Exhibit d(2)
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT
between
FIDELITY DESTINY PORTFOLIOS:
DESTINY II
and
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
AMENDMENT made as of this 1st day of July 1999, by and between
Fidelity Destiny Portfolios, a Massachusetts business trust which may
issue one or more series of shares of beneficial interest (hereinafter
called the "Fund"), on behalf of Destiny II (hereinafter called the
"Portfolio"), and Fidelity Management & Research Company, a
Massachusetts corporation (hereinafter called the "Adviser") as set
forth in its entirety below.
Required authorization and approval by shareholders and Trustees
having been obtained, the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, and the
Adviser hereby consent, pursuant to Paragraph 6 of the existing
Management Contract dated November 1, 1993, to a modification of said
Contract in the manner set forth below. The Amended Management
Contract shall when executed by duly authorized officers of the Fund
and the Adviser, take effect on July 1, 1999.
1. (a) Investment Advisory Services. The Adviser undertakes to act
as investment adviser of the Portfolio and shall, subject to the
supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees, direct the investments of
the Portfolio in accordance with the investment objective, policies
and limitations as provided in the Portfolio's Prospectus or other
governing instruments, as amended from time to time, the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, as amended from time to time
(the "1940 Act"), and such other limitations as the Portfolio may
impose by notice in writing to the Adviser. The Adviser shall also
furnish for the use of the Portfolio office space and all necessary
office facilities, equipment and personnel for servicing the
investments of the Portfolio; and shall pay the salaries and fees of
all officers of the Fund, of all Trustees of the Fund who are
"interested persons" of the Fund or of the Adviser and of all
personnel of the Fund or the Adviser performing services relating to
research, statistical and investment activities. The Adviser is
authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the
Portfolio, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds
and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the
Portfolio. The investment policies and all other actions of the
Portfolio are and shall at all times be subject to the control and
direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees.
(b) Management Services. The Adviser shall perform (or arrange for
the performance by its affiliates of) the management and
administrative services necessary for the operation of the Fund. The
Adviser shall, subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees,
perform various services for the Portfolio, including but not limited
to: (i) providing the Portfolio with office space, equipment and
facilities (which may be its own) for maintaining its organization;
(ii) on behalf of the Portfolio, supervising relations with, and
monitoring the performance of, custodians, depositories, transfer and
pricing agents, accountants, attorneys, underwriters, brokers and
dealers, insurers and other persons in any capacity deemed to be
necessary or desirable; (iii) preparing all general shareholder
communications, including shareholder reports; (iv) conducting
shareholder relations; (v) maintaining the Fund's existence and its
records; (vi) during such times as shares are publicly offered,
maintaining the registration and qualification of the Portfolio's
shares under federal and state law; and (vii) investigating the
development of and developing and implementing, if appropriate,
management and shareholder services designed to enhance the value or
convenience of the Portfolio as an investment vehicle.
The Adviser shall also furnish such reports, evaluations, information
or analyses to the Fund as the Fund's Board of Trustees may request
from time to time or as the Adviser may deem to be desirable. The
Adviser shall make recommendations to the Fund's Board of Trustees
with respect to Fund policies, and shall carry out such policies as
are adopted by the Trustees. The Adviser shall, subject to review by
the Board of Trustees, furnish such other services as the Adviser
shall from time to time determine to be necessary or useful to perform
its obligations under this Contract.
(c) The Adviser shall place all orders for the purchase and sale of
portfolio securities for the Portfolio's account with brokers or
dealers selected by the Adviser, which may include brokers or dealers
affiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser shall use its best efforts
to seek to execute portfolio transactions at prices which are
advantageous to the Portfolio and at commission rates which are
reasonable in relation to the benefits received. In selecting brokers
or dealers qualified to execute a particular transaction, brokers or
dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research
services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to the Portfolio and/or the other
accounts over which the Adviser or its affiliates exercise investment
discretion. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker or dealer who
provides such brokerage and research services a commission for
executing a portfolio transaction for the Portfolio which is in excess
of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction if the Adviser determines in
good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to
the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such
broker or dealer. This determination may be viewed in terms of either
that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities which the
Adviser and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which
they exercise investment discretion. The Trustees of the Fund shall
periodically review the commissions paid by the Portfolio to determine
if the commissions paid over representative periods of time were
reasonable in relation to the benefits to the Portfolio.
The Adviser shall, in acting hereunder, be an independent contractor.
The Adviser shall not be an agent of the Portfolio.
2. It is understood that the Trustees, officers and shareholders of
the Fund are or may be or become interested in the Adviser as
directors, officers or otherwise and that directors, officers and
stockholders of the Adviser are or may be or become similarly
interested in the Fund, and that the Adviser may be or become
interested in the Fund as a shareholder or otherwise.
3. The Adviser will be compensated on the following basis for the
services and facilities to be furnished hereunder. The Adviser shall
receive a monthly management fee, payable monthly as soon as
practicable after the last day of each month, composed of a Basic Fee
and, while in effect, a Performance Adjustment to the Basic Fee based
upon the investment performance of Class O of the Portfolio in
relation to the Standard & Poor's Daily Stock Price Index of 500
Common Stocks (the "Index"). The Performance Adjustment will be in
effect only through the last calendar day of the 18 month period
beginning on the date that this amended Contract takes effect. After
that date, the management fee will be composed of a Basic Fee only.
The Basic Fee and, while in effect, the Performance Adjustment will be
computed as follows:
(a) Basic Fee Rate: The annual Basic Fee Rate shall be the sum of
the Group Fee Rate and the Individual Fund Fee Rate calculated to the
nearest millionth decimal place as follows:
(i) Group Fee Rate. The Group Fee Rate shall be based upon the
monthly average of the net assets of the registered investment
companies having Advisory and Service or Management Contracts with the
Adviser (computed in the manner set forth in the Fund's Declaration of
Trust or other organizational document) determined as of the close of
business on each business day throughout the month.
The Group Fee Rate shall be determined on a cumulative basis pursuant
to the following schedule:
Average Net Assets Annualized Fee Rate (for each
level)
0 - $ 3 billion .5200%
3 - 6 .4900
6 - 9 .4600
9 - 12 .4300
12 - 15 .4000
15 - 18 .3850
18 - 21 .3700
21 - 24 .3600
24 - 30 .3500
30 - 36 .3450
36 - 42 .3400
42 - 48 .3350
48 - 66 .3250
66 - 84 .3200
84 - 102 .3150
102 - 138 .3100
138 - 174 .3050
174 - 210 .3000
210 - 246 .2950
246 - 282 .2900
282 - 318 .2850
318 - 354 .2800
354 - 390 .2750
390 - 426 .2700
426 - 462 .2650
462 - 498 .2600
498 - 534 .2550
Over - 534 .2500
(ii) Individual Fund Fee Rate. The Individual Fund Fee Rate shall
be .30%.
(b) Basic Fee. One-twelfth of the Basic Fee Rate shall be applied to
the average of the net assets of the Portfolio (computed in the manner
set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust or other organizational
document) determined as of the close of business on each business day
throughout the month. The resulting dollar amount comprises the Basic
Fee.
(c) Performance Adjustment Rate: This sub-paragraph (c) will be in
effect only through the last calendar day of the 18 calendar month
period beginning on the date that this amended Contract takes effect
and will have no force and effect thereafter. The Performance
Adjustment Rate for the Portfolio will be determined by reference only
to the Portfolio's Class O investment performance. The Basic Fee will
be subject to downward adjustment on the basis of the Portfolio's
Class O investment performance as follows: An adjustment to the
monthly basic fee will be made by applying a performance adjustment
rate to the average net assets of the Portfolio over the performance
period. The resulting dollar figure will be subtracted from the basic
fee if Class O of the Portfolio experienced worse performance than the
performance Index.
The amount of the basic fee payable to the Adviser by the Portfolio
will be reduced by an amount determined by (i) computing an annual
rate of 0.02% for each percentage point, rounded to the nearer point,
that the record of the Index for said performance period exceeds the
investment performance of Class O of the Portfolio, and (ii)
multiplying 1/12 of this rate by the average net assets for the
performance period, with the maximum such reduction in fee being at
the annual rate of .24% of the average net assets up to and including
$100,000,000 and at the annual rate of 0.2% of the average net assets
in excess of $100,000,000.
The performance period will commence with the first day of the first
full month following the Portfolio's commencement of operations.
During the first eleven months of the performance period for the
Portfolio, there will be no performance adjustment. Starting with the
twelfth month of the performance period, the performance adjustment
will take effect. Following the twelfth month a new month will be
added to the performance period until the performance period equals 36
months. Thereafter the performance period will consist of the current
month plus the previous 35 months.
The Portfolio's investment performance will be measured by comparing
(i) the opening net asset value of one share of Class O of the
Portfolio on the first business day of the performance period with
(ii) the closing net asset value of one share of Class O of the
Portfolio as of the last business day of such period. In computing
the investment performance of Class O of the Portfolio and the
investment record of the Index, distributions of realized capital
gains, the value of capital gains taxes per share paid or payable on
undistributed realized long-term capital gains accumulated to the end
of such period and dividends paid out of investment income on the part
of Class O of the Portfolio, and all cash distributions of the
securities included in the Index, will be treated as reinvested in
accordance with Rule 205-1 or any other applicable rules under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as the same from time to time may be
amended. The basic fee and the downward adjustment of the fee for
investment performance will be accrued throughout the month for the
purpose of determining the net asset value of the shares of the fund.
The adjustment of the Basic Fee will not be cumulative. A reduction
in fee will be made for that month even though the performance of the
Portfolio over some period of time shorter than the performance period
has been ahead of that of the Index.
(d) Performance Adjustment. One-twelfth of the annual Performance
Adjustment Rate will be applied to the average of the net assets of
the Portfolio (computed in the manner set forth in the Fund's
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document) determined as
of the close of business on each business day throughout the month and
the performance period. The resulting dollar amount is deducted from
the basic fee. No Performance Adjustment will be made after the last
calendar day of the 18 calendar month period beginning on the date
that this amended Contract takes effect.
(e) In case of termination of this Contract during any month, the fee
for that month shall be reduced proportionately on the basis of the
number of business days during which it is in effect for that month.
The Basic Fee Rate will be computed on the basis of and applied to net
assets averaged over that month ending on the last business day on
which this Contract is in effect. While the Performance Adjustment is
in effect, the amount of the Performance Adjustment to the Basic Fee
will be computed on the basis of and applied to net assets averaged
over the 36-month period ending on the last business day on which this
Contract is in effect.
4. It is understood that the Portfolio will pay all its expenses,
which expenses payable by the Portfolio shall include, without
limitation, (i) interest and taxes; (ii) brokerage commissions and
other costs in connection with the purchase or sale of securities and
other investment instruments; (iii) fees and expenses of the Fund's
Trustees other than those who are "interested persons" of the Fund or
the Adviser; (iv) legal and audit expenses; (v) custodian, registrar
and transfer agent fees and expenses; (vi) fees and expenses related
to the registration and qualification of the Fund and the Portfolio's
shares for distribution under state and federal securities laws; (vii)
expenses of printing and mailing reports and notices and proxy
material to shareholders of the Portfolio; (viii) all other expenses
incidental to holding meetings of the Portfolio's shareholders,
including proxy solicitations therefor; (ix) a pro rata share, based
on relative net assets of the Portfolio and other registered
investment companies having Advisory and Service or Management
Contracts with the Adviser, of 50% of insurance premiums for fidelity
and other coverage; (x) its proportionate share of association
membership dues; (xi) expenses of typesetting for printing
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information and supplements
thereto; (xii) expenses of printing and mailing Prospectuses and
Statements of Additional Information and supplements thereto sent to
existing shareholders; and (xiii) such non-recurring or extraordinary
expenses as may arise, including those relating to actions, suits or
proceedings to which the Portfolio is a party and the legal obligation
which the Portfolio may have to indemnify the Fund's Trustees and
officers with respect thereto.
5. The services of the Adviser to the Portfolio are not to be deemed
exclusive, the Adviser being free to render services to others and
engage in other activities, provided, however, that such other
services and activities do not, during the term of this Contract,
interfere, in a material manner, with the Adviser's ability to meet
all of its obligations with respect to rendering services to the
Portfolio hereunder. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties
hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject
to liability to the Portfolio or to any shareholder of the Portfolio
for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering
services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the
purchase, holding or sale of any security or other investment
instrument.
6. (a) Subject to prior termination as provided in sub-paragraph (d)
of this paragraph 6, this Contract shall continue in force until July
31, 2000 and indefinitely thereafter, but only so long as the
continuance after such date shall be specifically approved at least
annually by vote of the Trustees of the Fund or by vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.
(b) This Contract may be modified by mutual consent subject to the
provisions of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, as modified by or
interpreted by any applicable order or orders of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or any rules or regulations
adopted by, or interpretative releases of, the Commission.
(c) In addition to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this paragraph 6, the terms of any continuance or modification of this
Contract must have been approved by the vote of a majority of those
Trustees of the Fund who are not parties to the Contract or interested
persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval.
(d) Either party hereto may, at any time on sixty (60) days' prior
written notice to the other, terminate this Contract, without payment
of any penalty, by action of its Trustees or Board of Directors, as
the case may be, or with respect to the Portfolio by vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio. This
Contract shall terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
7. The Adviser is hereby expressly put on notice of the limitation of
shareholder liability as set forth in the Fund's Declaration of Trust
or other organizational document and agrees that the obligations
assumed by the Fund pursuant to this Contract shall be limited in all
cases to the Portfolio and its assets, and the Adviser shall not seek
satisfaction of any such obligation from the shareholders or any
shareholder of the Portfolio or any other Portfolios of the Fund. In
addition, the Adviser shall not seek satisfaction of any such
obligations from the Trustees or any individual Trustee. The Adviser
understands that the rights and obligations of any Portfolio under the
Declaration of Trust or other organizational document are separate and
distinct from those of any and all other Portfolios.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving
effect to the choice of laws provisions thereof.
The terms "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities,"
"assignment," and "interested persons," when used herein, shall have
the respective meanings specified in the 1940 Act, as now in effect or
as hereafter amended, and subject to such orders as may be granted by
the Commission.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this instrument to be
signed in their behalf by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as
of the date written above.
FIDELITY DESTINY PORTFOLIOS ON BEHALF OF
DESTINY II
BY /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY
BY /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
President
