SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION | ||||
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PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) | ||||
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | ||||
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[ ] | Preliminary Proxy Statement | |||
[ ] | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) | |||
[ ] | Definitive Proxy Statement | |||
[X] | Definitive Additional Materials | |||
[ ] | Soliciting Material under Rule 14a-12 | |||
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SHAREHOLDER UPDATE
URGENT PROXY VOTING REQUEST |
A few weeks ago we mailed you proxy information to enable you to vote on important proposals that affect the fund and your investment in it. This information describes each proposal and asks for your vote on these important issues.
Your vote is important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
We are writing to remind you that your participation is extremely important. Until we receive a sufficient number of votes, the Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 15, 2010 cannot be held. If you do not plan to cast your vote at the meeting on June 15, 2010, please indicate your vote on the enclosed proxy card(s). Shareholders who hold more than one account in the fund will receive a separate card for each account and should vote each card.
Voting is quick and easy. Please vote now using one of these options:
1. Vote By Touch-Tone Phone |
Please call the toll-free number printed on your proxy card(s) and follow the recorded instructions. The service is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. |
2. Vote by Internet |
Please visit the web site indicated on the enclosed proxy card(s) and follow the on-line instructions. |
3. Vote by Mail |
Please mail your signed proxy card(s) in the postage-paid envelope. |
PLEASE VOTE YOUR PROXY NOW |
Please note, D.F. King & Co., Inc. may be utilized to solicit shareholder votes by telephone on behalf of the fund. The fund may also arrange to have votes recorded by telephone. In the event that you receive a telephone call from a D.F. King & Co., Inc. representative, you may be asked to verify certain personal information for identification verification.
If you have already voted, thank you for your response. If you have any further questions or would like to receive another copy of the proxy statement, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544. We appreciate your immediate attention. Thank you.
Buckslip to be sent to a shareholder that has consented to receive proxy solicitations electronically but in attempting to deliver an email failure occurred:
We were unable to notify you electronically of the availability of important Proxy Materials for a Fidelity fund maintained in your account. We attempted to send the notice to your e-mail address, as reflected on our records. That e-mail address appears to be invalid.
To correct your e-mail address, please visithttp://www.investordelivery.com/proxy and follow the on-line instructions. To do this, you will need your Enrollment Number and PIN.
If you do not remember your Enrollment Number or PIN, please visit http://www.proxyvote.com/proxy and follow the on-line instructions for enrolling for electronic delivery of Proxy Materials. To do this, you will need your Control Number from the enclosed proxy card.
Because we were unable to send the notice to you electronically, we are sending this notice and the related Proxy Materials (enclosed) to you in paper form. You will continue to receive Proxy Materials in paper form until you provide us with a valid e-mail address by one of the methods described above. You will start receiving electronic Proxy Materials again once you have provided us with a valid e-mail address.
Please read the enclosed Proxy Materials and vote your shares promptly. Your vote is extremely important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
Form of
Telephone Reminder Script
[Note to Representative: This script should be used for [insert name(s) of fund(s) that will be holding a meeting]. These fund(s) are scheduled to hold a shareholder meeting on [insert shareholder meeting date] [if meeting has been adjourned add: which has been adjourned to [insert date of rescheduled shareholder meeting]]. Participants that owned the fund(s) on [insert record date] are eligible to vote at this shareholder meeting.]
Scenario 1 - Proxy has been mailed to participants but we have not received approval for participants to cast their votes over the telephone with D.F. King & Co., Inc.
- I see that you have a balance in [state name(s) of fund(s) holding a shareholder meeting].
- There is a shareholder meeting scheduled for your fund(s) on [state date of shareholder meeting]. Have you received a copy of the proxy material for this meeting?
If shareholder answers "yes": That's great. Have you voted your proxy for the fund[´s/s'] shareholder meeting?
If shareholder answers "yes": Thank you very much for participating in this important initiative.
If shareholder answers "no": Your response is needed so that the meeting doesn't have to be postponed due to lack of shareholder participation. Voting is easy. You can cast your vote by completing the proxy card(s) enclosed in your proxy package and mailing it in the postage-paid envelope. You may also vote your shares by touch-tone telephone or through the Internet. Simply call the toll-free number or visit the web site indicated on your proxy card(s), enter the control number found on the card(s), and follow the recorded or online instructions.
If shareholder answers "no": Would you like me to send another copy of the material to you?
If participant answers "yes": I'd be happy to send another package to you. (Please go to PSG Online and click on "Reference Manual." You will find the Request form by clicking on "Proxy.")
If participant answers "no": That's fine. However, I'd like to remind you that your response is needed so that the meeting doesn't have to be postponed due to lack of shareholder participation.
Scenario 2 - Proxy has been mailed to participants and we have received approval for participants to cast their votes over the telephone with D.F. King & Co., Inc.
- I see that you have a balance in [state name(s) of fund(s) holding a shareholder meeting].
- There is a shareholder meeting scheduled for your fund(s) on [state date of shareholder meeting]. Have you received a copy of the proxy material for this meeting?
If shareholder answers "yes": That's great. Have you voted your proxy for the fund[´s/s'] shareholder meeting?
If shareholder answers "yes": Thank you very much for participating in this important initiative.
If shareholder answers "no": Your response is needed so that the meeting doesn't have to be postponed due to lack of shareholder participation. We have made arrangements for a proxy tabulation firm to take your vote over the phone. Can I transfer your call to them now?
If shareholder answers "yes": Your call will be answered by a representative of D. F. King & Co., Inc., the proxy solicitation firm helping Fidelity with this initiative. (PSG representative transfers call to 1-800-848-3155)
If shareholder answers "no": Can I give you the toll-free number for D.F. King & Co., Inc., our proxy solicitor, that you can call at your convenience to cast your vote by phone?
If shareholder answers "yes": Thank you. The number is 1-800-848-3155.
If shareholder answers "no": That's fine. You can also cast your vote by completing the proxy card(s) enclosed in your proxy package and mailing it in the postage-paid envelope. You may also vote your shares by touch-tone telephone or through the Internet. Simply call the toll-free number or visit the web site indicated on your proxy card(s), enter the control number found on the card(s), and follow the recorded or online instructions.
If shareholder answers "no": Would you like me to send another copy of the material to you?
If participant answers "yes": I'd be happy to send another package to you. (Please go to PSG Online and click on "Reference Manual." You will find the Request form by clicking on "Proxy.")
If participant answers "no": That's fine. However, I'd like to remind you that your response is needed so that the meeting doesn't have to be postponed due to lack of shareholder participation.
Scenario 3 - Scheduled shareholder meeting has been adjourned due to lack of participation and we have received approval for participants to cast their votes over the telephone with D.F. King & Co., Inc.
- I see that you have a balance in [state name(s) of fund(s) holding a shareholder meeting].
- Did you know that the fund[´s/s'] shareholder meeting originally scheduled for [state date of original meeting] has been postponed to [state date of new shareholder meeting] due to lack of shareholder participation? Have you received a copy of the proxy material for this meeting?
If shareholder answers "yes": That's great. Have you voted your proxy for the fund[´s/s'] shareholder meeting?
If shareholder answers "yes": Thank you very much for participating in this important initiative.
If shareholder answers "no": Your response is needed so that the meeting doesn't have to be postponed again due to lack of shareholder participation. We have made arrangements for a proxy tabulation firm to take your vote over the phone. Can I transfer your call to them now?
If shareholder answers "yes": Your call will be answered by a representative of D. F. King & Co., Inc., the proxy solicitation firm helping Fidelity with this initiative. (PSG representative transfers call to 1-800-848-3155)
If shareholder answers "no": Can I give you the toll-free number for D.F. King & Co., Inc., our proxy solicitor, that you can call at your convenience to cast your vote by phone?
If shareholder answers "yes": Thank you. The number is 1-800-848-3155.
If shareholder answers "no": That's fine. You can also cast your vote by completing the proxy card(s) enclosed in your proxy package and mailing it in the postage-paid envelope. You may also vote your shares by touch-tone telephone or through the Internet. Simply call the toll-free number or visit the web site indicated on your proxy card(s), enter the control number found on the card(s), and follow the recorded or online instructions.
If shareholder answers "no": Would you like me to send another copy of the material to you?
If participant answers "yes": I'd be happy to send another package to you. (Please go to PSG Online and click on "Reference Manual." You will find the Request form by clicking on "Proxy.")
If participant answers "no": That's fine. However, I'd like to remind you that your response is needed so that the meeting doesn't have to be postponed again due to lack of shareholder participation.
Form of
Internet Posting
Your Fund Needs Your Proxy Vote!
If you receive a proxy ballot for a mutual fund that you hold in your retirement account,please vote promptly.
You may have a fund in your [client:insert name of plan(s)] account that has requested your participation in a proxy vote. The fund must receive proxy votes from a majority of shareholders in order to hold a shareholder meeting. Without your vote, the meeting may have to be postponed, and you may continue to receive solicitations for your vote.
Please remember your vote is very important - whether you hold many shares or just a few. So if you receive a proxy request, please respond promptly.
Thank you.
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. 82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
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