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Fidelity Flash Template for April 30, 2015
Category: Investment Products
Brief Title: Fidelity Money Market Soft Close and New Funds Launch
Name: Mike Pegnato - 617-563-0240
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Article: Fidelity Money Market Proxy Campaign
As previously communicated, in response to new money fund rules, Fidelity Investments (Fidelity) announced sweeping changes to its money market product offering. As a result, several Fidelity money market funds are in the midst of a proxy campaign. Please see below for important information regarding shareholder mailings, voting processes, and phone solicitation protocols. We anticipate, based on public announcements, that many other Fund Families may initiate large proxy campaigns in the coming months as a direct result of money market reform.
Fidelity Fund Proxy Material Mailings
[bullet] Proxy materials for the Fidelity Money Market Funds were mailed on or about March 20, 2015.
[bullet] The first "reminder" mailings occurred on April 23, 2015.
[bullet] The "second solicitation" mailing commenced the week of April 27, 2015.
[bullet] Per Fidelity, the "reminder" and second solicitation mailings will be in paper form only, no electronic delivery is available.
[bullet] Participation for shareholders is extremely important. Each fund that has delivered a proxy to shareholders needs to obtain a sufficient number of votes before the Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 12, 2015 to approve these product changes.
[bullet] Shareholders who hold the fund in more than one account will receive a separate card for each account and should vote each card.
Fidelity Fund Proxy Phone Solicitations
[bullet] Fidelity has hired D.F. King as the funds' proxy solicitor to perform required mailings and to assist in gaining shareholder votes via phone.
[bullet] Phone solicitation began on March 27, 2015.
[bullet] Calls from D.F. King will be from the 781 area code and displayed as "Fidelity" on the caller ID (following standard industry practice)
[bullet] The phone calls will cease when the necessary vote is reached or when the shareholder votes their proxy (online, mail, or verbally to the D.F. King phone representative)
[bullet] Please encourage your clients to vote their proxy. Once the shareholder votes, they will no longer be called by D.F. King.
[bullet] Shareholders can ask the D.F. King phone representative to remove them from the "call list" - but they must answer the phone and provide the request to the representative on the recorded line.
[bullet] Fidelity fund shareholders are generally registered owners, rather than beneficial owners. As a result, clients who have chosen to be designated as Objecting Beneficial Owner for non-Fidelity fund accounts may still receive a phone solicitation for their vote.
[bullet] Fidelity Funds has stated they cannot remove shareholders from the "call list" by request from anyone except the shareholder.
Proxy Voting
[bullet] Clear voting instructions are listed on the proxy voting card
[bullet] To vote, shareholders will need the proxy voting card AND the 16 digit control number (indicated by an arrow on the proxy voting card)
[bullet] By phone: 1-877-296-4941; Internet:www.proxyvote.com/proxy
[bullet] ProxyEdge and ISS voting: Fidelity Funds does not recognize electronic ballot aggregation and proxy voting services because each shareholder receives a ballot. Intermediaries in need of account/share information for a Fidelity Fund proxy can send the control numbers to their client service manager and we will attempt to acquire such information from Fidelity and/or D.F. King.
Related Links
[bullet] SeeJanuary 30, 2015 Flash communication regarding Fidelity Money Market changes.
[bullet] SeeFebruary 19, 2015 Flash regarding Fidelity Money Market shareholder mailings for mergers that do not require shareholder approval.
[bullet] SeeMarch 20, 2015 Flash regarding Fidelity proxy mailing information.
[bullet] SeeApril 14, 2015 Flash regarding Fidelity Money Market soft close and new funds launch.
If you have additional questions, please contact your IWS Relationship Manager.
Dates are subject to change.
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| April 30, 2015 | |
| Alert 15A-14 | |
Fidelity Funds Proxy Campaign
As previously communicated viaAlert 15A-03, in response to new money fund rules, Fidelity Investments (Fidelity) announced sweeping changes to its money market product offering. As a result, several Fidelity money market funds are in the midst of a proxy campaign. Please see below for important information regarding shareholder mailings, voting processes, and phone solicitation protocols. We anticipate, based on public announcements, that many other Fund Families may initiate large proxy campaigns in the coming months as a direct result of money market reform.
Fidelity Fund Proxy Material Mailings
[bullet] Proxy materials for the Fidelity Money Market Funds were mailed on or about March 20, 2015.
[bullet] The first "reminder" mailings occurred on April 23, 2015.
[bullet] The "second solicitation" mailing commenced the week of April 27, 2015.
[bullet] Per Fidelity, the "reminder" and second solicitation mailings will be in paper form only, no electronic delivery is available.
[bullet] Participation for shareholders is extremely important. Each fund that has delivered a proxy to shareholders needs to obtain a sufficient number of votes before the Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 12, 2015 to approve these product changes.
[bullet] Shareholders who hold the fund in more than one account will receive a separate card for each account and should vote each card.
Fidelity Fund Proxy Phone Solicitations
[bullet] Fidelity has hired D.F. King as the funds' proxy solicitor to perform required mailings and to assist in gaining shareholder votes via phone.
[bullet] Phone solicitation began on March 27, 2015.
[bullet] Calls from D.F. King will be from the 781 area code and displayed as "Fidelity" on the caller ID (following standard industry practice)
[bullet] The phone calls will cease when the necessary vote is reached or when the shareholder votes their proxy (online, mail, or verbally to the D.F. King phone representative)
[bullet] Please encourage your clients to vote their proxy. Once the shareholder votes, they will no longer be called by D.F. King.
[bullet] Shareholders can ask the D.F. King phone representative to remove them from the "call list" - but they must answer the phone and provide the request to the representative on the recorded line.
[bullet] Fidelity fund shareholders are generally registered owners, rather than beneficial owners. As a result, clients who have chosen to be designated as Objecting Beneficial Owner for non-Fidelity fund accounts may still receive a phone solicitation for their vote.
[bullet] Fidelity Funds has stated they cannot remove shareholders from the "call list" by request from anyone except the shareholder.
Proxy Voting
[bullet] Clear voting instructions are listed on the proxy voting card
[bullet] To vote, shareholders will need the proxy voting card AND the 16 digit control number (indicated by an arrow on the proxy voting card)
[bullet] By phone: 1-877-296-4941; Internet:www.proxyvote.com/proxy
[bullet] ProxyEdge and ISS voting: Fidelity Funds does not recognize electronic ballot aggregation and proxy voting services because each shareholder receives a ballot. Intermediaries in need of account/share information for a Fidelity Fund proxy can send the control numbers to their client service manager and we will attempt to acquire such information from Fidelity and/or D.F. King.
Related Links
[bullet] SeeAlert 15A-03for initial January 30, 2015 communication regarding Fidelity Money Market changes.
[bullet] SeeAlert 15A-05for February 19, 2015 Fidelity Money Market shareholder mailings for mergers that do not require shareholder approval.
[bullet] SeeImportant Notice 15-028for March 20, 2015 Fidelity proxy mailing information.
[bullet] SeeImportant Notice 15-064 regarding Fidelity Money Market soft close and new funds launch.
If you have additional questions, please contact your client service manager.
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