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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I M P O R T A N T |
URGENT PROXY VOTING REQUEST |
A few weeks ago we mailed you proxy information to enable you to vote on important proposals that affect your fund(s). This information describes each proposal and asks for your vote on these important issues.
Many Fidelity funds are mailing proxy materials at the same time. Please vote all proxies you receive. Your vote is important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.
The Special Meeting of Shareholders originally scheduled for July 15, 2009 was adjourned to August 14, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) due to insufficient shareholder participation.If you do not plan to attend the meeting, please indicate your vote on the enclosed proxy card(s). Shareholders who hold more than one account in a 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. The funds 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 1-800-544-3198 (other than Advisor or institutional classes) or 1-877-208-0098 (Advisor or institutional classes). We appreciate your immediate attention. Thank you.
Important information to help you understand and vote on the proposals
Please read the full text of the proxy statement. Below is a brief overview of the proposals to be voted upon. Your vote is important. We appreciate you placing your trust in Fidelity and look forward to helping you achieve your financial goals.
What proposals am I being asked to vote on?
You are being asked to elect a Board of Trustees to oversee the funds you own.
In addition, shareholders of funds in certain trusts also are being asked to amend the Declaration of Trust for their funds and trusts to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings.
What role does the Board play?
The Trustees serve as the fund shareholders' representatives. Members of the Board are fiduciaries and have an obligation to serve the best interests of shareholders, including consideration of policy changes. In addition, the Trustees review fund performance, oversee fund activities, and review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund.
What is the affiliation of the Board and Fidelity?
Pursuant to each trust's governing document, the Trustees have determined that each trust's Board will have eight members: two "Interested" trustees and six "Independent" trustees. Trustees are determined to be "Interested" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the funds, trusts, or various other entities under common control with Fidelity Management & Research Co. (FMR). Interested Trustees are compensated by FMR. Independent Trustees have no affiliation with FMR and are compensated by each individual fund.
Are Board members paid?
Each Independent Trustee receives a fee for his or her service on the Board and participates in a deferred compensation plan. You can find the compensation table, which details these fees, in the proxy statement.
Why are you proposing to reduce the required quorum for future shareholder meetings for certain funds and trusts?
Lowering the quorum requirement will facilitate holding shareholder meetings to approve important matters necessary for the conduct of the trusts' business, such as the election of Trustees. When not enough shareholders vote, a trust may be forced to adjourn meetings multiple times and incur the expense of additional shareholder solicitations and proxy solicitors in order to obtain the shareholder vote necessary to hold a meeting.
The reduced quorum requirement is not prohibited by Massachusetts or federal law. Most Fidelity trusts already have a quorum requirement of one-third of the shares entitled to vote, and this proposal is intended to bring these trusts in line with other Fidelity trusts.
Although the lower quorum requirement will allow for the approval of some matters by shareholders constituting less than a majority of the outstanding shares, certain other proposals will still require a higher number of shares to be voted to meet the threshold required to approve the proposal. For example, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act) requires that certain items, such as management contracts and 12b-1 plans, be approved by a majority of a fund's outstanding voting securities. Under the 1940 Act, the vote of a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" means the affirmative vote of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a shareholder meeting or represented by proxy if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities. The reduced quorum requirement will not affect such matters.
Has the funds' Board of Trustees approved each proposal?
Yes. The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved each of the proposals and recommends that you vote to approve them.
Who is D.F. King & Co., Inc.?
D.F. King is a third party proxy vendor that Fidelity hires to call shareholders and record proxy votes. In order to hold a shareholder meeting, quorum must be reached. If quorum is not attained, the meeting may adjourn to a future date. Fidelity attempts to reach shareholders via multiple mailings to remind them to cast their vote. As the meeting approaches, phone calls may be made to clients who have not yet voted their shares so that the shareholder meeting does not have to be postponed.
Voting your shares immediately will help minimize additional solicitation expenses and prevent the need to make a call to you to solicit your vote.
How many votes am I entitled to cast?
As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset value you own of each of the funds on the record date. The record date is May 18, 2009.
How do I vote my shares?
You can vote your shares by completing and signing the enclosed proxy card(s) and mailing it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may also vote by touch-tone telephone by calling the toll-free number printed on your proxy card(s) and following the recorded instructions. In addition, you may vote through the internet by visiting the web site indicated on your proxy card and following the on-line instructions. If you need any assistance, or have any questions regarding the proposals or how to vote your shares, please call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544 (other than for Advisor or institutional classes) or 1-877-208-0098 (Advisor or institutional classes only).
How do I sign the proxy card?
Individual Accounts: Shareholders should sign exactly as their names appear on the account registration shown on the card.
Joint Accounts: Either owner may sign, but the name of the person signing should conform exactly to a name shown in the registration.
All Other Accounts: The person signing must indicate his or her capacity. For example, a trustee for a trust or other entity should sign, "Ann B. Collins, Trustee."
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