Fidelity extends 0% investment trust offer until end of april

FIDELITY EXTENDS 0% INVESTMENT TRUST OFFER UNTIL END OF APRIL · 0% initial charge for Fidelity's 5-strong Investment Trust range · Save £227.50 initial charge London, 14 April 2003 - Fidelity Investments has extended its Investment Trust offer for one more month. Its five investment trusts will be available at no initial charge* for lump sum investments within an ISA or for PEP transfers until 30 April 2003. Investors can invest in each trust separately or in Fidelity's 5-in-1 Investment Trust ISA package which splits money equally between all five trusts - Fidelity Special Values PLC, Fidelity European Values PLC, Fidelity Asian Values PLC, Fidelity Japanese Values PLC, and Edinburgh Investment Trust plc. Ann Davis, Executive Director at Fidelity Investments, commented: "For investors thinking about taking out an ISA early on in the tax year, this is a very cost-effective way to access the major world stock markets." An individual investing £7,000 into Fidelity's 5-in-1 Investment Trust ISA or any individual Investment Trust within an ISA before 30 April 2003, will not have to pay the usual initial charge of 3.25% totaling £227.50. For more information, investors should call 0800 41 41 61 or visit www.fidelity.co.uk Fidelity International Limited, which trades under the name Fidelity Investments, serves the major markets of the world by providing investment products and services to individuals and institutional investors outside the US. Together with FMR Corp of Boston, USA, Fidelity is the largest independent fund management organisation in the world with US$872.51 billion assets under management. (Assets as at 31.12.02 include those of FMR Corp, a US company and affiliate and its subsidiaries.) - ENDS - Notes to editors: * Normal initial charge within an ISA is 3.25%. Annual management charges range between 0.76% and 1% +VAT. Government stamp duty of 0.5% is payable on ISA investments. For further information, please contact: Jo Roddan/Niki Bolton or Lindsay Vetch/AlisonCort/Lisa Stanley Fidelity Investments Lansons Communications Tel: 01737 837 848/847 Tel: 0207 490 8828 Joanne.roddan@uk.fid-intl.com Lindsayv@lansons.com Niki.bolton@uk.fid-intl.com Alisonc@lansons.com Lisas@lansons.com Address: Fidelity Investments, Kingswood Place, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth Surrey KT20 6RP CB14446 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/14/20030414BIT00840/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/04/14/20030414BIT00840/wkr0002.pdf