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 811-2890
Fidelity Phillips Street Trust
(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: | November 30 |
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Date of reporting period: | November 30, 2007 |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Fidelity®
Cash Reserves
Annual Report
November 30, 2007
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes/ Performance | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months and one year, and performance information. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments. |
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. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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Annual Report
Chairman's Message
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Dear Shareholder:
Many stock and bond markets around the world have been unsettled of late; however, volatility can often lead to opportunity for patient investors. Financial markets are always unpredictable, but there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third investment principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces unconstructive "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
Annual Report
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Beginning Account Value June 1, 2007 | Ending Account Value November 30, 2007 | Expenses Paid During Period * June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007 |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,025.20 | $ 2.18 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,022.91 | $ 2.18 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of .43%; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Annual Report
Investment Changes/Performance
Maturity Diversification |
Days | % of fund's investments 11/30/07 | % of fund's investments 5/31/07 | % of fund's investments 11/30/06 |
0 - 30 | 46.5 | 67.7 | 59.6 |
31 - 90 | 40.6 | 19.0 | 26.9 |
91 - 180 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 9.1 |
181 - 397 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 4.4 |
Weighted Average Maturity |
| 11/30/07 | 5/31/07 | 11/30/06 |
Cash Reserves | 48 Days | 51 Days | 48 Days |
All Taxable Money Market Funds Average * | 40 Days | 42 Days | 41 Days |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of November 30, 2007 | As of May 31, 2007 |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina0.gif) | Commercial Paper 18.5% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina0.gif) | Commercial Paper 15.3% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina1.gif) | Bank CDs, BAs, TDs, and Notes 54.1% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina1.gif) | Bank CDs, BAs, TDs, and Notes 57.5% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/mainb0.gif) | Government Securities 0.0% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/mainb0.gif) | Government Securities 0.5% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina3.gif) | Repurchase Agreements 26.6% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina3.gif) | Repurchase Agreements 26.0% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/mainb1.gif) | Other Investments 1.6% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/mainb1.gif) | Other Investments 1.7% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina5.gif) | Net Other Assets ** (0.8)% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina5.gif) | Net Other Assets ** (1.0)% | |
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** Net Other Assets are not included in the pie chart.
Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields |
| 11/27/07 | 8/28/07 | 5/29/07 | 2/27/07 | 11/28/06 |
Fidelity Cash Reserves | 4.71% | 5.03% | 4.97% | 4.94% | 4.96% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a given period. Yields for money market funds are usually for seven-day periods, as they are here, though they are expressed as annual percentage rates. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
*Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
Annual Report
Investments November 30, 2007
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Certificates of Deposit - 20.9% |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Domestic Certificates Of Deposit - 0.7% |
Wachovia Bank NA |
| 3/28/08 | 5.40% | $ 815,000 | $ 815,000 |
London Branch, Eurodollar, Foreign Banks - 8.0% |
Banco Santander SA |
| 4/7/08 to 4/9/08 | 5.16 | 250,000 | 250,009 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
| 3/4/08 | 5.25 to 5.35 | 834,000 | 834,000 |
Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG |
| 12/18/07 | 5.38 | 525,000 | 525,000 |
Calyon |
| 6/10/08 to 6/16/08 | 4.90 to 5.42 | 785,000 | 785,000 |
Credit Agricole SA |
| 12/12/07 to 5/19/08 | 4.80 to 5.36 | 1,011,000 | 1,011,000 |
Credit Industriel et Commercial |
| 12/3/07 to 4/16/08 | 5.06 to 5.28 | 1,518,000 | 1,518,000 |
HBOS Treasury Services PLC |
| 2/11/08 | 5.30 | 325,000 | 325,000 |
ING Bank NV |
| 12/6/07 | 5.36 | 525,000 | 525,000 |
Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen |
| 2/4/08 to 2/20/08 | 4.88 to 5.40 | 1,486,000 | 1,486,000 |
Societe Generale |
| 12/14/07 to 3/14/08 | 4.79 to 5.40 | 1,510,000 | 1,510,000 |
| | 8,769,009 |
New York Branch, Yankee Dollar, Foreign Banks - 12.2% |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA |
| 1/9/08 to 2/29/08 | 5.15 to 5.25 | 523,000 | 523,006 |
Bank of Scotland PLC |
| 12/04/07 to 1/25/08 | 4.87 to 5.38 (c) | 2,502,000 | 2,501,999 |
Barclays Bank PLC |
| 2/19/08 to 4/25/08 | 4.78 to 5.36 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
| 12/24/07 | 4.78 (c) | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Credit Suisse First Boston |
| 12/17/07 to 5/21/08 | 5.17 to 5.66 (c) | 1,653,000 | 1,653,000 |
Certificates of Deposit - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Credit Suisse Group |
| 4/17/08 to 6/5/08 | 5.30 to 5.40% | $ 1,175,000 | $ 1,175,000 |
Deutsche Bank AG |
| 12/3/07 | 5.69 (c) | 390,000 | 390,000 |
HBOS Treasury Services PLC |
| 12/12/07 to 2/11/08 | 5.30 to 5.75 | 875,000 | 875,000 |
Natixis SA |
| 6/19/08 | 5.45 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Norddeutsche Landesbank |
| 1/22/08 to 3/4/08 | 4.88 to 5.34 | 272,500 | 272,500 |
Rabobank Nederland Coop. Central |
| 2/27/08 | 5.00 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC |
| 1/22/08 | 5.00 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
Societe Generale |
| 1/16/08 | 5.40 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. |
| 1/28/08 to 3/31/08 | 5.04 to 5.13 | 284,000 | 284,000 |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB |
| 5/30/08 to 6/3/08 | 4.89 | 725,000 | 725,012 |
UBS AG |
| 2/19/08 to 4/2/08 | 5.11 to 5.46 | 1,654,000 | 1,654,000 |
| | 13,453,517 |
TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT | 23,037,526 |
Commercial Paper - 18.5% |
| | | | |
Amsterdam Funding Corp. |
| 1/23/08 to 1/25/08 | 4.97 | 135,000 | 133,988 |
Asscher Finance Corp. |
| 4/15/08 | 5.19 (b) | 188,000 | 184,387 |
Banco Espirito Santo |
| 1/22/08 | 5.37 | 24,000 | 23,819 |
Bank of America Corp. |
| 2/13/08 | 5.37 | 1,168,000 | 1,155,448 |
Commercial Paper - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Bavaria TRR Corp. |
| 12/12/07 to 2/12/08 | 4.82 to 5.43% | $ 1,176,000 | $ 1,167,278 |
Bryant Park Funding LLC |
| 12/6/07 to 2/28/08 | 5.37 to 6.25 | 492,183 | 489,769 |
CIT Group, Inc. |
| 12/14/07 to 12/18/07 | 5.07 to 5.15 | 138,000 | 137,733 |
Citibank Credit Card Master Trust I (Dakota Certificate Program) |
| 1/15/08 to 2/15/08 | 5.09 to 5.37 | 1,433,804 | 1,421,515 |
Citigroup Funding, Inc. |
| 2/12/08 to 2/27/08 | 4.96 to 5.48 | 1,152,000 | 1,138,972 |
CVS Caremark Corp. |
| 1/29/08 to 2/14/08 | 5.07 | 515,000 | 510,115 |
Devon Energy Corp. |
| 12/3/07 to 2/14/08 | 5.09 to 5.34 | 295,941 | 293,563 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA |
| 12/19/07 to 5/27/08 | 4.80 to 5.46 | 476,000 | 469,542 |
Dow Chemical Co. |
| 1/23/08 to 1/30/08 | 5.06 to 5.35 | 216,000 | 214,336 |
Duke Energy Corp. |
| 1/15/08 to 1/18/08 | 5.42 to 5.43 | 147,750 | 146,746 |
Emerald (MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust) |
| 12/12/07 to 2/4/08 | 4.93 to 5.38 | 1,066,537 | 1,059,147 |
Falcon Asset Securitization Corp. |
| 12/6/07 to 2/5/08 | 4.72 to 5.50 | 398,000 | 395,149 |
General Electric Capital Corp. |
| 8/22/08 | 4.54 | 400,000 | 387,074 |
Grampian Funding LLC |
| 1/15/08 | 5.29 | 236,000 | 234,463 |
Home Depot, Inc. |
| 12/18/07 to 2/15/08 | 5.46 to 5.60 | 220,000 | 218,785 |
HSH Nordbank AG |
| 1/14/08 | 5.31 | 235,000 | 233,498 |
ITT Corp. |
| 1/2/08 to 2/25/08 | 5.32 to 5.60 | 82,500 | 81,617 |
Jupiter Securitization Corp. |
| 12/10/07 to 2/8/08 | 4.72 to 6.03 | 708,871 | 703,537 |
Commercial Paper - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Kellogg Co. |
| 1/15/08 to 1/17/08 | 5.29% | $ 44,000 | $ 43,706 |
Landesbank Baden-Wuert |
| 1/31/08 | 5.50 | 470,000 | 465,727 |
Links Finance LLC |
| 1/22/08 to 2/15/08 | 5.49 (b) | 141,000 | 139,641 |
Mont Blanc Capital Corp. |
| 12/7/07 to 1/24/08 | 4.72 to 5.37 | 299,473 | 298,337 |
Monument Gardens Funding |
| 1/11/08 to 4/2/08 | 4.91 to 5.35 | 917,328 | 908,029 |
Morgan Stanley |
| 2/15/08 to 6/13/08 | 5.29 to 5.45 | 480,000 | 470,616 |
Nationwide Building Society |
| 1/14/08 to 3/19/08 | 5.20 to 5.30 | 720,000 | 711,062 |
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. |
| 12/10/07 to 1/31/08 | 4.90 to 5.60 | 74,750 | 74,358 |
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale |
| 1/17/08 to 2/5/08 | 4.88 to 5.35 (b) | 299,000 | 296,799 |
| 1/18/08 | 5.35 | 47,000 | 46,670 |
Park Avenue Receivables Corp. |
| 12/10/07 to 2/7/08 | 4.72 to 6.03 (b) | 940,289 | 932,819 |
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC |
| 12/10/07 to 1/31/08 | 5.20 to 5.52 (b) | 296,000 | 294,105 |
Santander Finance, Inc. |
| 3/25/08 to 5/29/08 | 4.85 to 5.11 | 700,000 | 685,039 |
Sheffield Receivables Corp. |
| 12/3/07 to 3/12/08 | 4.75 to 5.47 | 1,306,585 | 1,295,982 |
Societe Generale North America, Inc. |
| 12/7/07 | 5.86 | 100,000 | 99,904 |
Textron, Inc. |
| 12/5/07 | 4.89 | 36,750 | 36,730 |
Thames Asset Global Securities No. 1, Inc. |
| 12/5/07 to 2/26/08 | 4.72 to 5.46 | 906,423 | 899,934 |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. |
| 1/14/08 to 1/25/08 | 5.16 to 5.41 | 68,000 | 67,513 |
Time Warner, Inc. |
| 12/3/07 to 1/29/08 | 5.10 to 5.48 (b) | 175,000 | 174,303 |
Commercial Paper - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Toyota Motor Credit Corp. |
| 7/29/08 | 4.51% | $ 125,000 | $ 121,335 |
Tyco Electronics Group SA |
| 2/15/08 | 5.52 | 37,000 | 36,574 |
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC |
| 2/11/08 to 2/20/08 | 5.35 to 5.36 | 713,000 | 705,098 |
Variable Funding Capital Co. LLC |
| 2/5/08 to 2/7/08 | 4.96 to 5.21 (b) | 166,000 | 164,456 |
Weatherford International Ltd. |
| 12/6/07 | 4.91 (b) | 73,000 | 72,950 |
Windmill Funding Corp. |
| 12/13/07 to 2/28/08 | 4.72 to 5.49 | 169,350 | 167,990 |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. |
| 1/14/08 | 5.22 | 65,000 | 64,588 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. |
| 1/31/08 | 5.54 | 37,000 | 36,658 |
XTO Energy, Inc. |
| 1/28/08 to 3/25/08 | 5.43 to 5.45 | 269,000 | 265,427 |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER | 20,376,831 |
Bank Notes - 0.0% |
|
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank |
| 12/17/07 | 4.65 (c) | 58,000 | 58,000 |
Master Notes - 3.7% |
| | | | |
Asset Funding Co. III LLC |
| 12/5/07 to 1/14/08 | 4.75 to 5.45 (c)(f) | 1,685,000 | 1,685,000 |
Bear Stearns International Ltd. |
| 2/28/08 | 4.97 (c)(f) | 481,000 | 481,000 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
| 2/14/08 | 4.97 (c)(f) | 1,201,000 | 1,201,000 |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. |
| 12/13/07 to 3/31/08 | 4.77 to 4.84 (c)(f) | 336,000 | 336,000 |
Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. |
| 12/3/07 | 5.14 (c)(f) | 356,000 | 356,000 |
TOTAL MASTER NOTES | 4,059,000 |
Medium-Term Notes - 28.3% |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
AIG Matched Funding Corp. |
| 12/3/07 to 2/20/08 | 4.77 to 5.68% (b)(c) | $ 1,330,000 | $ 1,330,000 |
| 2/15/08 | 4.86 (c) | 479,000 | 479,000 |
Allstate Life Global Funding II |
| 12/10/07 to 12/27/07 | 4.71 to 4.82 (b)(c) | 228,000 | 228,000 |
ASIF Global Financing XXX |
| 12/24/07 | 4.80 (b)(c) | 275,000 | 275,000 |
Asscher Finance Corp. |
| 3/6/08 | 5.40 (b) | 75,000 | 75,000 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. |
| 12/24/07 | 4.80 (b)(c) | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Bancaja US Debt SAU |
| 1/23/08 | 5.40 (b)(c) | 312,000 | 312,000 |
Banco Santander Totta SA |
| 12/17/07 | 4.67 (b)(c) | 600,000 | 600,000 |
Banesto SA |
| 1/18/08 | 5.20 (b)(c) | 510,000 | 510,000 |
Bank of America NA |
| 1/25/08 to 2/11/08 | 4.89 to 5.08 (c) | 1,128,200 | 1,128,153 |
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel |
| 12/13/07 | 4.67 (b)(c) | 538,000 | 538,000 |
Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale |
| 1/15/08 to 2/19/08 | 4.95 to 5.28 (c) | 945,000 | 945,000 |
Beta Finance, Inc./Beta Finance Corp. |
| 1/9/08 to 1/15/08 | 5.18 (b)(c) | 241,000 | 240,942 |
BMW U.S. Capital LLC |
| 12/17/07 | 4.67 (c) | 30,000 | 30,000 |
BNP Paribas SA |
| 2/7/08 | 4.85 (c) | 508,000 | 507,867 |
BNP Paribas US Medium-Term Note Program LLC |
| 12/17/07 | 5.66 (c) | 191,000 | 190,838 |
Caixa Catalunya |
| 12/7/07 | 5.73 (c) | 412,000 | 412,000 |
Caja de Ahorros Pens Barcelona |
| 1/23/08 | 5.15 (b)(c) | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Caja Madrid SA |
| 1/22/08 | 5.35 (c) | 252,000 | 252,000 |
Medium-Term Notes - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Calyon |
| 12/31/07 | 4.78% (c) | $ 719,000 | $ 718,749 |
Calyon New York Branch Institutional Certificates Prog. Bill of Exchange |
| 12/13/07 | 4.61 (c) | 55,000 | 54,927 |
CC USA, Inc. |
| 1/9/08 | 5.18 (b)(c) | 125,000 | 124,970 |
Citigroup Funding, Inc. |
| 2/14/08 | 4.87 (c) | 955,000 | 955,000 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
| 12/24/07 | 4.81 (c) | 163,000 | 163,000 |
Compagnie Financiere du Credit Mutuel |
| 12/10/07 | 5.73 (c) | 291,000 | 291,000 |
Credit Agricole SA |
| 1/23/08 | 5.14 (c) | 485,000 | 485,000 |
| 12/24/07 | 5.18 (b)(c) | 771,000 | 771,000 |
Cullinan Finance Corp. |
| 4/15/08 | 5.36 (b) | 450,000 | 450,000 |
Cullinan Finance Ltd./Corp. |
| 5/27/08 to 6/16/08 | 5.35 to 5.39 (b) | 850,000 | 850,000 |
Danske Bank A/S |
| 12/20/07 | 4.71 (b)(c) | 250,000 | 249,985 |
DnB NOR Bank ASA |
| 12/26/07 | 4.79 (b)(c) | 756,000 | 756,000 |
Dorada Finance, Inc. |
| 1/9/08 | 5.18 (c) | 132,000 | 131,969 |
General Electric Capital Corp. |
| 12/7/07 to 12/10/07 | 4.69 to 4.71 (c) | 1,180,000 | 1,180,000 |
Genworth Life Insurance Co. |
| 12/3/07 | 4.79 (c)(f) | 155,000 | 155,000 |
HBOS Treasury Services PLC |
| 12/24/07 | 5.28 (c) | 530,000 | 530,000 |
HSBC Finance Corp. |
| 12/6/07 to 12/24/07 | 4.69 to 4.84 (c) | 597,000 | 597,000 |
HSBC USA, Inc. |
| 12/17/07 | 4.65 (c) | 175,000 | 175,000 |
HSH Nordbank AG |
| 12/21/07 to 12/24/07 | 4.78 to 4.84 (b)(c) | 733,000 | 733,000 |
Medium-Term Notes - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
ING USA Annuity & Life Insurance Co. |
| 12/24/07 | 5.31% (c)(f) | $ 123,000 | $ 123,000 |
Intesa Bank Ireland PLC |
| 12/26/07 | 4.80 (b)(c) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Links Finance LLC |
| 1/14/08 to 1/22/08 | 5.15 to 5.22 (b)(c) | 385,000 | 384,976 |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
| 12/4/07 to 12/27/07 | 4.77 to 4.93 (c) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,052 |
MetLife Insurance Co. of Connecticut |
| 1/2/08 to 2/18/08 | 4.99 to 5.31 (c)(f) | 80,000 | 80,000 |
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I |
| 12/6/07 to 12/28/07 | 4.71 to 4.91 (b)(c) | 245,292 | 245,292 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. |
| 2/18/08 | 4.99 (c)(f) | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Monumental Global Funding 2007 |
| 2/29/08 | 5.21 (b)(c) | 243,000 | 243,000 |
Morgan Stanley |
| 12/3/07 to 12/27/07 | 4.75 to 5.77 (c) | 928,167 | 928,221 |
National Rural Utils. Coop. Finance Corp. |
| 12/4/07 | 4.67 (c) | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Nationwide Building Society |
| 12/28/07 | 5.28 (c) | 75,000 | 75,015 |
New York Life Insurance Co. |
| 2/15/08 | 4.95 (c)(f) | 325,000 | 325,000 |
Pacific Life Global Funding |
| 12/13/07 | 4.73 (c) | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 12/4/07 | 4.76 (b)(c) | 60,000 | 60,000 |
RACERS |
| 12/24/07 | 4.93 (b)(c) | 480,000 | 480,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada |
| 12/10/07 to 12/31/07 | 4.72 to 4.77 (c) | 233,300 | 233,156 |
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC |
| 12/21/07 to 1/11/08 | 4.78 to 5.26 (b)(c) | 559,000 | 558,975 |
Security Life of Denver Insurance Co. |
| 2/28/08 | 5.14 (c)(f) | 85,000 | 85,000 |
Sigma Finance, Inc. |
| 12/28/07 to 8/1/08 | 5.17 to 5.39 (b)(c) | 1,112,000 | 1,111,959 |
Medium-Term Notes - continued |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
| 12/10/07 to 12/24/07 | 5.18 to 5.70% (c) | $ 1,008,000 | $ 1,007,922 |
Southern Co. |
| 12/20/07 | 5.61 (c) | 72,000 | 72,000 |
U.S. Bank NA, Cincinnati |
| 12/10/07 | 4.60 (c) | 60,000 | 59,982 |
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC |
| 12/14/07 to 1/11/08 | 4.67 to 5.24 (b)(c) | 1,308,500 | 1,308,033 |
UniCredito Italiano SpA, New York |
| 12/3/07 | 5.62 (c) | 96,000 | 96,000 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
| 12/17/07 | 5.69 (c) | 575,000 | 575,000 |
Wachovia Bank NA |
| 1/25/08 | 4.98 (c) | 703,000 | 703,000 |
Wells Fargo & Co. |
| 12/3/07 to 12/17/07 | 4.73 to 4.77 (c) | 715,000 | 715,000 |
WestLB AG |
| 12/10/07 to 12/31/07 | 4.72 to 5.25 (b)(c) | 506,000 | 506,000 |
Westpac Banking Corp. |
| 12/11/07 | 5.79 (c) | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| 12/4/07 to 2/14/08 | 4.89 to 5.72 (b)(c) | 978,000 | 977,907 |
TOTAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES | 31,279,890 |
Short-Term Notes - 1.1% |
|
Hartford Life Insurance Co. |
| 12/3/07 | 5.77 (c)(f) | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. |
| 1/2/08 | 5.28 (c)(f) | 130,000 | 130,000 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. |
| 1/2/08 to 2/1/08 | 5.03 to 5.33 (c)(f) | 240,000 | 240,000 |
Monumental Life Insurance Co. |
| 12/3/07 to 2/1/08 | 4.86 to 5.11 (c)(f) | 222,000 | 222,000 |
New York Life Insurance Co. |
| 1/2/08 | 5.31 (c)(f) | 425,000 | 425,000 |
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. |
| 2/1/08 | 5.08 (c)(f) | 200,000 | 200,000 |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM NOTES | 1,257,000 |
Asset-Backed Securities - 1.6% |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
|
Aardvark ABS CDO |
| 1/7/08 | 4.71% (b)(c) | $ 389,858 | $ 389,858 |
Le Monde CDO I PLC / LLC |
| 3/5/08 | 5.16 (b)(c) | 415,000 | 414,959 |
Master Funding Trust I |
| 3/25/08 to 6/25/08 | 4.77 (b)(c) | 499,099 | 499,099 |
PASA Funding 2007 Ltd. |
| 1/7/08 | 4.87 (b)(c) | 407,000 | 407,000 |
Wachovia Asset Securitization Issuance LLC |
| 6/25/35 | 4.78 (b)(c) | 31,779 | 31,779 |
Wind Trust |
| 1/25/08 | 4.79 (b)(c) | 64,000 | 64,000 |
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES | 1,806,695 |
Municipal Securities - 0.1% |
| | | | |
Bay Area Toll Auth. California Toll Bridge Rev. 3.35%, 12/7/07 VRDN (c) | 25,000 | | 24,990 |
Long Beach Cmnty. College Participating VRDN 3.67%, 12/7/07 (c)(d) | 27,050 | | 27,039 |
Scottsdale Indl. Dev. Auth. Hosp. Rev. 3.59%, 12/7/07 VRDN (c) | 34,400 | | 34,386 |
Univ. of California Revs. Participating VRDN 3.67%, 12/7/07 (c)(d) | 10,315 | | 10,311 |
TOTAL MUNICIPAL SECURITIES | 96,726 |
Repurchase Agreements - 26.6% |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | |
In a joint trading account at 4.66% dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $ 522 | | 522 |
With: | | | |
Banc of America Securities LLC at: | | | |
4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07: | | | |
(Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $141,780,000, 5.52% - 7.13%, 7/6/11 - 8/25/36) | 139,056 | | 139,000 |
(Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $442,941,365, 0% - 7%, 5/15/08 - 2/10/51) | 425,171 | | 425,000 |
Repurchase Agreements - continued |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
With: - continued | | | |
Banc of America Securities LLC at: - continued | | | |
4.89%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $1,587,607,038, 0% - - 14.12%, 12/15/07 - 2/10/51) | $ 1,514,617 | | $ 1,514,000 |
Barclays Capital, Inc. at: | | | |
4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at: | | | |
$1,570,800,001, 4.72% - 6.72%, 7/20/10 - 9/20/56) | 1,540,621 | | 1,540,000 |
$403,920,001, 4.8% - 8.6%, 11/3/09 - 6/15/36) | 396,160 | | 396,000 |
4.89%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $1,013,250,191, 6.13%, 11/21/17 - 1/1/49) | 965,393 | | 965,000 |
Bear Stearns & Co. at 5.16%, dated 10/10/07 due 1/10/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $389,446,724, 0.28% - 13.61%, 5/1/10 - 10/12/52) (c)(e) | 374,879 | | 370,000 |
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. at 4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07: | | | |
(Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $1,014,409,143, 4.7% - 13.24%, 6/9/08 - 1/15/68) | 970,391 | | 970,000 |
(Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at: | | | |
$1,170,088,120, 0% - 8.81%, 12/25/08 - 12/11/49) | 1,120,452 | | 1,120,000 |
$1,373,581,706, 0% - 8.81%, 12/25/08 - 12/11/49) | 1,304,526 | | 1,304,000 |
Credit Suisse First Boston, Inc. at: | | | |
4.81%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $276,150,053, 0% - 10%, 2/25/08 - 10/17/48) | 263,105 | | 263,000 |
4.91%, dated 11/6/07 due 12/6/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $984,902,878, 1.5% - 12.5%, 12/15/07 - 5/23/48) (c)(e) | 941,838 | | 938,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | | | |
4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $199,500,001, 6.01%, 7/12/42) | 190,077 | | 190,000 |
4.89%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $527,100,445, 0% - 6.5%, 12/15/08 - 1/1/49) | 502,204 | | 502,000 |
4.91%, dated 11/5/07 due 12/5/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $488,975,168, 3.75% - - 12.5%, 10/1/08 - 6/1/41) (c)(e) | 474,935 | | 473,000 |
5.27%, dated 10/17/07 due 1/16/08 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $252,000,337, 1.75% - - 12.36%, 12/1/09 - 6/15/34) | 243,197 | | 240,000 |
Repurchase Agreements - continued |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
With: - continued | | | |
Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC at 4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $1,020,001,701, 0.25% - 8.62%, 12/17/07 - 11/15/66) | $ 1,000,403 | | $ 1,000,000 |
Goldman Sachs & Co. at: | | | |
4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at: | | | |
$387,450,151, 0% - 7%, 9/15/09 - 1/1/49) | 369,149 | | 369,000 |
$465,150,001, 4.4% - 13.5%, 6/1/08 - 10/15/35) | 443,179 | | 443,000 |
4.9%, dated 11/1/07 due 2/4/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $536,550,000, 4.75% - 7.94%, 10/12/08 - 10/10/45) | 517,608 | | 511,000 |
5%, dated 10/26/07 due 1/24/08 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $485,101,408, 0% - 10.88%, 2/15/08 - 1/1/49) | 467,775 | | 462,000 |
5.4%, dated 11/29/07 due 1/15/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $498,870,104, 0% - 12.06%, 8/1/10 - 1/1/49) | 483,384 | | 480,000 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. at 4.89%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $1,384,952,341, 0.18% - 10.26%, 12/15/18 - 3/14/51) | 1,319,537 | | 1,319,000 |
Lehman Brothers, Inc. at: | | | |
4.81%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $891,453,741, 0% - 13.91%, 8/1/07 - 2/15/27) | 849,340 | | 849,000 |
4.95%, dated 10/29/07 due 1/29/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $249,900,142, 0% - 9%, 4/15/13 - 12/10/49) | 241,011 | | 238,000 |
5%, dated 10/29/07 due 1/29/08 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $231,000,008, 3.54% - 11.34%, 3/15/09 - 10/27/36) | 222,811 | | 220,000 |
5.04%, dated 11/6/07 due 1/7/08 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $119,344,740, 4.46% - 11.5%, 6/27/33 - 10/28/46) (c)(e) | 118,016 | | 117,000 |
5.09%, dated 11/6/07 due 1/7/08 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $119,340,492, 5.5%, 6/1/36) (c)(e) | 118,026 | | 117,000 |
5.25%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Corporate Obligations valued at $479,403,660, 0% - 10.1%, 12/27/07 - 12/15/66) | 470,206 | | 470,000 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at: | | | |
4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $3,225,320,342, 0% - 10%, 5/15/08 - 10/25/56) | 3,120,257 | | 3,119,000 |
Repurchase Agreements - continued |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
With: - continued | | | |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith at: - continued | | | |
4.89%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Equity Securities valued at $1,435,442,886) | $ 1,367,557 | | $ 1,367,000 |
Morgan Stanley & Co. at 4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $1,644,561,666, 0% - 7.5%, 12/15/09 - 3/14/51) | 1,565,631 | | 1,565,000 |
UBS Warburg LLC at: | | | |
4.84%, dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $1,575,002,933, 4.25% - 6.11%, 6/15/19 - 7/20/46) | 1,500,605 | | 1,500,000 |
4.96%, dated 8/22/07 due 2/19/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $472,153,188, 4.17% - 7.27%, 4/25/23 - 5/25/37) (c)(e) | 461,222 | | 450,000 |
5.57%, dated 9/13/07 due 3/12/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $774,903,786, 5% - 7.27%, 12/19/36 - 3/25/47) | 758,667 | | 738,000 |
Wachovia Securities, Inc. at: | | | |
4.96%, dated 8/21/07 due 2/19/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $837,420,001, 4.77% - 6.02%, 2/21/12 - 6/15/49) (c)(e) | 841,587 | | 821,000 |
5%, dated 11/13/07 due 1/15/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $374,340,001, 4.82% - 6.02%, 4/16/35 - 8/15/48) | 370,211 | | 367,000 |
5.1%, dated 8/24/07 due 8/22/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $510,000,000, 4.79% - 6.1%, 6/15/19 - 2/15/51) (c)(e) | 525,783 | | 500,000 |
5.2%, dated 11/27/07 due 2/27/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $375,360,000, 5.59% - 6.1%, 4/15/47 - 2/15/51) | 372,890 | | 368,000 |
5.4%, dated 8/21/07 due 2/19/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $594,660,000, 5.59%, 6/15/19 - 4/15/47) | 598,916 | | 583,000 |
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | 29,322,522 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.8% (Cost $111,294,190) | 111,294,190 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - (0.8)% | (930,718) |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 110,363,472 |
Security Type Abbreviation |
VRDN - VARIABLE RATE DEMAND NOTE |
Legend |
(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $19,686,194,000 or 17.8% of net assets. |
(c) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. Due dates for these security types are the next interest rate reset date or, when applicable, the final maturity date. |
(d) Provides evidence of ownership in one or more underlying municipal bonds. |
(e) The maturity amount is based on the rate at period end. |
(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $6,119,000,000 or 5.5% of net assets. |
Additional information on each holding is as follows: |
Security | Acquisition Date | Cost (000s) |
Asset Funding Co. III LLC: 4.75%, 12/5/07 | 11/7/06 | $ 490,000 |
4.76%, 12/5/07 | 8/29/06 | $ 476,000 |
5.45%, 1/14/08 | 10/10/07 | $ 719,000 |
Security | Acquisition Date | Cost (000s) |
Bear Stearns International Ltd. 4.97%, 2/28/08 | 2/7/07 | $ 481,000 |
Genworth Life Insurance Co.: 4.79%, 12/3/07 | 3/13/07 | $ 105,000 |
4.79%, 12/3/07 | 7/31/07 | $ 50,000 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4.97%, 2/14/08 | 8/13/07 | $ 1,201,000 |
Hartford Life Insurance Co. 5.77%, 12/3/07 | 12/16/03 | $ 40,000 |
ING USA Annuity & Life Insurance Co. 5.31%, 12/24/07 | 6/23/05 | $ 123,000 |
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. 5.28%, 1/2/08 | 3/31/03 | $ 130,000 |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.: 4.77%, 12/13/07 | 1/10/07 | $ 240,000 |
4.84%, 3/31/08 | 12/11/06 | $ 96,000 |
Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. 5.14%, 12/3/07 | 9/28/07 | $ 356,000 |
MetLife Insurance Co. of Connecticut: 4.99%, 2/18/08 | 5/17/07 | $ 75,000 |
5.31%, 1/2/08 | 3/28/07 | $ 5,000 |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.: 4.99%, 2/18/08 | 8/17/07 | $ 35,000 |
5.03%, 2/1/08 | 2/24/03 | $ 65,000 |
5.33%, 1/2/08 | 3/26/02 | $ 175,000 |
Security | Acquisition Date | Cost (000s) |
Monumental Life Insurance Co.: 4.86%, 12/3/07 | 7/31/98 - 9/17/98 | $ 92,000 |
4.89%, 12/3/07 | 3/12/99 | $ 65,000 |
5.11%, 2/1/08 | 2/1/00 | $ 65,000 |
New York Life Insurance Co.: 4.95%, 2/15/08 | 11/9/07 | $ 325,000 |
5.31%, 1/2/08 | 2/28/02 - 12/19/02 | $ 425,000 |
Security Life of Denver Insurance Co. 5.14%, 2/28/08 | 8/26/05 | $ 85,000 |
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co. 5.08%, 2/1/08 | 4/28/00 | $ 200,000 |
# Additional Information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value (Amounts in thousands) |
$522,000 due 12/03/07 at 4.66% |
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. | $ 77 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 205 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 102 |
Societe Generale, New York Branch | 138 |
| $ 522 |
Income Tax Information |
At November 30, 2007, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $1,864,000 of which $622,000 and $1,242,000 will expire on November 30, 2012 and 2013, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | November 30, 2007 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $29,322,522) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $111,294,190) | | $ 111,294,190 |
Cash | | 3,521 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 1,208,314 |
Interest receivable | | 558,154 |
Other receivables | | 1,076 |
Total assets | | 113,065,255 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 1,449,914 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 1,208,323 | |
Distributions payable | 4,217 | |
Accrued management fee | 20,333 | |
Other affiliated payables | 16,939 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 2,057 | |
Total liabilities | | 2,701,783 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 110,363,472 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 110,365,298 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 38 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (1,864) |
Net Assets, for 110,362,798 shares outstanding | | $ 110,363,472 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($110,363,472 ÷ 110,362,798 shares) | | $ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended November 30, 2007 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Interest (including $179 from affiliated interfund lending) | | $ 5,277,172 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 228,949 | |
Transfer agent fees | 188,813 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 2,806 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 925 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 329 | |
Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account | 2 | |
Registration fees | 275 | |
Audit | 462 | |
Legal | 365 | |
Miscellaneous | 645 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 423,571 | |
Expense reductions | (1,044) | 422,527 |
Net investment income | | 4,854,645 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 985 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 4,855,630 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended November 30, 2007 | Year ended November 30, 2006 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $ 4,854,645 | $ 3,495,743 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 985 | 1,544 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 4,855,630 | 3,497,287 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (4,854,662) | (3,495,741) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share Proceeds from sales of shares | 271,552,173 | 216,003,800 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 4,800,119 | 3,456,310 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (253,403,097) | (196,152,081) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 22,949,195 | 23,308,029 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 22,950,163 | 23,309,575 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 87,413,309 | 64,103,734 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $38 and undistributed net investment income of $55, respectively) | $ 110,363,472 | $ 87,413,309 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended November 30, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income | .050 | .046 | .027 | .010 | .009 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.050) | (.046) | (.027) | (.010) | (.009) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return A | 5.08% | 4.66% | 2.75% | .98% | .93% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .43% | .45% | .43% | .42% | .40% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .43% | .45% | .43% | .42% | .40% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .43% | .45% | .43% | .42% | .40% |
Net investment income | 4.97% | 4.60% | 2.74% | .98% | .93% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 110,363 | $ 87,413 | $ 64,104 | $ 56,298 | $ 54,780 |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from 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 November 30, 2007
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity Cash Reserves (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
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 is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
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. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), Independent Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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.
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and
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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 book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation and capital loss carryforwards.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ - | |
Unrealized depreciation | - | |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - | |
Undistributed ordinary income | 1,172 | |
Capital loss carryforward | (1,864) | |
| | |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 111,294,190 | |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| November 30, 2007 | November 30, 2006 |
Ordinary Income | $ 4,854,662 | $ 3,495,741 |
New Accounting Pronouncements. In July 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), was issued and is effective on the last business day of the semiannual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 will not result in a material impact on the Fund's net assets, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.
In addition, in September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
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3. 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 which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.
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 monthly management fee. The management fee is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a total income-based component. The group fee rate averaged .12% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. The total income-based component is calculated according to a graduated schedule providing for different rates based on the Fund's gross annualized yield. The rate increases as the Fund's gross yield increases.
During the period the income-based portion of this fee was $115,314 or an annual rate of .12% of the Fund's average net assets. For the period, the Fund's total annual management fee rate was .23% of the Fund's 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 shareholder reports, except
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proxy statements. For the period the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .19% of average net assets. Effective January 1, 2008, Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR replaced FSC as transfer agent for the Fund.
Accounting Fees. FSC maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:
Borrower or Lender | Average Daily Loan Balance | Weighted Average Interest Rate |
Lender | $ 25,961 | 5.27% |
5. Expense Reductions.
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 $394 and $650, respectively.
6. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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To the Trustees of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Cash Reserves:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Cash Reserves (a fund of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust) at November 30, 2007, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Cash Reserves's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 14, 2008
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 370 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 340 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (77) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as President (2006-present), Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of Fidelity International Limited (FIL). |
James C. Curvey (72) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) or Member of the Advisory Board (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. Mr. Curvey joined Fidelity in 1982 and served in numerous senior management positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer of FMR LLC (1997-2000) and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (2000-2002). In addition, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Geerlings & Wade, Inc. (wine distribution). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. FMR Corp. merged with FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003). Mr. Dirks also serves as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-present) and a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-present). |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (1989-2002). He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2001-present), Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. |
George H. Heilmeier (71) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), and HRL Laboratories (private research and development, 2004-present). He is Chairman of the General Motors Science & Technology Advisory Board and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002), Compaq (1994-2002), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) (technology-based business outsourcing, 1995-2002), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001-2004), and Teletech Holdings (customer management services). He is the recipient of the 2005 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his invention of the liquid crystal display, and a member of the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. |
James H. Keyes (67) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Prior to his retirement in 2003, Mr. Keyes was Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls, Inc. (automotive supplier, 1993-2003). He currently serves as a member of the boards of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies), Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, 2002-present), and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). |
Marie L. Knowles (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing) and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002-present). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-present) and Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. |
Cornelia M. Small (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member (2000-present) and Chairperson (2002-present) of the Investment Committee, and a member (2002-present) of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Previously, she served as Chief Investment Officer (1999-2000), Director of Global Equity Investments (1996-1999), and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark (1990-1997) and Scudder Kemper Investments (1997-1999). In addition, Ms. Small served as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. |
William S. Stavropoulos (68) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2004). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002-present), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a private equity investment firm. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (68) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Mr. Wolfe is Chairman and a Director of Hershey Foods Corporation (2007-present), where prior to his retirement in 2001, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wolfe currently serves as a member of the board of Revlon Inc. (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wolfe served as a member of the boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (2003-2006) and Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (1993-2007). |
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for Mr. Mauriello, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Wiley, Mr. Lacy, and Mr. Arthur Johnson may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Arthur E. Johnson (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Johnson serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor). In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present), and IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (document management systems and services). |
Alan J. Lacy (54) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (a private equity firm). Mr. Lacy also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2005-2006; 2000-2005). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present). Mr. Lacy is a Trustee of the National Parks Conservation Association and The Field Museum of Natural History. |
Peter S. Lynch (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. |
Joseph Mauriello (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. 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 firm, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd., (global insurance and re-insurance company, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc., (health care services and products, 2007-present). He also served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
David M. Thomas (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. 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). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products holding company), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (57) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Wiley also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). He serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production company, 2005-present). In addition, he also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting firm, 2006-2007), and as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment firm), and Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services company, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production company, 2001-2005). |
Kimberley H. Monasterio (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 President and Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Ms. Monasterio also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2007-present) and is an employee of FMR (2004-present). Previously, Ms. Monasterio served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2006). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Monasterio served as Treasurer (2000-2004) and Chief Financial Officer (2002-2004) of the Franklin Templeton Funds and Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (2000-2004). |
Boyce I. Greer (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of Cash Reserves. Mr. Greer also serves as Vice President of certain Asset Allocation Funds (2005-present), Fixed-Income Funds (2006-present), and Money Market Funds (2006-present). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR (2003-present). Mr. Greer is an Executive Vice President of FMR (2005-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as Vice President of certain Fidelity Equity Funds (2005-2007), a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005), and Executive Vice President (2000-2002) and Money Market Group Leader (1997-2002) of the Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Greer also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (1997-2002), Senior Vice President of FMR (1997-2002), and Vice President of FIMM (1998-2002). |
Charles S. Morrison (46) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Vice President of Cash Reserves. Mr. Morrison also serves as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007). Mr. Morrison served as Vice President (2002-2005) and Bond Group Leader (2002-2005) of Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Morrison is also Senior Vice President of FIMM (2003-present) and Vice President of FMR (2002-present). Mr. Morrison joined Fidelity Investments in 1987 as a Corporate Bond Analyst in the Fixed Income Research Division. |
Eric D. Roiter (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of Cash Reserves. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds; Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-present) and FMR; Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2001-present), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001-present). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003-present). Previously, Mr. Roiter served as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (1998-2005). |
Scott C. Goebel (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Secretary of Cash Reserves. Mr. Goebel also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2007-present), and is an employee of FMR. |
R. Stephen Ganis (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) officer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Ganis also serves as AML officer of other Fidelity funds (2006-present) and FMR LLC (2003-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Ganis practiced law at Goodwin Procter, LLP (2000-2002). |
Joseph B. Hollis (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Chief Financial Officer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Hollis also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Hollis is President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2005-present). Mr. Hollis also serves as President and Director of Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Hollis served as Senior Vice President of Cash Management Services (1999-2002) and Investment Management Operations (2002-2005). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Rathgeber also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other Fidelity funds (2004-present) and Executive Vice President of Risk Oversight for Fidelity Investments (2002-present). He is Chief Compliance Officer of FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Rathgeber served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. (1998-2002). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (46) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Mehrmann also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Corporation, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Kenneth B. Robins (38) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Robins also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004) and a Senior Manager (1999-2000). In addition, Mr. Robins served as Assistant Chief Accountant, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2000-2002). |
Robert G. Byrnes (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Byrnes also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of FPCMS (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003). |
Peter L. Lydecker (53) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Assistant Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Lydecker also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR. |
Paul M. Murphy (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Murphy also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2007-present) and is an employee of FMR (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity Funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (49) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of Cash Reserves. Mr. Ryan also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in FPCMS (1999-2005). |
** FMR Corp. merged with FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
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Distributions
A total of .11% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $4,481,304,015 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2008 of amounts for use in preparing 2007 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity Cash Reserves
Each year, typically in June, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly each month except August and takes into account throughout the year matters bearing on Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its separate committees, considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has adopted a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. One such committee, the Fixed-Income Contract Committee, meets periodically as needed throughout the year to consider matters specifically related to the annual renewal of Advisory Contracts. The committee requests and receives information on, and makes recommendations to the Independent Trustees concerning, the approval and annual review of the Advisory Contracts.
At its June 2007 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses of the fund; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by the investment adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board also approved amendments to the fund's agreements with foreign sub-advisers to clarify that each sub-adviser provides services as an independent contractor.
In determining whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. In addition to evaluating the specific factors noted above, the Board, in reaching its determination, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the background of the fund's portfolio manager and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers. In addition, the Board considered the trading resources that are an integrated part of the fixed-income portfolio management investment process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency and pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that, since the last Advisory Contract renewals in June 2006, Fidelity has taken a number of actions that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fees on Fidelity's California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York AMT Tax-Free Money Market Funds, launching new Institutional Classes and Service Classes of these funds, and contractually agreeing to impose expense limitations on these funds; (iv) eliminating the exchange fee on the Fidelity Select Portfolios and reducing the pricing and bookkeeping fee rates for these funds; (v) reducing the maximum transfer agency fee rates on high income funds and certain equity funds; (vi) proposing amended management contracts that, if approved by shareholders, will add a performance adjustment component to the management fees paid by 18 Fidelity Advisor equity funds; (vii) contractually agreeing to reduce fees for Ultra-Short Central Fund and the money market Central Funds; (viii) waiving the Fidelity Advisor funds' contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions made through systematic withdrawal programs; and (ix) amending the management contracts for equity and fixed-income funds whose management contracts incorporate a "group fee" structure by adding four new fee "breakpoints" to the group fee rate schedules.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2006, the fund's cumulative total returns and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board. The Board also recognized that the income-based component of the fund's management fee varies depending on the level of the fund's monthly gross income, providing for higher fees at higher income levels, and for lower fees at lower income levels.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2006. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2006.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions, including reductions that occur through operation of the transfer agent agreement. The transfer agent fee varies in part based on the number of accounts in the fund. If the number of accounts decreases or the average account size increases, the overall transfer agent fee rate decreases.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. In connection with the renewal of the fund's management contract, the Board approved amendments to the fund's management contract that added four new fee breakpoints to the group fee rate schedule for assets under FMR's management above $1,386 billion. The Board considered that the group fee rate declines under both the present and amended schedules, but that under the amended schedule, the group fee rate declines faster as assets under FMR's management exceed $1,386 billion. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on several topics, including (i) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability by investment discipline, and profitability trends within certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's compensation structure relative to competitors and its effect on profitability; (iii) funds and accounts managed by Fidelity other than the Fidelity funds, including fee arrangements; (iv) the total expenses of certain funds and classes relative to competitors; (v) fund performance trends; (vi) fall-out benefits received by certain Fidelity affiliates; and (vii) Fidelity's fee structures.
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Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
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Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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Contents
Chairman's Message | <Click Here> | Ned Johnson's message to shareholders. |
Shareholder Expense Example | <Click Here> | An example of shareholder expenses. |
Investment Changes/ Performance | <Click Here> | A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months and one year, and performance information. |
Investments | <Click Here> | A complete list of the fund's investments. |
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. |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | <Click Here> | |
Trustees and Officers | <Click Here> | |
Distributions | <Click Here> | |
Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees | <Click Here> | |
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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.
A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com or http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, as applicable.
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Dear Shareholder:
Many stock and bond markets around the world have been unsettled of late; however, volatility can often lead to opportunity for patient investors. Financial markets are always unpredictable, but there are a number of time-tested principles that can put the historical odds in your favor.
One of the basic tenets is to invest for the long term. Over time, riding out the markets' inevitable ups and downs has proven much more effective than selling into panic or chasing the hottest trend. Even missing only a few of the markets' best days can significantly diminish investor returns. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding - of earning interest on additional income or reinvested dividends and capital gains. There are tax advantages and cost benefits to consider as well. The more you sell, the more taxes you pay, and the more you trade, the higher the costs. While staying the course doesn't eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of short-term declines.
You can further manage your investing risk through diversification. And today, more than ever, geographic diversification should be taken into account. Studies indicate that asset allocation is the single most important determinant of a portfolio's long-term success. The right mix of stocks, bonds and cash - aligned to your particular risk tolerance and investment objective - is very important. Age-appropriate rebalancing is also an essential aspect of asset allocation. For younger investors, an emphasis on equities - which historically have been the best-performing asset class over time - is encouraged. As investors near their specific goal, such as retirement or sending a child to college, consideration may be given to replacing volatile assets (e.g. common stocks) with more-stable fixed investments (bonds or savings plans).
A third investment principle - investing regularly - can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a certain amount of money each month or quarter helps ensure you won't pay for all your shares at market highs. This strategy - known as dollar cost averaging - also reduces unconstructive "emotion" from investing, helping shareholders avoid selling weak performers just prior to an upswing, or chasing a hot performer just before a correction.
We invite you to contact us via the Internet, through our Investor Centers or over the phone. It is our privilege to provide you the information you need to make the investments that are right for you.
Sincerely,
/s/Edward C. Johnson 3d
Edward C. Johnson 3d
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007).
Actual Expenses
The first line of the accompanying table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the accompanying table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| Beginning Account Value June 1, 2007 | Ending Account Value November 30, 2007 | Expenses Paid During Period* June 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007 |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.50 | $ 1.83 |
Hypothetical (5% return per year before expenses) | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.26 | $ 1.83 |
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of .36%; multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Investment Changes/Performance
Maturity Diversification |
Days | % of fund's investments 11/30/07 | % of fund's investments 5/31/07 | % of fund's investments 11/30/06 |
0 - 30 | 55.7 | 76.6 | 92.2 |
31 - 90 | 29.6 | 6.5 | 3.6 |
91 - 180 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
181 - 397 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 2.0 |
Weighted Average Maturity |
| 11/30/07 | 5/31/07 | 11/30/06 |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves | 54 Days | 41 Days | 24 Days |
Government Retail Money Market Funds Average* | 39 Days | 33 Days | 33 Days |
Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets) |
As of November 30, 2007 | As of May 31, 2007 |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina0.gif) | Federal Agency Issues 39.0% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina0.gif) | Federal Agency Issues 7.0% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina1.gif) | U.S. Treasury Obligations 0.5% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina2.gif) | U.S. Treasury Obligations 0.0% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina3.gif) | Repurchase Agreements 60.0% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina3.gif) | Repurchase Agreements 93.3% | |
![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina4.gif) | Net Other Assets 0.5% | | ![](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000205323-08-000003/maina5.gif) | Net Other Assets** (0.3)% | |
** Net Other Assets are not included in the pie chart. |
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Current and Historical Seven-Day Yields
| 11/27/07 | 8/28/07 | 5/29/07 | 2/27/07 | 11/28/06 |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves | 4.54% | 4.89% | 4.98% | 4.98% | 4.98% |
Yield refers to the income paid by the fund over a given period. Yields for money market funds are usually for seven-day periods, as they are here, though they are expressed as annual percentage rates. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Yield will vary and it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
*Source: iMoneyNet, Inc.
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Investments November 30, 2007
Showing Percentage of Net Assets
Federal Agencies - 39.0% |
| Due Date | Yield (a) | Principal Amount (000s) | Value (000s) |
Fannie Mae - 5.3% |
| 2/13/08 to 7/25/08 | 4.96 to 5.15% | $ 186,000 | $ 183,360 |
| | |
Federal Home Loan Bank - 31.1% |
| 12/4/07 to 12/15/08 | 4.40 to 5.59 (b) | 1,080,000 | 1,079,676 |
| | |
Freddie Mac - 2.6% |
| 1/7/08 to 7/21/08 | 4.70 to 5.25 | 91,000 | 89,505 |
| | |
TOTAL FEDERAL AGENCIES | 1,352,541 |
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 0.5% |
|
U.S. Treasury Bills - 0.5% |
| 5/8/08 | 3.74 to 3.87 | 16,740 | 16,463 |
Repurchase Agreements - 60.0% |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | |
In a joint trading account at 4.66% dated 11/30/07 due 12/3/07 (Collateralized by U.S. Government Obligations) # | $ 1,348,258 | | 1,347,735 |
With: | | | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. at 4.64%, dated 11/7/07 due 1/7/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $66,950,000, 0% - 6.03%, 11/25/08 - 5/15/37) | 65,511 | | 65,000 |
CS First Boston Corp. at: | | | |
4.52%, dated 10/29/07 due 1/28/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $86,751,979, 4.75% - 6%, 1/31/12 - 4/1/37) | 84,960 | | 84,000 |
5.3%, dated 5/29/07 due 5/28/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $39,715,272, 4.75% - 5.5%, 1/31/12 - 4/15/33) | 38,988 | | 37,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | | | |
5.21%, dated 3/16/07 due 12/17/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $46,920,000, 5% - 6.5%, 1/1/34 - 10/1/37) | 47,837 | | 46,000 |
Repurchase Agreements - continued |
| Maturity Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
With: - continued | | | |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. at: | | | |
5.25%, dated: | | | |
4/13/07 due 4/11/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $20,400,001, 5.05%, 3/15/37) | $ 21,062 | | $ 20,000 |
5/3/07 due 1/28/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $32,640,000, 4.5% - 6.5%, 1/1/20 - 10/1/37) | 33,260 | | 32,000 |
5.4%, dated 6/14/07 due 6/12/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $38,760,000, 5% - 6.5%, 12/1/18 - 8/1/47) | 40,075 | | 38,000 |
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. at 5.25%, dated 4/27/07 due 1/22/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $30,725,888, 5%, 6/1/34) | 31,181 | | 30,000 |
UBS Warburg LLC at: | | | |
4.7%, dated: | | | |
9/20/07 due 12/19/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $89,614,612, 5.05%, 7/15/36 - 3/15/37) | 88,022 | | 87,000 |
10/18/07 due 4/15/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $88,741,672, 6.5% - 7%, 3/1/29 - 9/1/37) | 89,045 | | 87,000 |
4.75%, dated 10/4/07 due: | | | |
12/4/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $44,883,915, 5.5% - 7%, 10/1/28 - 7/1/37) | 44,354 | | 44,000 |
1/7/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $35,701,232, 5.5% - 7.5%, 1/1/22 - 10/1/37) | 35,439 | | 35,000 |
4.83%, dated 9/10/07 due 9/4/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $53,561,546, 5.05%, 7/15/36) | 54,512 | | 52,000 |
5.21%, dated 4/4/07 due 12/31/07 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $31,933,486, 5.11%, 11/15/36) | 32,216 | | 31,000 |
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| Maturity Amount (000s) | | Value (000s) |
With: - continued | | | |
UBS Warburg LLC at: | | | |
5.25%, dated 1/10/07 due 1/10/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $30,904,172, 4.96% - 7%, 6/25/13 - 3/15/37) | $ 31,597 | | $ 30,000 |
5.35%, dated 6/6/07 due 6/4/08 (Collateralized by Mortgage Loan Obligations valued at $19,571,116, 4.96%, 3/15/37) | 20,028 | | 19,000 |
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS | 2,084,735 |
TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.5% (Cost $3,453,739) | | 3,453,739 |
NET OTHER ASSETS - 0.5% | | 18,590 |
NET ASSETS - 100% | $ 3,472,329 |
Legend |
(a) Yield represents either the annualized yield at the date of purchase, or the stated coupon rate, or, for floating rate securities, the rate at period end. |
(b) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end. Due dates for these security types are the next interest rate reset date or, when applicable, the final maturity date. |
# Additional Information on each counterparty to the repurchase agreement is as follows: |
Repurchase Agreement / Counterparty | Value (Amounts in thousands) |
$1,347,735,000 due 12/03/07 at 4.66% |
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. | $ 198,322 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | 528,859 |
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. | 264,429 |
Societe Generale, New York Branch | 356,125 |
| $ 1,347,735 |
Income Tax Information |
At November 30, 2007, the fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $74,000 of which $36,000, $19,000 and $19,000 will expire on November 30, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Amounts in thousands (except per-share amount) | November 30, 2007 |
| | |
Assets | | |
Investment in securities, at value (including repurchase agreements of $2,084,735) - See accompanying schedule: Unaffiliated issuers (cost $3,453,739) | | $ 3,453,739 |
Receivable for investments sold | | 8,802 |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | 8,536 |
Interest receivable | | 19,472 |
Total assets | | 3,490,549 |
| | |
Liabilities | | |
Payable for investments purchased | $ 8,802 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 8,294 | |
Distributions payable | 84 | |
Accrued management fee | 630 | |
Other affiliated payables | 370 | |
Other payables and accrued expenses | 40 | |
Total liabilities | | 18,220 |
| | |
Net Assets | | $ 3,472,329 |
Net Assets consist of: | | |
Paid in capital | | $ 3,472,287 |
Undistributed net investment income | | 116 |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments | | (74) |
Net Assets, for 3,472,364 shares outstanding | | $ 3,472,329 |
Net Asset Value, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,472,329 ÷ 3,472,364 shares) | | $ 1.00 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Statements - continued
Statement of Operations
Amounts in thousands | Year ended November 30, 2007 |
| | |
Investment Income | | |
Interest | | $ 173,095 |
| | |
Expenses | | |
Management fee | $ 7,614 | |
Transfer agent fees | 4,003 | |
Accounting fees and expenses | 294 | |
Custodian fees and expenses | 6 | |
Independent trustees' compensation | 11 | |
Registration fees | 45 | |
Audit | 50 | |
Legal | 13 | |
Miscellaneous | 24 | |
Total expenses before reductions | 12,060 | |
Expense reductions | (129) | 11,931 |
Net investment income | | 161,164 |
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Net realized gain (loss) on: | | |
Investment securities: | | |
Unaffiliated issuers | | 162 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ 161,326 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
Amounts in thousands | Year ended November 30, 2007 | Year ended November 30, 2006 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | |
Operations | | |
Net investment income | $ 161,164 | $ 136,566 |
Net realized gain (loss) | 162 | (18) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 161,326 | 136,548 |
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income | (161,163) | (136,565) |
Share transactions at net asset value of $1.00 per share Proceeds from sales of shares | 3,483,031 | 3,818,369 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 159,877 | 135,414 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (3,403,739) | (3,251,150) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets and shares resulting from share transactions | 239,169 | 702,633 |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | 239,332 | 702,616 |
| | |
Net Assets | | |
Beginning of period | 3,232,997 | 2,530,381 |
End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $116 and undistributed net investment income of $92, respectively) | $ 3,472,329 | $ 3,232,997 |
See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights
Years ended November 30, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
Selected Per-Share Data | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Income from Investment Operations | | | | | |
Net investment income | .049 | .046 | .027 | .010 | .009 |
Distributions from net investment income | (.049) | (.046) | (.027) | (.010) | (.009) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return A | 5.02% | 4.67% | 2.76% | 1.00% | .94% |
Ratios to Average Net Assets B | | | | | |
Expenses before reductions | .37% | .38% | .35% | .35% | .35% |
Expenses net of fee waivers, if any | .37% | .38% | .35% | .35% | .35% |
Expenses net of all reductions | .36% | .37% | .35% | .35% | .35% |
Net investment income | 4.90% | 4.61% | 2.74% | 1.01% | .94% |
Supplemental Data | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ 3,472 | $ 3,233 | $ 2,530 | $ 2,277 | $ 2,262 |
A Total returns would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced during the periods shown.
B Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the Fund. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the Fund during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from 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 November 30, 2007
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
1. Organization.
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust (the trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
2. Significant Accounting Policies.
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 is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. As permitted by compliance with certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.
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. Interest income is accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities.
Expenses. Most expenses of the trust can be directly attributed to a fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among each Fund in the trust. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.
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.
Dividends are declared daily and paid monthly from net investment income. Distributions from realized gains, if any, 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 book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
2. Significant Accounting Policies - continued
Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued
Book-tax differences are primarily due to deferred trustees compensation and capital loss carryforwards.
The tax-basis components of distributable earnings and the federal tax cost as of period end were as follows:
Unrealized appreciation | $ - |
Unrealized depreciation | - |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | - |
Undistributed ordinary income | 234 |
Capital loss carryforward | (74) |
| |
Cost for federal income tax purposes | $ 3,453,739 |
The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:
| November 30, 2007 | November 30, 2006 |
Ordinary Income | $ 161,163 | $ 136,565 |
New Accounting Pronouncements. In July 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48), was issued and is effective on the last business day of the semiannual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 sets forth a threshold for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Management has concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 will not result in a material impact on the Fund's net assets, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.
In addition, in September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.
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3. 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 which are then invested in repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are collateralized by government or non-government securities. Upon settlement date, collateral is held in segregated accounts with custodian banks and may be obtained in the event of a default of the counterparty. The Fund monitors, on a daily basis, the value of the collateral to ensure it is at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the value of the collateral may decline.
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 monthly management fee. The management fee is calculated on the basis of a group fee rate plus a total income-based component. The group fee rate averaged .12% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. The total income-based component is calculated according to a graduated schedule providing for different rates based on the Fund's gross annualized yield. The rate increases as the Fund's gross yield increases.
During the period the income-based portion of this fee was $3,791 or an annual rate of .12% of the Fund's average net assets. For the period, the Fund's total annual management fee rate was .23% of the Fund's 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 shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period the transfer agent fees were equivalent to an annual rate of .12% of average net assets. Effective January 1, 2008, Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR replaced FSC as transfer agent for the fund.
Accounting Fees. FSC maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for the month.
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Notes to Financial Statements - continued
(Amounts in thousands except ratios)
5. Expense Reductions.
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 $2 and $127, respectively.
6. Other.
The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Trustees of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves (a fund of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust) at November 30, 2007, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 15, 2008
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Trustees and Officers
The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 370 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 340 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.
The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 72nd birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.
The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.
Interested Trustees*:
Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Edward C. Johnson 3d (77) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1993 Mr. Johnson is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Johnson serves as President (2006-present), Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and a Director of FMR LLC; Chairman and a Director of FMR; Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (FRAC); Chairman and a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc.; and Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman and Director of Fidelity International Limited (FIL). |
James C. Curvey (72) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) or Member of the Advisory Board (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2006-present) and Director of FMR LLC. Mr. Curvey joined Fidelity in 1982 and served in numerous senior management positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer of FMR LLC (1997-2000) and President of Fidelity Strategic Investments (2000-2002). In addition, he serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Geerlings & Wade, Inc. (wine distribution). |
* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR. FMR Corp. merged with FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
Independent Trustees:
Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Dennis J. Dirks (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) (1999-2003). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) (1999-2003) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) (1999-2003). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003) and Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation (2001-2003). Mr. Dirks also serves as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-present) and a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-present). |
Albert R. Gamper, Jr. (65) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Prior to his retirement in December 2004, Mr. Gamper served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Group Inc. (commercial finance). During his tenure with CIT Group Inc. Mr. Gamper served in numerous senior management positions, including Chairman (1987-1989; 1999-2001; 2002-2004), Chief Executive Officer (1987-2004), and President (1989-2002). He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Public Service Enterprise Group (utilities, 2001-present), Chairman of the Board of Governors, Rutgers University (2004-present), and Chairman of the Board of Saint Barnabas Health Care System. |
George H. Heilmeier (71) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Dr. Heilmeier is Chairman Emeritus of Telcordia Technologies (communication software and systems), where prior to his retirement, he served as company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of The Mitre Corporation (systems engineering and information technology support for the government), and HRL Laboratories (private research and development, 2004-present). He is Chairman of the General Motors Science & Technology Advisory Board and a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Heilmeier is a member of the Defense Science Board and the National Security Agency Advisory Board. He is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Heilmeier served as a Director of TRW Inc. (automotive, space, defense, and information technology, 1992-2002), Compaq (1994-2002), Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) (technology-based business outsourcing, 1995-2002), INET Technologies Inc. (telecommunications network surveillance, 2001-2004), and Teletech Holdings (customer management services). He is the recipient of the 2005 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology for his invention of the liquid crystal display, and a member of the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. |
James H. Keyes (67) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Prior to his retirement in 2003, Mr. Keyes was Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Controls, Inc. (automotive supplier, 1993-2003). He currently serves as a member of the boards of LSI Logic Corporation (semiconductor technologies), Navistar International Corporation (manufacture and sale of trucks, buses, and diesel engines, 2002-present), and Pitney Bowes, Inc. (integrated mail, messaging, and document management solutions). |
Marie L. Knowles (61) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2001 Prior to Ms. Knowles' retirement in June 2000, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (diversified energy, 1996-2000). From 1993 to 1996, she was a Senior Vice President of ARCO and President of ARCO Transportation Company. She served as a Director of ARCO from 1996 to 1998. She currently serves as a Director of Phelps Dodge Corporation (copper mining and manufacturing) and McKesson Corporation (healthcare service, 2002-present). Ms. Knowles is a Trustee of the Brookings Institution and the Catalina Island Conservancy and also serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Engineering of the University of Southern California. |
Ned C. Lautenbach (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2000 Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach has been a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (private equity investment firm) since September 1998. Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was with the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. Mr. Lautenbach serves as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-present) and Eaton Corporation (diversified industrial) as well as the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida. He also is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University (2005-present), as well as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. |
Cornelia M. Small (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Ms. Small is a member (2000-present) and Chairperson (2002-present) of the Investment Committee, and a member (2002-present) of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. Previously, she served as Chief Investment Officer (1999-2000), Director of Global Equity Investments (1996-1999), and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark (1990-1997) and Scudder Kemper Investments (1997-1999). In addition, Ms. Small served as Co-Chair (2000-2003) of the Annual Fund for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. |
William S. Stavropoulos (68) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2002 Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company. Since joining The Dow Chemical Company in 1967, Mr. Stavropoulos served in numerous senior management positions, including President (1993-2000; 2002-2003), CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), and Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2004). Currently, he is a Director of NCR Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions), Chemical Financial Corporation, Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate, 2002-present), Tyco International, Inc. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital (private equity investment firm, 2005-present). He is a special advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a private equity investment firm. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of The Business Council, J.P. Morgan International Council and the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science. |
Kenneth L. Wolfe (68) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Mr. Wolfe is Chairman and a Director of Hershey Foods Corporation (2007-present), where prior to his retirement in 2001, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wolfe currently serves as a member of the board of Revlon Inc. (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wolfe served as a member of the boards of Adelphia Communications Corporation (2003-2006) and Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (1993-2007). |
Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers**:
Correspondence intended for Mr. Mauriello, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Wiley, Mr. Lacy, and Mr. Arthur Johnson may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Mr. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Name, Age; Principal Occupation |
Arthur E. Johnson (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Johnson serves as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategic Development of Lockheed Martin Corporation (defense contractor). In addition, Mr. Johnson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of AGL Resources, Inc. (holding company, 2002-present), and IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (document management systems and services). |
Alan J. Lacy (54) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2008 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (a private equity firm). Mr. Lacy also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail, 2005-2006; 2000-2005). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-present). Mr. Lacy is a Trustee of the National Parks Conservation Association and The Field Museum of Natural History. |
Peter S. Lynch (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2003 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR, and Vice Chairman (2001-present) and a Director of FMR Co., Inc. Previously, Mr. Lynch served as a Trustee of the Fidelity funds (1990-2003). In addition, he serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. |
Joseph Mauriello (63) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. 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 firm, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Capital Ltd., (global insurance and re-insurance company, 2006-present) and of Arcadia Resources Inc., (health care services and products, 2007-present). He also served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007). |
David M. Thomas (58) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. 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). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products holding company), and Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present). |
Michael E. Wiley (57) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity Phillips Street Trust. Mr. Wiley also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-present). He serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production company, 2005-present). In addition, he also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a Sr. Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting firm, 2006-2007), and as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment firm), and Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services company, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production company, 2001-2005). |
Kimberley H. Monasterio (43) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 President and Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Ms. Monasterio also serves as President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2007-present) and is an employee of FMR (2004-present). Previously, Ms. Monasterio served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2006). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Ms. Monasterio served as Treasurer (2000-2004) and Chief Financial Officer (2002-2004) of the Franklin Templeton Funds and Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Services, LLC (2000-2004). |
Boyce I. Greer (51) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Greer also serves as Vice President of certain Asset Allocation Funds (2005-present), Fixed-Income Funds (2006-present), and Money Market Funds (2006-present). Mr. Greer is also a Trustee of other investment companies advised by FMR (2003-present). Mr. Greer is an Executive Vice President of FMR (2005-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Greer served as Vice President of certain Fidelity Equity Funds (2005-2007), a Director and Managing Director of Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2002-2005), and Executive Vice President (2000-2002) and Money Market Group Leader (1997-2002) of the Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Greer also served as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (1997-2002), Senior Vice President of FMR (1997-2002), and Vice President of FIMM (1998-2002). |
Charles S. Morrison (46) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Vice President of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Morrison also serves as Vice President of Fidelity's Money Market Funds (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Morrison served as Vice President of Fidelity's Bond Funds (2002-2005), certain Balanced Funds (2002-2005), and certain Asset Allocation Funds (2002-2007). Mr. Morrison served as Vice President (2002-2005) and Bond Group Leader (2002-2005) of Fidelity Investments Fixed Income Division. Mr. Morrison is also Senior Vice President of FIMM (2003-present) and Vice President of FMR (2002-present). Mr. Morrison joined Fidelity Investments in 1987 as a Corporate Bond Analyst in the Fixed Income Research Division. |
Eric D. Roiter (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 1998 Secretary of U.S. Government Reserves. He also serves as Secretary of other Fidelity funds; Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-present) and FMR; Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2001-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2001-present), and Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2001-present). Mr. Roiter is an Adjunct Member, Faculty of Law, at Boston College Law School (2003-present). Previously, Mr. Roiter served as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (1998-2005). |
Scott C. Goebel (39) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Secretary of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Goebel also serves as Assistant Secretary of other Fidelity funds (2007-present), and is an employee of FMR. |
R. Stephen Ganis (41) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) officer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Ganis also serves as AML officer of other Fidelity funds (2006-present) and FMR LLC (2003-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Ganis practiced law at Goodwin Procter, LLP (2000-2002). |
Joseph B. Hollis (59) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2006 Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Hollis also serves as Chief Financial Officer of other Fidelity funds. Mr. Hollis is President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (2005-present). Mr. Hollis also serves as President and Director of Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Hollis served as Senior Vice President of Cash Management Services (1999-2002) and Investment Management Operations (2002-2005). |
Kenneth A. Rathgeber (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Chief Compliance Officer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Rathgeber also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of other Fidelity funds (2004-present) and Executive Vice President of Risk Oversight for Fidelity Investments (2002-present). He is Chief Compliance Officer of FMR (2005-present), FMR Co., Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2005-present), Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2005-present), Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2005-present), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Rathgeber served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. (1998-2002). |
Bryan A. Mehrmann (46) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Mehrmann also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR. Previously, Mr. Mehrmann served as Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Group (FIIS)/Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Corporation, Inc. (FIIOC) Client Services (1998-2004). |
Kenneth B. Robins (38) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Deputy Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Robins also serves as Deputy Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2004-present). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Robins worked at KPMG LLP, where he was a partner in KPMG's department of professional practice (2002-2004) and a Senior Manager (1999-2000). In addition, Mr. Robins served as Assistant Chief Accountant, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (2000-2002). |
Robert G. Byrnes (40) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Byrnes also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Byrnes served as Vice President of FPCMS (2003-2005). Before joining Fidelity Investments, Mr. Byrnes worked at Deutsche Asset Management where he served as Vice President of the Investment Operations Group (2000-2003). |
Peter L. Lydecker (53) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2004 Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Lydecker also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2004) and is an employee of FMR. |
Paul M. Murphy (60) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2007 Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Murphy also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2007-present) and is an employee of FMR (2007-present). Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity Funds (2005-2006), Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR (2007), and Senior Vice President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services Group (FPCMS) (1994-2007). |
Gary W. Ryan (49) |
| Year of Election or Appointment: 2005 Assistant Treasurer of U.S. Government Reserves. Mr. Ryan also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2005-present) and is an employee of FMR (2005-present). Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in FPCMS (1999-2005). |
** FMR Corp. merged with FMR LLC on October 1, 2007. Any references to FMR LLC for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.
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Distributions
A total of 10.26% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.
The fund designates $147,578,073 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2007 to November 30, 2007 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.
The fund will notify shareholders in January 2008 of amounts for use in preparing 2007 income tax returns.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves
Each year, typically in June, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information throughout the year.
The Board meets regularly each month except August and takes into account throughout the year matters bearing on Advisory Contracts. The Board, acting directly and through its separate committees, considers at each of its meetings factors that are relevant to the annual renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. At the time of the renewal, the Board had 12 standing committees, each composed of Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. Each committee has adopted a written charter outlining the structure and purposes of the committee. One such committee, the Fixed-Income Contract Committee, meets periodically as needed throughout the year to consider matters specifically related to the annual renewal of Advisory Contracts. The committee requests and receives information on, and makes recommendations to the Independent Trustees concerning, the approval and annual review of the Advisory Contracts.
At its June 2007 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the management fee and total expenses of the fund; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by the investment adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders. The Board also approved amendments to the fund's agreements with foreign sub-advisers to clarify that each sub-adviser provides services as an independent contractor.
In determining whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board ultimately reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts and the compensation to be received by Fidelity under the management contract is consistent with Fidelity's fiduciary duty under applicable law. In addition to evaluating the specific factors noted above, the Board, in reaching its determination, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by competitors to Fidelity, and that the fund's shareholders, with the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the background of the fund's portfolio manager and the fund's investment objective and discipline. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives.
Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services. The Board reviewed the size, education, and experience of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, their use of technology, and the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory, and management personnel. The Board considered Fidelity's extensive global research capabilities that enable the Investment Advisers to aggregate data from various sources in an effort to produce positive investment results. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have access to a variety of technological tools that enable them to perform both fundamental and quantitative analysis and to specialize in various disciplines. The Board also considered that Fidelity's portfolio managers and analysts have access to daily portfolio attribution that allows for monitoring of a fund's portfolio, as well as an electronic communication system that provides immediate real-time access to research concerning issuers and credit enhancers. In addition, the Board considered the trading resources that are an integrated part of the fixed-income portfolio management investment process.
Shareholder and Administrative Services. The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, distribution, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency and pricing and bookkeeping services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the Investment Advisers' supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures.
The Board noted that the growth of fund assets across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through phone representatives and over the Internet, and investor education materials and asset allocation tools.
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Investment in a Large Fund Family. The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing for a large variety of mutual fund investor services. For example, fund shareholders are offered the privilege of exchanging shares of the fund for shares of other Fidelity funds, as set forth in the fund's prospectus, without paying a sales charge. The Board noted that, since the last Advisory Contract renewals in June 2006, Fidelity has taken a number of actions that benefited particular funds, including (i) dedicating additional resources to investment research and to restructure the investment research teams; (ii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fee on Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund; (iii) contractually agreeing to reduce the management fees on Fidelity's California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York AMT Tax-Free Money Market Funds, launching new Institutional Classes and Service Classes of these funds, and contractually agreeing to impose expense limitations on these funds; (iv) eliminating the exchange fee on the Fidelity Select Portfolios and reducing the pricing and bookkeeping fee rates for these funds; (v) reducing the maximum transfer agency fee rates on high income funds and certain equity funds; (vi) proposing amended management contracts that, if approved by shareholders, will add a performance adjustment component to the management fees paid by 18 Fidelity Advisor equity funds; (vii) contractually agreeing to reduce fees for Ultra-Short Central Fund and the money market Central Funds; (viii) waiving the Fidelity Advisor funds' contingent deferred sales charge on certain redemptions made through systematic withdrawal programs; and (ix) amending the management contracts for equity and fixed-income funds whose management contracts incorporate a "group fee" structure by adding four new fee "breakpoints" to the group fee rate schedules.
Investment Performance. The Board considered whether the fund has operated within its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance, as well as the fund's relative investment performance measured against a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by the Board over multiple periods. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2006, the fund's cumulative total returns and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (bottom of box) and the 75th percentile return (top of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten number noted below each chart corresponds to the percentile box and represents the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the fund.
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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and stated that the performance of the fund was in the first quartile for all the periods shown.
Based on its review, and giving particular weight to the nature and quality of the resources dedicated by the Investment Advisers to maintain and improve relative performance, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of the services provided to the fund will benefit the fund's shareholders, particularly in light of the Board's view that the fund's shareholders benefit from investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and services.
Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Fund Expenses. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expenses compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.
The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group" and, for the reasons explained above, is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors, in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 11% means that 89% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board. The Board also recognized that the income-based component of the fund's management fee varies depending on the level of the fund's monthly gross income, providing for higher fees at higher income levels, and for lower fees at lower income levels.
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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2006. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.
In its review of the fund's total expenses, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund expenses, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered current and historical total expenses of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. The fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.
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The Board noted that the fund's total expenses ranked below its competitive median for 2006.
In its review of total expenses, the Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information on clients that FMR and its affiliates service in other competitive markets, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients.
Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's total expenses were reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.
Costs of the Services and Profitability. The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.
On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the audited books and records of Fidelity. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of the results of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board believes that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.
The Board has also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and any fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.
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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and determined that the amount of profit is a fair entrepreneurial profit for the management of the fund.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions, including reductions that occur through operation of the transfer agent agreement. The transfer agent fee varies in part based on the number of accounts in the fund. If the number of accounts decreases or the average account size increases, the overall transfer agent fee rate decreases.
The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR determines the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule. In connection with the renewal of the fund's management contract, the Board approved amendments to the fund's management contract that added four new fee breakpoints to the group fee rate schedule for assets under FMR's management above $1,386 billion. The Board considered that the group fee rate declines under both the present and amended schedules, but that under the amended schedule, the group fee rate declines faster as assets under FMR's management exceed $1,386 billion. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will achieve a certain level of economies of scale as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.
The Board further concluded that any potential economies of scale are being shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity in an appropriate manner.
Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on several topics, including (i) Fidelity's fund profitability methodology, profitability by investment discipline, and profitability trends within certain funds; (ii) Fidelity's compensation structure relative to competitors and its effect on profitability; (iii) funds and accounts managed by Fidelity other than the Fidelity funds, including fee arrangements; (iv) the total expenses of certain funds and classes relative to competitors; (v) fund performance trends; (vi) fall-out benefits received by certain Fidelity affiliates; and (vii) Fidelity's fee structures.
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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued
Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all material factors, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.
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Managing Your Investments
Fidelity offers several ways to conveniently manage your personal investments via your telephone or PC. You can access your account information, conduct trades and research your investments 24 hours a day.
By Phone
Fidelity Automated Service Telephone provides a single toll-free number to access account balances, positions, quotes and trading. It's easy to navigate the service, and on your first call, the system will help you create a personal identification number (PIN) for security.
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Fidelity Automated
Service Telephone (FAST®)
1-800-544-5555
Press
1 For mutual fund and brokerage trading.
2 For quotes.*
3 For account balances and holdings.
4 To review orders and mutual
fund activity.
5 To change your PIN.
*0 To speak to a Fidelity representative.
By PC
Fidelity's web site on the Internet provides a wide range of information, including daily financial news, fund performance, interactive planning tools and news about Fidelity products and services.
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Fidelity's Web Site
www.fidelity.com
* When you call the quotes line, please remember that a fund's yield and return will vary and, except for money market funds, share price will also vary. This means that you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares. There is no assurance that money market funds will be able to maintain a stable $1 share price; an investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Total returns are historical and include changes in share price, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, and the effects of any sales charges.
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To Write Fidelity
We'll give your correspondence immediate attention and send you written confirmation upon completion of your request.
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Making Changes
To Your Account
(such as changing name, address, bank, etc.)
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0002
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For Non-Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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For Retirement
Accounts
Buying shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0003
Selling shares
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 770001
Cincinnati, OH 45277-0035
Overnight Express
Fidelity Investments
Attn: Distribution Services
100 Crosby Parkway - KC1H
Covington, KY 41015
General Correspondence
Fidelity Investments
P.O. Box 500
Merrimack, NH 03054-0500
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Investment Adviser
Fidelity Management & Research Company
Boston, MA
Investment Sub-Adviser
Fidelity Investments
Money Management, Inc.
Fidelity Research & Analysis Company
Fidelity International Investment Advisors
Fidelity International Investment Advisors
(U.K.) Limited
General Distributor
Fidelity Distributors Corporation
Boston, MA
Transfer and Service Agent
Fidelity Service Company, Inc.
Boston, MA
Custodian
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, NY
The Fidelity Telephone Connection
Mutual Fund 24-Hour Service
Exchanges/Redemptions
and Account Assistance 1-800-544-6666
Product Information 1-800-544-6666
Retirement Accounts 1-800-544-4774 (8 a.m. - 9 p.m.)
TDD Service 1-800-544-0118
for the deaf and hearing impaired
(9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Eastern time)
Fidelity Automated Service
Telephone (FAST®) (automated graphic) 1-800-544-5555
(automated graphic) Automated line for quickest service
(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com
FUS-UANN-0108
1.786716.104
Item 2. Code of Ethics
As of the end of the period, November 30, 2007, Fidelity Phillips Street Trust (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Marie L. Knowles is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Ms. Knowles is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) Audit Fees.
For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate Audit Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) for professional services rendered for the audits of the financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years, for the Fidelity Cash Reserves and Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves (the funds) and for all funds in the Fidelity Group of Funds are shown in the table below.
Fund | 2007A | 2006A |
Fidelity Cash Reserves | $309,000 | $266,000 |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves | $43,000 | $39,000 |
All funds in the Fidelity Group of Funds audited by PwC | $14,400,000 | $13,500,000 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
(b) Audit-Related Fees.
In each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 the aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC for services rendered for assurance and related services to each fund that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the fund's financial statements, but not reported as Audit Fees, are shown in the table below.
Fund | 2007A | 2006A |
Fidelity Cash Reserves | $0 | $0 |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves | $0 | $0 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
In each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate Audit-Related Fees that were billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-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") for assurance and related services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the fund's financial statements, but not reported as Audit Fees, are shown in the table below.
Billed By | 2007A | 2006A |
PwC | $0 | $0 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
Fees included in the audit-related category comprise assurance and related services (e.g., due diligence services) that are traditionally performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. These audit-related services include due diligence related to mergers and acquisitions, accounting consultations and audits in connection with acquisitions, internal control reviews, attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.
(c) Tax Fees.
In each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate Tax Fees billed by PwC for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning for each fund is shown in the table below.
Fund | 2007A | 2006A |
Fidelity Cash Reserves | $1,900 | $1,800 |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves | $1,900 | $1,800 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
In each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate Tax Fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for professional services rendered on behalf of the Fund Service Providers for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund is shown in the table below.
Billed By | 2007A | 2006A |
PwC | $0 | $0 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
Fees included in the Tax Fees category comprise all services performed by professional staff in the independent registered public accounting firm's tax division except those services related to the audit. Typically, this category would include fees for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services include preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refund and tax payment-planning services, assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.
(d) All Other Fees.
In each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate Other Fees billed by PwC for all other non-audit services rendered to the funds is shown in the table below.
Fund | 2007A | 2006A |
Fidelity Cash Reserves | $51,200 | $45,500 |
Fidelity U.S. Government Reserves | $2,700 | $2,800 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
In each of the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate Other Fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for all other non-audit services rendered on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund is shown in the table below.
Billed By | 2007A | 2006A |
PwC | $150,000 | $145,000 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
Fees included in the All Other Fees category include services related to internal control reviews, strategy and other consulting, financial information systems design and implementation, consulting on other information systems, and other tax services unrelated to the fund.
(e) (1) | Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures: |
The trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the funds. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.
The trust's Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee's consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity Fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider 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. Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm for a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund (Non-Covered Service) but that are expected to exceed $50,000 are also subject to pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
All Covered Services, as well as Non-Covered Services that are expected to exceed $50,000, 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. Neither pre-approval nor advance notice of Non-Covered Service engagements for which fees are not expected to exceed $50,000 is required; such engagements are to be reported to the Audit Committee monthly.
(e) (2) | Services approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X: |
Audit-Related Fees:
There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 on behalf of each fund.
There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund.
Tax Fees:
There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 on behalf of each fund.
There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund.
All Other Fees:
There were no amounts that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 on behalf of each fund.
There were no amounts that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006 on behalf of the Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of each fund.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) For the fiscal years ended November 30, 2007 and November 30, 2006, the aggregate fees billed by PwC of $1,520,000A and $1,340,000A for non-audit services rendered on behalf of the funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Fund Service Providers relating to Covered Services and Non-Covered Services are shown in the table below.
| 2007A | 2006A |
Covered Services | $210,000 | $200,000 |
Non-Covered Services | $1,310,000 | $1,140,000 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
(h) The trust's Audit Committee has considered Non-Covered Services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its audit of the funds, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Independence Standards Board Standard No.1, regarding its independence from the funds and their related entities.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) | (1) | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
(a) | (2) | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(a) | (3) | Not applicable. |
(b) | | Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and 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 Phillips Street Trust
By: | /s/Kimberley Monasterio |
| Kimberley Monasterio |
| President and Treasurer |
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Date: | January 28, 2008 |
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/Kimberley Monasterio |
| Kimberley Monasterio |
| President and Treasurer |
| |
Date: | January 28, 2008 |
By: | /s/Joseph B. Hollis |
| Joseph B. Hollis |
| Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | January 28, 2008 |