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BOSTON, April 26, 2005 - Fidelity Investments today announced that it is
closing Fidelity International Small Cap Fund (including Advisor share classes)
to new accounts. As of the close of business on May 5, 2005, new purchases in
the fund will be limited to existing shareholders.
Fidelity International Small Cap Fund seeks capital appreciation by
investing primarily in the securities of non-U.S. companies with small market
capitalizations. Ben Paton and Tokuya Sano co-manage the fund, which was
launched in 2002.
"A growing asset base and strong cash inflows have led us to decide that
it's in the best interests of the shareholders of International Small Cap Fund to
close the fund to new investors," said Philip L. Bullen, senior vice president and
head of international and institutional investments for Fidelity Management &
Research Company. "The fund has performed well since it opened two and a
half years ago, and investors have noticed. Consistently strong inflows,
combined with capital appreciation of the fund's stocks, have caused the fund's
assets to grow from $747.5 million at the end of 2003 to $2.1 billion on March 31,
2005. We believe that limiting new purchases of the fund will benefit Ben and
Tokuya in their management of this fund at this time."
Fidelity will open new accounts in International Small Cap Fund
(including Advisor share classes) until 4:00 p.m. ET on May 5, 2005. After that,
existing shareholders who are invested in the fund will continue to be able to
add to their accounts. Employer-sponsored retirement plans may be able to open
additional accounts for plan participants if the fund was an established plan
option as of May 5, 2005. However, after May 5, 2005, Fidelity will no longer
accept new investors into the fund, and retirement plan sponsors and investment
advisors who have not established the fund as an investment option by May 5,
2005, will no longer be able to do so.
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial
services, with custodied assets of $2.1 trillion, including managed assets of $1.1
trillion as of February 28, 2005. Fidelity offers investment management,
retirement planning, brokerage, human resources and benefits outsourcing
services to 19 million individuals and institutions as well as through 5,500
financial intermediaries. The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the
United States, the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, one of
the largest mutual fund supermarkets and a leading online brokerage firm. For
more information about Fidelity Investments, visit www.fidelity.com.
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expenses before investing. For this and other information, call or write to
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invest or send money.
Foreign investing involves greater risks than U.S. investments, including
political and economic risks and the risk of currency fluctuations.
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