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Exhibit 77Q1 - Additional Items |
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Item 15 |
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Foreign Sub-Custodian Network For Brown Brothers Harriman |
Market |
Subcustodian |
Zip Code |
City / Country |
Argentina |
CITIBANK, N.A. - BUENOS AIRES BRANCH |
C1036AAJ |
Buenos Aires / Argentina |
Australia |
HSBC BANK AUSTRALIA LIMITED FOR THE HONGKONG AND |
2000 |
Sydney / Australia |
Austria |
Deutsche Bank AG Vienna Branch |
1010 |
Vienna / Austria |
Bahrain |
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED, BAHRAIN BRANCH FOR THE |
428 |
Manama / Bahrain |
Bangladesh |
Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh Branch |
1000 |
Dhaka / Bangladesh |
Belgium |
BNP Paribas Securities Services |
93500 |
Brussels / Belgium |
Bermuda |
HSBC BANK BERMUDA LIMITED FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC) |
HM11 |
Hamilton / Bermuda |
Bosnia |
UNICREDIT BANK D.D. FOR UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG |
1090 |
Vienna / Austria |
Botswana |
STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LTD. FOR STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED |
Not Applicable |
Gaborone / Botswana |
Brazil |
Citibank N.A., São Paulo |
01311-920 |
Sao Paulo / Brazil |
Bulgaria |
CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, BULGARIA BRANCH FOR CITIBANK, N.A. |
1404 |
Sofia / Bulgaria |
Canada |
RBC INVESTOR SERVICES TRUST FOR ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RBC) |
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 |
Costa Rica |
BANCO BCT SA FOR CORPORACION BCT SA |
10103 |
San Jose / Costa Rica |
Croatia |
ZAGREBACKA BANKA D.D. FOR UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG |
1090 |
Vienna / Austria |
Cyprus |
BNP Paribas Securities Services |
115 28 |
Athens / Greece |
Czech Republic |
CITIBANK EUROPE PLC, ORGANIZAÈNÍ SLOZKA FOR CITIBANK, N.A. |
158 02 |
Praha / Czech Republic |
Denmark |
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (PUBL), DANMARK BRANCH |
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 FOR NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC AND NORDEA BANK AB (PUBL) |
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 FOR STANDARD CHARTERED BANK & STANDARD CHARTERED BANK GHANA LIMITED |
00233 |
Accra / Ghana |
Greece |
HSBC BANK PLC - ATHENS BRANCH FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC) |
11526 |
Athens / Greece |
Hong Kong |
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) |
Not Applicable |
Central / Hong Kong |
Hungary |
UNICREDIT BANK HUNGARY ZRT FOR UNICREDIT BANK HUNGARY ZRT AND UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG |
HU-1054 |
Budapest / Hungary |
Iceland |
LANDSBANKINN HF. |
155 |
Reykjavik / Iceland |
India |
Citibank, N.A., Mumbai Branch |
400 051 |
Mumbai / India |
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The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (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 |
Ivory Coast |
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK COTE D'IVOIRE FOR STANDARD CHARTERED BANK |
1141 |
Abidjan / Ivory Coast |
Japan |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd |
103-0021 |
Tokyo / Japan |
Kazakhstan |
SB HSBC BANK KAZAKHSTAN JSC FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI |
50010 |
Almaty / Kazakhstan |
Kenya |
CFC STANBIC BANK LIMITED FOR STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED |
00200 |
Nairobi / Kenya |
Kuwait |
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED - KUWAIT BRANCH FOR THE |
13017 |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Latvia |
SWEDBANK" AS FOR NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC AND NORDEA BANK AB (PUBL) |
FI-00020 NORDEA |
Helsinki / Finland |
Lebanon |
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED - LEBANON BRANCH FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC) |
Not Applicable |
Beirut / Lebanon |
Lituania |
"SWEDBANK" AB FOR NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC AND NORDEA BANK AB (PUBL) |
FI-00020 NORDEA |
Helsinki / Finland |
Luxembourg |
KBL European Private Bankers S.A. |
L-2955 |
Luxembourg |
Malaysia |
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad for Standard Chartered Bank |
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) for Citibank N.A. |
1210 |
Mexico City / Mexico |
Morocco |
Citibank Maghreb for Citibank N.A. |
20190 |
Casablanca / Morocco |
Namibia |
Standard Bank Namibia Ltd for Standard Bank of South Africa Limited |
Not Applicable |
Windhoek / Namibia |
Netherlands |
BNP Paribas Securities Services, |
93500 |
Amsterdam / Netherlands |
New Zealand |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), New Zealand Branch |
1010 |
Auckland / New Zealand |
Nigeria |
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc for Standard Bank of South Africa Limited |
101007 |
Lagos / Nigeria |
Norway |
NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA FOR NORDEA BANK NORGE ASA AND NORDEA BANK AB (PUBL) |
NO-0107 |
Oslo / Norway |
Oman |
HSBC BANK OMAN SAOG FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC) |
PC 112 |
Ruwi / Oman |
Pakistan |
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (PAKISTAN) LIMITED FOR STANDARD CHARTERED BANK |
74000 |
Karachi / Pakistan |
Palestine |
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED - PALESTINE BRANCH FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC) |
Not Applicable |
Ramallah / Palestine |
Peru |
Citibank del Peru S.A. for Citibank N.A. |
27 |
Lima / Peru |
Philippines |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), Philippine Branch |
1634 |
Manila / Philippines |
Poland |
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (BHS) for Citibank N.A. |
00-923 |
Warsaw / Poland |
Portugal |
BNP Paribas Securities Services |
93500 |
Paris / France |
Qatar |
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LTD - QATAR BRANCH FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED |
JE4 8UB |
Doha / Qatar |
Romania |
Citibank Europe plc - Romanian branch |
11745 |
Bucharest / Romania |
Russia |
ZAO Citibank for Citibank N.A. |
125047 |
Moscow / Russia |
Saudi Arabia |
HSBC SAUDI ARABIA LIMITED FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI |
11413 |
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia |
Serbia |
UNICREDIT BANK SERBIA JSC FOR UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG |
1090 |
Belgrade / Serbia |
Singapore |
Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore branch |
18981 |
Singapore |
Slovakia |
Citibank Europe plc - Slovak Republic |
811 02 |
Bratislava / Slovakia |
Slovenia |
UNICREDIT BANKA SLOVENIJA DD FOR UNICREDIT BANKA SLOVENIJA DD & UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG |
1090 |
Vienna / Austria |
South Africa |
Societe Generale, Johannesburg (SG) Johannesburg |
2001 |
Johannesburg / South Africa |
South Korea |
Citibank Korea Inc. for Citibank N.A. |
100-180 |
Seoul / South Korea |
Spain |
Société Générale Sucursal en España S.A. |
28016 |
Madrid / Spain |
Sri Lanka |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Sri Lanka Branch |
Not Applicable |
Colombo / Sri Lanka |
Swaziland |
STANDARD BANK SWAZILAND LTD. FOR STANDARD BANK OF |
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. For Standard Chartered Bank |
105 |
Taipei / Taiwan |
Tanzania |
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK TANZANIA LIMITED AND STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (MAURITIUS) LIMITED FOR STANDARD CHARTERED BANK |
Not Applicable |
Port Louis / Mauritius |
Thailand |
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), Thailand Branch |
10500 |
Bangkok / Thailand |
Transnational |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH & Co.) |
10005-1101 |
Boston, MA / New York, NY |
Trinidad & Tobago |
REPUBLIC BANK LIMITED |
Not Applicable |
Port of Spain / Trinidad & Tobago |
Tunisia |
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE ARABE DE TUNISIE (BIAT) |
1080 |
Tunis / Tunisia |
Turkey |
Citibank Anonim Sirkiti for Citibank N.A. |
34394 |
Istanbul / Turkey |
Uganda |
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UGANDA LIMITED FOR STANDARD |
256 |
Kampala / Uganda |
Ukraine |
PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY "CITIBANK" FOR CITIBANK, N.A. |
4070 |
Kiev / Ukraine |
United Arab Emirates |
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC) |
337-1500 |
Dubai / UAE |
United Kingdom |
HSBC Bank Plc |
E14 5HQ |
London / UK |
Uruguay |
BANCO ITAÚ URUGUAY S.A. FOR BANCO ITAÚ URUGUAY S.A. AND ITAÚ UNIBANCO S.A. |
11000 |
Montevideo / Uruguay |
Venezuela |
Citibank, N.A., Caracas Branch |
1050 |
Caracas / Venezuela |
Vietnam |
HSBC BANK (VIETNAM) LTD. FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI |
Not Applicable |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
Zambia |
STANBIC BANK ZAMBIA LTD. FOR STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED |
10101 |
Lusaka / Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
STANBIC BANK ZIMBABWE LTD. FOR STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED |
Not Applicable |
Harare / Zimbabwe |
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
between
FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC
and
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Japan) LIMITED
AGREEMENT AMENDED and RESTATED as of this 1st day of December, 2014, by and between Fidelity SelectCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company with principal offices at 1225 17th Street, Denver, Colorado (hereinafter called the "Advisor"), and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited (hereinafter called the "Sub-Advisor").
WHEREAS the Advisor has entered into various management contracts (each a "Management Contract") with those Massachusetts business trusts and Delaware statutory trusts, each a registered investment company issuing one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (each a "Trust") on behalf of each of their respective portfolios listed on Schedule A attached hereto, as the same may be amended from time to time (each a "Portfolio"), pursuant to which the Advisor acts as investment manager to each of the Portfolios;
WHEREAS the Sub-Advisor and its subsidiaries and other affiliated persons have personnel in various locations throughout the world and have been formed in part for the purpose of researching and compiling information and recommendations with respect to the economies of various countries, and securities of issuers located in such countries, and providing investment advisory services in connection therewith;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the Trust, the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor agree as follows:
1. Duties: The Advisor may, in its discretion, appoint the Sub-Advisor to perform one or more of the following services with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio. The services and the portion of the investments of the Portfolio to be advised or managed by the Sub-Advisor shall be as agreed upon from time to time by the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall pay the salaries and fees of all personnel of the Sub-Advisor performing services for the Portfolio relating to research, statistical and investment activities.
(a) Investment Advice: If and to the extent requested by the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall provide investment advice to the Portfolio and the Advisor with respect to all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio, and in connection with such advice shall furnish the Portfolio and the Advisor such factual information, research reports and investment recommendations as the Advisor may reasonably require. Such information may include written and oral reports and analyses.
(b) Investment Management: If and to the extent requested by the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall, subject to the supervision of the Advisor, manage all or a portion of the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies and limitations provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time, and such other limitations as the Trust or Advisor may impose with respect to the Portfolio by notice to the Sub-Advisor. With respect to the portion of the investments of the Portfolio under its management, the Sub-Advisor is authorized to make investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio with regard to any stock, bond, other security or investment instrument, and to place orders for the purchase and sale of such securities through such broker-dealers as the Sub-Advisor may select. The Sub-Advisor may also be authorized, but only to the extent such duties are delegated in writing by the Advisor, to provide additional investment management services to the Portfolio, including but not limited to services such as managing foreign currency investments, purchasing and selling or writing futures and options contracts, borrowing money or lending securities on behalf of the Portfolio. All investment management and any other activities of the Sub-Advisor shall at all times be subject to the control and direction of the Advisor and the Trust's Board of Trustees.
(c) Subsidiaries and Affiliates: The Sub-Advisor may perform any or all of the services contemplated by this Agreement directly or through such of its subsidiaries or other affiliated persons as the Sub-Advisor shall determine; provided, however, that performance of such services through such subsidiaries or other affiliated persons shall have been approved by the Trust to the extent required pursuant to the 1940 Act and rules thereunder.
2. Information to be Provided to the Trust and the Advisor: The Sub-Advisor shall furnish such reports, evaluations, information or analyses to the Trust and the Advisor as the Trust's Board of Trustees or the Advisor may reasonably request from time to time, or as the Sub-Advisor may deem to be desirable.
3. Brokerage: In connection with the services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Sub-Advisor shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or dealers selected by the Sub-Advisor, which may include brokers or dealers affiliated with the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. The Sub-Advisor shall use its best efforts to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or to the other accounts over which the Sub-Advisor or Advisor exercise investment discretion. The Sub-Advisor is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if the Sub-Advisor determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the Sub-Advisor has with respect to accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. The Trustees of the Trust shall periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
4. Compensation: The Advisor shall compensate the Sub-Advisor on the following basis for the services to be furnished hereunder.
(a) Investment Advisory Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Sub-Advisory Fee. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall be equal to 110% of the Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement. The Sub-Advisory Fee shall not be reduced to reflect expense reimbursements or fee waivers by the Advisor, if any, in effect from time to time.
(b) Investment Management Fee: For services provided under subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees to pay the Sub-Advisor a monthly Investment Management Fee. The Investment Management Fee shall be equal to: (i) 50% of the monthly management fee rate (including performance adjustments, if any) that the Portfolio is obligated to pay the Advisor under its Management Contract with the Advisor, multiplied by: (ii) the fraction equal to the net assets of the Portfolio as to which the Sub-Advisor shall have provided investment management services divided by the net assets of the Portfolio for that month; provided, however, that the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor for any period hereunder shall in all circumstances be an amount not less than 110% of the Sub-Advisor's costs incurred in connection with rendering the services referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of this Agreement (but in no event will the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor exceed the management fee paid to the Advisor pursuant to its management contract with respect to the Portfolio) (the minimum fee described in this proviso being referred to herein as the "Minimum Investment Management Fee"). If in any fiscal year the aggregate expenses of the Portfolio exceed any applicable expense limitation imposed by any state or federal securities laws or regulations, and the Advisor waives all or a portion of its management fee or reimburses the Portfolio for expenses to the extent required to satisfy such limitation, the Investment Management Fee paid to the Sub-Advisor will be reduced by 50% of the amount of such waivers or reimbursements multiplied by the fraction determined in (ii), subject to the Minimum Investment Management Fee. If the Sub-Advisor reduces its fees to reflect such waivers or reimbursements and the Advisor subsequently recovers all or any portion of such waivers or reimbursements, then the Sub-Advisor shall be entitled to receive from the Advisor a proportionate share of the amount recovered.
(c) Provision of Multiple Services: If the Sub-Advisor shall have provided both investment advisory services under subparagraph (a) and investment management services under subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) for the same portion of the investments of the Portfolio for the same period, the fees paid to the Sub-Advisor with respect to such investments shall be calculated exclusively under subparagraph (b) of this paragraph 4.
5. Expenses: It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all of its expenses other than those expressly stated to be payable by the Sub-Advisor hereunder or by the Advisor under the Management Contract with the Portfolio.
6. Interested Persons: It is understood that Trustees, officers, and shareholders of the Trust are or may be or become interested in the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor as directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and stockholders of the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor are or may be or become similarly interested in the Trust, and that the Advisor or the Sub-Advisor may be or become interested in the Trust as a shareholder or otherwise.
7. Services to Other Companies or Accounts: The services of the Sub-Advisor to the Advisor are not to be deemed to be exclusive, the Sub-Advisor being free to render services to others and engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other services and activities do not, during the term of this Agreement, interfere, in a material manner, with the Sub-Advisor's ability to meet all of its obligations hereunder. The Sub-Advisor shall for all purposes be an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of the Advisor or the Trust.
8. Standard of Care: In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Sub-Advisor, the Sub-Advisor shall not be subject to liability to the Advisor, the Trust or to any shareholder of the Portfolio for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security.
9. Duration and Termination of Agreement; Amendments:
(a) Subject to prior termination as provided in subparagraph (d) of this paragraph 9, this Agreement shall continue in force until July 31, 2015 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the continuance after such period shall be specifically approved at least annually by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Agreement may be modified by mutual consent of the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor and the Portfolio subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations adopted by, or interpretative releases or no-action letters of, the Commission or its staff.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph 9, the terms of any continuance or modification of this Agreement must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either the Advisor, the Sub-Advisor or the Portfolio may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior written notice to the other parties, terminate this Agreement, without payment of any penalty, by action of its Board of Trustees or Directors, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities. This Agreement shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
10. Limitation of Liability: The Sub-Advisor is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of shareholder liability as set forth in the Declaration of Trust or other organizational document of the Trust and agrees that any obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio arising in connection with this Agreement shall be limited in all cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Sub-Advisor shall not seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any shareholder of the Portfolio. Nor shall the Sub-Advisor seek satisfaction of any such obligation from the Trustees or any individual Trustee.
11. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "registered investment company," "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities," "assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act as now in effect or as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders or no-action letters as may be granted by the Commission or its staff.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the date written above.
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Japan) LIMITED |
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/s/William E. Dailey |
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FIDELITY SELECTCO, LLC |
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/s/William E. Dailey |
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William E. Dailey |
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Treasurer |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Select Portfolios and Shareholders of Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund:
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund (the "Fund") as of and for the year ended January 31, 2015, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Fund'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 Fund's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting.
The management of the Fund 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 fund'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 fund'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 fund; (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 fund are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and trustees of the fund; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a fund's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its 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 fund's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of the Fund'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 Fund'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 January 31, 2015.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Trustees of Fidelity Select Portfolio, management of the Fidelity Telecom and Utilities Fund 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
Boston, Massachusetts
March 16, 2015