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April 8, 1999
FILED VIA EDGAR
Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Barrett Funds
Rule 497(e) Filing
File Nos. 811-09035 and 333-65225
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, submitted
electronically via EDGAR system, is a supplement dated April 8, 1999 to the
December 18, 1998 Prospectus of the Barrett Growth Fund, a series of the
registrant.
Please direct questions or comments relating to this filing to me at the above
referenced telephone number.
Very truly yours,
Michael P. O'Hare
BARRETT GROWTH FUND
Supplement dated April 8, 1999 to
the Prospectus dated December 18, 1998
Addition to Portfolio Management Team:
Mr. Larry Seibert is a graduate of Columbia University and received
his MBA from New York University. Prior to joining Barrett
Associates, Mr. Seibert served from 1990 to 1998 as a Technology
Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Avatar Associates, Inc., where he
co-managed $3.3 billion of the firm's private client and
institutional assets. Mr. Seibert began his career as an auditor at
KPMG Peat Marwick in 1984, and later was a financial analyst at
Goldman Sachs. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Seibert is
a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, and a member of Barrett
Associates' research team, specializing in technology, internet/new
media and telecommunications companies.
