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1 Fidelity FundsProspectusSoci t d investissement capital variableEstablished in Luxembourg Prospectus : Fidelity Funds 1 May 2022 IMPORTANT NOTE IMPORTANT. If you are in any doubt about the contents of this Prospectus (the Prospectus ), you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial adviser. Shares are offered on the basis of the information contained in and the documents referred to in the Prospectus and the relevant Key Investor Information Document ( KIID or KIIDs ). No person is authorised to give any information or to make any representations concerning the fund other than as contained in the Prospectus and the KIID. Any purchase made by any person on the basis of statements or representations not contained in or inconsistent with the information and representations contained in the Prospectus and the KIID will be solely at the risk of the purchaser.

2 The information provided in the Prospectus does not constitute investment advice. The fund is registered under Part I of the Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010. This registration does not require any Luxembourg authority to approve or disapprove either the adequacy or accuracy of the Prospectus or the portfolio of securities held by the fund . Any representation to the contrary is unauthorised and unlawful. The fund complies with the substance requirements as provided by Article 27 of the Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010. The fund qualifies as an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities ( UCITS ) and has obtained recognition under Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended, for marketing in certain Member States of the EU.

3 The Board has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated in the Prospectus are true and accurate in all material respects at the date hereof and that there are no other material facts the omission of which makes any statement of fact or opinion in the Prospectus misleading. The Directors accept responsibility accordingly. The Board has approved the full English version of the Prospectus . The Prospectus may be translated into other languages. Where the Prospectus is translated into any other language, the translation shall be as close as possible to the English text and any material variations shall be in compliance with the requirements of the regulatory authorities in other jurisdictions.

4 The distribution of the Prospectus and the offering of the Shares may be restricted in certain jurisdictions. The Prospectus does not constitute an offer or solicitation in any jurisdiction where such offer or solicitation is or may be unlawful, where the person making the offer or solicitation is not authorised to make it or a person receiving the offer or solicitation may not lawfully receive it. It is the responsibility of any persons in possession of the Prospectus and any persons wishing to apply for Shares pursuant to the Prospectus to inform themselves of, and to observe, all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction, including the selling restrictions contained in Appendix I, Important Information for Investors in Certain Countries and Selling Restrictions in Certain Jurisdictions , of the Prospectus .

5 The information contained in the Prospectus is supplemented by the most recent KIID, annual report and accounts of the fund and any subsequent semi-annual report and accounts, if available, copies of which can be obtained free of charge from the registered office of the fund . Persons interested in purchasing Shares should inform themselves as to (a) the legal requirements within their own country for the purchase of Shares, (b) any foreign exchange restrictions which may be applicable, and (c) the income and other tax consequences of purchase, conversion and redemption of Shares. Information for investors in certain countries is contained in Appendix I, Important Information for Investors in Certain Countries and Selling Restrictions in Certain Jurisdictions , of the Prospectus .

6 Investors should note that the information contained in the Prospectus does not constitute tax advice and the Directors recommend that investors should seek their own professional advice as to the tax consequences before investing in Shares in the fund . The fund draws the investors attention to the fact that, subject to the provisions under Part III, Eligible Investors and Restriction on Ownership , any investor will only be able to fully exercise their investor s rights directly against the fund , notably the right to participate in general meetings of the Shareholders, if the investor is registered itself and in its own name in the register of Shareholders of the fund . In case where an investor invests in the fund through an intermediary investing in the fund in its own name but on behalf of the investor, it may not always be possible for the investor to exercise certain Shareholder rights directly against the fund .

7 Investors are advised to take advice on their rights. The fund is not registered in the United States of America under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Shares have not been registered in the United States of America under the Securities Act of 1933. Shares may not be directly or indirectly offered or sold in the United States of America or any of its territories or possessions or areas subject to its jurisdiction or to or for the benefit of nationals or residents thereof, unless pursuant to an exemption from registration requirements available under US law, any applicable statute, rule or interpretation. US Persons (as this term is defined in Part III, Eligible Investors and Restriction on Ownership ) are not eligible to invest in the fund .

8 Prospective investors shall be required to declare that they are not a US Person. The fund is not registered in any provincial or territorial jurisdiction in Canada and the Shares have not been qualified for distribution in any Canadian jurisdiction under applicable securities laws. Shares made available under this offer may not be directly or indirectly offered or sold in any provincial or territorial jurisdiction in Canada or to or for the benefit of residents thereof. Prospective investors may be required to declare that they are not a Canadian resident and are not applying for Shares on behalf of any Canadian residents. If an investor becomes a Canadian resident after buying Shares of the fund , this investor will not be able to buy any additional Shares.

9 Data protection For the purpose of this section, Data Protection Legislation means any applicable law, statute, declaration, decree, directive, legislative enactment, order, ordinance, regulation, rule or other binding instrument which implements the Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (the GDPR ) as such regulation may be implemented or complemented, amended, replaced or repealed from time to time. The fund and the Management Company are acting as joint controllers in relation to the personal data ( information by which an individual may be directly or indirectly identified, the Personal Data ) that an investor provides to the fund or the Management Company (including information relating to its representatives, contact persons, directors, and beneficial owners) (the Data Subjects ).

10 The investor is informed and acknowledges that the Personal Data will be processed in accordance with the privacy statement (the Privacy Statement ). The Privacy Statement contains, among others, contact details of the data controllers, the type of Personal Data processed, the purposes for which Personal Data is processed, the list of entities involved in the processing of Personal Data, the rights of the data subjects, and is available at The Privacy Statement may also Prospectus : Fidelity Funds 2 May 2022 be provided to the Data Subject upon request or made available at the registered office of the fund or the Management Company respectively. The Privacy Statement is subject to change at the sole discretion of the fund and the Management Company.