FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-00971
EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER: Fidelity Congress Street Fund
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)(ZIP CODE)
SCOTT C. GOEBEL, SECRETARY, 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 617-563-7000
DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: 12/31
DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: 07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED, THERE UNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
Fidelity Congress Street Fund
BY: /s/KENNETH B. ROBINS*
KENNETH B. ROBINS, TREASURER
DATE: 06/01/2009 02:33:36 PM
*BY: /s/ MARK LUNDVALL
MARK LUNDVALL, DIRECTOR, FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY, PURSUANT TO A POWER OF ATTORNEY DATED JUNE 1, 2009 AND FILED HEREWITH.
VOTE SUMMARY REPORT
FIDELITY CONGRESS STREET FUND
07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009
Note: The Security ID will be the CUSIP (Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures) when available. When CUSIP is not available, an alternate identifier, e.g., CINS, will be provided.
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. MEETING DATE: MAR 11, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: A &n bsp; SECURITY ID: 00846U101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director William P. Sullivan | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director Robert J. Herbold | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director Koh Boon Hwee | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. MEETING DATE: MAY 19, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: MO SECURITY ID: 02209S103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Elizabeth E. Bailey | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Gerald L. Baliles | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Dinyar S. Devitre | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas F. Farrell | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Robert E. R. Huntley | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Thomas W. Jones | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director George Munoz | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Nabil Y. Sakkab | Management | F or | For |
9 | Elect Director Michael E. Szymanczyk | Management | For | For |
10 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
11 | Reduce Tobacco Harm to Health | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
12 | Report on Marketing Practices on the Poor | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
13 | Adopt Principles for Heal th Care Reform | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
14 | Adopt Human Rights Protocols for Company and Suppliers | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
16 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. MEETING DATE: NOV 12, 2008 | ||||
TICKER: BUD SECURITY ID: 035229103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Approve Merger Agreement | Management | For | For |
2 | Adjourn Meeting | Management | For | For |
BOEING CO., THE MEETING DATE: APR 27, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: BA SECURITY ID: 097023105 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John H. Biggs | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director John E. Bryson | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Arthur D. Collins, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Linda Z. Cook | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director William M. Daley | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director John F. McDonnell | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director W. James McNerney, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Mike S. Zafirovski | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
6 | Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
7 | Report on Foreign Military Sales | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
8 | Require Independent Lead Director | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Restrict Severance Agreements (Change-in-Control) | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
CHEVRON CORPORATION MEETING DATE: MAY 27, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: CVX SECURITY ID: 166764100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recom mendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director S. H. Armacost | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director L. F. Deily | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director R. E. Denham | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director R. J. Eaton | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director E. Hernand ez | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director F. G. Jenifer | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director S. Nunn | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director D. J. O'Reilly | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director D. B. Rice | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director K. W. Sharer | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director C. R. Shoemate | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director R. D. Sugar | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director C. Ware | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director J. S. Watson | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
7 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
8 | Adopt Guidelines for Country Selection | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
9 | Adopt Human Rights Policy | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
10 | Report on Market Specific Environmental Laws | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
CITIGROUP INC. MEETING DATE: APR 21, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: C SECURITY ID: 172967101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director C. Michael Armstrong | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Alain J.P. Belda | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director John M. Deutch | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Jerry A. Grundhofer | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Andrew N. Liveris | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Anne Mulcahy | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael E. O'Neill | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Vikram Pandit | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Richard D. Parsons | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Lawre nce R. Ricciardi | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Judith Rodin | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Robert L. Ryan | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Anthony M. Santomero | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director William S. Thompson, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
5 | Disclose Prior Government Service | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
7 | Report on Predatory Lending Policies | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
8 | Require More Director Nominations Than Open Seats | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
9 | Prepare Carbon Principles Report | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
10 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
11 | Disclose Information on Compensation Consultant | Shareholder | Against | Against |
12 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
13 | Restore or Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
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COCA-COLA COMPANY, THE MEETING DATE: APR 22, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: KO SECURITY ID: 191216100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Herbert A. Allen | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Ronald W. Allen | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Cathleen P. Black | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Barry Diller | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Alexis M. Herman | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Muhtar Kent | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Donald R. Keough | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Maria Elena Lagomsino | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Donald F. McHenry | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James D. Robinson III | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Peter V. Ueberroth | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Jacob Wallenberg | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director James B. Williams | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
4 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Performance-Based Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. MEETING DATE: MAY 8, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: CL SECURITY ID: 194162103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director John T. Cahill | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jill K. Conway | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ian Cook | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Ellen M. Hancock | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director David W. Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Richard J. Kogan | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Delano E. Lewis | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director J. Pedro Reinhard | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Stephen I. Sadove | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
DIRECTV GROUP, INC, THE MEETING DATE: JUN 2, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: DTV SECURITY ID: 25459L106 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Chase Carey | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mark Carleton | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Peter Lund | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Haim Saban | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Adopt Principles for Health Care Reform | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
4 | Declassify the Board of Directors | Shareholder | Against | For |
EXXON MOBIL CORP. MEETING DATE: MAY 27, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: XOM SECURITY ID: 30231G102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director M.J. Boskin | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director L.R. Fa ulkner | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director K.C. Frazier | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director .W. George | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director R.C. King | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director M.C. Nelson | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director S.J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director S.S Reinemund | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director R.W. Tillerson | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director E.E. Whitacre, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
4 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
5 | Reincorporate in Another State [from New Jersey to North Dakota] | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
8 | Compare CEO Compensation to Average U.S. per Capita Income | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Review Anti-discrimination Policy on Corporate Sponsorships and Executive Perks | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
10 | Amend EEO Policy to Prohibit Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Shareholder | Against | For |
11 | Adopt Quantitative GHG Goals for Products and Operations | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
12 | Report on Climate Change Impacts on Emerging Countries | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
13 | Adopt Policy to Increase Renewable Energy | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. MEETING DATE: APR 22, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: GE SECURITY ID: 369604103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director William M. Castell | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Ann M. Fudge | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Susan Hockfield | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Jeffrey R. Immelt | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Andrea Jung | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Alan G. (A.G.) Lafley | Management | For | Against |
1.8 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Ralph S. Larsen | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director James J. Mulva | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Sam Nunn | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Roger S. Penske | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director Robert J. Swieringa | Management | For | For |
1.15 | Elect Director Douglas A. Warner III | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
4 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
5 | Evaluate the Potential Conversion of the Corporation's Business Units into Four or More Public Corporations and Distribute New Shares | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Adopt Policy to Cease the Payments of Dividends or Equivalent Payments to Senior Executives for Shares Not Owned | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Submit Severance Agreement (Change in Control) to shareholder Vote | Shareholder | Against | Against |
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MEETING DATE: MAR 18, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: HPQ SECURITY ID: 428236103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Sari M. Baldauf | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Rajiv L. Gupta | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director John H. Hammergren | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Mark V. Hurd | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Joel Z. Hyatt | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director John R. Joyce | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Robert L. Ryan | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Lucille S. Salhany | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director G. Kennedy Thompson | Management | For | For |
11 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
INTEL CORPORATION MEETING DATE: MAY 20, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: INTC SECURITY ID: 458140100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Charlene Barshefsky | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Susan L. Decker | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director John J. Donahoe | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Reed E. Hundt | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Paul S. Otellini | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director James D. Plummer | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director David S. P ottruck | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Jane E. Shaw | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director John L. Thornton | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Frank D. Yeary | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director David B. Yoffie | Management | For | For |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
14 | Approve Stock Option Exchange Program | Management | For | For |
15 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
16 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
17 | Adopt Policy on Human Rights to Water | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. MEETING DATE: APR 28, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: IBM SECURITY ID: 459200101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director A. J. P. Belda | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director C. Black | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director W. R. Brody | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director K. I. Chenault | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director M. L. Eskew | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director S. A. Jackson | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director T. Nishimuro | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director J. W. Owens | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director S. J. Palmisano | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director J. E. Spero | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director S. Taurel | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director L. H. Zambrano | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Review Executive Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEETING DATE: APR 23, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: JNJ SECURITY ID: 478160104 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Mary Sue Coleman | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director James G. Cullen | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Michael M.E. Johns | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Arnold G. Langbo | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Susan L. Lindquist | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Leo F. Mullin | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Wiliam D. Perez | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Charles Prince | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David Satcher | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. MEETING DATE: MAY 19, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: JPM SECURITY ID: 46625H100 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Crandall C. Bowles | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Stephen B. Burke | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director David M. Cote | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director James S. Crown | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director James Dimon | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Ellen V. Futter | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Laban P. Jackson, Jr. | Managem ent | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director David C. Novak | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Lee R. Raymond | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director William C. Weldon | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ra tify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Disclose Prior Government Service | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
6 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
7 | Report on Predatory Lending Policies | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
8 | Amend Key Executive Performance Plan | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Stock Retention/Holding Period | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Prepare Carbon Principles Report | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
KRAFT FOODS INC MEETING DATE: MAY 20, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: KFT SECURITY ID: 50075N104 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Ajay Banga | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Myra M. Hart | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Lois D. Juliber | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Mark D. Ketchum | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Richard A. Lerner | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director John C. Pope | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Fredric G. Reynolds | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Irene B. Rosenfeld | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Deborah C. Wright | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Frank G. Zarb | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
MERCK & CO., INC. MEETING DATE: APR 28, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: MRK SECURITY ID: 589331107 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Leslie A. Brun | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Thomas R. Cech | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Richard T. Clark | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Thomas H. Glocer | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Steven F. Goldstone | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director William B. Harrison, Jr. | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director Harry R. Jacobson | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director William N. Kelley | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Rochelle B. Lazarus | Management | For | For |
10 | Elect Director Carlos E. Represas | Management | For | For |
11 | Elect Director Thomas E. Shenk | Management | For | For |
12 | Elect Director Anne M. Tatlock | Management | For | For |
13 | Elect Director Samuel O. Thier | Management | For | For |
14 | Elect Director Wendell P. Weeks | Management | For | For |
15 | Elect Director Peter C. Wendell | Management | For | For |
16 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
17 | Fix Number of Directors | Management | For | For |
18 | Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
19 | Require Independent Lead Director | Shareholder | Against | Against |
20 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
MICROSOFT CORP. MEETING DATE: NOV 19, 2008 | ||||
TICKER: MSFT SECURITY ID: 594918104 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Steven A. Ballmer | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director James I. Cash, Jr. | Manage ment | For | For |
3 | Elect Director Dina Dublon | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director William H. Gates, III | Management | For | For |
5 | Elect Director Raymond V. Gilmartin | Management | For | For |
6 | Elect Director Reed Hastings | Management | For | For |
7 | Elect Director David F. Marquardt | Management | For | For |
8 | Elect Director Charles H. Noski | Management | For | For |
9 | Elect Director Helmut Panke | Management | For | For |
10 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
11 | Amend Non-Employee Director Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
12 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
13 | Adopt Policies to Protect Freedom of Access to the Internet | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
14 | Amend Bylaws to Establish a Board Committee on Human Rights | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
15 | Report on Charitable Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
MONSANTO CO. MEETING DATE: JAN 14, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: MON SECURITY ID: 61166W101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1 | Elect Director Janice L. Fields | Management | For | For |
2 | Elect Director Hugh Grant | Management | For | For |
3 | Elect Director C. Steven McMillan | Management | For | For |
4 | Elect Director Robert J. Stevens | Management | For | For |
5 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
MOTOROLA, INC. MEETING DATE: MAY 4, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: MOT SECURITY ID: 620076109 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director G. Brown | Management | For | Against |
1.2 | Elect Director D. Dorman | Management | For | Against |
1.3 | Elect Director W. Hambrecht | Management | For | Against |
1.4 | Elect Director S. Jha | Management | For | Against |
1.5 | Elect Director J. Lewent | Management | For | Against |
1.6 | Elect Directo r K. Meister | Management | For | Against |
1.7 | Elect Director T. Meredith | Management | For | Against |
1.8 | Elect Director S. Scott III | Management | For | Against |
1.9 | Elect Director R. Sommer | Management | For | Against |
1.10 | Elect Director J. Stengel | Management | For | Against |
1.11 | Elect Director A. Vinciquerra | Management | For | Against |
1.12 | Elect Director D. Warner III | Management | For | Against |
1.13 | Elect Director J. White | Management | For | Against |
2 | Adjust Par Value of Common Stock | Management | For | For |
3 | Approve Repricing of Options | Management | For | For |
4 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | Against |
6 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
7 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
8 | Amend Bylaws-- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
9 | Amend Human Rights Policies | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
PFIZER INC. MEETING DATE: APR 23, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: PFE &nb sp;SECURITY ID: 717081103 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Dennis A. Ausiello | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Michael S. Brown | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director M. Anthony Burns | Management | For | For |
1 .4 | Elect Director Robert N. Burt | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director W. Don Cornwell | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director William H. Gray, III | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Constance J. Horner | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director James M. Kilts | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Jeffrey B. Kindler | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director George A. Lorch | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Dana G. Mead | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Suzanne Nora Johnson | Management | For | For |
1.13 | Elect Director Stephen W. Sanger | Management | For | For |
1.14 | Elect Director William C. Steere, Jr. | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Limit/Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
5 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
6 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend Bylaws -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC. MEETING DATE: MAY 5, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: PM SECURITY ID: 718172109 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Harold Brown | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Mathis Cabiallavetta | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Louis C. Camilleri | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director J. Dudley Fishburn | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Graham Mackay | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Sergio Marchionne | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Lucio A. Noto | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Carlos Slim Helu | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Stephen M. Wolf | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
RALCORP HOLDINGS, INC. MEETING DATE: JAN 27, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: RAH SECURITY ID: 751028101 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director David R. Banks | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Jack W. Goodall | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Joe R. Micheletto | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director David P. Skarie | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
STAPLES, INC. MEETING DATE: JUN 9, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: SPLS SECURITY ID: 855030102 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Basil L. Anderson | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Arthur M. Blank | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Mary Elizabeth Burton | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Justin King | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Carol Meyrowitz | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Rowland T. Moriarty | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Robert C. Nakasone | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Ronald L. Sargent | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Elizabeth A. Smith | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert E. Sulentic | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Vijay Vishwanath | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director Paul F. Walsh | Management | For | For |
2 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Rat ify Auditors | Management | For | For |
5 | Reincorporate in Another State [from Delaware to North Dakota] | Shareholder | Against | Against |
TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., THE MEETING DATE: MAY 5, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: TRV &nb sp; SECURITY ID: 89417E109 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Alan L. Beller | Management | For | Against |
1.2 | Elect Director John H. Dasburg | Management | For | Against |
1.3 | Elect Director Janet M. Dolan | Management | For | Against |
1.4 | Elect Director Kenneth M. Duberstein | Management | For | Against |
1.5 | Elect Director Jay S. Fishman | Management | For | Against |
1.6 | Elect Director Lawrence G. Graev | Management | For | Against |
1.7 | Elect Director Patricia L. Higgins | Management | For | Against |
1.8 | Elect Director Thomas R. Hodgson | Man agement | For | Against |
1.9 | Elect Director Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr. | Management | For | Against |
1.10 | Elect Director Robert I. Lipp | Management | For | Against |
1.11 | Elect Director Blythe J. McGarvie | Management | For | Against |
1.12 | Elect Director Laurie J. Thomsen | Management | For | Against |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
UNION PACIFIC CORP. MEETING DATE: MAY 14, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: UNP SECURITY ID: 907818108 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Andrew H. Card, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Erroll B. Davis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Thomas J. Donohue | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Archie W. Dunham | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Judith Richards Hope | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Charles C. Krulak | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Michael R. McCarthy | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Michael W. McConnell | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Thomas F. McLarty III | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Steven R. Rogel | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director Jose H. Villarreal | Management | For | For |
1.12 | El ect Director James R. Young | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Report on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. MEETING DATE: APR 8, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: UTX SECURITY ID: 913017109 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Louis R. Chenevert | Management | For | Withhold |
1.2 | Elect Director George David | Management | For | Withhold |
1.3 | Elect Director John V. Faraci | Management | For | Withhold |
1.4 | Elect Director Jean-Pierre Garnier | Management | For | Withhold |
1.5 | Elect Director Jamie S. Gorelick | Management | For | Withhold |
1.6 | Elect Director Carlos M. Gutierrez | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Edward A. Kangas | Management | F or | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Charles R. Lee | Management | For | Withhold |
1.9 | Elect Director Richard D. McCormick | Management | For | Withhold |
1.10 | Elect Director Harold McGraw III | Management | For | Withhold |
1.11 | Elect Director Richard B. Myers | Management | For | Withhold |
1.12 | Elect Di rector H. Patrick Swygert | Management | For | Withhold |
1.13 | Elect Director Andre Villeneuve | Management | For | Withhold |
1.14 | Elect Director Christine Todd Whitman | Management | For | Withhold |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Report on Foreign Military Sales Offsets | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS MEETING DATE: MAY 7, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: VZ SECURITY ID: 92343V104 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Richard L. Carrion | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director M. Frances Keeth | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Robert W. Lane | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director Sandra O. Moose | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director Joseph Neubauer | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Donald T. Nicolaisen | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director Thomas H. O'Brien | Management | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Clarence Otis, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.9 | Elect Director Hugh B. Price | Management | For | For |
1.10 | Elect Director Ivan G. Seidenberg | Management | For | For |
1.11 | Elect Director John W. Snow | Management | For | For |
1.12 | Elect Director John R. Stafford | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | For |
5 | Approve Executive Incentive Bonus Plan | Management | For | For |
6 | Prohibit Executive Stock-Based Awards | Shareholder | Against | Against |
7 | Amend Articles/Bylaws/Charter -- Call Special Meetings | Shareholder | Against | For |
8 | Require Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder | Against | Against |
9 | Provide for Cumulative Voting | Shareholder | Against | Against |
10 | Adopt a Policy in which the Company will not Make or Promise to Make Any Death Benefit Payments to Senior Executives | Shareholder | Against | Against |
WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. MEETING DATE: MAY 8, 2009 | ||||
TICKER: WMI SECURITY ID: 94106L109 | ||||
Proposal No | Proposal | Proposed By | Management Recommendation | Vote Cast |
1.1 | Elect Director Pastora San Juan Cafferty | Management | For | For |
1.2 | Elect Director Frank M. Clark, Jr. | Management | For | For |
1.3 | Elect Director Patrick W. Gross | Management | For | For |
1.4 | Elect Director John C. Pope | Management | For | For |
1.5 | Elect Director W. Robert Reum | Management | For | For |
1.6 | Elect Director Steven G. Rothmeier | Management | For | For |
1.7 | Elect Director David P. Steiner | Manage ment | For | For |
1.8 | Elect Director Thomas H. Weidemeyer | Management | For | For |
2 | Ratify Auditors | Management | For | For |
3 | Amend Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Management | For | For |
4 | Approve Omnibus Stock Plan | Management | For | Against |
5 | Repor t on Political Contributions | Shareholder | Against | Abstain |
6 | Reduce Supermajority Vote Requirement | Shareholder | Against | For |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Treasurer of the following investment companies:
Fidelity Advisor Series I Fidelity Advisor Series VII Fidelity Advisor Series VIII Fidelity Beacon Street Trust Fidelity Capital Trust Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC Fidelity Commonwealth Trust Fidelity Concord Street Trust Fidelity Congress Street Fund Fidelity Contrafund Fidelity Covington Trust Fidelity Destiny Portfolios Fidelity Devonshire Trust Fidelity Exchange Fund Fidelity Financial Trust | Fidelity Hanover Street Trust Fidelity Hastings Street Trust Fidelity Investment Trust Fidelity Magellan Fund Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust Fidelity Puritan Trust Fidelity Securities Fund Fidelity Select Portfolios Fidelity Summer Street Trust Fidelity Trend Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund Variable Insurance Products Fund II Variable Insurance Products Fund III Variable Insurance Products Fund IV |
in addition to any other investment company for which Fidelity Management & Research Company or an affiliate acts as investment adviser and for which the undersigned individual serves as Treasurer (collectively, the "Funds"), hereby constitute and appoint Mark Lundvall and Jay Burke my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, each of them singly, with full power of substitution, and with full power to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity, all Reports of the Proxy Voting Records of the Funds on Form N-PX under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate to cause such Form to be completed and filed in accordance with the Act and all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is effective for all documents filed on or after June 1, 2009.
WITNESS my hand on this 1st day of June 2009.
/s/Kenneth B. Robins
Kenneth B. Robins
Treasurer