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George Mason UniversityDefined Contribution Retirement PlanPlan No. 57219

Invest in your retirement—and yourself—today, with help from

the George Mason University Defined Contribution Retirement

401(a) Plan and Fidelity.

Invest some of what you earn today for what you plan toaccomplish tomorrow.

Dear George Mason University employee:

Your Employer offers outstanding convenience and a variety of investment options. Take a look andsee what a difference enrolling in the Plan could make in achieving your goals.

Benefit from:

Retirement planning tools. You have access to online tools designed to help you manage yourassets as you plan for retirement.

Tax-deferred savings opportunities. You pay no taxes on any earnings until you withdraw themfrom your account, enabling you to keep more of your money working for you now.

Portability. You can roll over eligible savings from a previous employer into this Plan. You can alsotake your plan vested account balance with you if you leave the company.

Investment options. You have the flexibility to select from investment options that range frommore conservative to more aggressive, making it easy for you to develop a well-diversifiedinvestment portfolio.

Online beneficiary. With Fidelity’s Online Beneficiaries Service, you can designate yourbeneficiaries, receive instant online confirmation, and check your beneficiary information virtuallyany time.

To learn more about what your plan offers, see “Frequently asked questions about your plan” laterin this guide.

Enroll in your plan and invest in yourself today.

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Frequently asked questions about your plan.Here are answers to questions you may have about the key features, benefits, and rules of your plan.

When can I enroll in the Plan?

You are eligible to participate in the Planimmediately after your date of hire.

How do I enroll in the Plan?

Simply complete the Enrollment form found atthe back of this brochure and return it toFidelity Investments in the postage paidenvelope provided.

How much can I contribute?

No George Mason University employeecontributions are made into this Plan.

Does the Employer contribute to myaccount?

George Mason University may elect to make adiscretionary contribution. The amount andtiming of the discretionary distribution mayvary, but is typically a flat 10.4% of your eligiblecompensation. Please contact HumanResources for additional information.

How do I designate my beneficiary?

If you have not already selected yourbeneficiaries, or if you have experienced a life-changing event such as a marriage, divorce,birth of a child, or a death in the family, it’s timeto consider your beneficiary designations.Fidelity’s Online Beneficiaries Service, offers astraightforward, convenient process that takesjust minutes. To make your elections, click onthe “Profile” link, then select “Beneficiaries”and follow the online instructions.

What are my investment options?

To help you meet your investment goals, thePlan offers you a range of options. You canselect a mix of investment options that bestsuits your goals, time horizon, and risktolerance. The many investment optionsavailable through the Plan includeconservative, moderately conservative, andaggressive funds. A complete description ofthe Plan’s investment options and theirperformance, as well as planning tools to helpyou choose an appropriate mix, are availableonline.

What if I don’t make an investmentelection?

We encourage you to take an active role in theGeorge Mason University Defined ContributionRetirement 401(a) Plan and choose investmentoptions that best suit your goals, time horizon,and risk tolerance. If you do not select specificinvestment options in the Plan, yourcontributions will be invested in the FidelityFreedom® Fund - Class K with the targetretirement date closest to the year you mightretire, based on your current age and assuminga retirement age of 65, at the direction ofGeorge Mason University.

If no date of birth or an invalid date of birth ison file at Fidelity your contributions may beinvested in the Fidelity Freedom® Income Fund- Class K. More information about the FidelityFreedom® Fund - Class K options can be foundonline.

Target Date Funds are an asset mix of stocks,bonds and other investments thatautomatically becomes more conservative asthe fund approaches its target retirement date

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and beyond. Principal invested is notguaranteed.

How much should I save for retirement?

Fidelity’s online planning tools are designed tohelp you manage your assets as you plan forretirement.

When am I vested?

You are always 100% vested in the GeorgeMason University Defined ContributionRetirement 401(a) Plan.

Can I take a loan from my account?

Loans are not available in this Plan.

Can I make withdrawals?

Withdrawals from the Plan are generallypermitted when you terminate youremployment, retire, reach age 59½, becomepermanently disabled, have severe financialhardship, as defined by your plan.

Learn more about and/or request a withdrawalonline, or by calling the Fidelity RetirementBenefits Line at 1-800-343-0860.

Can I move money from another retirementplan into my account in the George MasonUniversity Defined Contribution Retirement401(a) Plan?

No rollovers are allowed into this Plan.

Be sure to consider all your availableoptions and the applicable fees and featuresof each before moving your retirementassets.

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Investment OptionsHere is a list of investment options for the George Mason UniversityDefined Contribution Retirement 401(a) Plan. For up-to-date performanceinformation and other fund specifics, go to www.netbenefits.com/atwork.

Target Date Funds

Placement of investment options within each risk spectrum is only in relation to the investment options within that specific spectrum. Placement does not reflect risk relative to the investmentoptions shown in the other risk spectrums.

ptions to the left have potentiallymore inflation risk and less investment risk

ptions to the right have potentially less inflation risk and more investment risk

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Fidelity Freedom® 2005 Fund - Class K












Target date investments are generally designed for investors expecting to retire around the year indicated in each investment‘sname. The investments are managed to gradually become more conservative over time. The investment risks of each target dateinvestment change over time as its asset allocation changes. They are subject to the volatility of the financial markets, includingequity and fixed income investments in the U.S. and abroad and may be subject to risks associated with investing in high yield, smallcap and foreign securities. Principal invested is not guaranteed at any time, including at or after their target dates.

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The chart below lists the assigned fund the George Mason University Defined ContributionRetirement 401(a) Plan believes will best fit your diversification needs should you not select aninvestment option.

Your Birth Date* Fund Name Target Retirement Years

Before 1938 Fidelity Freedom® Income Fund - Class K Retired before 2003

January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1942 Fidelity Freedom® 2005 Fund - Class K Target Years 2003 - 2007











January 1, 1993 and later* Fidelity Freedom® 2060 Fund - Class K Target Years 2058 and beyond

*Dates selected by Plan Sponsor

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Core Investment Options

ft have potentially more inflation risk and less investment risk less inflation risk and more investment risk

CCONSEERVVATIIVE AGGRESSIVE

Investment options to the le Investment options to the right have potentially

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT BOND STOCKS

Money Market Stable Value Bond Domestic Equities International/Global Specialty

Government

Fidelity® GovernmentMoneyMarket Fund

ManagedIncome PortfolioClass 1

Diversified

Fidelity® TotalBond Fund

Fidelity® U.S.BondIndex Fund

Inflation-Protected

Fidelity® Inflation-Protected BondIndex Fund

Large Value

MFS Value FundClass R6

Mid Value

Fidelity® Low-Priced StockFund - Class K

Small Value

AmericanBeacon SmallCap Value FundClassInstitutional

Large Blend

Fidelity® 500Index Fund

Fidelity® NewMillennium Fund

Mid Blend

Fidelity® ExtendedMarketIndex Fund

Large Growth

Fidelity® Contrafund® -Class K

Fidelity® GrowthCompany Fund -Class K

MainStay LargeCap GrowthFund Class R6

Small Growth

VanguardExplorer FundAdmiral Shares

Diversified

Fidelity® DiversifiedInternationalFund - Class K

Fidelity® InternationalIndex Fund

Fidelity® InternationalSmall Cap Fund

Fidelity® Worldwide Fund

Fidelity® RealEstateInvestmentPortfolio

This spectrum, with the exception of the Domestic Equity category, is based on Fidelity’s analysis of the characteristics of thegeneral investment categories of the investment options and not on the actual security holdings, which can change frequently.Investment options in the Domestic Equity category are based on the options’ Morningstar categories as of 03/31/2019.Morningstar categories are based on a fund’s style as measured by its underlying portfolio holdings over the past three years andmay change at any time. These style calculations do not represent the investment options’ objectives and do not predict theinvestment options’ future styles. Investment options are listed in alphabetical order within each investment category. Riskassociated with the investment options can vary significantly within each particular investment category, and the relative risk ofcategories may change under certain economic conditions. For a more complete discussion of risk associated with the mutual fundoptions, please read the prospectuses before making your investment decision. The spectrum does not represent actual or impliedperformance.

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Investment OptionsBefore investing in any mutual fund, consider the investment objectives,risks, charges, and expenses. Contact Fidelity for a mutual fundprospectus or, if available, a summary prospectus containing thisinformation. Read it carefully.

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund Class Institutional

VRS Code: 847694

Fund Objective: The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

Fund Strategy: Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings forinvestment purposes) are invested in equity securities of small market capitalization U.S. companies. These companies havemarket capitalizations of $5 billion or less at the time of investment. The fund’s investments may include common stocks, realestate investment trusts ("REITs"), American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign stocks tradedon U.S. exchanges (collectively, "stocks").

Fund Risk: The securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more volatile than those of larger companies. Valuestocks can perform differently than other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the market for long periods oftime. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market,economic or other developments. These risks may be magnified in foreign markets. Additional risk information for this productmay be found in the prospectus or other product materials, if available.

Fund short term trading fees: None

Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking the potential for long-term share-price appreciation and, secondarily, dividend income.

● Someone who is comfortable with value-style investments and the potentially greater volatility of investments in smallercompanies.

Footnotes:● This description is only intended to provide a brief overview of the mutual fund. Read the fund’s prospectus for more detailed

information about the fund.


VRS Code: 003020

Fund Objective: Seeks high total return until its target retirement date. Thereafter, the fund’s objective will be to seek highcurrent income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

Fund Strategy: Designed for investors who anticipate retiring in or within a few years of the fund’s target retirement year at oraround age 65. Investing in a combination of Fidelity domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to a "neutral" assetallocation strategy that adjusts over time until it reaches an allocation similar to that of the Freedom Income Fundapproximately 10 to 19 years after the target year. Ultimately, the fund will merge with the Freedom Income Fund. FMR Co.,Inc. (the Adviser) may modify the fund’s neutral asset allocations from time to time when in the interests of investors. Buyingand selling futures contracts (both long and short positions) in an effort to manage cash flows efficiently, remain fully invested,or facilitate asset allocation. Through an active asset allocation strategy, the Adviser may increase or decrease neutral assetclass exposures by up to 10 percentage points for equity, bond and short-term funds to reflect the Adviser’s market outlook,which is primarily focused on the intermediate term.

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Fund Risk: Investment performance of the Fidelity Freedom Fund products depends on the performance of the underlyinginvestment options and on the proportion of the assets invested in each underlying investment option. The investment risk ofeach Fidelity Freedom Fund changes over time as its asset allocation changes. These risks are subject to the asset allocationdecisions of the Investment Adviser. Pursuant to the Adviser’s ability to use an active asset allocation strategy, investors may besubject to a different risk profile compared to the fund’s neutral asset allocation strategy shown in its glide path. The funds aresubject to the volatility of the financial markets, including that of equity and fixed income investments in the U.S. and abroad,and may be subject to risks associated with investing in high-yield, small-cap, commodity-linked and foreign securities.Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. No target datefund is considered a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee any single fund will provide sufficient retirementincome at or through retirement. Principal invested is not guaranteed at any time, including at or after the funds’ target dates.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking an investment option intended for people in or very near retirement and who is willing to accept the

volatility of diversified investments in the market.

● Someone who is seeking a diversified mix of stocks, bonds, and short-term investments in one investment option or whodoes not feel comfortable making asset allocation choices over time.



● On July 20, 2017, an initial offering of the Fidelity Freedom K class took place. Returns and expenses prior to that date arethose of the Freedom (retail) class. Had K class expenses been reflected in the returns shown, total returns would have beenhigher.


VRS Code: 003021











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VRS Code: 003022












VRS Code: 003023



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Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking an investment option that gradually becomes more conservative over time and who is willing to

accept the volatility of the markets.






VRS Code: 003024











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VRS Code: 003025












VRS Code: 003026



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VRS Code: 003027











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VRS Code: 003028












VRS Code: 003029



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VRS Code: 003030











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VRS Code: 003031











Fidelity Freedom® Income Fund - Class K

VRS Code: 003019

Fund Objective: Seeks high total current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

Fund Strategy: Investing in a combination of Fidelity domestic equity funds, international equity funds, bond funds, and short-term funds (underlying Fidelity funds). Allocating assets among underlying Fidelity funds according to a stable "neutral" assetallocation strategy. FMR Co., Inc. (the Adviser) may modify the fund’s neutral asset allocations from time to time when in theinterests of shareholders. Buying and selling futures contracts (both long and short positions) in an effort to manage cash flowsefficiently, remain fully invested, or facilitate asset allocation. Through an active asset allocation strategy, the Adviser mayincrease or decrease neutral asset class exposures by up to 10 percentage points for equity, bond and short-term funds toreflect the Adviser’s market outlook, which is primarily focused on the intermediate term.

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Fund Risk: The fund is subject to risks resulting from the asset allocation decisions of the Investment Adviser. Pursuant to theAdviser’s ability to use an active asset allocation strategy, investors may be subject to a different risk profile compared to thefund’s neutral asset allocation strategy shown in its glide path. The fund is subject to the volatility of the financial markets,including that of equity and fixed income investments. Fixed income investments entail issuer default and credit risk, inflationrisk, and interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall and vice versa). This effect is usually more pronouncedfor longer-term securities. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realizedmore quickly. No target date fund is considered a complete retirement program and there is no guarantee any single fund willprovide sufficient retirement income at or through retirement. Principal invested is not guaranteed at any time, including at orafter the funds’ target dates.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking an investment option intended for people in retirement and who is willing to accept the volatility of

diversified investments in the market.

● Someone who is seeking a diversified mix of stocks, bonds, and short-term investments in one investment option and lookingprimarily for the potential for income and, secondarily, for share-price appreciation.




Fidelity® 500 Index Fund

VRS Code: 002328

Fund Objective: Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return (i.e., the combination of capitalchanges and income) performance of common stocks publicly traded in the United States.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the S&P 500 Index, which broadlyrepresents the performance of common stocks publicly traded in the United States.

Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments.



● Someone who is seeking both growth- and value-style investments and who is willing to accept the volatility associated withinvesting in the stock market.



● The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, andindustry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.

● Returns prior to May 4, 2011 are those of the Premium Class and reflect the Premium Class’ expense ratio. Had theInstitutional Premium Class’ expense ratio been reflected, total returns would have been higher.

● As of 11/05/2018, this fund changed its name from Fidelity 500 Index Fund - Institutional Premium Class.

Fidelity® Contrafund® - Class K

VRS Code: 002080

Fund Objective: Seeks capital appreciation.

Fund Strategy: Investing in securities of companies whose value FMR believes is not fully recognized by the public. Investingin either ’growth’ stocks or ’value’ stocks or both. Normally investing primarily in common stocks.

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Fund Risk: The value of the fund’s domestic and foreign investments will vary from day to day in response to many factors.Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies, and general market and economic conditions.Investments in foreign securities involve greater risk than U.S. investments. You may have a gain or loss when you sell yourshares.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking the potential for long-term share-price appreciation.

● Someone who is willing to accept the generally greater price volatility associated with growth-oriented stocks.



● On May 9, 2008, an initial offering of the retirement (K) class took place. Returns and expenses prior to that date are those ofthe non-K, non-advisor class. Had K class expenses been reflected in the returns shown, total returns would have been higher.

Fidelity® Diversified International Fund - Class K

VRS Code: 002082

Fund Objective: Seeks capital growth.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing primarily in non-U.S. securities. Normally investing primarily in common stocks.

Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate,economic, and political risks, all of which are magnified in emerging markets.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking to complement a portfolio of domestic investments with international investments, which can

behave differently.

● Someone who is willing to accept the higher degree of risk associated with investing overseas.




Fidelity® Extended Market Index Fund

VRS Code: 002365

Fund Objective: Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return stocks of mid- to small-capitalizationUnited States companies.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the Dow Jones U.S. Completion TotalStock Market Index, which represents the performance of stocks of mid- to small-capitalization U.S. companies.

Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Investments in smaller companies may involve greater risks than thosein larger, more well known companies.



● Someone who is seeking both growth- and value-style investments and who is willing to accept the generally greater volatilityof investments in smaller companies.



● The Dow Jones U.S. Completion Total Stock Market Index is an unmanaged index that represents all U.S. equity issues withreadily available prices, excluding components of the S&P 500.

● Returns prior to September 8, 2011 are those of the Premium Class and reflect the Premium Class’ expense ratio. Had theInstitutional Premium Class’ expense ratio been reflected, total returns would have been higher.

● As of 11/05/2018, this fund changed its name from Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund - Institutional Premium Class.

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Fidelity® Government Money Market Fund

VRS Code: 000458

Fund Objective: Seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity.

Fund Strategy: The Adviser normally invests at least 99.5% of the fund’s total assets in cash, U.S. Government securities and/orrepurchase agreements that are collateralized fully (i.e., collateralized by cash or government securities). Certain issuers of U.S.Government securities are sponsored or chartered by Congress but their securities are neither issued nor guaranteed by theU.S. Treasury. Investing in compliance with industry-standard regulatory requirements for money market funds for the quality,maturity, liquidity and diversification of investments. The Adviser stresses maintaining a stable $1.00 share price, liquidity, andincome. In addition the Adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s assets in U.S. Government securities and repurchaseagreements for those securities.

Fund Risk: You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at$1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the FederalDeposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Fidelity Investments and its affiliates, the fund’s sponsor, haveno legal obligation to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financialsupport to the fund at any time. The fund will not impose a fee upon the sale of your shares, nor temporarily suspend yourability to sell shares if the fund’s weekly liquid assets fall below 30% of its total assets because of market conditions or otherfactors. Interest rate increases can cause the price of a money market security to decrease. A decline in the credit quality of anissuer or a provider of credit support or a maturity-shortening structure for a security can cause the price of a money marketsecurity to decrease.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who has a low tolerance for investment risk and who wishes to keep the value of his or her investment relatively

stable.

● Someone who is seeking to complement his or her bond and stock fund holdings in order to reach a particular assetallocation.



Fidelity® Growth Company Fund - Class K

VRS Code: 002090


Fund Strategy: Normally invests primarily in common stocks of domestic and foreign issuers that Fidelity Management &Research Company (FMR) believes offer the potential for above-average growth. Growth may be measured by factors such asearnings or revenue. Uses fundamental analysis of each issuer’s financial condition and industry position and market andeconomic conditions to select investments.

Fund Risk: The value of the fund’s domestic and foreign investments will vary from day to day in response to many factors,such as adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Stock values fluctuate in response to theactivities of individual companies, and general market and economic conditions. You may have a gain or loss when you sellyour shares. Foreign investments involve greater risks than those of U.S. investments. ’Growth’ stocks can perform differentlyfrom the market as a whole and other types of stocks and can be more volatile than other types of stocks.







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Fidelity® Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund

VRS Code: 002418

Fund Objective: Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return of the inflation-protected sector of theUnited States Treasury market.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of assets in inflation-protected debt securities included in the BloombergBarclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) Index (Series-L). Engaging in transactions that have a leveragingeffect on the fund, including investments in derivatives - such as swaps (interest rate, total return, and credit default) andfutures contracts - and forward-settling securities, to adjust the fund’s risk exposure.

Fund Risk: In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise,bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed incomesecurities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, mostbond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is notpossible. Increases in real interest rates can cause the price of inflation-protected debt securities to decrease. Interestpayments on inflation-protected debt securities can be unpredictable. Leverage can increase market exposure, magnifyinvestment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly. The performance of the fund and its index may vary somewhatdue to factors such as transaction costs, sample selection, and timing differences associated with additions to and deletionsfrom its index.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking potential returns primarily in the form of interest dividends and who can tolerate more frequent

changes in the size of dividend distributions than those usually found with more conservative bond funds.

● Someone who is seeking to supplement his or her core fixed-income holdings with a bond investment that is tied to changesin inflation.



● The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. TIPS Index is an unmanaged index designed to represent securities that protect against adverseinflation and provide a minimum level of real return. To be included in this index, bonds must have cash flows linked to aninflation index, be sovereign issues denominated in U.S. currency, and have more than one year to maturity, and, as a portionof the index, total a minimum amount outstanding of 100 million U.S. dollars.

● As of 11/05/2018, this fund changed its name from Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Index Fund - Institutional Premium Class.

Fidelity® International Index Fund

VRS Code: 002363

Fund Objective: Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return of foreign stock markets.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of assets in common stocks included in the Morgan Stanley CapitalInternational Europe, Australasia, Far East Index, which represents the performance of foreign stock markets.



Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking to complement a portfolio of domestic investments with international investments, which can

behave differently.

● Someone who is willing to accept the higher degree of risk associated with investing overseas.



● The MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index designed torepresent the performance of developed stock markets outside the United States and Canada.

● Returns prior to September 8, 2011 are those of the Premium Class and reflect the Premium Class’ expense ratio. Had theInstitutional Premium Class’ expense ratio been reflected, total returns would have been higher.

● As of 11/05/2018, this fund changed its name from Fidelity International Index Fund - Institutional Premium Class.

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Fidelity® International Small Cap Fund

VRS Code: 000818


Fund Strategy: Normally investing primarily in non-U.S. securities, including securities of issuers located in emerging markets.Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations (companies with marketcapitalizations of $5 billion or less). Normally investing primarily in common stocks.

Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate,economic, and political risks, all of which are magnified in emerging markets. The securities of smaller, less well-knowncompanies can be more volatile than those of larger companies.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking to complement a portfolio of domestic investments with international investments in smaller

companies, which can behave differently.

● Someone who is willing to accept the higher degree of risk associated both with investing overseas and with investing insmaller companies.



Fidelity® Low-Priced Stock Fund - Class K

VRS Code: 002095


Fund Strategy: Normally investing primarily in common stocks. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in low-priced stocks(those priced at or below $35 per share or with an earnings yield at or above the median for the Russell 2000 Index), which canlead to investments in small and medium-sized companies. Earnings yield represents a stock’s earnings per share for the mostrecent 12-months divided by current price per share. Potentially investing in stocks not considered low-priced. Investing indomestic and foreign issuers. Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both. Using fundamental analysis offactors such as each issuer’s financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions, to selectinvestments.

Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate,economic, and political risks. The securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more volatile than those of largercompanies.



● Someone who is comfortable with value-style investments and the potentially greater volatility of investments in smallercompanies.



● The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index of 2,000 small company stocks of U.S.domiciled companies.


Fidelity® New Millennium Fund

VRS Code: 000300


Fund Strategy: Identifying early signs of long-term changes in the marketplace and focusing on those companies that maybenefit from opportunities created by these changes by examining technological advances, product innovation, economicplans, demographics, social attitudes, and other factors, which can lead to investments in small and medium-sized companies.Investing in either "growth" stocks or "value" stocks or both. Normally investing primarily in common stocks.

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Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate,economic, and political risks.



● Someone who is seeking both growth- and value-style investments and who is willing to accept the volatility associated withinvesting in the stock market.



Fidelity® Real Estate Investment Portfolio

VRS Code: 000303

Fund Objective: Seeks above-average income and long-term capital growth, consistent with reasonable investment risk. Thefund seeks to provide a yield that exceeds the composite yield of the S&P 500 Index.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of assets in securities of companies principally engaged in the real estateindustry and other real estate related investments. Normally investing primarily in common stocks.

Fund Risk: Stock markets, especially foreign markets, are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate,economic, and political risks. Changes in real estate values or economic downturns can have a significant negative effect onissuers in the real estate industry. The value of securities of issuers in the real estate industry can be affected by changes in realestate values and rental income, property taxes, interest rates, tax and regulatory requirements, and the management skill andcreditworthiness of the issuer. The fund may have additional volatility because it can invest a significant portion of assets insecurities of a small number of individual issuers.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is willing to accept the potentially lower diversification and higher risks associated with investing in a particular

industry or sector.

● Someone who is seeking to complement his or her core holdings with investments concentrated in a particular sector orindustry.



● The S&P 500® Index is a registered service mark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and has been licensed for use byFidelity Distributors Corporation and its affiliates. It is an unmanaged index of the common stock prices of 500 widely heldU.S. stocks that includes the reinvestment of dividends.

Fidelity® Total Bond Fund

VRS Code: 000820

Fund Objective: Seeks a high level of current income.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of assets in debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for thosesecurities. Using the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Bond Index as a guide in allocating assets across the investment-grade,high yield, and emerging market asset classes. Investing up to 20% of assets in lower-quality debt securities. Managing thefund to have similar overall interest rate risk to the index. Investing in domestic and foreign issuers. Allocating assets acrossdifferent asset classes, market sectors, and maturities. Analyzing the credit quality of the issuer, the issuer’s potential forsuccess, the credit, currency, and economic risks of the security and its issuer, security-specific features, current and potentialfuture valuation, and trading opportunities to select investments. Engaging in transactions that have a leveraging effect on thefund, including investments in derivatives - such as swaps (interest rate, total return, and credit default), options, and futurescontracts - and forward-settling securities, to adjust the fund’s risk exposure. Investing in Fidelity’s central funds (specializedinvestment vehicles used by Fidelity funds to invest in particular security types or investment disciplines).

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Fund Risk: In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise,bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed incomesecurities also carry inflation risk, liquidity risk, call risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlikeindividual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding themuntil maturity is not possible. Lower-quality bonds can be more volatile and have greater risk of default than higher-qualitybonds. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic, and political risks, all of which aremagnified in emerging markets. Leverage can increase market exposure and magnify investment risk.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking potential returns primarily in the form of interest dividends rather than through an increase in share

price.

● Someone who is seeking to diversify an equity portfolio with a more conservative investment option.



● The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Index is an unmanaged market value-weighted performance benchmark for the U.S.dollar-denominated bond market, which includes investment-grade, high yield, and emerging market debt securities withmaturities of one year or more.

Fidelity® U.S. Bond Index Fund

VRS Code: 002326

Fund Objective: Seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the aggregate price and interest performance of thedebt securities in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Fund Strategy: Normally investing at least 80% of the fund’s assets in bonds included in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S.Aggregate Bond Index. Using statistical sampling techniques based on duration, maturity, interest rate sensitivity, securitystructure, and credit quality to attempt to replicate the returns of the Index using a smaller number of securities. Engaging intransactions that have a leveraging effect on the fund, including investments in derivatives - such as swaps (interest rate, totalreturn, and credit default) and futures contracts - and forward-settling securities, to adjust the fund’s risk exposure. Investing inFidelity’s central funds (specialized investment vehicles used by Fidelity funds to invest in particular security types or investmentdisciplines).

Fund Risk: In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise,bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed incomesecurities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, mostbond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is notpossible. Foreign securities are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic, and political risks. The fund caninvest in securities that may have a leveraging effect (such as derivatives and forward-settling securities) which may increasemarket exposure, magnify investment risks, and cause losses to be realized more quickly.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking potential returns primarily in the form of interest dividends rather than through an increase in share

price.

● Someone who is seeking to diversify an equity portfolio with a more conservative investment option.



● The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market value-weighted index for U.S. dollardenominated investment-grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year.

● Returns prior to May 4, 2011 are those of the Premium Class and reflect the Premium Class’ expense ratio. Had theInstitutional Premium Class’ expense ratio been reflected, total returns would have been higher.

● As of 11/05/2018, this fund changed its name from Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund - Institutional Premium Class.

Fidelity® Worldwide Fund

VRS Code: 000318

Fund Objective: Seeks growth of capital.

Fund Strategy: Investing in securities issued anywhere in the world. Normally investing primarily in common stocks.

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Who may want to invest:● Someone who is seeking an investment that invests in both domestic and international markets.

● Someone who is willing to accept the volatility of the markets and the generally higher degree of risk associated withinternational investments.



MainStay Large Cap Growth Fund Class R6

VRS Code: 892963

Fund Objective: The investment seeks long-term growth of capital.

Fund Strategy: The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in largecapitalization companies, which are companies having a market capitalization in excess of $4 billion at the time of purchase.The Subadvisor invests substantially all of the fund’s investable assets in domestic securities. However, the fund is permitted toinvest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities, which are generally securities issued by companies organized outside theU.S. or that trade primarily in non-U.S. securities markets.

Fund Risk: Growth stocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile than other types ofstocks. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market,economic or other developments. These risks may be magnified in foreign markets. Additional risk information for this productmay be found in the prospectus or other product materials, if available.






● The analysis on these pages may be based, in part, on adjusted historical returns for periods prior to the class’s actualinception of 06/17/2013. These calculated returns reflect the historical performance of the oldest share class of the fund, withan inception date of 07/03/1995, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of this share class (when this share class’s fees andexpenses are higher.) Please refer to a fund’s prospectus for information regarding fees and expenses. These adjustedhistorical returns are not actual returns. Calculation methodologies utilized by Morningstar may differ from those applied byother entities, including the fund itself.

Managed Income Portfolio Class 1

VRS Code: 000632

Fund Objective: The fund seeks to preserve your principal investment while earning a level of interest income that isconsistent with principal preservation. The fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1 per share, but it cannotguarantee that it will be able to do so. The yield of the fund will fluctuate.

Fund Strategy: The fund invests in benefit-responsive investment contracts issued by insurance companies and other financialinstitutions ("Contracts"), fixed income securities, and money market funds. Under the terms of the Contracts, the assets of thefund are invested in fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, U.S. Treasury and agency bonds,corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and collectiveinvestment vehicles and shares of investment companies that invest primarily in fixed income securities) and shares of moneymarket funds. The fund may also invest in futures contracts, option contracts, and swap agreements. Fidelity ManagementTrust Company, as investment manager and trustee of the Fidelity Group Trust for Employee Benefit Plans, has claimed anexemption from registration under the Commodity Exchange Act and is not subject to registration or regulation under the Act.At the time of purchase, all Contracts and securities purchased for the fund must satisfy the credit quality standards specified inthe Declaration of Separate Fund

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Fund Risk: The Contracts and securities purchased for the fund are backed solely by the financial resources of the issuers ofsuch Contracts and securities. An investment in the fund is not insured or guaranteed by the manager(s), the plan sponsor, thetrustee, the FDIC, or any other government agency. The Contracts purchased by the fund permit the fund to account for thefixed income securities at book value (principal plus interest accrued to date). Through the use of book value accounting, thereis no immediate recognition of investment gains and losses on the fund’s securities. Instead, gains and losses are recognizedover time by periodically adjusting the interest rate credited to the fund under the Contracts. However, while the fund seeks topreserve your principal investment, it is possible to lose money by investing in this fund. The Contracts provide for the paymentof certain withdrawals and exchanges at book value during the terms of the Contracts. In order to maintain the Contractissuers’ promise to pay such withdrawals and exchanges at book value, the Contracts subject the fund and its participants tocertain restrictions. For example, withdrawals prompted by certain events (e.g., layoffs, early retirement windows, spin-offs, saleof a division, facility closings, plan terminations, partial plan terminations, changes in laws or regulations) may be paid at themarket value of the fund’s securities, which may be less than your book value balance.Certain investment options offered by your plan (e.g., money market funds, short term bond funds, certain asset allocation/lifecycle funds and brokerage window) may be deemed by the Contract issuers to "compete" with this fund. The terms of theContracts prohibit you from making a direct exchange from this fund to such competing funds. Instead, you must firstexchange to a non-competing fund for 90 days. While these requirements may seem restrictive, they are imposed by theContract issuers as a condition for the issuer’s promise to pay certain withdrawals and exchanges at book value.


Who may want to invest:● Someone who seeks a slightly higher yield over the long term than is offered by money market funds, but who is willing to

accept slightly more investment risk.

● Someone who is interested in balancing an aggressive portfolio with an investment that seeks to provide stability of price.

Footnotes:● The investment option is a stable value fund. It is managed by Fidelity Management Trust Company. This description is only

intended to provide a brief overview of the fund.

● This fund is a commingled pool of the Fidelity Group Trust for Employee Benefit Plans. Only qualified, participant-directed,defined contribution plans may invest in the fund.

● This investment option is not a mutual fund.

● Management Fee includes the costs associated with managing the investments in the pool. The management fee does notinclude the wrap contract fees, which are paid to third party wrap providers and do not result in any additional compensationto Fidelity. The wrap contract fees are not separately stated but are included in the Expense Ratio and do reduce returns.

● Expense Ratio (Gross) includes management and wrap contract fees. For certain investments, it may also include distributionfees. Please note that the Gross and Net Expense Ratio are the same for this investment.

MFS Value Fund Class R6

VRS Code: 826846

Fund Objective: The investment seeks capital appreciation.

Fund Strategy: The fund normally invests the fund’s assets primarily in equity securities. Equity securities include commonstocks and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company orother issuer. MFS focuses on investing the fund’s assets in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared totheir perceived worth (value companies).

Fund Risk: Value stocks can perform differently than other types of stocks and can continue to be undervalued by the marketfor long periods of time. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political,regulatory, market, economic or other developments. These risks may be magnified in foreign markets. Additional riskinformation for this product may be found in the prospectus or other product materials, if available.



● Someone who is comfortable with the volatility of large-cap stocks and value-style investments.




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Vanguard Explorer Fund Admiral Shares

VRS Code: 845377

Fund Objective: The investment seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Strategy: The fund invests mainly in the stocks of small and mid-size companies. These companies tend to beunseasoned but are considered by the fund’s advisors to have superior growth potential. Also, these companies often providelittle or no dividend income. It uses multiple investment advisors.

Fund Risk: The securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more volatile than those of larger companies. Growthstocks can perform differently from the market as a whole and can be more volatile than other types of stocks. Stock marketsare volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or otherdevelopments. These risks may be magnified in foreign markets. Additional risk information for this product may be found inthe prospectus or other product materials, if available.



● Someone who is willing to accept the generally greater price volatility associated both with growth-oriented stocks and withsmaller companies.




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Fidelity Investments

Qualifi ed Plan Enrollment FormOpening a new account: Please complete this form and sign it on the back. Once your account is established, you can

submit a Contribution Form to your employer, who can then forward contributions to your account. Please contact Fidelity,

your Employer, or your tax advisor to determine your maximum allowable contribution.

Change(s) to an existing account: If you are making changes to an existing account, please visit us at netbenefi ts.fi delity.com

or call a Retirement Services Specialist at 1-800-343-0860 (or for TTY at 1-800-259-9743) Monday through Friday (except New York

Stock Exchange holidays) from 8 a.m. to midnight, Eastern time.

Transferring from an existing plan (if allowed): If you are transferring assets to Fidelity and, as a result, establishing a new

account, please complete a Transfer Form in addition to this Account Application.

Rollover contribution (if allowed): To make a rollover contribution if allowed by your employer, please call to request a Rollover

Form and return it with this Account Application and your check.

Fees: Your account may be subject to an annual maintenance and/or recordkeeping fee, which will vary depending on your

institution’s plan size and processing requirements.

Mailing instructions: Unless otherwise instructed by your employer, return this form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or to

Fidelity Investments, P.O. Box 770002, Cincinnati, OH 45277-0090.

Questions? Call Fidelity Investments at 1-800-343-0860, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to midnight, Eastern time, or visit

us at fi delity.com/atwork.

1. YOUR INFORMATION

Please use a black pen and print clearly in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Social Security #: Date of Birth:

First Name:

Last Name:

Mailing Address:

Address Line 2:

City: State:

Zip:

Daytime Phone: Evening Phone:

E-mail:

2. YOUR EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Name of Current Employer/Site/Division: Plan Number:

Name of Parent Organization (or related association if applicable):

Address:

City: State: Zip:

Date of Hire:

Your Occupation:

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3. SELECTING YOUR INVESTMENT OPTIONS

In whole percentages please indicate how you wish to have your contributions allocated to the investment options

available for investment under your plan. Please ensure that your allocations total 100%, for example, 50% for your

fi rst, 30% for your second, and 20% for your third fund choice. If your percentages do not add up to 100% or you

select an unavailable investment option, your contribution will be invested in an investment option according to your

plan rules.

Please check here if you are selecting more than four investment options.

If you would like to select more than four investment options, please write the fund code, fund name, and allocation percentage on a

separate sheet of paper and attach it to your account application. The fund code can be found in your investment options brochure.

Investment Options Please use whole percentages

Fund Code: Fund Name: Percentage:

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4. AUTHORIZATION AND SIGNATURE

Individual Authorization: By executing this form:

• I certify under penalties of perjury that my Social Security number on this form is correct.

• I acknowledge that I have read the prospectus of any mutual fund in which I invest and agree to the terms.

• I understand that my account may be subject to an annual maintenance and/or recordkeeping fee.

• I understand that I may designate a benefi ciary for my assets accumulated under the plan and that if I choose not to designate a

benefi ciary, my benefi ciary will be my surviving spouse, or if I do not have a surviving spouse, distributions will be made based on

the provisions of the plan.

• If Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC) is the trustee of my employer’s plan, I recognize that although FMTC is a bank,

neither Fidelity Distributors Corporation nor any mutual fund in which my accounts may be invested is a bank, and mutual fund

shares are not backed or guaranteed by any bank or insured by the FDIC.

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Your Signature: X Date:

This information is intended to be educational and is not tailored to the investment needs of any specific investor.

This document provides only a summary of the main features of the George Mason University Defined Contribution Retirement401(a) Plan and the Plan Document will govern in the event of discrepancies.

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