-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, psNcU/QYOdNNhCxT/lG5rL/z7z9gJnEHaLqV4BzS2Qtc9sCVoyB/2IAxpRgtq3Uw ECli4DQvKoyo+7CXGgKNgw== 0000744822-94-000004.txt : 19940408 0000744822-94-000004.hdr.sgml : 19940408 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000744822-94-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19940407 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIDELITY INVESTMENT TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000744822 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: 0000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 33 SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-90649 FILM NUMBER: 94520843 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 82 DEVONSHIRE ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174391269 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET STREET 2: MAILZONE ZZ2 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIDELITY OVERSEAS FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19861228 497 1 FIDELITY'S INTERNATIONAL BOND FUNDS SUPPLEMENT TO THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED FEBRUARY 24, 1994 The following replaces the section entitled "Valuation of Portfolio Securities" beginning on page 20. VALUATION OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES Portfolio securities are valued by various methods depending on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Most equity securities for which the primary market is the U.S. are valued at last sale price or, if no sale has occurred, at the closing bid price. Most equity securities for which the primary market is outside the U.S. are valued using the official closing price or the last sale price in the principal market where they are traded. If the last sale price (on the local exchange) is unavailable, the last evaluated quote or last bid price is normally used. Short-term securities are valued either at amortized cost or at original cost plus accrued interest, both of which approximate current value. Convertible and fixed-income securities are valued primarily by a pricing service that uses a vendor security valuation matrix which incorporates both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. This twofold approach is believed to more accurately reflect fair value because it takes into account appropriate factors such as institutional trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data, without exclusive reliance upon quoted, exchange, or over-the-counter prices. Use of pricing services has been approved by the Board of Trustees. Securities and other assets for which there is no readily available market are valued in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. The procedures set forth above need not be used to determine the value of the securities owned by the fund if, in the opinion of a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, some other method (e.g., closing over-the-counter bid prices in the case of debt instruments traded on an exchange) would more accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Generally, the valuation of foreign and domestic equity securities, as well as corporate bonds, U.S. government securities, money market instruments, and repurchase agreements, is substantially completed each day at the close of the NYSE. The values of any such securities held by the fund are determined as of such time for the purpose of computing the fund's net asset value. Foreign security prices are furnished by independent brokers or quotation services which express the value of securities in their local currency. FSC gathers all exchange rates daily at the close of the NYSE using the last quoted price on the local currency and then translates the value of foreign securities from their local currency into U.S. dollars. Any changes in the value of forward contracts due to exchange rate fluctuations and days to maturity are included in the calculation of net asset value. If an extraordinary event that is expected to materially affect the value of a portfolio security occurs after the close of an exchange on which that security is traded, then the security will be valued as determined in good faith by a committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. ITLB-94-1 March 21, 1994 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----