SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES
OF
EVERGREEN SELECT FIXED INCOME FUNDS
EVERGREEN SELECT EQUITY FUNDS
EVERGREEN STATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
EVERGREEN SOUTHERN STATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
EVERGREEN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
EVERGREEN DOMESTIC GROWTH FUNDS
EVERGREEN BALANCED FUNDS
EVERGREEN GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDS
EVERGREEN INTERMEDIATE AND LONG TERM BOND FUNDS
EVERGREEN SHORT AND INTERMEDIATE TERM BOND FUNDS
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL GROWTH FUNDS
EVERGREEN EQUITY AND INCOME FUNDS
(the "Evergreen Funds")
The table under the section entitled "How To Buy Shares" in each
Evergreen Funds' prospectus is supplemented as follows:
Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)+
+ Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. (EIS) will fund a $50 initial
investment in Evergreen Fund Class A shares for employees of First
Union Corporation (First Union) and its affiliates when the employee
enrolls in a new SIP. EIS will fund a $100 initial investment in
Evergreen Fund Class A shares for employees of First Union when the
employee enrolls in a SIP and also opens a CAP account. To be eligible
for either of these offers, the employee must open an account with
First Union Brokerage Services, Inc. or First Union Securities, Inc.
to execute the transactions. If the employee redeems his shares within
12 months after the month of purchase, EIS reserves the right to
reclaim its $50 or $100 initial investment.
May 15, 2000 554562 (5/00)
