SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS OF
EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL GROWTH FUNDS
I. Evergreen International Equity Fund
The Prospectus of Evergreen International Equity Fund is hereby
supplemented as follows:
Proposed Fund Reorganization
On June 26, 1998, the Board of Trustees of the Evergreen International
Equity Fund ("Equity Fund") approved a proposal to reorganize the Equity Fund
into Evergreen International Growth Fund ("Growth Fund"). If shareholders of
Equity Fund approve the proposal, all of the assets of the Equity Fund will be
transferred to the Growth Fund and shareholders of the Equity Fund will receive
shares of the Growth Fund in exchange for their shares. Shareholders of the
Equity Fund as of August 31, 1998 are scheduled to vote on the proposal at a
special meeting of shareholders to be held on October 16, 1998. If approved, the
reorganization will take place October 23, 1998. Shareholders of Equity Fund
will be mailed information detailing the proposal on or about September 10,
1998.
August 19, 1998
II. Evergreen Natural Resources Fund
The Prospectus of Evergreen Natural Resources Fund is hereby
supplemented as follows:
On Friday, September 25, 1998, the Board of Trustees of the Evergreen
International Trust ratified the proposal to liquidate each of the Class A,
Class B and Class C shares of Evergreen Natural Resources Fund (the "Fund").
Shares of the Fund will no longer be offered for sale as of the close of
business (4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on Friday, October 16, 1998. On or about
Friday, December 4, 1998 the total assets of the Fund will be liquidated.
Shareholders will be notified of the liquidation and given the option of
redeeming or transferring their shares.
October 2, 1998
II. Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund
Effective May 1, 1999, page 2 of the prospectus under "Fund Facts--
Portfolio Manager" is revised to state:
o By committee including:
Liu-Er Chen
Eleanor H. Marsh
Antonio T. Docal
Francis X. Claro
Furthermore, the section of the Evergreen Emerging Markets Growth Fund
prospectus entitled "The Funds' Portfolio Managers" is supplemented to reflect
the following change:
Emerging Markets Growth Fund
The day-to-day management of the Fund is handled by a committee
composed of the following individuals:
Liu-Er Chen, CFA is Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the
Evergreen Emerging Markets Fund. Prior to joining Evergreen in 1995, he spent
three years in U.S. and Germany pharmaceutical companies in their strategic
planning area.
Francis X. Claro, CFA is Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the
Evergreen Emerging Markets Fund and the Evergreen Latin America Fund. Prior to
joining Evergreen in 1994, he worked as an Investment Officer with the
Inter-American Investment Corporation, where he was responsible for making
private equity and debt investments in Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Uruguay.
Antonio T. Docal, CFA is Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the
Evergreen Emerging Markets Fund and the Evergreen Latin America Fund. Prior to
joining Evergreen in 1994, Mr. Docal was Vice President of Docal Associates,
Inc., an import/export and trade company that he co-founded.
Eleanor H. Marsh is Vice President and Portfolio Manager for the
Evergreen Emerging Markets Fund. Ms. Marsh joined Evergreen in 1994 as a Senior
Analyst of the Asian equity markets. Prior to joining Evergreen, Ms. Marsh spent
five years at S.G. Warburg Securities in Tokyo as a Senior Analyst in the
Japanese equity research department.
May 3, 1999
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