SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS
OF
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND
EVERGREEN GLOBAL LEADERS FUND
(each individually a "Fund" or collectively the "Funds")
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SPECIAL OFFER
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For the period August 17, 1998 through September 18, 1998 (the
"Offering Period"), Evergreen Distributor, Inc. ("EDI"), the principal
underwriter for each of the above Funds, will waive the front-end sales charge
on purchases of Class A Shares of the Funds during the Offering Period.
Purchases of Class A Shares during the Offering Period will be at net asset
value.
Class A shares purchased during the Offering Period and redeemed within
two years of the first day of the month following the month in which they were
purchased will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 2%
of the lesser of the net asset value of such shares when (1) redeemed or (2)
purchased. The 2% CDSC will also apply to any redemption within the two-year
period of shares acquired through exchange of shares purchased through this
special offer.
EDI will pay the selling broker a commission of 2% of the offering
price on sales of Class A Shares during the Offering Period that, absent the
special offer, would have been subject to a front-end sales charge. The 2%
commission will not apply to sales that would have been at net asset value
absent the special offer. Normal commission rates will apply to such sales. The
2% CDSC will not apply to shares purchased without the payment of the 2%
commission. Such shares will be subject to the CDSC otherwise applicable, if
any.
Class A Shares purchased during the Offering Period on which the 2%
commission is paid may not be exchanged for shares of any other Evergreen fund
for six months after the initial purchase.
This offer will terminate prior to the expiration of the Offering
Period when aggregate sales of the two Funds' Class A Shares reach approximately
$100,000,000. EDI reserves the right to extend this offer beyond the Offering
Period or if aggregate sales of Class A Shares exceed $100,000,000.
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