UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-971
Fidelity Congress Street Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Eric D. Roiter, Secretary
82 Devonshire St.
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000
Date of fiscal year end: | December 31 |
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Date of reporting period: | June 30, 2003 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity®
Congress Street
Fund
Semiannual Report
June 30, 2003
(2_fidelity_logos) (Registered_Trademark)
Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
Investment Changes | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values. |
Financial Statements | <Click Here> | Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights. |
Notes | <Click Here> | Notes to the financial statements. |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund.
Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, any depository institution. Shares are not insured by the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board or any other agency, and are subject to investment risks, including possible loss of principal amount invested.
Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.
For more information on any Fidelity fund, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-544-6666 for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Chairman's Message
(photo_of_Edward_C_Johnson_3d)
Dear Shareholder:
This shareholder update and report on the performance of your fund is among the first to be produced under the new Sarbanes-Oxley Public Company Accounting and Investor Protection Act of 2002. This act requires that public companies certify, under penalty of law, the financial information they report to shareholders. It was adopted by Congress in reaction to several incidents of corporate malfeasance that brought the integrity of management of some publicly traded companies into question.
After the act was signed into law, the Securities and Exchange Commission interpreted it as applying to mutual funds as well as public companies. Thus, every mutual fund now is required to certify that the financial information provided in annual and semiannual reports to shareholders fully and fairly presents its financial position.
There is little doubt that the intent of Congress and regulators in this matter is a noble one - to improve the accuracy and accountability of financial reporting to investors by corporate America. We in no way condone any of the activities that brought about these requirements, and we welcome any and every reasonable proposal to strengthen investor protection and information disclosure.
That said, we are proud that mutual funds have always provided full and fair disclosure. Governed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 - and monitored and regulated by federal and state agencies, industry oversight associations, and independent directors - mutual funds are among the most transparent of all financial products. For example, the prices of mutual fund shares are established and published every business day, and the majority of members of the Board of Trustees that oversees our funds are not affiliated with the business of Fidelity. The disclosure standards of mutual funds actually have become models for governance and transparency across corporate America.
We are, of course, complying in full with the letter of this new requirement and hope that any future efforts by Congress to reassure investors about the honesty of corporate America will focus on practical and substantive solutions of genuine value to shareholders.
This sort of careful consideration was evident as Congress deliberated President Bush's tax cut package this spring, then enacted legislation that contains a variety of benefits for American families, investors and businesses. Although the final bill did not completely eliminate the tax that individual investors pay when they receive dividends from companies, it still will benefit American investors, and we applaud it in the spirit of compromise that marked the debate in Congress.
At Fidelity, we are committed to acting at all times in accordance with the highest standards of integrity and in the best interests of our fund shareholders. We are proud of the amount of information we provide to those who invest in our funds and pleased to continue that level of communication with you in these reports.
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President's Message - continued
Best regards,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Investment Changes
Top Ten Stocks as of June 30, 2003 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
General Electric Co. | 7.3 | 6.8 |
United Technologies Corp. | 7.3 | 6.9 |
Johnson & Johnson | 6.6 | 7.5 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 6.3 | 6.7 |
Knight-Ridder, Inc. | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | 5.6 | 6.0 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 4.6 | 4.8 |
International Paper Co. | 4.2 | 4.5 |
Guidant Corp. | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 56.7 | |
Top Five Market Sectors as of June 30, 2003 |
| % of fund's net assets | % of fund's net assets 6 months ago |
Health Care | 23.7 | 23.2 |
Industrials | 17.5 | 17.2 |
Consumer Staples | 16.3 | 16.9 |
Information Technology | 12.3 | 11.9 |
Energy | 8.7 | 9.0 |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of June 30, 2003 | As of December 31, 2002 |
| Stocks 99.3% | | | Stocks 99.4% | |
| Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.7% | | | Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets 0.6% | |
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Investments June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Common Stocks - 99.3% |
| Shares | | Value (Note 1) |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.3% |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.6% |
Eastman Kodak Co. | 15,643 | | $ 427,836 |
Media - 5.7% |
Knight-Ridder, Inc. | 57,400 | | 3,956,582 |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | 4,384,418 |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 16.3% |
Beverages - 9.4% |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. | 76,306 | | 3,895,421 |
The Coca-Cola Co. | 56,153 | | 2,606,061 |
| | 6,501,482 |
Food Products - 1.3% |
Del Monte Foods Co. (a) | 12,822 | | 113,346 |
H.J. Heinz Co. | 23,464 | | 773,843 |
| | 887,189 |
Household Products - 2.4% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 28,064 | | 1,626,309 |
Tobacco - 3.2% |
Altria Group, Inc. | 49,273 | | 2,238,965 |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | 11,253,945 |
ENERGY - 8.7% |
Oil & Gas - 8.7% |
ChevronTexaco Corp. | 22,358 | | 1,614,248 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 121,632 | | 4,367,805 |
| | 5,982,053 |
FINANCIALS - 4.1% |
Commercial Banks - 0.6% |
Bank One Corp. | 11,100 | | 412,698 |
Diversified Financial Services - 3.3% |
Citigroup, Inc. | 53,400 | | 2,285,520 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (Note 1) |
FINANCIALS - continued |
Insurance - 0.2% |
Travelers Property Casualty Corp.: | | | |
Class A | 2,307 | | $ 36,681 |
Class B | 4,740 | | 74,750 |
| | 111,431 |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 2,809,649 |
HEALTH CARE - 23.7% |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.8% |
Guidant Corp. | 59,347 | | 2,634,413 |
Pharmaceuticals - 19.9% |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 15,807 | | 1,090,209 |
Johnson & Johnson | 88,351 | | 4,567,747 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | 60,873 | | 3,685,860 |
Pfizer, Inc. | 52,904 | | 1,806,672 |
Wyeth | 56,860 | | 2,589,973 |
| | 13,740,461 |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | 16,374,874 |
INDUSTRIALS - 17.5% |
Aerospace & Defense - 8.9% |
Boeing Co. | 33,401 | | 1,146,322 |
United Technologies Corp. | 70,860 | | 5,019,014 |
| | 6,165,336 |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.5% |
Waste Management, Inc. | 14,500 | | 349,305 |
Industrial Conglomerates - 7.3% |
General Electric Co. | 175,232 | | 5,025,654 |
Road & Rail - 0.8% |
Union Pacific Corp. | 9,660 | | 560,473 |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | 12,100,768 |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 12.3% |
Communications Equipment - 2.0% |
Motorola, Inc. | 149,739 | | 1,412,039 |
Common Stocks - continued |
| Shares | | Value (Note 1) |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued |
Computers & Peripherals - 7.1% |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 107,408 | | $ 2,287,790 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 31,444 | | 2,594,130 |
| | 4,881,920 |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.6% |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 21,436 | | 419,074 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7% |
Intel Corp. | 55,300 | | 1,149,355 |
Software - 0.9% |
Microsoft Corp. | 25,200 | | 645,372 |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | 8,507,760 |
MATERIALS - 4.8% |
Chemicals - 0.6% |
Eastman Chemical Co. | 8,793 | | 278,474 |
Monsanto Co. | 6,548 | | 141,699 |
| | 420,173 |
Paper & Forest Products - 4.2% |
International Paper Co. | 81,522 | | 2,912,781 |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | 3,332,954 |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 4.6% |
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.6% |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 80,103 | | 3,160,063 |
UTILITIES - 1.0% |
Electric Utilities - 1.0% |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 14,160 | | 612,845 |
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 5,635 | | 107,967 |
| | 720,812 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $15,782,749) | 68,627,296 |
Cash Equivalents - 0.6% |
| Maturity Amount | | Value (Note 1) |
Investments in repurchase agreements (Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations, in a joint trading account at 1.02%, dated 6/30/03 due 7/1/03) (Cost $409,000) | $ 409,012 | | $ 409,000 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.9% (Cost $16,191,749) | | 69,036,296 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.1% | | 38,356 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 69,074,652 |
Legend |
(a) Non-income producing |
Other Information |
Sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $1,643,465, which represents the value of securities delivered in redemption of the fund shares. The realized gain of $1,424,493 on securities delivered in redemption of fund shares is not taxable to the fund. There were no purchases of securities during the period. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
| June 30, 2003 (Unaudited) |
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Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $409,000) (cost $16,191,749) - See accompanying schedule | | $ 69,036,296 |
Cash | | 975 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 2,552 |
Dividends receivable | | 142,515 |
Total assets | | 69,182,338 |
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Liabilities | | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | $ 4,867 | |
Accrued management fee | 74,890 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 27,929 | |
Total liabilities | | 107,686 |
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Net Assets | | $ 69,074,652 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 16,183,414 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 46,726 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (35) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | 52,844,547 |
Net Assets, for 203,202 shares outstanding | | $ 69,074,652 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($69,074,652 ÷ 203,202 shares) | | $ 339.93 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
| Six months ended June 30, 2003 (Unaudited) |
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Investment Income | | |
Dividends | | $ 736,500 |
Interest | | 2,968 |
Total income | | 739,468 |
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Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 145,767 | |
Transfer agent fees | 27,897 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 30,482 | |
Non-interested trustees' compensation | 19 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 4,900 | |
Audit | 16,482 | |
Legal | 536 | |
Miscellaneous | 414 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 226,497 | |
Expense reductions | (60) | 226,437 |
Net investment income (loss) | | 513,031 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities | | 1,424,493 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities | | 4,433,466 |
Net gain (loss) | | 5,857,959 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 6,370,990 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| Six months ended June 30, 2003 (Unaudited) | Year ended December 31, 2002 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income (loss) | $ 513,031 | $ 988,982 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 1,424,493 | 6,087,147 |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 4,433,466 | (19,883,510) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 6,370,990 | (12,807,381) |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (476,905) | (989,621) |
Share transactions | | |
Reinvestment of distributions | 101,541 | 284,604 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,698,939) | (6,872,836) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (1,597,398) | (6,588,232) |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 4,296,687 | (20,385,234) |
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Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 64,777,965 | 85,163,199 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $46,726 and undistributed net investment income of $10,600, respectively) | $ 69,074,652 | $ 64,777,965 |
Other Information | | |
Shares | | |
Issued in reinvestment of distributions | 293 | 853 |
Redeemed | (5,298) | (18,775) |
Net increase (decrease) | (5,005) | (17,922) |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
| Six months ended June 30, 2003 | Years ended December 31, |
| (Unaudited) | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 311.12 | $ 376.61 | $ 418.88 | $ 412.27 | $ 375.34 | $ 305.02 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) D | 2.52 | 4.62 | 4.75 | 4.70 | 4.34 | 4.50 |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 28.64 | (65.36) | (42.22) | 6.71 | 36.94 | 70.41 |
Total from investment operations | 31.16 | (60.74) | (37.47) | 11.41 | 41.28 | 74.91 |
Distributions from net investment income | (2.35) | (4.75) | (4.80) | (4.80) | (4.35) | (4.59) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 339.93 | $ 311.12 | $ 376.61 | $ 418.88 | $ 412.27 | $ 375.34 |
Total Return B, C | 10.01% | (16.19)% | (8.99)% | 2.79% | 11.05% | 24.66% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets E | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions | .70% A | .69% | .64% | .63% | .61% | .64% |
Expenses net of voluntary waivers, if any | .70% A | .69% | .64% | .63% | .61% | .64% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .70% A | .69% | .64% | .63% | .61% | .64% |
Net investment income (loss) | 1.58% A | 1.34% | 1.23% | 1.15% | 1.10% | 1.34% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted) | $ 69,075 | $ 64,778 | $ 85,163 | $ 106,175 | $ 112,344 | $ 105,258 |
Portfolio turnover rate | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
A Annualized
B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
C Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of any voluntary waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the fund.
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
For the period ended June 30, 2003 (Unaudited)
1. Significant Accounting Policies.
Fidelity Congress Street Fund (the fund) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is authorized to issue 3.8 million shares. Shares of the fund are not currently available for purchase. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the fund:
Security Valuation. Net asset value per share (NAV calculation) is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. If an event that is expected to materially affect the value of a security occurs after the close of an exchange or market on which that security trades, but prior to the NAV calculation, then that security will be fair valued taking the event into account. Securities (including restricted securities) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Price movements in futures contracts and ADRs, market and trading trends, the bid/ask quotes of brokers and off-exchange institutional trading may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security's fair value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less for which quotations are not readily available are valued on the basis of amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day.
Investment Transactions and Income. Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, as required, is accrued as earned.
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year the fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing all of its taxable income and realized gains under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required in the accompanying financial statements. The
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) - continued
1. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
fund intends to retain and pay federal income taxes at year-end on undistributed net long-term capital gains. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent and temporary book and tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary differences will reverse in a subsequent period. These differences are primarily due to redemptions in kind and capital loss carryforwards.
The federal tax cost of investments including unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end was as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ 54,285,048 | | |
Unrealized depreciation | (1,440,501) | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $ 52,844,547 | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 16,191,749 | |
2. Operating Policies.
Repurchase Agreements. Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) has received an Exemptive Order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) which permits the fund and other affiliated entities of FMR to transfer uninvested cash balances into joint trading accounts. These accounts are then invested in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by U.S. Treasury or Government obligations. The fund may also invest directly with institutions, in repurchase agreements that are collateralized by commercial paper obligations and corporate obligations. The custodian bank receives the collateral, which is marked-to-market daily and maintained at a value at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest).
3. Purchases and Sales of Investments.
Information regarding purchases and sales of securities is included under the caption "Other Information" at the end of the fund's Schedule of Investments.
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4. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.
Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the fund with investment management related services for which the fund pays a quarterly fee that is computed monthly at an annual rate of .50% of the fund's average net assets. The management fee is subject to a reduction to the extent that the monthly average net assets of all mutual funds advised by FMR exceed $4 billion in any month. The management fee payable by the fund on its portion of the excess is reduced by 10%. For the period, the fund's annualized management fee rate was .45% of average net assets.
Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, is the fund's transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent. FSC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to account size and type of account. FSC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of all shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annualized rate of .09% of average net assets.
Accounting Fees. FSC maintains the fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month plus out-of-pocket expenses.
5. Expense Reductions.
In addition, through arrangements with the fund's custodian and transfer agent, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the fund's custody and transfer agent expenses by $7 and $53, respectively.
6. Other Information.
At the end of the period, one unaffiliated shareholder was the owner of record of 12% of the total outstanding shares of the fund.
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Managing Your Investments
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Investment Adviser
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Research Company
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Servicing Agent
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
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Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
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Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
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Item 6. Reserved
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
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Item 8. Reserved
Item 9. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Fidelity Congress Street Fund's (the "Trust") disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
(a)(ii) There was no change in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the Trust's last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 10. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Not applicable. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(b) | | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity Congress Street Fund
By: | /s/Maria Dwyer |
| Maria Dwyer |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | August 25, 2003 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/Maria Dwyer |
| Maria Dwyer |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | August 25, 2003 |
By: | /s/Timothy F. Hayes |
| Timothy F. Hayes |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | August 25, 2003 |