 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 2,000 | ||||||||
VIP Growth Portfolio | $ | 58,000 | $ | 4,700 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,000 | ||||||||
VIP High Income Portfolio | $ | 85,000 | $ | 6,800 | $ | 3,300 | $ | 2,900 | ||||||||
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $ | 62,000 | $ | 5,100 | $ | 5,500 | $ | 2,200 | ||||||||
VIP Value Portfolio | $ | 45,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 8,400 | $ | 1,100 | ||||||||
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VIP Contrafund Portfolio | $ | 58,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,400 | $ | 1,200 | ||||||||
VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio | $ | 42,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,200 | $ | 1,000 | ||||||||
VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio | $ | 47,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,400 | $ | 1,100 | ||||||||
VIP Extended Market Index Portfolio | $ | 54,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,300 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Index 500 Portfolio | $ | 48,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,700 | $ | 1,100 | ||||||||
VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 55,000 | $ | 4,600 | $ | 5,300 | $ | 2,000 | ||||||||
VIP International Index Portfolio | $ | 53,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,300 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Total Market Index Portfolio | $ | 54,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,300 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
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VIP Balanced Portfolio | $ | 56,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,900 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,400 | $ | 900 | ||||||||
VIP Growth & Income Portfolio | $ | 46,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,900 | $ | 1,100 | ||||||||
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio | $ | 48,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 5,200 | $ | 1,100 | ||||||||
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | $ | 46,000 | $ | 3,800 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 1,600 | ||||||||
VIP Value Strategies Portfolio | $ | 44,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 7,800 | $ | 1,100 |
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VIP Communication Services Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Energy Portfolio | $ | 38,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | $ | 38,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Health Care Portfolio | $ | 40,000 | $ | 3,200 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VIP Industrials Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Materials Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | $ | 45,000 | $ | 3,700 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 1,600 | ||||||||
VIP Technology Portfolio | $ | 42,000 | $ | 3,400 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VIP Utilities Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,300 |
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VIP Equity-Income Portfolio | $ | 68,000 | $ | 5,800 | $ | 7,400 | $ | 2,900 | ||||||||
VIP Floating Rate High Income Portfolio | $ | 61,000 | $ | 5,200 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 2,600 | ||||||||
VIP Growth Portfolio | $ | 61,000 | $ | 5,100 | $ | 3,700 | $ | 2,600 | ||||||||
VIP High Income Portfolio | $ | 90,000 | $ | 7,500 | $ | 3,300 | $ | 3,700 | ||||||||
VIP Overseas Portfolio | $ | 64,000 | $ | 5,600 | $ | 5,400 | $ | 2,800 | ||||||||
VIP Value Portfolio | $ | 45,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 8,000 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II | ||||||||||||||||
VIP Contrafund Portfolio | $ | 53,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,100 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Disciplined Small Cap Portfolio | $ | 43,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,400 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VIP Emerging Markets Portfolio | $ | 48,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,200 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VIP Extended Market Index Portfolio | $ | 47,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,100 | $ | 900 | ||||||||
VIP Index 500 Portfolio | $ | 49,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,500 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VIP International Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 57,000 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,200 | $ | 2,500 | ||||||||
VIP International Index Portfolio | $ | 47,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,100 | $ | 900 | ||||||||
VIP Total Market Index Portfolio | $ | 47,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,100 | $ | 900 |
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VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III | ||||||||||||||||
VIP Balanced Portfolio | $ | 57,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,500 | $ | 1,600 | ||||||||
VIP Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio | $ | 38,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,200 | $ | 1,100 | ||||||||
VIP Growth & Income Portfolio | $ | 47,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 6,900 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio | $ | 50,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 5,200 | $ | 1,400 | ||||||||
VIP Mid Cap Portfolio | $ | 48,000 | $ | 4,100 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,000 | ||||||||
VIP Value Strategies Portfolio | $ | 45,000 | $ | 100 | $ | 7,600 | $ | 1,300 | ||||||||
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV | ||||||||||||||||
VIP Communication Services Portfolio | $ | 36,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Consumer Discretionary Portfolio | $ | 36,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Consumer Staples Portfolio | $ | 36,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Energy Portfolio | $ | 36,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,600 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Financial Services Portfolio | $ | 37,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Health Care Portfolio | $ | 39,000 | $ | 3,300 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,600 | ||||||||
VIP Industrials Portfolio | $ | 36,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Materials Portfolio | $ | 36,000 | $ | 3,100 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 | ||||||||
VIP Real Estate Portfolio | $ | 44,000 | $ | 3,800 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 1,800 | ||||||||
VIP Technology Portfolio | $ | 41,000 | $ | 3,400 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,700 | ||||||||
VIP Utilities Portfolio | $ | 35,000 | $ | 3,000 | $ | 2,400 | $ | 1,500 |
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“Audit Fees” represent fees billed for services rendered for the audits of the financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of a fund audit or the review of a fund’s financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to a fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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Fees billed by PwC or Deloitte Entities that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services rendered on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund are shown in the table below.
PWC
December 31, 2019A | December 31, 2018A | |||||||
Audit-Related Fees | $ | 7,705,000 | $ | 7,930,000 | ||||
Tax Fees | $ | 10,000 | $ | 20,000 | ||||
All Other Fees | $ | – | $ | – |
Deloitte Entities
December 31, 2019A | December 31, 2018A | |||||||
Audit-Related Fees | $ | 290,000 | $ | 5,000 | ||||
Tax Fees | $ | 5,000 | $ | 5,000 | ||||
All Other Fees | $ | – | $ | – |
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“Audit Fees” represent fees billed for services rendered for the audits of the financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
“Audit-Related Fees” represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of a fund audit or the review of a fund’s financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.
“Tax Fees” represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a fund.
“All Other Fees” represent fees billed for services provided to a fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.
Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.
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Aggregatenon-audit fees billed by PwC or Deloitte Entities for services rendered to the funds and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the funds are shown below.
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Deloitte Entities | December 31, 2019 | $ | 585,000 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2019 | $ | 12,405,000 | |||||
Deloitte Entities | December 31, 2018 | $ | 490,000 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2018 | $ | 11,180,000 | |||||
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II | ||||||||
Deloitte Entities | December 31, 2019 | $ | 630,000 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2019 | $ | 12,365,000 | |||||
Deloitte Entities | December 31, 2018 | $ | 535,000 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2018 | $ | 11,140,000 | |||||
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III | ||||||||
Deloitte Entities | December 31, 2019 | $ | 615,00 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2019 | $ | 12,365,000 | |||||
Deloitte Entities | December 31, 2018 | $ | 520,000 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2018 | $ | 11,135,000 | |||||
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV | ||||||||
PwC | December 31, 2019 | $ | 12,430,000 | |||||
PwC | December 31, 2018 | $ | 11,205,000 |
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The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) James C. Curvey,Robert A. Lawrence, Donald F. Donahue, and William C. Coffey, and Dennis J. Dirks, or any one or more of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the fund(s)fund as indicated on this proxy card which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the fund to be held at 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210,virtually on June 9, 2020April 19, 2023 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. All powers may be exercised by a majority of said proxy holders or substitutes voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This Proxy shall be voted on the proposal(s)proposal described in the Proxy Statement as specified on this proxy card.the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
FID_31198_040120_IFUNDS FUNDS FUNDSFund Name1 Fund Name2 Fund Name3Fund Name4 Fund Name5 Fund Name6Fund Name7 Fund Name8 Fund Name9Fund Name10 Fund Name11 Fund Name12Fund Name13 Fund Name14 Fund Name15Fund Name16 Fund Name17 Fund Name18Fund Name19 Fund Name20 Fund Name21Fund Name22 Fund Name23 Fund Name24Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters.IF THE PROXY IS SIGNED, SUBMITTED,CONTINUED AND NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALLTO BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2.SIGNEDAs to any other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their best judgment.TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: XProposals THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2:1. To elect a Board of Trustees.01. Dennis J. Dirks 02. Donald F. Donahue 03. Bettina Doulton 04. Vicki L. Fuller05. Patricia L. Kampling 06. Alan J. Lacy 07. Ned C. Lautenbach 08. Robert A. Lawrence09. Joseph Mauriello 10. Cornelia M. Small 11. Garnett A. Smith 12. David M. Thomas13. Susan Tomasky 14. Michael E. WileyINSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual Trustee nominee(s), mark the “FOR ALL EXCEPT” box and write the name of the nominee(s) for which you would like to withhold authority on the line provided below:ON REVERSE SIDE
2. For certain funds, to convert a fundamental investment policy to anon-fundamental investment policy.To Vote All Funds For To Vote All Funds Against To Abstain Votes For All Funds , or vote separately by Funds belowFOR AGAINST ABSTAIN FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN01 Fund Name1 ☐ ☐ ☐ 02 Fund Name2 ☐ ☐ ☐03 Fund Name3 ☐ ☐ ☐ 04 Fund Name4 ☐ ☐ ☐05 Fund Name5 ☐ ☐ ☐ 06 Fund Name6 ☐ ☐ ☐07 Fund Name7 ☐ ☐ ☐ 08 Fund Name8 ☐ ☐ ☐09 Fund Name9 ☐ ☐ ☐ 10 Fund Name10 ☐ ☐ ☐11 Fund Name11 ☐ ☐ ☐ 12 Fund Name12 ☐ ☐ ☐13 Fund Name13 ☐ ☐ ☐ 14 Fund Name14 ☐ ☐ ☐15 Fund Name15 ☐ ☐ ☐ 16 Fund Name16 ☐ ☐ ☐17 Fund Name17 ☐ ☐ ☐Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted.— Sign and Date BelowNote: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee, attorney, guardian, etc., please so indicate. Corporate or partnership proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person’s title.Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the boxScanner bar code xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx FID2
PROXY SOLICITED BY THE TRUSTEES. The undersigned, revoking previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) James C. Curvey, William C. Coffey, and Dennis J. Dirks, or any one or more of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the fund(s) as indicated on this proxy card which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, on June 9, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. All powers may be exercised by a majority of said proxy holders or substitutes voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This Proxy shall be voted on the proposal(s) described in the Proxy Statement as specified on this proxy card. Receipt of the Notice of the Meeting and the accompanying Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.FID_31198_040120_CTO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE: XProposals THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2:1. To elect a Board of Trustees.01. Dennis J. Dirks02. Donald F. Donahue03. Bettina Doulton 04. Vicki L. Fuller05. Patricia L. Kampling 06. Alan J. Lacy 07. Ned C. Lautenbach 08. Robert A. Lawrence09. Joseph Mauriello 10. Cornelia M. Small 11. Garnett A. Smith 12. D avid M. Thomas13. Susan Tomasky 14. Michael E. WileyINSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual Trustee nominee(s), mark the “FOR ALL EXCEPT” box and write the name of the nominee(s) for which you would like to withhold authority on the line provided below:2. For certain funds, to convert a fundamental investment policy to anon-fundamental investment policy.To Vote All For To Vote All Against To Vote all Abstain
Please refer to the Proxy Statement discussion of each of these matters.IF THE PROXY IS SIGNED, SUBMITTED, AND NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE PROXY SHALL BEVOTEDFORPROPOSALS 1 AND 2.As to any other matter, said attorneys shall vote in accordance with their best judgment. .Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted.— Sign and Date BelowNote: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this Proxy. When signing in a fiduciary capacity, such as executor, administrator, trustee, attorney, guardian, etc., please so indicate. Corporate or partnership proxies should be signed by an authorized person indicating the person’s title.Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the boxScanner bar codexxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx FID1
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Proxy Voting by Shareholders of Fidelity Funds
Thank you for investing with Fidelity!
A mutual fund is an investment company, and your investment in shares of a Fidelity mutual fund makes you a shareholder of the fund. As a shareholder, you are entitled to vote on matters presented at a fund’s shareholder meeting.
Mutual funds, like other companies, hold shareholder meetings to present and discuss important management decisions that require shareholder input, including proposed changes to fund services or certain policies.
● | You are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own. |
The Trustees of your Fidelity Fund— most of whom are not affiliated with Fidelity—are responsible for considering your interests as a shareholder.
● | One privilege of a mutual fund shareholder is to participate in electing the Trustees for your Fidelity Fund. | |
● | In turn, the Trustees, after careful review, may request your vote on other proposals that affect the fund and your investment in it. |
We believe that voting by proxy online or by phone is the most convenient way for you to participate in a Fidelity Fund vote.
● | You can cast a proxy vote online, over the telephone, or through postal mail. | |
● | That way, your vote can be counted without your having to attend the meeting in person. | |
● | Or you may attend a shareholder meeting to vote in person. |
We appreciate your placing your trust in Fidelity, and thank you for allowing us to help you achieve your financial goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is proxy voting?
When your vote is requested on proposals that affect the fund and your investment in it, you could, if you wanted, attend the shareholder meeting in person—or you could vote by proxy online or by phone. This way, your vote can be counted without your having to attend the meeting in person.
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-When will I receive the information I need to vote?
A proxy statement, which provides details regarding the meeting and the management and shareholder proposals, if any, that will be voted on at the meeting, is provided to shareholders before the meeting is held. The proxy statement may be sent to you via U.S. mail or email, if you have consented to electronic delivery, or you may receive a notice linking you to a website where you can review it online.
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-How can I submit a proxy vote?
You may submit a proxy vote through U.S. mail, over the telephone, or online, based on the instructions contained in the proxy statement. Votes must be submitted prior to the close of voting in order to be counted. Please vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
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-I consented for eDelivery of proxy materials—is it possible to receive hard copy paper materials instead?
By consenting to eDelivery of proxy, you have agreed to online receipt of important proxy materials. To request a written copy of any Fidelity Fund proxy materials via telephone please call 800-343-3548. On the voting screen, you may also choose to change your eDelivery preferences for future proxy campaigns.
Your retirement benefit plan account mail preferences for statements, prospectuses, proxies and other benefit information will apply to your Fidelity BrokerageLink® Account. You may change this electronic delivery default for your BrokerageLinkSM account at any time by logging on to NetBenefits and updating your mail preferences. [if shareholder clicks on the “log in” icon a window appears where they can log in to NetBenefits and update their mail preferences.]
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-I used to enter a PIN when voting proxy—why is this no longer required?
By using Fidelity.com to access the online voting site, a secure transaction with your control number information has been established and the PIN is no longer required to securely complete this transaction.
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-I voted and I would like to change my vote—is this possible?
Yes, you can vote again using the “Voted” link in the Action column as long as voting is still open. The latest valid vote cast will be recorded and the Last Action Taken date will update. If you do not complete the process of re-voting, the last vote cast remains on record.
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Does my vote matter?
Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
In order to take action at a Fidelity Funds shareholder meeting, a quorum must be achieved. Quorum is achieved when a sufficient number of shareholders are represented in person or by proxy at the shareholder meeting. If quorum is not achieved, the meeting may adjourn to a future date.
Fidelity and/or a third-party proxy vendor attempts to reach shareholders via multiple mailings or emails to remind them to cast their votes. As the meeting date approaches, phone calls may be made to shareholders who have not yet voted.
Voting your shares immediately when you receive notification will help the meeting achieve quorum and minimize additional expense and efforts to contact you by email or phone to solicit your vote.
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-Who are “Computershare”, “Broadridge” and D.F. King?
The shareholder proxy voting process is typically managed on behalf of the Fidelity funds by a proxy vendor. Fidelity may hire a third-party proxy vendor to call shareholders and record proxy votes. Computershare, Broadridge and D.F. King are examples of third-party proxy vendors that may have been retained by the Fidelity Funds.
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-How can I opt out of telephone calls about shareholder proxy voting?
Please call Fidelity at 800-343-3548 to make this request.
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Mutual Funds may hold special meetings of shareholders to seek approval of changes to fund services or policies that require shareholder approval. As a shareholder, you are entitled to vote on these important matters. You could, if you wanted, attend the shareholder meeting in person to cast your vote, or you could cast a proxy vote, which allows you to cast your vote through the mail, over the telephone, or online. This way, your vote can be counted without you having to attend the meeting in person.
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A proxy statement, which provides details regarding the meeting and the management and shareholder proposals, if any, that will be voted on at the meeting, is provided to shareholders before the meeting is held. The proxy statement may be sent to you via U.S. mail, or email, if you have consented to electronic delivery, or you may receive a notice linking you to a website where you can review it online.
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You may submit a proxy vote through U.S. mail, over the telephone, or online, based on the instructions contained in the proxy statement. Votes must be submitted prior to the close of voting in order to be counted. Please vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be. Please note, online and telephone voting is available up until 11:59 PM EST on the day prior to the scheduled meeting. In order to vote on the day of the meeting, you must attend the meeting in person.
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This column explains what type of shareholder meeting is taking place, and provides you with a unique control number that you’ll need to confirm your identity to submit a proxy vote.
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The Due Date column reflects the meeting date minus one day. If you would like to cast a proxy vote online or by telephone, you will have the opportunity to do so up until 11:59 PM EST on the day prior to the scheduled meeting. If you would like to vote on the day of the meeting, you may do so by attending the meeting in person.
Status
The status column tells you which action you can take for a particular meeting, whether it’s casting a vote (Vote), changing a vote (Voted), or Meeting Closed.
Last Action Taken
This column shows the date on which you last voted or changed your vote, regardless of the method you used to submit your vote – by mail, telephone, or online.
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