SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Filed by a Party other than the Registrant | ☐ |
Check the appropriate box:
| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
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| ☐ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
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| ☐ | Soliciting Material under Rule 14a-12 |
Fidelity Investment Trust
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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| (4) | Date Filed: |
FORM OF
BROADRIDGE INTERNET SCREEN SCRIPT FOR INTERNET VOTING AND NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
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SCREEN 1
[Prior to entering a control number at www.proxyvote.com/proxy, shareholder sees Screen 1]
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Proxy Vote
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POWERED BY {logo} Broadridge
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How invested are you?
Make your vote count today.
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Enter Your Control Number
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[box in which to enter your control number appears here]
Question mark in which circle follows the box in which to enter control number:
If shareholder clicks “?”, a pop-up box with the following language appears:]
Postal Mail Recipients
Please enter your control number which is labeled as such or is located in a box with an arrow
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Your Control Number can be found next to the field labeled “Control Number” in the body of your email.
To access materials without a control number: “ Click Here” (link appears here} to view Proxy Materials or Information Statements for the Fidelity funds. [If shareholder clicks on “Click here”, they are taken to the Proxy Materials web page at materials.proxyvote.com.]
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[If shareholder clicks on “Get Started” before inputting a valid control number, the following error message appears:]
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[If shareholder clicks on “Get Started” after inputting a valid control number, Screen 2 appears.]
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SCREEN 2 – Meeting Agenda tab
[Upon entering a valid control number in Screen 1, shareholder sees Screen 2]
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Control #************1234 Sign Out
If shareholder clicks Sign Out, this pop up appears:
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Sign out
Are you sure you want to sign out? If you have any unsaved changes, they will be lost.
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No, Cancel
If shareholder selects No, Cancel they are brought back to voting page
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Yes, Sign Out Now >
If shareholder select Sign Out Now they are brought back to the landing page to enter control number
Blue X in upper right hand corner of pop up
If Shareholder clicks blue X, Shareholder is brought back to agenda page
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Applicable {FIDELITY FUND NAME} for a single control number or {Blank} upon entering a consolidated control number
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Meeting Agenda Learn Before You Vote
Meeting Agenda Tab is underlined. This is the current view
Learn Before You Vote Tab brings shareholder to Screen 3
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[YYYY] [year of shareholder meeting appears here] Special Meeting
To be held [DAY, MONTH DD, YYYY] [initial or subsequent adjourned meeting date appears here]
Meeting Agenda
Not Voted / Voted
Vote by {Month DD, YYYY} 11:59 p.m. EDT / EST
Documents to Review Before You Vote: {Question mark in blue circle)
Upon clicking question mark: In advance of a meeting of shareholders, the company is required to provide proxy materials digitally or physically to all shareholders, including information in the proxy statement regarding items to be considered at the meeting.
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ICON {Piece of paper with folded right corner}
One ICON represents each applicable document e.g., Proxy statement, Prospectus
Hyperlink to Proxy Statement
Pop up appears upon clicking on materials link:
This link will open a page outside of ProxyVote.com
Don’t worry - ProxyVote.com will remain open in this window for you to return and finish your session.
Shareholder click blue X to exit pop up
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Blue box white text – Continue > - Shareholder is brought to proxy material
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Proposal(s)
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Mark your selections below, using the options on the right side of the page.
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You have multiple investments which are grouped together and can be voted the same way or voted individually.
Vote Options are right justified
Radio button Group Proposals Radio Button Vote Individually
*see below for details
01. [Title of proposal will be inserted].
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Vote Board of Trustees:
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Box: Vote Trustees individually
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[Name of nominee for Trustee election]
[Name of nominee for Trustee election]
[Name of nominee for Trustee election]
Board Recommendation: For
[If shareholder selects the “Vote Trustees Individually” button, the Trustee list is expanded as shown below:
| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | [FOR][WITHHOLD] | |||
| Board Recommendation: For | ||||
| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | [FOR][WITHHOLD] | |||
| Board Recommendation: For | ||||
| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | [FOR][WITHHOLD] | |||
| Board Recommendation: For | ||||
| 02. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. | ||||
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| Board Recommendation: [For / Against] | ||||
| 03. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. | ||||
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| Board Recommendation: [For / Against] | ||||
| 04. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. | ||||
| Text - (left justified) | Radio Buttons Right Justified: For Against Abstain | |||
| Board Recommendation: [For / Against] | ||||
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Text right justified By clicking Submit Vote, I am hereby appointing a proxy |
When shareholder clicks link to ‘appointing a proxy’ the following pop up appears. Click Blue “X” to close
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Appointee Designation
Click the submit vote button to sign and submit your proxy vote and to appoint [Name of Chairman], [Name of Proxy Agent], and [Name of Independent Trustee Proxy Agent], or any one or more of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution to vote all Fund shares that you are entitled to vote.
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*If shareholder selects: Vote Individually button, the Fund Names will populate
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FIDELITY FUND NAME
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX1234
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| Vote Board of Trustees: | ||||
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| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | ||||
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| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | ||||
| Board Recommendation: For |
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| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | [FOR][WITHHOLD] | |||
| Board Recommendation: For | ||||
| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | [FOR][WITHHOLD] | |||
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| [Name of nominee for Trustee election] | [FOR][WITHHOLD] | |||
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| 02. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. | ||||
| Text - (left justified) | Radio Buttons Right Justified: For Against Abstain | |||
| Board Recommendation: [For / Against] | ||||
| 03. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. | ||||
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| Board Recommendation: [For / Against] | ||||
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| 04. [Title of proposal will be inserted]. | ||||
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Board Recommendation: [For / Against] | ||||
If Fund is not voting on a proposal, the non- applicable proposals will be displayed as follows:
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{proposal #} Proposal text: Not Applicable {No voting buttons}
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When shareholder clicks link to ‘appointing a proxy’ the following pop up appears. Click Blue “X” to close
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Appointee Designation
Click the submit vote button to sign and submit your proxy vote and to appoint [Name of Chairman], [Name of Proxy Agent], and [Name of Independent Trustee Proxy Agent], or any one or more of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution to vote all Fund shares that you are entitled to vote.
Right justified Blue Box: “Submit Vote” button
If shareholder leaves a proposal unvoted the following pop up appears:
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Just a moment…
| We noticed that you left at least one proposal unvoted. Please note that any unvoted proposals will be counted as voting with the Board of {Trustees} |
| Shareholder can select blue X to exit the pop up |
| Shareholder can select Submit with Recommendations. If Submit with Recommendations is selected, the shareholder is sent back to the Thank you Page Screen 4. |
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SCREEN 3 – Learn Before You Vote Tab
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See Screen 2 for Sign Out button functionality
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Applicable {FIDELITY FUND NAME} for a single control number or {Blank) upon entering a consolidated control number or clicking the smartlink from their email.
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Meeting Agenda tab Learn Before Your Vote
Learn Before You Vote tab is underlined. This is the active page
YYYY Special Meeting
To be held Day, Month DD, YYYY {Meeting Date}
Documents to Help You Learn Before You Vote {Blue Circle with question mark}
If shareholder clicks the “?”, a pop-up box with the following language appears:]
In advance of a meeting of shareholders, the company is required to provide proxy materials digitally or physically to all shareholders, including information in the proxy statement regarding items to be considered at the meeting.
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Be more informed before making your vote count. Download and read these helpful documents to learn more about the proposals we’re asking our shareholders to vote on.
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Hyperlink to Proxy materials
One ICON represents each applicable document e.g., Proxy statement, Prospectus
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Appointee Designation
Click the submit vote button to sign and submit your proxy vote and to appoint [Name of Chairman], [Name of Proxy Agent], and [Name of Independent Trustee Proxy Agent], or any one or more of them, attorneys, with full power of substitution to vote all Fund shares that you are entitled to vote.
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© 2021 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ProxyVote and Broadridge are registered trademarks of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
CUSIP is a registered trademark of the American Bankers Association. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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Screen 4 - Vote Submission Page
[Upon casting a vote by clicking “SUBMIT VOTE” on Screen 2, shareholder sees Screen 4]
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2021 Special Meeting
To be held Day, Month DD, YYYY
Voted
Thank you for voting!
Your selections have been submitted successfully
Please scroll down to see if additional positions are available for voting.
Box with Printer Icon – text: Print My Voting Choices Box with text Back to Agenda >
If shareholder chooses Print My Voting Choices the Print box opens and shareholder proceeds to print the page
If shareholder chooses Back to Agenda button shareholder is brought back to Voting Screen 2.
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More options for this meeting
The following centered text appears for unvoted positions:
[Lists unvoted accounts with the same TIN and email address as the control number just voted]
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You have other active meetings to vote:
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Fidelity Funds – YYYY Special Meeting | ||
Meeting to be held {Month Day, YYYY} | Blue Box: Vote> | |
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX3456 | ||
Fidelity Funds – YYYY Special Meeting | ||
Meeting to be held {Month Day, YYYY} | Blue Box: Vote> | |
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX7890 | ||
Upon choosing the Vote> button, shareholder is brought to the voting page. Only applicable proposals appear.
If E-delivery shareholder has additional proxies to vote, the following will appear:
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You have other active meetings to vote:
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Fidelity Funds – YYYY Special Meeting | ||
Meeting to be held {Month Day, YYYY} | Blue Box: Vote> | |
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX3456 |
Upon choosing the Vote> button, shareholder is brought to the voting page. Only applicable proposals appear.
The following centered text appears for voted positions in jobs whose meeting date is in the future
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Review or Change your recently voted meetings:
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Fidelity Funds – YYYY Special Meeting
Meeting to be held {Month Day, YYYY} | Blue Box: Review/Change> | |
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX3456 |
If shareholder selects Review / Change button shareholder is brought back to Screen 2 Voting Page
The following centered text appears for positions in meetings that are now closed. These disappear one week after meeting date
Review your closed meetings:
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Fidelity Funds – YYYY Special Meeting
Meeting to be held {Month Day, YYYY} | Blue Box: Review | |
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX3456 |
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Your selections for Fidelity Funds Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX1234 have been submitted successfully
Shareholder can select Back to Agenda
FIDELITY FUND NAME
YYYY Special Meeting
Meeting to be held Month DD, YYYY
Control # XXXXXXXXXXXX1234
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© 2021 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ProxyVote and Broadridge are registered trademarks of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
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Misc.
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To continue using ProxyVote.com, click Continue below. Otherwise,
click Sign Out to exit ProxyVote.com.
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Blue button with white text: Continue>
If shareholder selects Continue they are brought back to most current page
If shareholder select Sign Out they are brought back to the log in page
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[If shareholder selects the option to view Proxy Materials for the Fidelity funds on Screen 1, a new window will open that presents information in the following format.]
Form Of
Proxy Materials Page
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Fidelity funds
Proxy Materials
Proxy Dated | Trust Name: Fund Name(s) | Link(s) | ||
| [MM, DD, YYYY][Date of Proxy Inserted here] | [Trust Name: Fund Name(s) Inserted Here] | [Links to Letter, Q&A, Notice, Proxy Statement, Prospectus, Additional Solicitation Material, and Information Statement Inserted Here, as applicable] | ||
| [MM, DD, YYYY][Date of Proxy Inserted here] | [Trust Name: Fund Name(s) Inserted Here] | [Links to Letter, Q&A, Notice, Proxy Statement, Prospectus, Additional Solicitation Material, and Information Statement Inserted Here, as applicable] | ||
| [MM, DD, YYYY][Date of Proxy Inserted here] | [Trust Name: Fund Name(s) Inserted Here] | [Links to Letter, Q&A, Notice, Proxy Statement, Prospectus, Additional Solicitation Material, and Information Statement Inserted Here, as applicable] | ||
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