A special meeting of Fidelity International Real Estate Fund's shareholders was held on June 18, 2013. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 |
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To elect a Board of Trustees.A |
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# of |
% of |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
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Affirmative |
25,828,395,115.78 |
94.160 |
Withheld |
1,602,101,684.27 |
5.840 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
Ronald P. O'Hanley |
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Affirmative |
25,907,936,922.24 |
94.450 |
Withheld |
1,522,559,877.81 |
5.550 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
David A. Rosow |
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Affirmative |
25,805,492,959.91 |
94.076 |
Withheld |
1,625,003,840.14 |
5.924 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
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Affirmative |
25,892,258,831.97 |
94.393 |
Withheld |
1,538,237,968.08 |
5.607 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos |
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Affirmative |
25,738,476,030.34 |
93.832 |
Withheld |
1,692,020,769.71 |
6.168 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
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Affirmative |
25,923,640,743.27 |
94.507 |
Withheld |
1,506,856,056.78 |
5.493 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 |
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To approve a management contract between the fund and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC. |
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# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
180,736,422.29 |
82.001 |
Against |
7,087,360.17 |
3.216 |
Abstain |
9,618,379.00 |
4.364 |
Broker Non-Votes |
22,965,765.79 |
10.419 |
TOTAL |
220,407,927.25 |
100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results. |
A special meeting of Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio's shareholders was held on June 18, 2013. The results of votes taken among shareholders on the proposals before them are reported below. Each vote reported represents one dollar of net asset value held on the record date for the meeting.
PROPOSAL 1 |
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To elect a Board of Trustees.A |
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# of |
% of |
Ned C. Lautenbach |
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Affirmative |
25,828,395,115.78 |
94.160 |
Withheld |
1,602,101,684.27 |
5.840 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
Ronald P. O'Hanley |
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Affirmative |
25,907,936,922.24 |
94.450 |
Withheld |
1,522,559,877.81 |
5.550 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
David A. Rosow |
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Affirmative |
25,805,492,959.91 |
94.076 |
Withheld |
1,625,003,840.14 |
5.924 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
Garnett A. Smith |
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Affirmative |
25,892,258,831.97 |
94.393 |
Withheld |
1,538,237,968.08 |
5.607 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
William S. Stavropoulos |
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Affirmative |
25,738,476,030.34 |
93.832 |
Withheld |
1,692,020,769.71 |
6.168 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
Michael E. Wiley |
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Affirmative |
25,923,640,743.27 |
94.507 |
Withheld |
1,506,856,056.78 |
5.493 |
TOTAL |
27,430,496,800.05 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 2 |
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To approve a management contract between the fund and Fidelity SelectCo, LLC. |
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# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
1,805,718,776.96 |
85.299 |
Against |
91,077,778.07 |
4.302 |
Abstain |
108,621,561.45 |
5.131 |
Broker Non-Votes |
111,526,864.27 |
5.268 |
TOTAL |
2,116,944,980.75 |
100.000 |
PROPOSAL 3 |
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A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Trustees institute "Procedures to prevent holding investments in companies that, in management's judgment, substantially contribute to genocide or crimes against humanity."B |
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# of |
% of |
Affirmative |
515,778,468.55 |
24.365 |
Against |
1,347,078,703.55 |
63.633 |
Abstain |
142,560,927.16 |
6.734 |
Broker Non-Votes |
111,526,881.49 |
5.268 |
TOTAL |
2,116,944,980.75 |
100.000 |
A Denotes trust-wide proposal and voting results. B Proposal was not approved by shareholders. |
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Exhibit 77Q1 - Additional Items |
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Item 15 |
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Global Subcustodian Network |
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Market |
Subcustodian |
Zip Code |
City / Country |
Australia |
HSBC Bank Australia Limited |
2000 |
Sydney / Australia |
Austria |
Deutsche Bank AG Vienna Branch |
1010 |
Vienna / Austria |
Bahrain |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Bahrain Branch |
428 |
Manama / Bahrain |
Bangladesh |
Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh Branch |
1000 |
Dhaka / Bangladesh |
Belgium |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris Branch |
93500 |
Brussels / Belgium |
Bermuda |
HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited |
HM11 |
Hamilton / Bermuda |
Botswana |
Stanbic Bank Botswana N/A Ltd |
Not Applicable |
Gaborone / Botswana |
Brazil |
Citibank N.A., São Paulo |
01311-920 |
Sao Paulo / Brazil |
Bulgaria |
ING Bank, N.V., Sofia Branch |
1404 |
Sofia / Bulgaria |
Canada |
RBC Investor Services Limited |
M5V 3L3 |
Toronto / Canada |
Chile |
Banco de Chile |
7550611 |
Santiago / Chile |
China |
Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited |
200120 |
Shanghai / China |
Colombia |
Cititrust Colombia, S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria |
Not Applicable |
Bogota / Colombia |
Cyprus |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Athens Branch |
115 28 |
Athens / Greece |
Czech Republic |
Citibank Europe plc |
158 02 |
Praha / Czech Republic |
Denmark |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) |
DK-1014 |
Copenhagen / Denmark |
Egypt |
HSBC Bank Egypt S.A.E. for the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) |
11511 |
Cairo / Egypt |
Estonia |
Swedbank AS |
FI-00020 NORDEA |
Tallinn / Finland |
Finland |
Nordea Bank Finland Plc |
FI-00020 NORDEA |
Helsinki / Finland |
France |
BNP Paribas Securities Services S.A., Paris Branch |
93500 |
Paris / France |
Germany |
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt |
D-65760 |
Frankfurt / Germany |
Ghana |
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited |
00233 |
Accra / Ghana |
Greece |
HSBC Bank Plc, Athens Branch |
11526 |
Athens / Greece |
Hong Kong |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) |
Not Applicable |
Central / Hong Kong |
Hungary |
UniCredit Bank Hungary ZRT |
HU-1054 |
Budapest / Hungary |
India |
Citibank, N.A., Mumbai Branch |
400 051 |
Mumbai / India |
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Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), India Branch |
400 0057 |
Mumbai / India |
Indonesia |
Citibank, N.A., Jakarta Branch |
12190 |
Jakarta / Indonesia |
Ireland |
Citibank N.A., London Branch |
E14 5LB |
London / UK |
Israel |
Bank Hapoalim BM |
66883 |
Tel Aviv / Israel |
Italy |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Milan Branch |
20123 |
Milan / Italy |
Japan |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd |
103-0021 |
Tokyo / Japan |
Jordan |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Jordan Branch |
11190 |
Western Amman / Jordan |
Kenya |
CfC Stanbic Bank Ltd |
00200 |
Nairobi / Kenya |
Lebanon |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Lebanon Branch |
Not Applicable |
Beirut / Lebanon |
Luxembourg |
KBL European Private Bankers S.A. |
L-2955 |
Luxembourg |
Malaysia |
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad |
50250 |
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia |
Mauritius |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Mauritius Branch |
Not Applicable |
Port Louis / Mauritius |
Mexico |
Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. (Banamex) |
1210 |
Mexico City / Mexico |
Morocco |
Citibank Maghreb |
20190 |
Casablanca / Morocco |
Namibia |
Standard Bank Namibia Limited |
Not Applicable |
Windhoek / Namibia |
Netherlands |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Paris Branch |
93500 |
Amsterdam / Netherlands |
New Zealand |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), New Zealand Branch |
1010 |
Auckland / New Zealand |
Nigeria |
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc |
101007 |
Lagos / Nigeria |
Norway |
Nordea Bank Norge ASA |
NO-0107 |
Oslo / Norway |
Oman |
HSBC Bank Oman Saog |
PC 112 |
Ruwi / Oman |
Pakistan |
Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited |
74000 |
Karachi / Pakistan |
Peru |
Citibank del Peru S.A. |
27 |
Lima / Peru |
Philippines |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Philippine Branch |
1634 |
Manila / Philippines |
Poland |
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA |
00-923 |
Warsaw / Poland |
Portugal |
BNP Paribas Securities Services S.A., Paris Branch |
93500 |
Paris / France |
Romania |
ING Bank N.V., Bucharest Branch |
11745 |
Bucharest / Romania |
Russia |
ZAO Citibank |
125047 |
Moscow / Russia |
Singapore |
Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore branch |
18981 |
Singapore |
Slovakia |
ING Bank NV, Bratislava Branch |
811 02 |
Bratislava / Slovakia |
Slovenia |
UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d. |
SI-1000 |
Ljubljana / Slovenia |
South Africa |
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited |
2001 |
Johannesburg / South Africa |
South Korea |
Citibank Korea Inc. |
100-180 |
Seoul / South Korea |
Spain |
Société Générale Sucursal en España S.A. |
28016 |
Madrid / Spain |
Sri Lanka |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Sri Lanka Branch |
Not Applicable |
Colombo / Sri Lanka |
Swaziland |
Standard Bank Swaziland |
Not Applicable |
Mbabane / Swaziland |
Sweden |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) |
SE-106 40 |
Stockholm / Sweden |
Switzerland |
UBS AG |
CH-8098 |
Zurich / Switzerland |
Taiwan |
Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Ltd. |
105 |
Taipei / Taiwan |
Thailand |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Thailand Branch |
10500 |
Bangkok / Thailand |
Transnational |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
10005-1101 |
Boston, MA / New York, NY |
Turkey |
Citibank Anonim Sirkiti |
34394 |
Istanbul / Turkey |
United Arab
Emirates |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited |
337-1500 |
Dubai / UAE |
United Kingdom |
HSBC Bank Plc |
E14 5HQ |
London / UK |
Uruguay |
Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A. |
11000 |
Montevideo / Uruguay |
Venezuela |
Citibank, N.A., Caracas Branch |
1050 |
Caracas / Venezuela |
Zambia |
Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd. |
10101 |
Lusaka / Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited |
Not Applicable |
Harare / Zimbabwe |
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Exhibit 77Q1 - Additional Items |
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Item 15 |
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Foreign Sub-Custodian Network for BNY Mellon |
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Legacy Mellon |
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Country |
Subcustodian Name Legacy Mellon |
City |
Postal Code |
Argentina |
Citibank, N.A. |
Buenos Aires |
C1036AAJ |
Australia |
National Australia Bank Ltd |
Melbourne |
3000 |
Austria |
Bank Austria, Creditanstalt |
Vienna |
1010 |
Bahrain |
HSBC Bank Middle East, Limited |
Manama |
428 |
Bangladesh |
Standard Chartered Bank |
Dhaka |
1212 |
Belgium |
Citibank International Plc |
Amsterdam |
1118 |
Benin |
Societe Generale de Banques en Cote D'ivoire |
Abidjan |
1355 |
Bermuda |
HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited |
Hamilton |
HM11 |
Botswana |
Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited |
Gaborone |
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Brazil |
Citibank N.A. |
Sao Paulo |
S.P. 01311 |
Bulgaria |
ING Bank N.V. |
Sofia |
1404 |
Canada |
CIBC Mellon Trust Co |
Toronto |
ON M5L 1G9 |
Cayman Islands |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
New York |
10286 |
Channel Islands |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
London |
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Chile |
Banco Itau |
Santiago |
755-0611 |
China-Shanghai |
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited |
Shanghai |
200120 |
China- Shenzhen |
HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited |
Shenzhen |
200120 |
Colombia |
Cititrust Colombia S.A. |
Bogota |
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Costa Rica |
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica |
San Jose |
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Croatia |
Privredna Banka Zagreb D.D. |
Zagreb |
10000 |
Cyprus |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Athens |
Athens |
115 28 |
Czech Republic |
ING Bank N.V. |
150 00 |
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Denmark |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Copenhagen Branch |
Copenhagen |
1577 |
Ecuador |
Banco de la Produccion S.A. |
Quito |
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Egypt |
HSBC Bank Egypt SAE |
Cairo |
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Estonia |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
Tallinn |
15010 |
Euromarkets |
Clearstream Banking Luxembourg |
Brussels |
B-1210 |
Euromarkets |
Euroclear Bank |
Brussels |
B-1210 |
Finland |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Helsinki |
Helsinki |
FI-00100 |
France |
BNP Paribas Securities Services |
Paris |
75008 |
Germany |
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV |
Frankfurt am Main |
60487 |
Ghana |
Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd |
Accra |
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Greece |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, Athens |
Athens |
115 28 |
Guinea Bissau |
Societe Generale de Banques en Cote D'ivoire |
Abidjan |
01 BP 1355 |
Hong Kong SAR |
HSBC |
Kowloon |
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Hungary |
ING Bank N.V. |
Budapest |
1068 |
Iceland |
Islandsbanki hf |
Reykjavik |
155 |
India |
Deutsche Bank (DB) Mumbai |
Mumbai |
400 063 |
Indonesia |
HSBC |
Jakarta |
12930 |
Ireland |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
London |
M1 1RN |
Israel |
Bank Hapoalim B.M. |
Tel Aviv |
65546 |
Italy |
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. |
Milan |
20120 |
Ivory Coast |
Société Générale de Banques en Côte d'Ivoire |
Abidjan |
01 BP 1355 |
Japan |
Mizuho Corporate Bank / The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. |
Tokyo |
103-0021 |
Jordan |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited - Jordan Branch |
Amman |
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Kazakhstan |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Bank Kazakhstan |
Almaty |
50010 |
Kenya |
CFC Stanbic Bank Limited |
Nairobi |
00-100 |
Kuwait |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited - Kuwait Branch |
Safat |
13017 |
Latvia |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
Riga |
1076 |
Lebanon |
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited |
Beirut |
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Lithuania |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
Vilnius |
1076 |
Luxembourg |
Euroclear |
Brussels |
B-1210 |
Malaysia |
HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad |
Kuala Lumpur |
50100 |
Mali |
Societe Generale de Banques en Cote D'ivoire |
Abidjan |
01 BP 1355 |
Malta |
HSBC Bank Malta Plc |
Valletta |
QRM 3101 |
Mauritius |
HSBC |
Ebene |
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Mexico |
Banco Nacional de México S.A. (Banamex S.A.) |
Mexico City |
11700 |
Morocco |
Citibank Maghreb |
Casablanca |
20190 |
Namibia |
Standard Bank Namibia Limited |
Windhoek |
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Netherlands |
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV |
Brussels |
1000 |
New Zealand |
National Australia Bank Ltd |
Auckland |
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Niger |
Societe Generale de Banques en Cote D'ivoire |
Abidjan |
01 BP 1355 |
Nigeria |
Stanbic IBTC Plc Nigeria |
Victoria Island, Lagos |
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Norway |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Oslo Branch |
Oslo |
250 |
Oman |
HSBC |
Ruwi |
111 |
Pakistan |
Deutsche Bank AG |
Karachi |
75330 |
Palestinian Autonomous Area |
HSBC Bank Middle East, Limited |
Ramallah |
West Bank |
Peru |
Citibank del Perú |
Lima |
27 |
Philippines |
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd |
Taguig City |
1634 |
Poland |
ING Bank Slaski S.A., Katowice |
Katowice |
40-086 |
Portugal |
Citibank International Plc, Sucursal em Portugal |
Lisbon |
1269-056 |
Qatar |
HSBC |
Doha |
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Romania |
ING Bank N.V. |
Bucharest |
11745 |
Russia |
ZAO Citibank Moscow |
Moscow |
125047 |
Saudi Arabia |
HSBC |
Riyadh |
11413 |
Senegal |
Societe Generale de Banques en Cote D'ivoire |
Abidjan |
01 BP 1355 |
Serbia |
Bank Austria, Creditanstalt |
Belgrade |
11000 |
Singapore |
DBS Bank Ltd |
Singapore |
69544 |
Slovak Republic |
ING Bank N.V. |
Bratislava |
811 02 |
Slovenia |
UniCredit Bank |
Ljubljana |
1000 |
South Africa |
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited |
Johannesburg |
2001 |
South Korea |
HSBC |
Seoul |
1-KA |
Spain |
Banco Central Hispanoamericano (BCH) |
Madrid |
28660 |
Sri Lanka |
HSBC |
Colombo |
0-1 |
Swaziland |
Standard Bank Swaziland Limited |
Mbabane |
H101 |
Sweden |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
Stockholm |
106 40 |
Switzerland |
UBS AG |
Zurich |
8098 |
Taiwan |
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited |
Taipei |
115 |
Thailand |
HSBC |
Bangkok |
10500 |
Tunisia |
Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie |
Tunis |
520 |
Turkey |
Deutsche Bank A.S. |
Istanbul |
34394 |
Ukraine |
ING Bank Ukraine |
Kiev |
4070 |
United Arab Emirates |
HSBC |
Dubai |
Gate District |
United Kingdom |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
London |
M1 1RN |
United States |
The Bank of New York Mellon |
New York |
10286 |
Uruguay |
Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A. |
Montevideo |
11000 |
Venezuela |
Citibank, N.A., Caracas |
Caracas |
1050DC |
Vietnam |
HSBC |
Ho Chi Minh City |
District 1 |
Zambia |
Stanbic Bank Zambia Plc |
Lusaka |
10101 |
Zimbabwe |
Stanbic Bank of Zimbabwe Ltd |
Harare |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ON INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIRED BY FORM N-SAR
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Fidelity Select Portfolios:
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Fidelity Select Portfolios: Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio, as of and for the year ended July 31, 2013, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Trust's internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Trust are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a Trust's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Trust's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of July 31, 2013.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Select Portfolios and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
September 13, 2013
Boston, MA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
ON INTERNAL CONTROL REQUIRED BY FORM N-SAR
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Fidelity Select Portfolios:
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Fidelity Select Portfolios: Fidelity International Real Estate Fund, as of and for the year ended July 31, 2013, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Trust's internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-SAR, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
The management of the Trust is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Trust are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a Trust's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Trust's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of the Trust's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Trust's internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of July 31, 2013.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Select Portfolios and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
September 16, 2013
Boston, MA