UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-3587

Fidelity Financial Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

82 Devonshire St., Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip code)

Scott C. Goebel, Secretary

82 Devonshire St.

Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-563-7000

Date of fiscal year end:

November 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

November 30, 2012

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

Fidelity ®

Independence

Fund -
Class K

Annual Report

November 30, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fundperformance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class K A

14.33%

-0.70%

7.15%

A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008, are those of Fidelity ® Independence Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Independence Fund - Class K on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500 ® Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average SM added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S. economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September, pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.

Comments from Robert Bertelson, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity ® Independence Fund: For the year, the fund's Class K shares returned 14.33%, trailing the S&P 500®. Despite stock selection adding value overall, my picks in energy notably detracted from the fund's results, as did security selection in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science segment of health care. The fund's sector and industry weightings also hurt, particularly an underweighting in financials, the index's best-performing sector. Deckers Outdoor, maker of the popular UGG® boots, saw its profits squeezed by a run-up in the price of sheepskin and an unseasonably warm winter, and I sold the stock. Other significant detractors were Concho Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production holding, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. All three detractors I've mentioned were non-index positions. Conversely, stock selection in consumer discretionary, information technology and materials added value. At the stock level, the top relative contributor was homebuilder PulteGroup, as the formerly moribund housing market came to life during the period. Also bolstering relative performance was consumer electronics maker Apple, by far the fund's largest holding during the period and also its top absolute contributor.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

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Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Independence

.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,081.20

$ 3.33

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.80

$ 3.23

Class K

.54%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,082.00

$ 2.81

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.30

$ 2.73

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Apple, Inc.

7.5

8.1

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

2.4

2.1

PulteGroup, Inc.

2.2

1.4

General Electric Co.

2.2

0.0

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

1.9

3.2

Concho Resources, Inc.

1.9

1.8

QUALCOMM, Inc.

1.9

1.4

Home Depot, Inc.

1.8

1.4

Amgen, Inc.

1.8

0.0

Citigroup, Inc.

1.8

1.4

 

25.4

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

28.1

27.2

Information Technology

18.9

22.2

Health Care

15.7

13.9

Energy

11.3

10.3

Industrials

9.0

11.1

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

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Stocks 99.6%

 

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Stocks 99.8%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.2%

 

* Foreign investments

11.4%

 

** Foreign investments

12.4%

 

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.6%

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 28.1%

Auto Components - 0.9%

Delphi Automotive PLC

550,000

$ 18,695

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)

232,200

11,759

 

30,454

Automobiles - 0.3%

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

200,000

9,392

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA

400,000

6,041

Estacio Participacoes SA

350,000

6,413

 

12,454

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6%

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

75,000

19,784

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

400,000

18,660

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)

101,600

16,307

 

54,751

Household Durables - 5.4%

D.R. Horton, Inc.

1,475,000

28,704

KB Home

1,532,709

22,010

Lennar Corp. Class A

300,000

11,412

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

100,000

8,599

PulteGroup, Inc. (a)

4,588,400

77,131

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

1,251,057

39,834

 

187,690

Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.8%

Expedia, Inc.

650,000

40,209

Priceline.com, Inc. (a)

35,000

23,211

 

63,420

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.5%

Polaris Industries, Inc.

200,000

16,962

Media - 4.1%

CBS Corp. Class B

882,200

31,742

Comcast Corp. Class A

1,300,000

48,334

The Walt Disney Co.

775,500

38,511

Time Warner, Inc.

450,000

21,285

 

139,872

Multiline Retail - 1.6%

Macy's, Inc.

1,413,200

54,691

Specialty Retail - 7.2%

Cabela's, Inc. Class A (a)

275,000

13,137

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Specialty Retail - continued

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

300,000

$ 15,753

GNC Holdings, Inc.

700,000

24,591

Home Depot, Inc.

977,700

63,619

Limited Brands, Inc.

526,600

27,462

PetSmart, Inc.

393,300

27,791

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

500,000

9,595

TJX Companies, Inc.

1,266,500

56,157

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

300,000

11,310

 

249,415

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.3%

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

796,000

13,783

Crocs, Inc. (a)

500,000

6,675

lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)

150,000

10,767

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.

681,747

36,235

Prada SpA

2,000,000

16,516

PVH Corp.

245,200

28,097

Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)(d)

322,114

8,926

VF Corp.

160,000

25,682

 

146,681

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

965,782

CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.4%

Beverages - 1.6%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV unit

1,000,000

9,793

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

861,600

44,846

 

54,639

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

650,000

46,813

Food Products - 1.4%

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)

1,024,300

37,561

Orion Corp.

10,000

10,374

 

47,935

Personal Products - 0.1%

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

325,500

2,940

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

152,327

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

ENERGY - 11.3%

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0%

Cameron International Corp. (a)

265,000

$ 14,297

McDermott International, Inc. (a)

400,000

4,212

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

200,000

13,660

 

32,169

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.3%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

541,100

39,603

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

793,000

63,646

Continental Resources, Inc. (a)

798,200

54,836

EOG Resources, Inc.

150,000

17,643

Genel Energy PLC (a)

638,500

8,276

Hess Corp.

200,000

9,922

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)

667,500

7,917

Murphy Oil Corp.

300,000

17,022

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

100,000

7,521

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

776,500

83,086

Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)

500,000

22,470

SM Energy Co.

75,000

3,727

The Williams Companies, Inc.

600,000

19,704

 

355,373

TOTAL ENERGY

387,542

FINANCIALS - 6.9%

Capital Markets - 3.0%

Apollo Global Management LLC Class A (d)

2,543,700

39,911

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

100,000

4,752

Morgan Stanley

2,733,100

46,107

The Blackstone Group LP

950,000

13,956

 

104,726

Diversified Financial Services - 1.8%

Citigroup, Inc.

1,750,000

60,498

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5%

American Tower Corp.

243,300

18,230

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.8%

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (a)

147,800

15,716

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

600,000

11,358

Realogy Holdings Corp.

18,200

686

 

27,760

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.8%

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (d)

100,000

$ 3,062

Ocwen Financial Corp. (a)

650,000

23,309

 

26,371

TOTAL FINANCIALS

237,585

HEALTH CARE - 15.7%

Biotechnology - 8.7%

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

214,400

20,587

Amgen, Inc.

700,000

62,160

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

600,000

13,416

Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)

325,000

48,454

Clovis Oncology, Inc. (d)

164,600

2,532

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

800,000

60,000

InterMune, Inc. (a)

400,000

3,664

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

171,300

4,192

Medivation, Inc. (a)

575,000

29,986

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

200,000

15,094

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

150,000

26,483

Synageva BioPharma Corp. (a)

200,000

9,786

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

110,350

4,391

 

300,745

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

225,000

19,523

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

150,000

12,155

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

250,000

23,735

 

55,413

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2%

Catamaran Corp. (a)

686,600

33,703

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

500,000

26,925

Qualicorp SA (a)

1,386,000

13,459

 

74,087

Pharmaceuticals - 3.2%

Allergan, Inc.

350,000

32,463

Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a)

1,753,100

17,496

Perrigo Co.

50,000

5,175

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

HEALTH CARE - continued

Pharmaceuticals - continued

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)

825,560

$ 45,992

ViroPharma, Inc. (a)

400,000

9,916

 

111,042

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

541,287

INDUSTRIALS - 9.0%

Airlines - 5.0%

Copa Holdings SA Class A

188,000

17,830

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

4,661,775

46,618

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

3,244,100

65,596

US Airways Group, Inc. (a)(d)

3,350,000

43,182

 

173,226

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

Aggreko PLC

300,000

10,728

Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (a)

1,531,745

1,972

 

12,700

Construction & Engineering - 0.3%

MasTec, Inc. (a)

400,000

9,136

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.2%

General Electric Co.

3,600,000

76,068

Machinery - 0.2%

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

150,000

9,072

Marine - 0.1%

DryShips, Inc. (a)(d)

1,500,000

2,535

Professional Services - 0.5%

Bureau Veritas SA

150,000

16,642

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA

651,000

9,582

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

308,961

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.9%

Communications Equipment - 2.5%

Acme Packet, Inc. (a)

600,000

11,970

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

4,200

229

QUALCOMM, Inc.

1,000,000

63,620

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Communications Equipment - continued

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)

350,000

$ 6,265

Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

293,800

3,890

 

85,974

Computers & Peripherals - 7.9%

3D Systems Corp. (a)(d)

300,000

13,413

Apple, Inc.

444,300

260,029

 

273,442

Internet Software & Services - 3.5%

Bankrate, Inc. (a)(d)

771,600

9,282

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a)

283,600

7,952

eBay, Inc. (a)

1,000,000

52,820

Facebook, Inc. Class A

371,740

10,409

Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)

400,000

16,424

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a)

225,000

15,552

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

200,000

6,826

 

119,265

IT Services - 1.0%

Teradata Corp. (a)

200,000

11,896

Visa, Inc. Class A

150,000

22,457

 

34,353

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I Ltd. (a)(d)

1,260,800

11,675

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

1,348,100

33,001

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)

450,000

10,193

 

54,869

Software - 2.4%

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

450,000

27,522

CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)

250,000

16,590

Informatica Corp. (a)

718,500

19,306

RealPage, Inc. (a)

275,941

5,461

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

50,000

7,884

Splunk, Inc.

6,900

208

VMware, Inc. Class A (a)

50,000

4,548

Workday, Inc.

34,200

1,713

 

83,232

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

651,135

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

MATERIALS - 4.5%

Chemicals - 4.5%

Arkema SA

100,000

$ 10,229

Eastman Chemical Co.

400,000

24,340

FMC Corp.

300,000

16,638

Huntsman Corp.

600,000

9,864

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

671,500

33,394

Mexichem SAB de CV

1,106,300

5,702

PetroLogistics LP

450,000

5,274

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

253,300

11,619

Sherwin-Williams Co.

100,000

15,252

Westlake Chemical Corp.

317,700

23,005

 

155,317

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.8%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a)

400,000

27,528

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,883,299)


3,427,464

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

766,328

766

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

44,617,300

44,617

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $45,383)


45,383

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%

(Cost $2,928,682)

3,472,847

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%

(30,637 )

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,442,210

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 32

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

1,216

Total

$ 1,248

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 965,782

$ 965,782

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

152,327

152,327

-

-

Energy

387,542

387,542

-

-

Financials

237,585

237,585

-

-

Health Care

541,287

541,287

-

-

Industrials

308,961

306,989

1,972

-

Information Technology

651,135

651,135

-

-

Materials

155,317

155,317

-

-

Telecommunication Services

27,528

27,528

-

-

Money Market Funds

45,383

45,383

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 3,472,847

$ 3,470,875

$ 1,972

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)

United States of America

88.6%

Canada

2.3%

Netherlands

2.0%

Brazil

1.5%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

5.6%

 

100.0%

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $42,321) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,883,299)

$ 3,427,464

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $45,383)

45,383

 

Total Investments (cost $2,928,682)

 

$ 3,472,847

Receivable for investments sold

21,386

Receivable for fund shares sold

832

Dividends receivable

5,343

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

206

Prepaid expenses

9

Other receivables

137

Total assets

3,500,760

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 7,654

Payable for fund shares redeemed

4,254

Accrued management fee

1,333

Other affiliated payables

522

Other payables and accrued expenses

170

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

44,617

Total liabilities

58,550

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,442,210

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 3,683,486

Distributions in excess of net investment income

(1,097)

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(784,332)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

544,153

Net Assets

$ 3,442,210

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Independence :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,054,796 ÷ 120,062 shares)

$ 25.44

 

 

 

Class K :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($387,414 ÷ 15,207 shares)

$ 25.48

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

Dividends

 

$ 31,905

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

1,248

Total income

 

33,153

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee
Basic fee

$ 19,649

Performance adjustment

357

Transfer agent fees

5,558

Accounting and security lending fees

1,022

Custodian fees and expenses

76

Independent trustees' compensation

24

Registration fees

71

Audit

71

Legal

17

Interest

1

Miscellaneous

40

Total expenses before reductions

26,886

Expense reductions

(147 )

26,739

Net investment income (loss)

6,414

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

161,431

Foreign currency transactions

(309 )

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

161,122

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

301,015

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

97

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

301,112

Net gain (loss)

462,234

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 468,648

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 6,414

$ 9,186

Net realized gain (loss)

161,122

543,773

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

301,112

(682,954 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

468,648

(129,995 )

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(9,642 )

-

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(575,793 )

(542,641 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(116,787)

(672,636)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,558,997

4,231,633

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,097 and undistributed net investment income of $7,301, respectively)

$ 3,442,210

$ 3,558,997

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Independence

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.35

$ 23.29

$ 19.10

$ 14.17

$ 27.60

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .04

  .05 E

  (.03)

  .06

  .08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  3.11

  (.99 )

  4.26

  4.96

  (12.75 )

Total from investment operations

  3.15

  (.94 )

  4.23

  5.02

  (12.67 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.06)

  -

  (.03)

  (.09)

  (.01)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  (.01 )

  -

  (.75 )

Total distributions

  (.06 )

  -

  (.04 )

  (.09 )

  (.76 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.44

$ 22.35

$ 23.29

$ 19.10

$ 14.17

Total Return A

  14.14%

  (4.04)%

  22.18%

  35.62%

  (47.19)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .78%

  .70%

  .92%

  .92%

  .91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .78%

  .70%

  .92%

  .92%

  .91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .70%

  .92%

  .91%

  .90%

Net investment income (loss)

  .17%

  .21% E

  (.16)%

  .36%

  .34%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 3,055

$ 3,272

$ 3,988

$ 3,824

$ 3,407

Portfolio turnover rate D

  82%

  93%

  103%

  173%

  173%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .08%.

F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class K

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.39

$ 23.31

$ 19.12

$ 14.18

$ 28.56

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .07

  .08 G

  - J

  .09

  .09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  3.12

  (1.00 )

  4.26

  4.96

  (14.47 )

Total from investment operations

  3.19

  (.92 )

  4.26

  5.05

  (14.38 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.10)

  -

  (.07)

  (.11)

  -

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  (.01 )

  -

  -

Total distributions

  (.10 )

  -

  (.07 ) K

  (.11 )

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.48

$ 22.39

$ 23.31

$ 19.12

$ 14.18

Total Return B, C

  14.33%

  (3.95)%

  22.37%

  35.94%

  (50.35)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .66%

  .57%

  .78%

  .73%

  .79% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .66%

  .57%

  .78%

  .73%

  .79% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .65%

  .57%

  .77%

  .72%

  .78% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .29%

  .34% G

  (.01)%

  .56%

  1.04% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 387

$ 287

$ 243

$ 178

$ 78

Portfolio turnover rate F

  82%

  93%

  103%

  173%

  173%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .21%.

H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

K Total distributions of $.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.067 and distributions from net realized gain of $.005 per share.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Independence Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Independence and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

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Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation - continued

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. As a result of a change in the estimate of the return of capital component of dividend income realized in the year ended November 30, 2011, dividend income has been reduced $3,940 with a corresponding increase to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The change in estimate has no impact on total net assets or total return of the Fund. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustee compensation, capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 685,202

Gross unrealized depreciation

(142,204 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 542,998

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,929,849

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward

$ (783,166 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 542,986

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (10,268)

2017

(772,898 )

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (783,166 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 9,642

$ -

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities . The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

New Accounting Pronouncement - continued

currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,867,988 and $3,177,268, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Independence as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Independence

$ 5,379

.17

Class K

179

.05

 

$ 5,558

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Accounting and Security Lending Fees - continued

administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $70 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest
Expense

Borrower

$ 8,303

.42%

$ 1

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $10 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency

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7. Security Lending - continued

or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $7,668. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $1,216, including $86 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $147 for the period.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Independence

$ 8,340

$ -

Class K

1,302

-

Total

$ 9,642

$ -

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Independence

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,070

10,435

$ 124,552

$ 255,584

Reinvestment of distributions

385

-

8,196

-

Shares redeemed

(31,826 )

(35,226 )

(767,573 )

(854,587 )

Net increase (decrease)

(26,371 )

(24,791 )

$ (634,825 )

$ (599,003 )

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class K

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,495

5,587

$ 157,578

$ 134,810

Reinvestment of distributions

61

-

1,302

-

Shares redeemed

(4,148 )

(3,230 )

(99,848 )

(78,448 )

Net increase (decrease)

2,408

2,357

$ 59,032

$ 56,362

11. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Independence Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Independence Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Independence Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 11, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Trustees and Officers - continued

Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h) (11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Independence Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

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Fidelity Independence Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 10% means that 90% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Fidelity Independence Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(UK) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

Chicago, Illinois

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1.863212.104

Fidelity ®

Equity Dividend Income

Fund

Annual Report

November 30, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity® Equity Dividend Income Fund

17.42%

-1.35%

4.74%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Equity Dividend Income Fund, a class of the fund, on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average SM added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S. economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September, pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.

Comments from Scott Offen, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity ® Equity Dividend Income Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares gained 17.42%, edging the 17.26% advance of the Russell 3000® Value Index. Stock selection in energy and utilities was favorable, as was an overweighting in information technology, although that benefit was somewhat offset by unfavorable security selection here. Top individual contributors included Kraft Foods, an underweighting in personal computer and printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, and investments in home improvement retailer Home Depot, telecommunication services company AT&T and media firm Time Warner Cable. On the downside, the fund was held back by security selection in industrials and by underweighting financials. In the latter group, not owning index component Bank of America hurt. Among other notable detractors were food company Mondelez International, IBM, fast-food company McDonald's and railroad company Norfolk Southern. Some of the stocks mentioned were sold from the fund before period end and/or were not part of the index.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

.66%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,096.60

$ 3.46

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.70

$ 3.34

Class K

.54%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,096.80

$ 2.83

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.30

$ 2.73

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

General Electric Co.

3.9

3.3

Wells Fargo & Co.

3.3

3.8

Chevron Corp.

3.2

4.0

Pfizer, Inc.

2.9

2.5

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.6

2.3

Merck & Co., Inc.

2.6

2.3

Verizon Communications, Inc.

2.4

0.0

Johnson & Johnson

2.2

1.8

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.1

2.0

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2.0

1.8

 

27.2

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

16.9

15.6

Consumer Staples

13.3

15.1

Energy

12.6

8.7

Health Care

12.5

11.5

Consumer Discretionary

12.1

11.1

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

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Stocks 98.6%

 

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Stocks 99.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 1.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

* Foreign investments

11.5%

 

** Foreign investments

11.0%

 

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.6%

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1%

Automobiles - 0.4%

Ford Motor Co.

1,548,500

$ 17,730

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3%

H&R Block, Inc.

946,300

17,062

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7%

Brinker International, Inc.

297,200

8,901

Cedar Fair LP (depository unit)

430,700

14,226

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

582,700

30,813

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

178,900

8,346

McDonald's Corp.

342,000

29,768

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

95,300

5,142

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

540,200

26,518

Yum! Brands, Inc.

229,700

15,408

 

139,122

Media - 4.1%

Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A

1,234,600

17,087

Comcast Corp. Class A

2,217,400

82,443

The Walt Disney Co.

516,400

25,644

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

438,704

41,629

Time Warner, Inc.

832,343

39,370

 

206,173

Multiline Retail - 0.7%

Target Corp.

563,856

35,596

Specialty Retail - 3.1%

Foot Locker, Inc.

1,314,600

47,115

Home Depot, Inc.

1,053,400

68,545

Limited Brands, Inc.

213,200

11,118

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

875,800

31,608

 

158,386

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

VF Corp.

263,300

42,262

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

616,331

CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.3%

Beverages - 3.5%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR

395,100

34,757

Diageo PLC

617,343

18,414

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

853,600

38,284

PepsiCo, Inc.

747,271

52,466

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER STAPLES - continued

Beverages - continued

SABMiller PLC

232,500

$ 10,532

The Coca-Cola Co.

669,084

25,372

 

179,825

Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0%

CVS Caremark Corp.

659,100

30,655

Safeway, Inc.

172,300

2,948

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

932,500

67,159

 

100,762

Food Products - 1.8%

Danone SA

161,900

10,270

Ingredion, Inc.

90,000

5,846

Kellogg Co.

403,600

22,384

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (a)

359,247

16,245

Mondelez International, Inc. (a)

1,451,841

37,588

 

92,333

Household Products - 3.5%

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

64,200

5,121

Procter & Gamble Co.

1,927,305

134,584

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

604,600

38,020

 

177,725

Tobacco - 2.5%

Altria Group, Inc.

615,700

20,817

British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR

152,700

16,099

KT&G Corp.

65,963

5,222

Lorillard, Inc.

116,100

14,067

Philip Morris International, Inc.

800,259

71,927

 

128,132

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

678,777

ENERGY - 12.6%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%

Ensco PLC Class A

563,900

32,836

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9%

ARC Resources Ltd. (d)

236,900

5,934

Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP

305,800

10,088

Bonavista Energy Corp. (d)

359,200

5,959

Chevron Corp.

1,560,570

164,937

ConocoPhillips

1,032,000

58,762

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

ENERGY - continued

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued

ENI SpA sponsored ADR (d)

392,200

$ 18,602

Enterprise Products Partners LP

111,700

5,789

EQT Corp.

381,700

22,925

EV Energy Partners LP

199,438

12,106

Exxon Mobil Corp.

1,230,356

108,444

Legacy Reserves LP

214,300

5,272

Marathon Oil Corp.

585,268

18,056

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

414,790

24,697

Markwest Energy Partners LP

107,100

5,535

Murphy Oil Corp.

326,100

18,503

Northern Tier Energy LP Class A

203,100

4,732

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)

395,200

4,269

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A sponsored ADR

1,108,000

74,203

Southcross Energy Partners LP

83,400

1,958

Suncor Energy, Inc.

316,900

10,355

The Williams Companies, Inc.

640,200

21,024

Valero Energy Corp.

192,200

6,200

 

608,350

TOTAL ENERGY

641,186

FINANCIALS - 16.9%

Capital Markets - 1.0%

BlackRock, Inc. Class A

138,900

27,369

State Street Corp.

315,400

14,016

The Blackstone Group LP

714,200

10,492

 

51,877

Commercial Banks - 5.4%

Comerica, Inc.

346,600

10,256

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

197,505

7,067

FirstMerit Corp.

467,700

6,585

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,836,700

11,296

M&T Bank Corp.

284,709

27,825

U.S. Bancorp

1,228,700

39,638

UMB Financial Corp.

121,700

5,158

Wells Fargo & Co.

5,114,608

168,833

 

276,658

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - 2.1%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2,447,408

$ 100,540

NYSE Euronext

214,300

5,004

 

105,544

Insurance - 3.6%

ACE Ltd.

274,400

21,741

AFLAC, Inc.

321,700

17,047

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.

214,900

17,443

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

693,600

24,949

Direct Line Insurance Grup PLC

619,500

2,012

MetLife, Inc.

2,042,017

67,775

Prudential Financial, Inc.

564,600

29,427

 

180,394

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.8%

Boston Properties, Inc.

134,900

13,845

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

403,573

26,515

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

1,332,000

29,983

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

751,400

17,064

Equity One, Inc.

799,600

16,528

Glimcher Realty Trust

9,000

96

Home Properties, Inc.

419,800

24,722

Kimco Realty Corp.

618,400

11,910

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

1,318,900

12,648

Prologis, Inc.

577,113

19,587

Simon Property Group, Inc.

184,200

28,022

Ventas, Inc.

530,913

33,793

Weyerhaeuser Co.

423,839

11,681

 

246,394

TOTAL FINANCIALS

860,867

HEALTH CARE - 12.5%

Biotechnology - 0.8%

Amgen, Inc.

480,300

42,651

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.3%

Baxter International, Inc.

202,900

13,446

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

263,100

10,642

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - continued

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

291,600

$ 16,849

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

378,400

20,581

 

48,072

Pharmaceuticals - 10.5%

Eli Lilly & Co.

1,015,852

49,817

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

1,743,023

37,329

Johnson & Johnson

1,614,166

112,556

Merck & Co., Inc.

2,921,528

129,424

Pfizer, Inc.

5,964,935

149,243

Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)

131,178

25,819

Sanofi SA

320,927

28,664

 

532,852

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

637,021

INDUSTRIALS - 8.7%

Aerospace & Defense - 1.7%

Honeywell International, Inc.

577,800

35,436

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

193,800

11,081

United Technologies Corp.

520,230

41,676

 

88,193

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

384,800

28,133

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

Corrections Corp. of America

378,800

12,841

Covanta Holding Corp.

353,500

6,674

Republic Services, Inc.

468,311

13,333

Waste Management, Inc.

303,100

9,872

 

42,720

Industrial Conglomerates - 4.5%

3M Co.

342,000

31,105

General Electric Co.

9,362,997

197,838

 

228,943

Machinery - 0.5%

Cummins, Inc.

104,700

10,277

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

192,000

11,821

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

63,300

4,552

 

26,650

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Road & Rail - 0.5%

Norfolk Southern Corp.

449,700

$ 27,153

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

441,792

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.7%

Communications Equipment - 2.2%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

3,333,400

63,035

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

434,200

23,642

QUALCOMM, Inc.

395,700

25,174

 

111,851

Computers & Peripherals - 1.0%

Apple, Inc.

76,200

44,598

Dell, Inc.

1,039,500

10,021

 

54,619

Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.0%

TE Connectivity Ltd.

16

1

IT Services - 3.2%

Accenture PLC Class A

746,000

50,668

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

433,900

15,664

IBM Corp.

395,900

75,249

Paychex, Inc.

635,700

20,686

 

162,267

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.0%

Analog Devices, Inc.

1,095,600

44,481

Linear Technology Corp.

765,200

25,397

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

522,900

15,263

Texas Instruments, Inc.

594,600

17,523

 

102,664

Software - 1.3%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

881,300

10,082

Microsoft Corp.

1,601,726

42,638

Symantec Corp. (a)

648,000

12,156

 

64,876

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

496,278

MATERIALS - 2.6%

Chemicals - 1.7%

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

523,200

22,571

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

MATERIALS - continued

Chemicals - continued

Eastman Chemical Co.

266,500

$ 16,217

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

592,200

29,450

The Dow Chemical Co.

625,832

18,894

 

87,132

Metals & Mining - 0.3%

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

385,000

15,019

Paper & Forest Products - 0.6%

International Paper Co.

883,000

32,795

TOTAL MATERIALS

134,946

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

CenturyLink, Inc.

838,200

32,556

Verizon Communications, Inc.

2,731,100

120,496

 

153,052

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR

1,866,800

48,163

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

201,215

UTILITIES - 6.3%

Electric Utilities - 4.8%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

722,277

30,805

Edison International

909,657

41,371

FirstEnergy Corp.

492,230

20,900

NextEra Energy, Inc.

857,172

58,896

Northeast Utilities

1,042,400

40,383

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

260,700

13,416

PPL Corp.

1,305,309

38,311

 

244,082

Multi-Utilities - 1.5%

PG&E Corp.

883,200

36,167

Sempra Energy

588,400

40,258

 

76,425

TOTAL UTILITIES

320,507

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $4,612,794)

5,028,920

Money Market Funds - 1.5%

Shares

Value (000s)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

56,088,663

$ 56,089

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

23,618,410

23,618

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $79,707)

79,707

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.1%

(Cost $4,692,501)

5,108,627

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)%

(7,037 )

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 5,101,590

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 80

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

594

Total

$ 674

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 616,331

$ 616,331

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

678,777

660,363

18,414

-

Energy

641,186

641,186

-

-

Financials

860,867

860,867

-

-

Health Care

637,021

571,028

65,993

-

Industrials

441,792

441,792

-

-

Information Technology

496,278

496,278

-

-

Materials

134,946

134,946

-

-

Telecommunication Services

201,215

201,215

-

-

Utilities

320,507

320,507

-

-

Money Market Funds

79,707

79,707

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 5,108,627

$ 5,024,220

$ 84,407

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)

United States of America

88.5%

United Kingdom

5.6%

Switzerland

1.3%

Ireland

1.0%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

3.6%

 

100.0%

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,618) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,612,794)

$ 5,028,920

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $79,707)

79,707

 

Total Investments (cost $4,692,501)

 

$ 5,108,627

Receivable for investments sold

23,599

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,418

Dividends receivable

23,128

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

154

Prepaid expenses

16

Other receivables

343

Total assets

5,158,285

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 24,992

Payable for fund shares redeemed

4,993

Accrued management fee

1,913

Other affiliated payables

793

Other payables and accrued expenses

386

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

23,618

Total liabilities

56,695

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 5,101,590

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 5,838,481

Undistributed net investment income

24,354

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(1,177,402)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

416,157

Net Assets

$ 5,101,590

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,537,889 ÷ 232,280 shares)

$ 19.54

 

 

 

Class K :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($563,701 ÷ 28,856 shares)

$ 19.53

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 149,960

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

674

Total income

 

150,634

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 22,103

Transfer agent fees

8,223

Accounting and security lending fees

1,078

Custodian fees and expenses

96

Independent trustees' compensation

33

Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account

1

Registration fees

113

Audit

74

Legal

22

Interest

2

Miscellaneous

48

Total expenses before reductions

31,793

Expense reductions

(286 )

31,507

Net investment income (loss)

119,127

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

291,138

Foreign currency transactions

(229 )

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

290,909

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

355,701

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

10

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

355,711

Net gain (loss)

646,620

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 765,747

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 119,127

$ 93,398

Net realized gain (loss)

290,909

476,531

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

355,711

(362,330 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

765,747

207,599

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(112,043 )

(92,232 )

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(94,096 )

(718,611 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

559,608

(603,244)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

4,541,982

5,145,226

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $24,354 and undistributed net investment income of $20,488, respectively)

$ 5,101,590

$ 4,541,982

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.03

$ 16.81

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

$ 24.29

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .46

  .33

  .26

  .27

  .33

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.48

  .21

  .63

  2.86

  (9.72 )

Total from investment operations

  2.94

  .54

  .89

  3.13

  (9.39 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.43)

  (.32)

  (.24)

  (.29)

  (.36)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  -

  -

  (1.22 )

Total distributions

  (.43 )

  (.32 )

  (.24 )

  (.29 )

  (1.58 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 19.54

$ 17.03

$ 16.81

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

Total Return A

  17.42%

  3.17%

  5.57%

  24.07%

  (41.13)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .67%

  .68%

  .69%

  .75%

  .67%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .67%

  .68%

  .69%

  .75%

  .67%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .66%

  .67%

  .69%

  .74%

  .67%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.45%

  1.83%

  1.57%

  1.98%

  1.70%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 4,538

$ 4,198

$ 4,777

$ 5,288

$ 5,212

Portfolio turnover rate D

  78%

  82%

  30%

  75%

  76%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class K

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.03

$ 16.82

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

$ 21.42

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .48

  .35

  .28

  .29

  .17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.48

  .21

  .65

  2.87

  (8.08 )

Total from investment operations

  2.96

  .56

  .93

  3.16

  (7.91 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.46 )

  (.35 )

  (.27 )

  (.32 )

  (.19 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 19.53

$ 17.03

$ 16.82

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

Total Return B,C

  17.53%

  3.26%

  5.80%

  24.30%

  (37.13)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H

Expenses before reductions

  .54%

  .54%

  .54%

  .56%

  .54% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .54%

  .54%

  .54%

  .56%

  .54% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .53%

  .53%

  .54%

  .56%

  .54% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.58%

  1.96%

  1.72%

  2.17%

  2.11% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 564

$ 344

$ 368

$ 208

$ 154

Portfolio turnover rate F

  78%

  82%

  30%

  75%

  76%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Fidelity Equity Dividend Income and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation - continued

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

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Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 520,077

Gross unrealized depreciation

(109,758 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 410,319

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 4,698,308

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 24,673

Capital loss carryforward

$ (1,171,596 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 410,351

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (161,900)

2017

(1,009,696 )

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (1,171,596 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 112,043

$ 92,232

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,726,664 and $3,768,061, respectively.

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

$ 7,991

.18

Class K

232

.05

 

$ 8,223

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $68 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest
Expense

Borrower

$ 8,176

.39%

$ 2

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $13 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $443. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $594, including $1 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Bank Borrowings.

The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $2,806. The weighted average interest rate was .61%. The interest expense amounted to ninety-five dollars under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.

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9. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $286 for the period.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

$ 100,863

$ 85,256

Class K

11,180

6,976

Total

$ 112,043

$ 92,232

11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

33,359

12,006

$ 629,122

$ 216,001

Reinvestment of distributions

5,140

4,548

95,357

80,768

Shares redeemed

(52,766 )

(54,092 )

(981,368 )

(982,318 )

Net increase (decrease)

(14,267 )

(37,538 )

$ (256,889 )

$ (685,549 )

Class K

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

13,352

4,934

$ 250,702

$ 87,259

Reinvestment of distributions

598

394

11,180

6,976

Shares redeemed

(5,288 )

(7,042 )

(99,089 )

(127,297 )

Net increase (decrease)

8,662

(1,714 )

$ 162,793

$ (33,062 )

12. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund):

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 14, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Total of 0.02% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may betaken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section l(h)(ll)of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 20l3 of amounts for use in preparing 20l2 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Management Fees - continued

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

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Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.

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Management Fees - continued

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the third quartile for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

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Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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Management Fees - continued

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

Chicago, IL

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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fundperformance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity® Independence Fund

14.14%

-0.85%

7.08%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity ® Independence Fund, a class of the fund, on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the S&P 500® Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average SM added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S. economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September, pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.

Comments from Robert Bertelson, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity ® Independence Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned 14.14%, trailing the S&P 500®. Despite stock selection adding value overall, my picks in energy notably detracted from the fund's results, as did security selection in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and life science segment of health care. The fund's sector and industry weightings also hurt, particularly an underweighting in financials, the index's best-performing sector. Deckers Outdoor, maker of the popular UGG® boots, saw its profits squeezed by a run-up in the price of sheepskin and an unseasonably warm winter, and I sold the stock. Other significant detractors were Concho Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production holding, and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. All three detractors I've mentioned were non-index positions. Conversely, stock selection in consumer discretionary, information technology and materials added value. At the stock level, the top relative contributor was homebuilder PulteGroup, as the formerly moribund housing market came to life during the period. Also bolstering relative performance was consumer electronics maker Apple, by far the fund's largest holding during the period and also its top absolute contributor.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Independence

.64%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,081.20

$ 3.33

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.80

$ 3.23

Class K

.54%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,082.00

$ 2.81

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.30

$ 2.73

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Apple, Inc.

7.5

8.1

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

2.4

2.1

PulteGroup, Inc.

2.2

1.4

General Electric Co.

2.2

0.0

United Continental Holdings, Inc.

1.9

3.2

Concho Resources, Inc.

1.9

1.8

QUALCOMM, Inc.

1.9

1.4

Home Depot, Inc.

1.8

1.4

Amgen, Inc.

1.8

0.0

Citigroup, Inc.

1.8

1.4

 

25.4

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

28.1

27.2

Information Technology

18.9

22.2

Health Care

15.7

13.9

Energy

11.3

10.3

Industrials

9.0

11.1

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

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Stocks 99.6%

 

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Stocks 99.8%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.4%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 0.2%

 

* Foreign investments

11.4%

 

** Foreign investments

12.4%

 

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 99.6%

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 28.1%

Auto Components - 0.9%

Delphi Automotive PLC

550,000

$ 18,695

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)

232,200

11,759

 

30,454

Automobiles - 0.3%

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

200,000

9,392

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.4%

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA

400,000

6,041

Estacio Participacoes SA

350,000

6,413

 

12,454

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6%

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

75,000

19,784

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

400,000

18,660

Panera Bread Co. Class A (a)

101,600

16,307

 

54,751

Household Durables - 5.4%

D.R. Horton, Inc.

1,475,000

28,704

KB Home

1,532,709

22,010

Lennar Corp. Class A

300,000

11,412

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

100,000

8,599

PulteGroup, Inc. (a)

4,588,400

77,131

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

1,251,057

39,834

 

187,690

Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.8%

Expedia, Inc.

650,000

40,209

Priceline.com, Inc. (a)

35,000

23,211

 

63,420

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.5%

Polaris Industries, Inc.

200,000

16,962

Media - 4.1%

CBS Corp. Class B

882,200

31,742

Comcast Corp. Class A

1,300,000

48,334

The Walt Disney Co.

775,500

38,511

Time Warner, Inc.

450,000

21,285

 

139,872

Multiline Retail - 1.6%

Macy's, Inc.

1,413,200

54,691

Specialty Retail - 7.2%

Cabela's, Inc. Class A (a)

275,000

13,137

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - continued

Specialty Retail - continued

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.

300,000

$ 15,753

GNC Holdings, Inc.

700,000

24,591

Home Depot, Inc.

977,700

63,619

Limited Brands, Inc.

526,600

27,462

PetSmart, Inc.

393,300

27,791

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

500,000

9,595

TJX Companies, Inc.

1,266,500

56,157

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)

300,000

11,310

 

249,415

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.3%

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

796,000

13,783

Crocs, Inc. (a)

500,000

6,675

lululemon athletica, Inc. (a)

150,000

10,767

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.

681,747

36,235

Prada SpA

2,000,000

16,516

PVH Corp.

245,200

28,097

Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)(d)

322,114

8,926

VF Corp.

160,000

25,682

 

146,681

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

965,782

CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.4%

Beverages - 1.6%

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV unit

1,000,000

9,793

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

861,600

44,846

 

54,639

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

650,000

46,813

Food Products - 1.4%

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)

1,024,300

37,561

Orion Corp.

10,000

10,374

 

47,935

Personal Products - 0.1%

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

325,500

2,940

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

152,327

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

ENERGY - 11.3%

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0%

Cameron International Corp. (a)

265,000

$ 14,297

McDermott International, Inc. (a)

400,000

4,212

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

200,000

13,660

 

32,169

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.3%

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

541,100

39,603

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

793,000

63,646

Continental Resources, Inc. (a)

798,200

54,836

EOG Resources, Inc.

150,000

17,643

Genel Energy PLC (a)

638,500

8,276

Hess Corp.

200,000

9,922

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (a)

667,500

7,917

Murphy Oil Corp.

300,000

17,022

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

100,000

7,521

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

776,500

83,086

Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)

500,000

22,470

SM Energy Co.

75,000

3,727

The Williams Companies, Inc.

600,000

19,704

 

355,373

TOTAL ENERGY

387,542

FINANCIALS - 6.9%

Capital Markets - 3.0%

Apollo Global Management LLC Class A (d)

2,543,700

39,911

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

100,000

4,752

Morgan Stanley

2,733,100

46,107

The Blackstone Group LP

950,000

13,956

 

104,726

Diversified Financial Services - 1.8%

Citigroup, Inc.

1,750,000

60,498

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.5%

American Tower Corp.

243,300

18,230

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.8%

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (a)

147,800

15,716

CBRE Group, Inc. (a)

600,000

11,358

Realogy Holdings Corp.

18,200

686

 

27,760

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.8%

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (d)

100,000

$ 3,062

Ocwen Financial Corp. (a)

650,000

23,309

 

26,371

TOTAL FINANCIALS

237,585

HEALTH CARE - 15.7%

Biotechnology - 8.7%

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

214,400

20,587

Amgen, Inc.

700,000

62,160

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

600,000

13,416

Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)

325,000

48,454

Clovis Oncology, Inc. (d)

164,600

2,532

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

800,000

60,000

InterMune, Inc. (a)

400,000

3,664

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.

171,300

4,192

Medivation, Inc. (a)

575,000

29,986

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

200,000

15,094

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

150,000

26,483

Synageva BioPharma Corp. (a)

200,000

9,786

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

110,350

4,391

 

300,745

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

225,000

19,523

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

150,000

12,155

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

250,000

23,735

 

55,413

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2%

Catamaran Corp. (a)

686,600

33,703

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

500,000

26,925

Qualicorp SA (a)

1,386,000

13,459

 

74,087

Pharmaceuticals - 3.2%

Allergan, Inc.

350,000

32,463

Elan Corp. PLC sponsored ADR (a)

1,753,100

17,496

Perrigo Co.

50,000

5,175

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

HEALTH CARE - continued

Pharmaceuticals - continued

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) (a)

825,560

$ 45,992

ViroPharma, Inc. (a)

400,000

9,916

 

111,042

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

541,287

INDUSTRIALS - 9.0%

Airlines - 5.0%

Copa Holdings SA Class A

188,000

17,830

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

4,661,775

46,618

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

3,244,100

65,596

US Airways Group, Inc. (a)(d)

3,350,000

43,182

 

173,226

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

Aggreko PLC

300,000

10,728

Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (a)

1,531,745

1,972

 

12,700

Construction & Engineering - 0.3%

MasTec, Inc. (a)

400,000

9,136

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.2%

General Electric Co.

3,600,000

76,068

Machinery - 0.2%

Chart Industries, Inc. (a)

150,000

9,072

Marine - 0.1%

DryShips, Inc. (a)(d)

1,500,000

2,535

Professional Services - 0.5%

Bureau Veritas SA

150,000

16,642

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA

651,000

9,582

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

308,961

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 18.9%

Communications Equipment - 2.5%

Acme Packet, Inc. (a)

600,000

11,970

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

4,200

229

QUALCOMM, Inc.

1,000,000

63,620

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Communications Equipment - continued

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)

350,000

$ 6,265

Ruckus Wireless, Inc.

293,800

3,890

 

85,974

Computers & Peripherals - 7.9%

3D Systems Corp. (a)(d)

300,000

13,413

Apple, Inc.

444,300

260,029

 

273,442

Internet Software & Services - 3.5%

Bankrate, Inc. (a)(d)

771,600

9,282

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a)

283,600

7,952

eBay, Inc. (a)

1,000,000

52,820

Facebook, Inc. Class A

371,740

10,409

Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)

400,000

16,424

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a)

225,000

15,552

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

200,000

6,826

 

119,265

IT Services - 1.0%

Teradata Corp. (a)

200,000

11,896

Visa, Inc. Class A

150,000

22,457

 

34,353

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%

Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I Ltd. (a)(d)

1,260,800

11,675

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

1,348,100

33,001

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)

450,000

10,193

 

54,869

Software - 2.4%

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

450,000

27,522

CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)

250,000

16,590

Informatica Corp. (a)

718,500

19,306

RealPage, Inc. (a)

275,941

5,461

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

50,000

7,884

Splunk, Inc.

6,900

208

VMware, Inc. Class A (a)

50,000

4,548

Workday, Inc.

34,200

1,713

 

83,232

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

651,135

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

MATERIALS - 4.5%

Chemicals - 4.5%

Arkema SA

100,000

$ 10,229

Eastman Chemical Co.

400,000

24,340

FMC Corp.

300,000

16,638

Huntsman Corp.

600,000

9,864

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

671,500

33,394

Mexichem SAB de CV

1,106,300

5,702

PetroLogistics LP

450,000

5,274

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

253,300

11,619

Sherwin-Williams Co.

100,000

15,252

Westlake Chemical Corp.

317,700

23,005

 

155,317

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.8%

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (a)

400,000

27,528

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $2,883,299)


3,427,464

Money Market Funds - 1.3%

 

 

 

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

766,328

766

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

44,617,300

44,617

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $45,383)


45,383

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.9%

(Cost $2,928,682)

3,472,847

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.9)%

(30,637 )

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 3,442,210

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 32

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

1,216

Total

$ 1,248

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 965,782

$ 965,782

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

152,327

152,327

-

-

Energy

387,542

387,542

-

-

Financials

237,585

237,585

-

-

Health Care

541,287

541,287

-

-

Industrials

308,961

306,989

1,972

-

Information Technology

651,135

651,135

-

-

Materials

155,317

155,317

-

-

Telecommunication Services

27,528

27,528

-

-

Money Market Funds

45,383

45,383

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 3,472,847

$ 3,470,875

$ 1,972

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)

United States of America

88.6%

Canada

2.3%

Netherlands

2.0%

Brazil

1.5%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

5.6%

 

100.0%

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $42,321) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,883,299)

$ 3,427,464

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $45,383)

45,383

 

Total Investments (cost $2,928,682)

 

$ 3,472,847

Receivable for investments sold

21,386

Receivable for fund shares sold

832

Dividends receivable

5,343

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

206

Prepaid expenses

9

Other receivables

137

Total assets

3,500,760

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 7,654

Payable for fund shares redeemed

4,254

Accrued management fee

1,333

Other affiliated payables

522

Other payables and accrued expenses

170

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

44,617

Total liabilities

58,550

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 3,442,210

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 3,683,486

Distributions in excess of net investment income

(1,097)

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(784,332)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

544,153

Net Assets

$ 3,442,210

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Independence :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($3,054,796 ÷ 120,062 shares)

$ 25.44

 

 

 

Class K :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($387,414 ÷ 15,207 shares)

$ 25.48

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 31,905

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

1,248

Total income

 

33,153

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee
Basic fee

$ 19,649

Performance adjustment

357

Transfer agent fees

5,558

Accounting and security lending fees

1,022

Custodian fees and expenses

76

Independent trustees' compensation

24

Registration fees

71

Audit

71

Legal

17

Interest

1

Miscellaneous

40

Total expenses before reductions

26,886

Expense reductions

(147 )

26,739

Net investment income (loss)

6,414

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

161,431

Foreign currency transactions

(309 )

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

161,122

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

301,015

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

97

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

301,112

Net gain (loss)

462,234

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 468,648

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 6,414

$ 9,186

Net realized gain (loss)

161,122

543,773

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

301,112

(682,954 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

468,648

(129,995 )

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(9,642 )

-

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(575,793 )

(542,641 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(116,787)

(672,636)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

3,558,997

4,231,633

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of $1,097 and undistributed net investment income of $7,301, respectively)

$ 3,442,210

$ 3,558,997

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Independence

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.35

$ 23.29

$ 19.10

$ 14.17

$ 27.60

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .04

  .05 E

  (.03)

  .06

  .08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  3.11

  (.99 )

  4.26

  4.96

  (12.75 )

Total from investment operations

  3.15

  (.94 )

  4.23

  5.02

  (12.67 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.06)

  -

  (.03)

  (.09)

  (.01)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  (.01 )

  -

  (.75 )

Total distributions

  (.06 )

  -

  (.04 )

  (.09 )

  (.76 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.44

$ 22.35

$ 23.29

$ 19.10

$ 14.17

Total Return A

  14.14%

  (4.04)%

  22.18%

  35.62%

  (47.19)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C, F

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .78%

  .70%

  .92%

  .92%

  .91%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .78%

  .70%

  .92%

  .92%

  .91%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .77%

  .70%

  .92%

  .91%

  .90%

Net investment income (loss)

  .17%

  .21% E

  (.16)%

  .36%

  .34%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 3,055

$ 3,272

$ 3,988

$ 3,824

$ 3,407

Portfolio turnover rate D

  82%

  93%

  103%

  173%

  173%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .08%.

F Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class K

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.39

$ 23.31

$ 19.12

$ 14.18

$ 28.56

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .07

  .08 G

  - J

  .09

  .09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  3.12

  (1.00 )

  4.26

  4.96

  (14.47 )

Total from investment operations

  3.19

  (.92 )

  4.26

  5.05

  (14.38 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.10)

  -

  (.07)

  (.11)

  -

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  (.01 )

  -

  -

Total distributions

  (.10 )

  -

  (.07 ) K

  (.11 )

  -

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.48

$ 22.39

$ 23.31

$ 19.12

$ 14.18

Total Return B, C

  14.33%

  (3.95)%

  22.37%

  35.94%

  (50.35)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E, I

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .66%

  .57%

  .78%

  .73%

  .79% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .66%

  .57%

  .78%

  .73%

  .79% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .65%

  .57%

  .77%

  .72%

  .78% A

Net investment income (loss)

  .29%

  .34% G

  (.01)%

  .56%

  1.04% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 387

$ 287

$ 243

$ 178

$ 78

Portfolio turnover rate F

  82%

  93%

  103%

  173%

  173%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Investment income per share reflects a large, non-recurring dividend which amounted to $.03 per share. Excluding this non-recurring dividend, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been .21%.

H For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

J Amount represents less than $.01 per share.

K Total distributions of $.07 per share is comprised of distributions from net investment income of $.067 and distributions from net realized gain of $.005 per share.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Independence Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Independence and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation - continued

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. As a result of a change in the estimate of the return of capital component of dividend income realized in the year ended November 30, 2011, dividend income has been reduced $3,940 with a corresponding increase to net unrealized appreciation (depreciation). The change in estimate has no impact on total net assets or total return of the Fund. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustee compensation, capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 685,202

Gross unrealized depreciation

(142,204 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 542,998

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 2,929,849

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Capital loss carryforward

$ (783,166 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 542,986

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (10,268)

2017

(772,898 )

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (783,166 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 9,642

$ -

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities . The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

New Accounting Pronouncement - continued

currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $2,867,988 and $3,177,268, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .30% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .20% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Independence as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .57% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Independence. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Independence

$ 5,379

.17

Class K

179

.05

 

$ 5,558

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC

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5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Accounting and Security Lending Fees - continued

administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $70 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest
Expense

Borrower

$ 8,303

.42%

$ 1

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $10 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

7. Security Lending - continued

or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $7,668. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $1,216, including $86 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $147 for the period.

9. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Independence

$ 8,340

$ -

Class K

1,302

-

Total

$ 9,642

$ -

10. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Independence

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

5,070

10,435

$ 124,552

$ 255,584

Reinvestment of distributions

385

-

8,196

-

Shares redeemed

(31,826 )

(35,226 )

(767,573 )

(854,587 )

Net increase (decrease)

(26,371 )

(24,791 )

$ (634,825 )

$ (599,003 )

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10. Share Transactions - continued

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class K

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6,495

5,587

$ 157,578

$ 134,810

Reinvestment of distributions

61

-

1,302

-

Shares redeemed

(4,148 )

(3,230 )

(99,848 )

(78,448 )

Net increase (decrease)

2,408

2,357

$ 59,032

$ 56,362

11. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Independence Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Independence Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Independence Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 11, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Independence designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Independence designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h) (11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Independence Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a custom peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a custom peer group of mutual funds defined by FMR based on categories assigned by Morningstar, Inc. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated. The fund's custom peer group, defined by FMR, is a peer group that FMR believes provides a more meaningful performance comparison than the peer group assigned by Morningstar, Inc., which assigns mutual funds to categories based on their investment styles as measured by their underlying portfolio holdings.

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Fidelity Independence Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one-year period and the second quartile for the three- and five-year periods. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 10% means that 90% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Fidelity Independence Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

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The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Fidelity ®

Equity Dividend Income

Fund -
Class K

Annual Report

November 30, 2012

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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class K A

17.53%

-1.23%

4.81%

A The initial offering of Class K shares took place on May 9, 2008. Returns prior to May 9, 2008, are those of Fidelity ® Equity Dividend Income Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Equity Dividend Income Fund - Class K, a class of the fund, on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how the Russell 3000® Value Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Class K took place on May 9, 2008. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Class K.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: U.S. equity benchmarks posted double-digit gains for the year ending November 30, 2012, despite investors' concerns over debt woes in Europe, slower growth in China and partisan gridlock in Congress. Signs of recovery in the U.S. economy lifted stocks for most of the period, extending an uptrend that began in March 2009. The broad-based S&P 500® Index rose 16.13% for the 12 months, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite® Index gained 16.32% and the blue-chip-laden Dow Jones Industrial Average SM added 11.10%. Stocks fell early on, but an improving U.S. economy and proposed bailouts in Europe buoyed equities in the first quarter of 2012. Fear resurfaced in April and May, but stocks rebounded in June on central bank stimulus, a reviving U.S. housing market and more eurozone aid. Although equity benchmarks hit multiyear highs in September, pre-election jitters and the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and federal spending cuts triggered some profit-taking, followed by a brief post-election sell-off. Hurricane Sandy's aftereffects added to uncertainty, but stocks proved resilient. Five of the 10 sectors within the S&P 500® Index outperformed the benchmark, led by financials and consumer discretionary, while energy and utilities lagged the most, with only modest gains. Despite eurozone turmoil, foreign developed-markets stocks rose, with the MSCI® EAFE® Index adding 12.76%.

Comments from Scott Offen, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity ® Equity Dividend Income Fund: For the year, the fund's Class K shares gained 17.53%, edging the 17.26% advance of the Russell 3000® Value Index. Stock selection in energy and utilities was favorable, as was an overweighting in information technology, although that benefit was somewhat offset by unfavorable security selection here. Top individual contributors included Kraft Foods, an underweighting in personal computer and printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, and investments in home improvement retailer Home Depot, telecommunication services company AT&T and media firm Time Warner Cable. On the downside, the fund was held back by security selection in industrials and by underweighting financials. In the latter group, not owning index component Bank of America hurt. Among other notable detractors were food company Mondelez International, IBM, fast-food company McDonald's and railroad company Norfolk Southern. Some of the stocks mentioned were sold from the fund before period end and/or were not part of the index.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

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Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

.66%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,096.60

$ 3.46

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.70

$ 3.34

Class K

.54%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,096.80

$ 2.83

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,022.30

$ 2.73

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Stocks as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

General Electric Co.

3.9

3.3

Wells Fargo & Co.

3.3

3.8

Chevron Corp.

3.2

4.0

Pfizer, Inc.

2.9

2.5

Procter & Gamble Co.

2.6

2.3

Merck & Co., Inc.

2.6

2.3

Verizon Communications, Inc.

2.4

0.0

Johnson & Johnson

2.2

1.8

Exxon Mobil Corp.

2.1

2.0

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2.0

1.8

 

27.2

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Financials

16.9

15.6

Consumer Staples

13.3

15.1

Energy

12.6

8.7

Health Care

12.5

11.5

Consumer Discretionary

12.1

11.1

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

EKK56650

Stocks 98.6%

 

EKK56650

Stocks 99.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 1.4%

 

EKK56653

Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets (Liabilities) 0.4%

 

* Foreign investments

11.5%

 

** Foreign investments

11.0%

 

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Common Stocks - 98.6%

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.1%

Automobiles - 0.4%

Ford Motor Co.

1,548,500

$ 17,730

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.3%

H&R Block, Inc.

946,300

17,062

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.7%

Brinker International, Inc.

297,200

8,901

Cedar Fair LP (depository unit)

430,700

14,226

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

582,700

30,813

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

178,900

8,346

McDonald's Corp.

342,000

29,768

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

95,300

5,142

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

540,200

26,518

Yum! Brands, Inc.

229,700

15,408

 

139,122

Media - 4.1%

Cablevision Systems Corp. - NY Group Class A

1,234,600

17,087

Comcast Corp. Class A

2,217,400

82,443

The Walt Disney Co.

516,400

25,644

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

438,704

41,629

Time Warner, Inc.

832,343

39,370

 

206,173

Multiline Retail - 0.7%

Target Corp.

563,856

35,596

Specialty Retail - 3.1%

Foot Locker, Inc.

1,314,600

47,115

Home Depot, Inc.

1,053,400

68,545

Limited Brands, Inc.

213,200

11,118

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

875,800

31,608

 

158,386

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

VF Corp.

263,300

42,262

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

616,331

CONSUMER STAPLES - 13.3%

Beverages - 3.5%

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA NV ADR

395,100

34,757

Diageo PLC

617,343

18,414

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

853,600

38,284

PepsiCo, Inc.

747,271

52,466

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

CONSUMER STAPLES - continued

Beverages - continued

SABMiller PLC

232,500

$ 10,532

The Coca-Cola Co.

669,084

25,372

 

179,825

Food & Staples Retailing - 2.0%

CVS Caremark Corp.

659,100

30,655

Safeway, Inc.

172,300

2,948

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

932,500

67,159

 

100,762

Food Products - 1.8%

Danone SA

161,900

10,270

Ingredion, Inc.

90,000

5,846

Kellogg Co.

403,600

22,384

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (a)

359,247

16,245

Mondelez International, Inc. (a)

1,451,841

37,588

 

92,333

Household Products - 3.5%

Energizer Holdings, Inc.

64,200

5,121

Procter & Gamble Co.

1,927,305

134,584

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

604,600

38,020

 

177,725

Tobacco - 2.5%

Altria Group, Inc.

615,700

20,817

British American Tobacco PLC sponsored ADR

152,700

16,099

KT&G Corp.

65,963

5,222

Lorillard, Inc.

116,100

14,067

Philip Morris International, Inc.

800,259

71,927

 

128,132

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

678,777

ENERGY - 12.6%

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%

Ensco PLC Class A

563,900

32,836

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9%

ARC Resources Ltd. (d)

236,900

5,934

Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP

305,800

10,088

Bonavista Energy Corp. (d)

359,200

5,959

Chevron Corp.

1,560,570

164,937

ConocoPhillips

1,032,000

58,762

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

ENERGY - continued

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - continued

ENI SpA sponsored ADR (d)

392,200

$ 18,602

Enterprise Products Partners LP

111,700

5,789

EQT Corp.

381,700

22,925

EV Energy Partners LP

199,438

12,106

Exxon Mobil Corp.

1,230,356

108,444

Legacy Reserves LP

214,300

5,272

Marathon Oil Corp.

585,268

18,056

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

414,790

24,697

Markwest Energy Partners LP

107,100

5,535

Murphy Oil Corp.

326,100

18,503

Northern Tier Energy LP Class A

203,100

4,732

PetroBakken Energy Ltd. Class A (d)

395,200

4,269

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A sponsored ADR

1,108,000

74,203

Southcross Energy Partners LP

83,400

1,958

Suncor Energy, Inc.

316,900

10,355

The Williams Companies, Inc.

640,200

21,024

Valero Energy Corp.

192,200

6,200

 

608,350

TOTAL ENERGY

641,186

FINANCIALS - 16.9%

Capital Markets - 1.0%

BlackRock, Inc. Class A

138,900

27,369

State Street Corp.

315,400

14,016

The Blackstone Group LP

714,200

10,492

 

51,877

Commercial Banks - 5.4%

Comerica, Inc.

346,600

10,256

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

197,505

7,067

FirstMerit Corp.

467,700

6,585

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,836,700

11,296

M&T Bank Corp.

284,709

27,825

U.S. Bancorp

1,228,700

39,638

UMB Financial Corp.

121,700

5,158

Wells Fargo & Co.

5,114,608

168,833

 

276,658

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - 2.1%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2,447,408

$ 100,540

NYSE Euronext

214,300

5,004

 

105,544

Insurance - 3.6%

ACE Ltd.

274,400

21,741

AFLAC, Inc.

321,700

17,047

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.

214,900

17,443

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

693,600

24,949

Direct Line Insurance Grup PLC

619,500

2,012

MetLife, Inc.

2,042,017

67,775

Prudential Financial, Inc.

564,600

29,427

 

180,394

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 4.8%

Boston Properties, Inc.

134,900

13,845

Camden Property Trust (SBI)

403,573

26,515

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

1,332,000

29,983

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

751,400

17,064

Equity One, Inc.

799,600

16,528

Glimcher Realty Trust

9,000

96

Home Properties, Inc.

419,800

24,722

Kimco Realty Corp.

618,400

11,910

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

1,318,900

12,648

Prologis, Inc.

577,113

19,587

Simon Property Group, Inc.

184,200

28,022

Ventas, Inc.

530,913

33,793

Weyerhaeuser Co.

423,839

11,681

 

246,394

TOTAL FINANCIALS

860,867

HEALTH CARE - 12.5%

Biotechnology - 0.8%

Amgen, Inc.

480,300

42,651

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.3%

Baxter International, Inc.

202,900

13,446

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%

Cardinal Health, Inc.

263,100

10,642

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - continued

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

291,600

$ 16,849

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

378,400

20,581

 

48,072

Pharmaceuticals - 10.5%

Eli Lilly & Co.

1,015,852

49,817

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

1,743,023

37,329

Johnson & Johnson

1,614,166

112,556

Merck & Co., Inc.

2,921,528

129,424

Pfizer, Inc.

5,964,935

149,243

Roche Holding AG (participation certificate)

131,178

25,819

Sanofi SA

320,927

28,664

 

532,852

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

637,021

INDUSTRIALS - 8.7%

Aerospace & Defense - 1.7%

Honeywell International, Inc.

577,800

35,436

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

193,800

11,081

United Technologies Corp.

520,230

41,676

 

88,193

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

384,800

28,133

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

Corrections Corp. of America

378,800

12,841

Covanta Holding Corp.

353,500

6,674

Republic Services, Inc.

468,311

13,333

Waste Management, Inc.

303,100

9,872

 

42,720

Industrial Conglomerates - 4.5%

3M Co.

342,000

31,105

General Electric Co.

9,362,997

197,838

 

228,943

Machinery - 0.5%

Cummins, Inc.

104,700

10,277

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

192,000

11,821

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

63,300

4,552

 

26,650

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Road & Rail - 0.5%

Norfolk Southern Corp.

449,700

$ 27,153

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

441,792

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 9.7%

Communications Equipment - 2.2%

Cisco Systems, Inc.

3,333,400

63,035

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

434,200

23,642

QUALCOMM, Inc.

395,700

25,174

 

111,851

Computers & Peripherals - 1.0%

Apple, Inc.

76,200

44,598

Dell, Inc.

1,039,500

10,021

 

54,619

Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.0%

TE Connectivity Ltd.

16

1

IT Services - 3.2%

Accenture PLC Class A

746,000

50,668

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

433,900

15,664

IBM Corp.

395,900

75,249

Paychex, Inc.

635,700

20,686

 

162,267

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.0%

Analog Devices, Inc.

1,095,600

44,481

Linear Technology Corp.

765,200

25,397

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

522,900

15,263

Texas Instruments, Inc.

594,600

17,523

 

102,664

Software - 1.3%

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

881,300

10,082

Microsoft Corp.

1,601,726

42,638

Symantec Corp. (a)

648,000

12,156

 

64,876

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

496,278

MATERIALS - 2.6%

Chemicals - 1.7%

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

523,200

22,571

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

MATERIALS - continued

Chemicals - continued

Eastman Chemical Co.

266,500

$ 16,217

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

592,200

29,450

The Dow Chemical Co.

625,832

18,894

 

87,132

Metals & Mining - 0.3%

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

385,000

15,019

Paper & Forest Products - 0.6%

International Paper Co.

883,000

32,795

TOTAL MATERIALS

134,946

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.9%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

CenturyLink, Inc.

838,200

32,556

Verizon Communications, Inc.

2,731,100

120,496

 

153,052

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

Vodafone Group PLC sponsored ADR

1,866,800

48,163

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

201,215

UTILITIES - 6.3%

Electric Utilities - 4.8%

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

722,277

30,805

Edison International

909,657

41,371

FirstEnergy Corp.

492,230

20,900

NextEra Energy, Inc.

857,172

58,896

Northeast Utilities

1,042,400

40,383

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

260,700

13,416

PPL Corp.

1,305,309

38,311

 

244,082

Multi-Utilities - 1.5%

PG&E Corp.

883,200

36,167

Sempra Energy

588,400

40,258

 

76,425

TOTAL UTILITIES

320,507

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $4,612,794)

5,028,920

Money Market Funds - 1.5%

Shares

Value (000s)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)

56,088,663

$ 56,089

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)(c)

23,618,410

23,618

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

(Cost $79,707)

79,707

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 100.1%

(Cost $4,692,501)

5,108,627

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - (0.1)%

(7,037 )

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 5,101,590

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Investment made with cash collateral received from securities on loan.

(d) Security or a portion of the security is on loan at period end.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 80

Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund

594

Total

$ 674

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 616,331

$ 616,331

$ -

$ -

Consumer Staples

678,777

660,363

18,414

-

Energy

641,186

641,186

-

-

Financials

860,867

860,867

-

-

Health Care

637,021

571,028

65,993

-

Industrials

441,792

441,792

-

-

Information Technology

496,278

496,278

-

-

Materials

134,946

134,946

-

-

Telecommunication Services

201,215

201,215

-

-

Utilities

320,507

320,507

-

-

Money Market Funds

79,707

79,707

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 5,108,627

$ 5,024,220

$ 84,407

$ -

Distribution of investments by country or territory of incorporation, as a percentage of total net assets, is as follows. (Unaudited)

United States of America

88.5%

United Kingdom

5.6%

Switzerland

1.3%

Ireland

1.0%

Others (Individually Less Than 1%)

3.6%

 

100.0%

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value (including securities loaned of $22,618) - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,612,794)

$ 5,028,920

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $79,707)

79,707

 

Total Investments (cost $4,692,501)

 

$ 5,108,627

Receivable for investments sold

23,599

Receivable for fund shares sold

2,418

Dividends receivable

23,128

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

154

Prepaid expenses

16

Other receivables

343

Total assets

5,158,285

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for investments purchased

$ 24,992

Payable for fund shares redeemed

4,993

Accrued management fee

1,913

Other affiliated payables

793

Other payables and accrued expenses

386

Collateral on securities loaned, at value

23,618

Total liabilities

56,695

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 5,101,590

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 5,838,481

Undistributed net investment income

24,354

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(1,177,402)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

416,157

Net Assets

$ 5,101,590

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($4,537,889 ÷ 232,280 shares)

$ 19.54

 

 

 

Class K :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($563,701 ÷ 28,856 shares)

$ 19.53

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 149,960

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

674

Total income

 

150,634

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee

$ 22,103

Transfer agent fees

8,223

Accounting and security lending fees

1,078

Custodian fees and expenses

96

Independent trustees' compensation

33

Appreciation in deferred trustee compensation account

1

Registration fees

113

Audit

74

Legal

22

Interest

2

Miscellaneous

48

Total expenses before reductions

31,793

Expense reductions

(286 )

31,507

Net investment income (loss)

119,127

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

291,138

Foreign currency transactions

(229 )

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

290,909

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

Investment securities

355,701

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

10

Total change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

355,711

Net gain (loss)

646,620

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 765,747

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 119,127

$ 93,398

Net realized gain (loss)

290,909

476,531

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

355,711

(362,330 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

765,747

207,599

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(112,043 )

(92,232 )

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(94,096 )

(718,611 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

559,608

(603,244)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

4,541,982

5,145,226

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $24,354 and undistributed net investment income of $20,488, respectively)

$ 5,101,590

$ 4,541,982

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.03

$ 16.81

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

$ 24.29

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .46

  .33

  .26

  .27

  .33

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.48

  .21

  .63

  2.86

  (9.72 )

Total from investment operations

  2.94

  .54

  .89

  3.13

  (9.39 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.43)

  (.32)

  (.24)

  (.29)

  (.36)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  -

  -

  (1.22 )

Total distributions

  (.43 )

  (.32 )

  (.24 )

  (.29 )

  (1.58 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 19.54

$ 17.03

$ 16.81

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

Total Return A

  17.42%

  3.17%

  5.57%

  24.07%

  (41.13)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .67%

  .68%

  .69%

  .75%

  .67%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .67%

  .68%

  .69%

  .75%

  .67%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .66%

  .67%

  .69%

  .74%

  .67%

Net investment income (loss)

  2.45%

  1.83%

  1.57%

  1.98%

  1.70%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 4,538

$ 4,198

$ 4,777

$ 5,288

$ 5,212

Portfolio turnover rate D

  78%

  82%

  30%

  75%

  76%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class K

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 17.03

$ 16.82

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

$ 21.42

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .48

  .35

  .28

  .29

  .17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.48

  .21

  .65

  2.87

  (8.08 )

Total from investment operations

  2.96

  .56

  .93

  3.16

  (7.91 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.46 )

  (.35 )

  (.27 )

  (.32 )

  (.19 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 19.53

$ 17.03

$ 16.82

$ 16.16

$ 13.32

Total Return B,C

  17.53%

  3.26%

  5.80%

  24.30%

  (37.13)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H

Expenses before reductions

  .54%

  .54%

  .54%

  .56%

  .54% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .54%

  .54%

  .54%

  .56%

  .54% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .53%

  .53%

  .54%

  .56%

  .54% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.58%

  1.96%

  1.72%

  2.17%

  2.11% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 564

$ 344

$ 368

$ 208

$ 154

Portfolio turnover rate F

  78%

  82%

  30%

  75%

  76%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period May 9, 2008 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2008.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (the Fund) (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Fidelity Equity Dividend Income and Class K shares, each of which has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation - continued

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Deferred Trustee Compensation. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), independent Trustees may elect to defer receipt of a portion of their annual compensation. Deferred amounts are invested in a cross-section of Fidelity funds, are marked-to-market and remain in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. The investment of deferred amounts and the offsetting payable to the Trustees are included in the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, partnerships, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards, and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 520,077

Gross unrealized depreciation

(109,758 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 410,319

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 4,698,308

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 24,673

Capital loss carryforward

$ (1,171,596 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 410,351

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2016

$ (161,900)

2017

(1,009,696 )

Total capital loss carryforward

$ (1,171,596 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 112,043

$ 92,232

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $3,726,664 and $3,768,061, respectively.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. For the period, the total annual management fee rate was .46% of the Fund's average net assets.

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income. FIIOC receives an asset-based fee of Class K's average net assets. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

$ 7,991

.18

Class K

232

.05

 

$ 8,223

 

Accounting and Security Lending Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The accounting fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month. Under a separate contract, FSC administers the security lending program. The security lending fee is based on the number and duration of lending transactions.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $68 for the period.

Interfund Lending Program. Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the SEC, the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with FMR, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the funds to borrow from, or lend money to, other participating affiliated funds. At period end, there were no interfund loans outstanding. The Fund's activity in this program during the period for which loans were outstanding was as follows:

Borrower or Lender

Average Loan
Balance

Weighted Average
Interest Rate

Interest
Expense

Borrower

$ 8,176

.39%

$ 2

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6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $13 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Security Lending.

The Fund lends portfolio securities through a lending agent from time to time in order to earn additional income. For equity securities, a lending agent is used and may loan securities to certain qualified borrowers, including Fidelity Capital Markets (FCM), a broker-dealer affiliated with the Fund. On the settlement date of the loan, the Fund receives collateral (in the form of U.S. Treasury obligations, letters of credit and/or cash) against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. If the borrower defaults on its obligation to return the securities loaned because of insolvency or other reasons, a fund could experience delays and costs in recovering the securities loaned or in gaining access to the collateral. Any cash collateral received is invested in the Fidelity Securities Lending Cash Central Fund. The value of loaned securities and cash collateral at period end are disclosed on the Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of securities loaned to FCM at period end was $443. Security lending income represents the income earned on investing cash collateral, less rebates paid to borrowers and any lending agent fees associated with the loan, plus any premium payments received for lending certain types of securities. Security lending income is presented in the Statement of Operations as a component of income from Fidelity Central Funds. Total security lending income during the period amounted to $594, including $1 from securities loaned to FCM.

8. Bank Borrowings.

The Fund is permitted to have bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity requirements. The Fund has established borrowing arrangements with certain banks. The interest rate on the borrowings is the bank's base rate, as revised from time to time. The average loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding amounted to $2,806. The weighted average interest rate was .61%. The interest expense amounted to ninety-five dollars under the bank borrowing program. At period end, there were no bank borrowings outstanding.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

9. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $286 for the period.

10. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

$ 100,863

$ 85,256

Class K

11,180

6,976

Total

$ 112,043

$ 92,232

11. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

33,359

12,006

$ 629,122

$ 216,001

Reinvestment of distributions

5,140

4,548

95,357

80,768

Shares redeemed

(52,766 )

(54,092 )

(981,368 )

(982,318 )

Net increase (decrease)

(14,267 )

(37,538 )

$ (256,889 )

$ (685,549 )

Class K

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

13,352

4,934

$ 250,702

$ 87,259

Reinvestment of distributions

598

394

11,180

6,976

Shares redeemed

(5,288 )

(7,042 )

(99,089 )

(127,297 )

Net increase (decrease)

8,662

(1,714 )

$ 162,793

$ (33,062 )

12. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund):

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund (formerly Fidelity Equity-Income II Fund) (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 14, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-835-5092.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

Total of 0.02% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class K designates 100% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year as amounts which may betaken into account as a dividend for the purposes of the maximum rate under section l(h)(ll)of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 20l3 of amounts for use in preparing 20l2 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of Class K and the retail class of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.

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Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund (the class with the longer performance record) was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods and the third quartile for the three-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the fund was lower than its benchmark for all the periods shown. The Board considered that the variations in performance between the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for the higher expense class. The Board discussed with FMR actions to improve the fund's disappointing performance relative to its peer group. The Board noted that this fund had underperformed in the past and discussed with FMR its disappointment with the continued underperformance of the fund. The Board noted that there was a portfolio management change for the fund in October 2011. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year. The Board will continue to closely monitor the performance of the fund in the coming year and discuss with FMR other appropriate actions to address the performance of the fund.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each class ranked below its competitive median for 2011.

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

The Northern Trust Company

Chicago, IL

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

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Fidelity ®

Convertible Securities

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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the fund's distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Fidelity® Convertible Securities Fund

13.20%

1.79%

7.87%

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity® Convertible Securities Fund on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA Merrill Lynch SM All US Convertibles Index performed over the same period.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Convertible securities gained 12.82% for the year ending November 30, 2012, as measured by The BofA Merrill Lynch SM All US Convertibles Index. In comparison, U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds rose 16.13% and 5.51%, according to the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. Convertibles racked up a solid advance during the first four months of the period, with especially strong returns in January and February as risk aversion in the market abated. However, stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S., renewed concern about the debt of peripheral eurozone countries, and political developments in Greece and France led to declines in April and May. Convertibles regained their upward momentum in June, as Greece elected a pro-euro, pro-bailout government and the Federal Reserve announced additional measures to support the U.S. economy. The rally extended through the summer, bolstered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's late-July announcement that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to protect the eurozone from collapsing. Also, in August, there was anticipation of further monetary response in the U.S. and abroad, which was announced in September by the Fed and the ECB, respectively. Lackluster corporate earnings and lowered near-term expectations for U.S. economic growth grounded convertibles in October, but the sector resumed its climb in November.

Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity ® Convertible Securities Fund: For the year, the fund's Retail Class shares returned 13.20%, edging the BofA index. Stock selection in energy was beneficial, although the positive impact was somewhat offset by overweighting this underperforming group. Positioning in financials also helped, as did my picks in health care. Top individual contributors included Western Refining, an out-of-benchmark position in hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, General Motors, Wells Fargo and US Airways. On the down side, the fund was hurt by underweighting health care and by security selection in information technology and telecommunication services. Among the detractors were not owning biotechnology and index component Gilead Sciences and investments in coal company Peabody Energy, Greek shipping company Excel Maritime Carriers - not part of the benchmark - ON Semiconductor and voice-recognition software provider Nuance Communications.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Shareholder Expense Example - continued

 

Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Class A

.93%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,077.70

$ 4.83

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.35

$ 4.70

Class T

1.28%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,076.10

$ 6.64

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.60

$ 6.46

Class B

1.79%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,073.40

$ 9.28

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.05

$ 9.02

Class C

1.73%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,073.50

$ 8.97

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.35

$ 8.72

Convertible Securities

.66%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,079.10

$ 3.43

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.70

$ 3.34

Institutional Class

.71%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,079.00

$ 3.69

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.45

$ 3.59

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2012

(excluding cash equivalents)

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

General Motors Co. 4.75%

7.7

7.1

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

7.5

7.1

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

5.4

5.0

MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15

4.7

5.4

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15

4.6

3.7

Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14

3.6

3.5

Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%

3.1

2.5

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

2.9

2.3

Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66

2.6

2.4

Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15

2.2

0.7

 

44.3

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

21.5

20.7

Information Technology

19.0

20.0

Financials

15.7

15.6

Energy

13.3

12.5

Industrials

11.9

12.8

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

CVS70125

Convertible
Securities 88.9%

 

CVS70125

Convertible
Securities 91.5%

 

CVS70128

Stocks 5.3%

 

CVS70128

Stocks 3.0%

 

CVS70131

Nonconvertible
Bonds 0.6%

 

CVS70131

Nonconvertible
Bonds 1.0%

 

CVS70134

Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.6%

 

CVS70134

Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.0%

 

CVS70137

Floating Rate
Loans 0.6%

 

CVS70137

Floating Rate
Loans 0.5%

 

* Foreign investments

2.1%

 

** Foreign investments

3.2%

 

CVS70140

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 65.5%

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - 64.9%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%

Automobiles - 5.4%

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

$ 66,000

$ 97,126

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 3.375% 7/15/16 (d)

11,000

11,186

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%

MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15

82,300

84,203

Household Durables - 0.3%

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 6% 12/1/17

5,000

5,714

Media - 1.6%

Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16

8,000

15,920

XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 7% 12/1/14 (d)

7,500

12,333

 

28,253

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

226,482

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%

Beverages - 0.8%

Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13

14,000

14,218

Food Products - 1.4%

Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4% 6/30/13

22,250

24,350

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

38,568

ENERGY - 13.3%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.3%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15

92,000

82,340

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37

10,000

8,998

Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66

52,250

47,515

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.875% 1/15/38

20,000

35,813

Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14

22,185

63,685

 

238,351

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Insurance - 0.7%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18

10,000

12,819

HEALTH CARE - 3.8%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

Alere, Inc. 3% 5/15/16

31,000

29,063

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

Omnicare, Inc.:

3.25% 12/15/35

$ 2,086

$ 2,079

3.75% 12/15/25

3,610

5,347

3.75% 4/1/42

10,000

10,138

WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42 (d)

6,830

7,069

 

24,633

Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%

Akorn, Inc. 3.5% 6/1/16

5,000

8,432

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19 (d)

6,000

5,685

 

14,117

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

67,813

INDUSTRIALS - 10.3%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13

6,440

11,574

Airlines - 3.8%

Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15

30,280

40,348

UAL Corp.:

4.5% 6/30/21 (d)

10,500

9,962

4.5% 6/30/21

5,000

4,744

6% 10/15/29

3,600

8,654

US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (d)

4,810

4,272

 

67,980

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

Metalico, Inc. 7% 4/30/28

18,000

16,020

Electrical Equipment - 0.9%

General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c)

14,800

15,562

Machinery - 2.7%

Greenbrier Companies, Inc.:

2.375% 5/15/26 (d)

5,500

5,425

2.375% 5/15/26

8,000

7,890

3.5% 4/1/18

2,860

2,724

Terex Corp. 4% 6/1/15

9,590

15,721

Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36

15,000

16,144

 

47,904

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Marine - 0.3%

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (d)

$ 32,000

$ 5,280

Road & Rail - 1.1%

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/14

10,000

19,619

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

183,939

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6%

Computers & Peripherals - 3.6%

EMC Corp.:

1.75% 12/1/13 (d)

17,000

26,688

1.75% 12/1/13

10,000

15,699

NetApp, Inc. 1.75% 6/1/13

19,800

21,721

 

64,108

Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3%

SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18

10,000

11,550

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:

2.25% 11/15/40 (d)

7,000

6,003

2.25% 5/15/41 (d)

7,000

5,237

 

22,790

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

VeriSign, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/37

10,000

11,606

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0%

Micron Technology, Inc.:

1.5% 8/1/31

10,000

8,813

1.875% 8/1/31

30,000

26,231

3.125% 5/1/32 (d)

23,000

21,448

Novellus Systems, Inc. 2.625% 5/15/41

20,000

24,438

ON Semiconductor Corp.:

1.875% 12/15/25 (d)

3,750

3,755

1.875% 12/15/25

10,000

10,000

2.625% 12/15/26

5,818

5,905

2.625% 12/15/26

29,512

30,988

Xilinx, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/37

10,000

12,288

 

143,866

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Software - 4.0%

Nuance Communications, Inc.:

2.75% 8/15/27

$ 28,085

$ 37,283

2.75% 11/1/31

32,000

35,080

 

72,363

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

314,733

MATERIALS - 1.2%

Metals & Mining - 1.2%

Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14

5,000

7,094

Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17

5,000

4,666

Newmont Mining Corp. 1.625% 7/15/17

8,000

10,440

 

22,200

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

Level 3 Communications, Inc.:

6.5% 10/1/16

19,820

25,209

7% 3/15/15

10,000

11,238

 

36,447

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

Leap Wireless International, Inc. 4.5% 7/15/14

23,000

21,793

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

58,240

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

1,163,145

Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%

Household Durables - 0.3%

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:

7.5% 5/15/16

1,000

965

8.625% 1/15/17

4,000

3,900

 

4,865

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

MATERIALS - 0.3%

Chemicals - 0.3%

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. 7.875% 11/1/18

$ 5,960

$ 6,109

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS

10,974

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $1,141,861)


1,174,119

Common Stocks - 5.3%

Shares

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

Auto Components - 0.1%

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

27,728

1,838

Media - 0.0%

HMH Holdings, Inc.:

warrants 3/9/17 (a)(f)

164,823

0*

warrants 6/22/19 (a)(f)

686

5

 

5

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

1,843

FINANCIALS - 1.3%

Commercial Banks - 0.5%

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,620,500

9,966

Insurance - 0.8%

MetLife, Inc.

141,160

4,685

MetLife, Inc. unit

200,000

8,890

 

13,575

TOTAL FINANCIALS

23,541

HEALTH CARE - 2.0%

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

1,271,302

36,817

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

Machinery - 0.5%

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

173,739

8,475

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.4%

Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4%

Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)

549,643

$ 6,447

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

1,205,802

7,211

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

1,716,800

11,382

 

18,593

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

25,040

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $90,265)


95,716

Convertible Preferred Stocks - 24.0%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.5%

Automobiles - 7.7%

General Motors Co. 4.75%

3,385,300

136,997

Household Durables - 0.2%

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc./K. Hovanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.25%

125,000

3,321

Media - 0.6%

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 5.25%

10,000

10,713

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. 10.00% (d)

11,118

452

 

11,165

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

151,483

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%

Food Products - 1.3%

Bunge Ltd. 4.875%

237,000

24,079

ENERGY - 0.0%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Series B, 8.00%

45,000

36

FINANCIALS - 13.7%

Commercial Banks - 7.7%

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50%

2,100

2,604

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

108,432

134,022

 

136,626

Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

47,085

$ 52,406

Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%

553,300

55,524

 

107,930

TOTAL FINANCIALS

244,556

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%

United Technologies Corp. 7.50%

45,700

2,501

Road & Rail - 0.4%

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 5.00%

62,000

6,827

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

9,328

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $447,121)


429,482

Floating Rate Loans - 0.6%

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

 

INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%

Airlines - 0.6%

US Airways Group, Inc. term loan 2.709% 3/23/14 (e)

(Cost $9,859)

$ 10,692

10,505

Money Market Funds - 4.0%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $70,989)

70,988,901


70,989

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4%

(Cost $1,760,095)

1,780,811

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%

9,988

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,790,799

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.

(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $124,795,000 or 7.0% of net assets.

(e) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $5,000 or 0.0% of net assets.

Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:

Security

Acquisition
Date

Acquisition
Cost (000s)

HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 3/9/17

3/9/10

$ 48

HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 6/22/19

6/22/12

$ 1

* Amount represents less than $1,000.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 124

Other Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

Affiliate
(Amounts in thousands)

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Dividend
Income

Value,
end of
period

Ambassadors International, Inc.

$ 8

$ -

$ 1

$ -

$ -

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 153,326

$ 138,835

$ 14,486

$ 5

Consumer Staples

24,079

-

24,079

-

Energy

36

36

-

-

Financials

268,097

259,207

8,890

-

Health Care

36,817

36,817

-

-

Industrials

17,803

17,803

-

-

Information Technology

25,040

25,040

-

-

Corporate Bonds

1,174,119

-

1,174,119

-

Floating Rate Loans

10,505

-

10,505

-

Money Market Funds

70,989

70,989

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,780,811

$ 548,727

$ 1,232,079

$ 5

The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):

AAA,AA,A

2.8%

BBB

12.6%

BB

15.5%

B

20.5%

CCC,CC,C

6.8%

Not Rated

7.9%

Equities

29.3%

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets

4.6%

 

100.0%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,689,106)

$ 1,709,822

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $70,989)

70,989

 

Total Investments (cost $1,760,095)

 

$ 1,780,811

Cash

 

25

Receivable for fund shares sold

570

Dividends receivable

4,561

Interest receivable

8,929

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

8

Prepaid expenses

5

Total assets

1,794,909

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 3,007

Accrued management fee

703

Transfer agent fee payable

269

Distribution and service plan fees payable

18

Other affiliated payables

47

Other payables and accrued expenses

66

Total liabilities

4,110

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,790,799

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,821,190

Undistributed net investment income

22,265

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(73,372)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

20,716

Net Assets

$ 1,790,799

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($25,567 ÷ 1,019.41 shares)

$ 25.08

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.08)

$ 26.61

Class T :
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,368 ÷ 174.10 shares)

$ 25.09

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.09)

$ 26.00

Class B :
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($931 ÷ 37.18 shares) A

$ 25.04

 

 

 

Class C :
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($12,318 ÷ 493.37 shares) A

$ 24.97

 

 

 

Convertible Securities :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,733,320 ÷ 68,896.91 shares)

$ 25.16

 

 

 

Institutional Class :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,295 ÷ 568.85 shares)

$ 25.13

A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 27,213

Interest

 

47,342

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

124

Total income

 

74,679

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee
Basic fee

$ 8,922

Performance adjustment

1,482

Transfer agent fees

3,524

Distribution and service plan fees

238

Accounting fees and expenses

593

Custodian fees and expenses

24

Independent trustees' compensation

13

Registration fees

134

Audit

77

Legal

19

Miscellaneous

23

Total expenses before reductions

15,049

Expense reductions

(14 )

15,035

Net investment income (loss)

59,644

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

94,280

Other affiliated issuers

(4,639)

 

Foreign currency transactions

63

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

89,704

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities

 

88,621

Net gain (loss)

178,325

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 237,969

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 59,644

$ 75,374

Net realized gain (loss)

89,704

137,050

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

88,621

(266,196 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

237,969

(53,772 )

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(59,846 )

(76,767 )

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(365,491 )

(212,577 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(187,368)

(343,116)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,978,167

2,321,283

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $22,265 and undistributed net investment income of $23,529, respectively)

$ 1,790,799

$ 1,978,167

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.85

$ 24.22

$ 21.25

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .68

  .72

  .75

  .58

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.53

Total from investment operations

  2.90

  (.62 )

  3.76

  9.11

Distributions from net investment income

  (.67 )

  (.75 )

  (.79 )

  (.65 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.08

$ 22.85

$ 24.22

$ 21.25

Total Return B,C,D

  12.87%

  (2.79)%

  18.05%

  72.83%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.79%

  2.84%

  3.29%

  3.70% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 26

$ 33

$ 19

$ 6

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.87

$ 24.23

$ 21.25

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .60

  .65

  .69

  .57

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.52

Total from investment operations

  2.82

  (.69 )

  3.70

  9.09

Distributions from net investment income

  (.60 )

  (.67 )

  (.72 )

  (.63 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.09

$ 22.87

$ 24.23

$ 21.25

Total Return B,C,D

  12.48%

  (3.07)%

  17.74%

  72.60%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

  1.18%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

  1.18%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

  1.17%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.47%

  2.55%

  3.03%

  3.83% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 4

$ 5

$ 4

$ 2

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.82

$ 24.17

$ 21.22

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .47

  .51

  .56

  .50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.51

Total from investment operations

  2.69

  (.83 )

  3.57

  9.01

Distributions from net investment income

  (.47 )

  (.52 )

  (.62 )

  (.58 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.04

$ 22.82

$ 24.17

$ 21.22

Total Return B,C,D

  11.91%

  (3.59)%

  17.08%

  71.85%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.95%

  2.00%

  2.47%

  3.41% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1

$ 1

$ 1

$ 1

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.75

$ 24.14

$ 21.20

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .49

  .51

  .56

  .47

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.33 )

  3.01

  8.53

Total from investment operations

  2.71

  (.82 )

  3.57

  9.00

Distributions from net investment income

  (.49 )

  (.57 )

  (.63 )

  (.59 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 24.97

$ 22.75

$ 24.14

$ 21.20

Total Return B,C,D

  12.01%

  (3.57)%

  17.13%

  71.81%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.01%

  2.06%

  2.50%

  3.17% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 12

$ 13

$ 5

$ 2

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Convertible Securities

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.92

$ 24.29

$ 21.30

$ 13.55

$ 28.71

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .75

  .79

  .81

  .96

  .76

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.23

  (1.35 )

  3.02

  7.78

  (14.43 )

Total from investment operations

  2.98

  (.56 )

  3.83

  8.74

  (13.67 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.74)

  (.81)

  (.84)

  (.99)

  (.64)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  -

  -

  (.85 )

Total distributions

  (.74 )

  (.81 )

  (.84 )

  (.99 )

  (1.49 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.16

$ 22.92

$ 24.29

$ 21.30

$ 13.55

Total Return A

  13.20%

  (2.54)%

  18.37%

  67.65%

  (50.09)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .70%

  .78%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .69%

  .78%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .69%

  .78%

Net investment income (loss)

  3.07%

  3.12%

  3.57%

  5.59%

  3.06%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1,733

$ 1,904

$ 2,287

$ 2,340

$ 1,439

Portfolio turnover rate D

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

  39%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.90

$ 24.27

$ 21.29

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .74

  .77

  .80

  .63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.33 )

  3.02

  8.54

Total from investment operations

  2.96

  (.56 )

  3.82

  9.17

Distributions from net investment income

  (.73 )

  (.81 )

  (.84 )

  (.67 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.13

$ 22.90

$ 24.27

$ 21.29

Total Return B,C

  13.11%

  (2.55)%

  18.34%

  73.31%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Net investment income (loss)

  3.03%

  3.07%

  3.56%

  4.19% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 14

$ 23

$ 6

$ 3

Portfolio turnover rate F

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Convertible Securities and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Valuation - continued

hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 196,887

Gross unrealized depreciation

(165,112 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 31,775

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,749,036

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 11,134

Capital loss carryforward

$ (73,032 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 31,775

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (73,032 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 59,846

$ 76,767

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Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities . The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $364,233 and $743,284, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Management Fee - continued

management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Convertible Securities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 75

$ 2

Class T

.25%

.25%

24

-*

Class B

.75%

.25%

11

8

Class C

.75%

.25%

128

43

 

 

 

$ 238

$ 53

* Amount represents sixty dollars

Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 16

Class T

2

Class B *

4

Class C *

3

 

$ 25

* When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

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Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 64

.21

Class T

13

.28

Class B

3

.30

Class C

31

.24

Convertible Securities

3,367

.18

Institutional Class

46

.22

 

$ 3,524

 

Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7 for the period.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $5 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $14 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by two hundred twenty-four dollars.

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

8. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 865

$ 964

Class T

117

145

Class B

22

26

Class C

260

253

Convertible Securities

57,928

74,771

Institutional Class

654

608

Total

$ 59,846

$ 76,767

9. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

480

1,463

$ 11,783

$ 38,298

Reinvestment of distributions

27

28

640

713

Shares redeemed

(929 )

(828 )

(22,024 )

(20,357 )

Net increase (decrease)

(422 )

663

$ (9,601 )

$ 18,654

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

56

206

$ 1,360

$ 5,378

Reinvestment of distributions

4

6

107

140

Shares redeemed

(83 )

(160 )

(2,026 )

(3,916 )

Net increase (decrease)

(23 )

52

$ (559 )

$ 1,602

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6

21

$ 170

$ 566

Reinvestment of distributions

1

1

16

18

Shares redeemed

(19 )

(21 )

(471 )

(527 )

Net increase (decrease)

(12 )

1

$ (285 )

$ 57

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

193

542

$ 4,749

$ 14,072

Reinvestment of distributions

8

8

188

187

Shares redeemed

(264 )

(204 )

(6,350 )

(4,875 )

Net increase (decrease)

(63 )

346

$ (1,413 )

$ 9,384

Convertible Securities

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

9,218

20,504

$ 227,133

$ 533,363

Reinvestment of distributions

2,124

2,642

51,180

66,219

Shares redeemed

(25,498 )

(34,235 )

(621,362 )

(862,374 )

Net increase (decrease)

(14,156 )

(11,089 )

$ (343,049 )

$ (262,792 )

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

712

1,454

$ 17,355

$ 37,674

Reinvestment of distributions

17

16

397

391

Shares redeemed

(1,164 )

(719 )

(28,336 )

(17,547 )

Net increase (decrease)

(435 )

751

$ (10,584 )

$ 20,518

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10. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 22, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-800-544-8544.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice President of FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice Presidentof the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

The fund designates $31,603,957 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

The fund designates 2%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

The Fund designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Management Fees - continued

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.

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Management Fees - continued

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the first quartile for the three-year period, and the second quartile for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011. The Board considered that various factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.

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Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

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Management Fees - continued

The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Citibank, N.A.

New York, NY

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Convertible Securities

Fund - Class A, Class T, Class B
and Class C

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Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Class A (incl. 5.75% sales charge) A

6.38%

0.37%

7.11%

Class T (incl. 3.50% sales charge) B

8.54%

0.64%

7.26%

Class B (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) C

6.91%

0.61%

7.42%

Class C (incl. contingent deferred sales charge) D

11.01%

0.97%

7.43%

A Class A shares bear a 0.25% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class A shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class A shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009, would have been lower.

B Class T shares bear a 0.50% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class T shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class T shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009, would have been lower.

C Class B shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class B shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class B shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009, would have been lower. Class B shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 5%, 2%, and 0%, respectively.

D Class C shares bear a 1.00% 12b-1 fee. The initial offering of Class C shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund, which has no 12b-1 fee. Had Class C shares' 12b-1 fee been reflected, returns prior to February 19, 2009, would have been lower. Class C shares' contingent deferred sales charges included in the past one year, past five years, and past 10 years total return figures are 1%, 0%, and 0%, respectively.

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$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Class A on November 30, 2002, and the current 5.75% sales charge was paid. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA Merrill Lynch SM All US Convertibles Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Class A took place on February 19, 2009. See the previous page for additional information regarding the performance of Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund - Class A.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Convertible securities gained 12.82% for the year ending November 30, 2012, as measured by The BofA Merrill Lynch SM All US Convertibles Index. In comparison, U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds rose 16.13% and 5.51%, according to the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. Convertibles racked up a solid advance during the first four months of the period, with especially strong returns in January and February as risk aversion in the market abated. However, stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S., renewed concern about the debt of peripheral eurozone countries, and political developments in Greece and France led to declines in April and May. Convertibles regained their upward momentum in June, as Greece elected a pro-euro, pro-bailout government and the Federal Reserve announced additional measures to support the U.S. economy. The rally extended through the summer, bolstered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's late-July announcement that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to protect the eurozone from collapsing. Also, in August, there was anticipation of further monetary response in the U.S. and abroad, which was announced in September by the Fed and the ECB, respectively. Lackluster corporate earnings and lowered near-term expectations for U.S. economic growth grounded convertibles in October, but the sector resumed its climb in November.

Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor ® Convertible Securities Fund: For the year, the fund's Class A, Class T, Class B and Class C shares returned 12.87%, 12.48%, 11.91% and 12.01%, respectively (excluding sales charges), roughly in line with the BofA index. Stock selection in energy was beneficial, although the positive impact was somewhat offset by overweighting this underperforming group. Positioning in financials also helped, as did my picks in health care. Top individual contributors included Western Refining, an out-of-benchmark position in hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, General Motors, Wells Fargo and US Airways. On the down side, the fund was hurt by underweighting health care and by security selection in information technology and telecommunication services. Among the detractors were not owning biotechnology and index component Gilead Sciences and investments in coal company Peabody Energy, Greek shipping company Excel Maritime Carriers - not part of the benchmark - ON Semiconductor and voice-recognition software provider Nuance Communications.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Class A

.93%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,077.70

$ 4.83

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.35

$ 4.70

Class T

1.28%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,076.10

$ 6.64

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.60

$ 6.46

Class B

1.79%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,073.40

$ 9.28

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.05

$ 9.02

Class C

1.73%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,073.50

$ 8.97

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.35

$ 8.72

Convertible Securities

.66%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,079.10

$ 3.43

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.70

$ 3.34

Institutional Class

.71%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,079.00

$ 3.69

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.45

$ 3.59

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2012

(excluding cash equivalents)

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

General Motors Co. 4.75%

7.7

7.1

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

7.5

7.1

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

5.4

5.0

MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15

4.7

5.4

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15

4.6

3.7

Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14

3.6

3.5

Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%

3.1

2.5

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

2.9

2.3

Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66

2.6

2.4

Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15

2.2

0.7

 

44.3

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

21.5

20.7

Information Technology

19.0

20.0

Financials

15.7

15.6

Energy

13.3

12.5

Industrials

11.9

12.8

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

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Convertible
Securities 88.9%

 

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Convertible
Securities 91.5%

 

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Stocks 5.3%

 

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Stocks 3.0%

 

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Nonconvertible
Bonds 0.6%

 

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Nonconvertible
Bonds 1.0%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.0%

 

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Floating Rate
Loans 0.6%

 

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Floating Rate
Loans 0.5%

 

* Foreign investments

2.1%

 

** Foreign investments

3.2%

 

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 65.5%

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - 64.9%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%

Automobiles - 5.4%

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

$ 66,000

$ 97,126

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 3.375% 7/15/16 (d)

11,000

11,186

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%

MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15

82,300

84,203

Household Durables - 0.3%

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 6% 12/1/17

5,000

5,714

Media - 1.6%

Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16

8,000

15,920

XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 7% 12/1/14 (d)

7,500

12,333

 

28,253

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

226,482

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%

Beverages - 0.8%

Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13

14,000

14,218

Food Products - 1.4%

Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4% 6/30/13

22,250

24,350

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

38,568

ENERGY - 13.3%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.3%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15

92,000

82,340

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37

10,000

8,998

Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66

52,250

47,515

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.875% 1/15/38

20,000

35,813

Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14

22,185

63,685

 

238,351

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Insurance - 0.7%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18

10,000

12,819

HEALTH CARE - 3.8%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

Alere, Inc. 3% 5/15/16

31,000

29,063

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

Omnicare, Inc.:

3.25% 12/15/35

$ 2,086

$ 2,079

3.75% 12/15/25

3,610

5,347

3.75% 4/1/42

10,000

10,138

WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42 (d)

6,830

7,069

 

24,633

Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%

Akorn, Inc. 3.5% 6/1/16

5,000

8,432

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19 (d)

6,000

5,685

 

14,117

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

67,813

INDUSTRIALS - 10.3%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13

6,440

11,574

Airlines - 3.8%

Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15

30,280

40,348

UAL Corp.:

4.5% 6/30/21 (d)

10,500

9,962

4.5% 6/30/21

5,000

4,744

6% 10/15/29

3,600

8,654

US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (d)

4,810

4,272

 

67,980

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

Metalico, Inc. 7% 4/30/28

18,000

16,020

Electrical Equipment - 0.9%

General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c)

14,800

15,562

Machinery - 2.7%

Greenbrier Companies, Inc.:

2.375% 5/15/26 (d)

5,500

5,425

2.375% 5/15/26

8,000

7,890

3.5% 4/1/18

2,860

2,724

Terex Corp. 4% 6/1/15

9,590

15,721

Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36

15,000

16,144

 

47,904

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Marine - 0.3%

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (d)

$ 32,000

$ 5,280

Road & Rail - 1.1%

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/14

10,000

19,619

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

183,939

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6%

Computers & Peripherals - 3.6%

EMC Corp.:

1.75% 12/1/13 (d)

17,000

26,688

1.75% 12/1/13

10,000

15,699

NetApp, Inc. 1.75% 6/1/13

19,800

21,721

 

64,108

Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3%

SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18

10,000

11,550

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:

2.25% 11/15/40 (d)

7,000

6,003

2.25% 5/15/41 (d)

7,000

5,237

 

22,790

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

VeriSign, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/37

10,000

11,606

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0%

Micron Technology, Inc.:

1.5% 8/1/31

10,000

8,813

1.875% 8/1/31

30,000

26,231

3.125% 5/1/32 (d)

23,000

21,448

Novellus Systems, Inc. 2.625% 5/15/41

20,000

24,438

ON Semiconductor Corp.:

1.875% 12/15/25 (d)

3,750

3,755

1.875% 12/15/25

10,000

10,000

2.625% 12/15/26

5,818

5,905

2.625% 12/15/26

29,512

30,988

Xilinx, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/37

10,000

12,288

 

143,866

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Software - 4.0%

Nuance Communications, Inc.:

2.75% 8/15/27

$ 28,085

$ 37,283

2.75% 11/1/31

32,000

35,080

 

72,363

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

314,733

MATERIALS - 1.2%

Metals & Mining - 1.2%

Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14

5,000

7,094

Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17

5,000

4,666

Newmont Mining Corp. 1.625% 7/15/17

8,000

10,440

 

22,200

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

Level 3 Communications, Inc.:

6.5% 10/1/16

19,820

25,209

7% 3/15/15

10,000

11,238

 

36,447

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

Leap Wireless International, Inc. 4.5% 7/15/14

23,000

21,793

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

58,240

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

1,163,145

Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%

Household Durables - 0.3%

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:

7.5% 5/15/16

1,000

965

8.625% 1/15/17

4,000

3,900

 

4,865

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

MATERIALS - 0.3%

Chemicals - 0.3%

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. 7.875% 11/1/18

$ 5,960

$ 6,109

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS

10,974

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $1,141,861)


1,174,119

Common Stocks - 5.3%

Shares

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

Auto Components - 0.1%

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

27,728

1,838

Media - 0.0%

HMH Holdings, Inc.:

warrants 3/9/17 (a)(f)

164,823

0*

warrants 6/22/19 (a)(f)

686

5

 

5

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

1,843

FINANCIALS - 1.3%

Commercial Banks - 0.5%

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,620,500

9,966

Insurance - 0.8%

MetLife, Inc.

141,160

4,685

MetLife, Inc. unit

200,000

8,890

 

13,575

TOTAL FINANCIALS

23,541

HEALTH CARE - 2.0%

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

1,271,302

36,817

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

Machinery - 0.5%

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

173,739

8,475

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.4%

Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4%

Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)

549,643

$ 6,447

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

1,205,802

7,211

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

1,716,800

11,382

 

18,593

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

25,040

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $90,265)


95,716

Convertible Preferred Stocks - 24.0%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.5%

Automobiles - 7.7%

General Motors Co. 4.75%

3,385,300

136,997

Household Durables - 0.2%

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc./K. Hovanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.25%

125,000

3,321

Media - 0.6%

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 5.25%

10,000

10,713

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. 10.00% (d)

11,118

452

 

11,165

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

151,483

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%

Food Products - 1.3%

Bunge Ltd. 4.875%

237,000

24,079

ENERGY - 0.0%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Series B, 8.00%

45,000

36

FINANCIALS - 13.7%

Commercial Banks - 7.7%

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50%

2,100

2,604

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

108,432

134,022

 

136,626

Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

47,085

$ 52,406

Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%

553,300

55,524

 

107,930

TOTAL FINANCIALS

244,556

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%

United Technologies Corp. 7.50%

45,700

2,501

Road & Rail - 0.4%

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 5.00%

62,000

6,827

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

9,328

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $447,121)


429,482

Floating Rate Loans - 0.6%

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

 

INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%

Airlines - 0.6%

US Airways Group, Inc. term loan 2.709% 3/23/14 (e)

(Cost $9,859)

$ 10,692

10,505

Money Market Funds - 4.0%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $70,989)

70,988,901


70,989

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4%

(Cost $1,760,095)

1,780,811

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%

9,988

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,790,799

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.

(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $124,795,000 or 7.0% of net assets.

(e) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $5,000 or 0.0% of net assets.

Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:

Security

Acquisition
Date

Acquisition
Cost (000s)

HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 3/9/17

3/9/10

$ 48

HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 6/22/19

6/22/12

$ 1

* Amount represents less than $1,000.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 124

Other Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

Affiliate
(Amounts in thousands)

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Dividend
Income

Value,
end of
period

Ambassadors International, Inc.

$ 8

$ -

$ 1

$ -

$ -

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 153,326

$ 138,835

$ 14,486

$ 5

Consumer Staples

24,079

-

24,079

-

Energy

36

36

-

-

Financials

268,097

259,207

8,890

-

Health Care

36,817

36,817

-

-

Industrials

17,803

17,803

-

-

Information Technology

25,040

25,040

-

-

Corporate Bonds

1,174,119

-

1,174,119

-

Floating Rate Loans

10,505

-

10,505

-

Money Market Funds

70,989

70,989

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,780,811

$ 548,727

$ 1,232,079

$ 5

The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):

AAA,AA,A

2.8%

BBB

12.6%

BB

15.5%

B

20.5%

CCC,CC,C

6.8%

Not Rated

7.9%

Equities

29.3%

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets

4.6%

 

100.0%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,689,106)

$ 1,709,822

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $70,989)

70,989

 

Total Investments (cost $1,760,095)

 

$ 1,780,811

Cash

 

25

Receivable for fund shares sold

570

Dividends receivable

4,561

Interest receivable

8,929

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

8

Prepaid expenses

5

Total assets

1,794,909

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 3,007

Accrued management fee

703

Transfer agent fee payable

269

Distribution and service plan fees payable

18

Other affiliated payables

47

Other payables and accrued expenses

66

Total liabilities

4,110

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,790,799

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,821,190

Undistributed net investment income

22,265

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(73,372)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

20,716

Net Assets

$ 1,790,799

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($25,567 ÷ 1,019.41 shares)

$ 25.08

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.08)

$ 26.61

Class T :
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,368 ÷ 174.10 shares)

$ 25.09

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.09)

$ 26.00

Class B :
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($931 ÷ 37.18 shares) A

$ 25.04

 

 

 

Class C :
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($12,318 ÷ 493.37 shares) A

$ 24.97

 

 

 

Convertible Securities :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,733,320 ÷ 68,896.91 shares)

$ 25.16

 

 

 

Institutional Class :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,295 ÷ 568.85 shares)

$ 25.13

A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 27,213

Interest

 

47,342

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

124

Total income

 

74,679

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee
Basic fee

$ 8,922

Performance adjustment

1,482

Transfer agent fees

3,524

Distribution and service plan fees

238

Accounting fees and expenses

593

Custodian fees and expenses

24

Independent trustees' compensation

13

Registration fees

134

Audit

77

Legal

19

Miscellaneous

23

Total expenses before reductions

15,049

Expense reductions

(14 )

15,035

Net investment income (loss)

59,644

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

94,280

Other affiliated issuers

(4,639)

 

Foreign currency transactions

63

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

89,704

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities

 

88,621

Net gain (loss)

178,325

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 237,969

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 59,644

$ 75,374

Net realized gain (loss)

89,704

137,050

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

88,621

(266,196 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

237,969

(53,772 )

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(59,846 )

(76,767 )

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(365,491 )

(212,577 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(187,368)

(343,116)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,978,167

2,321,283

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $22,265 and undistributed net investment income of $23,529, respectively)

$ 1,790,799

$ 1,978,167

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.85

$ 24.22

$ 21.25

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .68

  .72

  .75

  .58

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.53

Total from investment operations

  2.90

  (.62 )

  3.76

  9.11

Distributions from net investment income

  (.67 )

  (.75 )

  (.79 )

  (.65 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.08

$ 22.85

$ 24.22

$ 21.25

Total Return B,C,D

  12.87%

  (2.79)%

  18.05%

  72.83%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.79%

  2.84%

  3.29%

  3.70% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 26

$ 33

$ 19

$ 6

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.87

$ 24.23

$ 21.25

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .60

  .65

  .69

  .57

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.52

Total from investment operations

  2.82

  (.69 )

  3.70

  9.09

Distributions from net investment income

  (.60 )

  (.67 )

  (.72 )

  (.63 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.09

$ 22.87

$ 24.23

$ 21.25

Total Return B,C,D

  12.48%

  (3.07)%

  17.74%

  72.60%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

  1.18%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

  1.18%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

  1.17%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.47%

  2.55%

  3.03%

  3.83% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 4

$ 5

$ 4

$ 2

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.82

$ 24.17

$ 21.22

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .47

  .51

  .56

  .50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.51

Total from investment operations

  2.69

  (.83 )

  3.57

  9.01

Distributions from net investment income

  (.47 )

  (.52 )

  (.62 )

  (.58 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.04

$ 22.82

$ 24.17

$ 21.22

Total Return B,C,D

  11.91%

  (3.59)%

  17.08%

  71.85%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.95%

  2.00%

  2.47%

  3.41% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1

$ 1

$ 1

$ 1

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.75

$ 24.14

$ 21.20

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .49

  .51

  .56

  .47

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.33 )

  3.01

  8.53

Total from investment operations

  2.71

  (.82 )

  3.57

  9.00

Distributions from net investment income

  (.49 )

  (.57 )

  (.63 )

  (.59 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 24.97

$ 22.75

$ 24.14

$ 21.20

Total Return B,C,D

  12.01%

  (3.57)%

  17.13%

  71.81%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.01%

  2.06%

  2.50%

  3.17% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 12

$ 13

$ 5

$ 2

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Convertible Securities

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.92

$ 24.29

$ 21.30

$ 13.55

$ 28.71

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .75

  .79

  .81

  .96

  .76

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.23

  (1.35 )

  3.02

  7.78

  (14.43 )

Total from investment operations

  2.98

  (.56 )

  3.83

  8.74

  (13.67 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.74)

  (.81)

  (.84)

  (.99)

  (.64)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  -

  -

  (.85 )

Total distributions

  (.74 )

  (.81 )

  (.84 )

  (.99 )

  (1.49 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.16

$ 22.92

$ 24.29

$ 21.30

$ 13.55

Total Return A

  13.20%

  (2.54)%

  18.37%

  67.65%

  (50.09)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .70%

  .78%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .69%

  .78%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .69%

  .78%

Net investment income (loss)

  3.07%

  3.12%

  3.57%

  5.59%

  3.06%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1,733

$ 1,904

$ 2,287

$ 2,340

$ 1,439

Portfolio turnover rate D

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

  39%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.90

$ 24.27

$ 21.29

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .74

  .77

  .80

  .63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.33 )

  3.02

  8.54

Total from investment operations

  2.96

  (.56 )

  3.82

  9.17

Distributions from net investment income

  (.73 )

  (.81 )

  (.84 )

  (.67 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.13

$ 22.90

$ 24.27

$ 21.29

Total Return B,C

  13.11%

  (2.55)%

  18.34%

  73.31%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Net investment income (loss)

  3.03%

  3.07%

  3.56%

  4.19% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 14

$ 23

$ 6

$ 3

Portfolio turnover rate F

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Convertible Securities and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.

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3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the

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hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 196,887

Gross unrealized depreciation

(165,112 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 31,775

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,749,036

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 11,134

Capital loss carryforward

$ (73,032 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 31,775

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (73,032 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 59,846

$ 76,767

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

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Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities . The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $364,233 and $743,284, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the

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management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Convertible Securities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 75

$ 2

Class T

.25%

.25%

24

-*

Class B

.75%

.25%

11

8

Class C

.75%

.25%

128

43

 

 

 

$ 238

$ 53

* Amount represents sixty dollars

Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 16

Class T

2

Class B *

4

Class C *

3

 

$ 25

* When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

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Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 64

.21

Class T

13

.28

Class B

3

.30

Class C

31

.24

Convertible Securities

3,367

.18

Institutional Class

46

.22

 

$ 3,524

 

Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7 for the period.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $5 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $14 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by two hundred twenty-four dollars.

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8. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 865

$ 964

Class T

117

145

Class B

22

26

Class C

260

253

Convertible Securities

57,928

74,771

Institutional Class

654

608

Total

$ 59,846

$ 76,767

9. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

480

1,463

$ 11,783

$ 38,298

Reinvestment of distributions

27

28

640

713

Shares redeemed

(929 )

(828 )

(22,024 )

(20,357 )

Net increase (decrease)

(422 )

663

$ (9,601 )

$ 18,654

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

56

206

$ 1,360

$ 5,378

Reinvestment of distributions

4

6

107

140

Shares redeemed

(83 )

(160 )

(2,026 )

(3,916 )

Net increase (decrease)

(23 )

52

$ (559 )

$ 1,602

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6

21

$ 170

$ 566

Reinvestment of distributions

1

1

16

18

Shares redeemed

(19 )

(21 )

(471 )

(527 )

Net increase (decrease)

(12 )

1

$ (285 )

$ 57

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

193

542

$ 4,749

$ 14,072

Reinvestment of distributions

8

8

188

187

Shares redeemed

(264 )

(204 )

(6,350 )

(4,875 )

Net increase (decrease)

(63 )

346

$ (1,413 )

$ 9,384

Convertible Securities

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

9,218

20,504

$ 227,133

$ 533,363

Reinvestment of distributions

2,124

2,642

51,180

66,219

Shares redeemed

(25,498 )

(34,235 )

(621,362 )

(862,374 )

Net increase (decrease)

(14,156 )

(11,089 )

$ (343,049 )

$ (262,792 )

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

712

1,454

$ 17,355

$ 37,674

Reinvestment of distributions

17

16

397

391

Shares redeemed

(1,164 )

(719 )

(28,336 )

(17,547 )

Net increase (decrease)

(435 )

751

$ (10,584 )

$ 20,518

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

10. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 22, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

The fund designates $31,603,957 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Class A designates 2%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class T designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class B designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; and Class C designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

Class A designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class T designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1%; Class B designates 4%, 2%, 2%, and 2%; and Class C designates 4%, 1%, 2%, and 2%; of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.

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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the first quartile for the three-year period, and the second quartile for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

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The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011. The Board considered that various factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

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The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Convertible Securities

Fund - Institutional Class

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November 30, 2012

(Fidelity Cover Art)

Institutional Class is a class
of Fidelity® Convertible
Securities Fund


Contents

Performance

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How the fund has done over time.

Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

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The Portfolio Manager's review of fund performance and strategy.

Shareholder Expense Example

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An example of shareholder expenses.

Investment Changes

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A summary of major shifts in the fund's investments over the past six months.

Investments

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A complete list of the fund's investments with their market values.

Financial Statements

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Statements of assets and liabilities, operations, and changes in net assets, as well as financial highlights.

Notes

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Notes to the financial statements.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Trustees and Officers

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Distributions

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the fund. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

A fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Forms N-Q are available on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov . A fund's Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. For a complete list of a fund's portfolio holdings, view the most recent holdings listing, semiannual report, or annual report on Fidelity's web site at http://www.fidelity.com, http://www.advisor.fidelity.com, or http://www.401k.com, as applicable.

NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE

Neither the fund nor Fidelity Distributors Corporation is a bank.

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Performance: The Bottom Line

Average annual total return reflects the change in the value of an investment, assuming reinvestment of the class' distributions from dividend income and capital gains (the profits earned upon the sale of securities that have grown in value, if any) and assuming a constant rate of performance each year. The $10,000 table and the fund's returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. During periods of reimbursement by Fidelity, a fund's total return will be greater than it would be had the reimbursement not occurred. How a fund did yesterday is no guarantee of how it will do tomorrow.

Average Annual Total Returns

Periods ended November 30, 2012

 

Past 1
year

Past 5
years

Past 10
years

Institutional Class A

 

13.11%

1.77%

7.86%

A The initial offering of Institutional Class shares took place on February 19, 2009. Returns prior to February 19, 2009, are those of Fidelity ® Convertible Securities Fund, the original class of the fund.

$10,000 Over 10 Years

Let's say hypothetically that $10,000 was invested in Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Institutional Class on November 30, 2002. The chart shows how the value of your investment would have changed, and also shows how The BofA Merrill Lynch SM All US Convertibles Index performed over the same period. The initial offering of Fidelity Advisor® Convertible Securities Fund - Institutional Class took place on February 19, 2009. See above for additional information regarding the performance of Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund - Institutional Class.

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Management's Discussion of Fund Performance

Market Recap: Convertible securities gained 12.82% for the year ending November 30, 2012, as measured by The BofA Merrill Lynch SM All US Convertibles Index. In comparison, U.S. stocks and investment-grade bonds rose 16.13% and 5.51%, according to the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. Convertibles racked up a solid advance during the first four months of the period, with especially strong returns in January and February as risk aversion in the market abated. However, stubbornly high unemployment in the U.S., renewed concern about the debt of peripheral eurozone countries, and political developments in Greece and France led to declines in April and May. Convertibles regained their upward momentum in June, as Greece elected a pro-euro, pro-bailout government and the Federal Reserve announced additional measures to support the U.S. economy. The rally extended through the summer, bolstered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's late-July announcement that the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to protect the eurozone from collapsing. Also, in August, there was anticipation of further monetary response in the U.S. and abroad, which was announced in September by the Fed and the ECB, respectively. Lackluster corporate earnings and lowered near-term expectations for U.S. economic growth grounded convertibles in October, but the sector resumed its climb in November.

Comments from Thomas Soviero, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Advisor ® Convertible Securities Fund: For the year, the fund's Institutional Class shares returned 13.11%, roughly in line with the BofA index. Stock selection in energy was beneficial, although the positive impact was somewhat offset by overweighting this underperforming group. Positioning in financials also helped, as did my picks in health care. Top individual contributors included Western Refining, an out-of-benchmark position in hospital operator Tenet Healthcare, General Motors, Wells Fargo and US Airways. On the down side, the fund was hurt by underweighting health care and by security selection in information technology and telecommunication services. Among the detractors were not owning biotechnology and index component Gilead Sciences and investments in coal company Peabody Energy, Greek shipping company Excel Maritime Carriers - not part of the benchmark - ON Semiconductor and voice-recognition software provider Nuance Communications.

The views expressed above reflect those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period as stated on the cover of this report and do not necessarily represent the views of Fidelity or any other person in the Fidelity organization. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions and Fidelity disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Fidelity fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Fidelity fund.

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Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or redemption proceeds, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (June 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000.00 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000.00 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for a class of the Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying table for each class of the Fund provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Class' actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class' actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. A small balance maintenance fee of $12.00 that is charged once a year may apply for certain accounts with a value of less than $2,000. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses you paid during the period would be higher, and your ending account value lower, by this amount. In addition, the Fund, as a shareholder in the underlying Fidelity Central Funds, will indirectly bear its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the underlying Fidelity Central Funds. These fees and expenses are not included in the Fund's annualized expense ratio used to calculate the expense estimate in the table below.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Annualized
Expense Ratio

Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2012

Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2012

Expenses Paid
During Period
*
June 1, 2012
to November 30, 2012

Class A

.93%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,077.70

$ 4.83

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,020.35

$ 4.70

Class T

1.28%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,076.10

$ 6.64

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,018.60

$ 6.46

Class B

1.79%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,073.40

$ 9.28

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.05

$ 9.02

Class C

1.73%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,073.50

$ 8.97

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,016.35

$ 8.72

Convertible Securities

.66%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,079.10

$ 3.43

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.70

$ 3.34

Institutional Class

.71%

 

 

 

Actual

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,079.00

$ 3.69

Hypothetical A

 

$ 1,000.00

$ 1,021.45

$ 3.59

A 5% return per year before expenses

* Expenses are equal to each Class' annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Changes (Unaudited)

Top Ten Investments as of November 30, 2012

(excluding cash equivalents)

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

General Motors Co. 4.75%

7.7

7.1

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

7.5

7.1

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

5.4

5.0

MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15

4.7

5.4

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15

4.6

3.7

Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14

3.6

3.5

Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%

3.1

2.5

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

2.9

2.3

Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66

2.6

2.4

Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15

2.2

0.7

 

44.3

Top Five Market Sectors as of November 30, 2012

 

% of fund's
net assets

% of fund's net assets
6 months ago

Consumer Discretionary

21.5

20.7

Information Technology

19.0

20.0

Financials

15.7

15.6

Energy

13.3

12.5

Industrials

11.9

12.8

Asset Allocation (% of fund's net assets)

As of November 30, 2012 *

As of May 31, 2012 **

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Convertible
Securities 88.9%

 

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Convertible
Securities 91.5%

 

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Stocks 5.3%

 

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Stocks 3.0%

 

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Nonconvertible
Bonds 0.6%

 

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Nonconvertible
Bonds 1.0%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.6%

 

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Short-Term
Investments and
Net Other Assets
(Liabilities) 4.0%

 

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Floating Rate
Loans 0.6%

 

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Floating Rate
Loans 0.5%

 

* Foreign investments

2.1%

 

** Foreign investments

3.2%

 

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Investments November 30, 2012

Showing Percentage of Net Assets

Corporate Bonds - 65.5%

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - 64.9%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 12.6%

Automobiles - 5.4%

Ford Motor Co. 4.25% 11/15/16

$ 66,000

$ 97,126

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6%

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 3.375% 7/15/16 (d)

11,000

11,186

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.7%

MGM Mirage, Inc. 4.25% 4/15/15

82,300

84,203

Household Durables - 0.3%

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. 6% 12/1/17

5,000

5,714

Media - 1.6%

Virgin Media, Inc. 6.5% 11/15/16

8,000

15,920

XM Satellite Radio, Inc. 7% 12/1/14 (d)

7,500

12,333

 

28,253

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

226,482

CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.2%

Beverages - 0.8%

Molson Coors Brewing Co. 2.5% 7/30/13

14,000

14,218

Food Products - 1.4%

Smithfield Foods, Inc. 4% 6/30/13

22,250

24,350

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

38,568

ENERGY - 13.3%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 13.3%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 2.375% 4/15/15

92,000

82,340

Chesapeake Energy Corp. 2.5% 5/15/37

10,000

8,998

Peabody Energy Corp. 4.75% 12/15/66

52,250

47,515

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 2.875% 1/15/38

20,000

35,813

Western Refining, Inc. 5.75% 6/15/14

22,185

63,685

 

238,351

FINANCIALS - 0.7%

Insurance - 0.7%

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. 4.25% 8/15/18

10,000

12,819

HEALTH CARE - 3.8%

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

Alere, Inc. 3% 5/15/16

31,000

29,063

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

HEALTH CARE - continued

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

Omnicare, Inc.:

3.25% 12/15/35

$ 2,086

$ 2,079

3.75% 12/15/25

3,610

5,347

3.75% 4/1/42

10,000

10,138

WellPoint, Inc. 2.75% 10/15/42 (d)

6,830

7,069

 

24,633

Pharmaceuticals - 0.8%

Akorn, Inc. 3.5% 6/1/16

5,000

8,432

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.75% 10/1/19 (d)

6,000

5,685

 

14,117

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

67,813

INDUSTRIALS - 10.3%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

Textron, Inc. 4.5% 5/1/13

6,440

11,574

Airlines - 3.8%

Continental Airlines, Inc. 4.5% 1/15/15

30,280

40,348

UAL Corp.:

4.5% 6/30/21 (d)

10,500

9,962

4.5% 6/30/21

5,000

4,744

6% 10/15/29

3,600

8,654

US Airways Group, Inc. 7% 9/30/20 (d)

4,810

4,272

 

67,980

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

Metalico, Inc. 7% 4/30/28

18,000

16,020

Electrical Equipment - 0.9%

General Cable Corp. 4.5% 11/15/29 (c)

14,800

15,562

Machinery - 2.7%

Greenbrier Companies, Inc.:

2.375% 5/15/26 (d)

5,500

5,425

2.375% 5/15/26

8,000

7,890

3.5% 4/1/18

2,860

2,724

Terex Corp. 4% 6/1/15

9,590

15,721

Trinity Industries, Inc. 3.875% 6/1/36

15,000

16,144

 

47,904

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

INDUSTRIALS - continued

Marine - 0.3%

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 1.875% 10/15/27 (d)

$ 32,000

$ 5,280

Road & Rail - 1.1%

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 5.25% 6/1/14

10,000

19,619

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

183,939

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 17.6%

Computers & Peripherals - 3.6%

EMC Corp.:

1.75% 12/1/13 (d)

17,000

26,688

1.75% 12/1/13

10,000

15,699

NetApp, Inc. 1.75% 6/1/13

19,800

21,721

 

64,108

Electronic Equipment & Components - 1.3%

SYNNEX Corp. 4% 5/15/18

10,000

11,550

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:

2.25% 11/15/40 (d)

7,000

6,003

2.25% 5/15/41 (d)

7,000

5,237

 

22,790

Internet Software & Services - 0.7%

VeriSign, Inc. 3.25% 8/15/37

10,000

11,606

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 8.0%

Micron Technology, Inc.:

1.5% 8/1/31

10,000

8,813

1.875% 8/1/31

30,000

26,231

3.125% 5/1/32 (d)

23,000

21,448

Novellus Systems, Inc. 2.625% 5/15/41

20,000

24,438

ON Semiconductor Corp.:

1.875% 12/15/25 (d)

3,750

3,755

1.875% 12/15/25

10,000

10,000

2.625% 12/15/26

5,818

5,905

2.625% 12/15/26

29,512

30,988

Xilinx, Inc. 3.125% 3/15/37

10,000

12,288

 

143,866

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Convertible Bonds - continued

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - continued

Software - 4.0%

Nuance Communications, Inc.:

2.75% 8/15/27

$ 28,085

$ 37,283

2.75% 11/1/31

32,000

35,080

 

72,363

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

314,733

MATERIALS - 1.2%

Metals & Mining - 1.2%

Alcoa, Inc. 5.25% 3/15/14

5,000

7,094

Horsehead Holding Corp. 3.8% 7/1/17

5,000

4,666

Newmont Mining Corp. 1.625% 7/15/17

8,000

10,440

 

22,200

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.2%

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

Level 3 Communications, Inc.:

6.5% 10/1/16

19,820

25,209

7% 3/15/15

10,000

11,238

 

36,447

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

Leap Wireless International, Inc. 4.5% 7/15/14

23,000

21,793

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

58,240

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

1,163,145

Nonconvertible Bonds - 0.6%

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.3%

Household Durables - 0.3%

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.:

7.5% 5/15/16

1,000

965

8.625% 1/15/17

4,000

3,900

 

4,865

Corporate Bonds - continued

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

Value (000s)

Nonconvertible Bonds - continued

MATERIALS - 0.3%

Chemicals - 0.3%

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. 7.875% 11/1/18

$ 5,960

$ 6,109

TOTAL NONCONVERTIBLE BONDS

10,974

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $1,141,861)


1,174,119

Common Stocks - 5.3%

Shares

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 0.1%

Auto Components - 0.1%

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

27,728

1,838

Media - 0.0%

HMH Holdings, Inc.:

warrants 3/9/17 (a)(f)

164,823

0*

warrants 6/22/19 (a)(f)

686

5

 

5

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

1,843

FINANCIALS - 1.3%

Commercial Banks - 0.5%

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

1,620,500

9,966

Insurance - 0.8%

MetLife, Inc.

141,160

4,685

MetLife, Inc. unit

200,000

8,890

 

13,575

TOTAL FINANCIALS

23,541

HEALTH CARE - 2.0%

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a)

1,271,302

36,817

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

Machinery - 0.5%

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

173,739

8,475

Common Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1.4%

Electronic Equipment & Components - 0.4%

Viasystems Group, Inc. (a)

549,643

$ 6,447

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.0%

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

1,205,802

7,211

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

1,716,800

11,382

 

18,593

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

25,040

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $90,265)


95,716

Convertible Preferred Stocks - 24.0%

 

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 8.5%

Automobiles - 7.7%

General Motors Co. 4.75%

3,385,300

136,997

Household Durables - 0.2%

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc./K. Hovanian Enterprises, Inc. 7.25%

125,000

3,321

Media - 0.6%

Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 5.25%

10,000

10,713

LodgeNet Entertainment Corp. 10.00% (d)

11,118

452

 

11,165

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

151,483

CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%

Food Products - 1.3%

Bunge Ltd. 4.875%

237,000

24,079

ENERGY - 0.0%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.0%

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. Series B, 8.00%

45,000

36

FINANCIALS - 13.7%

Commercial Banks - 7.7%

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. 8.50%

2,100

2,604

Wells Fargo & Co. 7.50%

108,432

134,022

 

136,626

Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued

Shares

Value (000s)

FINANCIALS - continued

Diversified Financial Services - 6.0%

Bank of America Corp. Series L, 7.25%

47,085

$ 52,406

Citigroup, Inc. 7.50%

553,300

55,524

 

107,930

TOTAL FINANCIALS

244,556

INDUSTRIALS - 0.5%

Aerospace & Defense - 0.1%

United Technologies Corp. 7.50%

45,700

2,501

Road & Rail - 0.4%

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 5.00%

62,000

6,827

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

9,328

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $447,121)


429,482

Floating Rate Loans - 0.6%

 

Principal
Amount (000s)

 

INDUSTRIALS - 0.6%

Airlines - 0.6%

US Airways Group, Inc. term loan 2.709% 3/23/14 (e)

(Cost $9,859)

$ 10,692

10,505

Money Market Funds - 4.0%

Shares

 

Fidelity Cash Central Fund, 0.19% (b)
(Cost $70,989)

70,988,901


70,989

TOTAL INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - 99.4%

(Cost $1,760,095)

1,780,811

NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) - 0.6%

9,988

NET ASSETS - 100%

$ 1,790,799

Legend

(a) Non-income producing

(b) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies and other accounts managed by Fidelity Investments. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. A complete unaudited listing of the fund's holdings as of its most recent quarter end is available upon request. In addition, each Fidelity Central Fund's financial statements, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC's website or upon request.

(c) Security initially issued at one coupon which converts to a higher coupon at a specified date. The rate shown is the rate at period end.

(d) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At the end of the period, the value of these securities amounted to $124,795,000 or 7.0% of net assets.

(e) Coupon rates for floating and adjustable rate securities reflect the rates in effect at period end.

(f) Restricted securities - Investment in securities not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (excluding 144A issues). At the end of the period, the value of restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) amounted to $5,000 or 0.0% of net assets.

Additional information on each restricted holding is as follows:

Security

Acquisition
Date

Acquisition
Cost (000s)

HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 3/9/17

3/9/10

$ 48

HMH Holdings, Inc. warrants 6/22/19

6/22/12

$ 1

* Amount represents less than $1,000.

Affiliated Central Funds

Information regarding fiscal year to date income earned by the Fund from investments in Fidelity Central Funds is as follows:

Fund

Income earned
(Amounts in thousands)

Fidelity Cash Central Fund

$ 124

Other Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Fiscal year to date transactions with companies which are or were affiliates are as follows:

Affiliate
(Amounts in thousands)

Value,
beginning of
period

Purchases

Sales
Proceeds

Dividend
Income

Value,
end of
period

Ambassadors International, Inc.

$ 8

$ -

$ 1

$ -

$ -

Other Information

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of November 30, 2012, involving the Fund's assets and liabilities carried at fair value. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table below, please refer to the Investment Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

Valuation Inputs at Reporting Date:

Description
(Amounts in thousands)

Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Investments in Securities:

Equities:

Consumer Discretionary

$ 153,326

$ 138,835

$ 14,486

$ 5

Consumer Staples

24,079

-

24,079

-

Energy

36

36

-

-

Financials

268,097

259,207

8,890

-

Health Care

36,817

36,817

-

-

Industrials

17,803

17,803

-

-

Information Technology

25,040

25,040

-

-

Corporate Bonds

1,174,119

-

1,174,119

-

Floating Rate Loans

10,505

-

10,505

-

Money Market Funds

70,989

70,989

-

-

Total Investments in Securities:

$ 1,780,811

$ 548,727

$ 1,232,079

$ 5

The composition of credit quality ratings as a percentage of net assets is as follows (Unaudited):

AAA,AA,A

2.8%

BBB

12.6%

BB

15.5%

B

20.5%

CCC,CC,C

6.8%

Not Rated

7.9%

Equities

29.3%

Short-Term Investments and Net Other Assets

4.6%

 

100.0%

We have used ratings from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. Where Moody's® ratings are not available, we have used S&P® ratings. All ratings are as of the date indicated and do not reflect subsequent changes.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Assets

Investment in securities, at value - See accompanying schedule:

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,689,106)

$ 1,709,822

 

Fidelity Central Funds (cost $70,989)

70,989

 

Total Investments (cost $1,760,095)

 

$ 1,780,811

Cash

 

25

Receivable for fund shares sold

570

Dividends receivable

4,561

Interest receivable

8,929

Distributions receivable from Fidelity Central Funds

8

Prepaid expenses

5

Total assets

1,794,909

 

 

 

Liabilities

Payable for fund shares redeemed

$ 3,007

Accrued management fee

703

Transfer agent fee payable

269

Distribution and service plan fees payable

18

Other affiliated payables

47

Other payables and accrued expenses

66

Total liabilities

4,110

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 1,790,799

Net Assets consist of:

 

Paid in capital

$ 1,821,190

Undistributed net investment income

22,265

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

(73,372)

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

20,716

Net Assets

$ 1,790,799

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Assets and Liabilities - continued

 Amounts in thousands (except per-share amounts)

November 30, 2012

 

 

 

Calculation of Maximum Offering Price

Class A:
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($25,567 ÷ 1,019.41 shares)

$ 25.08

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $25.08)

$ 26.61

Class T :
Net Asset Value
and redemption price per share ($4,368 ÷ 174.10 shares)

$ 25.09

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/96.50 of $25.09)

$ 26.00

Class B :
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($931 ÷ 37.18 shares) A

$ 25.04

 

 

 

Class C :
Net Asset Value
and offering price per share ($12,318 ÷ 493.37 shares) A

$ 24.97

 

 

 

Convertible Securities :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($1,733,320 ÷ 68,896.91 shares)

$ 25.16

 

 

 

Institutional Class :
Net Asset Value
, offering price and redemption price per share ($14,295 ÷ 568.85 shares)

$ 25.13

A Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended November 30, 2012

 

  

  

Investment Income

  

  

Dividends

 

$ 27,213

Interest

 

47,342

Income from Fidelity Central Funds

 

124

Total income

 

74,679

 

 

 

Expenses

Management fee
Basic fee

$ 8,922

Performance adjustment

1,482

Transfer agent fees

3,524

Distribution and service plan fees

238

Accounting fees and expenses

593

Custodian fees and expenses

24

Independent trustees' compensation

13

Registration fees

134

Audit

77

Legal

19

Miscellaneous

23

Total expenses before reductions

15,049

Expense reductions

(14 )

15,035

Net investment income (loss)

59,644

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

Net realized gain (loss) on:

Investment securities:

 

 

Unaffiliated issuers

94,280

Other affiliated issuers

(4,639)

 

Foreign currency transactions

63

Total net realized gain (loss)

 

89,704

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investment securities

 

88,621

Net gain (loss)

178,325

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

$ 237,969

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Statements - continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 Amounts in thousands

Year ended
November 30,
2012

Year ended
November 30,
2011

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

Operations

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

$ 59,644

$ 75,374

Net realized gain (loss)

89,704

137,050

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

88,621

(266,196 )

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

237,969

(53,772 )

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income

(59,846 )

(76,767 )

Share transactions - net increase (decrease)

(365,491 )

(212,577 )

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

(187,368)

(343,116)

 

 

 

Net Assets

Beginning of period

1,978,167

2,321,283

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $22,265 and undistributed net investment income of $23,529, respectively)

$ 1,790,799

$ 1,978,167

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class A

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.85

$ 24.22

$ 21.25

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .68

  .72

  .75

  .58

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.53

Total from investment operations

  2.90

  (.62 )

  3.76

  9.11

Distributions from net investment income

  (.67 )

  (.75 )

  (.79 )

  (.65 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.08

$ 22.85

$ 24.22

$ 21.25

Total Return B,C,D

  12.87%

  (2.79)%

  18.05%

  72.83%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.04%

  .88%

  .87%

  1.04% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.79%

  2.84%

  3.29%

  3.70% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 26

$ 33

$ 19

$ 6

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class T

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.87

$ 24.23

$ 21.25

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .60

  .65

  .69

  .57

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.52

Total from investment operations

  2.82

  (.69 )

  3.70

  9.09

Distributions from net investment income

  (.60 )

  (.67 )

  (.72 )

  (.63 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.09

$ 22.87

$ 24.23

$ 21.25

Total Return B,C,D

  12.48%

  (3.07)%

  17.74%

  72.60%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.36%

  1.18%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.36%

  1.18%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.36%

  1.17%

  1.13%

  1.25% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.47%

  2.55%

  3.03%

  3.83% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 4

$ 5

$ 4

$ 2

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the sales charges.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class B

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.82

$ 24.17

$ 21.22

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .47

  .51

  .56

  .50

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.34 )

  3.01

  8.51

Total from investment operations

  2.69

  (.83 )

  3.57

  9.01

Distributions from net investment income

  (.47 )

  (.52 )

  (.62 )

  (.58 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.04

$ 22.82

$ 24.17

$ 21.22

Total Return B,C,D

  11.91%

  (3.59)%

  17.08%

  71.85%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.88%

  1.73%

  1.69%

  1.78% A

Net investment income (loss)

  1.95%

  2.00%

  2.47%

  3.41% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1

$ 1

$ 1

$ 1

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Class C

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 H

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.75

$ 24.14

$ 21.20

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) E

  .49

  .51

  .56

  .47

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.33 )

  3.01

  8.53

Total from investment operations

  2.71

  (.82 )

  3.57

  9.00

Distributions from net investment income

  (.49 )

  (.57 )

  (.63 )

  (.59 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 24.97

$ 22.75

$ 24.14

$ 21.20

Total Return B,C,D

  12.01%

  (3.57)%

  17.13%

  71.81%

Ratios to Average Net Assets F,I

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  1.82%

  1.67%

  1.66%

  1.80% A

Net investment income (loss)

  2.01%

  2.06%

  2.50%

  3.17% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 12

$ 13

$ 5

$ 2

Portfolio turnover rate G

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Total returns do not include the effect of the contingent deferred sales charge.

E Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

F Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

H For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

I Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Convertible Securities

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.92

$ 24.29

$ 21.30

$ 13.55

$ 28.71

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) B

  .75

  .79

  .81

  .96

  .76

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.23

  (1.35 )

  3.02

  7.78

  (14.43 )

Total from investment operations

  2.98

  (.56 )

  3.83

  8.74

  (13.67 )

Distributions from net investment income

  (.74)

  (.81)

  (.84)

  (.99)

  (.64)

Distributions from net realized gain

  -

  -

  -

  -

  (.85 )

Total distributions

  (.74 )

  (.81 )

  (.84 )

  (.99 )

  (1.49 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.16

$ 22.92

$ 24.29

$ 21.30

$ 13.55

Total Return A

  13.20%

  (2.54)%

  18.37%

  67.65%

  (50.09)%

Ratios to Average Net Assets C,E

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .70%

  .78%

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .69%

  .78%

Expenses net of all reductions

  .76%

  .61%

  .59%

  .69%

  .78%

Net investment income (loss)

  3.07%

  3.12%

  3.57%

  5.59%

  3.06%

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 1,733

$ 1,904

$ 2,287

$ 2,340

$ 1,439

Portfolio turnover rate D

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

  39%

A Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

B Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

C Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

D Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

E Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Financial Highlights - Institutional Class

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2010

2009 G

Selected Per-Share Data

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 22.90

$ 24.27

$ 21.29

$ 12.79

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) D

  .74

  .77

  .80

  .63

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  2.22

  (1.33 )

  3.02

  8.54

Total from investment operations

  2.96

  (.56 )

  3.82

  9.17

Distributions from net investment income

  (.73 )

  (.81 )

  (.84 )

  (.67 )

Net asset value, end of period

$ 25.13

$ 22.90

$ 24.27

$ 21.29

Total Return B,C

  13.11%

  (2.55)%

  18.34%

  73.31%

Ratios to Average Net Assets E,H

 

 

 

 

Expenses before reductions

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Expenses net of fee waivers, if any

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Expenses net of all reductions

  .80%

  .65%

  .60%

  .73% A

Net investment income (loss)

  3.03%

  3.07%

  3.56%

  4.19% A

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (in millions)

$ 14

$ 23

$ 6

$ 3

Portfolio turnover rate F

  20%

  24%

  28%

  31%

A Annualized

B Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

C Total returns would have been lower if certain expenses had not been reduced during the applicable periods shown.

D Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

E Fees and expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds are not included in the Fund's expense ratio. The Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

F Amount does not include the portfolio activity of any underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

G For the period February 19, 2009 (commencement of sale of shares) to November 30, 2009.

H Expense ratios reflect operating expenses of the class. Expenses before reductions do not reflect amounts reimbursed by the investment adviser or reductions from brokerage service arrangements or reductions from other expense offset arrangements and do not represent the amount paid by the class during periods when reimbursements or reductions occur. Expense ratios before reductions for start-up periods may not be representative of longer-term operating periods. Expenses net of fee waivers reflect expenses after reimbursement by the investment adviser but prior to reductions from brokerage service arrangements or other expense offset arrangements. Expenses net of all reductions represent the net expenses paid by the class.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

For the period ended November 30, 2012

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

1. Organization.

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (the Fund) is a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust (the Trust) and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund offers Class A, Class T, Class C, Convertible Securities and Institutional Class shares, each of which, along with Class B shares, has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Effective after the close of business on September 1, 2010, Class B shares were closed to new accounts and additional purchases, except for exchanges and reinvestments. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect that class. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares after a holding period of seven years from the initial date of purchase. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund, and certain fund-level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund. Each class differs with respect to transfer agent and distribution and service plan fees incurred. Certain expense reductions may also differ by class.

2. Investments in Fidelity Central Funds.

The Fund invests in Fidelity Central Funds, which are open-end investment companies available only to other investment companies and accounts managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) and its affiliates. The Fund's Schedule of Investments lists each of the Fidelity Central Funds held as of period end, if any, as an investment of the Fund, but does not include the underlying holdings of each Fidelity Central Fund. As an Investing Fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the underlying Fidelity Central Funds.

The Money Market Central Funds seek preservation of capital and current income and are managed by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), an affiliate of FMR.

A complete unaudited list of holdings for each Fidelity Central Fund is available upon request or at the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the financial statements of the Fidelity Central Funds, which are not covered by the Fund's Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are available on the SEC website or upon request.

3. Significant Accounting Policies.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements.

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Investment Valuation. Investments are valued as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the last calendar day of the period. In accordance with valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board), the Fund attempts to obtain prices from one or more third party pricing vendors or brokers to value its investments. When current market prices, quotations or rates are not readily available or reliable, investments will be fair valued in good faith by the FMR Fair Value Committee (the Committee), in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund's Board. Factors used in determining fair value vary by investment type and may include market or investment specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The frequency with which these procedures are used cannot be predicted and they may be utilized to a significant extent. The Committee oversees the Fund's valuation policies and procedures and is responsible for approving and reporting to the Board all fair value determinations.

The Fund categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value its investments into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three levels as shown below:

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, etc.)

Level 3 - unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions based on the best information available)

Valuation techniques used to value the Fund's investments by major category are as follows:

Equity securities, including restricted securities, for which market quotations are readily available, are valued at the last reported sale price or official closing price as reported by a third party pricing vendor on the primary market or exchange on which they are traded and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, securities are valued at the last quoted bid price or may be valued using the last available price and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For foreign equity securities, when significant market or security specific events arise, comparisons to the valuation of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), futures contracts, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and certain indexes as well as quoted prices for similar securities are used and are categorized as Level 2 in the

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Investment Valuation - continued

hierarchy. Utilizing these techniques may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. For restricted equity securities and private placements where observable inputs are limited, assumptions about market activity and risk are used and these securities are categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from third party pricing vendors or from brokers who make markets in such securities. For corporate bonds and floating rate loans, pricing vendors utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type as well as broker-supplied prices and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. These are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and is sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions.

Investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Fidelity Central Funds, are valued at their closing net asset value (NAV) each business day and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. The aggregate value of investments by input level, as of November 30, 2012, is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Foreign Currency. The Fund may use foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Gains and losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts' terms.

Foreign-denominated assets, including investment securities, and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at period end. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and dividends received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the transaction date.

The effects of exchange rate fluctuations on investments are included with the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain (loss) are disclosed separately.

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Notes to Financial Statements - continued

(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Investment Transactions and Income. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund's investment holdings and NAV include trades executed through the end of the last business day of the period. The NAV per share for processing shareholder transactions is calculated as of the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and includes trades executed through the end of the prior business day. Gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost and may include proceeds received from litigation. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Interest income and distributions from the Fidelity Central Funds are accrued as earned. Interest income includes coupon interest and amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is uncertain.

Expenses. Expenses directly attributable to a fund are charged to that fund. Expenses attributable to more than one fund are allocated among the respective funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expense estimates are accrued in the period to which they relate and adjustments are made when actual amounts are known.

Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders. Each year, the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, including distributing substantially all of its taxable income and realized gains. As a result, no provision for income taxes is required. As of November 30, 2012, the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements; nor is the Fund aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. The Fund files a U.S. federal tax return, in addition to state and local tax returns as required. A fund's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional fiscal year depending on the jurisdiction. Foreign taxes are provided for based on the Fund's understanding of the tax rules and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which it invests.

Distributions are declared and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders - continued

Capital accounts within the financial statements are adjusted for permanent book-tax differences. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. Temporary book-tax differences will reverse in a subsequent period.

Book-tax differences are primarily due to foreign currency transactions, market discount, equity-debt classifications, deferred trustees compensation, capital loss carryforwards and losses deferred due to wash sales and excise tax regulations.

The federal tax cost of investment securities and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of period end were as follows:

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 196,887

Gross unrealized depreciation

(165,112 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other investments

$ 31,775

 

 

Tax Cost

$ 1,749,036

The tax-based components of distributable earnings as of period end were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

$ 11,134

Capital loss carryforward

$ (73,032 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

$ 31,775

Capital loss carryforwards are only available to offset future capital gains of the Fund to the extent provided by regulations and may be limited. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period and such capital losses are required to be used prior to any losses that expire. Capital loss carryforwards were as follows:

Fiscal year of expiration

 

2017

$ (73,032 )

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2011

Ordinary Income

$ 59,846

$ 76,767

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

3. Significant Accounting Policies - continued

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of the Fund's Schedule of Investments.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments. The Fund invests in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. These instruments may be in the form of loans, trade claims or other receivables and may include standby financing commitments such as revolving credit facilities that obligate the Fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loans may be acquired through assignment or participation, or may be made directly to a borrower. The Fund may be contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the sale of these loans. The Fund did not have any unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding, at period end.

New Accounting Pronouncement. In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities . The update creates new disclosure requirements requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are either offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the update's adoption on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

4. Purchases and Sales of Investments.

Purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, aggregated $364,233 and $743,284, respectively.

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates.

Management Fee. FMR and its affiliates provide the Fund with investment management related services for which the Fund pays a monthly management fee. The management fee is the sum of an individual fund fee rate that is based on an annual rate of .20% of the Fund's average net assets and an annualized group fee rate that averaged .26% during the period. The group fee rate is based upon the average net assets of all the mutual funds advised by FMR. The group fee rate decreases as assets under management increase and increases as assets under management decrease. In addition, the

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Management Fee - continued

management fee is subject to a performance adjustment (up to a maximum of ± .15% of the Fund's average net assets over a 36 month performance period). The upward or downward adjustment to the management fee is based on the relative investment performance of Convertible Securities as compared to an appropriate benchmark index. For the period, the total annual management fee rate, including the performance adjustment, was .53% of the Fund's average net assets.

Distribution and Service Plan Fees. In accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted separate Distribution and Service Plans for each class of shares. Certain classes pay Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC), an affiliate of FMR, separate Distribution and Service Fees, each of which is based on an annual percentage of each class' average net assets. In addition, FDC may pay financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund and providing shareholder support services. For the period, the Distribution and Service Fee rates, total fees and amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Distribution
Fee

Service
Fee

Total Fees

Retained
by FDC

Class A

-%

.25%

$ 75

$ 2

Class T

.25%

.25%

24

-*

Class B

.75%

.25%

11

8

Class C

.75%

.25%

128

43

 

 

 

$ 238

$ 53

* Amount represents sixty dollars

Sales Load. FDC may receive a front-end sales charge of up to 5.75% for selling Class A shares and 3.50% for selling Class T shares, some of which is paid to financial intermediaries for selling shares of the Fund. Depending on the holding period, FDC may receive contingent deferred sales charges levied on Class A, Class T, Class B, and Class C redemptions. The deferred sales charges range from 5.00% to 1.00% for Class B shares, 1.00% for Class C shares, 1.00% for certain purchases of Class A shares and .25% for certain purchases of Class T shares.

For the period, sales charge amounts retained by FDC were as follows:

 

Retained
by FDC

Class A

$ 16

Class T

2

Class B *

4

Class C *

3

 

$ 25

* When Class B and Class C shares are initially sold, FDC pays commissions from its own resources to financial intermediaries through which the sales are made.

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

5. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates - continued

Transfer Agent Fees. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. (FIIOC), an affiliate of FMR, is the transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent for each class of the Fund. FIIOC receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the account size and type of account of the shareholders of the respective classes of the Fund. FIIOC pays for typesetting, printing and mailing of shareholder reports, except proxy statements. For the period, transfer agent fees for each class were as follows:

 

Amount

% of
Average
Net Assets

Class A

$ 64

.21

Class T

13

.28

Class B

3

.30

Class C

31

.24

Convertible Securities

3,367

.18

Institutional Class

46

.22

 

$ 3,524

 

Accounting Fees. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. (FSC), an affiliate of FMR, maintains the Fund's accounting records. The fee is based on the level of average net assets for each month.

Brokerage Commissions. The Fund placed a portion of its portfolio transactions with brokerage firms which are affiliates of the investment adviser. The commissions paid to these affiliated firms were $7 for the period.

6. Committed Line of Credit.

The Fund participates with other funds managed by FMR or an affiliate in a $4.25 billion credit facility (the "line of credit") to be utilized for temporary or emergency purposes to fund shareholder redemptions or for other short-term liquidity purposes. The Fund has agreed to pay commitment fees on its pro-rata portion of the line of credit, which amounted to $5 and is reflected in Miscellaneous expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the period, there were no borrowings on this line of credit.

7. Expense Reductions.

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of the Fund provided services to the Fund in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of certain expenses on behalf of the Fund totaling $14 for the period. In addition, through arrangements with the Fund's custodian, credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances were used to reduce the Fund's expenses. During the period, these credits reduced the Fund's custody expenses by two hundred twenty-four dollars.

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8. Distributions to Shareholders.

Distributions to shareholders of each class were as follows:

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

From net investment income

 

 

Class A

$ 865

$ 964

Class T

117

145

Class B

22

26

Class C

260

253

Convertible Securities

57,928

74,771

Institutional Class

654

608

Total

$ 59,846

$ 76,767

9. Share Transactions.

Transactions for each class of shares were as follows:

 

Shares

Dollars

Years ended November 30,

2012

2011

2012

2011

Class A

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

480

1,463

$ 11,783

$ 38,298

Reinvestment of distributions

27

28

640

713

Shares redeemed

(929 )

(828 )

(22,024 )

(20,357 )

Net increase (decrease)

(422 )

663

$ (9,601 )

$ 18,654

Class T

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

56

206

$ 1,360

$ 5,378

Reinvestment of distributions

4

6

107

140

Shares redeemed

(83 )

(160 )

(2,026 )

(3,916 )

Net increase (decrease)

(23 )

52

$ (559 )

$ 1,602

Class B

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

6

21

$ 170

$ 566

Reinvestment of distributions

1

1

16

18

Shares redeemed

(19 )

(21 )

(471 )

(527 )

Net increase (decrease)

(12 )

1

$ (285 )

$ 57

Class C

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

193

542

$ 4,749

$ 14,072

Reinvestment of distributions

8

8

188

187

Shares redeemed

(264 )

(204 )

(6,350 )

(4,875 )

Net increase (decrease)

(63 )

346

$ (1,413 )

$ 9,384

Convertible Securities

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

9,218

20,504

$ 227,133

$ 533,363

Reinvestment of distributions

2,124

2,642

51,180

66,219

Shares redeemed

(25,498 )

(34,235 )

(621,362 )

(862,374 )

Net increase (decrease)

(14,156 )

(11,089 )

$ (343,049 )

$ (262,792 )

Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

Shares sold

712

1,454

$ 17,355

$ 37,674

Reinvestment of distributions

17

16

397

391

Shares redeemed

(1,164 )

(719 )

(28,336 )

(17,547 )

Net increase (decrease)

(435 )

751

$ (10,584 )

$ 20,518

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(Amounts in thousands except percentages)

10. Other.

The Fund's organizational documents provide former and current trustees and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Fidelity Financial Trust and the Shareholders of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (a fund of Fidelity Financial Trust) at November 30, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at November 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 22, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees, Members of the Advisory Board, and executive officers of the trust and fund, as applicable, are listed below. The Board of Trustees governs the fund and is responsible for protecting the interests of shareholders. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the fund's activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the fund, oversee management of the risks associated with such activities and contractual arrangements, and review the fund's performance. Except for James C. Curvey, each of the Trustees oversees 236 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate. Mr. Curvey oversees 454 funds advised by FMR or an affiliate.

The Trustees hold office without limit in time except that (a) any Trustee may resign; (b) any Trustee may be removed by written instrument, signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be retired or who has become incapacitated by illness or injury may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees; and (d) any Trustee may be removed at any special meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the outstanding voting securities of the trust. Each Trustee who is not an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) (Independent Trustee), shall retire not later than the last day of the calendar year in which his or her 75th birthday occurs. The Independent Trustees may waive this mandatory retirement age policy with respect to individual Trustees. The executive officers and Advisory Board Members hold office without limit in time, except that any officer and Advisory Board Member may resign or may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Trustees at any regular meeting or any special meeting of the Trustees. Except as indicated, each individual has held the office shown or other offices in the same company for the past five years.

Experience, Skills, Attributes, and Qualifications of the Fund's Trustees. The Governance and Nominating Committee has adopted a statement of policy that describes the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that are necessary and desirable for potential Independent Trustee candidates (Statement of Policy). The Board believes that each Trustee satisfied at the time he or she was initially elected or appointed a Trustee, and continues to satisfy, the standards contemplated by the Statement of Policy. The Governance and Nominating Committee also engages professional search firms to help identify potential Independent Trustee candidates who have the experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills consistent with the Statement of Policy. From time to time, additional criteria based on the composition and skills of the current Independent Trustees, as well as experience or skills that may be appropriate in light of future changes to board composition, business conditions, and regulatory or other developments, have also been considered by the professional search firms and the Governance and Nominating Committee. In addition, the Board takes into account the Trustees' commitment and participation in Board and committee meetings, as well as their leadership of standing and ad hoc committees throughout their tenure.

In determining that a particular Trustee was and continues to be qualified to serve as a Trustee, the Board has considered a variety of criteria, none of which, in isolation, was controlling. The Board believes that, collectively, the Trustees have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, which allow the Board to operate effectively in governing the fund and protecting the interests of shareholders. Information about the specific experience, skills, attributes, and qualifications of each Trustee, which in each case led to the Board's conclusion that the Trustee should serve (or continue to serve) as a trustee of the fund, is provided below.

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Board Structure and Oversight Function. James C. Curvey is an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) and currently serves as Chairman. The Trustees have determined that an interested Chairman is appropriate and benefits shareholders because an interested Chairman has a personal and professional stake in the quality and continuity of services provided to the fund. Independent Trustees exercise their informed business judgment to appoint an individual of their choosing to serve as Chairman, regardless of whether the Trustee happens to be independent or a member of management. The Independent Trustees have determined that they can act independently and effectively without having an Independent Trustee serve as Chairman and that a key structural component for assuring that they are in a position to do so is for the Independent Trustees to constitute a substantial majority for the Board. The Independent Trustees also regularly meet in executive session. Ned C. Lautenbach serves as Chairman of the Independent Trustees and as such (i) acts as a liaison between the Independent Trustees and management with respect to matters important to the Independent Trustees and (ii) with management prepares agendas for Board meetings.

Fidelity funds are overseen by different Boards of Trustees. The fund's Board oversees Fidelity's equity and high income funds and another Board oversees Fidelity's investment-grade bond, money market, and asset allocation funds. The asset allocation funds may invest in Fidelity funds overseen by the fund's Board. The use of separate Boards, each with its own committee structure, allows the Trustees of each group of Fidelity funds to focus on the unique issues of the funds they oversee, including common research, investment, and operational issues. On occasion, the separate Boards establish joint committees to address issues of overlapping consequences for the Fidelity funds overseen by each Board.

The Trustees operate using a system of committees to facilitate the timely and efficient consideration of all matters of importance to the Trustees, the fund, and fund shareholders and to facilitate compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and oversight of the fund's activities and associated risks. The Board, acting through its committees, has charged FMR and its affiliates with (i) identifying events or circumstances the occurrence of which could have demonstrably adverse effects on the fund's business and/or reputation; (ii) implementing processes and controls to lessen the possibility that such events or circumstances occur or to mitigate the effects of such events or circumstances if they do occur; and (iii) creating and maintaining a system designed to evaluate continuously business and market conditions in order to facilitate the identification and implementation processes described in (i) and (ii) above. Because the day-to-day operations and activities of the fund are carried out by or through FMR, its affiliates and other service providers, the fund's exposure to risks is mitigated but not eliminated by the processes overseen by the Trustees. While each of the Board's committees has responsibility for overseeing different aspects of the fund's activities, oversight is exercised primarily through the Operations, Audit, and Compliance Committees. In addition, the Independent Trustees have worked with FMR to enhance the Board's oversight of investment and financial risks, legal and regulatory risks, technology risks, and operational risks, including the development of additional risk reporting to the Board. For example, a working group comprised of Independent Trustees and FMR has worked and continues to work to review the Fidelity funds' valuation-related activities, reporting and risk management. Appropriate personnel, including but not limited to the fund's Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), FMR's internal auditor, the independent accountants, the fund's Treasurer and portfolio management personnel, make periodic reports to the Board's committees, as appropriate, including an annual review of FMR's risk management program for the Fidelity funds. The responsibilities of each standing committee, including their oversight responsibilities, are described further under "Standing Committees of the Fund's Trustees."

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The fund's Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes more information about the Trustees. To request a free copy, call Fidelity at 1-877-208-0098.

Interested Trustees *:

Correspondence intended for each Trustee who is an interested person may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

James C. Curvey (77)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2007

Mr. Curvey is Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of certain Trusts. Mr. Curvey also serves as Trustee (2007-present) of other investment companies advised by FMR. Mr. Curvey is a Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2009-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Co. (2009-present) and Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. (2007-present). Mr. Curvey is also Vice Chairman (2007-present) and Director of FMR LLC. In addition, Mr. Curvey serves as an Overseer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Trustees of Villanova University. Previously, Mr. Curvey was the Vice Chairman (2006-2007) and Director (2000-2007) of FMR Corp.

Ronald P. O'Hanley (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Mr. O'Hanley is Director of FMR Co., Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (2010-present), Director of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), President of Fidelity Asset Management and Corporate Services and a member of Fidelity's Executive Committee (2010-present). Previously, Mr. O'Hanley served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management (2007-2010). Mr. O'Hanley also served as Vice Chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. and a member of that firm's Executive Committee. Prior to the 2007 merger of The Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation, he was Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Asset Management. He joined Mellon in February 1997. Mr. O'Hanley currently serves as Chairman of the Boston Public Library Foundation Board of Directors and sits on the Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Board of Trustees of the Marine Biological Laboratory and the Advisory Board of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University. Mr. O'Hanley also chairs the Council on Asset Management for the Financial Services Roundtable and is a member of the Board of Directors of Institutional Investor's U.S. Institute.

* Trustees have been determined to be "Interested Trustees" by virtue of, among other things, their affiliation with the trust or various entities under common control with FMR.

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

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Independent Trustees :

Correspondence intended for each Independent Trustee (that is, the Trustees other than the Interested Trustees) may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235.

Name, Age; Principal Occupations and Other Relevant Experience +

Dennis J. Dirks (64)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Prior to his retirement in May 2003, Mr. Dirks was Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). He also served as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Board member of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and President and Board member of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC). In addition, Mr. Dirks served as Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Government Securities Clearing Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of the Mortgage-Backed Securities Clearing Corporation, as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of Manhattan College (2005-2008), and as a Trustee and a member of the Finance Committee of AHRC of Nassau County (2006-2008). Mr. Dirks is a member of the Independent Directors Council (IDC) Governing Council (2010-present) and Board of Directors for The Brookville Center for Children's Services, Inc. (2009-present).

Alan J. Lacy (59)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Lacy serves as Senior Adviser (2007-present) of Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P. (private equity). Mr. Lacy also served as Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) and Vice Chairman (2005-2006) of Sears Holdings Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retail). In addition, Mr. Lacy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (restaurant and entertainment complexes, 2010-present), Earth Fare, Inc. (retail grocery, 2012-present), The Hillman Companies, Inc. (hardware wholesalers, 2010-present), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (global pharmaceuticals, 2008-present). Mr. Lacy is a member of the Board of Trustees of The National Parks Conservation Association (2006-present). Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association (2008-2011) and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Western Union Company (global money transfer, 2006-2011).

Ned C. Lautenbach (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2000

Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Lautenbach currently serves as the Lead Director of the Eaton Corporation Board of Directors (diversified industrial, 1997-present). Mr. Lautenbach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples, Florida (2012-present) and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (1994-present). Previously, Mr. Lautenbach was a Partner/Advisory Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment, 1998-2010), as well as a Director of Sony Corporation (2006-2007).

Joseph Mauriello (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Prior to his retirement in January 2006, Mr. Mauriello served in numerous senior management positions including Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2004-2005), and Vice Chairman of Financial Services (2002-2004) of KPMG LLP US (professional services, 1965-2005). Mr. Mauriello currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of XL Group plc. (global insurance and re-insurance, 2006-present). Previously, Mr. Mauriello served as a Director of the Hamilton Funds of the Bank of New York (2006-2007) and of Arcadia Resources Inc. (health care services and products, 2007-2012).

Robert W. Selander (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Previously, Mr. Selander served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds (2011), Executive Vice Chairman (2010), Chief Executive Officer (2009-2010), and President and Chief Executive Officer (1997-2009) of Mastercard, Inc.

Cornelia M. Small (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Ms. Small is a member of the Board of Directors (2009-present) and Chair of the Investment Committee (2010-present) of the Teagle Foundation. Ms. Small also serves on the Investment Committee of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Small served as Chairperson (2002-2008) and a member of the Investment Committee and Chairperson (2008-2012) and a member of the Board of Trustees of Smith College. In addition, Ms. Small served as Chief Investment Officer, Director of Global Equity Investments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Scudder, Stevens & Clark and Scudder Kemper Investments.

William S. Stavropoulos (73)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2002

Mr. Stavropoulos is Vice Chairman of the Independent Trustees of the Equity and High Income Funds (2006-present). Mr. Stavropoulos serves as President and Founder of the Michigan Baseball Foundation, the Great Lakes Loons (2007-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of The Dow Chemical Company, where he previously served in numerous senior management positions, including President, CEO (1995-2000; 2002-2004), Chairman of the Executive Committee (2000-2006), and as a member of the Board of Directors (1990-2006). Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos is a Director of Univar Inc. (global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, Chairman from 2010-May 2012 and Lead Director from May 2012-present), Teradata Corporation (data warehousing and technology solutions, 2008-present), Maersk Inc. (industrial conglomerate), and Tyco International, Ltd. (multinational manufacturing and services, 2007-present), and a member of the Advisory Board for Metalmark Capital LLC (private equity investment, 2005-present). Mr. Stavropoulos is an operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (private equity investment). In addition, Mr. Stavropoulos is a member of the University of Notre Dame Advisory Council for the College of Science, a Trustee of the Rollin L. Gerstacker Foundation, and a Director of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts. Previously, Mr. Stavropoulos served as a Director of Chemical Financial Corporation (bank holding company, 1993-2012).

David M. Thomas (63)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Previously, Mr. Thomas served as Executive Chairman (2005-2006) and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2000-2005) of IMS Health, Inc. (pharmaceutical and healthcare information solutions), and a Director of Fortune Brands, Inc. (consumer products, 2000-2011). In addition, Mr. Thomas serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Home and Security (home and security products, 2011-present), and as a member of the Board of Directors of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (marketing communication, 2004-present).

Michael E. Wiley (62)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Asia Pacific Exploration Consolidated (international oil and gas exploration and production, 2008-present). Mr. Wiley serves as a Director of Tesoro Corporation (independent oil refiner and marketer, 2005-present), and a Director of Bill Barrett Corporation (exploration and production, 2005-present). In addition, Mr. Wiley also serves as a Director of Post Oak Bank (privately-held bank, 2004-present). Previously, Mr. Wiley served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa (2000-2006; 2007-2010), as a Senior Energy Advisor of Katzenbach Partners, LLC (consulting, 2006-2007), as an Advisory Director of Riverstone Holdings (private investment), Chairman, President, and CEO of Baker Hughes, Inc. (oilfield services, 2000-2004), and as Director of Spinnaker Exploration Company (exploration and production, 2001-2005).

+ The information above includes each Trustee's principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Trustee's qualifications to serve as a Trustee, which led to the conclusion that each Trustee should serve as a Trustee for the fund.

Advisory Board Members and Executive Officers :

Correspondence intended for David A. Rosow and Garnett A. Smith may be sent to Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 55235, Boston, Massachusetts 02205-5235. Correspondence intended for each executive officer and Peter S. Lynch may be sent to Fidelity Investments, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

Name, Age; Principal Occupation

Peter S. Lynch (68)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2003

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Lynch is Vice Chairman and a Director of FMR and FMR Co., Inc. In addition, Mr. Lynch serves as a Trustee of Boston College and as the Chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund. Previously, Mr. Lynch served on the Special Olympics International Board of Directors (1997-2006).

David A. Rosow (70)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Golf Group, Inc. (golf course development, 1989-present). Previously, Mr. Rosow served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rosow & Company, Inc. (private investment company, 1989-2011), a Lead Director of Hudson United Bancorp (2001-2006) and as a Director of TD Banknorth (1996-2006). In addition, Mr. Rosow is a member (2008-present) and President (2009-present) of the Town Council of Palm Beach, Florida.

Garnett A. Smith (65)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Member of the Advisory Board of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Prior to Mr. Smith's retirement, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Inbrand Corp. (manufacturer of personal absorbent products, 1990-1997). He also served as President (1986-1990) of Inbrand Corp. Prior to his employment with Inbrand Corp., he was employed by a retail fabric chain and North Carolina National Bank. In addition, Mr. Smith is a board member of the Jackson Hole Land Trust (2009-present).

Kenneth B. Robins (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

President and Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Robins also serves as President and Treasurer (2010-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2009-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2004-present). Previously, Mr. Robins served as Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds (2005-2008) and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2006-2008).

Bruce T. Herring (47)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2006

Vice President of certain Equity Funds. Mr. Herring also serves as President of Fidelity Research & Analysis Company (2010-present), Chief Investment Officer and Director of Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2010-present) and Group Chief Investment Officer of FMR. Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President (2005-2006) and Senior Vice President (2006-2007) of Fidelity Management & Research Company, Vice President of FMR Co., Inc. (2001-2007) and as a portfolio manager for Fidelity U.S. Equity Funds.

Brian B. Hogan (48)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Vice President of Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hogan also serves as President of FMR's Equity Division (2009-present). Previously, Mr. Hogan served as Senior Vice President, Equity Research of FMR (2006-2009) and as a portfolio manager.

Scott C. Goebel (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Goebel also serves as Secretary of Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM) (2010-present) and Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC) (2010-present); Secretary and CLO of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present); General Counsel, Secretary, and Senior Vice President of FMR (2008-present) and FMR Co., Inc. (2008-present); employed by FMR LLC or an affiliate (2001-present); Chief Legal Officer of Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited (2008-present) and Assistant Secretary of Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc. (2008-present), and Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Goebel served as Assistant Secretary of FIMM (2008-2010), FRAC (2008-2010), and the Funds (2007-2008) and as Vice President and Secretary of Fidelity Distributors Corporation (FDC) (2005-2007).

William C. Coffey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Secretary of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Coffey also serves as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of FMR LLC (2010-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Coffey served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2005-2009).

Elizabeth Paige Baumann (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Baumann also serves as AML Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2012-present), Chief AML Officer of FMR LLC (2012-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Ms. Baumann served as Vice President and Deputy Anti-Money Laundering Officer (2007-2012).

Christine Reynolds (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Chief Financial Officer of the Fidelity funds. Ms. Reynolds became President of Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) in August 2008. Ms. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of FPCMS (2007-2008). Previously, Ms. Reynolds served as President, Treasurer, and Anti-Money Laundering officer of the Fidelity funds (2004-2007).

Joseph A. Hanlon (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hanlon serves as Compliance Officer of FMR, FMR Co., Inc., Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. (FIMM), Fidelity Research and Analysis Company (FRAC), Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong), and Strategic Advisers, Inc. (2009-present), as Senior Vice President of the Fidelity Asset Management Division (2009-present), and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Joseph F. Zambello (55)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2011

Deputy Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Zambello is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Zambello served as Vice Presidentof FMR's Program Management Group (2009-2011) and Vice President of the Transfer Agent Oversight Group (2005-2009).

Adrien E. Deberghes (45)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2008

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Deberghes also serves as Vice President (2011-present) and Assistant Treasurer (2010-present) of other Fidelity funds, and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Mr. Deberghes served as Senior Vice President of Mutual Fund Administration at State Street Corporation (2007-2008), Senior Director of Mutual Fund Administration at Investors Bank & Trust (2005-2007), and Director of Finance for Dunkin' Brands (2000-2005).

Stephen Sadoski (41)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2012

Deputy Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Sadoski also serves as Assistant Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2012-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2012-present). Previously, Mr. Sadoski served as an assistant chief accountant in the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2009-2012) and as a senior manager at Deloitte & Touche (1997-2009).

Stephanie J. Dorsey (43)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Ms. Dorsey also serves as Assistant Treasurer (2012-present) and Deputy Treasurer (2008-present) of other Fidelity funds and is an employee of Fidelity Investments (2008-present). Previously, Ms. Dorsey served as Treasurer (2004-2008) of the JPMorgan Mutual Funds and Vice President (2004-2008) of JPMorgan Chase Bank.

John R. Hebble (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2009

Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity's Equity and High Income Funds. Mr. Hebble also serves as President (2011-present), Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of The North Carolina Capital Management Trust: Cash and Term Portfolios (2008-present), President and Treasurer of other Fidelity funds (2008-present) and is an employee of Fidelity Investments.

Gary W. Ryan (54)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2005

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Ryan is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Ryan served as Vice President of Fund Reporting in Fidelity Pricing and Cash Management Services (FPCMS) (1999-2005).

Jonathan Davis (44)

 

Year of Election or Appointment: 2010

Assistant Treasurer of the Fidelity funds. Mr. Davis is also Assistant Treasurer of Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II and Fidelity Commonwealth Trust II. Mr. Davis is an employee of Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Davis served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel of FMR LLC (2003-2010).

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Distributions (Unaudited)

A total of 0.04% of the dividends distributed during the fiscal year was derived from interest on U.S. Government securities which is generally exempt from state income tax.

The fund designates $31,603,957 of distributions paid during the period January 1, 2012 to November 30, 2012 as qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

The fund designates 2%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction for corporate shareholders.

The fund designates 3%, 1%, 1%, and 1% of the dividends distributed in December 2011, April, July, and October 2012, respectively during the fiscal year as amounts which may be taken into account as a dividend for purposes of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The fund will notify shareholders in January 2013 of amounts for use in preparing 2012 income tax returns.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and Management Fees

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

Each year, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees (together, the Board), votes on the renewal of the management contract and sub-advisory agreements (together, the Advisory Contracts) for the fund. The Board, assisted by the advice of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel, requests and considers a broad range of information relevant to the renewal of the Advisory Contracts throughout the year.

The Board meets regularly and, at each of its meetings, considers factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts, including the services and support provided to the fund and its shareholders. The Board has established various standing committees, each composed of and chaired by Independent Trustees with varying backgrounds, to which the Board has assigned specific subject matter responsibilities in order to enhance effective decision-making by the Board. The Board, acting directly and through its Committees, requests and receives information concerning the annual consideration of the renewal of the fund's Advisory Contracts. The Board also meets as needed to consider matters specifically related to the Board's annual consideration of the renewal of Advisory Contracts. Members of the Board may also meet with trustees of other Fidelity funds through ad hoc joint committees to discuss certain matters relevant to the Fidelity funds.

At its July 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined to renew the fund's Advisory Contracts. In reaching its determination, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant, including (i) the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided to the fund and its shareholders (including the investment performance of the fund); (ii) the competitiveness of the fund's management fee and total expense ratio relative to peer funds; (iii) the total costs of the services to be provided by and the profits to be realized by Fidelity from its relationship with the fund; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale exist and would be realized as the fund grows; and (v) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of fund shareholders.

In considering whether to renew the Advisory Contracts for the fund, the Board reached a determination, with the assistance of fund counsel and Independent Trustees' counsel and through the exercise of its business judgment, that the renewal of the Advisory Contracts is in the best interests of the fund and its shareholders and that the compensation payable under the Advisory Contracts is fair and reasonable. The Board's decision to renew the Advisory Contracts was not based on any single factor, but rather was based on a comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board at its meetings throughout the year. The Board, in reaching its determination to renew the Advisory Contracts, is aware that shareholders in the fund have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Fidelity's competitors, and that the fund's shareholders, who have the opportunity to review and weigh the disclosure provided by the fund in its prospectus and other public disclosures, have chosen to invest in this fund, managed by Fidelity.

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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services Provided. The Board considered the staffing within the investment adviser, FMR, and the sub-advisers (together, the Investment Advisers), including the backgrounds of the fund's investment personnel, and also considered the fund's investment objective, strategies, and related investment philosophy. The Independent Trustees also had discussions with senior management of Fidelity's investment operations and investment groups. The Board considered the structure of the portfolio manager compensation program and whether this structure provides appropriate incentives to act in the best interests of the fund.

Resources Dedicated to Investment Management and Support Services . The Board and the Fund Oversight and Research Committees reviewed the general qualifications and capabilities of the Investment Advisers' investment staff, including its size, education, experience, and resources, as well as the Investment Advisers' approach to recruiting, training, managing, and compensating investment personnel. The Board also noted that FMR has continued to increase the resources devoted to non-U.S. offices, including expansion of Fidelity's global investment organization. The Board noted that Fidelity's analysts have extensive resources, tools and capabilities that allow them to conduct sophisticated quantitative and fundamental analysis, as well as credit analysis of issuers, counterparties and guarantors. The Board also believes that Fidelity's investment professionals have sufficient access to global information and data so as to provide competitive investment results over time, and that those professionals also have access to sophisticated tools that permit them to assess portfolio construction and risk and performance attribution characteristics continuously, as well as to transmit new information and research conclusions rapidly around the world. Additionally, in its deliberations, the Board considered the Investment Advisers' trading and risk management capabilities and resources, which are an integral part of the investment management process.

Shareholder and Administrative Services . The Board considered (i) the nature, extent, quality, and cost of advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by the Investment Advisers and their affiliates under the Advisory Contracts and under separate agreements covering transfer agency, pricing and bookkeeping, and securities lending services for the fund; (ii) the nature and extent of the supervision of third party service providers, principally custodians and subcustodians; and (iii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the fund's compliance policies and procedures. The Board also reviewed the allocation of fund brokerage, including allocations to brokers affiliated with the Investment Advisers, the use of brokerage commissions to pay fund expenses, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research services.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board noted that the growth of fund assets over time across the complex allows Fidelity to reinvest in the development of services designed to enhance the value or convenience of the Fidelity funds as investment vehicles. These services include 24-hour access to account information and market information through telephone representatives and over the Internet, investor education materials and asset allocation tools, and the expanded availability of Fidelity Investor Centers.

Investment in a Large Fund Family . The Board considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a Fidelity fund, including the benefits of investing in a fund that is part of a large family of funds offering a variety of investment disciplines and providing a large variety of mutual fund investor services. The Board noted that Fidelity had taken, or had made recommendations that resulted in the Fidelity funds taking, a number of actions over the previous year that benefited particular funds, including (i) continuing to dedicate additional resources to investment research and support of the senior management team that oversees asset management; (ii) persisting in efforts to enhance Fidelity's research capabilities, in particular, international research; (iii) launching new funds and making other enhancements to meet client needs for global and income-oriented solutions; (iv) continuing to launch dedicated lower cost underlying funds to meet investment management's portfolio construction needs related to expanding underlying fund options, specifically for the Freedom Fund product lines; (v) adopting a "Stock Selector" sector neutral investment approach and employing a team of portfolio managers who are sector specialists to manage certain funds; (vi) rationalizing product lines and gaining increased efficiencies through the mergers of several funds into other funds; (vii) strengthening the Spartan Index Fund product line by adding new funds and/or new low-cost institutional share classes, restructuring fund expenses to accommodate new classes, and reducing investment minimums for certain classes of shares; (viii) modifying the eligibility criteria for Institutional Class shares to increase their appeal to government entities and charitable investors; and (ix) reducing certain transfer agent fee rates.

Investment Performance . The Board considered whether the fund has operated in accordance with its investment objective, as well as its record of compliance with its investment restrictions. It also reviewed the fund's absolute investment performance for each class, as well as the fund's relative investment performance for each class measured over multiple periods against (i) a broad-based securities market index, and (ii) a peer group of mutual funds deemed appropriate by Fidelity and reviewed by the Board. The following charts considered by the Board show, over the one-, three-, and five-year periods ended December 31, 2011, as available, the cumulative total returns of the retail class and Class B of the fund, the cumulative total returns of a broad-based securities market index ("benchmark"), and a range of cumulative total returns of a peer group of mutual funds identified by Lipper Inc. as having an investment objective similar to that of the fund. The returns of the retail class and Class B show the performance of the highest performing class (based on five-year performance) and the lowest performing class (based on one-year performance), respectively. The box within each chart shows the 25th percentile return (top of box) and the 75th percentile return (bottom of box) of the peer group. Returns shown above the box are in the first quartile and returns shown below the box are in the fourth quartile. The percentage beaten numbers noted below each chart correspond to the percentile box and represent the percentage of funds in the peer group whose performance was equal to or lower than that of the class indicated.

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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

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The Board reviewed the fund's relative investment performance against its peer group and noted that the performance of the retail class of the fund was in the third quartile for the one-year period, the first quartile for the three-year period, and the second quartile for the five-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance of the retail class of the fund compared favorably to its benchmark for the three- and five-year periods, although the fund's one-year total return was lower than its benchmark. The Board considered that the variations in performance among the fund's classes reflect the variations in class expenses, which result in lower performance for higher expense classes. The Board also reviewed the fund's performance since inception as well as performance in the current year.

The Board also considered that the fund's management fee is subject to upward or downward adjustment depending upon whether, and to what extent, the fund's investment performance for the performance period exceeds, or is exceeded by, the record (over the same period) of a Board-approved performance adjustment index. The Board noted that the performance adjustment provides FMR with a strong economic incentive to seek to achieve superior performance for the fund's shareholders and helps to more closely align the interests of FMR and the fund's shareholders.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the nature, extent, and quality of services provided to the fund under the Advisory Contracts should benefit the fund's shareholders.

Competitiveness of Management Fee and Total Expense Ratio. The Board considered the fund's management fee and total expense ratio compared to "mapped groups" of competitive funds and classes. Fidelity creates "mapped groups" by combining similar Lipper investment objective categories that have comparable management fee characteristics. Combining Lipper investment objective categories aids the Board's management fee and total expense ratio comparisons by broadening the competitive group used for comparison and by reducing the number of universes to which various Fidelity funds are compared.

Management Fee . The Board considered two proprietary management fee comparisons for the 12-month periods shown in the chart below. The group of Lipper funds used by the Board for management fee comparisons is referred to below as the "Total Mapped Group." The Total Mapped Group is broader than the Lipper peer group used by the Board for performance comparisons because the Total Mapped Group combines several Lipper investment objective categories while the Lipper peer group does not. The Total Mapped Group comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to the total universe of comparable funds available to investors in terms of gross management fees before expense reimbursements or caps, and without giving effect to the fund's performance adjustment. "TMG %" represents the percentage of funds in the Total Mapped Group that had management fees that were lower than the fund's. For example, a TMG % of 14% means that 86% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group had higher management fees than the fund. The "Asset-Size Peer Group" (ASPG) comparison focuses on a fund's standing relative to non-Fidelity funds similar in size to the fund within the Total Mapped Group. The ASPG represents at least 15% of the funds in the Total Mapped Group with comparable asset size and management fee characteristics, subject to a minimum of 50 funds (or all funds in the Total Mapped Group if fewer than 50). Additional information, such as the ASPG quartile in which the fund's management fee ranked and the impact of the fund's performance adjustment, is also included in the chart and considered by the Board.

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Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

ACI70072

The Board noted that the fund's management fee ranked below the median of its Total Mapped Group and below the median of its ASPG for 2011. The Board also noted the effect of the fund's negative performance adjustment on the fund's management fee ranking. The Board noted that the performance adjustment for each year represents calculations for performance periods that differ from the periods shown in the performance charts above.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that the fund's management fee is fair and reasonable in light of the services that the fund receives and the other factors considered.

Total Expense Ratio . In its review of each class's total expense ratio, the Board considered the fund's management fee as well as other fund or class expenses, as applicable, such as transfer agent fees, pricing and bookkeeping fees, fund-paid 12b-1 fees, and custodial, legal, and audit fees. The Board also noted the effects of any waivers and reimbursements on fees and expenses, as well as the impact of the fund's performance adjustment. As part of its review, the Board also considered the current and historical total expense ratios of each class of the fund compared to competitive fund median expenses. Each class of the fund is compared to those funds and classes in the Total Mapped Group (used by the Board for management fee comparisons) that have a similar sales load structure.

The Board noted that the total expense ratio of each of Class A, Class B, Class C, Institutional Class, and the retail class ranked below its competitive median for 2011 and the total expense ratio of Class T ranked above its competitive median for 2011. The Board considered that various factors, including 12b-1 fees, positive or negative performance adjustments, and relatively higher other expenses in the case of small fund size, can affect total expense ratios. The Board noted that the total expense ratio of Class T was above the competitive median primarily because of higher 12b-1 fees on Class T. Class T has a higher 12b-1 fee, but a lower front-end sales charge, than traditionally priced front-end sales charge classes. The Board considered that Class T is primarily sold load-waived in the retirement plan market where its 0.50% 12b-1 fee is comparable to competing no-load, higher 12b-1 fee classes designed specifically for retirement plans. The Board noted that the fund offers multiple classes, each of which has a different sales load and 12b-1 fee structure, and that the multiple structures are intended to offer a range of pricing options for the intermediary market. The Board also noted that the total expense ratios of the classes vary primarily by the level of their 12b-1 fees, although differences in transfer agent fees may also cause expenses to vary from class to class.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

Fees Charged to Other Fidelity Clients . The Board also considered Fidelity fee structures and other information with respect to clients of FMR and its affiliates, such as other mutual funds advised or subadvised by FMR or its affiliates, pension plan clients, and other institutional clients. The Board noted the findings of the 2010 ad hoc joint committee (created with the board of other Fidelity funds), which reviewed and compared Fidelity's institutional investment advisory business with its business of providing services to the Fidelity funds, including the differences in services provided, fees charged, and costs incurred, as well as competition in their respective marketplaces.

Based on its review of total expense ratios and fees charged to other Fidelity clients, the Board concluded that the total expense ratio of each class of the fund was reasonable, although Class T was above the median of the universe presented for comparison, in light of the services that the fund and its shareholders receive and the other factors considered.

Costs of the Services and Profitability.  The Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by Fidelity in conducting the business of developing, marketing, distributing, managing, administering and servicing the fund and its shareholders. The Board also considered the level of Fidelity's profits in respect of all the Fidelity funds.

On an annual basis, FMR presents to the Board Fidelity's profitability for the fund. Fidelity calculates the profitability for each fund, as well as aggregate profitability for groups of Fidelity funds and all Fidelity funds, using a series of detailed revenue and cost allocation methodologies which originate with the books and records of Fidelity on which Fidelity's audited financial statements are based. The Audit Committee of the Board reviews any significant changes from the prior year's methodologies.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), independent registered public accounting firm and auditor to Fidelity and certain Fidelity funds, has been engaged annually by the Board as part of the Board's assessment of Fidelity's profitability analysis. PwC's engagement includes the review and assessment of Fidelity's methodologies used in determining the revenues and expenses attributable to Fidelity's mutual fund business, and completion of agreed-upon procedures surrounding the mathematical accuracy of fund profitability and its conformity to allocation methodologies. After considering PwC's reports issued under the engagement and information provided by Fidelity, the Board concluded that while other allocation methods may also be reasonable, Fidelity's profitability methodologies are reasonable in all material respects.

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The Board also reviewed Fidelity's non-fund businesses and fall-out benefits related to the mutual fund business as well as cases where Fidelity's affiliates may benefit from or be related to the fund's business.

The Board considered the costs of the services provided by and the profits realized by Fidelity in connection with the operation of the fund and was satisfied that the profitability was not excessive in the circumstances.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale in respect of the management of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds (including the fund) have appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered the extent to which the fund will benefit from economies of scale through increased services to the fund, through waivers or reimbursements, or through fee or expense reductions. The Board also noted that in 2009, it and the board of other Fidelity funds created an ad hoc committee (the Economies of Scale Committee) to analyze whether FMR attains economies of scale in respect of the management and servicing of the Fidelity funds, whether the Fidelity funds have appropriately benefited from such economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale.

The Board recognized that the fund's management contract incorporates a "group fee" structure, which provides for lower group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management increase, and for higher group fee rates as total fund assets under FMR's management decrease. FMR calculates the group fee rates based on a tiered asset "breakpoint" schedule that varies based on asset class. The Board considered that the group fee is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to fund shareholders when total Fidelity fund assets increase, even if assets of any particular fund are unchanged or have declined, because some portion of Fidelity's costs are attributable to services provided to all Fidelity funds, and all funds benefit if those costs can be allocated among more assets. The Board concluded that, given the group fee structure, fund shareholders will benefit from lower management fees as assets under FMR's management increase at the fund complex level, regardless of whether Fidelity achieves any such economies of scale.

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Board Approval of Investment Advisory Contracts and
Management Fees - continued

The Board concluded, taking into account the analysis of the Economies of Scale Committee, that economies of scale, if any, are being appropriately shared between fund shareholders and Fidelity.

Additional Information Requested by the Board. In order to develop fully the factual basis for consideration of the Fidelity funds' Advisory Contracts, the Board requested and received additional information on certain topics, including (i) fund performance trends, actions to be taken by FMR to improve certain funds' overall performance, and Fidelity's long-term strategies for certain funds; (ii) the potential to further rationalize the Fidelity fund lineup with the possibility of achieving savings for the funds and Fidelity; (iii) Fidelity's compensation structure for portfolio managers and other key investment personnel; (iv) the amount of the investment that each portfolio manager has made in the Fidelity fund(s) that he or she manages; (v) the realization of fall-out benefits in certain Fidelity business units; (vi) Fidelity's group fee structures, the potential impact of regulatory changes on such structures, and the rationale for the individual fee rates of certain funds; (vii) fund profitability methodology, including Fidelity's cost allocation methodology, and the impact of certain factors on fund profitability results; (viii) trends regarding industry use of performance fee structures and the possibility of implementing performance fee structures for additional funds; and (ix) the impact of net redemptions from the Fidelity funds.

Based on its evaluation of all of the conclusions noted above, and after considering all factors it believed relevant, the Board ultimately concluded that the advisory fee structures are fair and reasonable, and that the fund's Advisory Contracts should be renewed.

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Investment Adviser

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Boston, MA

Investment Sub-Advisers

FMR Co., Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(U.K.) Inc.

Fidelity Management & Research
(Hong Kong) Limited

Fidelity Management & Research
(Japan) Inc.

General Distributor

Fidelity Distributors Corporation

Smithfield, RI

Transfer and Service Agents

Fidelity Investments Institutional
Operations Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Fidelity Service Company, Inc.

Boston, MA

Custodian

Citibank, N.A.

New York, NY

(Fidelity Investment logo)(registered trademark)
Corporate Headquarters
82 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
www.fidelity.com

ACVSI-UANN-0113
1.884058.103

Item 2. Code of Ethics

As of the end of the period, November 30, 2012, Fidelity Financial Trust (the trust) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer and its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board of Trustees of the trust has determined that Joseph Mauriello is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.   Mr. Mauriello is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.  

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund, Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund, and Fidelity Independence Fund (the "Funds"):

Services Billed by PwC

November 30, 2012 Fees A

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

$70,000

$-

$3,300

$2,300

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund

$62,000

$-

$4,300

$3,500

Fidelity Independence Fund

$60,000

$-

$3,500

$3,000

November 30, 2011 Fees A

 

Audit Fees

Audit-Related Fees

Tax Fees

All Other Fees

Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund

$71,000

$-

$3,300

$2,700

Fidelity Equity Dividend Income Fund

$62,000

$-

$4,300

$3,900

Fidelity Independence Fund

$61,000

$-

$3,300

$3,500

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The following table presents fees billed by PwC that were required to be approved by the Audit Committee for services that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds and that are rendered on behalf of Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR") and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Funds ("Fund Service Providers"):

Services Billed by PwC

 

November 30, 2012 A

November 30, 2011 A

Audit-Related Fees

$5,130,000

$3,505,000

Tax Fees

$-

$-

All Other Fees

$-

$-

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

"Audit-Related Fees" represent fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the fund audit or the review of the fund's financial statements and that are not reported under Audit Fees.

"Tax Fees" represent fees billed for tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund.

"All Other Fees" represent fees billed for services provided to the fund or Fund Service Provider, a significant portion of which are assurance related, that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the fund, excluding those services that are reported under Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees or Tax Fees.

Assurance services must be performed by an independent public accountant.

* * *

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Funds, FMR (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any Fund Service Provider for each of the last two fiscal years of the Funds are as follows:

Billed By

November 30, 2012 A

November 30, 2011 A

PwC

$6,060,000

$5,265,000

A Amounts may reflect rounding.

The trust's Audit Committee has considered non-audit services that were not pre-approved that were provided by PwC to Fund Service Providers to be compatible with maintaining the independence of PwC in its audit of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules, regarding its independence from the Funds and their related entities and FMR's review of the appropriateness and permissibility under applicable law of such non-audit services prior to their provision to the Fund Service Providers.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The trust's Audit Committee must pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by a fund's independent registered public accounting firm relating to the operations or financial reporting of the fund. Prior to the commencement of any audit or non-audit services to a fund, the Audit Committee reviews the services to determine whether they are appropriate and permissible under applicable law.

The Audit Committee has adopted policies and procedures to, among other purposes, provide a framework for the Committee's consideration of non-audit services by the audit firms that audit the Fidelity funds. The policies and procedures require that any non-audit service provided by a fund audit firm to a Fidelity fund and any non-audit service provided by a fund auditor to a Fund Service Provider that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund ("Covered Service") are subject to approval by the Audit Committee before such service is provided.

All Covered Services must be approved in advance of provision of the service either: (i) by formal resolution of the Audit Committee, or (ii) by oral or written approval of the service by the Chair of the Audit Committee (or if the Chair is unavailable, such other member of the Audit Committee as may be designated by the Chair to act in the Chair's absence). The approval contemplated by (ii) above is permitted where the Treasurer determines that action on such an engagement is necessary before the next meeting of the Audit Committee.

Non-audit services provided by a fund audit firm to a Fund Service Provider that do not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fidelity fund are reported to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis.

Non-Audit Services Approved Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) and (ii) of Regulation S-X ("De Minimis Exception")

There were no non-audit services approved or required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the De Minimis Exception during the Funds' last two fiscal years relating to services provided to (i) the Funds or (ii) any Fund Service Provider that relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the trust's Board of Trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

(a)(i) The President and Treasurer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the trust's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

(a)(ii) There was no change in the trust's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the trust's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

(a)

(1)

Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH.

(a)

(2)

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)

(3)

Not applicable.

(b)

 

Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Fidelity Financial Trust

By:

/s/Kenneth B. Robins

 

Kenneth B. Robins

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

January 25, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:

/s/Kenneth B. Robins

 

Kenneth B. Robins

 

President and Treasurer

 

 

Date:

January 25, 2013

By:

/s/Christine Reynolds

 

Christine Reynolds

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date:

January 25, 2013

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