FEDERATED STOCK & BOND FUND INC /MD/
N-14, 2000-06-19
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 19, 2000

                                                Registration No. 2-10415, 811-1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                              ____________________

                                    FORM N-14

                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

      Pre-effective Amendment No.____       Post-Effective Amendment No.____
                        (Check appropriate box or boxes)

                       Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                            Federated Investors Funds
                              5800 Corporate Drive
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-800-341-7400

                           John W. McGonigle, Esquire
                           Federated Investors Towers
                               1001 Liberty Avenue
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779

                             Robert J. Zutz, Esquire
                           Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                         1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C. 20036-1800
             (Names and Addresses of Agents for Service of Process)

Approximate date of proposed public offering:  as soon as practicable after this
Registration  Statement  becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933. The
public  offering  of shares of  Registrant's  series is  on-going.  The title of
securities being registered is shares of capital stock.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective on July 19, 2000, pursuant
to Rule 488.

No filing fee is due because of  Registrant's  reliance on Section  24(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.


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                       Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.



                 Contents of Registration Statement on Form N-14



This Registration Statement consists of the following papers and documents:

         Cover Sheet

         Contents of Registration Statement

            o   Form N-14 Cross Reference Sheet

            o   Notice of Special Meeting

            o   Part A -   Prospectus/Proxy Statement

            o   Part B -   Statement of Additional Information

            o   Part C -   Other Information

         Signature Page

         Exhibits


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                       FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.

                         FORM N-14 CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

PART A ITEM NO.                                PROSPECTUS/PROXY
AND CAPTION                                    STATEMENT CAPTION

1.   Beginning of Registration Statement       Cover Page
     and Outside Front Cover Page of
     Prospectus

2.   Beginning and Outside Back Cover          Table of Contents
     Page of Prospectus

3.   Synopsis and Risk Factors                 Summary; Risk Factors

4.   Information about the Transaction         Information About the
                                               Reorganization

5.   Information about the Registrant          Information       About       the
                                               Reorganization;   Risk   Factors;
                                               Information About  the  Federated
                                               Funds and the IAI Funds; See also
                                               the   Prospectus  for   Federated
                                               Stock and  Bond Fund, Inc., dated
                                               December  31, 1999,    previously
                                               filed on EDGAR,  Accession Number
                                               0000013386-99-000016   and    the
                                               Annual Report to  Shareholders of
                                               Federated   Stock and  Bond Fund,
                                               Inc. for  the  fiscal  year ended
                                               October 31, 1999,      previously
                                               filed on EDGAR, Accession  Number
                                               0000013386-99-000013.

6.   Information about the Company Being       Information        About      the
     Acquired                                  Reorganization; Risk Factors; See
                                               also  the   Prospectus   for  IAI
                                               Balanced  Fund    dated  July 30,
                                               1999, previously filed on  EDGAR,
                                               Accession                  Number
                                               0000897101-99-000754,   and   the
                                               Annual  Report   to  Shareholders
                                               of IAI   Balanced   Fund  for the
                                               fiscal year ended March 31, 2000,
                                               previously   filed    on   EDGAR,
                                               Accession                  Number
                                               0000897101-00-000600.

7.   Voting Information                        Voting Information

8.   Interest of Certain Persons and           Not Applicable
     Experts


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                       FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.

                         FORM N-14 CROSS REFERENCE SHEET


9.   Additional Information Required for       Not Applicable
     Re-offering by Persons Deemed to be
     Underwriters


PART B ITEM NO.                                STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
AND CAPTION                                    INFORMATION CAPTION

10.  Cover Page                                Cover Page

11.  Table of Contents                         Not Applicable

12.  Additional Information about the          Statement      of      Additional
     Registrant                                Information  of  Federated  Stock
                                               and   Bond   Fund,   Inc.,  dated
                                               December 31,  1999,    previously
                                               filed on EDGAR, Accession  Number
                                               0000013386-99-000016    and   the
                                               Annual Report to Shareholders  of
                                               Federated  Stock and  Bond  Fund,
                                               Inc. for the  fiscal  year  ended
                                               October  31,  1999,    previously
                                               filed on  EDGAR, Accession Number
                                               0000013386-99-000013.

13.  Additional Information about the          Annual Report to  Shareholders of
     Company Being Acquired                    of  IAI  Balanced  Fund   for the
                                               fiscal   year  ended  March   31,
                                               2000, previously filed on  EDGAR,
                                               Accession                  Number
                                               0000897101-00-000600.

14.  Financial Statements                      Annual Report to  Shareholders of
                                               Federated Stock and   Bond  Fund,
                                               Inc.  for the  fiscal  year ended
                                               October  31,  1999,    previously
                                               filed on  EDGAR, Accession Number
                                               0000013386-99-000013;      Annual
                                               Report  to  Shareholders  of  IAI
                                               Balanced Fund for the fiscal year
                                               ended March 31, 2000,  previously
                                               filed on EDGAR, Accession  Number
                                               0000897101-00-000600;  PRO  FORMA
                                               Financial  Statements   for   the
                                               twelve months ended March 31,
                                               2000.


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                                  IAI BOND FUND
                   (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS I, INC.)

                                 IAI GROWTH FUND
                   (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS II, INC.)

                             IAI INTERNATIONAL FUND
                  (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS III, INC.)

                                IAI REGIONAL FUND
                   (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS IV, INC.)

                                IAI BALANCED FUND
                          IAI CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
                            IAI EMERGING GROWTH FUND
                             IAI MIDCAP GROWTH FUND
                              IAI MONEY MARKET FUND
                (EACH A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VI, INC.)

                           IAI GROWTH AND INCOME FUND*
                  (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VII, INC.)

                           IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND1
                  (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VIII, INC.)

                             601 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
                                   SUITE 3600
                          MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402

Dear Shareholder:

         The Board of  Directors  of the  mutual  funds  managed  by  Investment
Advisers,  Inc.  (collectively,  the "IAI  Funds") is pleased to submit for your
vote a proposal  to  reorganize  the  above-listed  IAI Funds into a  comparable
mutual fund  advised by a subsidiary  of  Federated  Investors,  Inc.  (each,  a
"Federated  Fund").  The Board of the IAI Funds and the management of Investment
Advisers,  Inc. ("IAI") believe this  reorganization is in the best interests of
IAI Fund shareholders. As a result of the reorganization,  IAI Fund shareholders
would receive  shares of a mutual fund managed and serviced by  subsidiaries  of
Federated  Investors,  Inc.  ("Federated  Investors").  Federated  Investors was

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* Formerly,  IAI Value Fund.  On June 12, 2000 the Board of Directors of the IAI
Funds approved the Fund's new name and amendments to the Fund's  non-fundamental
investment policies.


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established in 1955 and is one of the largest mutual fund investment managers in
the United  States.  It advises 175 mutual  funds and separate  accounts,  which
totaled approximately $125 billion in assets as of March 31, 2000, and maintains
1.3 million  shareholder  accounts.  This  reorganization  is being  proposed in
conjunction  with  the  sale by IAI of its  mutual  fund  advisory  business  to
Federated.  On June [16], 2000, IAI and Federated reached a definitive agreement
covering such sale.

         The Board  considered  various  factors in reviewing  this  proposal on
behalf of IAI Fund  shareholders,  including  the  following:  First,  the Board
considered  the fact that the Federated  Funds have  investment  objectives  and
policies  substantially  similar to those of  corresponding  IAI Funds.  Second,
because the  Federated  Funds have a larger asset base,  the Board  believes the
reorganization  may  provide  shareholders  the benefit of  economies  of scale,
increased  diversification,  more efficient execution of portfolio transactions,
and improved services to shareholders. Third, you will not pay a sales charge to
become  a  shareholder  of the  Federated  Funds  nor  will  you have to pay any
front-end  sales  charges in the future if you wish to exchange into or purchase
shares of any other Federated mutual fund, assuming you meet that fund's minimum
investment requirements.+ Fourth, the reorganization is expected to be tax-free;
you will  pay no  federal  income  tax as a result  of the  Reorganization.  And
finally, the Board considered that the historical  performance of the respective
Federated Funds generally  compares  favorably to that of the  corresponding IAI
Funds, and the expense ratios after voluntary fee waivers of the Federated Funds
are within industry norms.

         If the proposal is approved,  each  Federated Fund would acquire all of
the assets of an IAI Fund that has substantially similar investment  objectives,
policies,  and  strategies,  and Federated Fund shares would be distributed  PRO
RATA to you in complete  liquidation  of the IAI Fund. In order to exchange your
IAI Fund shares for  Federated  Fund  shares,  the Board of Directors of the IAI

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+ IAI Money Market Fund will be reorganized into Automated Cash Management Trust
("ACMT"),  which has a $25,000  minimum  investment  requirement.  This  minimum
investment  requirement  will be waived for IAI Fund  shareholders in connection
with the reorganization  and any subsequent  purchases or exchanges into ACMT.


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Funds  submits for your  approval an Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization  and
Termination ("Plan") that relates to your IAI Fund. Please note that in the case
of IAI Balanced Fund, IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund, IAI Emerging Growth Fund,
IAI Midcap Growth Fund and IAI Money Market Fund, all of which are series of IAI
Investment  Funds VI, Inc.  ("IAI VI"), a vote in favor of the Plan also will be
considered a vote in favor of an amendment to the Articles of  Incorporation  of
IAI VI required to effect the reorganization.

         Your  vote  on  the  transaction  is  critical  to  its  success.   The
reorganization of your IAI Fund will occur only if approved by a majority of the
outstanding  shares  on the  record  date of your IAI Fund  voted in  person  or
represented by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please vote
your shares by telephone or by the Internet or by mail. IF YOU ARE A SHAREHOLDER
OF MORE  THAN ONE IAI FUND,  YOU WILL  RECEIVE  MORE THAN ONE  [PROSPECTUS/PROXY
STATEMENT][PROXY CARD] AND WILL NEED TO VOTE YOUR SHARES OF EACH FUND. Following
this letter is a Q&A summarizing the  reorganization  and information on how you
vote your shares.  Please read the entire  prospectus/proxy  statement carefully
before you vote.

         THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  BELIEVES  THAT THE  TRANSACTION  IS IN THE BEST
INTERESTS OF EACH IAI FUND AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS AND UNANIMOUSLY  RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE FOR ITS APPROVAL.

         Thank you for your prompt attention and participation.

                                   Sincerely,

                                   /s/
                                   ---------------------------
                                   J. Peter Thomson
                                   Chairman of the Board

                                   Sincerely,

                                   /s/
                                   ---------------------------
                                   Keith Wirtz
                                   President


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                            IAI FUNDS/FEDERATED FUNDS
                                    PROXY Q&A

THE FOLLOWING IS IMPORTANT  INFORMATION  TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSALS ON
WHICH YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO VOTE. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE PROXY STATEMENT.


WHY IS THIS REORGANIZATION TAKING PLACE?

Over the past several months,  IAI management has given extensive  consideration
to our company's ability to remain  competitive in an environment where scale is
becoming more and more  important.  IAI and the Board of Directors  believe that
larger mutual fund  companies  will be in the best  position to offer  excellent
products and services in the years ahead, as the mutual fund industry matures.

Management concluded that Federated Investors, with $125 billion of assets under
management  across a broad  product  line,  is in a good position to provide the
high-quality  investment  management and related  services that our shareholders
deserve. Thus, the reorganization is being proposed in conjunction with the sale
by IAI of its mutual fund advisory business to Federated.  On June 16, 2000, IAI
and Federated reached a definitive agreement covering such sale.

WHEN WILL THIS REORGANIZATION BECOME EFFECTIVE?

The reorganization is scheduled to be effective in mid-September.  Shortly after
the reorganization has been approved,  you will receive new account  information
on your new ownership in the corresponding Federated Fund.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO BECOME A SHAREHOLDER IN THE FEDERATED FUNDS?

Shareholders  are being asked to approve this  reorganization  through voting at
the Special Meeting of  Shareholders,  which is scheduled to occur in September.
YOUR VOTE IS VERY  IMPORTANT.  You have the flexibility to cast your vote either
by phone, Internet or mail.

Upon shareholder  approval of the  reorganization,  shareholders'  accounts will
automatically be transferred to the corresponding Federated Fund.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY IAI ACCOUNT?

After  the  reorganization,  shareholders  will be  assigned  a new  account  at
Federated  and then  IAI  accounts  will be  closed.  This  process  will  occur
automatically, with no action required by you.

WILL  ALL OF MY  CURRENT  ACCOUNT  OPTIONS  SUCH  AS  SYSTEMATIC  PURCHASES  AND
WITHDRAWAL PLANS TRANSFER OVER TO FEDERATED?

Various types of account servicing  features will transfer  automatically to new
Federated accounts. Shortly after the reorganization,  shareholders will receive
information  that  further  describes  these  options,  along  with  Federated's
diversified product line and world-class shareholder services.

WHAT BENEFITS WILL I HAVE AS A FEDERATED SHAREHOLDER?

With over 45 years of  investment  management  experience,  Federated has made a
significant  commitment  to the  development  of superior  portfolio  management
strategies and  world-class  shareholder  services.  Federated has a diversified


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product  line,  strong  performance   history  and  competitive  fund  expenses.
Shareholders  of record at the time of the  reorganization  will be  allowed  to
exchange into or purchase the shares of any Federated  mutual fund in the future
without  paying any  front-end  sales  charge,  assuming  shareholders  meet the
Federated Fund's minimum investment requirement.++

WILL I INCUR TAXES AS A RESULT OF THIS REORGANIZATION?

This  reorganization  is expected to be a TAX-FREE event.  Shareholders will not
incur  capital  gains or  losses on the  conversion  from IAI Fund  shares  into
Federated Fund shares as a result of this reorganization.  Furthermore, the cost
basis on each investment will remain the same.

Shareholders  will  incur  capital  gains or losses if they sell  their IAI Fund
before the  reorganization  becomes  effective or sell/exchange  their Federated
Fund  after the  reorganization  becomes  effective.  Shareholders  will also be
responsible   for  tax   obligations   associated   with   monthly  or  periodic
distributions  that  occur  prior  to  the  reorganization.   Please  note  that
retirement accounts are exempt from such tax issues.

WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS REORGANIZATION?

Contact IAI at 1-800-945-3863.

WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FEDERATED FUNDS?

Visit  Federated's  website  at  www.federatedinvestors.com  or  call  Federated
Investors at  1-800-[341-7400].  Additionally,  we encourage you to contact your
financial advisor.






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++ IAI Money Market Fund will be  reorganized  into  Automated  Cash  Management
Trust ("ACMT"), which has a $25,000 minimum investment requirement. This minimum
investment  requirement  will be waived for IAI Fund  shareholders in connection
with the reorganization and any subsequent purchases or exchanges into ACMT.


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                                  IAI BOND FUND
                   (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS I, INC.)

                                 IAI GROWTH FUND
                   (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS II, INC.)

                             IAI INTERNATIONAL FUND
                  (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS III, INC.)

                                IAI REGIONAL FUND
                   (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS IV, INC.)

                                IAI BALANCED FUND
                          IAI CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
                            IAI EMERGING GROWTH FUND
                             IAI MIDCAP GROWTH FUND
                              IAI MONEY MARKET FUND
                (EACH A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VI, INC.)

                           IAI GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                  (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VII, INC.)

                            IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND
                 (A SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VIII, INC.)

                             601 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
                                   SUITE 3600
                          MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402

                   NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

         A Special Meeting of Shareholders of each of the IAI Funds listed above
(each an "IAI Fund") will be held on September 8, 2000, at 1 p.m.,  Central Time
at 601 Second Avenue South,  Suite 3600,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota 55402, for the
following purposes:

1. TO APPROVE A PROPOSED  AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF  REORGANIZATION  AND TERMINATION
("PLAN")+++  BETWEEN  EACH IAI FUND AND A  COMPARABLE  MUTUAL FUND  MANAGED BY A
SUBSIDIARY OF FEDERATED INVESTORS,  INC. (EACH A "FEDERATED FUND"),  WHEREBY THE

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+++  Please  note  there  are  separate  plans  of  reorganization,   which  are
substantially  similar. For example, IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc. (on behalf of
IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund, IAI Emerging  Growth Fund and IAI Midcap Growth
Fund),  IAI  Investment  Funds IV, Inc.  (on behalf of IAI Regional  Fund),  IAI
Investment  Funds VIII,  Inc.  (on behalf of IAI Long Term Growth  Fund) and IAI
Investment  Funds II, Inc.  (on behalf of IAI Growth Fund) has  contracted  with
Federated Equity Funds, on behalf of Federated Aggressive Growth Fund, Federated
Large Cap Growth Fund,  Federated Growth  Strategies Fund, and Federated Capital
Appreciation  Fund. For  convenience  purposes,  only one Plan is referred to in
this combined prospectus/proxy statement, and each separate reorganization of an


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FEDERATED  FUND  WOULD  ACQUIRE  ALL OF THE  ASSETS OF THE IAI FUND IN  EXCHANGE
SOLELY FOR THE FEDERATED  FUND'S SHARES,  TO BE DISTRIBUTED  PRO RATA BY THE IAI
FUND TO THE HOLDERS OF ITS SHARES,  IN COMPLETE  LIQUIDATION OF THE IAI FUND. IN
THE CASE OF IAI  BALANCED  FUND,  IAI CAPITAL  APPRECIATION  FUND,  IAI EMERGING
GROWTH FUND,  IAI MIDCAP GROWTH FUND AND IAI MONEY MARKET FUND, ALL OF WHICH ARE
SERIES OF IAI INVESTMENT  FUNDS VI, INC. ("IAI VI"), A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN
ALSO WILL BE  CONSIDERED  A VOTE IN FAVOR OF AN  AMENDMENT  TO THE  ARTICLES  OF
INCORPORATION OF IAI VI REQUIRED TO EFFECT THE REORGANIZATION.

2. TO TRANSACT  SUCH OTHER  BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY  COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR
ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.

Dated:  [July 20,] 2000                  By Order of the Board of Directors,


                                         /s/
                                         ---------------------------
                                         Michael J. Radmer
                                         Secretary

         Shareholders  of record at the close of  business  on July 14, 2000 are
entitled to vote at the meeting.  Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting,
please vote your  shares by  returning  the proxy card by mail,  or by voting by
telephone or the internet. Your vote is important.

TO SECURE THE LARGEST POSSIBLE REPRESENTATION AND TO SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER
MAILINGS,  PLEASE MARK YOUR PROXY CARD,  SIGN IT, AND RETURN IT IN THE  ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. YOU MAY ALSO
VOTE BY TELEPHONE OR THE  INTERNET.  YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR PROXY AT ANY TIME AT OR
BEFORE THE MEETING OR VOTE IN PERSON IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING.


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IAI Fund into a Federated Fund is referred to as "the Reorganization." A form of
the Plan is attached as Exhibit 1.


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                               FEDERATED BOND FUND
                                (CLASS A SHARES)
              (A SERIES OF FEDERATED INVESTMENT SERIES FUNDS, INC.)

                        FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
                       FEDERATED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
                        FEDERATED GROWTH STRATEGIES FUND
                         FEDERATED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
                                (CLASS A SHARES)
                    (EACH A SERIES OF FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS)

                       FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                                (CLASS A SHARES)
               (A SERIES OF FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.)

                       FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.
                                (CLASS A SHARES)
                         AUTOMATED CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
                         (INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES)
                  (A SERIES OF MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST)

                      FEDERATED AMERICAN LEADERS FUND, INC.
                                (CLASS A SHARES)
                              5800 CORPORATE DRIVE
                            PITTSBURGH, PA 15237-7000
                                 1-800-341-7400

                            TO ACQUIRE THE ASSETS OF:

                                  THE IAI FUNDS
                             601 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
                                   SUITE 3600
                          MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402
                                 1-800-945-3863

                           PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT
                                 [JULY 20], 2000

      This Prospectus/Proxy Statement describes a proposed Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization  and  Termination  (the "Plan")  related to your fund pursuant to
which you would  receive  shares of a mutual  fund  advised by a  subsidiary  of
Federated  Investors,  Inc. (each a "Federated Fund") in exchange for the shares
of the fund you currently  own,  which is advised by Investment  Advisers,  Inc.
(each an "IAI Fund").  Each  Federated  Fund and each IAI Fund is a  diversified
portfolio of securities of an open-end  management  investment  company.  If the
Plan is approved with respect to your IAI Fund, the Federated Fund would acquire


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all of the  assets  of an IAI Fund  that has  substantially  similar  investment
objectives and  investment  policies and  strategies,  and Federated Fund shares
would be distributed PRO RATA by each IAI Fund to the holders of its shares,  in
complete  liquidation  of the IAI Fund.  As a result of the Plan,  each IAI Fund
shareholder would become the owner of the Federated Fund's shares having a total
net  asset  value  equal to the  total  net  asset  value of such  shareholder's
holdings in the IAI Fund. For the name of the Federated Fund into which your IAI
Fund would be  reorganized,  see "Summary - About the Proposed  Reorganization."
For a comparison  of the  investment  policies of the IAI Fund and the Federated
Fund into which your IAI Fund would be reorganized, see "Summary - Comparison of
Investment  Objectives,  Policies and  Strategies of the IAI Funds and Federated
Funds." In the case of IAI Balanced  Fund,  IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund, IAI
Emerging  Growth Fund,  IAI Midcap Growth Fund and IAI Money Market Fund, all of
which are series of IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc. ("IAI VI"), a vote in favor of
the Plan will be  considered  a vote in favor of an amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of IAI VI required to effect the reorganization.**

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      THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE IAI FUNDS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF
THE PLAN.
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         You should retain this Prospectus/Proxy Statement for future reference.
It sets  forth  concisely  the  information  about  each  Federated  Fund that a

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**   Please  note  there  are  separate  plans  of  reorganization,   which  are
substantially  similar. For example, IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc. (on behalf of
IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund, IAI Emerging  Growth Fund and IAI Midcap Growth
Fund),  IAI  Investment  Funds IV, Inc.  (on behalf of IAI Regional  Fund),  IAI
Investment  Funds VIII,  Inc.  (on behalf of IAI Long Term Growth  Fund) and IAI
Investment  Funds II, Inc.  (on behalf of IAI Growth Fund) has  contracted  with
Federated Equity Funds, on behalf of Federated Aggressive Growth Fund, Federated
Large Cap Growth Fund,  Federated Growth  Strategies Fund, and Federated Capital
Appreciation  Fund. For  convenience  purposes,  only one Plan is referred to in
this combined prospectus/proxy statement, and each separate reorganization of an
IAI Fund into a Federated Fund is referred to as "the Reorganization." A Form of
the Plan is attached as Exhibit 1.


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prospective  investor  should  know  before  investing.   This  Prospectus/Proxy
Statement is accompanied by the Prospectus of the Federated Fund into which your
IAI Fund would be  reorganized,  and that fund's Annual Report to  Shareholders,
which are incorporated herein by reference. Statements of Additional Information
for each Federated Fund (one relating to the Federated  Fund's  Prospectus and a
second  one  relating  to  this   Prospectus/Proxy   Statement)  all  containing
additional  information,  have  been  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and are incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Statements of
Additional  Information may be obtained without charge by writing or calling the
Federated Fund at the address and telephone number shown above.

      This Prospectus/Proxy  Statement was first mailed to shareholders the week
of [July ___, 2000].

THE SHARES  OFFERED  BY THIS  PROSPECTUS/PROXY  STATEMENT  ARE NOT  DEPOSITS  OR
OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK, ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK, AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD,
OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.  INVESTMENT IN THESE SHARES INVOLVES  INVESTMENT
RISKS, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL.

THE  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED  THESE
SECURITIES,  OR PASSED UPON THE  ACCURACY  OR ADEQUACY OF THIS  PROSPECTUS/PROXY
STATEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


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SUMMARY......................................................................1

   About the Proposed Reorganization.........................................1

   Comparative Fee Tables....................................................3

   Comparison of Investment Objectives, Policies and Strategies
   of the IAI Funds and Federated Funds.....................................16

      Comparison of Investment Objectives...................................16
      Comparison of Investment Policies and Strategies......................17

   Comparison of Potential Risks and Rewards:  Performance Information......29

   Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table..........................................29

   Average Annual Total Return Tables.......................................40

   Comparison of Operations.................................................45

      Investment Advisory Agreements........................................45
      Administrative and Shareholder Services...............................46
      Distribution Services.................................................47
      Purchase, Exchange and Redemption Procedures..........................49
      Dividends and Other Distributions.....................................53

   Tax Consequences.........................................................54

RISK FACTORS................................................................54

INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION........................................68

   Agreement Between IAI and Federated Investors
   for Sale of Mutual Fund Advisory Business................................__

   Considerations by the Board of Directors of the IAI Funds................68

   Description of the Plan of Reorganization................................72

   Description of Federated Fund Shares.....................................73

   Federal Income Tax Consequences..........................................73

   Comparative Information on Shareholder Rights and Obligations............75

   Capitalization...........................................................__

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FEDERATED FUNDS AND THE IAI FUNDS.....................80

   Federated Funds..........................................................80

   IAI Funds................................................................81

VOTING INFORMATION..........................................................82

   Outstanding Shares and Voting Requirements...............................83

   Other Matters............................................................85

   Board Recommendation.....................................................86

FORM OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION - EXHIBIT A....................87


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                                     SUMMARY

         This  summary  is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by  reference  to  the
additional  information contained elsewhere in this Prospectus/Proxy  Statement,
the Prospectus and Statement of Additional  Information of each Federated  Fund,
the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of each IAI Fund, and the
Plan, a form of which is attached to this Prospectus/Proxy  Statement as EXHIBIT
A.

ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION

         The Board of  Directors of each  corporation  of which an IAI Fund is a
series has voted to recommend  approval of the Plan to  shareholders of each IAI
Fund. Under the Plan, each Federated Fund would acquire all of the assets of the
corresponding  IAI  Fund in  exchange  for the  Federated  Fund's  shares  to be
distributed PRO RATA by the IAI Fund to its shareholders in complete liquidation
and  dissolution  of the IAI Fund  (the  "Reorganization").  As a result  of the
Reorganization,  each  shareholder  of an IAI Fund  will  become  the owner of a
Federated  Fund's  shares  having a total net asset value equal to the total net
asset  value of such  shareholder's  holdings in the IAI Fund on the date of the
Reorganization.

         As a condition to the  Reorganization,  the Federated  Fund and the IAI
Fund  will  receive  an  opinion  of  counsel  that the  Reorganization  will be
considered  a  tax-free  "reorganization"  under  applicable  provisions  of the
Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended (the  "Code"),  so that neither the
Federated  Fund  nor the IAI  Fund nor the  shareholders  of the IAI  Fund  will
recognize  any  gain or  loss.  The tax  basis of the  Federated  Fund's  shares
received  by IAI Fund  shareholders  will be the same as the tax  basis of their
shares in the IAI Fund.  After the acquisition is completed,  each IAI Fund will
be dissolved.

         In the case of IAI Balanced  Fund, IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund, IAI
Emerging  Growth Fund,  IAI Midcap Growth Fund and IAI Money Market Fund, all of
which are series of IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc. ("IAI VI"), a vote in favor of
the Plan will be  considered  a vote in favor of an amendment to the Articles of


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Incorporation of IAI VI required to effect the reorganization. This amendment is
necessary  under  Minnesota law in order to bind the  shareholders of these five
IAI Funds.  The  amendment is attached to the form of Plan attached as Exhibit A
to this Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

         The following  chart shows the Federated  Fund into which each IAI Fund
would be reorganized if the  Reorganization  is approved.  The chart is arranged
alphabetically according to the name of the IAI Fund.

<TABLE>
<S>                                 <C>                          <C>
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      IAI Balanced Fund             Would be reorganized into     Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A Shares)
       Funds VI, Inc.)
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        IAI Bond Fund               Would be reorganized into             Federated Bond Fund
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A shares)
       Funds I, Inc.)                                              (a series of Federated Investment
                                                                          Series Funds, Inc.)
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IAI Capital Appreciation Fund       Would be reorganized into      Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
  IAI Emerging Growth Fund                                                 (Class A Shares)
    (each a series of IAI                                        (a series of Federated Equity Funds)
 Investment Funds VI, Inc.)
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       IAI Growth Fund              Would be reorganized into       Federated Large Cap Growth Fund
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A Shares)
       Funds II, Inc.)                                           (a series of Federated Equity Funds)
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 IAI Growth and Income Fund         Would be reorganized into    Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A Shares)
      Funds VII, Inc.)
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   IAI International Fund           Would be reorganized into     Federated International Equity Fund
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A Shares)
      Funds III, Inc.)                                           (a series of Federated International
                                                                             Series Inc.)
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  IAI Long Term Growth Fund         Would be reorganized into      Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A Shares)
      Funds VIII, Inc.)                                          (a series of Federated Equity Funds)
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   IAI Midcap Growth Fund           Would be reorganized into              Federated Growth
 (a series of IAI Investment                                                Strategies Fund
       Funds VI, Inc.)                                                     (Class A Shares)
                                                                 (a series of Federated Equity Funds)
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    IAI Money Market Fund           Would be reorganized into       Automated Cash Management Trust
 (a series of IAI Investment                                        (Institutional Service Shares)
       Funds VI, Inc.)                                           (a series of Money Market Obligations
                                                                                Trust)
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      IAI Regional Fund             Would be reorganized into     Federated Capital Appreciation Fund
 (a series of IAI Investment                                               (Class A Shares)
       Funds IV, Inc.)                                           (a series of Federated Equity Funds)
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</TABLE>


COMPARATIVE FEE TABLES

      The IAI Funds,  like all mutual  funds,  incur  certain  expenses in their
operations  and  as a  shareholder  of an  IAI  Fund,  you  pay  these  expenses
indirectly.  The Federated  Funds also incur expenses in their  operations.  The
expenses include management fees, as well as the costs of maintaining  accounts,
administration,   providing   shareholder   liaison  services  and  distribution
services,  and other activities.  The following tables compare the expenses paid
by the IAI  Funds  with  the  expenses  that  you  will  incur  indirectly  as a
shareholder of the Federated Fund into which your shares will be exchanged.  The
tables  also  include any  shareholder  fees which are paid  directly  from your
investment.  YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED ANY SALES LOADS FOR ACQUIRING SHARES OF THE
FEDERATED  FUND IN EXCHANGE  FOR SHARES OF THE IAI FUND YOU  CURRENTLY  OWN, NOR
WILL YOU BE CHARGED A  FRONT-END  SALES LOAD IF YOU WISH TO EXCHANGE OR PURCHASE
THE SHARES OF ANY OTHER  FEDERATED  MUTUAL  FUND,  ASSUMING YOU MEET THAT FUND'S
MINIMUM  INVESTMENT  REQUIREMENTS.  Federated  has  agreed to waive the  initial
investment  minimum of $25,000 for Automated Cash Management Trust in connection
with the Reorganization and any subsequent purchases or exchanges into that Fund
by IAI Fund shareholders.


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This table describes the fees and expenses of Federated  Aggressive  Growth Fund
Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a pro forma
basis  giving  effect to the  Reorganization,  and the fees and  expenses of IAI
Emerging  Growth Fund, IAI Long Term Growth Fund,  and IAI Capital  Appreciation
Fund for each Fund's most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Federated               IAI
                                                                        Aggressive   IAI        Long    IAI            Federated
                                                                        Growth       Emerging   Term    Capital        Pro Forma
                                                                        Fund         Growth     Growth  Appreciation   Estimated
                                                                        (Class A)    Fund       Fund    Fund           Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>          <C>        <C>     <C>            <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
        (as a percentage of offering price).............................None2        None       None    None           None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (Before Waivers)
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................1.00%3       1.25%      1.25%   1.40%          1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................0.25%4       None       None    None           0.25%
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%        None       None    None           0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................1.25%        None       None    None           0.50%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................2.75%1       1.25%      1.25%   1.40%          2.00%
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</TABLE>

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1 Although not  contractually  obligated  to do so, the adviser and  distributor
waived  certain  amounts.  These  waivers  are shown  below  along  with the net
expenses the Fund ACTUALLY PAID for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.

Total Waivers of Fund Expenses..........................................0.99%
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers).............1.76%

2 The Fund's  Class A shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.

3 The Fund's adviser has voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The
adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid
by the Fund  (after the  voluntary  waiver)  was 0.26% for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1999.

4 The Fund's Class A Shares did not pay or accrue the  distribution  (12b-1) fee
during the year ended October 31, 1999. Class A Shares have no present intention
of paying or accruing the distribution (12b-1) fee during the fiscal year ending
October 31, 2000.


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This table describes the fees and expenses of Federated  American  Leaders Fund,
Inc.  Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a pro
forma basis giving  effect to the  Reorganization,  and the fees and expenses of
IAI Growth and Income Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Federated           IAI              Federated
                                                                        American            Growth           Pro Forma
                                                                        Leaders Fund,       and Income       Estimated
                                                                        Inc. (Class A)      Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
      (as a percentage of offering price)...............................None1               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.65%               1.25%            0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................None                None             None
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%               None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.26%               None             0.26%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.16%               1.25%            1.16%

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</TABLE>

1 The Fund's  Class A Shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.


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This table  describes the fees and expenses of Automated Cash  Management  Trust
Institutional Service Shares for its most recent fiscal year end as well as on a
PRO forma basis giving effect to the  Reorganization,  and the fees and expenses
of the IAI Money Market Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Federated
                                                                        Automated
                                                                        Cash
                                                                        Management          IAI              Federated
                                                                        Trust (Institu-     Money            Pro Forma
                                                                        tional Service      Market           Estimated
                                                                        Shares)             Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>

SHAREHOLDER FEES........................................................None                None             None
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (Before Waivers)
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.50%2              0.60%            0.50%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................None                None             None
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%3              None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.16%               None             0.16%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................0.91%1              0.60%            0.91%

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</TABLE>

1  Although  not  contractually  obligated  to do so,  the  Fund's  adviser  and
shareholder  services  provider waived certain amounts.  These waivers are shown
below along with the net  expenses  the Fund  ACTUALLY  PAID for the fiscal year
ended July 31, 1999.

Total Waivers of Fund Expenses..........................................  0.32%
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers).............  0.59%

2 The  adviser  has  voluntarily  waived a portion of the  management  fee.  The
adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid
by the Fund's  Institutional  Services Shares (after voluntary waiver) was 0.19%
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999.

3 The  shareholder  services  provider has  voluntarily  waived a portion of the
shareholder  services fee. This voluntary  waiver can be terminated at any time.
The shareholder  services fee paid by the Fund's  Institutional  Services Shares
(after the voluntary waiver) was 0.24% for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999.


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This table describes the fees and expenses of Federated Bond Fund Class A Shares
for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a PRO  FORMA  basis  giving
effect to the Reorganization,  and the fees and expenses of IAI Bond Fund Shares
for its most recent fiscal year end.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                             Federated
                                                                        Federated           IAI              Pro Forma
                                                                        Bond Fund           Bond             Estimated
                                                                        (Class A)           Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment

Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)...................................None2               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (Before Waivers)
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.75%3              1.10%6           0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................0.25%4              None             0.25%
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%5              None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.22%               None             0.22%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.47%1              1.10%6           1.47%1

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</TABLE>

1 Although not contractually obligated to do so, the Fund's adviser, distributor
and  shareholder  services  provider waived certain  amounts.  These waivers are
shown below along with the net  expenses the Fund  ACTUALLY  PAID for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 1999.

Total Waivers of Fund Expenses..........................................  0.41%
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers).............  1.06%

2 The Fund's  Class A Shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 4.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another fund in the Federated mutual fund.

3 The  adviser  has  voluntarily  waived a portion of the  management  fee.  The
adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid
by the Fund  (after the  voluntary  waiver)  was 0.36% for the fiscal year ended
October  31,  1999.  4 The  Fund's  Class A  Shares  did not pay or  accrue  the
distribution  (12b-1)  fee during the year ended  October 31,  1999.  The Fund's
Class A Shares have no present  intention of paying or accruing the distribution
(12b-1) fee during the fiscal year ending October 31, 2000.

5 The  shareholder  services  provider has  voluntarily  waived a portion of the
shareholder  services fee. This voluntary  waiver can be terminated at any time.
The  shareholder  services  fee paid by the  Fund's  Class A Shares  (after  the
voluntary waiver) was 0.20% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.

6 Actual  management  fees and total Fund operating  expenses were 1.07% for the
fiscal year ended  November 30, 1999 as a result of fee waivers by IAI. IAI will
limit its  management fee to 0.90% of average daily net assets through March 31,
2001. Although it has no current intention of doing so, IAI may discontinue this
limitation  at any time after March 31,  2001,  upon 30 days  written  notice to
shareholders.


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This table  describes  the fees and expenses of Federated  Capital  Appreciation
Fund  Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a PRO
FORMA basis after giving effect to the Reorganization, and the fees and expenses
of IAI Regional Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Federated
                                                                        Capital                              Federated
                                                                        Appreciation        IAI              Pro Forma
                                                                        Fund                Regional         Estimated
                                                                        (Class A)           Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly from Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)...................................None2               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (Before Waivers)
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.75%               1.25%            0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................0.25%3              None             0.25%
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%               None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.27%               None             0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.52%1              1.25%            1.52%

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</TABLE>

1 Although not contractually  obligated to do so, the distributor waived certain
amounts.  These  waivers are shown below  along with the net  expenses  the Fund
ACTUALLY PAID for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.

Total Waivers of Fund Expenses..........................................  0.25%
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers).............  1.27%

2 The Fund's  Class A Shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.

3 The Fund's Class A Shares did not pay or accrue the  distribution  (12b-1) fee
for the fiscal year ended  October 31,  1999.  The Fund's Class A Shares have no
present  intention  of paying or accruing the  distribution  (12b-1) fee for the
fiscal year ending October 31, 2000.


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This table describes the fees and expenses of Federated  Growth  Strategies Fund
Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a pro forma
basis after giving  effect to the  Reorganization,  and the fees and expenses of
IAI Midcap Growth Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        Federated
                                                                        Growth              IAI              Federated
                                                                        Strategies          Midcap           Pro Forma
                                                                        Fund                Growth           Estimated
                                                                        (Class A)           Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)...................................None1               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.75%               1.25%            0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................None                None             None
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%               None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.24%               None             0.24%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.24%               1.25%            1.24%

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</TABLE>

1 The Fund's  Class A shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.


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This table  describes  the fees and expenses of Federated  International  Equity
Fund  Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a PRO
FORMA basis after giving effect to the Reorganization, and the fees and expenses
of IAI International Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Federated                            Federated
                                                                        International       IAI              Pro Forma
                                                                        Equity Fund         International    Estimated
                                                                        (Class A)           Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)...................................None1               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................1.00%               1.70%            1.00%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................None                None             None
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%               None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.42%               0.07%2           0.42%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.67%               1.77%            1.67%

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</TABLE>

1 The Fund's  Class A shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.

2  "Other expenses" consist solely of interest expense.


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This table  describes  the fees and expenses of Federated  Large Cap Growth Fund
Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a PRO FORMA
basis after giving  effect to the  Reorganization,  and the fees and expenses of
IAI Growth Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Federated                            Federated
                                                                        Large Cap           IAI              Pro Forma
                                                                        Growth Fund         Growth           Estimated
                                                                        (Class A)           Fund             Combined

<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)...................................None2               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (Before Waivers)
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.75%3              1.25%            0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................0.25%4              None             0.25%
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%               None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.59%               None             0.59%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.84%1              1.25%            1.84%

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</TABLE>

1 Although not  contractually  obligated  to do so, the adviser and  distributor
waived  certain  amounts.  These  waivers  are shown  below  along  with the net
expenses the Fund ACTUALLY PAID for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.

Total Waivers of Fund Expenses..........................................  0.64%
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers).............  1.20%

2 The Fund's  Class A shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.

3 The Fund's adviser has voluntarily waived a portion of the management fee. The
adviser can terminate this voluntary waiver at any time. The management fee paid
by the Fund (after the  voluntary  waiver) was 0.36% for the year ended  October
31, 1999.

4 The Fund's Class A Shares did not pay or accrue the  distribution  (12b-1) fee
during the year ended  October  31,  1999.  The  Fund's  Class A Shares  have no
present intention of paying or accruing the distribution  (12b-1) fee during the
fiscal year ending October 31, 2000.


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This table  describes  the fees and expenses of  Federated  Stock and Bond Fund,
Inc.  Class A Shares  for its most  recent  fiscal  year end as well as on a PRO
FORMA basis after giving effect to the Reorganization, and the fees and expenses
of IAI Balanced Fund Shares for its most recent fiscal year end.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        Federated                            Federated
                                                                        Stock and           IAI              Pro Forma
                                                                        Bond Fund,          Balanced         Estimated
                                                                        Inc. (Class A)      Fund             Combined
<S>                                                                     <C>                 <C>              <C>
SHAREHOLDER FEES
Fees Paid Directly From Your Investment
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
  (as a percentage of offering price)...................................None2               None             None

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (Before Waivers)
Expenses That are Deducted From Fund Assets
  (as a percentage of average net assets)

Management Fee..........................................................0.73%               1.25%            0.73%
Distribution (12b-1) Fee................................................0.25%3              None             0.25%
Shareholder Services Fee................................................0.25%               None             0.25%
Other Expenses..........................................................0.27%               0.01%4           0.27%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses....................................1.50%1              1.26%            1.50%

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</TABLE>

1 Although not contractually  obligated to do so, the Fund's  distributor waived
certain  amounts.  These waivers are shown below along with the net expenses the
Fund ACTUALLY PAID for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999.

Total Waivers of Fund Expenses..........................................  0.25%
Total Actual Annual Fund Operating Expenses (after waivers).............  1.25%

2 The Fund's  Class A shares  typically  have a maximum  sales  charge of 5.50%.
However,  you will not be charged a sales charge when  receiving  your Federated
Fund  shares in  connection  with the  Reorganization  nor will you be charged a
sales  charge if you decide to exchange  your shares of the  Federated  Fund for
another Federated mutual fund.

3 The Fund's Class A Shares did not pay or accrue the  distribution  (12b-1) fee
during the year ended  October  31,  1999.  The  Fund's  Class A Shares  have no
present intention of paying or accruing the distribution  (12b-1) fee during the
fiscal year ending October 31, 2000.

4  "Other expenses" consist solely of interest expense.


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EXAMPLES

         The  following  Examples  are  intended to help you compare the cost of
investing  in the IAI  Fund  whose  shares  you  currently  own with the cost of
investing in the Federated  Fund into which your IAI Fund will be reorganized if
the proposed Reorganization is approved.

The  Examples  assume that you invest  $10,000 in each fund for the time periods
indicated and then redeem all of your Shares at the end of those  periods.  Each
Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Federated Fund after the transfer
of assets from the IAI Fund into the Federated  Fund.  Each Example assumes that
your  investment has a 5% return each year and that the Federated Fund, IAI Fund
and each estimated PRO FORMA Combined  operating  expenses are BEFORE WAIVERS as
shown above in the table and remain the same.* Although your actual costs may be
higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.........       $118        $368        $638       $1,409
IAI Growth and Income Fund...................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $118        $368        $638       $1,409

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Automated Cash Management Trust..............       $93         $290        $504       $1,120
IAI Money Market Fund........................       $61         $192        $335       $750
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $93         $290        $504       $1,120

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Bond Fund..........................       $150        $465        $803       $1,757
IAI Bond Fund................................       $112        $350        $606       $1,340
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $150        $465        $803       $1,757

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Capital Appreciation Fund..........       $155        $480        $829       $1,813
IAI Regional Fund............................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $155        $480        $829       $1,813

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Growth Strategies Fund.............       $126        $393        $681       $1,500
IAI Midcap Growth Fund.......................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $126        $393        $681       $1,500


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<S>                                                 <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated International Equity Fund..........       $170        $526        $907       $1,976
IAI International Fund.......................       $180        $557        $959       $2,084
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $170        $526        $907       $1,976

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Large Cap Growth Fund..............       $187        $579        $996       $2,159
IAI Growth Fund..............................       $128        $400        $692       $1,523
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $187        $579        $996       $2,159

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc...........       $153        $474        $818       $1,791
IAI Balanced Fund............................       $128        $400        $692       $1,523
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $153        $474        $818       $1,791

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Aggressive Growth Fund.............       $278        $853        $1,454     $3,080
IAI Emerging Growth Fund.....................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
IAI Long Term Growth Fund....................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
IAI Capital Appreciation Fund................       $143        $443        $766       $1,680
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $203        $627        $1,078     $2,327

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* The  following  Examples show your actual costs AFTER WAIVERS of the Federated
Funds that have expense waivers:



                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.........       $118        $368        $638       $1,409
IAI Growth and Income Fund...................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $118        $368        $638       $1,409

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Automated Cash Management Trust..............       $60         $189        $329       $738
IAI Money Market Fund........................       $61         $192        $335       $750
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $60         $189        $329       $738

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Bond Fund..........................       $108        $337        $585       $1,294
IAI Bond Fund................................       $109        $340        $590       $1,306
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $108        $337        $585       $1,294


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                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Capital Appreciation Fund..........       $129        $403        $697       $1,534
IAI Regional Fund............................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $129        $403        $697       $1,534

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Growth Strategies Fund.............       $126        $393        $681       $1,500
IAI Midcap Growth Fund.......................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $126        $393        $681       $1,500

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Large Cap Growth Fund..............       $122        $381        $660       $1,455
IAI Growth Fund..............................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $122        $381        $660       $1,455

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc...........       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
IAI Balanced Fund............................       $128        $400        $692       $1,523
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511

                                                    1 year      3 years     5 years    10 years
                                                    -------     --------    --------   ---------

Federated Aggressive Growth Fund.............       $179        $554        $954       $2,073
IAI Emerging Growth Fund.....................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
IAI Long Term Growth Fund....................       $127        $397        $686       $1,511
IAI Capital Appreciation Fund................       $143        $443        $766       $1,680
Pro Forma Combined...........................       $164        $508        $876       $1,911
</TABLE>



SHAREHOLDER FEES

      The  following  table shows the fees you pay directly as a shareholder  of
the Federated Funds for certain  services,  such as wiring money to or from your
account,  maintaining  an  IRA  account,  using  a  debit  card,  and  obtaining
historical  account  information.  You are not currently charged any of the fees
reflected below in connection with your investment in the IAI Funds.

                IRA FEES                          $15
                (charged annually)*
                DEBIT CARD FEES*                  $10
                (charged annually)
                TRANSCRIPT FEES**                 $2
                (only applies to any
                history files that
                have been purged)
                INTERNATIONAL WIRE                $25
                FEES**

**The fee is $15 for each type of IRA registered  under the same Social Security
or Tax Identification  Number. For example,  if you have an Individual IRA and a
Rollover  IRA,  the fee is $15; if you have an  Individual  IRA and an Education
IRA, the charge is $30.
**Optional service


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COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
OF THE IAI FUNDS AND FEDERATED FUNDS

      This section contains tables comparing the investment objectives, policies
and  strategies  of the IAI Fund and the  Federated  Fund into which it would be
reorganized.  In addition to the policies and strategies  set forth below,  each
Federated  Fund and each IAI Fund is subject to  certain  additional  investment
policies and limitations, described in their respective Statements of Additional
Information.  Reference  is  hereby  made to the  Prospectus  and  Statement  of
Additional  Information  of  each  Federated  Fund,  and to the  Prospectus  and
Statement of Additional  Information  of each IAI Fund,  which set forth in full
the  investment  objectives,   policies,  strategies  and  limitations  of  each
Federated  Fund and each IAI  Fund,  all of which  are  incorporated  herein  by
reference thereto.

COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
-----------------------------------

      The following  tables compare the  investment  objectives of the IAI Funds
and their corresponding  Federated Funds. The tables are arranged alphabetically
according to the name of the Federated Fund.
<TABLE>
<S>                                                          <C>
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IAI EMERGING GROWTH FUND                                     FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
To provide long-term capital appreciation.                   To provide appreciation of capital.

IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND
To provide long-term capital appreciation.

IAI CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
To provide long-term capital appreciation.
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IAI GROWTH AND INCOME FUND                                   FEDERATED AMERICAN LEADERS FUND, INC.
Primary  objective is capital appreciation                   To  seek   growth   of   capital   and  of   income   by
and secondary objective is income.                           concentrating  the area of  investment  decision  in the
                                                             securities of high quality companies.
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<S>                                                          <C>
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IAI MONEY MARKET FUND                                        AUTOMATED CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
To provide shareholders with a high level                    To provide  stability of principal  and current  income
of  current  income  consistent  with the                    consistent with stability of principal.
preservation of capital and liquidity.
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IAI BOND FUND                                                FEDERATED BOND FUND
To  provide  shareholders  with  a  high                     To  provide  as high a level of  current  income  as is
level of current income  consistent with                     consistent with the preservation of capital.
preservation of capital.
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IAI REGIONAL FUND                                            FEDERATED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
To provide capital appreciation.                             To provide capital appreciation.
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IAI MIDCAP GROWTH FUND                                       FEDERATED GROWTH STRATEGIES FUND
To provide long-term capital appreciation.                   To provide appreciation of capital.
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IAI INTERNATIONAL FUND                                       FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
Primary     objective     is     capital                     To obtain a total return on its assets.
appreciation.  Secondary objective is to
seek current  income,  principally  from
dividends.
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IAI GROWTH FUND                                              FEDERATED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
To provide long-term capital appreciation.                   To provide capital appreciation.
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IAI BALANCED FUND                                            FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.
To maximize total return.                                    To provide  safety of capital with the  possibility  of
                                                             long-term growth of capital and income.
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</TABLE>

COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
------------------------------------------------

      The  following  tables  compare  the  principal  investment  policies  and
strategies of the IAI Funds and their corresponding  Federated Funds. The tables
are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the Federated Fund.

<TABLE>
<S>                                               <C>
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IAI EMERGING GROWTH FUND                          FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

IAI Emerging Growth Fund invests primarily in     Federated Aggressive Growth Fund pursues its
common stocks of small emerging and               investment objective by investing in equity
medium-sized U.S. companies that it believes      securities of companies offering superior
have above-average prospects for growth.  The     prospects for earnings growth.  The Fund is
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Fund invests at least 65% of its total assets     not restricted to specific market
in stocks of emerging growth companies with       capitalization requirements.  The Fund may
market capitalizations of $2 billion or less at   also invest in American Depositary Receipts,
the time of investment.  These companies are      which represent interests in underlying
expected to show earnings growth over time that   securities issued by a foreign company, but
is well above the growth rate of the overall      which are traded in the United States.
economy and the rate of inflation.  As of April
30, 2000, the Fund's median market                Investment Style:
capitalization was approximately $878 million.
                                                  The Fund invests primarily for growth by
Investment Style:                                 targeting equity securities with superior
                                                  growth prospects.
The Fund's investment style is substantially
similar to that of the Federated Aggressive       Investment Strategies:
Growth Fund.
                                                  The Fund limits its exposure to each business
Investment Strategies:                            sector that comprises the Standard & Poor's
                                                  500 Index ("S&P 500") by limiting its
The Fund focuses on companies with:  superior     allocation to a sector to 300% of S&P 500's
performance records; solid market positions;      allocation to that sector or 30% of the total
strong balance sheets; and management teams       portfolio, whichever is greater. The Fund's
that, in the opinion of the Fund's adviser,       approach with respect to its analysis of
are capable of sustaining growth.                 securities, market capitalization, and sector
                                                  allocation is designed to produce a portfolio
                                                  of stocks whose long-term growth prospects
                                                  are significantly above those of the S&P 500.

                                                  Using its own quantitative process, the
                                                  Fund's adviser rates the future performance
                                                  potential of companies. The adviser evaluates
                                                  each company's earnings quality in light of
                                                  their current valuation to narrow the list of
                                                  attractive companies. The adviser then
                                                  evaluates product positioning, management
                                                  quality and sustainability of current growth
                                                  trends of those companies. Using this type of
                                                  fundamental analysis, the adviser selects the
                                                  most promising companies for the Fund's
                                                  portfolio.

                                                  The Fund may attempt to manage market risk by
                                                  buying and selling financial futures and
                                                  options. This may include the purchase of
                                                  index futures contracts as a substitute for
                                                  direct investments in stocks. It may also
                                                  include the purchase and sale of options to
                                                  protect against general declines in small
                                                  capitalization stocks economically.
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<S>                                               <C>
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IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND                         FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

IAI Long Term Growth Fund invests primarily       Federated Aggressive Growth Fund pursues its
in common stocks of small emerging U.S.           investment objective by investing in equity
companies that have above-average prospects       securities of companies offering superior
for growth. The Fund invests at least 65% of      prospects for earnings growth. The Fund is
its total assets in stocks of companies with      not restricted to specific market
market capitalizations of $1 billion or less      capitalization requirements. The Fund may
at the time of investment. These companies        also invest in American Depositary Receipts,
are expected to show earnings growth over         which represent interests in underlying
time that is well above the growth rate of        securities issued by a foreign company, but
the overall economy and the rate of               which are traded in the United States.
inflation.
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<S>                                               <C>
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Investment Style:                                 Investment Style:

The Fund's investment style is substantially      The Fund invests primarily for growth by
similar to that of the Federated Aggressive       targeting equity securities with superior
Growth Fund.                                      growth prospects.

Investment Strategies:                            Investment Strategies:

In general, the Fund generally focuses on         The Fund limits its exposure to each business
companies with superior performance records;      sector that comprises the Standard & Poor's
solid market positions; strong balance            500 Index ("S&P 500") by limiting its
sheets; and management teams that are capable     allocation to a sector to 300% of S&P 500's
of sustaining growth.                             allocation to that sector or 30% of the total
                                                  portfolio, whichever is greater. The Fund's
Prior to the IAI Board of Directors' approval     approach with respect to its analysis of
of the change in the name of the IAI Value        securities, market capitalization, and sector
Fund to the IAI Long Term Growth Fund and         allocation is designed to produce a portfolio
certain changes to the Fund's non-fundamental     of stocks whose long-term growth prospects
investment limitations, the Fund had the          are significantly above those of the S&P 500.
following principal investments, investment
style and investment strategies:                  Using its own quantitative process, the
                                                  Fund's adviser rates the future performance
Principal Investments:                            potential of companies. The adviser evaluates
                                                  each company's earnings quality in light of
IAI Value Fund invested primarily in common       their current valuation to narrow the list of
stocks of U.S. companies that the Fund's          attractive companies. The adviser then
adviser believed were undervalued and offered     evaluates product positioning, management
opportunities for capital growth. The Fund        quality and sustainability of current growth
generally invested in small companies with        trends of those companies. Using this type of
market capitalizations of less than $1            fundamental analysis, the adviser selects the
billion at the time of purchase.                  most promising companies for the Fund's
                                                  portfolio.
Investment Style:
                                                  The Fund may attempt to manage market risk by
The Fund invested for value by investing in       buying and selling financial futures and
equity securities of companies that were          options. This may include the purchase of
undervalued while offering opportunities for      index futures contracts as a substitute for
capital growth.                                   direct investments in stocks. It may also
                                                  include the purchase and sale of options to
Investment Strategies:                            protect against general declines in small
                                                  capitalization stocks economically.
The Fund invested in common stocks of
companies which had been unpopular for some
time, but where recent developments suggested
the possibility of improved operating
results; which the Fund's adviser believed
had temporarily fallen out of favor for
non-recurring or short-term reasons; or which
appeared undervalued in relation to
securities of other companies in the same
industry. In selecting investments, the Fund
generally focused on companies with strong
competitive positions, high levels of
discretionary cash flow, and solid financial
characteristics.
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<S>                                               <C>
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IAI CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND                     FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

IAI Capital Appreciation Fund invests             Federated Aggressive Growth Fund pursues its
primarily in common stocks of small emerging      investment objective by investing in equity
U.S. companies that have above-average            securities of companies offering superior
prospects for growth. The Fund invests at         prospects for earnings growth. The Fund is
least 65% of its total assets in stocks of        not restricted to specific market
companies with market capitalizations of $1       capitalization requirements. The Fund may
billion or less at the time of investment.        also invest in American Depositary Receipts,
These companies are expected to show earnings     which represent interests in underlying
growth over time that is well above the           securities issued by a foreign company, but
growth rate of the overall economy and the        which are traded in the United States.
rate of inflation. As of April 30, 2000, the
Fund's median market capitalization was           Investment Style:
approximately $983 million.
                                                  The Fund invests primarily for growth by
Investment Style:                                 targeting equity securities with superior
                                                  growth prospectus.
The Fund's investment style is substantially
similar to that of the Federated Aggressive       Investment Strategies:
Growth Fund.
                                                  The Fund limits its exposure to each business
Investment Strategies:                            sector that comprises the Standard & Poor's
                                                  500 Index ("S&P 500") by limiting its
In general, the Fund generally focuses on         allocation to a sector to 300% of the S&P
companies with superior performance records;      500's allocation to that sector or 30% of the
solid market positions; strong balance            total portfolio, whichever is greater. The
sheets; and management teams that are capable     Fund's approach with respect to its analysis
of sustaining growth.                             of securities, market capitalization, and
                                                  sector allocation are designed to produce a
                                                  portfolio of stocks whose long-term growth
                                                  prospects are significantly above those of
                                                  the S&P 500.

                                                  Using its own quantitative process, the
                                                  Fund's adviser rates the future performance
                                                  potential of companies. The adviser evaluates
                                                  each company's earnings quality in light of
                                                  their current valuation to narrow the list of
                                                  attractive companies. The adviser then
                                                  evaluates product positioning, management
                                                  quality and sustainability of current growth
                                                  trends of those companies. Using this type of
                                                  fundamental analysis, the adviser selects the
                                                  most promising companies for the Fund's
                                                  portfolio.

                                                  The Fund may attempt to manage market risk by
                                                  buying and selling financial futures and
                                                  options. This may include the purchase of
                                                  index futures contracts as a substitute for
                                                  direct investments in stocks. It may also
                                                  include the purchase and sale of options to
                                                  protect against general declines in small
                                                  capitalization stocks economically.
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<S>                                               <C>
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IAI GROWTH AND INCOME FUND                        FEDERATED AMERICAN LEADERS FUND, INC.
                                                  (CLASS A)
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

The IAI Growth and Income Fund invests            Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc. invests
primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies      primarily in equity securities of large
with market capitalizations of $3 billion or      capitalization companies that are in the top
more at the time of investment. The Fund          25% of their industry sectors in terms of
generally selects from the universe of            revenues, are characterized by sound
companies included in the Standard & Poor's       management and have the ability to finance
500 Index ("S&P 500"). As of April 30, 2000,      expected growth. The Fund invests at least
the Fund's median market capitalization was       65% of its assets in a portfolio of equity
$84.4 billion.                                    securities issued by the 100 companies
                                                  selected from "The Leaders List." The Leaders
Investment Style:                                 List is a trade name that represents a list
                                                  of 100 blue chip companies selected by the
The Fund follows the approach of purchasing       Fund's adviser and consists of leading
stocks in growing companies at a reasonable       companies in their industries determined in
price, also known in the investment world as      terms of sales earnings and/or market
GARP.                                             capitalizations.

Investment Strategies:                            The Fund may also invest in American
                                                  Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), which represent
The Fund evaluates each company to determine      interests in underlying securities issued by
its historical and projected growth rates,        a foreign company, but which are traded in
the financial risk of the company (including      the United States. The Fund invests primarily
its level of debt and liquidity), and the         in the ADRs of companies with significant
current and expected market valuation of the      operations within the United States.
firm. The Fund uses qualitative factors such
as market share, quality of management,           Investment Style:
profitability trends, product strategies and
volatility of earnings. As a result of this       The Fund uses the value style of investing,
process, the Fund's portfolio is generally        selecting securities of companies which are
comprised of approximately 70 to 90               trading at discounts to their historic
securities. The Fund will not deviate             relationship to the market as well as to
significantly from the sectors or categories      their expected growth.
of businesses included in the Standard &
Poor's 500 Index.                                 Investment Strategies:

                                                  The Fund diversifies its investments,
                                                  limiting its risk exposure with respect to
                                                  individual securities and industry sectors.
                                                  In determining the amount to invest in a
                                                  security, and in order to manage sector risk,
                                                  the Fund attempts to limit its exposure to
                                                  each major sector in the Stand & Poor's 500
                                                  Index, as a general matter, to not less than
                                                  50% nor more than 200% of the Index's
                                                  allocation to that sector.

                                                  The Fund's adviser performs traditional
                                                  fundamental analysis to select securities for
                                                  the Fund that exhibit the most promising
                                                  long-term value for the Fund's portfolio. In
                                                  selecting securities, the Fund's adviser
                                                  focuses on the current financial condition of
                                                  the issuing company, in addition to examining
                                                  each issuer's business and product strength,
                                                  competitive position, and management
                                                  expertise. Further, the adviser considers
                                                  current economic, financial market and
                                                  industry factors, which may affect the
                                                  issuing company. To determine the timing of
                                                  purchases and sales of portfolio securities,
                                                  the Fund's adviser looks at recent stock
                                                  price performance and the direction of
                                                  current fiscal year earnings estimates of
                                                  various companies.
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<S>                                               <C>
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IAI MONEY MARKET FUND                             AUTOMATED CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
                                                  (INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES)
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The  IAI  Money   Market   Fund's   principal     Principal Investments:
investments and investment policies and
strategies are substantially similar to those     Automated Cash Management Trust invests
of Automated Cash  Management  Trust,  except     primarily in a portfolio of high quality
that  the IAI  Money  Market  Fund  does  not     fixed income securities, issued by banks,
invest in asset-backed securities.                corporations, and the

                                                  U.S. Government, maturing in 397 days or
                                                  less. The Fund's investments may include
                                                  demand instruments, commercial paper, bank
                                                  instruments, asset backed securities and
                                                  repurchase agreements.

                                                  Investment Strategies:

                                                  The Fund's adviser actively manages the
                                                  Fund's portfolio, seeking to limit the credit
                                                  risk taken by the Fund and select investments
                                                  with enhanced yields. The adviser performs a
                                                  fundamental credit analysis to develop an
                                                  approved list of issuers and securities that
                                                  meet the adviser's standard for minimal
                                                  credit risk. The Fund's adviser targets an
                                                  average portfolio maturity based upon its
                                                  interest rate outlook, by analyzing various
                                                  factors, such as current and expected U.S.
                                                  economic growth; current and expected
                                                  interest rates and inflation; and the Federal
                                                  Reserve's monetary policy.

                                                  Maturity:

                                                  The dollar-weighted average maturity of the
                                                  Fund's portfolio will be 90 days or less. The
                                                  Fund's adviser generally shortens the
                                                  portfolio's maturity when it expects interest
                                                  rates to rise and extends the maturity when
                                                  it expects interest rates to fall.
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IAI BOND FUND                                     FEDERATED BOND FUND
                                                  (CLASS A)
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

The IAI Bond Fund's principal investments are     Under normal market conditions, the Federated
substantially similar to those in the             Bond Fund invests at least 65% of the value
Federated Bond Fund, except for the               of its total assets in a diversified
following:                                        portfolio of domestic investment grade debt
                                                  securities, including corporate debt
      o     Although the Fund generally does      securities and U.S. government obligations.
            not purchase common stocks            Investment grade debt securities are rated in
            directly, it may invest up to 10%     one of the four highest categories (BBB or
            of its net assets in convertible      higher) by a nationally recognized
            securities and preferred stock.       statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or
      o     The Fund does not expect to           if unrated, of comparable quality as
            invest more than 25% of its total     determined by the Fund's adviser.
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            assets in foreign securities, or
            more than 15% of its total assets     The Fund may invest up to 35% of its
            in non-dollar denominated foreign     portfolio in non-investment grade fixed
            securities.                           income securities, which are rated BB or
      o     The Fund may invest up to 15% of      lower by an NRSRO. The Fund may invest in
            its total assets in securities        non-investment grade securities primarily by
            rated lower than investment grade     investing in another investment company
            at the time of purchase; the Fund     (which is not available for general
            will not invest in non-investment     investment by the public) that owns those
            grade fixed income securities         securities and that is advised by an
            rated lower than B by Moody's         affiliate of the Fund's adviser.
            Investors Service, Inc. or
            Standard & Poor's, or if unrated,     The Fund's adviser may invest a portion of
            judged to be of comparable            the Fund's assets in corporate debt
            quality.                              securities of companies based outside the
      o     The Fund may enter into futures       United States, to diversify the Fund's
            contracts, options on futures         holdings and to gain exposure to the foreign
            contracts and currency forward        market.
            contracts. The Fund intends to
            use these derivative instruments      Investment Strategies:
            primarily for hedging purposes,
            although it may use them for          The Fund's adviser seeks to enhance the
            non-hedging purposes to a limited     Fund's performance by allocating relatively
            extent. To generate additional        more of its portfolio to the security type
            income, the Fund may invest up to     that the Fund's adviser expects to offer the
            10% of its net assets in mortgage     best balance between current income and risk
            dollar roll transactions.             and thus offers the greatest potential for
                                                  return. The security's projected spread is
Investment Strategies:                            weighed against the spread the security can
                                                  currently be purchased for, as well as the
The Fund's investment strategies are              security's credit risk (in the case of
substantially similar to those of the             corporate securities).
Federated Bond Fund.
                                                  The Fund's adviser invests the Fund's
Duration:                                         portfolio, seeking the higher relative
                                                  returns of corporate debt securities, when
The Fund's adviser anticipates that the           available, while attempting to limit the
average effective duration for the Fund's         associated credit risks. The Fund's adviser
portfolio securities will range from 3 1/2 to     attempts to manage the Fund's credit risk by
7 1/2 years. This range may change, however,      selecting corporate debt securities that are
due to market conditions and other economic       less likely to default in the payment of
factors.                                          principal and interest. In selecting
                                                  individual corporate fixed income securities,
                                                  the Fund's adviser analyzes a company's
                                                  business, competitive position, and general
                                                  financial condition to assess whether the
                                                  security's credit risk is commensurate with
                                                  its potential return.

                                                  Duration:

                                                  The Fund's adviser may lengthen or shorten
                                                  duration from time to time based on its
                                                  interest rate outlook, but the Fund has no
                                                  set duration parameters. If the adviser
                                                  expects interest rates to decline, it will
                                                  generally lengthen the Fund's duration, and
                                                  if the adviser expects interest rates to
                                                  increase, it will generally shorten the
                                                  Fund's duration.
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IAI REGIONAL FUND                                 FEDERATED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

IAI Regional Fund invests primarily in common     Federated Capital Appreciation Fund invests
stocks of companies headquartered in              primarily in common stock of companies with
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois,             medium and large market capitalizations that
Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota or South          offer superior growth prospects of companies
Dakota. The Fun seeks to invest at least 65%      whose stock is undervalued. This includes
of the Fund's equity investments in companies     companies with market capitalization in
headquartered in one of these states. The         excess of $500 million. The Fund also invests
Fund invests in both nationally recognized        in the convertible securities issued by these
companies and in less well known companies        companies and American Depositary Receipts,
that are newer or have smaller                    which represent interests in underlying
capitalizations, but that appear to have the      securities issued by a foreign company, but
potential for capital appreciation. As of         which are traded in the United States.
April 30, 2000, the Fund's median market
capitalization was approximately $14.9            Investment Style:
billion.
                                                  The Fund invests primarily for growth by
Investment Style:                                 investing in equity securities that have
                                                  superior prospects for growth.
The Fund invests for growth by investing in
securities of established companies as well       Investment Strategies:
as companies with th potential for capital
appreciation.                                     The Fund diversifies its investments,
                                                  limiting its risk exposure with respect to
Investment Strategies:                            individual securities and industry sectors.
                                                  In determining the amount to invest in a
In selecting securities, the Fund's adviser       security, and in order to manage sector risk,
considers factors such as product development     the Fund attempts to limit its exposure to
and demand, superior performance records,         each major sector in the Standard & Poor's
management teams that the Fund's adviser          500 Index, as a general matter, to not less
believes are capable of sustaining growth and     than 50% nor more than 200% of the Index's
attractive market valuations.                     allocation to that sector.

                                                  The Fund's adviser selects the most promising
                                                  companies for the Fund's portfolio using its
                                                  own quantitative process to rate the future
                                                  performance potential of companies by
                                                  evaluating each company's earnings quality in
                                                  light of their current valuation to narrow
                                                  the list of attractive companies, and
                                                  evaluates product positioning, management
                                                  quality and sustainability of current growth
                                                  trends of those companies.
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

IAI Midcap Growth Fund invests primarily in       Federated Growth Strategies Fund pursues its
common stocks of medium-sized U.S. companies      investment objective by investing primarily
that have above-average prospects for growth.     in common stock of companies with market
These companies are expected to show earnings     capitalization above $100 million that offer
growth over time that is well above the           superior growth prospects. The Fund also
growth rate of the overall economy and the        invests in American Depositary Receipts,
rate of inflation. The Fund invests at least      which represent interests in underlying
65% of its total assets in stocks of              securities issued by a foreign company, but
companies with market capitalizations between     which are traded in the United States.
$1 billion and $8 billion.
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Investment Style:                                  Investment Style:

The Fund's investment style is substantially       The Fund invests primarily for growth by
similar to that of Federated Growth                investing in securities of companies with
Strategies Fund.                                   superior growth prospects.

Investment Strategies:                             Investment Strategies:

Under normal market conditions, the weighted       The Fund limits its exposure to each major
average market capitalization of the Fund's        sector in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
portfolio will range from $3 billion to $6         ("S&P 500"), as a general matter, to not less
billion. In general, the Fund focuses on           than 50% nor more than 200% of the S&P 500's
companies with superior performance records,       allocation to that sector.
solid market positions, strong balance
sheets, and management teams that the adviser      The Fund's adviser selects the most promising
believes are capable of sustaining growth.         companies for the Fund's portfolio using its
                                                   own quantitative process to rate the future
                                                   performance of companies by evaluating each
                                                   company's earnings quality in light of their
                                                   current valuation to narrow the list of
                                                   attractive companies. The Fund's adviser then
                                                   evaluates product positioning, management
                                                   quality and sustainability of current growth
                                                   trends of those companies.
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IAI INTERNATIONAL FUND                            FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                                                  (CLASS A)
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

The IAI International Fund's principal            The Federated International Equity Fund
investments are substantially similar to          pursues its investment objective by investing
those of the Federated International Equity       at least 65% of its assets in equity
Fund, except for the following:                   securities of companies based outside the
                                                  U.S. The Fund will not invest more than 20%
      o     Although the Fund is not required     of its assets in companies located in
            to maintain any particular            emerging markets.
            geographical mix of its
            investments, under normal market      Investment Style:
            conditions the Fund invests
            primarily in countries that are       The Fund emphasizes growth stocks at a
            represented on the Morgan Stanley     reasonable price.
            Capital International Europe,
            Australia, Far East ("EAFE")          Investment Strategies:
            Index. The EAFE Index currently
            includes companies representing       The Fund's adviser takes a "bottom-up"
            the stock markets of 15 European      approach and looks for companies which it
            countries, Australia, New             perceives as being undervalued in the
            Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong and         marketplace. Selection of industry and
            Singapore.                            country are secondary considerations. The
      o     The Fund may engage in foreign        market capitalization of portfolio securities
            currency hedging transactions,        is not a determinative factor. The Fund's
            such as forward foreign currency      adviser may emphasize certain business
            exchange contracts and currency       sectors in the portfolio that exhibit
            financial futures and options.        stronger growth potential or higher profit
      o     The Fund generally invests in         margins.
            mid- and large-capitalization
            companies with market                 Using its own quantitative process, the
            capitalization of $1 billion or       Fund's adviser ranks the potential future
            more.                                 performance of select companies.
      o     The Fund does not currently
            invest in companies located in
            emerging market countries.
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As of April 30, 2000, the Fund's median                  o     The Fund's adviser evaluates each
market capitalization was approximately $42.2                  company's earnings potential in
billion.                                                       light of its current valuation.

Investment Style:                                        o     The Fund's adviser reviews such
                                                               factors as the company's
The Fund concentrates on securities that it                    price-to-earnings ratio,
believes have investment values greater than                   enterprise value, organic growth
their market prices.                                           rates versus growth through
                                                               acquisition, product niche and
Investment Strategies:                                         its pricing power.

The Fund's investment strategies are                     o     The Fund's adviser evaluates
substantially similar to the Federated                         management quality and may meet
International Equity Fund, except:                             with company representatives,
                                                               company suppliers, customers, or
      o     Currency hedging may be used for                   competitors.
            defensive reasons and to reduce
            portfolio volatility.                        o     The Fund's adviser also reviews
                                                               the company's financial
                                                               statements and forecasts of
                                                               earnings.

                                                   Based on this information, the Fund's adviser
                                                   evaluates the sustainability of the company's
                                                   current growth trends and potential catalysts
                                                   for increased growth.

                                                   In selecting emerging markets countries in
                                                   which to invest, the Fund's adviser reviews
                                                   the country's economic outlook, its interest
                                                   and inflation rates, and the political and
                                                   foreign exchange risk of investing in a
                                                   particular country. The Fund's adviser then
                                                   analyzes companies located in particular
                                                   emerging market countries.
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IAI GROWTH FUND                                   FEDERATED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

The principal investments of the IAI Growth       Federated Large Cap Growth Fund pursues its
Fund are substantially similar to those of        investment objective by investing primarily
the Federated Large Cap Growth Fund. The Fund     in common stocks of the largest growth
generally invests in companies with market        companies traded in the United States based
capitalizations ranging from $10 billion to       upon expected price to earnings ratio, price
over $100 billion at the time of investment.      to book ratio and estimated earnings growth.
As of April 30, 2000, the Fund's median           The Fund's adviser will pick the largest
market capitalization was approximately           growth stocks based on market
$141.9 billion.                                   capitalizations. The Fund also invests in
                                                  American Depositary Receipts, which represent
Investment Style:                                 interests in underlying securities issued by
                                                  a foreign company, but which are traded in
The Fund's investment style is substantially      the United States.
similar to that of Federated Large Cap Growth
Fund.                                             Investment Style:

Investment Strategies:                            The Fund invests primarily for growth by
                                                  investing in companies with above-average
The Fund focuses on companies that have           potential for expected growth.
strong management, leading market positions,
strong balance sheets, and a well-defined         Investment Strategies:
strategy for future growth. In selecting
investments, the Fund uses several valuation      The Fund diversifies its investments,
techniques to determine which stocks offer        limiting its risk exposure with respect to
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the best combination of intrinsic value and       individual securities and industry sectors.
earnings growth potential. The goal is to         When possible, the Fund employs tax
have an acceptable balance of risk and reward     management techniques which are designed to
in the Fund's portfolio.                          minimize capital gains while maximizing
                                                  after-tax returns.

                                                  Using its own quantitative process, the
                                                  Fund's adviser rates the future performance
                                                  potential of companies. The adviser evaluates
                                                  each company's earnings quality in light of
                                                  their current valuation to narrow the list of
                                                  attractive companies. The adviser then
                                                  evaluates product positioning, management
                                                  quality and sustainability of current growth
                                                  trends of those companies. Using this type of
                                                  fundamental analysis, the adviser selects the
                                                  most promising companies for the Fund's
                                                  portfolio.
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IAI BALANCED FUND                                 FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.
                                                  (CLASS A)
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Principal Investments:                            Principal Investments:

The IAI Balanced Fund's principal investments     The Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
are substantially similar to the Federated        invests in a diversified portfolio that is
Stock and Bond Fund, Inc., except:                allocated between equity and fixed income
                                                  securities. With respect to the equity
      o     The Fund may invest in foreign        portion of the portfolio, the Fund invests
            equity and debt securities. The       primarily in shares of domestic large
            Fund limits its investment in         capitalization companies. The Fund invests
            foreign securities denominated in     primarily in equity securities of companies
            foreign currencies and not            that are generally leaders in their
            publicly traded in the United         industries, are characterized by sound
            States to 25% of total assets.        management and have the ability to finance
                                                  expected growth. The Fund's holdings
      o     The Fund may enter into futures       ordinarily will be in the top 25% of their
            contracts and options on those        industry with regard to revenues.
            contracts, may invest in options
            on securities and financial           With respect to the fixed income portion of
            indexes, and may enter into           the portfolio, the adviser invests primarily
            foreign currency transactions         in domestic investment-grade debt securities,
            such as currency forward              including corporate debt securities, U.S.
            contracts.                            government obligations and mortgage backed
                                                  securities.
      o     To generate additional income,
            the Fund may invest up to 10% of      The Fund may invest a portion of its
            its net assets in mortgage dollar     portfolio in non-investment grade fixed
            roll transactions.                    income securities, which are rated BB or
                                                  lower by a nationally recognized statistical
As of April 30, 2000, the Fund's median           rating organization (NRSRO).
market capitalization was approximately $86.9
billion.                                          Investment Style:

Investment Style:                                 With respect to the equity portion of the
                                                  Fund's portfolio, the Fund uses the "value"
With respect to the equity portion of the         style of investing, selecting stocks of
Fund's portfolio, the Fund's investment style     companies which are trading at a low
is a core large-cap equity approach with a        valuation relative to their history, to the
growth bias.                                      market, and to their expected future growth.
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Investment Strategies:                            Investment Strategies:

The Fund's investment strategies are              The Fund's investment strategies are
substantially similar to those of the             substantially similar to those of the
Federated Stock and Bond Fund. Specifically,      Federated Stock and Bond Fund. Specifically,
the Fund's adviser regularly reviews the          the Fund's adviser regularly reviews the
allocation of Fund assets among stocks and        allocation of Fund assets among stocks and
long-and short-term debt instruments. Because     long-and short-term debt instruments. Because
the Fund seeks to maximize total return over      the Fund seeks to maximize total return over
the long term, the adviser will not try to        the long term, the adviser will not try to
pinpoint the precise moment when major            pinpoint the precise moment when major
reallocations are warranted. Rather,              reallocations are warranted. Rather,
reallocations among asset classes will be         reallocations among asset classes will be
made gradually over time to favor asset           made gradually over time to favor asset
classes that, in the adviser's judgment,          classes that, in the adviser's judgment,
provide the most favorable total return           provide the most favorable total return
outlook. Normally, a single reallocation          outlook. Normally, a single reallocation
decision will not involve more than 10% of        decision will not involve more than 10% of
the Fund's total assets.                          the Fund's total assets.

Duration:                                         Duration:

The Fund's adviser anticipates that the           The Fund's adviser anticipates that the
average effective duration for the debt           average effective duration for the debt
portion of the Fund will range from 3 1/2 to      portion of the Fund will range from 3 1/2 to
7 1/2 years. This range may change, however,      7 1/2 years. This range may change, however,
due to market conditions and other economic       due to market conditions and other economic
factors.                                          factors.

                                                  Investment Strategies:

                                                  The Strategy Committee of the Fund's adviser
                                                  determines the Fund portfolio's allocation
                                                  between equity securities and fixed income
                                                  securities based upon an analysis of general
                                                  market and economic conditions. During normal
                                                  market conditions, the equity allocation
                                                  ranges from 50% to 70% of the portfolio and
                                                  the fixed income allocation ranges from 30%
                                                  to 50% of the portfolio.

                                                  With regard to the portion of the Fund
                                                  allocated to equity securities:

                                                        o     The Fund's adviser ranks the
                                                              future performance potential of
                                                              companies, based on valuation
                                                              models which attempt to identify
                                                              companies trading at a low
                                                              valuation relative to their
                                                              history, to the market and to
                                                              their expected future growth.
                                                        o     To determine the timing of
                                                              purchases and sales of portfolio
                                                              securities, the Fund's adviser
                                                              looks at recent stock price
                                                              performance and the direction of
                                                              current fiscal year earning
                                                              estimates.
                                                        o     In determining the amount to
                                                              invest in a security, the Fund's
                                                              adviser limits the Fund's
                                                              exposure to each business sector
                                                              that comprises more than 5% of
                                                              the Standard & Poor's 500 Index
                                                              ("S&P 500"). Within the equity
                                                              portion of the portfolio, the
                                                              Fund's allocation to a sector
                                                              will not be less than 50% or more
                                                              than 200% of the S&P 500's
                                                              allocation to that sector.

                                                  With respect to the fixed income securities
                                                  allocation:

                                                        o     The Fund's adviser seeks to
                                                              enhance the performance of the
                                                              Fund's fixed income portfolio by
                                                              allocating more assets to the
                                                              security type that the adviser
                                                              expects to offer the best balance
                                                              between total return and risk.
                                                              The allocation process is based
                                                              on the adviser's continuing
                                                              analysis of a variety of economic
                                                              and market indicators in order to
                                                              arrive at the projected yield
                                                              "spread" of each security type.
                                                              The security's projected spread
                                                              is then weighed against the
                                                              security's current spread credit
                                                              risk and risk of prepayment.
                                                        o     The Fund's adviser attempts to
                                                              manage prepayment risk to the
                                                              Fund by selecting mortgage backed
                                                              securities with characteristics
                                                              that make prepayment fluctuations
                                                              less likely.
                                                        o     The Fund's adviser attempts to
                                                              manage credit risk to the Fund by
                                                              selecting corporate debt
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                                                              securities that make default in
                                                              the payment of principal and
                                                              interest less likely.

                                                        o     In selecting individual corporate
                                                              fixed income securities, the
                                                              Fund's adviser analyzes a
                                                              company's business, competitive
                                                              position, and general financial
                                                              condition to assess whether the
                                                              security's credit risk is
                                                              commensurate with its potential
                                                              return.

                                                  Duration:

                                                  The Fund's adviser selects securities with
                                                  longer or shorter duration based on its
                                                  interests rate outlook, but does not target
                                                  any specific duration for the fixed income
                                                  portion of the Fund.
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COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL RISKS AND REWARDS:  PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

      The bar charts and tables below compare the potential risks and rewards of
investing in the IAI Funds and the Federated  Funds.  Each bar chart provides an
indication  of the risks of  investing  in each Fund by  showing  changes in the
Fund's  performance from year to year for the last ten years or since the Fund's
inception.  The tables show how each Fund's average annual total returns for one
year, five years and ten years (or since inception)  compare to the returns of a
broad-based  market  index.  The figures  assume  reinvestment  of dividends and
distributions.

         Keep in mind past performance does not indicate future results.

RISK/RETURN BAR CHART AND TABLE

      The bar charts  shown  below show the  variability  of total  returns on a
calendar year-end basis for each IAI Fund and its corresponding  Federated Fund.
The charts are arranged  alphabetically  according to the name of the  Federated
Fund.

      For the  Federated  Funds,  the total  returns  shown are those of Class A
Shares,  except in the case of Automated Cash Management Trust,  where the total
returns of the fund's  Institutional  Service  Shares are shown.  The  Federated
Fund's  Class A Shares are sold  subject  to a sales  charge  (load).  The total
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payment of any sales  charges or recurring  shareholder  account  fees. If these
charges or fees had been  included,  the  returns  shown  would have been lower.
Neither Automated Cash Management Trust's  Institutional  Service Shares nor any
of the IAI Funds are sold subject to a sales charge (load).  Remember,  you will
not be charged any sales charges in connection with the  reorganization  of your
IAI Fund into its corresponding Federated Fund or any subsequent purchases of or
exchanges for the shares of any other Federated mutual fund.

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FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND

                       1997           1998           1999
                       30.06%         8.09%          111.62%


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 14.67%.

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IAI CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

                       1997           1998           1999
                       17.78%         2.21%          24.50%

The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
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IAI EMERGING GROWTH FUND

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<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     22.45%    14.76%    0.19%     49.55%    6.95%     (2.86%)   5.19%     43.37%
</TABLE>


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was 27.98%.

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IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND

<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     (11.47%)  19.78%    11.90%    22.08%    (9.08%)   24.39%    21.87%    19.60%    (0.04%)   (4.52%)
</TABLE>

The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
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FEDERATED AMERICAN LEADERS FUND, INC.

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<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     (1.76%)   31.04%    11.68%    11.75%    0.05%     37.00%    19.39%    31.95%    17.38%    6.72%
</TABLE>


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the three-month period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was (2.28%).


IAI GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

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<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     (6.68%)   26.66%    3.99%     9.98%     (4.77%)   27.14%    20.21%    23.92%    15.00%    5.99%
</TABLE>


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
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AUTOMATED CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     8.00%     5.88%     3.51%     2.79%     3.91%     5.61%     5.04%     5.18%     5.13%     4.77%
</TABLE>

Historically,  the Fund has  maintained  a  constant  $1.00 net asset  value per
share. The Fund's Institutional  Service Shares total return for the three-month
period from January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 1.34%.


IAI MONEY MARKET FUND

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          1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
          3.74%     5.40%     4.89%     5.04%     5.50%     4.69%


Historically,  the Fund has  maintained  a  constant  $1.00 net asset  value per
share.  The Fund's total return for the three-month  period from January 1, 2000
to March 31, 2000 was 1.33%.


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FEDERATED BOND FUND

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          1996      1997      1998      1999
          5.21%     11.08%    5.52%     (2.35%)


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was (1.18)%.

IAI BOND FUND

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     7.07%     17.32%    6.80%     12.32%    (4.92%)   16.25%    4.12%     10.85%    5.58%     (3.47%)
</TABLE>


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was (1.05)%.


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FEDERATED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1989      1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     17.58%    (4.43%)   27.32%    11.38%    11.31%    (0.30%)   37.17%    18.39%    30.62%    20.07%    43.99%
</TABLE>


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 8.51%.


IAI REGIONAL FUND

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     (0.33%)   35.38%    3.54%     8.96%     0.68%     32.64%    15.72%    18.86%    (1.37%)   8.62%
</TABLE>


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was 4.30%.


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FEDERATED GROWTH STRATEGIES FUND

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1989      1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     29.24%    (4.90%)   35.08%    8.59%     6.62%     (11.87%)  40.02%    23.33%    27.06%    16.34%    70.71%
</TABLE>


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 13.05%.

IAI MIDCAP GROWTH FUND

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          1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
          22.85%    5.65%     26.09%    16.58%    8.85%     24.95%    26.98%


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was 18.39%.


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FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     (11.55)   (7.53)    (5.89)    31.29     0.49      6.52      5.76      7.08      24.68     78.36
</TABLE>

The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was [____]%.

IAI INTERNATIONAL FUND

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     (13.10%)  16.60%    (6.30%)   39.50%    0.50%     9.10%     8.40%     (4.20%)   1.80%     8.00%
</TABLE>


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was (4.47)%.


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FEDERATED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND

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               1999
               62.03%


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was 4.02%.

IAI GROWTH FUND

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          1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
          0.66%     23.17%    15.35%    19.16%    26.53%    20.14%

The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was 10.37%.


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<PAGE>


FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.

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<TABLE>
<S>  <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
     1989      1990      1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
     12.46%    0.19%     18.52%    7.33%     10.50%    (1.92%)   25.06%    13.69%    23.92%    11.18%    2.23%
</TABLE>


The Fund's Class A Shares total return for the  three-month  period from January
1, 2000 to March 31, 2000 was (0.50)%.

IAI BALANCED FUND

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          1993      1994      1995      1996      1997      1998      1999
          4.99%     (1.45%)   18.56%    14.75%    25.70%    17.66%    (0.52%)


The Fund's total return for the three-month period from January 1, 2000 to March
31, 2000 was 3.25%.


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<PAGE>


Listed below are the highest and lowest quarterly  returns for each Fund for the
periods shown in the bar charts above.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND NAME                           HIGHEST QUARTERLY RETURN               LOWEST QUARTERLY RETURN

<S>                                 <C>                                    <C>
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund    59.95% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (30.17%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)
IAI Capital Appreciation Fund       26.48% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (22.46%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)
IAI Emerging Growth Fund            34.84% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (20.59%) (Quarter ended 3/31/97)
IAI Long Term Growth Fund           24.80% (Quarter ended 6/30/98)         (35.28%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)

Federated Amer. Leaders Fund, Inc.  16.72% (Quarter ended 3/31/91)         (14.45%) (Quarter ended 9/30/90)
IAI Growth and Income Fund          20.07% (Quarter ended 12/31/98)        (14.71%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)

Automated Cash Management Trust     2.04% (Quarter ended 9/30/90)          1.11% (Quarter ended 6/30/99)
IAI Money Market Fund               1.35% (Quarter ended 6/30/95)          0.76% (Quarter ended 3/31/94)

Federated Bond Fund                 4.40% (Quarter ended 6/30/97)          (1.83%) (Quarter ended 3/31/96)
IAI Bond Fund                       7.67% (Quarter ended 12/31/90)         (3.68%) (Quarter ended 3/31/92)

Federated Capital Appreciation Fund 27.57% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (15.52%) (Quarter ended 9/30/90)
IAI Regional Fund                   18.21% (Quarter ended 3/31/91)         (17.89%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)

Federated Growth Strategies Fund    41.95% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (20.30%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)
IAI Midcap Growth Fund              31.97% (Quarter ended 12/31/98)        (12.73%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)

Federated International Equity Fund 55.35% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (19.77) (Quarter ended 9/30/90)
IAI International Fund              11.35% (Quarter ended 3/31/98)         (14.16) (Quarter ended 9/30/90)

Federated Large Cap Growth Fund     36.80% (Quarter ended 12/31/99)        (0.08%) (Quarter ended 9/30/99)
IAI Growth Fund                     27.00% (Quarter ended 12/31/98)        (13.74%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)

Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc. 10.50% (Quarter ended 6/30/97)         (7.58%) (Quarter ended 9/30/97)
IAI Balanced Fund                   14.92% (Quarter ended 6/30/97)         (11.97%) (Quarter ended 9/30/98)
</TABLE>

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN TABLES

      The following tables represent the funds' Average Annual Total Returns for
the calendar  periods ended December 31, 1999. Each of the returns shown for the
Federated  Funds Class A Shares  reflect  applicable  sales charges  (except for
Automated Cash Management Trust's  Institutional  Service Shares, which does not
charge any sales charge).  The IAI Funds do not charge sales charges.  Remember,
you will not be charged any sales charges in connection with the  reorganization
of your  IAI  Fund  into  its  corresponding  Federated  Fund or any  subsequent
purchases of or exchanges for the shares of any other Federated  mutual fund. If
the returns  shown below did not reflect these  applicable  sales  charges,  the
returns would have been higher.


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<PAGE>

      The tables also show the funds' total  returns  averaged  over a period of
years relative to one or more broad-based market indices.  Total returns for the
indexes  shown  do not  reflect  sales  charges,  expenses  or  other  fees  the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  requires  to be  reflected  in the Fund's
performance. Indexes are unmanaged, and it is not possible to invest directly in
an index.

      The  tables  are  arranged  alphabetically  according  to the  name of the
Federated Fund.  Please note that the average annual total return since a fund's
inception  is only given for those  funds that have been in  existence  for less
than ten calendar years.

         Past performance does not necessarily predict future performance.  This
information provides you with historical performance information so that you can
analyze  whether  the Fund's  investment  risks are  balanced  by its  potential
returns.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          IAI            IAI            IAI
                        Federated       Emerging       Capital       Long Term                  S&P
                        Aggressive       Growth      Appreciation      Growth                600/Barra
   Calendar Period     Growth Fund        Fund           Fund           Fund      S&P 500%     Growth*       LSGI*
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>            <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>
       1 Year             99.97%         43.37%         24.50%        -4.52%       21.03%      28.25%        61.17%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       5 Year              N/A           18.56%          N/A          11.59%       28.54%        [ ]          [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       10 Year             N/A            N/A            N/A           8.59%       18.19%        [ ]          [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception of
Federated Aggressive
    Growth Fund**         39.10%          N/A            N/A            N/A        18.19%      33.35%        21.71%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception of
 IAI Emerging Growth
       Fund***             N/A           18.19%          N/A            N/A        19.86%        [ ]          [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception of
     IAI Capital                                                                                 [ ]          [ ]
Appreciation Fund****      N/A            N/A           24.12%          N/A        25.94%        [ ]          [ ]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*The Standard and Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500), Standard & Poor's 600/Barra Growth
Index  (S&P  600/Barra   Growth)  and  Lipper  Small  Growth  Index  (LSGI)  are
broad-based market indexes.

**The Federated  Aggressive  Growth Fund's start of performance date for Class A
Shares was  November  25,  1996.  ***The IAI  Emerging  Growth  Fund's  start of
performance date was August 5, 1991.

****The IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund's start of performance date was February
1, 1996.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Calendar Period      Federated             IAI
                   American Leaders  Growth and Income
                      Fund, Inc.           Fund             S&P 500*   LGIFA*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Year            0.85%              5.99%             21.03%    13.71%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      5 Year            20.63%            18.21%             28.54%    21.35%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     10 Year            15.17%            11.51%             18.19%    14.43%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a broad-based market index and the
Lipper  Growth  and  Income  Funds  Average  (LGIFA) is an average of funds with
similar investment objectives to the Funds in this table.

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                                                    IAI
                           Automated Cash      Money Market
  Calendar Period         Management Trust         Fund
--------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Year                   4.77%               4.69%
--------------------------------------------------------------------
      5 Year                   5.15%               5.01%
--------------------------------------------------------------------
      10 Year                  4.97%                N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since inception*               N/A                4.52%
--------------------------------------------------------------------
*The IAI Money Market Fund's start of performance date is January 5, 1993.

<PAGE>


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                    Federated         IAI
 Calendar Period    Bond Fund      Bond Fund     LBCBI*    LCDBBB*    LBABI*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Year          6.77%          -3.47%      -1.94%    -1.79%     -0.82%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      5 Year           N/A           6.46%        [ ]        [ ]       7.73%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     10 Year           N/A           6.96%        [ ]        [ ]       7.70%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since inception
        of
  Federated Bond
      Fund**          4.80%           N/A        5.94%     5.77%        [ ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index (LBCBI) is a broad-based market index,
and the Lipper  Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Average (LCDBBB) is an average of
funds with  similar  investment  objectives  to those of the Funds shown in this
table. The LBCBI is comprised of a large universe of bonds issued by industrial,
utility and financial  companies  which have a minimum  rating of Baa by Moody's
Investors  Service,  Inc.,  BBB by Standard and Poor's  Ratings Group or, in the
case of bank bonds not rated by either of the previously mentioned services, BBB
by Fitch  IBCA,  Inc.  The Lehman  Brother  Aggregate  Bond  Index  (LBABI) is a
broad-based market index comprise of [please insert description of index].

**The Federated Bond Fund's start of performance date was June 28, 1995.

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                    Federated
                     Capital
                   Appreciation        IAI
Calendar Period        Fund        Regional Fund      S&P 500         LGIFA*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 Year            35.52%          8.62%            21.03%         13.71%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    5 Year            28.11%         14.34%            28.54%         21.35%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10 Year            17.92%         11.60%            18.19%         14.43%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a broad-based market index and the
Lipper  Growth  and  Income  Funds  Average  (LGIFA) is an average of funds with
similar investment objectives to those of the Funds shown in this table.


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<PAGE>


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                           Federated             IAI
                            Growth             Midcap
Calendar Period          Strategic Fund      Growth Fund    S&P 500*     LGFI*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Year                61.31%               26.98%      21.03%     29.23%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      5 Year                32.72%               20.48%      28.54%     25.03%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     10 Year                18.37%                N/A        18.19%     16.48%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception of IAI      N/A                 18.81%      20.78%       [ ]
  Midcap Growth Fund**
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a broad-based market index and the
Lipper  Growth Fund Index (LGFI) is an average of funds with similar  investment
objectives to those of the Funds shown in this table.
**The IAI Midcap Growth Fund's start of performance date was April 10, 1992.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Federated
                    International             IAI
Calendar Period       Equity Fund       International Fund       EAFE*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     1 Year              68.52%              8.00%               27.30%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     5 Year              20.45%              4.51%               13.15%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10 Year              11.59%              5.19%                7.33%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe,  Australia, and Far East Index
(EAFE) is a broad-based  market index. The EAFE is a standard foreign securities
index representing  major non-U.S.  stock markets as monitored by Morgan Stanley
Capital International.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Federated
                    Large Cap Growth         IAI
Calendar Period          Fund            Growth Fund        S&P 500*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Year             53.12%            20.14%            21.03%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      5 Year              N/A%             20.81%            28.54%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception
   of Federated
 Large Cap Growth
      Fund**             54.96%             N/A              22.32%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception
  of IAI Growth
     Fund***              N/A              16.20%            22.86%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a broad-based  market index.
**The Federated Large Cap Growth Fund's start of performance date was December
29, 1998.
***The IAI Growth Fund's start of performance date was August 6, 1993.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                           Federated           IAI
                           Stock and         Balanced
Calendar Period          Bond Fund, Inc.       Fund         S&P 500*       LBGCBI*        LBFA*
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>    <C>                   <C>              <C>            <C>           <C>              <C>
       1 Year                -3.39%           -0.52%         21.03%        -2.15%           8.79%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       5 Year                13.60%           14.89%         28.54%         7.60%          16.26%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       10 Year               10.08%            N/A           18.19%         7.65%          11.86%
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Since Inception of
 IAI Balanced Fund**          N/A             11.09%         20.78%         6.99%            [ ]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

*The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a broad-based market index and the
Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index (LBGCBI) is an index composed of
all bonds  that are  investment  grade  rated Baa or higher by Moody's or BBB or
higher by Standard and Poor's,  if unrated by Moody's,  and the Lipper  Balanced


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<PAGE>


Funds Average (LBFA) is an average of funds with similar  investment  objectives
to those of the Funds shown in this table.

**The IAI Balanced Fund's start of performance date was April 10, 1992.

COMPARISON OF OPERATIONS

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

      A Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees  governs each Federated  Fund.
This  Board  selects  and  oversees  the  adviser,  a  subsidiary  of  Federated
Investors, who manages the Fund's assets, including buying and selling portfolio
securities.  Federated Investment  Management Company acts as investment adviser
to all the Federated Funds, except for Federated  International Equity Fund, for
which Federated Global Investment  Management  Corporation  (collectively,  with
Federated  Investment  Management  Company,  the "Advisers")  acts as investment
adviser.  The address of Federated  Investment  Management  Company is Federated
Investors Tower, 1001 Liberty Avenue,  Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779. The address of
Federated  Global  Investment  Management  Corporation is 175 Water Street,  New
York, New York 10038-9965.

      The Advisers advise  approximately 175 mutual funds and separate accounts,
which  totaled  approximately  $125  billion  in assets  as of March  31,  2000.
Federated  was  established  in  1955  and is one of  the  largest  mutual  fund
investment  managers in the United States with  approximately  1,900  employees.
More than 4,000 investment professionals make Federated Funds available to their
customers.

      Investment Advisers,  Inc. ("IAI") serves as investment adviser to the IAI
Funds. IAI, which has been in the investment  advisory business since 1947, also
furnishes  investment advice to institutional  investors.  IAI is located at 601
Second Avenue South, Suite 3600, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.


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<PAGE>


      The IAI Funds have entered into Management Agreements with IAI under which
IAI provides the funds with investment  advisory services and is responsible for
managing each fund's business affairs,  subject to the authority of the Board of
Directors. IAI also is responsible under the Management Agreements for providing
or arranging for the provision of all required  administrative,  stock transfer,
redemption,  dividend  disbursing,  accounting  and  shareholder  services.  The
Management  Agreements  require  IAI to pay all of  each  IAI  Fund's  operating
expenses,  except for brokerage commissions and other expenditures in connection
with the  purchase and sale of portfolio  securities,  interest  and, in certain
circumstances, taxes and extraordinary expenses.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

      Federated Services Company, an affiliate of the Advisers, provides certain
administrative  personnel and services necessary to operate the Federated Funds.
Federated  Services Company provides these services at an annual rate based upon
the average  aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by the Advisers and
their  affiliates.  The rate  charged is 0.15 of 1% on the first $250 million of
each fund's average  aggregate daily net assets,  0.125 of 1% on the second $250
million,  0.10 of 1% on the third $250  million  and 0.075 of 1% of each  fund's
average aggregate daily net assets in excess of $750 million. Federated Services
Company's minimum annual administrative fee for each Federated Fund is $125,000,
plus  $30,000  for each  additional  class of shares of any such  portfolio.  In
addition,  there are  certain  fees paid  directly by  shareholders  for certain
services provided by Federated Services Company, such as wiring money to or from
your bank account, maintaining an IRA account, using a debit card, and obtaining
historical account information. See "Comparative Fee Tables - Shareholder Fees."


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<PAGE>


      The  Federated  Funds  have  each  entered  into  a  Shareholder  Services
Agreement  under  which  the Fund may make  payments  of up to 0.25 of 1% of the
average daily net asset value of the shares to obtain certain personal  services
for  shareholders and the maintenance of shareholder  accounts.  The Shareholder
Services  Agreement  provides  that  Federated   Shareholder   Services  Company
("FSSC"), an affiliate of the Advisers, either will perform shareholder services
directly  or will  select  financial  institutions  to  perform  such  services.
Financial institutions may receive fees based upon shares owned by their clients
or customers.  The schedule of such fees and the basis upon which such fees will
be paid is determined from time to time by the Federated Funds and FSSC.

      Firstar  Mutual Fund Service,  LLC ("FMFS")  provides  administrative  and
accounting  services  to the IAI Funds.  Under a Fund  Administration  Servicing
Agreement  between  IAI  and  FMFS,  FMFS  provides  to the  IAI  Funds  general
management services,  compliance services, financial reporting services, and tax
reporting  services.  Under a Fund Accounting Services Agreement between IAI and
FMFS, FMFS provides portfolio accounting  services,  expense accrual and payment
services and fund valuation. Under each agreement, IAI is responsible for paying
all fees of FMFS.

      IAI  directly or  indirectly  pays  qualifying  broker-dealers,  financial
institutions  and other entities for providing  administrative,  stock transfer,
redemption, dividend disbursing, accounting and shareholder services to IAI Fund
shareholders.


                                       46
<PAGE>


DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
---------------------

      Federated  Securities Corp. ("FSC"), an affiliate of the Advisers,  is the
principal distributor for shares of the Federated Funds. Shares of the Federated
Funds are sold at net asset  value,  plus any  applicable  sales  charges,  next
determined after an order is received.  AFTER THE  REORGANIZATION  IS COMPLETED,
IAI FUND  SHAREHOLDERS  WILL BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE THEIR SHARES OF FEDERATED FUNDS
INTO OR  PURCHASE  THE  SHARES  OF ANY OTHER  FEDERATED  MUTUAL  FUND  WITHOUT A
FRONT-END SALES CHARGE,  ASSUMING THE SHAREHOLDER  MEETS THAT FUND'S  INVESTMENT
MINIMUM  REQUIREMENTS.  (Federated  has agreed to waive the  initial  investment
minimum of $25,000 for Automated Cash  Management  Trust in connection  with the
Reorganization  and any subsequent  purchases or exchanges into that Fund by IAI
Fund  shareholders.) For a complete  description of sales charges and exemptions
from  such  charges,  reference  is made  to the  Prospectuses  and  SAIs of the
Federated  Funds,  which are  incorporated  by reference  herein.  A copy of the
Prospectus of the Federated Fund into which your IAI Fund will be reorganized is
included herewith.

      Federated Growth  Strategies Fund,  Federated  International  Equity Fund,
Automated Cash Management  Trust,  and Federated  American Leaders Fund, Inc. do
not  have  Rule  12b-1  plans  in  effect  with  respect  to  their  Class  A or
Institutional Service Shares and, accordingly,  do not, nor does FSC, compensate
brokers  and  dealers  for  sales  and  administrative   services  performed  in
connection  with  sales  of  shares  of the  Federated  Funds  under  a plan  of
distribution adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1.  However, for those Federated Funds
that are marketed through financial  institutions,  FSC and FSSC, from their own
assets,  may  pay  a  financial  institution   supplemental  fees  as  financial
assistance  for  providing  substantial  sales  services,   distribution-related
support services or shareholder  services with respect to a Federated Fund. Such
assistance   will  be  predicated  upon  the  amount  of  shares  the  financial
institution  sells or may  sell,  and/or  upon the type and  nature  of sales or
marketing support furnished by the financial  institution.  Any payments made by
FSC may be reimbursed by the Advisers or their affiliates.  Federated Bond Fund,


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<PAGE>


Federated  Stock and Bond  Fund,  Inc.,  Federated  Capital  Appreciation  Fund,
Federated Large Cap Growth Fund and Federated  Aggressive Growth Fund have 12b-1
plans in effect.

      Shares of the IAI Funds are self-distributed,  I.E.,  distributed directly
by the fund, and are sold at net asset value next  determined  after an order is
received.  None of the IAI  Funds  has a sales  charge  or  12b-1  fee.  IAI may
directly or indirectly pay qualifying broker-dealers, financial institutions and
other entities for providing distribution services to the IAI Funds.

PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES

         The  transfer  agent  and  dividend  disbursing  agent  for each of the
Federated Funds is FSSC. FMFS acts as the IAI Funds' transfer agent and dividend
disbursing agent.  Procedures for the purchase,  exchange and redemption of each
Federated  Fund's  shares  differ  slightly  from  procedures  applicable to the
purchase,  exchange and redemption of the IAI Fund shares.  Reference is made to
the  Prospectuses of the Federated Funds, and the Prospectuses of the IAI Funds,
for a complete description of the purchase,  exchange and redemption  procedures
applicable to purchases,  exchanges and  redemptions  of Federated  Fund and IAI
Fund shares,  respectively,  each of which is  incorporated  herein by reference
thereto.  Set forth below is a brief  description of the  significant  purchase,
exchange and redemption  procedures  applicable to the Federated Fund shares and
the IAI Fund shares.

         Purchases  of shares of the  Federated  Funds  may be made  through  an
investment  professional,  directly  from the Fund or through an  exchange  from
another Federated Fund. Accounts through investment professionals may be subject
to higher or lower minimum  investment  requirements.  The following chart shows
the minimum initial investment amounts for each Federated Fund:


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                      Systematic
                                                        Retirement    Investment
                                           Retirement      Plan          Plan
                    Initial    Subsequent     Plan      Subsequent    Subsequent
                  Investment   Investment  Investment   Investment    Investment
                    Minimum     Minimum      Minimum     Minimum       Minimum
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<S>                  <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
All Federated        $1,500      $100         $250        $100         $50
Funds (Except
Automated Cash
Management Trust)
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Automated Cash       $25,000*    None         N/a         N/a          $100
Management Trust
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</TABLE>

* This investment minimum will be waived for IAI Fund Shareholders in connection
with this Reorganization and for any subsequent exchanges or purchases of shares
of  Automated  Cash  Management  Trust by IAI Fund  Shareholders.  For all other
accounts,  an account may be opened with a smaller amount as long as the minimum
amount  is  reached  within 90 days,  and an  institutional  investor's  minimum
investment is calculated by combining all accounts it maintains with the Fund.

      Purchases  of  shares  of the  IAI  Funds  may  be  made  through  certain
securities  dealers  or  directly  by wire or  check  once an  account  has been
established. The minimum initial investment to establish an account with the IAI
Family of Funds is $5,000 for a retail account and $2,000 for an IRA account. In
each case,  your initial  investment  may be allocated in any way you wish among
the IAI Funds, so long as no less than $1,000 is allocated to any one fund. Once
you have met the account minimum, subsequent purchases can be made for as little
as $100.

         Each  Federated Fund and each IAI Fund reserves the right to reject any
purchase request.

         The purchase  price of each of the Federated  Fund's Class A shares and
Institutional  Service  Shares is based on net asset value,  plus any applicable
sales charges.  However,  IAI Fund  shareholders will not be charged these sales
charges in connection  with the  Reorganization.  The purchase  price of the IAI


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Fund shares is based on net asset  value,  without any sales  charge.  Except in
limited circumstances, the net asset value per share for each Federated Fund and
each IAI Fund is  calculated  as of the close of  trading  (normally  4:00 p.m.,
Eastern time) (5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, in the case of Automated Cash Management
Trust) on the New York Stock  Exchange,  Inc.  (the "NYSE") on each day on which
the NYSE is open for business.  You also have the following purchase options: by
a Systematic  Investment Program established with the Fund; through a depository
institution  that is an  automated  clearing  house (ACH)  member;  or through a
retirement account.

         Federated  Fund  purchase  orders  by  wire  are  considered   received
immediately and payments must be received before 3:00 p.m.  (Eastern time) (5:00
p.m.  (Eastern time) in the case of Automated Cash Management Trust) on the next
business day following the order.  Federated  Fund purchase  orders  received by
check are  considered  received after the check is converted into federal funds,
which  normally  occurs the  business  day after  receipt,  and  shares  will be
eligible  to  receive  interest  and/or  dividends  when the Fund  receives  the
payment.  IAI Fund purchase or redemption orders are considered received when an
authorized broker or, if applicable, a broker's authorized designee, accepts the
order.  In such  circumstances,  customer  orders will be priced at a Fund's net
asset value next computed after they are accepted by an authorized broker or the
broker's authorized designee.

         Shares  in  certain  of the  funds  for  which  the  Advisers  serve as
investment  adviser may be exchanged for shares of a Federated Fund at net asset
value.  Shares of the  Federated  Funds may be exchanged  through an  investment
professional  if you  purchased  shares  through an investment  professional  or
directly  from the Fund if you  purchased  shares  directly  from the Fund.  The
exchange is subject to any initial or subsequent  minimum  investment amounts of
the fund into which the exchange is being made, and is treated as a sale of your
shares for federal tax  purposes.  Shares of the IAI Funds may be exchanged  for
shares of another IAI Fund if you satisfy the fund's purchase requirements.


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         Redemptions  of Federated Fund Shares may be made through an investment
professional,  by  telephone  or by  mailing  a written  request.  Shares of the
Federated Funds are redeemed at their net asset value next determined  after the
redemption  request  is  received  in proper  form on each day on which the Fund
computes its net asset value.  Proceeds  normally are wired or mailed within one
business  after  receiving  a request in proper  form,  although  payment may be
delayed up to seven days.  You also have the following  redemption  options:  an
electronic  transfer to your account at a financial  institution  that is an ACH
member, or wire payment to your account at a domestic  commercial bank that is a
Federal Reserve System member.

         Redemptions of IAI Fund shares may be made by telephone or by mailing a
written request,  however,  telephone redemptions are not permitted for IRAs. To
redeem IAI Fund shares from an IRA  account,  an IRA  Distribution  Form must be
completed and returned to IAI.  Telephonic  redemptions  are limited to $50,000.
Shares  of the IAI  Funds  are each  redeemed  at their  net  asset  value  next
determined  after the redemption  request is received in proper form on each day
on which the Fund  computes  its net asset  value.  Proceeds  sent by check will
ordinarily  be mailed on the business day  following  your  redemption  request,
although payment may be made as late as seven days after receipt of a redemption
request.  When redeeming by phone,  you may have the proceeds wired to your bank
account,  subject to certain  requirements,  or sent to your bank  account by an
Automatic Clearing House.  Proceeds will be wired on the next business day after
your  redemption  request.  Proceeds sent by ACH transfer should be credited the
second day after the redemption.


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DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

          The following  chart  compares  when each IAI Fund and each  Federated
Fund  declares  and pays  dividends.  All of the IAI Funds and  Federated  Funds
declare and pay capital gain distributions, if any, at least annually.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                    Dividends                                         Dividends
                 IAI Fund                         Distribution             Federated Fund            Distribution
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<S>                                          <C>                      <C>                        <C>
IAI Emerging Growth Fund                     Declares and pays        Federated Aggressive       Declares and pays
                                             semi-annually            Growth Fund                annually
IAI Long Term Growth Fund

IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
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IAI Growth and Income Fund                   Declares and pays        Federated American         Declares daily and
                                             semi-annually            Leaders Fund, Inc.         pays quarterly
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IAI Money Market Fund                        Declares daily and       Automated Cash             Declares daily and
                                             pays monthly             Management Trust           pays monthly
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IAI Bond Fund                                Declares and pays        Federated Bond Fund        Declares and pays
                                             monthly                                             monthly
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IAI Regional Fund                            Declares and pays        Federated Capital          Declares and pays
                                             semi-annually            Appreciation Fund          quarterly
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IAI Midcap Growth Fund                       Declares and pays        Federated Growth           Declares and pays
                                             semi-annually            Strategies Fund            annually
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IAI International Fund                       Declares and pays        Federated International    Declares and pays
                                             semi-annually            Equity Fund                annually
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IAI Growth Fund                              Declares and pays        Federated Large Cap        Declares and pays
                                             semi-annually            Growth Fund                annually
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IAI Balanced Fund                            Declares and pays        Federated Stock and Bond   Declares and pays
                                             semi-annually            Fund, Inc.                 quarterly
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</TABLE>


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         With respect to both the  Federated  Funds and the IAI Funds,  unless a
shareholder  otherwise  instructs,  dividends and/or capital gain  distributions
will be reinvested automatically in additional shares at net asset value.

TAX CONSEQUENCES

         As a condition to the Reorganization,  each Federated Fund and each IAI
Fund  will  receive  an  opinion  of  counsel  that the  Reorganization  will be
considered a tax-free  "reorganization"  under applicable provisions of the Code
so that neither the Federated Fund nor the IAI Fund nor the  shareholders of the
IAI Fund will recognize any gain or loss. The tax basis of the Federated  Fund's
shares received by the IAI Fund's shareholders will be the same as the tax basis
of their shares in the IAI Fund.

                                  RISK FACTORS

          The following  tables compare the principal  risks of investing in the
IAI Funds  and the  corresponding  Federated  Funds.  The  tables  are  arranged
alphabetically according to the name of the Federated Fund.


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IAI EMERGING GROWTH FUND                 FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      Federated Aggressive Growth Fund is
the IAI Emerging Growth Fund are         subject to the following  principal
substantially the same as those of the   risks:
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund,
except that the IAI Emerging Growth        o   STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
Fund has the following additional              equity securities in the Fund's
risks:                                         portfolio will fluctuate and, as
                                               a result, the Fund's share price
                                               may decline suddenly or over a
  o   RISKS OF THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. A        sustained period of time.
      portion of the Fund currently is
      invested in the technology           o   LIQUIDITY RISKS. The equity
      sector. Technology is an                 securities in which the Fund
      extremely competitive industry           invests may be less readily
      where rapid new developments             marketable and may be subject to
      could have a dramatic impact on a        greater fluctuation in price
      company's earnings growth                than other securities.
      potential. In addition, many             Consequently, the Fund may have
      technology companies are                 to accept a lower price to sell
      sensitive to global and domestic         a security, sell other
      economic conditions and, for some        securities to raise cash or give
      companies, earnings growth may be        up an investment opportunity,
      tied to product cycles within            any of which could have a
      their specific industries. If            negative effect on the Fund's
      technology continues to advance          performance.
      at an accelerated rate and the
      number of companies and product      o   RISKS RELATED TO COMPANY SIZE.
      offerings continues to expand,           Because the smaller companies in
      these companies could become             which the Fund may invest may
      increasingly sensitive to short          have unproven track records, a
      product cycles within their              limited product or service base
      specific industries and                  and limited access to capital,
      aggressive pricing.                      they may be more likely to fail
                                               than larger companies.

                                           o   SECTOR RISKS. As the Fund's
                                               adviser allocates more of the
                                               Fund's portfolio holdings to a
                                               particular sector, the Fund's
                                               performance will be more
                                               susceptible to any economic,
                                               business or other developments
                                               which generally affect that
                                               sector.

                                           o   RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING.
                                               Because the Fund invests in
                                               securities issued by foreign
                                               companies, the Fund's share
                                               price may be more affected by
                                               foreign economic and political
                                               conditions, taxation policies
                                               and accounting and auditing
                                               standards than would otherwise
                                               be the case.

                                           o   RISKS  RELATED TO  INVESTING  FOR
                                               GROWTH.   The  growth  stocks  in
                                               which   the  Fund   invests   are
                                               typically   more   volatile  than
                                               value  stocks and may depend more
                                               on price  changes than  dividends
                                               for returns.
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IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND                FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      Federated  Aggressive Growth Fund is
the IAI Long Term Growth Fund are        subject to the following  principal
substantially the same as those of       the risks:
the Federated Aggressive Growth Fund,
except that the IAI Long Term Growth       o   STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
Fund has the following additional              equity securities in the Fund's
risks:                                         portfolio will fluctuate and, as
                                               a result, the Fund's share price
  o   RISKS OF THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. A        may decline suddenly or over a
      portion of the Fund currently is         sustained period of time.
      invested in the technology
      sector. Technology is an             o   LIQUIDITY RISKS. The equity
      extremely competitive industry           securities in which the Fund
      where rapid new developments             invests may be less readily
      could have a dramatic impact on a        marketable and may be subject to
      company's earnings growth                greater fluctuation in price
      potential. In addition, many             than other securities.
      technology companies are                 Consequently, the Fund may have
      sensitive to global and domestic         to accept a lower price to sell
      economic conditions and, for some        a security, sell other
      companies, earnings growth may be        securities to raise cash or give
      tied to product cycles within            up an investment opportunity,
      their specific industries. If            any of which could have a
      technology continues to advance          negative effect on the Fund's
      at an accelerated rate and the           performance.
      number of companies and product
      offerings continues to expand,       o   RISKS RELATED TO COMPANY SIZE.
      these companies could become             Because the smaller companies in
      increasingly sensitive to short          which the Fund may invest may
      product cycles within their              have unproven track records, a
      specific industries and                  limited product or service base
      aggressive pricing.                      and limited access to capital,
                                               they may be more likely to fail
Prior to the IAI Board of Directors'           than larger companies.
approval of the change in the name of
the IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND to the       o   SECTOR RISKS. As the Fund's
IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND and certain          adviser allocates more of the
changes to the FUND'S non-fundamental          Fund's portfolio holdings to a
investment limitations, the principal          particular sector, the Fund's
risks of investing in the IAI Long Term        performance will be more
Growth Fund were substantially similar         susceptible to any economic,
to those of the Federated Aggressive           business or other developments
Growth Fund, except that IAI Long Term         which generally affect that
Growth Fund had the following                  sector.
additional risks:
                                           o   RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING.
  o   RISKS OF VALUE STOCKS.   In              Because the Fund invests in
      selecting these value stocks, the        securities issued by foreign
      Fund's adviser will be exercising        companies, the Fund's share
      opinions and judgments which may         price may be more affected by
      be contrary to those of the              foreign economic and political
      majority of investors. There is a        conditions, taxation policies
      risk that the judgment of the            and accounting and auditing
      majority may be correct, in which        standards than would otherwise
      case the Fund may incur losses,          be the case.
      or its profits may be limited.
      Even if the  adviser's  judgment     o  RISKS  RELATED TO  INVESTING  FOR
      is correct, there may be a long         GROWTH. The growth stocks in
      security  which the Fund  invests are   which the Fund invests are
      typically more volatile than capital    typically more volatile than
      and may depend more be nonproductive    value stocks and may depend more
      dividends period of time.               on price changes than dividends
                                              for returns.
  o   RISKS OF THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. A
      portion of the Fund currently is
      invested in the technology
      sector. Technology is an
      extremely competitive industry
      where rapid new developments
      could have a dramatic impact on a
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      company's earnings growth
      potential. In addition, many
      technology companies are
      sensitive to global and domestic
      economic conditions and, for some
      companies, earnings growth may be
      tied to product cycles within
      their specific industries. If
      technology continues to advance
      at an accelerated rate and the
      number of companies and product
      offerings continues to expand,
      these companies could become
      increasingly sensitive to short
      product cycles within their
      specific industries and
      aggressive pricing.

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IAI CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND            FEDERATED AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in the  Federated  Aggressive Growth Fund is
IAI Capital  Appreciation Fund are       subject to the following principal
substantially the same as those of the   risks:
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund,
except that the IAI Capital                o   STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
Appreciation Fund has the following            equity securities in the Fund's
additional risks:                              portfolio will fluctuate and, as
                                               a result, the Fund's share price
   o  RISKS OF THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. A        may decline suddenly or over a
      portion of the Fund currently is         sustained period of time.
      invested in the technology
      sector. Technology is an             o   LIQUIDITY RISKS. The equity
      extremely competitive industry           securities in which the Fund
      where rapid new developments             invests may be less readily
      could have a dramatic impact on a        marketable and may be subject to
      company's earnings growth                greater fluctuation in price
      potential. In addition, many             than other securities.
      technology companies are                 Consequently, the Fund may have
      sensitive to global and domestic         to accept a lower price to sell
      economic conditions and, for some        a security, sell other
      companies, earnings growth may be        securities to raise cash or give
      tied to product cycles within            up an investment opportunity,
      their specific industries. If            any of which could have a
      technology continues to advance          negative effect on the Fund's
      at an accelerated rate and the           performance.
      number of companies and product
      offerings continues to expand,       o   RISKS RELATED TO COMPANY SIZE.
      these companies could become             Because the smaller companies in
      increasingly sensitive to short          which the Fund may invest may
      product cycles within their              have unproven track records, a
      specific industries and                  limited product or service base
      aggressive pricing.                      and limited access to capital,
                                               they may be more likely to fail
                                               than larger companies.

                                           o   SECTOR RISKS. As the Fund's
                                               adviser allocates more of the
                                               Fund's portfolio holdings to a
                                               particular sector, the Fund's
                                               performance will be more
                                               susceptible to any economic,
                                               business or other developments
                                               which generally affect that
                                               sector.

                                           o   RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING.
                                               Because the Fund invests in
                                               securities issued by foreign
                                               companies, the Fund's share
                                               price may be more affected by
                                               foreign economic and political
                                               conditions, taxation policies
                                               and accounting and auditing
                                               standards than would otherwise
                                               be the case.

                                           o   RISKS  RELATED TO  INVESTING  FOR
                                               GROWTH.   The  growth  stocks  in
                                               which   the  Fund   invests   are
                                               typically   more   volatile  than
                                               value  stocks and may depend more
                                               on price  changes than  dividends
                                               for returns.
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IAI GROWTH AND INCOME FUND               FEDERATED AMERICAN LEADERS FUND, INC.
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
the IAI Growth and Income Fund are       is subject to the following principal
substantially similar to those of the    risks:
Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
However, the Fund uses the "growth"        o   STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
style of investing rather than the             equity securities in the Fund's
"value" style, and is thus subject to          portfolio will fluctuate and, as
the following principal risk:                  a result, the Fund's share price
                                               may decline suddenly or over a
  o   RISKS OF GROWTH STOCKS. The Fund         sustained period of time.
      invests primarily in stocks of
      companies that the Fund's adviser    o   RISKS RELATING TO INVESTING FOR
      believes have above-average              VALUE. Due to the Fund's value
      prospects for growth. If the             style of investing, the Fund's
      adviser incorrectly assesses a           share price may lag that of
      company's prospects for growth,          other funds using a different
      or if its judgment about how             investment style. Due to their
      other investors will value the           relatively low valuations, value
      company's growth is wrong, then          stocks are typically less
      the price of the company's stock         volatile than growth stocks. For
      may decrease, or it may not              instance, the price of a value
      increase to the level that the           stock may experience a smaller
      adviser had anticipated.                 increase on a forecast of higher
                                               earnings,  a positive fundamental
                                               development,  or positive  market
                                               development.    Further,    value
                                               stocks   tend  to   have   higher
                                               dividends   than  growth  stocks.
                                               This  means they  depend  less on
                                               price changes for returns and may
                                               lag behind growth stocks in an up
                                               market.

                                           o   SECTOR RISK. Because the Fund
                                               may allocate relatively more of
                                               its assets to one or more
                                               industry sectors comprising the
                                               Standard and Poor's 500 Index
                                               than to other sectors of the
                                               Index, the Fund's performance
                                               will be more susceptible to any
                                               developments which affect the
                                               sectors emphasized by the Fund.

                                           o   RISKS OF INVESTING IN AMERICAN
                                               DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ("ADRS").
                                               Because the Fund may invest in
                                               ADRs issued by foreign
                                               companies, the Fund's share
                                               price may be more affected by
                                               foreign economic and political
                                               conditions, taxation policies
                                               and accounting and auditing
                                               standards than would otherwise
                                               be the case.
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IAI MONEY MARKET FUND                    AUTOMATED CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST
                                         (INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES)
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The principal risks of investing in the  Automated Cash  Management  Trust is
IAI Money Market Fund are substantially  subject to the following principal
the same as those of Automated Cash      risks:
Management Trust.
                                           o   INTEREST RATE RISK. Prices of
                                               fixed income securities
                                               generally fall when interest
                                               rates rise.  Interest rate
                                               changes have a greater effect on
                                               the price of fixed income
                                               securities with longer
                                               durations.  The Fund minimizes
                                               this risk by purchasing
                                               short-term securities.

                                           o   CREDIT RISKS. There is a
                                               possibility that issuers of
                                               securities in which the Fund may
                                               invest may default in the
                                               payment of interest or principal
                                               on the securities when due,
                                               which would cause the Fund to
                                               lose money.

                                           o   SECTOR RISKS.  A substantial
                                               part of the Fund's portfolio may
                                               be comprised of securities that
                                               are credit enhanced by banks or
                                               companies with similar
                                               characteristics.  As a result,
                                               the Fund may be more susceptible
                                               to any economic, business,
                                               political or other developments
                                               which generally affect these
                                               entities.
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IAI BOND FUND                            FEDERATED BOND FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      The Federated Bond Fund is subject to
the IAI Bond Fund are substantially      the following principal risks:
similar to those of the Federated Bond
Fund, except that IAI Bond Fund has        o INTEREST RATE RISKS.  Prices of
the following additional risks:              fixed income securities rise and
                                             fall in response to changes in the
  o RISKS OF  PREFERRED  STOCKS AND          interest rate paid by similar
    CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. The risks        securities. Interest rate changes
    associated with investing in             have a greater effect on the price
    preferred stocks and convertible         of fixed income securities with
    securities are similar to the            longer durations.
    risks of investing in equity
    securities, including the ris          o CREDIT RISKS. There is a
    that the prices of the securities        possibility that issuers of
    will decline in response to the          securities in which the Fund may
    activities of the issuing company        invest may default in the
    or in response to general market         payment of interest or principal
    and/or economic conditions.              on the securities when due,
                                             which would cause the Fund to
  o RISKS OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS.         lose money. Many fixed income
    The use of derivative instruments        securities receive credit
    exposes the Fund to additional           ratings from services who assign
    risks and transaction costs.             ratings by assessing the
    Successful use of these                  likelihood of issuer default.
    instruments depends on the Fund's        Lower credit ratings correspond
    adviser's ability to correctly           to higher credit risk.  Fixed
    forecast the direction of market         income securities generally
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    movements. The Fund's performance        compensate for greater credit
    could be worse than if the Fund          risk by paying interest at a
    had not used these instruments if        higher rate.
    the Fund's adviser's judgment
    proves incorrect. In addition,         o LIQUIDITY RISKS.  The fixed
    even if the adviser's forecast is        income securities in which the
    correct, there may be an                 Fund invests may be less readily
    imperfect correlation between the        marketable and may be subject to
    price of derivative instruments          greater fluctuation in price
    and movements in the prices of           than other securities.
    the securities, interest rates or        Consequently, the Fund may have
    currencies being hedged.                 to accept a lower price to sell
                                             a security, sell other
  o RISKS OF DOLLAR ROLL                     securities to raise cash or give
    TRANSACTIONS. The use of mortgage        up an investment opportunity,
    dollar rolls could increase the          any of which could have a
    volatility of the Fund's share           negative effect on the Fund's
    price. It could also diminish the        performance.
    Fund's investment performance if
    the Fund's adviser does not            o RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
    predict mortgage prepayments and         NONINVESTMENT GRADE SECURITIES.
    interest rates correctly.                Securities rated below investment
                                             grade,  also known as junk bonds,
                                             generally  entail greater market,
                                             credit and  liquidity  risks than
                                             investment grade securities.  For
                                             example,  their  prices  are more
                                             volatile,  economic downturns and
                                             financial   setbacks  may  affect
                                             their prices more negatively, and
                                             their trading  market may be more
                                             limited.

                                           o RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING.
                                             Because the Fund invests in
                                             securities issued by foreign
                                             companies, the Fund's share
                                             price may be more affected by
                                             foreign economic and political
                                             conditions, taxation policies
                                             and accounting and auditing
                                             standards than would otherwise
                                             be the case.
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IAI REGIONAL FUND                        FEDERATED CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      Federated Capital Appreciation Fund is
the IAI Regional Fund are                subject to the following principal
substantially similar to those of the    risks:
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund,
except that IAI Regional Fund may          o STOCK MARKET  RISKS.  The value of
have greater exposure to the                 equity  securities in the Fund's
following risks of geographic                portfolio  will  fluctuate and, as
limitation by virtue of investing            a result, the Fund's share price
primarily in a certain geographic region:    may decline suddenly or over a
                                             sustained period of time.

  o   RISKS OF GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION.      o LIQUIDITY RISKS.  The equity
      The Fund's policy of investing         securities in which the Fund
      primarily in a certain geographic      invests may be less readily
      region means that it will be           marketable and may be subject to
      subject to adverse economic,           greater fluctuation in price
      political or other developments        than other securities.
      in that region. Moreover, because      Consequently, the Fund may have
      of this geographic limitation,         to accept a lower price to sell
      the Fund may be less diversified       a security, sell other
      by industry and company than           securities to raise cash or give
      other funds with a similar             up an investment opportunity,
      investment objective and no such       any of which could have a
      geographic limitation.                 negative effect on the Fund's
                                             performance.
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                                           o   RISKS RELATED TO COMPANY SIZE.
                                               Because the smaller companies in
                                               which the Fund may invest may
                                               have unproven track records, a
                                               limited product or service base
                                               and limited access to capital,
                                               they may be more likely to fail
                                               than larger companies.

                                           o   SECTOR RISKS. As the Fund's
                                               adviser allocates more of the
                                               Fund's portfolio holdings to a
                                               particular sector, the Fund's
                                               performance will be more
                                               susceptible to any economic,
                                               business or other developments
                                               which generally affect that
                                               sector.

                                           o   RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING.
                                               Because the Fund invests in
                                               securities issued by foreign
                                               companies, the Fund's share
                                               price may be more affected by
                                               foreign economic and political
                                               conditions, taxation policies
                                               and accounting and auditing
                                               standards than would otherwise
                                               be the case.
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IAI MIDCAP GROWTH FUND                   FEDERATED GROWTH STRATEGIES FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      Federated Growth Strategies Fund is
the IAI Midcap Growth Fund are           subject to the following principa;
substantially similar to those of
the Federated Growth Strategies            o   STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
Fund.                                          equity securities in the Fund's
                                               portfolio will fluctuate and, as
                                               a result, the Fund's share price
                                               may decline suddenly or over a
                                               sustained period of time.

                                           o   RISKS  RELATED TO  INVESTING  FOR
                                               GROWTH.   The  growth  stocks  in
                                               which   the  Fund   invests   are
                                               typically   more   volatile  than
                                               value  stocks and may depend more
                                               on price  changes than  dividends
                                               for returns.

                                           o   RISKS RELATED TO COMPANY SIZE.
                                               Because the smaller companies in
                                               which the Fund may invest may
                                               have unproven track records, a
                                               limited product or service base
                                               and limited access to capital,
                                               they may be more likely to fail
                                               than larger companies.

                                           o   SECTOR RISKS. As the Fund's
                                               adviser allocates more of the
                                               Fund's portfolio holdings to a
                                               particular sector, the Fund's
                                               performance will be more
                                               susceptible to any economic,
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                                               business or other developments
                                               which generally affect that
                                               sector.

                                           o   LIQUIDITY RISKS. The equity
                                               securities in which the Fund
                                               invests may be less readily
                                               marketable and may be subject to
                                               greater fluctuation in price
                                               than other securities.
                                               Consequently, the Fund may have
                                               to accept a lower price to sell
                                               a security, sell other
                                               securities to raise cash or give
                                               up an investment opportunity,
                                               any of which could have a
                                               negative effect on the Fund's
                                               performance.

                                           o   RISKS OF INVESTING IN AMERICAN
                                               DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ("ADRS").
                                               Because the Fund may invest in
                                               ADRs issued by foreign
                                               companies, the Fund's share
                                               price may be more affected by
                                               foreign economic and political
                                               conditions, taxation policies,
                                               and accounting and auditing
                                               standards, than would otherwise
                                               be the case.
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IAI INTERNATIONAL FUND                   FEDERATED INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in      The Federated International Equity
the IAI International Fund are           Fund is subject to the following
substantially similar to those of the    principal risks:
Federated International Equity Fund,
except that IAI International Fund has     o STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
the following additional risks:              equity securities in the  Fund's
                                             portfolio will fluctuate and, as a
  o   RISKS OF VALUE STOCKS. The Fund        result, the Fund's share price may
      looks for undervalued securities       decline suddenly or over a
      with appraised investment values       sustained period of time.
      greater than their market prices.
      These securities can remain          o CURRENCY RISKS.  Exchange rates
      undervalued for years. There is a      for currencies fluctuate daily.
      risk that their prices will never      Foreign securities are normally
      reach what the Fund's sub-adviser      denominated and traded in
      believes is the securities' true       foreign currencies. As a result,
      value, or that their prices will       the value of the Fund's foreign
      go down.                               investments and the value of its
                                             shares may be affected favorably
  o   RISKS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY HEDGING      or unfavorably by changes in
      TRANSACTIONS.  Attempts by the         currency exchange rates relative
      Fund to minimize the effects of        to the U.S. dollar. The
      currency fluctuations through the      combination of currency risk and
      use of foreign currency hedging        market risks tends to make
      transactions may not be                securities traded in foreign
      successful or the Fund's hedging       markets more volatile than
      transactions may limit the Fund's      securities traded exclusively in
      ability to take advantage of a         the United States.
      favorable change in the value of
      foreign currencies.                  o RISKS OF FOREIGN INVESTING.
                                             Foreign securities pose
                                             additional risks because foreign
                                             economic or political conditions
                                             may be less favorable than those
                                             of the United States. Foreign
                                             financial markets may also have
                                             fewer investor protections.
                                             Securities in foreign markets
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                                             may also be subject to taxation
                                             policies that reduce returns for
                                             U.S. investors.  Foreign
                                             countries may have restrictions
                                             on foreign ownership of
                                             securities or may impose
                                             exchange controls, capital flow
                                             restrictions or repatriation
                                             restrictions which could
                                             adversely affect the liquidity
                                             of the Fund's investments.
                                             Legal remedies available to
                                             investors in certain foreign
                                             countries may be more limited
                                             than those available with
                                             respect to investments in the
                                             United States or in other
                                             foreign countries. Foreign
                                             companies may not provide
                                             information (including financial
                                             statements) as frequently or to
                                             as great an extent as companies
                                             in the United States. Foreign
                                             companies may also receive less
                                             coverage than U.S. companies by
                                             market analysts and the
                                             financial press. In addition,
                                             foreign countries may lack
                                             financial controls and reporting
                                             standards, or regulatory
                                             requirements comparable to those
                                             applicable to U.S. companies.
                                             These factors may prevent the
                                             Fund and its adviser from
                                             obtaining information concerning
                                             foreign companies that is as
                                             frequent, extensive and reliable
                                             as the information available
                                             concerning companies in the
                                             United States.

                                           o CUSTODIAL SERVICES AND RELATED
                                             INVESTMENT COSTS.  Custodial
                                             services and other costs
                                             relating to investment in
                                             international securities markets
                                             are generally more expensive
                                             than in the United States. Such
                                             markets have settlement and
                                             clearance procedures that differ
                                             from those in the United
                                             States.  In certain markets
                                             there have been times when
                                             settlements have been unable to
                                             keep pace with the volume of
                                             securities transactions, making
                                             it difficult to conduct such
                                             transactions. The inability of
                                             the Fund to make intended
                                             securities purchases due to
                                             settlement problems could cause
                                             the Fund to miss attractive
                                             investment opportunities. The
                                             inability to dispose of a
                                             portfolio security caused by
                                             settlement problems could result
                                             either in losses to the Fund due
                                             to a subsequent decline in value
                                             of the portfolio security or
                                             could result in possible
                                             liability to the Fund. In
                                             addition, security settlement
                                             and clearance procedures in some
                                             emerging countries may not fully
                                             protect the Fund against loss or
                                             theft of its assets.

                                           o EURO RISKS.  The Fund makes
                                             significant investments in
                                             securities denominated in the
                                             Euro, the new single currency of
                                             the European Monetary Union
                                             (EMU). Therefore, the exchange
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                                             rate between the Euro and the
                                             U.S. dollar will have a
                                             significant impact on the value
                                             of the Fund's investments.

                                           o LIQUIDITY RISKS.  The equity
                                             securities in which the Fund
                                             invests may be less readily
                                             marketable and may be subject to
                                             greater fluctuation in price
                                             than other securities.
                                             Consequently, the Fund may have
                                             to accept a lower price to sell
                                             a security, sell other
                                             securities to raise cash or give
                                             up an investment opportunity,
                                             any of which could have a
                                             negative effect on the Fund's
                                             performance.

                                           o SECTOR AND REGIONAL RISKS. As
                                             the Fund's adviser allocates
                                             more of the Fund's portfolio
                                             holdings to a particular sector,
                                             or geographic region, the Fund's
                                             performance will be more
                                             susceptible to any economic,
                                             business or other developments
                                             which generally affect that
                                             sector or geographic region.
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IAI GROWTH FUND                          FEDERATED LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND
                                         (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in     Federated Large Cap Growth Fund is
the IAI Growth Fund are substantially   subject to the following principal
similar to those of the Federated       risks:
Large Cap Growth Fund.
                                           o STOCK MARKET RISKS. The value of
                                             equity securities in the Fund's
                                             portfolio will fluctuate and, as
                                             a result, the Fund's share price
                                             may decline suddenly or over a
                                             sustained period of time.

                                           o SECTOR RISKS. As the Fund's
                                             adviser allocates more of the
                                             Fund's portfolio holdings to a
                                             particular sector, the Fund's
                                             performance will be more
                                             susceptible to any economic,
                                             business or other developments
                                             which generally affect that
                                             sector.

                                           o RISKS  RELATED TO  INVESTING  FOR
                                             GROWTH.   The  growth  stocks  in
                                             which   the  Fund   invests   are
                                             typically   more   volatile  than
                                             value  stocks and may depend more
                                             on price  changes than  dividends
                                             for returns.

                                           o RISKS OF INVESTING IN AMERICAN
                                             DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS ("ADRS").
                                             Because the Fund may invest in
                                             ADRs issued by foreign
                                             companies, the Fund's share
                                             price may be more affected by
                                             foreign economic and political
                                             conditions, taxation policies
                                             and accounting and auditing
                                             standards than would otherwise
                                             be the case.
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IAI BALANCED FUND                        FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.
                                        (CLASS A)
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The principal risks of investing in the  The Federated Stock and Bond Fund,
IAI Balanced Fund are substantially      Inc. is subject to the following
similar to those of the Federated        principal risks:
Stock and Bond Fund, Inc., except
that IAI Balanced Fund has the           The specific risks associated with
following additional risks:              equity securities are as follows:

  o   RISKS OF FOREIGN SECURITIES.         o STOCK MARKET RISKS.  The value
      Investing in foreign securities        of equity securities in the
      typically involves risks not           Fund's portfolio will fluctuate
      associated with U.S. investing.        and, as a result, the Fund's
      Risks of foreign investing             share price may decline suddenly
      include the risk that the Fund         or over a sustained period of
      may experience a decline in net        time.
      asset value resulting from
      changes in exchange rates between    o LIQUIDITY RISKS.   The equity
      the U.S. dollar and foreign            and fixed income securities in
      currencies, the risk of adverse        which the Fund invests may be
      political and economic                 less readily marketable and may
      developments, and the possibility      be subject to greater
      of expropriation, nationalization      fluctuation in price than other
      or confiscatory taxation or            securities.  Consequently, the
      limitations on the removal of          Fund may have to accept a lower
      Fund assets.                           price to sell a security, sell
                                             other securities to raise cash
  o   RISKS OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS.       or give up an investment
      The use of derivative instruments      opportunity, any of which could
      exposes the Fund to additional         have a negative effect on the
      risks and transaction costs.           Fund's performance.
      Successful use of these
      instruments depends on the Fund's    o RISKS RELATED TO COMPANY SIZE.
      adviser's ability to correctly         Because the smaller companies in
      forecast the direction of market       which the Fund may invest may
      movements. The Fund's performance      have unproven track records, a
      could be worse than if the Fund        limited product or service base
      had not used these instruments if      and limited access to capital,
      the adviser's judgment proves          they may be more likely to fail
      incorrect. In addition, even if        than larger companies.
      the Fund's adviser's forecast is
      correct, there may be an             o SECTOR RISKS.  As the Fund's
      imperfect correlation between the      adviser allocates more of the
      price of derivative instruments        Fund's portfolio holdings to a
      and movements in the prices of         particular sector, the Fund's
      the securities, interest rates or      performance will be more
      currencies being hedged.               susceptible to any economic,
                                             business or other developments
  o   RISKS OF DOLLAR ROLL                   which generally affect that
      TRANSACTIONS. The use of mortgage      sector.
      dollar rolls could increase the
      volatility of the Fund's share       o RISKS RELATED TO INVESTING FOR
      price. It could also diminish the      VALUE.  Due to their relatively
      Fund's investment performance if       low valuations, value stocks are
      the Fund's adviser does not            typically less volatile than
      predict mortgage prepayments and       growth stocks. For instance, the
      interest rates correctly.              price of a value stock may
                                             experience a smaller  increase on
                                             a forecast of higher earnings,  a
                                             positive fundamental development,
                                             or positive  market  development.
                                             Further,  value  stocks  tend  to
                                             have higher dividends than growth
                                             stocks.  This means  they  depend
                                             less on price changes for returns
                                             and may lag behind  growth stocks
                                             in an up market.
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                                         The  specific  risks   associated  with
                                         fixed income securities are as follows:

                                           o INTEREST RATE RISKS.  Prices of
                                             fixed income securities rise and
                                             fall in response to changes in
                                             the interest rate paid by
                                             similar securities. Interest
                                             rate changes have a greater
                                             effect on the price of fixed
                                             income securities with longer
                                             durations.

                                           o CREDIT RISKS. There is a
                                             possibility that issuers of
                                             securities in which the Fund may
                                             invest may default in the
                                             payment of interest or principal
                                             on the securities when due,
                                             which would cause the Fund to
                                             lose money. Many fixed income
                                             securities receive credit
                                             ratings from services who assign
                                             ratings by assessing the
                                             likelihood of issuer default.
                                             Lower credit ratings correspond
                                             to higher credit risk.  Fixed
                                             income securities generally
                                             compensate for greater credit
                                             risk by paying interest at a
                                             higher rate.

                                           o LIQUIDITY RISKS.  The fixed
                                             income securities in which the
                                             Fund invests may be less readily
                                             marketable and may be subject to
                                             greater fluctuation in price
                                             than other securities.
                                             Consequently, the Fund may have
                                             to accept a lower price to sell
                                             a security, sell other
                                             securities to raise cash or give
                                             up an investment opportunity,
                                             any of which could have a
                                             negative effect on the Fund's
                                             performance.

                                           o PREPAYMENT RISK. When homeowners
                                             prepay their mortgages in
                                             response to lower interest
                                             rates, the Fund will be required
                                             to reinvest the proceeds at the
                                             lower interest rates available.
                                             Also, when interest rates fall,
                                             the price of mortgage backed
                                             securities may not rise to as
                                             great an extent as that of other
                                             fixed income securities.
                                             Conversely, prepayments due to
                                             refinancings decrease when
                                             mortgage rates increase.  This
                                             extends the life of mortgage
                                             backed securities with lower
                                             interest rates.  Other economic
                                             factors can also lead to
                                             increases or decreases in
                                             prepayments.  Increases in
                                             prepayments of high interest
                                             rate mortgage backed securities,
                                             or decreases in prepayments of
                                             lower interest rate mortgage
                                             backed securities, may reduce
                                             their yield and price.  The
                                             price of mortgage backed
                                             securities may be more volatile
                                             than many other types of fixed
                                             income securities with
                                             comparable credit risks because
                                             of the risk of prepayment.
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                                           o RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
                                             NONINVESTMENT GRADE SECURITIES.
                                             Securities rated below
                                             investment grade, also known as
                                             junk bonds, generally entail
                                             greater market, credit and
                                             liquidity risks than investment
                                             grade securities. For example,
                                             their prices are more volatile,
                                             economic downturns and financial
                                             setbacks may affect their prices
                                             more negatively, and their
                                             trading market may be more
                                             limited.
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                      INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION

AGREEMENT  BETWEEN IAI AND  FEDERATED  INVESTORS  FOR SALE OF IAI'S  MUTUAL FUND
ADVISORY BUSINESS

          On June 16, 2000,  IAI and  Federated  Investors  reached a definitive
agreement  covering  the sale by IAI of its mutual  fund  advisory  business  to
Federated  Investors.  Pursuant  to the  agreement  between  IAI  and  Federated
Investors,  IAI will receive from Federated  Investors a lump sum payment on the
closing date of the  Reorganization  based  primarily upon the net assets of the
IAI  Funds,  as  well as  contingent  payments  subsequent  to  that  date.  The
contingent payments will be based primarily upon the amount of assets maintained
in  Federated  mutual  funds  by  IAI  Fund  shareholders.  Consummation  of the
Agreement  between  Federated and IAI with respect to an IAI Fund is conditioned
upon,  among  other  things,   shareholders  of  that  IAI  Fund  approving  the
Reorganization.

          In  determining  to  sell  its  mutual  fund  advisory  business,  IAI
management  considered its ability to remain competitive in an environment where
scale was becoming more and more  important to running a successful  mutual fund
business.  After such  consideration,  IAI and the Board of Directors of the IAI
Funds  concluded that larger mutual fund companies would be in the best position
to offer excellent  products and services in the years ahead, as the mutual fund
industry  matures.  IAI found that  Federated  Investors,  with $125  billion of
assets under  management  across a broad  product line, is in a good position to
provide such high-quality investment management and related services to IAI Fund
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being proposed in  conjunction  with the sale by IAI of its mutual fund advisory
business to Federated Investors.

CONSIDERATIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE IAI FUNDS

         The Board of  Directors  of the IAI Funds  believes  that the  proposed
Reorganization  is in the best  interests  of IAI Fund  shareholders.  The Board
first  considered  engaging in such  transactions  with the Federated Funds at a
special Board meeting held on April 7, 2000. At this meeting, representatives of
IAI advised the Board that Federated  Investors (together with its subsidiaries,
"Federated")  had  expressed an interest in pursuing  such  transactions.  These
representatives also presented  preliminary  information to the Board concerning
the Federated Funds and Federated. Following consideration of these matters, the
Board informally  authorized IAI to engage in further discussions with Federated
concerning possible transactions.

         As a result of these  further  discussions,  the Board met with  senior
representatives  of  Federated  on  April  26,  2000.  At  this  meeting,  these
representatives   presented  information   concerning   Federated's   investment
management personnel and processes, its shareholder servicing capabilities,  and
its experience in executing  transactions  similar to the  Reorganization.  They
also  responded to questions  from Board  members  concerning  these and related
matters.  In  addition,  the Board  reviewed  written  information  provided  by
Federated concerning these matters and the Federated Funds' performance, expense
structures,   asset  levels,   compliance  histories,   and  tax  positions.  In
considering the proposed Reorganization, the Board was advised by the IAI Funds'
outside legal counsel.

         The Board met again on June 12, 2000 to receive additional  information
and  to  consider  and  act  upon  the  proposed  Plan  pursuant  to  which  the
Reorganization would be effected. At this meeting,  after reviewing the terms of
the Plan with counsel,  the Board (including a majority of the directors who are
not "interested  persons," as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act")  unanimously  approved the Plan and recommended
its  approval  by IAI Fund  shareholders.  In  approving  the  Plan,  the  Board


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determined that  participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of
each  IAI Fund and that the  interests  of IAI Fund  shareholders  would  not be
diluted as a result of the  Reorganization.  In  approving  the Plan,  the Board
considered the following factors:

            o     The Reorganization  would secure for IAI Fund shareholders the
                  investment  advisory  services  of  Federated's  subsidiaries.
                  Federated advises  approximately 175 mutual funds and separate
                  accounts,  which totaled  approximately $125 billion in assets
                  as of March 31, 2000. Federated was established in 1955 and is
                  one of the  largest  mutual  fund  investment  managers in the
                  United States. It maintains 1.3 million  shareholder  accounts
                  covering assets of $125 billion.

            o     Each of the Federated  Funds has a much larger asset base than
                  its corresponding IAI Fund. Thus, the  Reorganization may give
                  IAI Fund  shareholders  the  benefit  of  economies  of scale,
                  increased   diversification,   more  efficient   execution  of
                  portfolio transactions, and improved services to shareholders.
                  The Board noted in this  regard that  several of the IAI Funds
                  have  experienced  a decrease  in net  assets,  which tends to
                  produce the opposite effects.

            o     Substantial   similarities   exist   between  the   investment
                  objectives,  policies,  and  strategies  of the IAI  Funds and
                  their corresponding  Federated Funds. Thus, the Reorganization
                  will enable IAI Fund  shareholders  to continue  their current
                  investment programs without substantial disruption.

            o     IAI Fund  shareholders  will not pay a sales  charge to become
                  shareholders  of the Federated  Funds in  connection  with the
                  Reorganization.  In  addition,  IAI  Fund  shareholders  as of
                  [insert  date],  2000 will not have to pay a  front-end  sales
                  charge  to  exchange  into or  purchase  shares  of any  other
                  Federated   mutual   fund.   Thus,   as  a   result   of   the
                  Reorganization,  IAI Fund  shareholders  will gain access to a
                  much  broader  range of funds  without  being  required to pay
                  front-end sales charges.

            o     IAI Fund  shareholders will not have to pay any federal income
                  tax solely as a result of the Reorganization.

            o     Pursuant to a separate agreement,  Federated Investors and IAI
                  are  responsible  for the payment of the  expenses  related to
                  consummating the Reorganization.

            o     Because the  proposed  Reorganization  will be effected on the
                  basis of the relative net asset values of the Federated  Funds
                  and their  corresponding  IAI Funds,  shareholders  of the IAI
                  Funds will not  experience  any dilution in the value of their
                  investments as a result of the Reorganization.

            o     The historical  performance of the respective  Federated Funds
                  generally  compares favorably to that of the corresponding IAI
                  Funds.  In addition,  the expense  ratios after  voluntary fee
                  waivers of the Federated Funds are within industry norms.  The
                  Board  noted  in this  regard  that the  after-waiver  expense


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                  ratios of some of the Federated Funds are higher than those of
                  their  corresponding  IAI  Funds.  The Board  also  noted that
                  Federated  could  discontinue its voluntary fee waivers at any
                  time, which would result in increased  expenses for several of
                  the Federated Funds.  See  "Comparative Fee Tables"  elsewhere
                  herein.  The Board  believes  that these  latter  factors  are
                  counterbalanced by the economies of scale that may result from
                  the  proposed   Reorganization,   by  the   pressures  in  the
                  marketplace   on  Federated  as  well  as  other  mutual  fund
                  companies to maintain  expense ratios at  competitive  levels,
                  and  by  the  other  anticipated   benefits  of  the  proposed
                  transactions to IAI Fund shareholders.

            o     The  portfolio  managers  and  investment  personnel  who  are
                  responsible for managing the Federated Funds are  well-trained
                  and experienced.  In addition,  Federated  represented that it
                  follows  well-defined  investment  disciplines  and  portfolio
                  monitoring processes.

            o     Federated's   shareholder   servicing   organization  also  is
                  well-trained  and  experienced.  In addition,  the size of the
                  Federated  organization  has  enabled  it to make  substantial
                  investments  in  technologies  which  support the  shareholder
                  servicing function.

            o     The Federated  organization  previously  has executed  several
                  transactions similar to the proposed  Reorganization,  so that
                  it  has  the  knowledge  and   experience   which  are  needed
                  successfully to complete the Reorganization.

         The Board did not assign relative  weights to the foregoing  factors or
deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of themselves.

         Under Minnesota law and the IAI Funds'  organizational  documents,  the
directors of each IAI Fund are entitled to be indemnified by the applicable fund
for  certain  liabilities  they may incur in  connection  with their  service as
directors.  Upon completion of the Reorganization,  however,  the IAI Funds will
not have any substantial assets from which they could pay such  indemnification.
For this reason,  IAI and its parent  company  have agreed to indemnify  the IAI
Funds' directors  following the  Reorganization  to the same extent that the IAI
Funds would be required to do so. IAI and its parent company also have agreed to
maintain the IAI Funds'  current  directors  liability  insurance  policy or its
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         The Boards of  Trustees/Directors  of the Federated Funds  (including a
majority of the  Directors/Trustees  who are not  "interested  persons," as that
term is defined in the 1940 Act),  approved the Plan on May 17, 2000. The Boards
have unanimously  concluded that  consummation of the  Reorganization  is in the
best  interests of the  Federated  Funds and the  shareholders  of the Federated
Funds and that the interests of Federated Fund shareholders would not be diluted
as a result  of  effecting  the  Reorganization  and have  unanimously  voted to
approve the Plan.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

         The Plan  provides that your IAI Fund will transfer all its assets to a
corresponding  Federated Fund in exchange solely for the Federated Fund's shares
to be  distributed  PRO RATA by the IAI  Fund to its  shareholders  in  complete
liquidation of the IAI Fund on or about September 15, 2000 (the "Closing Date").
The value of each IAI Fund's assets to be acquired by the  Federated  Fund shall
be the value of such assets  computed as of the close of regular  trading on the
New York Stock Exchange  (normally  4:00 p.m.  Eastern time) on the Closing Date
(the  "Closing").   IAI  Fund  shareholders  will  become  shareholders  of  the
corresponding  Federated  Fund as of the  Closing,  and will be  entitled to the
Federated Fund's next dividend distribution thereafter.

         On or before the Closing, the IAI Funds will declare and pay a dividend
or dividends  which,  together with all previous such dividends,  shall have the
effect  of  distributing  to its  shareholders  substantially  all  of  its  net
investment  income and realized net capital  gain, if any, for all taxable years
ending on or before the Closing Date.

         Consummation  of the  Reorganization  is subject to the  conditions set
forth in the  Plan,  including  receipt  of an  opinion  in form  and  substance
reasonably  satisfactory to the IAI Funds and the Federated  Funds, as described
under the  caption  "Federal  Income Tax  Consequences"  below.  The Plan may be
terminated and the  Reorganization  may be abandoned at any time before or after
approval by the IAI Fund shareholders  prior to the Closing Date by either party
if it believes that consummation of the Reorganization  would not be in the best
interests of its shareholders.


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         Pursuant  to a  separate  agreement,  Federated  Investors  and IAI are
responsible  for  the  payment  of the  expenses  related  to  consummating  the
Reorganization.  Such  expenses  include,  but are not limited to,  accountants'
fees, legal fees,  registration fees, transfer taxes (if any), the fees of banks
and transfer  agents and the costs of preparing,  printing,  copying and mailing
proxy  solicitation  materials  to the IAI Fund  shareholders  and the  costs of
holding the Special Meeting (as hereinafter  defined).  If the Reorganization is
not consummated with respect to one or more of the IAI Funds, IAI is responsible
for the proxy-related expenses for those Funds.

         The  foregoing  description  of  the  Plan  entered  into  between  the
Federated  Funds and the IAI Funds is qualified in its entirety by the terms and
provisions  of the Plan,  the form of which is attached  hereto as EXHIBIT A and
incorporated herein by reference thereto.

DESCRIPTION OF FEDERATED FUND SHARES

         Full and  fractional  shares  of the  Federated  Funds  will be  issued
without  the  imposition  of a  sales  charge  or  other  fee  to the  IAI  Fund
shareholders in accordance with the procedures  described  above.  Shares of the
Federated  Funds to be  issued to IAI Fund  shareholders  under the Plan will be
fully paid and non-assessable  when issued and transferable  without restriction
and will have no preemptive or  conversion  rights.  Reference is hereby made to
the  Prospectus  of the  Federated  Fund  into  which  your  IAI  Fund  will  be
reorganized,  provided  herewith for additional  information about shares of the
Federated Fund.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

         As a condition to each Reorganization, the participating Federated Fund
and IAI Fund will  receive an opinion  from  Kirkpatrick  & Lockhart  LLP to the
effect  that,  on the basis of the  existing  provisions  of the  Code,  current
administrative rules and court decisions,  for federal income tax purposes:  (1)
the Reorganization will qualify as a "reorganization" under section 368(a)(1)(C)
of the Code, and the Federated Fund and the IAI Fund involved  therein each will
be "a party to a


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reorganization"  within the meaning of section  368(b) of the Code;  (2) the IAI
Fund  will  recognize  no gain or loss on the  transfer  of its  assets  to that
Federated  Fund in exchange  solely for that  Federated  Fund's shares or on the
subsequent  distribution  of those  shares to that IAI  Fund's  shareholders  in
exchange for their IAI Fund shares;  (3) the  Federated  Fund will  recognize no
gain or loss on its  receipt  of  those  assets  in  exchange  solely  for  that
Federated Fund's shares;  (4) the Federated Fund's basis in those assets will be
the same as that IAI Fund's basis therein immediately before the Reorganization,
and that Federated  Fund's holding period for those assets will include that IAI
Fund's holding period  therefor;  (5) an IAI Fund  shareholder will recognize no
gain or loss on the constructive  exchange of such shareholder's IAI Fund shares
solely for Federated Fund shares pursuant to the Reorganization;  and (6) an IAI
Fund shareholder's  aggregate basis in the Federated Fund shares received by the
shareholder  in the  Reorganization  will be the same as the aggregate  basis in
such shareholder's IAI Fund shares to be constructively  surrendered in exchange
for  those IAI Fund  shares,  and the  shareholder's  holding  period  for those
Federated  Fund shares will include the  shareholder's  holding period for those
IAI Fund shares,  provided the  shareholder  holds them as capital assets at the
time of the  Reorganization.  The foregoing opinion may state that no opinion is
expressed as to the effect of a Reorganization  on the  participating  Federated
Fund or IAI Fund or any IAI Fund  shareholder  with  respect  to any asset as to
which any  unrealized  gain or loss is  required  to be  recognized  for federal
income  tax  purposes  at the end of a taxable  year (or on the  termination  or
transfer thereof) under a mark-to-market system of accounting.

          You should  recognize that an opinion of counsel is not binding on the
Internal  Revenue Service  ("IRS") or any court.  The IAI Funds do not expect to
obtain a ruling from the IRS regarding the  consequences of the  Reorganization.
Accordingly,   if  the  IRS  sought  to  challenge  the  tax  treatment  of  any
Reorganization  and  was  successful,  neither  of  which  is  anticipated,  the
Reorganization would be treated as a taxable sale of assets of the participating
IAI Fund, followed by the taxable liquidation thereof.


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         The Federated  Funds do not  anticipate  that taxable  sales  involving
significant  amounts of  securities of the combined  portfolios  will have to be
made after the  Reorganizations  to effect a  realignment  with the policies and
investment practices of the Federated Funds.

COMPARATIVE INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

          The chart below describes some of the differences  between your rights
as a  shareholder  of the IAI Funds  and your  rights  as a  shareholder  of the
Federated  Funds.  To facilitate the  comparison,  we have broken the Funds into
three  categories:  the IAI Funds, the Federated  Maryland  Corporations and the
Federated  Massachusetts Business Trusts. Each IAI Fund is organized as a series
of a  Minnesota  corporation,  and each  Federated  Fund is a series of either a
Maryland corporation or a Massachusetts  business trust. The following Federated
Funds are organized as series of a Maryland corporation:

          Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
          Federated Bond Fund
          Federated International Equity Fund
          Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.

The following series are organized as series of a Massachusetts business trust:

          Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
          Automated Cash Management Trust
          Federated Capital Appreciation Fund
          Federated Growth Strategies Fund
          Federated Large Cap Growth Fund

Exceptions are noted in the footnotes to the chart.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                                                    FEDERATED
          CATEGORY                                                 FEDERATED                  MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS
                                       IAI FUNDS             MARYLAND CORPORATIONS                  TRUSTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>                         <C>                                 <C>
1.    Par Value               Each share has a par value  Each share has a par value          No par value
                              of $.01                     of $.001++
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2.    Preemptive Rights       None                        None                                None
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3.    Preference              None                        None                                None
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4.    Appraisal Rights        None                        None                                None
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.    Conversion Rights       None except a contemplated  None                                None
                              right to convert shares
                              into another Series or
                              Class

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6.    Exchange Rights (not    None                        None                         None
      including the right to
      exchange among Funds)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7.    Shareholder Rights      No express statement        No right to call for any     No right to call for any
                                                          partition or division of     partition or division of
                                                          property, profits, rights    property, profits, rights
                                                          or interests of the          or interest of the Trust
                                                          Corporation
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8.    Personal Liability of   No express statement        No express statement         None
      Shareholders

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9.    Annual meetings         No annual meetings required No annual meetings required  No annual meetings required
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10.   Right to call meeting   If a regular meeting of     Shall be called upon         Shall be called upon
      of shareholders         shareholders has not been   request of shareholders      request of shareholders
                              held during the             holding at least 10% of      owning at least 10% of
                              immediately preceding 15    the outstanding shares**     of the outstanding shares
                              months, 3% or more of the
                              outstanding shares may
                              demand a regular meeting
                              by written notice of
                              demand to the chief
                              executive officer or
                              chief financial officer;
                              In addition, a
                              shareholders meeting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
++   Each share of Federated International Equity Fund has a par value of $.0001.
**   Federated Bond Fund shareholders have a right to call a special meeting of shareholders upon the request of
shareholders holding at least 25% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote.


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<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    FEDERATED
          CATEGORY                                                 FEDERATED                  MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS
                                       IAI FUNDS             MARYLAND CORPORATIONS                  TRUSTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>                         <C>                                 <C>
                              shall be called at any
                              time upon request of
                              shareholders holding at
                              least 10% of the
                              outstanding shares; if
                              the meeting is to
                              facilitate or effect a
                              business combination, the
                              meeting must be called by
                              25% of the outstanding
                              shares entitled to vote.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   Notice of meetings      Mailed to each shareholder  Mailed to each shareholder   Mailed to each
                              entitled to vote at least   entitled to vote at least    shareholders entitled to
                              10 days before the          10 days, not more than 90    vote at least seven days
                              meeting, or two weeks in    days before the meeting      prior to the meeting to
                              the case of a meeting at                                 the shareholder's
                              which an agreement of                                    registered address
                              merger or consolidation is
                              to be considered
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   Record date for         Directors may close         Directors may close          Trustees may close the
      meetings                transfer books not          transfer book not exceeding  Share transfer books for a
                              exceeding 60 days           90 days and not less than    period not exceeding sixty
                                                          10 days prior to the date    (60) days prior to the
                                                          of such meeting              date of any meetings of
                                                                                       the Shareholders

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13.   Election of Directors   A plurality                 Majority of shares entitled  A plurality
      or Trustees                                         to vote
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14.   Adjournment of meetings Majority of shares          Majority of shares           A majority of Shares
                              represented at meeting or   represented at meeting or    present or by proxy
                              by proxy                    by proxy                     entitled to vote may vote
                                                                                       to adjourn
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15.   Removal of Directors    May be removed from office  May be removed from office   May be removed at a
      or Trustees by          by a vote of the            by a vote of the             shareholder meeting by a
      Shareholders            shareholders holding a      shareholders holding a       vote of shareholders
                              majority of the shares      majority of the shares       owning at least 2/3 of the
                              entitled to vote            entitled to vote             outstanding shares of the
                                                                                       Trust
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</TABLE>


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CAPITALIZATION

         The following tables set forth the unaudited capitalization of each IAI
Fund and of the Federated Fund into which the IAI Fund will be reorganized as of
March 31, 2000:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        IAI           IAI            IAI
                      FEDERATED      EMERGING      LONG TERM       CAPITAL       FEDERATED
                      AGGRESSIVE      GROWTH      GROWTH FUND   APPRECIATION     PRO FORMA*
                     GROWTH FUND       FUND                         FUND          COMBINED
                     -------------  ------------  ------------  --------------  -------------

<S>                  <C>            <C>           <C>             <C>           <C>
Net Assets.......... $333,534,903   $89,400,619   $16,561,484     $24,485,639   $463,982,645
Net Asset Value
Per Share...........       $33.46*       $16.51         $8.19          $17.27         $33.46*
Shares Outstanding..   10,095,979     5,413,611     2,021,084       1,417,582     13,994,596
</TABLE>


*THE PRO FORMA FIGURES ASSUME THAT  SHAREHOLDERS  OF EACH OF IAI EMERGING GROWTH
FUND,  IAI LONG TERM GROWTH FUND AND IAI CAPITAL  APPRECIATION  FUND APPROVE THE
PROPOSED REORGANIZATION.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  FEDERATED IAI
                                    AMERICAN        GROWTH AND          FEDERATED
                                 LEADERS FUND,        INCOME            PRO FORMA
                                      INC.             FUND              COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

<S>                              <C>                <C>               <C>
Net Assets.................      $3,701,811,541     $31,416,201       $3,733,227,742
Net Asset Value Per Share..              $24.74*         $14.04               $24.74*
Shares Outstanding.........         149,870,913       2,237,945          151,140,768
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   AUTOMATED        IAI MONEY           FEDERATED
                                      CASH            MARKET            PRO FORMA
                                   MANAGEMENT          FUND              COMBINED
                                     TRUST
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

<S>                              <C>                <C>              <C>
Net Assets.................      $3,473,344,060     $19,000,391      $3,492,344,451
Net Asset Value Per Share..               $1.00**         $1.00               $1.00**
Shares Outstanding.........       3,473,344,060      19,000,391       3,492,344,451
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        FEDERATED
                                   FEDERATED           IAI              PRO FORMA
                                   BOND FUND        BOND FUND            COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

<S>                              <C>               <C>                 <C>
Net Assets.................      $958,682,947      $15,436,472         $974,119,419
Net Asset Value Per Share..             $8.44            $8.93*               $8.93*
Shares Outstanding.........       107,235,229        1,828,966          108,963,837

<CAPTION>
                                   FEDERATED
                                    CAPITAL            IAI              FEDERATED
                                  APPRECIATION       REGIONAL           PRO FORMA
                                      FUND             FUND              COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

Net Assets.................       $630,896,210     $190,168,251        $821,064,461
Net Asset Value Per Share..             $31.02*          $20.87              $31.02*
Shares Outstanding.........         20,430,834        9,113,962          26,561,339


<CAPTION>
                                   FEDERATED
                                     GROWTH            IAI              FEDERATED
                                   STRATEGIES     MIDCAP GROWTH         PRO FORMA
                                      FUND             FUND              COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

Net Assets.................      $1,742,835,548     $42,567,503         $1,793,848,577
Net Asset Value Per Share..              $49.81*         $17.96                 $49.81*
Shares Outstanding.........          35,502,143       2,370,526             36,356,741


<CAPTION>
                                   FEDERATED           IAI              FEDERATED
                                 INTERNATIONAL    INTERNATIONAL         PRO FORMA
                                  EQUITY FUND          FUND              COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

Net Assets.................        $705,018,214     $11,778,333         $716,796,547
Net Asset Value Per Share..              $33.19*         $10.46               $33.19*
Shares Outstanding.........          21,547,011       1,126,036           21,901,887


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<CAPTION>
                                   FEDERATED           IAI              FEDERATED
                                   LARGE CAP          GROWTH            PRO FORMA
                                  GROWTH FUND          FUND              COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

Net Assets.................        $728,706,708     $  8,442,365        $737,149,073
Net Asset Value Per Share..              $17.09*          $11.50              $17.09*
Shares Outstanding.........          42,764,478          733,987          43,258,472



<CAPTION>
                                   FEDERATED           IAI              FEDERATED
                                 STOCK AND BOND      BALANCED           PRO FORMA
                                   FUND, INC.          FUND              COMBINED
                                 ---------------  ---------------   -------------------

Net Assets.................        $260,625,874     $11,477,208         $272,103,082
Net Asset Value Per Share..              $18.34*         $ 9.85               $18.34*
Shares Outstanding.........          14,383,326       1,165,531           15,009,128
</TABLE>

*     NET ASSET VALUE OF CLASS A SHARES.
**    NET ASSET VALUE OF INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE SHARES

             INFORMATION ABOUT THE FEDERATED FUNDS AND THE IAI FUNDS

FEDERATED FUNDS

         Information  about each  Federated  Fund is contained in the  Federated
Fund's current Prospectus,  each of which is incorporated herein by reference. A
copy of the current  prospectus  of the  Federated  Fund for which your IAI Fund
shares  will be  exchanged  and  that  fund's  most  current  Annual  Report  to
Shareholders are included herewith.  Additional information about each Federated
Fund is included in that Fund's  Statement of  Additional  Information,  and the
Statement of  Additional  Information  dated [July 20],  2000  (relating to this
Prospectus/Proxy  Statement), each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Copies of the Statements of Additional  Information,  which have been filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), may be obtained upon request
and without charge by contacting the Federated Funds at  1-800-245-5051,  option
one,  or by writing the  Federated  Funds at  Federated  Investors  Funds,  5800
Corporate Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000.  The  Federated Funds are subject to


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the  informational  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"),  the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"),
and the 1940 Act and in accordance  therewith file reports and other information
with the SEC. Reports, proxy and information  statements,  charter documents and
other  information  filed by the  Federated  Funds can be obtained by calling or
writing the  Federated  Funds and can also be inspected and copied by the public
at the public  reference  facilities  maintained by the SEC in Washington,  D.C.
located at Room 1024,  450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549 and at
certain of its  regional  offices  located at Suite  1400,  Northwestern  Atrium
Center, 500 West Madison Street,  Chicago,  IL 60661 and 13th Floor, Seven World
Trade Center,  New York, NY 10048.  Copies of such material can be obtained from
the  Public  Reference  Branch,  Office  of  Consumer  Affairs  and  Information
Services,  SEC, 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549 at prescribed
rates or from the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.

         This   Prospectus/Proxy   Statement,   which   constitutes  part  of  a
Registration  Statement filed by the Federated Funds with the SEC under the 1933
Act, omits certain of the information  contained in the Registration  Statement.
Reference  is hereby  made to the  Registration  Statement  and to the  exhibits
thereto for further  information  with  respect to the  Federated  Funds and the
shares offered hereby.  Statements contained herein concerning the provisions of
documents are necessarily  summaries of such documents,  and each such statement
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the applicable document
filed with the SEC.

IAI FUNDS

         Information about the IAI Funds is contained in each IAI Fund's current
Prospectus, Annual Report to Shareholders,  Statement of Additional Information,
and the Statement of Additional  Information  dated [July 20,] 2000 (relating to
this  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement),  each of which  is  incorporated  herein  by
reference.  Copies of such  Prospectuses,  Annual  Reports,  and  Statements  of
Additional Information, which have been filed with the SEC, may be obtained upon


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request and without charge from the IAI Funds by calling  1-800-945-3863,  or by
writing to the IAI Funds at c/o Firstar Trust Company,  P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin   53201-0701.   The  IAI  Funds  are  subject  to  the   informational
requirements  of the 1933 Act,  the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and in  accordance
therewith file reports and other  information with the SEC.  Reports,  proxy and
information statements, charter documents and other information filed by the IAI
Funds  can be  obtained  by  calling  or  writing  the IAI Funds and can also be
inspected at the public reference  facilities  maintained by the SEC or obtained
at prescribed  rates at the addresses listed in the previous section or from the
SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.

                               VOTING INFORMATION

         This  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement is furnished in  connection  with the
solicitation  by the Board of  Directors  of the IAI Funds of proxies for use at
the  Special  Meeting of  Shareholders  (the  "Special  Meeting")  to be held on
September 8, 2000 at 1 p.m.,  Central  Time at 601 Second  Avenue  South,  Suite
3600,  Minneapolis,  Minnesota 55402, and at any adjournments thereof. The proxy
confers  discretionary  authority on the persons  designated  therein to vote on
other  business not  currently  contemplated  which may properly come before the
Special Meeting. A proxy, if properly  executed,  duly returned and not revoked,
will be voted in accordance with the specifications  thereon; if no instructions
are  given,  such proxy will be voted in favor of the Plan.  A  shareholder  may
revoke a proxy at any time prior to use by filing with the  Secretary of the IAI
Funds an  instrument  revoking the proxy,  by submitting a proxy bearing a later
date or by attending and voting at the Special Meeting.

         The cost of the  solicitation,  including  the  printing and mailing of
proxy  materials,  will be borne by  Federated  Investors  and IAI pursuant to a
separate agreement.  In addition to solicitations through the mails, proxies may
be solicited by officers,  employees and agents of the IAI.  Such  solicitations
may  be  by  telephone,  telegraph  or  personal  contact.  IAI  will  reimburse
custodians,  nominees and fiduciaries for the reasonable  costs incurred by them
in connection with forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of
shares held of record by such persons.


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         You may vote by completing  and signing the enclosed  proxy card(s) and
mailing  them in the  enclosed  postage  paid  envelope.  You may also vote your
shares   by  phone  at   [800#].   Internet   voting   is  also   available   at
www.proxyvote.com.  Shareholder  Communications  Corp. ("SCC") has been hired to
assist in the proxy  solicitation.  [For  soliciting  services,  estimated proxy
expenses  total  $100,000.  If votes are  recorded  by  telephone,  SCC will use
procedures  designed  to  authenticate   shareholders'   identities,   to  allow
shareholders  to authorize the voting of their shares in  accordance  with their
instructions,  and  to  confirm  that a  shareholder's  instructions  have  been
properly recorded.]

OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS

         The Board of Directors of the IAI Funds has fixed the close of business
on July 14, 2000, as the record date for the  determination  of  shareholders of
the IAI Funds  entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special  Meeting and any
adjournments  thereof.  Each  share of an IAI Fund is  entitled  to one vote and
fractional shares have proportionate  voting rights. Only shareholders of record
as of the record  date are  entitled to vote on the  proposal.  As of the record
date,  each of the IAI Funds had the  number of shares  issued  and  outstanding
listed below:

     FUND NAME                          TOTAL SHARES OUTSTANDING
     ---------                          ------------------------
     IAI Balanced Fund
     IAI Bond Fund
     IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
     IAI Emerging Growth Fund
     IAI Growth Fund
     IAI Growth and Income Fund
     IAI International Fund
     IAI Long Term Growth Fund
     IAI Midcap Growth Fund
     IAI Money Market Fund
     IAI Regional Fund

         [On the record date,  the  Directors and officers of each IAI Fund as a
group  owned  less than 1% of the  outstanding  shares of each IAI Fund.] To the
best knowledge of IAI, as of the record date, no person,  except as set forth in


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the table below,  owned  beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding
shares of any IAI Fund. [INCLUDE OTHER "CONTROL PERSONS"]

                                              SHARES OWNED         PERCENT OF
NAME OF FUND         NAME AND ADDRESS         OF RECORD AND        OUTSTANDING
                                              BENEFICIALLY         SHARES
-------------------  -----------------------  -------------------  -------------







         [On the  record  date,  the  Directors/Trustees  and  officers  of each
Federated Fund as a group owned less than 1% of the  outstanding  shares of each
Federated  Fund.]  To the best  knowledge  of  Federated  Investment  Management
Company  (and in the case of  Federated  International  Equity  Fund,  Federated
Global  Investment  Management  Corporation),  as of the record date, no person,
except as set forth in the table below,  owned  beneficially  or of record 5% or
more of the outstanding  shares of any Federated  Fund.  [INCLUDE OTHER "CONTROL
PERSONS"]

                                              SHARES OWNED         PERCENT OF
NAME OF FUND              NAME AND ADDRESS    OF RECORD AND        OUTSTANDING
                                              BENEFICIALLY         SHARES
------------------------  ------------------  -------------------  -------------




         Approval  of  the  Plan  with  respect  to an  IAI  Fund  requires  the
affirmative  vote of a majority  of the  outstanding  shares on the record  date
entitled  to vote and  represented  at the  meeting in person or by proxy.  With
respect to IAI Balanced Fund, IAI Capital Appreciation Fund, IAI Emerging Growth
Fund,  IAI Midcap Growth Fund and IAI Money Market Fund, all of which are series
of IAI VI, approval of the Plan will be considered  approval of the amendment to
the Articles of  Incorporation  of IAI VI required to effect the  Reorganization
attached to the Plan. In the event that  shareholders  of one or more of the IAI
Funds do not approve the Plan, the  Reorganization  will proceed with respect to
those IAI Funds that have approved the Plan, subject to certain other conditions


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being  met.  The  votes of  shareholders  of the  Federated  Funds are not being
solicited  since  their  approval  is  not  required  in  order  to  effect  the
Reorganization.

          Each IAI Fund will vote  separately on the proposal.  In order for the
shareholder  meeting to go forward for an IAI Fund, there must be a quorum. This
means that at least 10% of that Fund's shares must be represented at the meeting
-- either in person or by proxy.  All  returned  proxies  count toward a quorum,
regardless  of how they are voted.  An  abstention  or a vote  withheld  will be
counted as shares present at the meeting in  determining  whether a proposal has
been  approved,  and will have the same effect as a vote "against" the proposal.
Broker  non-votes will not be counted as present in calculating  the vote on any
proposal.  (Broker  non-votes are shares for which (a) the underlying  owner has
not voted and (b) the  broker  holding  the shares  does not have  discretionary
authority  to vote on the  particular  matter.) If you sign and date your proxy,
but do not  specify  instructions,  your  shares  will be  voted in favor of the
proposal.

          If a quorum is not obtained or if  sufficient  votes to approve any of
the proposals are not received,  the persons named as proxies may propose one or
more adjournments of the meeting to permit further  solicitation of proxies.  In
determining  whether  to adjourn  the  meeting,  the  following  factors  may be
considered:  the nature of the proposal;  the percentage of votes actually cast;
the  percentage  of  negative  votes  actually  cast;  the nature of any further
solicitation; and the information to be provided to shareholders with respect to
the reasons for the  solicitation.  Any adjournment will require a vote in favor
of the  adjournment by the holders of a majority of the shares present in person
or by proxy at the meeting (or any adjournment of the meeting).

OTHER MATTERS

         Management of the IAI Funds knows of no other matters that may properly
be, or which are likely to be, brought before the Special Meeting.  However,  if
any other business shall properly come before the Special  Meeting,  the persons


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named in the  proxy  intend  to vote  thereon  in  accordance  with  their  best
judgment.

BOARD RECOMMENDATION

         After carefully considering the issues involved, the Board of Directors
of the IAI Funds has unanimously  concluded that the proposed  Reorganization is
in the best interests of  shareholders.  The Board of Directors of the IAI Funds
recommends that you vote to approve the Plan. Whether or not shareholders expect
to attend the Special  Meeting,  all shareholders are urged to sign, fill in and
return the enclosed proxy form promptly.


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            FORM OF AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION - EXHIBIT A



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                                                                   DRAFT 6/15/00

                                    EXHIBIT A

              AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION

      THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION ("Agreement") is
made as of {______  __},  2000,  between  Federated  Stock and Bond  Fund,  Inc.
("Trust"),  on  behalf  of the  fund  listed  on  Schedule  A to this  Agreement
("Schedule A") ("Acquiring Fund"), and IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc. ("IAI VI"),
a Minnesota corporation ("Corporation"),  on behalf of the series thereof listed
on Schedule A ("Target Fund").  Each Acquiring Fund and Target Fund is sometimes
referred to herein individually as a "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds," and
Trust and each Corporation are sometimes  referred to herein  individually as an
"Investment  Company"  and  collectively  as the  "Investment  Companies.")  All
agreements,  representations and warranties,  actions, and obligations described
herein made or to be taken or  undertaken  by a Fund are made and shall be taken
or undertaken by Trust on behalf of each  Acquiring Fund and by IAI VI on behalf
of each of its Target Funds.

      The Investment Companies wish to effect six separate reorganizations, each
described  in section  368(a)(1)(C)  of the Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as
amended  ("Code"),  and intend this Agreement to be, and adopt it as, a "plan of
reorganization"  within the meaning of the regulations  under section 368 of the
Code  ("Regulations").  Each  reorganization  will  involve the  transfer of the
assets of a Target Fund to the corresponding Acquiring Fund listed on Schedule A
in exchange  solely for voting shares of beneficial  interest in that  Acquiring
Fund, followed by the constructive  distribution of those shares PRO RATA to the
holders of shares of common stock of that Target Fund  ("Target Fund Shares") in
exchange therefor,  all on the terms and conditions set forth herein.  (All such
transactions involving each Target Fund and its corresponding Acquiring Fund are
referred to herein as a "Reorganization.") For convenience,  the balance of this
Agreement refers only to a single Reorganization, one Acquiring Fund, one Target
Fund, and one  Corporation,  but the  provisions of this  Agreement  shall apply
separately to each  Reorganization  (except that  provisions  hereof enclosed in
brackets shall apply only to IAI VI and the series thereof). The consummation of
one  Reorganization  shall not be  contingent on the  consummation  of any other
Reorganization.

      Target  Fund has a single  class of shares.  Acquiring  Fund's  shares are
divided  into  multiple  classes  of  shares,  including  Class A  shares.  Only
Acquiring  Fund's  Class  A  shares   ("Acquiring   Fund  Shares"),   which  are
substantially   similar  to  the  Target  Fund  Shares,   are  involved  in  the
Reorganization.

      In  consideration  of the mutual promises  contained  herein,  the parties
agree as follows:

1.    PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION

      1.1. Target Fund agrees to assign, sell, convey, transfer, and deliver all
of its assets described in paragraph 1.2 ("Assets") to Acquiring Fund. Acquiring
Fund agrees in exchange  therefor to issue and deliver to Target Fund the number
of full and  fractional  (rounded to the third  decimal  place)  Acquiring  Fund
Shares  determined  by  dividing  the value of the Assets by the net asset value


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("NAV") of an  Acquiring  Fund Share (both  computed  as set forth in  paragraph
2.1). Such transactions shall take place at the Closing (as defined in paragraph
3.1).

      1.2.  The Assets shall  include all cash,  cash  equivalents,  securities,
receivables (including interest and dividends receivable),  claims and rights of
action,  rights to register shares under  applicable  securities laws, books and
records,  deferred and prepaid  expenses shown as assets on Target Fund's books,
and other  property  owned by Target Fund at the  Effective  Time (as defined in
paragraph 3.1).

      1.3.  Target Fund agrees to discharge (or to have its  investment  adviser
assume),  at  or  before  the  Effective  Time,  all  its  liabilities,   debts,
obligations,  and duties of whatever kind or nature, whether absolute,  accrued,
contingent,  or  otherwise,  whether or not  arising in the  ordinary  course of
business,  and  whether  or  not  specifically  referred  to in  this  Agreement
(collectively "Liabilities").

      1.4.  At or  immediately  before the  Effective  Time,  Target  Fund shall
declare and pay to its  shareholders a dividend and/or other  distribution in an
amount  large  enough so that it will  have  distributed  all of its  investment
company taxable income  (computed  without regard to any deduction for dividends
paid) and  substantially  all of its realized net capital  gain, if any, for the
current taxable year through the Effective Time.

      1.5.  At the  Effective  Time  (or as  soon  thereafter  as is  reasonably
practicable), Target Fund shall distribute the Acquiring Fund Shares it receives
pursuant to paragraph 1.1 to Target Fund's shareholders of record, determined as
of the Effective  Time (each, a  "Shareholder"),  in  constructive  exchange for
their Target Fund Shares.  Such  distribution  shall be  accomplished by Trust's
transfer  agent's opening  accounts on Acquiring  Fund's share transfer books in
the  Shareholders'  names and  transferring  such Acquiring Fund Shares thereto.
Each Shareholder's account shall be credited with the respective PRO rata number
of full and  fractional  (rounded to the third  decimal  place)  Acquiring  Fund
Shares due that Shareholder.  All outstanding Target Fund Shares,  including any
represented by certificates,  shall  simultaneously be canceled on Target Fund's
share transfer books.  Acquiring Fund shall not issue certificates  representing
the Acquiring Fund Shares issued in connection with the Reorganization.

      1.6. [To bind all holders of Target Fund Shares to the Reorganization, and
in particular to bind them to the cancellation and retirement of the outstanding
Target Fund Shares,  Corporation  shall,  before the Effective  Time, (a) obtain
approval pursuant to Minnesota law of articles of amendment ("Amendment") to its
amended  and  restated  articles of  incorporation  (in  substantially  the form
attached  hereto as Schedule B) and (b) file same with the Secretary of State of
Minnesota.]

      1.7. As soon as reasonably practicable after distribution of the Acquiring
Fund Shares  pursuant to paragraph 1.5,  Target Fund shall be terminated and any
further actions shall be taken in connection therewith as required by applicable
law.

      1.8. Any reporting  responsibility of Target Fund to a public authority is
and shall remain its  responsibility up to and including the date on which it is
terminated.

      1.9. Any transfer  taxes payable on issuance of Acquiring Fund Shares in a
name  other than that of the  registered  holder on Target  Fund's  books of the
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to whom such  Acquiring  Fund Shares are to be issued,  as a  condition  of such
transfer.

2.    VALUATION

      2.1. For purposes of paragraph 1.1(a), the value of the Assets and the NAV
of an  Acquiring  Fund  Share  shall  be  computed  on the  date of the  Closing
("Valuation Time"), using the valuation procedures set forth in Acquiring Fund's
then-current prospectus and statement of additional information ("SAI").

      2.2. All computations  pursuant to paragraph 2.1 shall be made by or under
the direction of Firstar Mutual Fund Services,  LLC,  subject to verification by
Federated Investors, Inc. of the prices used in such computations.

3.    CLOSING AND EFFECTIVE TIME

      3.1.  The   Reorganization,   together  with  related  acts  necessary  to
consummate the same ("Closing"),  shall occur at the Trust's principal office on
or about September 15, 2000, or at such other place and/or on such other date as
to which the  Investment  Companies  may  agree.  All acts  taking  place at the
Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of the close of business
on the date thereof or at such other time as to which the  Investment  Companies
may agree ("Effective Time"). If, immediately before the Valuation Time, (a) the
New York Stock Exchange is closed to trading or trading thereon is restricted or
(b)  trading or the  reporting  of  trading on that  exchange  or  elsewhere  is
disrupted,  so that accurate appraisal of the value of the Assets and the NAV of
an Acquiring Fund Share is impracticable,  the Effective Time shall be postponed
until the first  business day after the day when such trading has fully  resumed
and such reporting has been restored.

      3.2.  Corporation  shall deliver to Trust at the Closing a schedule of the
Assets as of the  Effective  Time,  which  shall  set  forth  for all  portfolio
securities  included  therein  and all other  Assets  their  adjusted  basis and
holding period, by lot, for federal income tax purposes. Corporation's custodian
shall deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that
(a) the Assets held by the custodian  will be  transferred  to Acquiring Fund at
the Effective Time and (b) all necessary taxes in conjunction  with the delivery
of the Assets, including all applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps,
if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made.

      3.3.  Corporation's transfer agent shall deliver to Trust at the Closing a
statement of an authorized  officer thereof  certifying that its records contain
the names and  addresses  of the  Shareholders  and the  number  and  percentage
ownership of outstanding Target Fund Shares owned by each Shareholder, all as of
the  Effective  Time.  Trust's  transfer  agent  shall  deliver at the Closing a
certificate  as to the  opening on  Acquiring  Fund's  share  transfer  books of
accounts  in  the  Shareholders'   names.   Trust  shall  issue  and  deliver  a
confirmation to Corporation  evidencing the Acquiring Fund Shares to be credited
to  Target  Fund at the  Effective  Time or  provide  evidence  satisfactory  to
Corporation  that such Acquiring Fund Shares have been credited to Target Fund's
account on Acquiring Fund's books. At the Closing, [Corporation shall deliver to
Trust a copy of the  Amendment  certified by the Secretary of State of Minnesota
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assignments,  stock  certificates,   receipts,  or  other  documents  the  other
Investment Company or its counsel reasonably requests.

      3.4. Each  Investment  Company shall deliver to the other at the Closing a
certificate  executed in its name by its  President or a Vice  President in form
and substance satisfactory to the recipient and dated the Effective Time, to the
effect that the  representations  and  warranties it made in this  Agreement are
true and  correct at the  Effective  Time  except as they may be affected by the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      4.1.  Corporation represents and warrants as follows:

            4.1.1. Corporation is a corporation that is duly organized,  validly
      existing,  and in good standing  under the laws of the State of Minnesota;
      and its [amended and restated] articles of  incorporation[,  as amended by
      the  Amendment]  ("Articles  of  Incorporation")  are  on  file  with  the
      Secretary of the State of Minnesota;

            4.1.2.  Corporation  is duly  registered  as an open-end  management
      investment  company under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended
      ("1940 Act"), and such registration is in full force and effect;

            4.1.3.  [Target Fund is a duly established and designated  series of
      Corporation; and] all Target Fund Shares outstanding at the Effective Time
      will have been duly authorized and duly and validly issued and outstanding
      shares of Target Fund, fully paid and non-assessable;

            4.1.4.  At the  Closing,  Target Fund will have good and  marketable
      title to the Assets and full right,  power, and authority to sell, assign,
      transfer,  and deliver the Assets free of any liens or other encumbrances;
      and on delivery  and payment for the Assets,  Acquiring  Fund will acquire
      good and marketable title thereto;

            4.1.5.  Target  Fund's  current  prospectus  and SAI  conform in all
      material respects to the applicable  requirements of the Securities Act of
      1933,  as  amended  ("1933  Act"),  and the  1940  Act and the  rules  and
      regulations  thereunder  and do not  include  any  untrue  statement  of a
      material  fact or omit to state any  material  fact  required to be stated
      therein  or  necessary  to make the  statements  therein,  in light of the
      circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

            4.1.6.  Target Fund is not in violation  of, and the  execution  and
      delivery  of  this  Agreement  and   consummation   of  the   transactions
      contemplated  hereby will not conflict with or violate,  applicable law or
      any provision of Corporation's  Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or of
      any agreement,  instrument,  lease,  or other  undertaking to which Target
      Fund is a party or by which it is bound or result in the  acceleration  of
      any  obligation,  or the  imposition of any penalty,  under any agreement,
      judgment,  or  decree  to which  Target  Fund is a party or by which it is
      bound, except as previously disclosed in writing to and accepted by Trust;


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            4.1.7.  Except as otherwise  disclosed in writing to and accepted by
      Trust,  all material  contracts and other  commitments of or applicable to
      Target Fund (other than this Agreement and investment contracts, including
      options,  futures, and forward contracts) will be terminated, or provision
      for discharge of any  liabilities of Target Fund  thereunder will be made,
      at or prior to the Effective  Time,  without  either Fund's  incurring any
      liability  or penalty  with  respect  thereto and without  diminishing  or
      releasing  any  rights  Target  Fund may have had with  respect to actions
      taken or omitted or to be taken by any other  party  thereto  prior to the
      Closing;

            4.1.8.  Except as otherwise  disclosed in writing to and accepted by
      Trust, no litigation,  administrative  proceeding,  or investigation of or
      before  any  court  or  governmental  body  is  presently  pending  or (to
      Corporation's  knowledge)  threatened against Corporation [with respect to
      Target  Fund]  or any of its  properties  or  assets  that,  if  adversely
      determined,  would materially and adversely affect Target Fund's financial
      condition  or the conduct of its  business;  and  Corporation  knows of no
      facts  that  might  form  the  basis  for  the  institution  of  any  such
      litigation,  proceeding, or investigation and is not a party to or subject
      to the  provisions  of any  order,  decree,  or  judgment  of any court or
      governmental body that materially or adversely affects its business or its
      ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

            4.1.9.  The execution,  delivery,  and performance of this Agreement
      have been duly authorized as of the date hereof by all necessary action on
      the part of Corporation's board of directors;  and, subject to approval by
      Target Fund's shareholders, this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally
      binding  obligation of Target Fund,  enforceable  in  accordance  with its
      terms,  except  as the  same may be  limited  by  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
      fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws relating
      to or affecting creditors' rights and by general principles of equity;

            4.1.10.  At the Effective  Time,  the  performance of this Agreement
      [and the  Amendment]  shall  have been duly  authorized  by all  necessary
      action by Target Fund's shareholders;

            4.1.11.  No governmental  consents,  approvals,  authorizations,  or
      filings are required  under the 1933 Act, the  Securities  Exchange Act of
      1934,  as  amended  ("1934  Act"),  the  1940  Act,  or  applicable  state
      securities  laws for the  execution or  performance  of this  Agreement by
      Corporation,  except for (a) the filing with the  Securities  and Exchange
      Commission  ("SEC")  of a  registration  statement  by Trust on Form  N-14
      relating  to  the  Acquiring  Fund  Shares  issuable  hereunder,  and  any
      supplement  or amendment  thereto  ("Registration  Statement"),  including
      therein a  prospectus/proxy  statement ("Proxy  Statement"),  and (b) such
      consents,  approvals,  authorizations,  and  filings  as have been made or
      received or as may be required subsequent to the Effective Time;

            4.1.12. On the effective date of the Registration  Statement, at the
      time of the shareholders' meeting referred to in paragraph 5.2, and at the
      Effective  Time,  the Proxy  Statement  will (a)  comply  in all  material
      respects with the applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and
      the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations  thereunder and (b) not contain
      any untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material fact
      required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,


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      in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
      misleading;  provided that the foregoing  shall not apply to statements in
      or  omissions  from  the  Proxy  Statement  made  in  reliance  on  and in
      conformity with information furnished by Trust for use therein;

            4.1.13. There are no Liabilities other than Liabilities disclosed or
      provided  for  in  Corporation's   financial  statements  referred  to  in
      paragraph  4.1.19 and Liabilities  incurred by Target Fund in the ordinary
      course  of its  business  subsequent  to  March  31,  2000,  or  otherwise
      previously  disclosed to Trust, none of which has been materially  adverse
      to the business, assets, or results of Target Fund's operations;

            4.1.14.  Target Fund [is a "fund" as defined in section 851(g)(2) of
      the Code;  it] qualified for treatment as a regulated  investment  company
      under Subchapter M of the Code ("RIC") for each past taxable year since it
      commenced  operations and will continue to meet all the  requirements  for
      such  qualification  for its  current  taxable  year;  the Assets  will be
      invested at all times through the Effective  Time in a manner that ensures
      compliance with the foregoing; and Target Fund has no earnings and profits
      accumulated  in any taxable year in which the  provisions  of Subchapter M
      did not apply to it;

            4.1.15.  Target Fund is not under the  jurisdiction  of a court in a
      "title 11 or similar case" (within the meaning of section  368(a)(3)(A) of
      the Code);

            4.1.16. Not more than 25% of the value of Target Fund's total assets
      (excluding cash, cash items, and U.S.  government  securities) is invested
      in the stock and  securities  of any one issuer,  and not more than 50% of
      the value of such assets is invested in the stock and  securities  of five
      or fewer issuers;

            4.1.17.  During the  five-year  period  ending on the Closing  Date,
      neither  Target  Fund nor any  person  "related"  (as  defined  in section
      1.368-1(e)(3)    of   the   Regulations    without   regard   to   section
      1.368-1(e)(3)(i)(A)  thereof) to Target Fund will have directly or through
      any  transaction,  agreement,  or arrangement  with any other person,  (a)
      acquired Target Fund Shares with  consideration  other than Acquiring Fund
      Shares or Target Fund Shares,  except for shares  redeemed in the ordinary
      course of Target  Fund's  business as a series of an  open-end  investment
      company  as  required  by the 1940  Act,  or (b) made  distributions  with
      respect to Target Fund Shares, except for (i) dividends qualifying for the
      deduction  for  dividends  paid (as  defined in  section  561 of the Code)
      referred to in sections  852(a)(1) and  4982(c)(1)(A) of the Code and (ii)
      additional  distributions,  to the  extent  they do not  exceed 50% of the
      value (without  giving effect to such  distributions)  of the  proprietary
      interest in Target Fund on the Closing Date;

            4.1.18. Target Fund's federal income tax returns, and all applicable
      state and local tax returns,  for all taxable  years through and including
      the taxable  year ended  March 31,  1999,  have been timely  filed and all
      taxes payable pursuant to such returns have been timely paid; and


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            4.1.19.  Corporation's financial statements for the year ended March
      31,  2000,  to be  delivered  to Trust,  fairly  represent  Target  Fund's
      financial  position as of such date and the results of its  operations and
      changes in its net assets for the period then ended.

      4.2.  Trust represents and warrants as follows:

            4.2.1.  Trust is a trust  operating  under a written  declaration of
      trust,  the  beneficial  interest  in which is divided  into  transferable
      shares  ("Business  Trust"),  that is duly organized and validly  existing
      under the laws of the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts;  and a copy of its
      Amended and Restated  Declaration of Trust  ("Declaration of Trust") is on
      file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;

            4.2.2. Trust is duly registered as an open-end management investment
      company  under the 1940 Act, and such  registration  will be in full force
      and effect at the Effective Time;

            4.2.3. Acquiring Fund is a duly established and designated series of
      Trust;

            4.2.4.  No  consideration  other than  Acquiring Fund Shares will be
      issued in exchange for the Assets in the Reorganization;

            4.2.5.  The  Acquiring  Fund  Shares to be issued and  delivered  to
      Target  Fund  hereunder  will,  at the  Effective  Time,  have  been  duly
      authorized and, when issued and delivered as provided herein, will be duly
      and validly issued and outstanding  shares of Acquiring  Fund,  fully paid
      and non-assessable;

            4.2.6.  Acquiring  Fund's current  prospectus and SAI conform in all
      material  respects to the applicable  requirements of the 1933 Act and the
      1940 Act and the rules and  regulations  thereunder and do not include any
      untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state any  material  fact
      required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
      in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

            4.2.7.  Acquiring Fund is not in violation of, and the execution and
      delivery  of  this  Agreement  and   consummation   of  the   transactions
      contemplated  hereby will not conflict with or violate,  applicable law or
      any  provision of the  Declaration  of Trust or Trust's  By-Laws or of any
      provision of any agreement,  instrument,  lease,  or other  undertaking to
      which  Acquiring  Fund is a party or by which it is bound or result in the
      acceleration  of any obligation,  or the imposition of any penalty,  under
      any agreement,  judgment,  or decree to which Acquiring Fund is a party or
      by which it is bound,  except as  previously  disclosed  in writing to and
      accepted by Corporation;

            4.2.8.  Except as otherwise  disclosed in writing to and accepted by
      Corporation, no litigation, administrative proceeding, or investigation of
      or before  any court or  governmental  body is  presently  pending  or (to
      Trust's knowledge) threatened against Trust with respect to Acquiring Fund
      or any of its  properties or assets that, if adversely  determined,  would
      materially and adversely affect  Acquiring  Fund's financial  condition or
      the conduct of its  business;  and Trust knows of no facts that might form
      the basis  for the  institution  of any such  litigation,  proceeding,  or
      investigation  and is not a party to or subject to the  provisions  of any


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      order,  decree,  or  judgment  of any  court  or  governmental  body  that
      materially or adversely  affects its business or its ability to consummate
      the transactions contemplated hereby;

            4.2.9.  The execution,  delivery,  and performance of this Agreement
      have been duly authorized as of the date hereof by all necessary action on
      the part of Trust's board of trustees (together with  Corporation's  board
      of directors,  the  "Boards");  no approval of this Agreement by Acquiring
      Fund's  shareholders is required under the  Declaration of Trust,  Trust's
      By-Laws,  or applicable  law; and this  Agreement  constitutes a valid and
      legally binding  obligation of Acquiring  Fund,  enforceable in accordance
      with  its  terms,  except  as the  same  may  be  limited  by  bankruptcy,
      insolvency, fraudulent transfer,  reorganization,  moratorium, and similar
      laws relating to or affecting  creditors' rights and by general principles
      of equity;

            4.2.10.  No governmental  consents,  approvals,  authorizations,  or
      filings are  required  under the 1933 Act,  the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act, or
      applicable  state securities laws for the execution or performance of this
      Agreement  by  Trust,  except  for  (a)  the  filing  with  the SEC of the
      Registration Statement and (b) such consents,  approvals,  authorizations,
      and filings as have been made or received or as may be required subsequent
      to the Effective Time;

            4.2.11. On the effective date of the Registration  Statement, at the
      time of the shareholders' meeting referred to in paragraph 5.2, and at the
      Effective  Time,  the Proxy  Statement  will (a)  comply  in all  material
      respects with the applicable provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and
      the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations  thereunder and (b) not contain
      any untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material fact
      required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
      in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
      misleading;  provided that the foregoing  shall not apply to statements in
      or  omissions  from  the  Proxy  Statement  made  in  reliance  on  and in
      conformity with information furnished by Corporation for use therein;

            4.2.12.  Acquiring Fund is a "fund" as defined in section  851(g)(2)
      of the Code;  it  qualified  for  treatment as a RIC for each past taxable
      year  since it  commenced  operations  and will  continue  to meet all the
      requirements  for  such   qualification  for  its  current  taxable  year;
      Acquiring Fund intends to continue to meet all such  requirements  for the
      next taxable year;  and it has no earnings and profits  accumulated in any
      taxable year in which the  provisions  of Subchapter M of the Code did not
      apply to it;

            4.2.13.  There  is no plan or  intention  for  Acquiring  Fund to be
      dissolved or merged into another  business  trust or a corporation  or any
      "fund"  thereof  (within  the  meaning of section  851(g)(2)  of the Code)
      following the Reorganization;

            4.2.14. Immediately after the Reorganization,  (a) not more than 25%
      of the value of Acquiring Fund's total assets (excluding cash, cash items,
      and  U.S.  government  securities)  will  be  invested  in the  stock  and
      securities  of any one  issuer  and (b) not more  than 50% of the value of
      such assets will be invested in the stock and  securities of five or fewer
      issuers;


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            4.2.15.  Acquiring Fund does not directly or indirectly  own, nor at
      the Effective Time will it directly or indirectly own, nor has it directly
      or indirectly  owned at any time during the past five years, any shares of
      Target Fund;

            4.2.16.  Acquiring  Fund's  federal  income  tax  returns,  and  all
      applicable state and local tax returns,  for all taxable years through and
      including the taxable year ended October 31, 1999,  have been timely filed
      and all taxes payable pursuant to such returns have been timely paid; and

            4.2.17.  Trust's financial statements for the year ended October 31,
      1999, to be delivered to Corporation,  fairly  represent  Acquiring Fund's
      financial  position as of that date and the results of its  operations and
      changes in its net assets for the year then ended.

      4.3.  Each Investment Company represents and warrants as follows:

            4.3.1.  The fair market value of the Acquiring Fund Shares  received
      by each Shareholder  will be approximately  equal to the fair market value
      of its Target Fund Shares constructively surrendered in exchange therefor;

            4.3.2.  The  Shareholders  will  pay  their  own  expenses,  if any,
      incurred in connection with the Reorganization;

            4.3.3. There is no intercompany  indebtedness between the Funds that
      was issued or acquired, or will be settled, at a discount;

            4.3.4. Pursuant to the Reorganization,  Target Fund will transfer to
      Acquiring Fund, and Acquiring Fund will acquire,  at least 90% of the fair
      market value of the net assets,  and at least 70% of the fair market value
      of  the  gross  assets,   held  by  Target  Fund  immediately  before  the
      Reorganization.  For the purposes of this representation, any amounts used
      by Target Fund to pay its Reorganization  expenses and to make redemptions
      and  distributions  immediately  before  the  Reorganization  (except  (a)
      redemptions  in the ordinary  course of its  business  required by section
      22(e) of the 1940 Act and (b) regular,  normal dividend distributions made
      to conform to its policy of distributing all or  substantially  all of its
      income and gains to avoid the  obligation to pay federal income tax and/or
      the  excise  tax under  section  4982 of the Code)  after the date of this
      Agreement will be included as assets held thereby  immediately  before the
      Reorganization;

            4.3.5.  None of the compensation  received by any Shareholder who is
      an  employee  of or  service  provider  to Target  Fund  will be  separate
      consideration  for, or allocable to, any of the Target Fund Shares held by
      such  Shareholder;  none of the Acquiring Fund Shares received by any such
      Shareholder  will be  separate  consideration  for, or  allocable  to, any
      employment  agreement,  investment  advisory  agreement,  or other service
      agreement;  and the consideration paid to any such Shareholder will be for
      services  actually  rendered and will be commensurate with amounts paid to
      third parties bargaining at arm's-length for similar services;


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            4.3.6.  Immediately after the Reorganization,  the Shareholders will
      not own  shares  constituting  "control"  (within  the  meaning of section
      304(c) of the Code) of Acquiring Fund; and

            4.3.7.  Neither Fund will be reimbursed for any expenses incurred by
      it or on its behalf in  connection  with the  Reorganization  unless those
      expenses are solely and directly related to the Reorganization (determined
      in accordance  with the  guidelines set forth in Rev. Rul.  73-54,  1973-1
      C.B. 187).

5.    COVENANTS

      5.1.  Each Fund  covenants  to  operate  its  respective  business  in the
ordinary  course  between the date hereof and the Closing,  it being  understood
that such ordinary course will include declaring and paying customary  dividends
and other  distributions  (including  the  dividend  and/or  other  distribution
referred to in paragraph  1.4) and changes in  operations  contemplated  by each
Fund's normal business activities.

      5.2. Target Fund covenants to call a shareholders' meeting to consider and
act on this Agreement [and the Amendment] and to take all other action necessary
to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated hereby.

      5.3.  Target Fund covenants that the Acquiring Fund Shares to be delivered
hereunder  are not being  acquired  for the  purpose of making any  distribution
thereof, other than in accordance with the terms hereof.

      5.4.  Target  Fund  covenants  that  it will  assist  Trust  in  obtaining
information  Trust reasonably  requests  concerning the beneficial  ownership of
Target Fund Shares.

      5.5. Target Fund covenants that its books and records (including all books
and  records  required  to be  maintained  under  the 1940 Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder) will be turned over to Trust at the Closing.

      5.6. Each Fund covenants to cooperate in preparing the Proxy  Statement in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.

      5.7.  Each Fund  covenants  that it will,  from time to time,  as and when
requested  by the other Fund,  execute  and deliver or cause to be executed  and
delivered all such assignments and other instruments,  and will take or cause to
be taken such further action,  as the other Fund may deem necessary or desirable
in order to vest in, and confirm to, (a) Acquiring Fund, title to and possession
of all the Assets, and (b) Target, title to and possession of the Acquiring Fund
Shares to be  delivered  hereunder,  and  otherwise  to carry out the intent and
purpose hereof.

      5.8.  Acquiring Fund covenants to use all reasonable efforts to obtain the
approvals and  authorizations  required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, and state
securities  laws it deems  appropriate  to  continue  its  operations  after the
Effective Time.


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      5.9. Subject to this Agreement, each Fund covenants to take or cause to be
taken  all  actions,  and to do or  cause  to be  done  all  things,  reasonably
necessary,  proper,  or advisable to consummate and effectuate the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

6.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

      Each Fund's  obligations  hereunder shall be subject to (a) performance by
the other Fund of all its obligations to be performed hereunder at or before the
Effective  Time,  (b) all  representations  and  warranties  of the  other  Fund
contained herein being true and correct in all material  respects as of the date
hereof  and,  except as they may be affected  by the  transactions  contemplated
hereby,  as of the Effective  Time, with the same force and effect as if made at
and as of the Effective Time, and (c) the following further  conditions that, at
or before the Effective Time:

      6.1. This Agreement and the  transactions  contemplated  hereby shall have
been duly adopted and approved by each Board and[, together with the Amendment,]
shall have been  approved  by Target  Fund's  shareholders  in  accordance  with
Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws and applicable law[; and the
Amendment shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota].

      6.2.  All  necessary  filings  shall have been made with the SEC and state
securities authorities,  and no order or directive shall have been received that
any other or further  action is  required to permit the parties to carry out the
transactions  contemplated hereby. The Registration  Statement shall have become
effective  under the 1933  Act,  no stop  orders  suspending  the  effectiveness
thereof shall have been issued, and the SEC shall not have issued an unfavorable
report with respect to the  Reorganization  under  section 25(b) of the 1940 Act
nor  instituted  any   proceedings   seeking  to  enjoin   consummation  of  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby  under  section  25(c) of the 1940  Act.  All
consents,   orders,  and  permits  of  federal,   state,  and  local  regulatory
authorities  (including  the  SEC  and  state  securities   authorities)  deemed
necessary by either Investment Company to permit  consummation,  in all material
respects,  of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby shall have been  obtained,
except  where  failure  to obtain  same  would not  involve a risk of a material
adverse  effect on either  Fund's  assets or  properties,  provided  that either
Investment Company may for itself waive any of such conditions.

      6.3. At the Effective Time, no action,  suit, or other proceeding shall be
pending  before  any  court or  governmental  agency  in which it is  sought  to
restrain or prohibit,  or to obtain damages or other relief in connection  with,
the transactions contemplated hereby.

      6.4. Corporation shall have received an opinion of Dickstein Shapiro Morin
& Oshinsky LLP, counsel to Trust, substantially to the effect that:

            6.4.1.  Acquiring  Fund is a duly  established  series of  Trust,  a
      Business Trust duly  organized and validly  existing under the laws of the
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts with power under the Declaration of Trust to
      own all its  properties  and assets and, to the knowledge of such counsel,
      to carry on its business as presently conducted;

            6.4.2.  This  Agreement  has been  duly  authorized,  executed,  and
      delivered  by Trust on behalf  of  Acquiring  Fund;  no  approval  of this
      Agreement  by  Acquiring   Fund's   shareholders  is  required  under  the
      Declaration of Trust, Trust's By-Laws, or applicable law; and assuming due


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      authorization,  execution,  and delivery of this  Agreement by Corporation
      [on behalf of Target Fund],  this Agreement is a valid and legally binding
      obligation  of Trust  with  respect  to  Acquiring  Fund,  enforceable  in
      accordance  with  its  terms,  except  as  the  same  may  be  limited  by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,  reorganization,  moratorium,
      and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and by general
      principles of equity;

            6.4.3. The Acquiring Fund Shares to be issued and distributed to the
      Shareholders  under  this  Agreement,   assuming  their  due  delivery  as
      contemplated by this Agreement,  will be duly  authorized,  validly issued
      and outstanding, and fully paid and non-assessable;

            6.4.4. The execution and delivery of this Agreement did not, and the
      consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, violate the
      Declaration of Trust or Trust's  By-Laws or any provision of any agreement
      (known to such counsel,  without any independent inquiry or investigation)
      to which Trust (with respect to Acquiring  Fund) is a party or by which it
      is bound or (to the  knowledge of such  counsel,  without any  independent
      inquiry or investigation) result in the acceleration of any obligation, or
      the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, judgment, or decree to
      which Trust (with respect to Acquiring  Fund) is a party or by which it is
      bound,  except as set forth in such opinion or as previously  disclosed in
      writing to and accepted by Corporation;

            6.4.5. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or
      governmental  authority  is  required  for the  consummation  by Trust (on
      behalf of Acquiring Fund) of the transactions  contemplated herein, except
      those  obtained  under  the 1933 Act,  the 1934 Act,  and the 1940 Act and
      those that may be required under state securities laws;

            6.4.6.  Trust is registered  with the SEC as an investment  company,
      and to the  knowledge  of  such  counsel  no  order  has  been  issued  or
      proceeding instituted to suspend such registration; and

            6.4.7.  To the  knowledge of such counsel  (without any  independent
      inquiry or investigation),  (a) no litigation,  administrative proceeding,
      or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is pending or
      threatened  as to Trust  (with  respect to  Acquiring  Fund) or any of its
      properties or assets  attributable  or allocable to Acquiring Fund and (b)
      Trust (with respect to Acquiring Fund) is not a party to or subject to the
      provisions of any order,  decree, or judgment of any court or governmental
      body that  materially and adversely  affects  Acquiring  Fund's  business,
      except as set forth in such opinion or as  otherwise  disclosed in writing
      to and accepted by Corporation.

In rendering such opinion,  such counsel may (1) rely, as to matters governed by
the laws of the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts,  on an  opinion  of  competent
Massachusetts   counsel,  (2)  make  assumptions   regarding  the  authenticity,
genuineness,   and/or   conformity  of  documents  and  copies  thereof  without
independent  verification  thereof, (3) limit such opinion to applicable federal
and state law, and (4) define the word "knowledge" and related terms to mean the
knowledge  of  attorneys  then with such  counsel who have  devoted  substantive
attention to matters directly related to this Agreement and the Reorganization.


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      6.5. Trust shall have received an opinion of Dorsey & Whitney,  counsel to
Corporation, substantially to the effect that:

            6.5.1.  Target Fund is [a duly established series of Corporation,] a
      corporation duly organized,  validly existing,  and in good standing under
      the laws of the  State of  Minnesota  with  power  under its  Articles  of
      Incorporation  to own all its  properties and assets and, to the knowledge
      of such counsel, to carry on its business as presently conducted[; and the
      Amendment has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota].;

            6.5.2.  This Agreement (a) has been duly authorized,  executed,  and
      delivered by  Corporation  [on behalf of Target Fund] and (b) assuming due
      authorization,  execution,  and  delivery  of this  Agreement  by Trust on
      behalf of Acquiring  Fund,  is a valid and legally  binding  obligation of
      Corporation [with respect to Target Fund],  enforceable in accordance with
      its terms,  except as the same may be limited by  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
      fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws relating
      to or affecting creditors' rights and by general principles of equity;

            6.5.3. The execution and delivery of this Agreement did not, and the
      consummation of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby will not,  violate
      Corporation's Articles of Incorporation[, as amended by the Amendment,] or
      By-Laws or any provision of any agreement (known to such counsel,  without
      any independent  inquiry or  investigation)  to which  Corporation  [(with
      respect  to  Target  Fund)]  is a party or by which it is bound or (to the
      knowledge   of  such   counsel,   without  any   independent   inquiry  or
      investigation)  result  in  the  acceleration  of any  obligation,  or the
      imposition of any penalty,  under any  agreement,  judgment,  or decree to
      which  Corporation  [(with respect to Target Fund)] is a party or by which
      it is  bound,  except  as set  forth  in  such  opinion  or as  previously
      disclosed in writing to and accepted by Trust;

            6.5.4. No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or
      governmental  authority is required for the  consummation  by  Corporation
      [(on  behalf of Target  Fund)] of the  transactions  contemplated  herein,
      except those  obtained  under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and the 1940 Act
      and those that may be required under state securities laws;

            6.5.5.  Corporation  is  registered  with  the SEC as an  investment
      company,  and to the knowledge of such counsel no order has been issued or
      proceeding instituted to suspend such registration; and

            6.5.6.  To the  knowledge of such counsel  (without any  independent
      inquiry or investigation),  (a) no litigation,  administrative proceeding,
      or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is pending or
      threatened as to Corporation [(with respect to Target Fund)] or any of its
      properties  or assets  [attributable  or allocable to Target Fund] and (b)
      Corporation  [(with  respect to Target Fund)] is not a party to or subject
      to the  provisions  of any  order,  decree,  or  judgment  of any court or
      governmental  body that  materially  and adversely  affects  Target Fund's
      business, except as set forth in such opinion or as otherwise disclosed in
      writing to and accepted by Trust.


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In rendering such opinion,  such counsel may (1) make assumptions  regarding the
authenticity,  genuineness,  and/or  conformity of documents and copies  thereof
without independent  verification  thereof, (2) limit such opinion to applicable
federal and state law, and (3) define the word  "knowledge" and related terms to
mean the  knowledge  of  attorneys  then  with  such  counsel  who have  devoted
substantive  attention to matters  directly  related to this  Agreement  and the
Reorganization.

      6.6. Each Investment Company shall have received an opinion of Kirkpatrick
& Lockhart LLP, addressed to and in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory
to  it,  as to  the  federal  income  tax  consequences  mentioned  below  ("Tax
Opinion").  In rendering  the Tax  Opinion,  such counsel may rely as to factual
matters,   exclusively   and   without   independent   verification,    on   the
representations  and warranties made in this  Agreement,  which such counsel may
treat as  representations  and  warranties  made to it, and in separate  letters
addressed to such counsel and the certificates  delivered  pursuant to paragraph
3.4. The Tax Opinion  shall be  substantially  to the effect that,  based on the
facts and  assumptions  stated therein and  conditioned on  consummation  of the
Reorganization  in  accordance  with this  Agreement,  for  federal  income  tax
purposes:

            6.6.1. Acquiring Fund's acquisition of the Assets in exchange solely
      for Acquiring Fund Shares, followed by Target Fund's distribution of those
      shares PRO RATA to the Shareholders  constructively  in exchange for their
      Target Fund Shares, will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
      section  368(a)(1)(C)  of the  Code,  and each  Fund will be "a party to a
      reorganization" within the meaning of section 368(b) of the Code;

            6.6.2. Target Fund will recognize no gain or loss on the transfer of
      the Assets to Acquiring Fund in exchange  solely for Acquiring Fund Shares
      or on the subsequent  distribution of those shares to the  Shareholders in
      constructive exchange for their Target Fund Shares;

            6.6.3.  Acquiring Fund will recognize no gain or loss on its receipt
      of the Assets in exchange solely for Acquiring Fund Shares;

            6.6.4.  Acquiring  Fund's  basis in the  Assets  will be the same as
      Target Fund's basis therein  immediately  before the  Reorganization,  and
      Acquiring  Fund's holding period for the Assets will include Target Fund's
      holding period therefor;

            6.6.5.  A  Shareholder  will  recognize  no  gain  or  loss  on  the
      constructive  exchange of all its Target Fund Shares  solely for Acquiring
      Fund Shares pursuant to the Reorganization; and

            6.6.6. A Shareholder's  aggregate basis in the Acquiring Fund Shares
      to be  received  by it in  the  Reorganization  will  be the  same  as the
      aggregate basis in its Target Fund Shares to be constructively surrendered
      in exchange for those  Acquiring  Fund Shares,  and its holding period for
      those  Acquiring  Fund  Shares will  include its holding  period for those
      Target Fund Shares,  provided the Shareholder  held them as capital assets
      at the Effective Time.

Notwithstanding subparagraphs 6.6.2 and 6.6.4, the Tax Opinion may state that no
opinion is expressed as to the effect of the  Reorganization on the Funds or any
Shareholder with respect to any asset as to which any unrealized gain or loss is


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required  to be  recognized  for  federal  income tax  purposes  at the end of a
taxable year (or on the termination or transfer  thereof) under a mark-to-market
system of accounting.

      At any time before the Closing, either Investment Company may waive any of
the  foregoing  conditions  (except that set forth in paragraph  6.1) if, in the
judgment of its Board,  such waiver will not have a material  adverse  effect on
its Fund's shareholders' interests.

7.    BROKERAGE FEES

      Each  Investment  Company  represents and warrants to the other that there
are no brokers or finders  entitled to receive any payments in  connection  with
the transactions provided for herein.

8.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT; NO SURVIVAL

      Neither party has made any representation,  warranty,  or covenant not set
forth herein,  and this Agreement  constitutes the entire agreement  between the
parties. The representations,  warranties,  and covenants contained herein or in
any document  delivered  pursuant  hereto or in  connection  herewith  shall not
survive the Closing.

9.    TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

      This  Agreement may be terminated at any time at or prior to the Effective
Time, whether before or after approval by Target Fund's shareholders:

      9.1. By either Fund (a) in the event of the other Fund's  material  breach
of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein to be performed at
or prior to the Effective  Time, (b) if a condition to its  obligations  has not
been met and it  reasonably  appears that such  condition  will not or cannot be
met, or (c) if the Closing has not occurred on or before November 30, 2000; or

      9.2.  By the parties' mutual agreement.

In the event of termination  under  paragraphs  9.1(c) or 9.2, there shall be no
liability for damages on the part of either Fund, or the  trustees/directors  or
officers of either Investment Company, to the other Fund.

10.   AMENDMENT

      This  Agreement may be amended,  modified,  or  supplemented  at any time,
notwithstanding  approval thereof by Target Fund's  shareholders,  in any manner
mutually  agreed on in writing by the  parties;  provided  that  following  such
approval  no  such  amendment  shall  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on the
Shareholders' interests.


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11.   MISCELLANEOUS

      11.1. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the internal laws of the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania;  provided that, in the
case of any conflict  between  such laws and the federal  securities  laws,  the
latter shall govern.

      11.2. Each party agrees that any arbitration  hearing,  suit,  action,  or
other legal  proceeding  arising out of or  relating  to this  Agreement  (a) if
brought by Corporation,  will be brought, if in state court, in the Commonwealth
of  Pennsylvania  in Allegheny  County or, if in federal  court,  in the Western
District of  Pennsylvania  and (b) if brought by Trust,  will be brought,  if in
state  court,  in the State of  Minnesota  in Hennepin  County or, if in federal
court, in the District of Minnesota.

      11.3.  Nothing  expressed  or  implied  herein  is  intended  or  shall be
construed to confer upon or give any person,  firm,  trust, or corporation other
than the  parties  and their  respective  successors  and  assigns any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

      11.4.  Corporation  acknowledges  that  Trust is a  Business  Trust.  This
Agreement is executed by Trust on behalf of  Acquiring  Fund and by its trustees
and/or  officers in their  capacities  as such,  and not  individually.  Trust's
obligations  under this Agreement are not binding on or enforceable  against any
of  its  trustees,  officers,  or  shareholders  but  are  only  binding  on and
enforceable against Acquiring Fund's assets and property; and a trustee of Trust
shall not be  personally  liable  hereunder to  Corporation  or its directors or
shareholders for any act, omission,  or obligation of Trust or any other trustee
thereof.  Corporation  agrees that, in asserting any rights or claims under this
Agreement  [on behalf of Target  Fund],  it shall look only to Acquiring  Fund's
assets  and  property  in  settlement  of such  rights or claims and not to such
trustees, officers, or shareholders.

      11.5. This Agreement may be executed in one or more  counterparts,  all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective
when one or more counterparts have been executed by each Investment  Company and
delivered to the other party hereto.  The headings  contained in this  Agreement
are for  reference  purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.


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      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each party has caused this  Agreement to be executed
and  delivered  by its duly  authorized  officers  as of the day and year  first
written above.

                                    FEDERATED STOCK AND BOND FUND, INC.



                                    By:
                                         -------------------------
                                            {Name}
                                            {Title}



                                    IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VI, INC.,
                                      on behalf its series,
                                      IAI Balanced Fund

                                    By:
                                         -------------------------
                                            {Name}
                                            {Title}


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   SCHEDULE A

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                          TARGET FUNDS                                   ACQUIRING FUNDS
                     Name of Fund Series of                           (All Series of Trust)
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<S>                               <C>                             <C>
IAI Balanced Fund                 IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc.   Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
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</TABLE>


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                                   SCHEDULE B

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                 AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                          IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VI, INC.

                        ([Name of IAI Fund] Transaction)

      The   undersigned   officer  of  IAI   Investment   Funds  VI,  Inc.  (the
"Corporation"),  a Minnesota  corporation  which is subject to the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes,  Chapter 302A, hereby certifies that the following amendment
to the  Corporation's  amended and restated  articles of incorporation  has been
adopted by the Board of Directors and by the requisite vote of  shareholders  of
the Corporation pursuant to said Chapter 302A:

      WHEREAS,   the  Corporation  is  registered  as  an  open-end   management
investment  company (i.e.,  a mutual fund) under the  Investment  Company Act of
1940 and  offers  its  shares to the  public in  several  series,  each of which
represents a separate and distinct portfolio of assets; and

      WHEREAS,  it is desirable and in the best  interests of the holders of the
Class [ ] shares of the Corporation (also known as "[Name of IAI Fund]"), one of
the series of the  Corporation  (hereinafter,  the  "Acquired  Fund"),  that the
assets  belonging to the Acquired Fund be sold to [Name of Federated  Fund] (the
"Acquiring   Fund"),  one  of  the  series  of  [Name  of  Federated  Trust],  a
Massachusetts  business  trust  (the  "Trust"),  in  exchange  for shares of the
Acquiring  Fund,  which  shares  will be  distributed  PRO  RATA  to the  former
shareholders of the Acquired Fund; and

      WHEREAS,  the Corporation and the Trust have entered into an Agreement and
Plan of  Reorganization   and  Termination   dated [               ], 2000  (the
"Reorganization Agreement"), providing for the foregoing transactions; and

      WHEREAS, the Reorganization  Agreement requires that, in order to bind all
holders of shares of the Acquired  Fund to the  foregoing  transactions,  and in
particular  to bind such  holders  to the  cancellation  and  retirement  of the
outstanding  Acquired Fund shares,  it is necessary to adopt an amendment to the
Corporation's amended and restated articles of incorporation.

      NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT  RESOLVED,  that  the  Corporation's  amended  and
restated  articles of incorporation  be, and the same hereby are, amended to add
the following Article 5.[ ] at the end of Article 5 thereof:

      5.[ ] (a) For the  purposes  of this  Article 5.[ ], the  following  terms
shall have the following meanings:


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      "Acquired Fund" means the Class [ ] shares of the Corporation  (also known
as "[Name of IAI Fund]").

      "Acquiring  Fund"  means the  [Name of  Federated  Fund],  a series of the
Trust.

      "Acquiring Fund Shares" means the Class A shares of the Acquiring Fund.

      "Effective  Time"  has  the  meaning  set  forth  in  the   Reorganization
Agreement.

      "Reorganization Agreement" means that Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
and  Termination  dated [ ], 2000,  to which the Acquired Fund and the Acquiring
Fund are parties.

      "Trust" means [Name of Federated Trust], a Massachusetts business trust.

            (b) At the Effective Time, the assets belonging to the Acquired Fund
and the General  Assets  allocated to the Acquired Fund shall be  transferred to
the Acquiring  Fund in exchange for Acquiring  Fund Shares,  all as set forth in
the Reorganization Agreement. Such Acquiring Fund Shares shall be distributed to
Acquired  Fund  shareholders  as set forth in (c)  below.  For  purposes  of the
foregoing,  the  terms  "assets  belonging  to" and  "General  Assets"  have the
meanings assigned to them in Articles 7(b) and 7(c) of the Corporation's amended
and restated articles of incorporation.

            (c) At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding Acquired Fund
share shall be, without further  action,  exchanged for that number of Acquiring
Fund  Shares   determined  in  accordance   with  Paragraphs  1  and  2  of  the
Reorganization  Agreement,  and such Acquired Fund shares shall be cancelled and
retired.  The  distribution  of such  Acquiring  Fund  Shares to  Acquired  Fund
shareholders  shall be  accomplished in the manner set forth in Paragraph 1.5 of
the Reorganization Agreement.

            (d) From and after the  Effective  Time,  the  Acquired  Fund shares
cancelled and retired  pursuant to (c) above shall have the status of authorized
and unissued  shares of the  Corporation,  without  designation  as to series or
class.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned  officer of the Corporation has
executed these Articles of Amendment on behalf of the Corporation on [ ], 2000.

                                          IAI INVESTMENT FUNDS VI, INC.



                                          By
                                             ---------------------------------

                                          Its
                                               -------------------------------


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                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                 JULY [20], 2000

                               Federated Bond Fund
                                (Class A shares)
              (a series of Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc.)

                        Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
                       Federated Capital Appreciation Fund
                        Federated Growth Strategies Fund
                         Federated Large Cap Growth Fund
                                (Class A Shares)
                    (each a series of Federated Equity Funds)

                       Federated International Equity Fund
                                (Class A Shares)
               (a series of Federated International Series, Inc.)

                       Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.
                                (Class A Shares)

                              Cash Management Trust
                         (Institutional Service Shares)
                  (a series of Money Market Obligations Trust)

                      Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
                                (Class A Shares)

                              5800 Corporate Drive
                            Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
                                 1-800-341-7400

                            To acquire the Assets of:

                                  The IAI Funds
                             601 Second Avenue South
                                   Suite 3600
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
                                 1-800-945-3863

      This  Statement of  Additional  Information  relates  specifically  to the
reorganization  of mutual  funds  managed by  Investment  Advisers,  Inc.  ("IAI
Funds") into the  above-referenced  Federated  Funds (each a "Federated  Fund").
Pursuant to this  reorganization,  each  Federated Fund would acquire all of the
assets of an IAI Fund that has substantially  similar investment  objectives and
investment  policies  and  strategies,   and  Federated  Fund  shares  would  be
distributed pro rata by each IAI Fund to the holders of its shares,  in complete
liquidation  of the IAI Fund. For the name of the Federated Fund into which your
IAI  Fund  would  be  reorganized,   see  the  "Summary  -  About  the  Proposed
Reorganization"  in the  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement dated July [20], 2000. This
Statement of Additional Information dated July [20], 2000 is not a prospectus. A


<PAGE>


Prospectus/Proxy   Statement   dated   July   [20],   2000,   related   to   the
above-referenced  matter may be obtained from the Federated Funds at the address
and  telephone  number shown above.  This  Statement of  Additional  Information
should  be  read in  conjunction  with  such  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement.  This
Statement  of  Additional   Information  consists  of  the  following  described
documents,  each of which is incorporated by reference  herein:

      1.  Statement of Additional  Information of IAI Bond Fund, a series of IAI
Investment  Funds I, Inc.,  dated March 31,  2000,  included  in  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 41 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of IAI  Investment
Funds  I,  Inc.  (1933  Act File No.  2-59115  and 1940 Act File No.  811-2747),
previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number  0000897101-00-000337.

      2.  Statement of  Additional  Information  of IAI Growth Fund, a series of
IAI Investment Funds II, Inc., dated July 30, 1999,  included in  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 11 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of IAI  Investment
Funds II,  Inc.  (1933 Act File No.  33-61834  and 1940 Act File No.  811-7690),
previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000897101-99-000749.

      3.  Statement  of  Additional  Information  of IAI  International  Fund, a
series of IAI  Investment  Funds III,  Inc.,  dated  March 1, 2000,  included in
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 29 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of
IAI Investment Funds III, Inc. (1933 Act File No. 33-10207 and 1940 Act File No.
811-4904), previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000897101-00-000206.

      4.  Statement of Additional  Information of IAI Regional Fund, a series of
IAI Investment Funds IV, Inc., dated July 30, 1999,  included in  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 35 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of IAI  Investment
Funds IV,  Inc.  (1933  Act File No.  2-66885  and 1940 Act File No.  811-3004),
previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number  0000897101-99-000750.

      5.  Statement of Additional  Information of IAI Balanced Fund, IAI Capital
Appreciation  Fund, IAI Emerging  Growth Fund, IAI Midcap Growth Fund, IAI Money
Market Fund,  each a series of IAI  Investment  Funds VI,  Inc.,  dated July 30,
1999, included in Post-Effective  Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement
on Form N-1A of IAI  Investment  Funds VI, Inc. (1933 Act File No. 33- 40496 and
1940  Act File No.  811-5990),  previously  filed  on  EDGAR,  Accession  Number
0000897101-99-000754.

      6.  Statement of Additional  Information  of IAI Growth and Income Fund, a
series of IAI  Investment  Funds VII,  Inc.,  dated July 30,  1999,  included in
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 54 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of
IAI Investment  Funds VII, Inc. (1933 Act File No. 2-39560 and 1940 Act File No.
811-2147), previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000897101-99-000752.

      7.  Statement  of  Additional  Information  of IAI Long Term  Growth  Fund
(formerly,  IAI Value Fund), a series of IAI Investment  Funds VIII, Inc., dated
July 30, 1999,  included in Post-Effective  Amendment No. 27 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of IAI Investment  Funds VIII, Inc. (1933 Act File No. 2-
84589 and 1940 Act File No.  811-3767),  previously  filed on  EDGAR,  Accession
Number 0000897101-99-000751.


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<PAGE>


      8.  Statement of Additional  Information  of Federated Bond Fund, a series
of Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc., dated December 31, 1999, included in
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 19 to the  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of
Federated Investment Series Funds, Inc. (1933 Act File No. 33-48847 and 1940 Act
File   No.   811-07021),   previously   filed   on   EDGAR,   Accession   Number
0000889388-99-000014.

      9.  Statement of Additional  Information  of Federated  Aggressive  Growth
Fund,  Federated Capital  Appreciation  Fund,  Federated Growth Strategies Fund,
Federated Large Cap Growth Fund, each a series of Federated Equity Funds,  dated
December  31,  1999,  included  in  Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  44  to  the
Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of Federated  Equity  Funds,  as amended on
March 28,  2000,  (1933 Act File No.  2-91090  and 1940 Act File No.  811-4017),
previously  filed  on  EDGAR,   Accession   Numbers   0000745968-99-000014   and
0000745968-00-000007,  respectively.

      10. Statement of Additional Information of Federated  International Equity
Fund, a series of Federated  International  Series,  Inc.,  dated March 31, 2000
included in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 36 to the  Registration  Statement on
Form N-1A of Federated International Series, Inc. (1933 Act File No. 2-91776 and
1940  Act File No.  811-3984),  previously  filed  on  EDGAR,  Accession  Number
0000742286-00-000010.

      11. Statement of Additional  Information of Federated Stock and Bond Fund,
Inc., dated December 31, 1999,  included in Post- Effective Amendment No. 100 to
the Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.,
as amended  March 28,  2000,  (1933 Act File No.  2-10415  and 1940 Act File No.
811-1),  previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Numbers  0000013386-99-000016  and
0000013386-00-000006,  respectively.

      12. Statement  of  Additional  Information  of Automated  Cash  Management
Trust, a series of Money Market  Obligations  Trust,  dated  September 30, 1999,
included in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35 to the  Registration  Statement on
Form N-1A of Money Market Obligations Trust (1933 Act File No. 33-31602 and 1940
Act  File  No.   811-5950),   previously   filed  on  EDGAR,   Accession  Number
0000856517-99-000036.

      13. Statement of  Additional  Information  of Federated  American  Leaders
Fund, Inc., dated May 31, 2000,  included in Post- Effective Amendment No. 67 to
the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Federated American Leaders Fund, Inc.
(1933 Act File No. 2-29786 and 1940 Act File No. 811-1704),  previously filed on
EDGAR, Accession Number 0000005352-00-000004.

      14. The audited  financial  statements  of IAI Bond Fund,  a series of IAI
Investment  Funds I, Inc.,  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of IAI
Bond Fund for the fiscal  year ended  November  30,  1999,  previously  filed on
EDGAR,  Accession  Number   0000897101-99-000765.

      15. The audited  financial  statements of IAI Growth Fund, a series of IAI
Investment Funds II, Inc.,  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of IAI
Growth Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, previously filed on EDGAR,
Accession Number  0000897101-00-000601.

      16. The audited financial  statements of IAI International  Fund, a series
of IAI Investment Funds III, Inc., included in the Annual Report to Shareholders
of IAI International Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999, previously
filed  on  EDGAR,  Accession  Number  0000897101-99-000006.


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<PAGE>


      17. The unaudited financial statements of IAI International Fund, a series
of IAI  Investment  Funds  III,  Inc.,  included  in the  Semi-Annual  Report to
Shareholders  of IAI  International  Fund for the period  ended April 30,  2000,
previously filed on EDGAR,  Accession Number  ______________.  [HAS NOT YET BEEN
FILED -- TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITIVE]

      18. The audited financial statements of IAI Regional Fund, a series of IAI
Investment Funds IV, Inc.,  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of IAI
Investment  Funds IV, Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000,  previously
filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000897101-00-000601.

      19. The audited  financial  statements of IAI Balanced  Fund,  IAI Capital
Appreciation  Fund,  IAI Emerging  Growth Fund,  IAI Midcap Growth Fund,  each a
series of IAI  Investment  Funds VI,  Inc.,  included  in the Annual  Reports to
Shareholders  of IAI  Investment  Funds VI, Inc. for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2000, previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Numbers 0000897101-00-000600 (IAI
Balanced Fund), and  0000897101-00-000601  (IAI Capital  Appreciation  Fund, IAI
Emerging  Growth Fund,  and IAI Midcap Growth Fund).

      20. The audited financial statements of IAI Money Market Fund, a series of
IAI Investment Funds VI, Inc.,  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of
IAI Money  Market Fund for the fiscal year ended  January 31,  2000,  previously
filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000897101-00-000347.

      21. The audited  financial  Statements  of IAI Growth and Income  Fund,  a
series of IAI  Investment  Funds VII,  Inc.,  included  in the Annual  Report to
Shareholders  of IAI Growth and Income  Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2000, previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000897101-00-000601.

      22. The  audited  financial  statements  of  IAI  Long  Term  Growth  Fund
(formerly,  IAI  Value  Fund),  a series of IAI  Investment  Funds  VIII,  Inc.,
included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of IAI Investment Funds VIII, Inc.
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000,  previously filed on EDGAR,  Accession
Number 0000897101-00-000601.

      23. The audited  financial  statements of Federated Bond Fund, a series of
Federated  Investment  Series  Funds,  Inc.,  included  in the Annual  Report to
Shareholders  of Federated Bond Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999,
previously  filed on  EDGAR,  Accession  Number  0000889388-99-000010.

      24. The unaudited financial statements of Federated Bond Fund, a series of
Federated  Investment Series Funds, Inc.,  included in the Semi-Annual Report to
Shareholders  of  Federated  Bond Fund for the  period  ended  April  30,  2000,
previously filed on EDGAR,  Accession Number  ______________.  [HAS NOT YET BEEN
FILED -- TO BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITIVE]

      25. The audited financial  statements of Federated Aggressive Growth Fund,
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund, Federated Growth Strategies Fund, Federated
Large Cap Growth Fund, each a series of Federated Equity Funds,  included in the
separate  Annual Reports to Shareholders  of Federated  Aggressive  Growth Fund,
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund, Federated Growth Strategies Fund, Federated
Large Cap Growth Fund for the fiscal year ended  October  31,  1999,  previously
filed  on  EDGAR,  Accession  Number  0000745968-99-000013.


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<PAGE>


      26. The  unaudited  financial  statements of Federated  Aggressive  Growth
Fund,  Federated Capital  Appreciation  Fund,  Federated Growth Strategies Fund,
Federated  Large Cap  Growth  Fund,  each a series of  Federated  Equity  Funds,
included  in the  separate  Semi-Annual  Reports to  Shareholders  of  Federated
Aggressive Growth Fund,  Federated Capital  Appreciation Fund,  Federated Growth
Strategies Fund,  Federated Large Cap Growth Fund for the period ended April 30,
2000, previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number  ______________.  [HAS NOT YET
BEEN  FILED -- TO BE  INCLUDED  IN THE  DEFINITIVE]

      27. The audited  financial  statements of Federated  International  Equity
Fund, a series of Federated  International  Series, Inc., included in the Annual
Report to  Shareholders  of Federated  International  Equity Fund for the fiscal
year ended  November  30,  1999,  previously  filed on EDGAR,  Accession  Number
0000742286-00-000002.

      28. The audited  financial  statements  of Federated  Stock and Bond Fund,
Inc.,  included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of Federated Stock and Bond
Fund,  Inc.  for the fiscal year ended  October 31,  1999,  previously  filed on
EDGAR,  Accession  Number  0000013386-99-000013.

      29. The unaudited  financial  statements of Federated Stock and Bond Fund,
Inc.,  included in the Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders of Federated Stock and
Bond Fund, Inc. for the period ended April 30, 2000,  previously filed on EDGAR,
Accession  Number  ______________.  [HAS NOT YET BEEN FILED -- TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE  DEFINITIVE]

      30. The audited financial statements of Automated Cash Management Trust, a
series of Money  Market  Obligations  Trust,  included  in the Annual  Report to
Shareholders of Automated Cash  Management  Trust for the fiscal year ended July
31, 1999, previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000856517-99-000042.

      31. The unaudited financial statements of Automated Cash Management Trust,
a series of Money Market Obligations  Trust,  included in the Semi-Annual Report
to Shareholders of Automated Cash Management  Trust for the period ended January
31, 2000, previously filed on EDGAR, Accession Number 0000856517-00-000013.

      32. The audited financial  statements of Federated  American Leaders Fund,
Inc. included in the Annual Report to Shareholders of Federated American Leaders
Fund, Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000,  previously filed on EDGAR,
Accession Number 0000005352-00-0000003.


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                            IAI Emerging Growth Fund
                            IAI Long Term Growth Fund
                          IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
                        Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
               Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (unaudited)
                                 March 31, 2000


Basis of Combination
--------------------

The accompanying unaudited Pro Forma Combining Statements of Assets and
Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Schedule of Investments ("Pro Forma
Financial Statements") reflect the accounts of IAI Emerging Growth Fund, IAI
Long Term Growth Fund, IAI Capital Appreciation Fund, collectively ("the IAI
Funds"), and the Federated Aggressive Growth Fund ("Federated Fund") for the
year ended March 31, 2000. These statements have been derived from the books and
records utilized in calculating daily net asset values at March 31, 2000.

The Pro Forma Combining Financial Statements are presented for the information
of the reader and may not necessarily be representative of what the actual
combined financial statements would have been had the reorganization occurred at
March 31, 2000. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial
statements of the Funds which have been incorporated by reference in the
Statement of Additional Information. The Funds follow generally accepted
accounting principles applicable to management investment companies which are
disclosed in the historical financial statements of each fund.

The Pro Forma Combining Financial Statements give effect to the proposed
exchange of assets of the IAI Funds for shares of Federated Fund as if the
reorganization was consummated on March 31, 2000. Under generally accepted
accounting principles, Federated Fund will be the surviving entity for
accounting purposes with its historical cost of investment securities and
results of operations being carried forward. The statements assume that the
shareholders of each IAI Fund have approved its reorganization into the
Federated Fund. If shareholders of one or more of the IAI Funds do not approve
the reorganization, pro forma financial information may be different than that
provided.

To the extent any of the IAI Funds have capital losses, they will be aggregated
and carried forward to the Federated Fund. Subject to limitations, the Federated
Fund will be able to use these losses to offset future capital gains it realizes
and, thereby, minimize taxable gains to its shareholders.


Adjustments to Pro Forma Combining Statement of Assets and Liabilities
----------------------------------------------------------------------

The following assumptions were made to the pro forma combining statement of
assets and liabilities.


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The statement assumes that the shareholders of each IAI Fund have approved its
reorganization into the Federated Fund. If shareholders of one or more of the
IAI Funds do not approve the reorganization, pro forma financial information may
be different than that provided.

The pro forma net assets per share assumes the issuance of 3,898,617 shares of
the Federated Aggressive Growth Fund in exchange for 5,413,611shares IAI
Emerging Growth Fund, 2,021,084 shares of IAI Long Term Growth Fund and
1,417,582 shares of IAI Capital Appreciation Fund which would have been issued
at March 31, 2000, in connection with the proposed reorganization.


Adjustments to Pro Forma Combining Statement of Operations
----------------------------------------------------------

The following assumptions were made as part of the pro forma combining statement
of operations.

The statement assumes that the shareholders of each IAI Fund have approved its
reorganization into the Federated Fund. If shareholders of one or more of the
IAI Funds do not approve the reorganization, pro forma financial information may
be different than that provided.

The pro forma combined Federated Aggressive Growth Fund will use all of the
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund's current service providers at their current
contracted rates.

Under terms of the IAI Funds Management Agreement, Investment Advisers, Inc.
("IAI") is required to pay for all expenses of each IAI Fund, except certain
costs (primarily those incurred in the purchase and sale of assets, taxes,
interest and extraordinary expenses), in return for the fund's paying an all
inclusive management fee equal to an annual rate of 1.25% declining to 1.10% of
average daily net assets of the IAI Emerging Growth Fund, 1.10% declining to
1.00% of average daily net assets of the IAI Long Term Growth Fund, and 1.40%
declining to 1.10% of the average daily net assets of the IAI Capital
Appreciation Fund. The Management Agreement also provides that IAI will
reimburse each fund for the fees and expenses it pays to Directors who are not
"interested persons" of the Fund or reduce its fee by an equivalent amount. For
the year ended March 31, 2000, the IAI Emerging Growth Fund, IAI Long Term
Growth Fund and IAI Capital Appreciation Fund paid investment advisory fees of
1.25%, 1.25% and 1.40%, respectively.

Federated Investment Management Company ("FIMC") acts as the investment adviser
for the Federated Aggressive Growth Fund. For its services, FIMC receives an
annual fee equal to 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

An adjustment to the combining investment advisory fee reflects investment
advisory fees charged at 1.00% of the pro forma combined fund's average daily
assets.

Administrative personnel and services will be provided to the combined entity by
Federated Services Company for a fee based on a scale that ranges from 0.15% to
0.075% of the average aggregate daily net assets of all funds advised by


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Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a minimum fee of $125,000 plus $30,000 for
each additional class of shares per annum.

Custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agent, and portfolio accountant fees
are calculated based on existing fund contracts that stipulate base fees and
other factors such as the fund's asset size, number of accounts, and number and
types of transactions.

The director's fees of the pro forma adjusted entity have been adjusted to
reflect estimated fees incurred by the Federated Aggressive Growth Fund's board
of directors.

The pro forma shareholder services fee has been adjusted to reflect the
combination of the IAI Funds' net assets into Federated Aggressive Growth Fund's
Class A Shares.

Pro forma legal, share registration, insurance, and miscellaneous fees have been
adjusted to reflect the estimated charges of the combined entity.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   IAI Emerging Growth Fund
                                                                                  IAI Long Term Growth Fund
                                                                                IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
                                                                               Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
                                                                         Pro Forma Combining Statements of Assets and
                                                                                         Liabilities
                                                                                  March 31, 2000 (Unaudited)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            IAI           IAI           IAI         Federated
                                         Emerging      Long Term      Capital      Aggressive
                                          Growth         Growth     Appreciation     Growth         Pro Forma        Proforma
                                           Fund           Fund          Fund          Fund         Adjustment3       Combined
                                       -------------- ------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>              <C>          <C>
ASSETS:
Investments in securities, at value     $90,628,150  $16,470,613    $25,142,520   $335,306,093              -    467,547,376
Cash                                        113,822       13,903              -          2,879              -        130,604
Income receivable                             4,285        2,170          2,947          3,741              -         13,143
Receivable for shares sold                  166,948            -              -      8,633,234              -      8,800,182
Receivable for Investments sold           2,862,017      822,691        601,188      1,225,492              -      5,511,388
Prepaid assets                                    -       11,766              -          6,943              -         18,709
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
     Total assets                        93,775,222   17,321,143     25,746,655    345,178,382              -    482,021,402
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
LIABILITIES:
Payable for investments purchased         4,098,083      739,121      1,177,420     10,797,177              -     16,811,801
Payable for shares redeemed                 184,872        4,504         19,239        472,692              -        681,307
Bank overdraft                                    -            -         39,181              -                        39,181
Income distribution payable                       -            -              -              -                             -
Accrued expenses                             91,648       16,034         25,176        373,610              -        506,468
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
     Total liabilities                    4,374,603      759,659      1,261,016     11,643,479              -     18,038,757
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
NET ASSETS                               89,400,619   16,561,484    $24,485,639   $333,534,903              -   $463,982,645
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
Paid in capital                          50,822,946   12,416,930    $15,614,707   $272,982,387              -    351,836,970
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
  of investments                         16,598,176    1,815,486      4,358,060     49,128,374              -     71,900,096
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
  on Investments                         22,007,546    2,329,068      4,512,872     14,429,192              -     43,278,678
Accumulated undistributed net
  investment income/(Distributions
   in excess of net investment income)     (28,049)            -              -    (3,005,050)              -    (3,033,099)
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
     Total Net Assets                    89,400,619   16,561,484    $24,485,639   $333,534,903              -   $463,982,645
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND
   REDEMPTION PROCEEDS PER SHARE
Net Asset Value and Redemption Proceeds
   Per Share                            $     16.51  $      8.19    $     17.27   $      33.46(1)               $      33.46
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
Offering Price Per Share                $     16.51  $      8.19    $     17.27   $      35.41(2)               $      35.41
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
SHARES OUTSTANDING (ALL CLASSES)          5,413,611    2,021,084      1,417,582     10,095,979     $2,480,684     13,994,245
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------     ----------   ------------
COST OF INVESTMENTS                     $74,029,974  $14,655,127    $20,784,460   $286,177,719                  $395,647,280
                                        -----------  -----------    -----------   ------------                  ------------
1 Class A shares
2 Computation of offering price per share 100/94.5 of asset value.
3 See  Notes to Pro  Forma  Financial  Statements  for  discussion  of pro forma adjustments.
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<TABLE>
                                                                                       IAI Emerging Growth Fund
                                                                                      IAI Long Term Growth Fund
                                                                                    IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
                                                                                   Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
                                                                             Pro Forma Combining Statements of Operations
                                                                                Year Ended March 31, 2000 (unaudited)
                                                                          ---------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                 IAI                           IAI        Federated
                                               Emerging         IAI          Capital     Aggressive
                                                Growth         Value      Appreciation     Growth       Pro Forma     Pro Forma
                                                 Fund           Fund          Fund          Fund       Adjustment      Combined
<S>                                        <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>            <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends                                  $      9,574   $     61,125    $     19,113   $     14,676  $          -   $    104,488
Interest                                        243,054         40,163          60,960        145,572             -        489,749
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
     Total investment income                    252,628        101,288          80,073        160,248                      594,237

EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee                         755,602        125,699         356,300      1,028,365     (278,061)      1,987,905
Administrative personnel and services fee             -              -               -        185,000             -        185,000
Custodian fees                                        -              -               -         22,841         9,595         32,436
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees           -              -               -        345,943        50,000        395,943
Directors' fees                                  23,347          3,890          10,074          4,395      (36,811)          4,895
Auditing fees                                         -              -               -          9,570             -          9,570
Legal fees                                            -              -               -          1,724             -          1,724
Portfolio accounting fees                             -              -               -         76,778        20,000         96,778
Shareholder services fees                             -              -               -        257,091       239,900        496,991
Share registration costs                              -              -               -         62,922        25,000         87,922
Printing and postage                                  -              -               -         71,618        15,000         86,618
Interest expense                                    375            359             109              -         (843)              -
Distribution fees                                     -              -               -        555,149             -        555,149
Insurance premiums                                    -              -               -              -             -              -
Miscellaneous                                         -              -               -          9,490         7,500         16,990
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
     TOTAL EXPENSES                             779,324        129,948         366,483      2,630,886        51,280      3,957,921

Less fees waived/reimbursed by adviser         (23,347)        (3,890)        (10,074)      (276,148)        37,311      (276,148)
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
    NET EXPENSES                                755,977        126,058         356,409      2,354,738        88,591      3,681,773
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
     NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(NET OPERATING
     LOSS)                                 $  (503,349)   $   (24,770)    $  (276,336)   $(2,194,490)      (88,591)   $(3,087,536)
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS:

Net realized gain (loss) on investments      36,771,387      6,364,324       9,223,171     15,054,835             -     67,413,717
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments               (1,888,674)    (5,686,039)       1,969,105     41,336,420             -     35,730,812

     Net realized and unrealized gain
       (loss) on investments                 34,882,713        678,285      11,192,276     56,391,255             -    103,144,529
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
         Change in net assets resulting
         from operations                   $ 34,379,364   $    653,515    $ 10,915,940   $   (54,196)  $   (88,591)   $100,056,993
                                           ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------  ------------   ------------
(See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements for a discussion of Pro Adjustments)
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IAI Emerging Growth Fund
IAI Long Term Growth Fund
IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
Pro Forma Combining Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2000

<TABLE>
                Principal Amount of Shares                                                               Value
<CAPTION>
         IAI                                                                                          IAI
IAI      Long Term IAI           Federated                                                            Long Term  IAI
Emerging Growth    Capital       Aggressive  Pro Forma                                     Emerging   Growth     Capital
Growth   Fund      Appreciation  Growth      Combined                                      Growth     Fund       Appreciation
<S>      <C>       <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>                                <C>        <C>        <C>
Common Stocks--98.3%
                                                            Capital Goods--4.8%
                                  93,300      93,300    ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
                                  15,300      15,300    Dupont Photomasks, Inc.
                                  17,700      17,700    Flextronics International Ltd.
                                 132,500     132,500    Newpark Resources, Inc.
                                 118,560     118,560    Orbital Sciences Corp.
                                  93,000      93,000    Waste Connections, Inc.
                                  62,600      62,600    Zomax Optical Media, Inc.
 19,600   3,500     5,200                     28,300    (1)Advanced Lighting Technologies    367,500     65,625     97,500
 52,000   9,400    13,800                     75,200    (1)Applied Science and Technology  1,573,000    284,350    417,450
 18,789   3,388     4,725                     26,902    (1)IFCO Systems, foreign             429,798     77,501    108,084
 13,100   2,200     3,200                     18,500    (1)Trex Company                      501,075     84,150    122,400
 43,000   7,100    10,400                     60,500    (1)Zebra Technologies Class A      2,150,000    355,000    520,000
                                                            Total                          5,021,373    866,626  1,265,434

                                                            Communication Services--3.4%
                                  19,250      19,250    Covad Communications Group, Inc.
                                   9,300       9,300    Cypress Communications, Inc.
                                                        FirstWorld Communications, Inc.,
                                  17,300      17,300    Class B
                                  56,500      56,500    IDT Corp.
                                  44,600      44,600    MGC Communications, Inc.
                                   3,500       3,500    Net2000 Communications, Inc.
                                   7,600       7,600    Nextel Partners, Inc., Class A
                                   3,400       3,400    TeleCorp PCS, Inc.
                                   1,200       1,200    Tritel, Inc.
 14,100   2,500     3,700                     20,300    (1)Catalina Marketing              1,427,625    253,125    374,625
  8,500   1,500     2,100                     12,100    (1)Official Payments                 357,000     63,000     88,200
                                             104,900    (1)Profit Recovery Group
 71,800  12,700    20,400                                  International, foreign          1,328,300    234,950    377,400
 26,000   4,700     6,600                     37,300    (1)TTI Team Telecom International    858,000    155,100    217,800
 49,100   8,800    13,000                     70,900    (1)Valassis Communications         1,635,644    293,150    433,062
                                                                  Total                    5,606,569    999,325  1,491,087

                                                            Consumer Cyclicals--7.1%
                                   1,100       1,100    Avenue A, Inc.
                                  37,400      37,400    Career Education Corp.
                                  53,300      53,300    Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.
                                  33,100      33,100    Diamond Technology Partners, Class A
                                   1,700       1,700    Digital Impact, Inc.
                                  63,350      63,350    Insight Enterprises, Inc.
                                  44,200      44,200    MIPS Technologies, Inc.
                                  96,200      96,200    Modem Media . Poppe Tyson, Inc.
                                 177,000     177,000    Navigant Consulting, Inc.
                                  79,012      79,012    Pacific Sunwear of California
                                 122,000     122,000    Webvan Group, Inc.
                                  71,000      71,000    bebe stores, Inc.
 10,900   1,600     2,400                     14,900    (1)Express Scripts Class A           457,800     67,200    100,800
                                                        (1)Kenneth Cole
 26,900   4,800     7,100                     38,800       Productions Class A             1,055,825    188,400    278,675
 60,233  10,799    15,900                     86,932    (1)99 Cents Only Stores            2,364,145    423,861    624,075
 53,300   9,600    14,100                     77,000    (1)Pacific Sunwear of California   2,052,050    369,600    542,850
 58,800  10,350    15,250                     84,400    (1)Wild Oats Markets               1,205,400    212,175    312,625
224,600  41,600    59,300                    325,500    (1)Aftermarket Technology          2,807,500    520,000    741,250
                                                             Total                         9,942,720  1,781,236  2,600,275

                                                            Consumer Staples--4.9%
                                                        Beasley Broadcast Group,
                                 136,100     136,100      Inc., Class A
                                  61,300      61,300    Citadel Communications Corp.
                                  38,700      38,700    P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
                                  40,500      40,500    Radio One, Inc.
                                 123,800     123,800    Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
                                  75,600      75,600    TiVo, Inc.
                                                        XM Satellite Radio Holdings,
                                  56,500      56,500      Inc., Class A
109,450  19,700    28,950                    158,100    (1)JAKKS Pacific                   2,360,016    424,781    624,234
 31,150   5,600     8,200                     44,950    (1)Apollo Group Class A              878,041    157,850    231,137
                                                        (1)Hotel Reservations
 47,800   8,600    12,600                     69,000      Network Class A                    848,450    152,650    223,650
 36,600   4,900     7,200                     48,700    (1)Papa John's International       1,207,800    161,700    237,600
                                                            Total                          5,294,307    896,981  1,316,621
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                                                            Energy--5.7%
                                  17,100      17,100    Cal Dive International, Inc.
                                  28,000      28,000    Cooper Cameron Corp.
                                  47,500      47,500    ENSCO International, Inc.
                                  51,895      51,895    Nabors Industries, Inc.
                                 136,700     136,700    Patterson Energy, Inc.
                                  41,500      41,500    Precision Drilling Corp.
                                 175,670     175,670    R&B Falcon Corp.
                                  52,600      52,600    UTI Energy Corp.
                                 153,000     153,000    Varco International, Inc.
                                  76,900      76,900    Weatherford International, Inc.
 50,800   9,100    13,400                     73,300    (1)Patterson Energy                1,612,900    288,925    425,450
                                                            Total                          1,612,900    288,925    425,450

                                                            Financials 2.8%

                                  64,900      64,900    Americredit Corp.
                                 116,500     116,500    E-LOAN, Inc.
                                 112,100     112,100    Intercept Group, Inc.
                                  44,900      44,900    Metris Cos., Inc.
                                 243,700     243,700    Net.B@nk, Inc.
 52,600   9,500    13,899                     75,999    Radian Group                       2,505,075    452,438    661,940
                                                            Total                          2,505,075    452,438    661,940

                                                            Health Care--9.0%
                                 184,600     184,600    Advance Paradigm, Inc.
                                   7,800       7,800    Affymetrix, Inc.
                                  26,800      26,800    Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                  44,000      44,000    Gilead Sciences, Inc.
                                  13,000      13,000    Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
                                  10,600      10,600    Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                  43,300      43,300    Maxim Pharmacceuticals, Inc.
                                  95,400      95,400    Microvision, Inc.
                                   6,300       6,300    Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
                                 154,600     154,600    Osteotech, Inc.
                                  33,400      33,400    Protein Design Laboratories, Inc.
                                  32,000      32,000    QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.
                                 164,800     164,800    Theragenics Corp.
 30,900   5,600     8,150                     44,650    (1)Patterson Dental                1,181,925    214,200    311,738
 78,100  14,000    20,600                    112,700    (1)Renal Care Group                1,693,794    303,625    446,763
 23,900   4,300     6,300                    367,763    (1)Albany Molecular Research       1,395,162    251,012    367,763
  4,100     700     1,000                     20,375    (1)Antigenics                         83,537     14,262     20,375
 22,200   4,000     5,900                    306,800    (1)Coherent                        1,154,400    208,000    306,800
 33,300   6,000     8,800                     65,450    (1)Eclipse Surgical Technologies     247,669     44,625     65,450
 16,200   2,900     4,300                    223,063    (1)Emisphere Technologies            840,375    150,438    223,063
 56,300  10,100    14,900                    258,888    (1)InfoCure                          978,212    175,488    258,888
  4,874                                        4,874    (1)GalaGen                            12,642
  3,800     700       900                      5,400    (1)Maxygen                           247,712     45,631     58,669
 66,100  11,900    17,450                     95,450    Mentor                             1,784,700    321,300    471,150
 20,000   3,600     5,300                     28,900    (1)Novoste                           800,000    144,000    212,000
                                                            Total                         10,420,128  1,872,581  2,742,659

                                                            Technology 59.7%
                                  58,100      58,100    24/7 Media, Inc.
                                 125,000     125,000    ACTV, Inc.
                                  65,400      65,400    Accrue Software, Inc.
                                  14,800      14,800    Aether Systems, Inc.
                                  72,200      72,200    Airnet Communications Corp.
                                  27,800      27,800    Allaire Corp.
                                  93,000      93,000    Ancor Communications, Inc.
                                  60,200      60,200    AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc.
                                  35,400      35,400    AudioCodes Ltd.
                                  39,500      39,500    Aurora Bioscences, Inc.
                                   1,200       1,200    Avanex Corp.
                                  79,500      79,500    Aware, Inc.
                                  79,500      79,500    Bluestone Software, Inc.
                                  87,800      87,800    Braun Consulting, Inc.
                                   1,800       1,800    Caliper Technologies Corp.
                                     800         800    Centra Software, Inc.
                                  86,000      86,000    Chordiant Software, Inc.
                                  26,100      26,100    Clarent Corp.
                                  52,300      52,300    Cobalt Networks, Inc.
                                                        Cognizant Technology
                                  64,000      64,000      Solutions Corp.
                                   8,500       8,500    Comverse Technology, Inc.
                                  59,900      59,900    Concentric Network Corp.
                                 114,600     114,600    Concur Technologies, Inc.
                                  38,874      38,874    Conexant Systems, Inc.
                                  25,700      25,700    Credence Systems Corp.
                                  26,700      26,700    Crossroads Systems, Inc.
                                 111,500     111,500    Cybersource Corp.
                                  30,000      30,000    Cymer, Inc.
                                  28,800      28,800    Delano Technology Corp.
                                  79,500      79,500    Digital River, Inc.
                                  13,300      13,300    E-Tek Dynamics, Inc.
                                  83,800      83,800    EarthWeb, Inc.
                                 123,383     123,383    Egain Communications Corp.
                                  34,200      34,200    Extreme Networks, Inc.
                                  39,600      39,600    F5 Networks, Inc.
                                   8,800       8,800    FairMarket, Inc.
                                  52,100      52,100    Firepond, Inc.
                                  45,000      45,000    GRIC Communications, Inc.

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                                  75,500      75,500    Gadzoox Networks, Inc.
                                  46,100      46,100    Healtheon Corp.
                                  79,900      79,900    Henry Jack & Associates, Inc.
                                  48,800      48,800    Hi/fn, Inc.
                                  41,400      41,400    ISS Group, Inc.
                                  20,400      20,400    Informatica Corp.
                                                        InterWAVE Communications
                                  29,800      29,800      International Ltd.
                                  51,500      51,500    Intertrust Technologies Corp.
                                   1,200       1,200    Interwoven, Inc.
                                  28,200      28,200    Keynote Systems, Inc.
                                  48,500      48,500    Kopin Corp.
                                   1,300       1,300    Lante Corp.
                                  25,000      25,000    Liberate Technologies, Inc.
                                  79,300      79,300    MMC Networks, Inc.
                                  70,400      70,400    Marimba, Inc.
                                  93,000      93,000    Mastech Corp.
                                   1,500       1,500    MatrixOne, Inc.
                                  70,100      70,100    Medquist, Inc.
                                  18,600      18,600    Mercury Interactive Corp.
                                  23,000      23,000    Micrel, Inc.
                                  25,300      25,300    Micromuse, Inc.
                                  92,900      92,900    Neon Systems, Inc.
                                  44,200      44,200    NetIQ Corp.
                                  63,600      63,600    Netro Corp.
                                   4,700       4,700    Niku Corp.
                                  14,400      14,400    Official Payments Corp.
                                 114,800     114,800    ONYX Software Corp.
                                  59,100      59,100    OTG Software, Inc.
                                  79,300      79,300    Onvia.com, Inc.
                                  35,800      35,800    PRI Automation, Inc.
                                  47,400      47,400    Packeteer, Inc.
                                 104,100     104,100    Paradyne Networks, Inc.
                                 143,000     143,000    Pilot Network Services, Inc.
                                   6,400       6,400    Quantum Effect Devices, Inc.
                                  60,800      60,800    Quokka Sports, Inc.
                                  27,800      27,800    RF Micro Devices, Inc.
                                   8,200       8,200    Razorfish, Inc.
                                   5,000       5,000    Register.Com, Inc.
                                  35,700      35,700    SCM Microsystems, Inc.
                                  53,500      53,500    Satyam Infoway Ltd., ADR
                                  74,700      74,700    SmartForce PLC, ADR
                                   7,400       7,400    Software.com, Inc.
                                  77,500      77,500    Tollgrade Communications, Inc.
                                  33,300      33,300    Veeco Instruments, Inc.
                                  13,500      13,500    VerticalNet, Inc.
                                  44,000      44,000    Virata Corp.
                                  18,700      18,700    Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.
                                  58,200      58,200    WebTrends Corp.
                                  83,300      83,300    Witness Systems, Inc.
                                 100,500     100,500    XCare.net, Inc.
                                 137,800     137,800    eGain Communications Corp.
                                   1,400       1,400    WebMethods, Inc.
 21,300   3,800     5,600                     30,700    (1)Alamosa PCS Holdings              804,075    143,450    211,400
 44,400   8,000    11,700                     64,100    (1)American Mobile Satellite       1,065,600    192,000    280,800
145,800  27,600    41,900                    215,300    (1)CCC Information Services Group  3,134,700    593,400    900,850
  5,100     900     1,400                      7,400    (1)Diamond Technology Partners       335,325     59,175     92,050
 68,100  12,200    18,000                     98,300    (1)DSET                            1,255,594    224,937    331,875
 20,500   3,700     5,400                     29,600    (1)Exchange Applications           1,084,898    195,811    285,778
 17,900   3,200     4,700                     25,800    (1)Great Plains Software             955,413    170,800    250,863
 32,300   5,300     7,700                     45,300    (1)iGATE Capital                   1,457,538    239,163    347,463
149,300  26,900    39,500                    215,700    (1)IMRglobal                       2,146,188    386,687    567,813
 96,400  17,300    25,500                    139,200    (1)Wavo                              430,788     77,309    113,953
 17,100   3,100     4,500                     24,700    (1)ADE                               376,200     68,200     99,000
 27,700   5,000     7,300                     40,000    (1)Advanced Radio Telecom            917,562    165,625    241,812
 35,800   6,400     9,500                     51,700    (1)American Xtal Technology        1,159,025    207,200    307,562
    900     200       200                      1,300    (1)ArrowPoint Communications         106,636     23,697     23,697
 20,900   3,800     5,500                     30,200    (1)AstroPower                        675,331    122,787    177,719
 13,600   2,500     3,600                     19,700    (1)California Amplifier              421,600     77,500    111,600
 13,600   2,500     3,600                     19,700    (1)Cognex                            784,550    144,219    207,675
 59,200  10,000    14,300                     83,500    (1)Datalink                        1,184,000    200,000    286,000
 20,000   3,600     5,300                     28,900    (1)Exar                            1,431,250    257,625    379,281
 25,200   4,500     6,700                     36,400    (1)Lattice Semiconductor           1,705,725    304,594    453,506
 45,200   8,100    12,000                     65,300    (1)Mercury Computer Systems        2,209,150    395,888    586,500
 26,000   4,700     6,900                     37,600    National Computer Systems          1,319,500    238,525    350,175
 60,600  10,900    16,000                     87,500    (1)REMEC                           3,060,300    550,450    808,000
 25,600   4,600     6,800                     37,000    (1)Sawtek                          1,345,600    241,788    357,425
 48,300   8,733    12,833                     69,866    (1)Three-Five Systems              2,898,000    523,980    769,980
  9,000   1,600     2,400                     13,000    (1)Visual Networks                   510,750     90,800    136,200
 78,300  14,095    20,600                    112,995    (1)Zamba                             819,703    147,557    215,656
 17,500   3,100     4,600                     25,200    (1)Zoran                             985,469    174,569    259,037
 23,950             6,300                     30,250    (1)ANADIGICS                       1,580,700    283,800    415,800
 31,100   5,600     8,200                     44,900    (1)ANTEC                           1,393,669    250,950    367,462
 13,300   2,300     3,400                     19,000    (1)Aware                             533,662     92,287    136,425
 17,800   3,200     5,000                     26,000    (1)BreezeCom, foreign                665,275    119,600    186,875
 11,900   2,100     3,200                     17,200    (1)CommScope                         542,937     95,812    146,000
 20,900   3,800     5,500                     30,200    (1)Com21                             982,300    178,600    258,500
 32,400   5,800     8,600                     46,800    (1)Digital Microwave               1,097,550    196,475    291,325
 18,300   3,300     4,900                     26,500    (1)Orckit Communications, foreign  1,226,100    221,100    328,300
 57,200  10,300    15,800                     83,300    (1)Tollgrade Communications        3,031,600    545,900    837,400
 26,000   4,700     6,900                     37,600    (1)Westell Technologies Class A      828,750    149,812    219,937
                                                            Total                         46,463,013  8,352,072 12,341,694

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                                                            Transportation--.9%
                                  84,500      84,500    SkyWest, Inc.
 24,700             6,500                     31,200    (1)Atlas Air                         676,163    123,188    177,938
                                                            Total                            676,163    123,188    177,938
                                                        Total Common Stocks

Repurchase Agreement--0.5%
                               2,105,000   2,105,000    ABN AMRO, Inc., 6.18%, dated 3/31/2000, due 4/3/2000

        RESTRICTED SECURITIES - 0.0% (2)
----------------------------------------
Common Stocks - 0.0%
         42,272                               42,272    Westgate Acquisitions                                 0
Non-Convertible Preferred Stock- 0.0%
         86,198                               86,198    Westgate Acquisitions Series A                        0

Limited Partnerships - 0.0%
(percentage ownership)
1.78%                                          1.78%    (1) Alta Berkeley III, foreign       161,520
0.69%                                          0.69%    (1) South Street Corporate
                                                            Recovery Fund I
1.65%    1.10%                                 2.75%    (1) South Street Leveraged
                                                            Corporate Recovery Fund I
         1.42%                                 1.42%    (1) Vanguard Associates III                       11,795
                                                        Total                                161,520      11,795         0
Convertible Debentures-0.0%
    258,332                                  258,332    Air Communications Series B                0

                                                                    Exercise         Exercise
Warrants - 0.0%                                                      Price             Date

      1,805                                    1,805    Gala Gen     $11.08          07/09/00      0
     22,501                                   22,501    GalaGen      $11.08          01/29/01      0
                                        Total                                                      0           0         0
                                        Total Restricted Securities

        SHORT - TERM SECURITIES - 1.2%
                                                                                                 Market
Commercial Paper -0.8%                                            Rate            Maturity       Value (a)
                                                        Associates (Financial)
     2,500,000                             2,500,000                  6.20%       04/03/00     2,549,122
                                                        Gillette (Consumer Non-Durables)
                             1,200,000     1,200,000                  6.20%       04/03/00                       1,199,587
Investment Company - 0.4%                               Total                                  2,549,122       0 1,199,587

       375,260     683,686     919,835     1,978,781    Firstar Institutional Money              375,260 683,686   919,835
                                                        Market Fund 5.69%

Demand Note - 0.0
                   141,760                   141,760    Wisconsin Electric (Utilities)                   141,760

                                                        Total Short-Term Securities

                 TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES                                            90,628,150 16,470,613   25,142,520

(1)   Non-Income Producing Security

(2)   Restricted securities generally must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
      of 1933 prior to being sold to the public.

</TABLE>


IAI Emerging Growth Fund
IAI Long Term Growth Fund
IAI Capital Appreciation Fund
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
Pro Forma Combining Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2000


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Value
                                           Federated
                                           Aggressive            Pro Forma
                                           Growth                Combined

<S>                                       <C>                   <C>
Common Stocks--98.3%
    Capital Goods--4.8%
ACT Manufacturing, Inc.                     5,218,969             5,218,969
Dupont Photomasks, Inc.                       886,444               886,444
Flextronics International Ltd.              1,246,744             1,246,744
Newpark Resources, Inc.                     1,060,000             1,060,000
Orbital Sciences Corp.                      1,778,400             1,778,400
Waste Connections, Inc.                     1,127,625             1,127,625
Zomax Optical Media, Inc.                   3,771,650             3,771,650
(1)Advanced Lighting Technologies                                   530,625
(1)Applied Science and Technology                                 2,274,800
(1)IFCO Systems, foreign                                            615,383

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<PAGE>

(1)Trex Company                                                     707,625
(1)Zebra Technologies Class A                                     3,025,000
    Total                                  15,089,832            22,243,265

    Communication Services--3.4%
Covad Communications Group, Inc.            1,395,625             1,395,625
Cypress Communications, Inc.                  227,850               227,850
FirstWorld Communications, Inc.,
Class B                                       352,488               352,488
IDT Corp.                                   2,344,750             2,344,750
MGC Communications, Inc.                    3,188,900             3,188,900
Net2000 Communications, Inc.                   83,125                83,125
Nextel Partners, Inc., Class A                220,400               220,400
TeleCorp PCS, Inc.                            175,950               175,950
Tritel, Inc.                                   45,900                45,900
(1)Catalina Marketing                                             2,055,375
(1)Official Payments                                                508,200
(1)Profit Recovery Group
   International, foreign                                         1,940,650
(1)TTI Team Telecom International                                 1,230,900
(1)Valassis Communications                                        2,361,856
    Total                                   8,034,988            16,131,969

    Consumer Cyclicals--7.1%
Avenue A, Inc.                                 33,550                33,550
Career Education Corp.                      1,309,000             1,309,000
Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc.          759,525               759,525
Diamond Technology Partners, Class A        2,176,325             2,176,325
Digital Impact, Inc.                           60,456                60,456
Insight Enterprises, Inc.                   2,308,316             2,308,316
MIPS Technologies, Inc.                     2,458,625             2,458,625
Modem Media . Poppe Tyson, Inc.             3,114,475             3,114,475
Navigant Consulting, Inc.                   1,947,000             1,947,000
Pacific Sunwear of California               3,041,962             3,041,962
Webvan Group, Inc.                            937,875               937,875
bebe stores, Inc.                             896,375               896,375
(1)Express Scripts Class A                                          625,800
(1)Kenneth Cole
   Productions Class A                                            1,522,900
(1)99 Cents Only Stores                                           3,412,081
(1)Pacific Sunwear of California                                  2,964,500
(1)Wild Oats Markets                                              1,730,200
(1)Aftermarket Technology                                         4,068,750
    Total                                  19,043,484            33,367,715

    Consumer Staples--4.9%
Beasley Broadcast Group,                    1,258,925             1,258,925
  Inc., Class A
Citadel Communications Corp.                2,586,094             2,586,094
P. F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.            1,281,938             1,281,938
Radio One, Inc.                             2,698,313             2,698,313
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.           2,903,497             2,903,497
TiVo, Inc.                                  2,617,650             2,617,650
XM Satellite Radio Holdings,                1,970,438             1,970,438
  Inc., Class A
(1)JAKKS Pacific                                                  3,409,031
(1)Apollo Group Class A                                           1,267,028
(1)Hotel Reservations
  Network Class A                                                 1,224,750
(1)Papa John's International                                      1,607,100
    Total                                  15,316,855            22,824,764

    Energy--5.7%
Cal Dive International, Inc.                  867,825               867,825
Cooper Cameron Corp.                        1,872,500             1,872,500
ENSCO International, Inc.                   1,715,938             1,715,938
Nabors Industries, Inc.                     2,014,175             2,014,175
Patterson Energy, Inc.                      4,340,225             4,340,225
Precision Drilling Corp.                    1,385,063             1,385,063
R&B Falcon Corp.                            3,458,503             3,458,503
UTI Energy Corp.                            1,985,650             1,985,650
Varco International, Inc.                   1,931,625             1,931,625
Weatherford International, Inc.             4,532,294             4,532,294
(1)Patterson Energy                                               2,327,275
    Total                                  24,103,798            26,431,073

    Financials 2.8%

Americredit Corp.                           1,058,681             1,058,681
E-LOAN, Inc.                                  815,500               815,500
Intercept Group, Inc.                       2,886,575             2,886,575
Metris Cos., Inc.                           1,745,488             1,745,488
Net.B@nk, Inc.                              3,168,100             3,168,100
Radian Group                                                      3,619,453
    Total                                   9,674,344            13,293,797

    Health Care--9.0%
Advance Paradigm, Inc.                      2,192,125             2,192,125
Affymetrix, Inc.                            1,157,813             1,157,813
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.               1,869,300             1,869,300
Gilead Sciences, Inc.                       2,788,500             2,788,500
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.                 1,079,813             1,079,813

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Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc.                  926,838               926,838
Maxim Pharmacceuticals, Inc.                2,032,394             2,032,394
Microvision, Inc.                           5,306,625             5,306,625
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.              818,213               818,213
Osteotech, Inc.                             2,067,775             2,067,775
Protein Design Laboratories, Inc.           2,655,300             2,655,300
QLT Phototherapeutics, Inc.                 1,768,000             1,768,000
Theragenics Corp.                           2,204,200             2,204,200
(1)Patterson Dental                                               1,707,863
(1)Renal Care Group                                               2,444,182
(1)Albany Molecular Research                                      2,013,937
(1)Antigenics                                                       118,174
(1)Coherent                                                       1,669,200
(1)Eclipse Surgical Technologies                                    357,744
(1)Emisphere Technologies                                         1,213,876
(1)InfoCure                                                       1,412,588
(1)GalaGen                                                           12,642
(1)Maxygen                                                          352,012
Mentor                                                            2,577,150
(1)Novoste                                                        1,156,000
    Total                                  26,866,896            41,902,264

    Technology 59.7%
24/7 Media, Inc.                            2,294,950             2,294,950
ACTV, Inc.                                  4,382,813             4,382,813
Accrue Software, Inc.                       2,995,116             2,995,116
Aether Systems, Inc.                        2,686,200             2,686,200
Airnet Communications Corp.                 2,522,488             2,522,488
Allaire Corp.                               2,102,375             2,102,375
Ancor Communications, Inc.                  3,824,625             3,824,625
AnswerThink Consulting Group, Inc.          1,471,138             1,471,138
AudioCodes Ltd.                             3,553,275             3,553,275
Aurora Bioscences, Inc.                     1,614,563             1,614,563
Avanex Corp.                                  182,100               182,100
Aware, Inc.                                 3,189,938             3,189,938
Bluestone Software, Inc.                    2,683,125             2,683,125
Braun Consulting, Inc.                      2,809,600             2,809,600
Caliper Technologies Corp.                    145,575               145,575
Centra Software, Inc.                          16,800                16,800
Chordiant Software, Inc.                    1,397,500             1,397,500
Clarent Corp.                               2,353,894             2,353,894
Cobalt Networks, Inc.                       2,458,100             2,458,100
Cognizant Technology
  Solutions Corp.                           4,000,000             4,000,000
Comverse Technology, Inc.                   1,606,500             1,606,500
Concentric Network Corp.                    3,294,500             3,294,500
Concur Technologies, Inc.                   1,726,163             1,726,163
Conexant Systems, Inc.                      2,760,054             2,760,054
Credence Systems Corp.                      3,215,713             3,215,713
Crossroads Systems, Inc.                    2,756,775             2,756,775
Cybersource Corp.                           4,153,375             4,153,375
Cymer, Inc.                                 1,500,000             1,500,000
Delano Technology Corp.                       646,200               646,200
Digital River, Inc.                         1,709,250             1,709,250
E-Tek Dynamics, Inc.                        3,128,825             3,128,825
EarthWeb, Inc.                              2,063,575             2,063,575
Egain Communications Corp.                  4,811,948             4,811,948
Extreme Networks, Inc.                      2,701,800             2,701,800
F5 Networks, Inc.                           2,682,900             2,682,900
FairMarket, Inc.                              200,200               200,200
Firepond, Inc.                              2,132,844             2,132,844
GRIC Communications, Inc.                   1,518,750             1,518,750
Gadzoox Networks, Inc.                      3,619,281             3,619,281
Healtheon Corp.                             1,060,300             1,060,300
Henry Jack & Associates, Inc.               2,946,313             2,946,313
Hi/fn, Inc.                                 3,175,050             3,175,050
ISS Group, Inc.                             4,823,100             4,823,100
Informatica Corp.                           1,566,975             1,566,975
InterWAVE Communications
  International Ltd.                          897,725               897,725
Intertrust Technologies Corp.               2,188,750             2,188,750
Interwoven, Inc.                              131,700               131,700
Keynote Systems, Inc.                       2,883,450             2,883,450
Kopin Corp.                                 3,334,375             3,334,375
Lante Corp.                                    39,488                39,488
Liberate Technologies, Inc.                 1,568,750             1,568,750
MMC Networks, Inc.                          2,616,900             2,616,900
Marimba, Inc.                               3,106,400             3,106,400
Mastech Corp.                               4,196,625             4,196,625
MatrixOne, Inc.                                59,906                59,906
Medquist, Inc.                              1,905,844             1,905,844
Mercury Interactive Corp.                   1,474,050             1,474,050
Micrel, Inc.                                2,208,000             2,208,000
Micromuse, Inc.                             3,511,956             3,511,956
Neon Systems, Inc.                          3,065,700             3,065,700
NetIQ Corp.                                 2,953,113             2,953,113
Netro Corp.                                 4,134,994             4,134,994
Niku Corp.                                    222,369               222,369
Official Payments Corp.                       604,800               604,800
ONYX Software Corp.                         3,659,250             3,659,250
OTG Software, Inc.                          2,382,469             2,382,469
Onvia.com, Inc.                             1,675,213             1,675,213

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<PAGE>

PRI Automation, Inc.                        2,188,275             2,188,275
Packeteer, Inc.                             1,659,000             1,659,000
Paradyne Networks, Inc.                     3,227,100             3,227,100
Pilot Network Services, Inc.                4,727,938             4,727,938
Quantum Effect Devices, Inc.                  509,600               509,600
Quokka Sports, Inc.                           646,000               646,000
RF Micro Devices, Inc.                      3,735,625             3,735,625
Razorfish, Inc.                               225,500               225,500
Register.Com, Inc.                            347,500               347,500
SCM Microsystems, Inc.                      3,462,900             3,462,900
Satyam Infoway Ltd., ADR                    2,868,938             2,868,938
SmartForce PLC, ADR                         3,426,863             3,426,863
Software.com, Inc.                            953,675               953,675
Tollgrade Communications, Inc.              4,107,500             4,107,500
Veeco Instruments, Inc.                     2,464,200             2,464,200
VerticalNet, Inc.                           1,836,000             1,836,000
Virata Corp.                                4,394,500             4,394,500
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.                 1,799,875             1,799,875
WebTrends Corp.                             4,190,400             4,190,400
Witness Systems, Inc.                       2,530,238             2,530,238
XCare.net, Inc.                             1,444,688             1,444,688
eGain Communications Corp.                  5,374,200             5,374,200
WebMethods, Inc.                              337,925               337,925
(1)Alamosa PCS Holdings                                           1,158,925
(1)American Mobile Satellite                                      1,538,400
(1)CCC Information Services Group                                 4,628,950
(1)Diamond Technology Partners                                      486,550
(1)DSET                                                           1,812,406
(1)Exchange Applications                                          1,566,487
(1)Great Plains Software                                          1,377,076
(1)iGATE Capital                                                  2,044,164
(1)IMRglobal                                                      3,100,688
(1)Wavo                                                             622,050
(1)ADE                                                              543,400
(1)Advanced Radio Telecom                                         1,324,999
(1)American Xtal Technology                                       1,673,787
(1)ArrowPoint Communications                                        154,030
(1)AstroPower                                                       975,837
(1)California Amplifier                                             610,700
(1)Cognex                                                         1,136,444
(1)Datalink                                                       1,670,000
(1)Exar                                                           2,068,156
(1)Lattice Semiconductor                                          2,463,825
(1)Mercury Computer Systems                                       3,191,538
National Computer Systems                                         1,908,200
(1)REMEC                                                          4,418,750
(1)Sawtek                                                         1,944,813
(1)Three-Five Systems                                             4,191,960
(1)Visual Networks                                                  737,750
(1)Zamba                                                          1,182,916
(1)Zoran                                                          1,419,075
(1)ANADIGICS                                                      2,280,300
(1)ANTEC                                                          2,012,081
(1)Aware                                                            762,374
(1)BreezeCom, foreign                                               971,750
(1)CommScope                                                        784,749
(1)Com21                                                          1,419,400
(1)Digital Microwave                                              1,585,350
(1)Orckit Communications, foreign                                 1,775,500
(1)Tollgrade Communications                                       4,414,900
(1)Westell Technologies Class A                                   1,198,499
    Total                                 211,764,833           278,921,612

    Transportation--.9%
SkyWest, Inc.                               3,306,063             3,306,063
(1)Atlas Air                                        0               977,289
    Total                                   3,306,063             4,283,352
    Total Common Stocks                                         459,399,811


ABN AMRO, Inc., 6.18%, dated 3/31/2000,     2,105,000             2.105,000
   due 4/3/2000




Westgate Acquisitions                                                     0

Westgate Acquisitions Series A                                            0



(1) Alta Berkeley III, foreign                                      161,520
(1) South Street Corporate
    Recovery Fund I                                                       0
(1) South Street Leveraged
    Corporate Recovery Fund I                                             0
(1) Vanguard Associates III                                          11,795
     Total                                                          173,315

Air Communications Series B                                               0

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<PAGE>

            Exercise         Exercise
             Price             Date

Gala Gen     $11.08          07/09/00
GalaGen      $11.08          01/29/01
    Total                                           0                     0
    Total Restricted Securities                                     173,315

                                          Market
              Rate        Maturity       Value (a)
Associates (Financial)
              6.20%       04/03/00     2,549,122                  2,549,122
Gillette (Consumer Non-Durables)
              6.20%       04/03/00     1,199,587                  1,199,587
Investment Company - 0.4%
Total                                  2,549,122                  3,748,709

Firstar Institutional Money            375,260                    1,978,781
  Market Fund 5.69%

Demand Note - 0.0
Wisconsin Electric (Utilities)                                      141,760

Total Short-Term Securities                                       5,869,250

    TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES       335,306,093           467,869,250

(1)   Non-Income Producing Security

(2)   Restricted securities generally must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
      of 1933 prior to being sold to the public.
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>



                                IAI Regional Fund
                       Federated Capital Appreciation Fund
               Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements (unaudited)
                                 March 31, 2000

Basis of Combination

The  accompanying  unaudited  Pro  Forma  Combining  Statements  of  Assets  and
Liabilities,  Statements of Operations and Schedule of  Investments  ("Pro Forma
Financial  Statements")  reflect the accounts of IAI Regional Fund and Federated
Capital Appreciation Fund,  collectively ("the Funds"), for the year ended March
31, 2000. These statements have been derived from the books and records utilized
in calculating daily net asset values at March 31, 2000.

The Pro Forma Combining  Financial  Statements are presented for the information
of the  reader  and may not  necessarily  be  representative  of what the actual
combined financial statements would have been had the reorganization occurred at
March 31, 2000. They should be read in conjunction with the historical financial
statements  of the  Funds  which  have been  incorporated  by  reference  in the
Statement  of  Additional  Information.  The  Funds  follow  generally  accepted
accounting  principles  applicable to management  investment companies which are
disclosed in the historical financial statements of each fund.

The Pro Forma  Financial  Statements  give  effect to the  proposed  exchange of
assets of IAI Regional Fund for shares of Federated Capital Appreciation Fund as
if the  reorganization  had been  consummated on March 31, 2000. Under generally
accepted accounting principles,  Federated Capital Appreciation Fund will be the
surviving entity for accounting  purposes with its historical cost of investment
securities and results of operations being carried forward.

To the extent the acquired fund has capital losses, they will be carried forward
to the acquiring  fund.  The acquiring  fund will be able to use these losses to
offset future capital gains it realizes,  subject to limitations,  and, thereby,
minimize taxable gains to its shareholders.

Adjustments to Pro Forma Combining Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The  following  assumptions  were made to the pro forma  combining  statement of
assets and liabilities.

The Pro Forma net asset value per share assumes the issuance of 6,130,505 shares
of the Federated  Capital  Appreciation Fund in exchange for 9,113,962 shares of
the IAI  Regional  Fund  which  would  have been  issued at March 31,  2000,  in
connection with the proposed reorganization.

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<PAGE>


Adjustments to Pro Forma Combining Statement of Operations

The following assumptions were made as part of the pro forma combining statement
of operations.

The pro forma combined  Federated Capital  Appreciation Fund will use all of the
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund's current service providers at their current
contracted rates.

Under  terms  of  the  IAI  Regional  Fund's  Management  Agreement,  Investment
Advisers,  Inc.  ("IAI") is required to pay for all expenses of the IAI Regional
Fund, except certain costs (primarily those incurred in the purchase and sale of
assets,  taxes,  interest and  extraordinary  expenses),  in return for the fund
paying  an all  inclusive  management  fee  equal  to an  annual  rate of  1.25%
declining to 1.10% of average daily net assets.  The  Management  Agreement also
provides that IAI will reimburse the IAI Regional Fund for the fees and expenses
it pays to Directors who are not "interested  persons" of the Fund or reduce its
fee by an  equivalent  amount.  For the year ended March 31, 2000,  IAI Regional
Fund paid  investment  advisory  fees  equal to 1.25% of its  average  daily net
assets.

Federated Investment  Management Company ("FIMC") acts as the investment adviser
for the Federated Capital Appreciation Fund. For its services,  FIMC receives an
annual fee equal to 0.75% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

An  adjustment  to the  combining  investment  advisory fee reflects  investment
advisory fees charged at 0.75% of the pro forma  combined  fund's  average daily
assets.

Administrative personnel and services will be provided to the combined entity by
Federated  Services Company for a fee based on a scale that ranges from 0.15% to
0.075% of the  average  aggregate  daily net  assets  of all  funds  advised  by
Federated Investors, Inc., subject to a minimum fee of $125,000 plus $30,000 for
each additional class of shares per annum.

Custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agent, and portfolio accountant fees
are  calculated  based on existing fund  contracts  that stipulate base fees and
other factors such as the fund's asset size, number of accounts,  and number and
types of transactions.

The  director's  fees of the pro forma  adjusted  entity  have been  adjusted to
reflect  estimated fees incurred by the Federated  Capital  Appreciation  Fund's
board of directors.

The pro  forma  shareholder  services  fee has  been  adjusted  to  reflect  the
combination  of the IAI  Regional  Fund's  net  assets  into  Federated  Capital
Appreciation Fund's Class A Shares.

Pro forma legal, share registration, insurance, and miscellaneous fees have been
adjusted to reflect the estimated charges of the combined entity.

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<PAGE>


<TABLE>
                                IAI Regional Fund
                       Federated Capital Appreciation Fund
                        Pro Forma Combining Statements of
                             Assets and Liabilities
                           March 31, 2000 (Unaudited)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                              Federated
                                                 IAI           Capital
                                               Regional     Appreciation    Pro Forma        Pro Forma
                                                 Fund           Fund       Adjustment (3)     Combined
                                             ------------   ------------   -------------   ------------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>              <C>             <C>
ASSETS:
Investments in securities, at value          $184,644,067   $636,691,686     $           -   $821,335,753
Cash                                                    -            677                 -            677
Income receivable                                  57,190        471,356                 -        528,546
Receivable for shares sold                      6,091,260      4,776,154                 -     10,867,414
Receivable for Investments sold                         -      3,068,301                 -      3,068,301
Prepaid assets                                     65,773              -                 -         65,773
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
   Total assets                               190,858,290    645,008,174                 -    835,866,464
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
LIABILITIES:
Payable for investments purchased                  66,334     13,298,134                 -     13,364,468
Payable for shares redeemed                        11,663        263,441                 -        275,104
Bank overdraft                                    409,637                                         408,637
Income distribution payable                             -        197,004                          197,004
Accrued expenses                                  202,405        353,385                 -        555,790
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
  Total liabilities                               690,039     14,111,964                 -     14,802,003
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
NET ASSETS                                   $190,168,251   $630,896,210     $               $821,064,461
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
Paid in capital                              $135,389,682   $394,826,770     $                530,216,452
Net unrealized appreciation
  (depreciation) of investments                29,921,574    202,614,761                 -    232,536,335
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
  on investments                               24,791,569     34,717,556                 -     59,509,125
Accumulated undistributed net investment
  income/ (Distributions in excess of net
  investment income)                               65,426    (1,262,877)                 -    (1,197,451)
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
  Total Net Assets                           $190,168,251   $630,896,210     $               $821,064,461
NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND
  REDEMPTION PROCEEDS PER SHARE
Net Asset Value and Redemption Proceeds
  Per Share                                  $      20.87   $      31.02(1)                  $      31.02
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
Offering Price Per Share                     $      20.87   $      32.83(2)                  $      32.83
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
SHARES OUTSTANDING (ALL CLASSES)                9,113,962     20,430,834       (2,983,457)     26,561,339
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
COST OF INVESTMENTS                          $154,722,493   $434,076,925                     $588,799,418
                                             ------------   ------------     -------------   ------------
1  Class A shares
2  Computation of offering price per share 100/94.5 of net asset value
3  See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements for discussion of pro forma
   adjustments.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
                                                                                         IAI Regional Fund
                                                                                Federated Capital Appreciation Fund

                                                                           Pro Forma Combining Statements of Operations
                                                                               Year Ended March 31, 2000 (unaudited)
                                                            ------------------------------------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  Federated
                                                                     IAI          Capital
                                                                  Regional      Appreciation      Pro Forma       Pro Forma
                                                                    Fund            Fund          Adjustment       Combined
                                                              -------------    -------------    -------------   -------------
<S>                                                           <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividends                                                     $   1,342,737    $   4,421,230    $           -   $   5,763,967
Interest                                                          1,394,159        1,208,404                -       2,602,563
                                                              -------------    -------------    -------------   -------------
     Total investment income                                      2,736,896        5,629,634                        8,366,530
EXPENSES:
Investment advisory fee                                           2,736,606        2,975,424      (1,067,940)       4,644,090
Administrative personnel and services fee                                 -          293,265          167,300         460,565
Custodian fees                                                            -           28,093           16,000          44,093
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees                               -          384,644          175,000         559,644
Directors' fees                                                      89,804            4,908         (89,304)           5,408
Auditing fees                                                             -           19,983                -          19,983
Legal fees                                                                -            5,118                -           5,118
Portfolio accounting fees                                                 -          127,417           71,500         198,917
Shareholder services fees                                                 -          991,809          556,220       1,548,029
Share registration costs                                                  -          102,711           57,000         159,711
Printing and postage                                                      -          105,643           59,000         164,643
Interest expense                                                      7,039                -          (7,039)
Distribution services fee                                                 -          945,320                -         945,320
Miscellaneous                                                             -           19,403           15,000          34,403
                                                              -------------    -------------    -------------   -------------
  Total expenses                                                  2,833,449        6,003,738         (47,263)       8,789,924
Less fees waived/reimbursed by adviser                             (89,804)                -           89,804               -
                                                              -------------    -------------    -------------   -------------
  NET EXPENSES                                                    2,743,645        6,003,738           42,541       8,789,924
                                                              -------------    -------------    -------------   -------------
  NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(NET OPERATING LOSS)                  $     (6,749)    $   (374,104)    $    (42,541)   $   (423,394)
                                                              -------------    -------------    -------------   -------------
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
Net realized gain (loss) on investments                          46,275,035       45,176,469                -      91,451,504
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
  on investments                                               (23,558,321)      115,858,150                -      92,299,829
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments        22,716,714      161,034,619                -     183,751,333
     Change in net assets resulting from operations           $  22,709,965    $ 160,660,515    $    (42,541)   $ 183,327,939
                                                              =============    =============    =============   =============
</TABLE>

(See Legend to Pro Forma Adjustments on the following page)

(See Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements)

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IAI Regional Fund
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund

Pro Forma Combining Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2000



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

        Principal Amount Shares
                                                                                            Value

                 Federated                                                                                Federated
  IAI             Capital          Pro Forma                                                 IAI           Capital       Pro Forma
Regional        Appreciation       Combined                                                Regional      Appreciation     Combined


Common Stocks--87.8%

                                                      Basic Materials--5.0%
<S>            <C>                  <C>           <C>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
  181,000                             181,000      AptarGroup                             4,830,437                       4,830,437
   95,000                              95,000      Bemis Company                          3,503,125                       3,503,125
                  126,500             126,500      Bowater, Inc.                                          6,751,938       6,751,938
                  182,500             182,500      Martin Marietta Materials                              8,668,750       8,668,750
                  350,000             350,000      Millennium Chemicals, Inc.                             7,000,000       7,000,000
                   55,000              55,000      Phelps Dodge Corp.                                     2,612,500       2,612,500
                   93,000              93,000      Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.                            2,290,125       2,290,125
                  156,500             156,500      (1) Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.                      2,650,719       2,650,719
                   45,000              45,000      Southdown, Inc.                                        2,655,000       2,655,000
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                               8,333,562      32,629,032      40,962,594
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Capital Goods--7.2%

                   90,500              90,500      Danaher Corp.                                          4,615,500       4,615,500
   50,000                              50,000      Emerson Electric                       2,643,750                       2,643,750
                   64,000              64,000      General Electric Co.                                   9,932,000       9,932,000
                  128,500             128,500      Honeywell International, Inc.                          6,770,344       6,770,344
                   49,000              49,000      Koninklijke (Royal) Philips
                                                     Electronics NV, ADR                                  8,394,313       8,394,313
   65,000                              65,000      Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing     5,756,562                       5,756,562
  153,500                             153,500      Pentair                                5,689,094                       5,689,094
                  163,000             163,000      Tyco International Ltd.                                8,129,625       8,129,625
   75,000                              75,000      TRW                                    4,387,500                       4,387,500
   61,300                              61,300      (1) Zebra Technologies Class A         3,065,000                       3,065,000
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                              21,541,906      37,841,782      59,383,688
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Communication Services--5.8%

   85,000                              85,000      AT&T                                   4,781,250                       4,781,250
                  118,200             118,200      (1) AT&T Canada, Inc.                                  7,210,200       7,210,200
                  244,928             244,928      BroadWing, Inc.                                        9,108,256       9,108,256
                   71,000              71,000      GTE Corp.                                              5,041,000       5,041,000
                   86,560              86,560      (1) MCI Worldcom, Inc.                                 3,922,250       3,922,250
                   40,000              40,000      (1) MGC Communications, Inc.                           2,860,000       2,860,000
  120,000                             120,000      RR Donnelly                            2,512,500                       2,512,500
   52,000          42,000              94,000      Telephone and Data System, Inc.        5,772,000       4,662,000      10,434,000
                   41,700              41,700      (1) Viatel, Inc.                                       2,092,819       2,092,819
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                              13,065,750      34,896,525      47,962,275
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Consumer Cyclicals--6.8%

                  168,500             168,500      (1) BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.                          6,508,313       6,508,313
                   60,000              60,000      Block (H&R), Inc.                                      2,685,000       2,685,000
                  114,000             114,000      (1) Crown Castle International Corp.                   4,317,750       4,317,750
                   12,200              12,200      (1) DoubleClick, Inc.                                  1,142,225       1,142,225
                  118,000             118,000      Ford Motor Co.                                         5,420,625       5,420,625
                   72,000              72,000      General Motors Corp.                                   5,962,500       5,962,500
                   67,500              67,500      Home Depot, Inc.                                       4,353,750       4,353,750
                   35,600              35,600      (1) Internet Capital Group, Inc.                       3,215,125       3,215,125
                  118,500             118,500      Knight-Ridder, Inc.                                    6,036,094       6,036,094
                   91,000              91,000      Limited, Inc.                                          3,833,375       3,833,375
                   95,000              95,000      True North Communications, Inc.                        3,734,688       3,734,688
   58,500                              58,500      Target                                 4,372,875                       4,372,875
  150,000                             150,000      Walgren                                3,862,500                       3,862,500
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                               8,235,375      47,209,445      55,444,820
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============
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                                                       Consumer Staples--8.1%
<S>            <C>                  <C>           <C>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
                   98,178              98,178      (1) AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media
                                                     Group, Inc., Class A                                 5,817,047       5,817,047
                   77,000              77,000      CBS Corp.                                              4,360,125       4,360,125
                  125,400             125,400      (1) Charter Communications, Inc.                       1,796,747       1,796,747
  155,000                             155,000      (1) De Vry                             4,727,500                       4,727,500
                  259,800             259,800      Fort James Corp.                                       5,715,600       5,715,600
                  155,000             155,000      (1) Heidrick & Struggles
                                                     International, Inc.                                  6,219,375       6,219,375
  155,000                             155,000      McDonald's                             5,822,187                       5,822,187
                  135,900             135,900      News Corp. Ltd., ADR                                   6,489,225       6,489,225
                   91,000              91,000      PepsiCo, Inc.                                          3,145,188       3,145,188
                  133,500             133,500      (1) Safeway, Inc.                                      6,040,875       6,040,875
   65,400                              65,400      Time Warner                            6,540,000                       6,540,000
                   57,800              57,800      (1) UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.,
                                                     Class A                                              4,338,613       4,338,613
                  148,000             148,000      (1) Westwood One, Inc.                                 5,365,000       5,365,000
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                              17,089,687      49,287,795      66,377,482
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Energy--5.0%

                   58,738              58,738      BP Amoco PLC, ADR                                      3,116,785       3,116,785
                   69,000              69,000      (1) Cooper Cameron Corp.                               4,614,375       4,614,375
   68,000                              68,000      Diamond Offshore Drilling              2,715,750                       2,715,750
   61,000          76,000             137,000      Exxon Mobil Corp.                      4,746,562       5,913,750      10,660,312
                  142,500             142,500      Halliburton Co.                                        5,842,500       5,842,500
                  363,000             363,000      (1) R&B Falcon Corp.                                   7,146,563       7,146,563
                  223,500             223,500      Tosco Corp.                                            6,802,781       6,802,781
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                               7,462,312      33,436,754      40,899,066
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Financials--9.3%

                  226,000             226,000      Ace, Ltd.                                              5,169,750       5,169,750
                  155,500             155,500      Alliance Capital Management
                                                     Holding LP                                           6,443,531       6,443,531
                  166,000             166,000      Allstate Corp.                                         3,952,875       3,952,875
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<CAPTION>
<S>            <C>                  <C>           <C>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
                  112,700             112,700      Capital One Financial Corp.                            5,402,556       5,402,556
                   91,000              91,000      Chase Manhattan Corp.                                  7,934,063       7,934,063
                   89,398              89,398      Citigroup, Inc.                                        5,302,419       5,302,419
                   40,000              40,000      Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.                       1,767,500       1,767,500
                   65,000              65,000      Fifth Third Bancorp                                    4,095,000       4,095,000
  105,000                             105,000      Household International                3,917,813                       3,917,813
                   99,000              99,000      Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.                         9,603,000       9,603,000
  100,000                             100,000      MGIC Investment                        4,362,500                       4,362,500
                   94,580              94,580      Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & Co.                      7,714,181       7,714,181
                   80,500              80,500      Nationwide Financial Services,
                                                     Inc., Class A                                        2,354,625       2,354,625
                  360,000             360,000      Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.                                2,722,500       2,722,500
                  146,500             146,500      Wells Fargo Co.                                        5,997,344       5,997,344
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                               8,280,313      68,459,344      76,739,657
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Health Care--9.3%

  100,000         106,500             206,500      Abbott Laboratories                    3,518,750       3,747,469       7,266,219
   51,900                              51,900      Allergan                               2,595,000                       2,595,000
                  136,900             136,900      American Home Products Corp.                           7,341,263       7,341,263
                   80,000              80,000      (1) Amgen, Inc.                                        4,910,000       4,910,000
   77,000          74,000             151,000      Baxter International, Inc.             4,826,938       4,638,875       9,465,813
                   86,000              86,000      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.                               4,966,500       4,966,500
  790,400                             790,400      (1) Diametrics Medical                 8,892,000                       8,892,000
    7,312                               7,312      (1) GalaGen                               18,967                          18,967
                   28,000              28,000      Genentech, Inc.                                        4,256,000       4,256,000
  125,000                             125,000      Medtronic                              6,429,687                       6,429,687
                   61,000              61,000      Merck & Co., Inc.                                      3,789,625       3,789,625
  167,500                             167,500      (1) Sybron International               4,857,500                       4,857,500
                  160,600             160,600      Teva Pharmaceutical
                                                     Industries Ltd., ADR                                 5,992,388       5,992,388
                   53,364              53,364      Warner-Lambert Co.                                     5,202,990       5,202,990
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                              31,138,842      44,845,110      75,983,952
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Technology--26.8%

                   58,900              58,900      (1) ACTV, Inc.                                         2,065,181       2,065,181
                   85,000              85,000      (1) Adaptec, Inc.                                      3,283,125       3,283,125
  156,000                             156,000      (1) ADC Telecommunications             8,404,500                       8,404,500
                   33,000              33,000      (1) Agilent Technologies, Inc.                         3,432,000       3,432,000
                   68,000              68,000      (1) Amdocs Ltd.                                        5,010,750       5,010,750
   40,000         111,500             151,500      (1) America Online, Inc.               2,690,000       7,498,375      10,188,375
                   39,500              39,500      (1) Apple Computer, Inc.                               5,364,594       5,364,594
                   92,000              92,000      (1) Cisco Systems, Inc.                                7,112,750       7,112,750
                   81,500              81,500      (1) Citrix Systems, Inc.                               5,399,375       5,399,375
                  203,000             203,000      (1) Compuware Corp.                                    4,275,688       4,275,688
                   63,000              63,000      (1) Conexant Systems, Inc.                             4,473,000       4,473,000
   35,000                              35,000      Corning                                6,790,000                       6,790,000
   91,000          20,000             111,000      (1) DST Systems, Inc.                  5,909,313       1,298,750       7,208,063
   25,000                              25,000      (1)Diamond Technology Partners         1,643,750                       1,643,750
                   62,900              62,900      (1) EMC Corp. Mass                                     7,862,500       7,862,500
                  117,300             117,300      (1) Electronics for Imaging, Inc.                      7,038,000       7,038,000
                   56,000              56,000      (1) Exodus Communications, Inc.                        7,868,000       7,868,000
                   45,000              45,000      (1) Extreme Networks, Inc.                             3,555,000       3,555,000
                   51,500              51,500      (1) F5 Networks, Inc.                                  3,489,125       3,489,125
  120,000                             120,000      Harris                                 4,147,500                       4,147,500
                  163,100             163,100      (1) IGATE Capital Corp.                                7,359,888       7,359,888
                   14,700              14,700      (1) Infineon Technologies AG                             803,035         803,035
                   44,000              44,000      (1) Inktomi Corp.                                      8,580,000       8,580,000
  110,000                             110,000      (1)IntraNet Solutions                  5,060,000                       5,060,000
                   23,900              23,900      (1) Keynote Systems, Inc.                              2,443,775       2,443,775
                   58,000              58,000      (1) Lexmark Intl. Group, Class A                       6,133,500       6,133,500
   22,000                              22,000      (1) Metromedia Fiber Network Class A   2,128,500                       2,128,500
                   30,500              30,500      (1) Microsoft Corp.                                    3,240,625       3,240,625
   43,500                              43,500      (1) Motorola                           6,193,312                       6,193,312
                   37,000              37,000      Nokia Oyj, Class A, ADR                                8,038,250       8,038,250
                   48,000              48,000      Nortel Networks Corp.                                  6,048,000       6,048,000
                  111,000             111,000      (1) Oracle Corp.                                       8,664,938       8,664,938
   20,000                              20,000      (1) QUALCOMM                           2,986,250                       2,986,250
                   82,100              82,100      (1) RF Micro Devices, Inc.                            11,032,188      11,032,188
   21,000                              21,000      (1) S1                                 1,799,437                       1,799,437
                   52,000              52,000      (1) SDL, Inc.                                         11,069,500      11,069,500
                   60,500              60,500      (1) Sun Microsystems, Inc.                             5,669,039       5,669,039
   35,000                              35,000      (1) Tellabs                            2,204,453                       2,204,453
                  122,000             122,000      (1) Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.                       11,742,500      11,742,500
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                              49,957,015     169,851,451     219,808,466
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============




                                                       Transportation--1.2%

   95,000                              95,000      C.H. Robinson Worldwide                3,538,750                       3,538,750
                  114,000             114,000      (1) FedEx Corp.                                        4,446,000       4,446,000
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<CAPTION>
<S>            <C>                  <C>           <C>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
                   60,000              60,000      (1) Iron Mountain, Inc.                                2,043,750       2,043,750
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                               3,538,750       6,489,750      10,028,500
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Utilities--3.3%
                  221,000              221,000     Entergy Corp.                                          4,461,438       4,461,438
                  141,700              141,700     Equitable Resources, Inc.                              6,349,931       6,349,931
                  102,000              102,000     Montana Power Co.                                      6,528,000       6,528,000
                  146,398              146,398     SCANA Corp.                                            3,595,901       3,595,901
                  146,600              146,600     Williams Cos., Inc. (The)                              6,441,238       6,441,238
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                   0          27,376,508      27,376,508
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                   Total Common Stocks                  168,643,512     552,323,496     720,967,008
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

Corporate Bonds--2.9%
                                                       Capital Goods--0.4%

                2,000,000            2,000,000     Sanmina Corp., Conv. Bond,
                                                     4.25%, 5/1/2004                                      3,202,160       3,202,160
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Communication Services--1.5%

                6,000,000            6,000,000     Level 3 Communications, Inc.,
                                                     Conv. Bond, 6.00%, 3/15/2010                         6,040,320       6,040,320
                5,400,000            5,400,000     NEXTEL Communications, Inc.,
                                                     Conv. Bond, 5.25%, 1/15/2010                         6,453,702       6,453,702
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                   0          12,494,022      12,494,022
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Consumer Cyclicals--0.4%

                1,060,000            1,060,000     Omnicom Group, Inc.,
                                                     Conv. Bond, 2.25%, 1/6/2013                          2,039,323       2,039,323
                  840,000              840,000     Omnicom Group, Inc.,
                                                     Sub. Deb., 2.25%, 1/6/2013                           1,616,068       1,616,068
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                   0           3,655,391       3,655,391
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============
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<CAPTION>

<S>            <C>                  <C>           <C>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>
                                                       Technology--0.6%

                1,640,000            1,640,000     ASM Lithography Holding NV,
                                                     Conv. Bond, 4.25%, 11/30/2004                        1,973,182       1,973,182
                3,600,000            3,600,000     Conexant Systems, Inc.,
                                                     Conv. Bond, 4.00%, 2/1/2007                          3,265,272       3,265,272
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                   0           5,238,454       5,238,454
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                   Total Corporate Bonds                                 24,590,027      24,590,027
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

Preferred Stocks--3.1%
                                                       Basic Materials--0.3%

                   45,000               45,000     Monsanto Co., Conv. Pfd., $2.60                        2,058,750       2,058,750
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                   Communication Services--0.9%

                   60,000               60,000     Cox Communications, Inc.,
                                                     PRIZES, $1.71                                        7,260,000       7,260,000
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Consumer Staples--0.9%

                   40,000               40,000     Cox Communications, Inc.,
                                                     PRIDES, $.88                                         2,540,000       2,540,000
                   37,800               37,800     Ralston Purina Co., SAILS, $1.08                       1,103,288       1,103,288
                   71,500               71,500     XM Satellite Radio Holdings,
                                                     Inc., Conv. Pfd., $4.13                              3,950,375       3,950,375
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                               7,593,663       7,593,663
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Technology--0.5%

                   78,200               78,200     Verio, Inc., Conv. Pfd., $.84                          4,398,750       4,398,750
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                       Utilities--0.5%

                   92,000               92,000     K N Energy, Inc., Conv. Pfd., $3.55                    4,347,000       4,347,000
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                   Total Preferred Stocks                                25,658,163      25,658,163
                                                  ---------------------------------                                  ==============

Repurchase Agreements--4.2%

               34,120,000           34,120,000     ABN AMRO, Inc., 6.18%,
                                                     dated 3/31/2000, due 4/3/2000                       34,120,000      34,120,000
                                                  ---------------------------------                                  ==============


          RESTRICTED SECURITIES - 0.0% (3)
--------------------------------------------------

Common Stocks - 0.0%

    1,600                                1,600     (1) Anglo Chinese Investment
                                                         Company, foreign                   303,120                         303,120
   42,272                               42,272     (1) Westgate Acquisition                    0                               0
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                 303,120                         303,120
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

Non-Convertible Preferred Stock - 0.0%

   86,198                               86,198     (1) Westgate Acquisitions
                                                     Series A                                  0                               0
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============


Limited Partnerships - 0.0%
(percentage ownership)
     3.56%                                3.56%    (1) Alta Berkeley III, foreign           323,050                         323,050
     3.08%                                3.08%    (1) South Street Corporate
                                                     Recovery Fund I                           0                               0
     3.85%                                3.85%    (1) South Street Leveraged
                                                     Corporate Recovery Fund I                 0                               0
     6.20%                                6.20%    (1) Vanguard Associates III               63,169                          63,169
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                 386,219                         386,219
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============
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Convertible Debentures - 0.0%
<S>                                   <C>          <C>                                        <C>                    <C>

  258,332                              258,332     (1) Air Communications Series B,
                                                     10.00%, 02/28/97                          0                               0

                                                             Exercise    Exercise
                                                               Price       Date
Warrants - 0.0%                                   ---------------------------------

                                                   Gala Gen    $11.08    07/09/00                                              0

                                                   GalaGen     $11.08    01/29/01                                              0
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                                                                    0
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

                                                   Total Restricted Securities              689,339                         689,339
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

           SHORT-TERM SECURITIES - 1.8%
--------------------------------------------------

                                                                                            Market
                                                        Rate         Maturity             Value (a)
Commercial Paper - 1.7%                           ---------------------------------   ----------------

                                                   BP Amoco Capital (Financial)
4,300,000                            4,300,000          6.23%        04/03/00             4,298,512                       4,298,512
                                                   Bell Atlantic Network Funding
                                                     (Financial)
3,000,000                            3,000,000          6.00%        04/10/00             2,995,500                       2,995,500
                                                   (2) Warner Lambert (Health
                                                     Technology)
3,000,000                            3,000,000          5.98%        04/04/00             2,998,505                       2,998,505
                                                   Wisconsin Electric Fuel (Utilities)
1,048,000                            1,048,000          6.00%        04/14/00             1,045,729                       1,045,729
                                                   Xerox (Producer Manufacturing)
3,000,000                            3,000,000          6.20%        04/06/00             2,997,492                       2,997,492
                                                  ---------------------------------    ---------------------------------------------
                                                      Total                              14,335,738                      14,335,738
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

Investment Company - 0.1%

  975,478                              975,478     Firstar Institutional Money
                                                     Market Fund 5.69%                      975,478                         975,478
                                                                                                                      ==============

                                                   TOTAL SHORT-TERM SECURITIES                                           15,311,216
                                                  ---------------------------------                                   ==============

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                TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
                                                                                       $184,644,067    $636,691,686    $821,335,753
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(1)  Non-income producing security.
(2)  Represents security sold within terms of a private placement memorandum exempt from registration under Section 144A 4(a) of the
     Securities Act of 1933.
     These issues may only be sold to other qualified institutional buyers and are considered liquid under guidelines established by
     the Board of Directors.
(3)  Restricted securities generally must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933
     prior to being sold to the public.
</TABLE>

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PART C

                  Information  required  to be  included  in Part C is set forth
         under the appropriate item, so numbered, in Part C of this Registration
         Statement.


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                       Federated Stock and Bond Fund, Inc.

                                     Part C
                                Other Information


ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION; (1)
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
-------- --------

(1)      (a)   Conformed  copy  of   Articles  of   Restatement  of  Charter, as
               amended; (2)
         (a)   Conformed  copy  of the  Registrant's Articles of Amendment dated
               March 29, 1996; (3)
(2)      Copy of By-Laws of the Registrant as amended; (2)
         (a)   Copy of Amendment No. 13 to By-Laws of the Registrant; (3)
         (b)   Copy of Amendment No. 14 to By-Laws of the Registrant; (3)
         (c)   Copy of Amendment No. 15 to By-Laws of the Registrant; (3)
(3)      Voting Trust Agreements - none.
(4)      A  copy  of the  Agreement  and  Plan of  Reorganization is included as
         Exhibit A  to the  Combined  Proxy  Statement  and  Prospectus  of this
         Registration Statement; (filed herewith)
(5)      (a)   Copy of  Specimen  Certificate for Shares of Capital Stock of the
               Registrant; (4)
(6)      (a)   Conformed   copy   of   Investment   Advisory   Contract  of  the
               Registrant; (1)
(7)      (a)   Conformed copy of Distributor's Contract of the Registrant; (5)
         (b)   Conformed copy of Exhibit B to the Distributor's  Contract of the
               Registrant; (4)
         (c)   Conformed copy of Distributor's  Contract; (6)
         (d)   Conformed copy of Amendment to the Distribution Plan; (6)
         (e)   Conformed copy of the  Specimen  Mutual  Funds  Sales and Service
               Agreement;  Mutual  Funds  Service  Agreement;  and Plan Trustee/
               Mutual Funds Service Agreement; (7)
(8)      Bonus, Profit-Sharing or Pension Plans - none.
(9)      (a)   Conformed copy of the Custodian Contract of the Registrant; (1)
         (b)   Conformed copy of Custodian Fee Schedule; (8)
         (c)   Conformed  copy of   Amended and  Restated  Shareholder  Services
               Agreement; (8)
         (d)   Conformed  copy of the  Shareholder Services Sub-Contract between
               Fidelity and Federated Shareholder Services; (9)
(10)     (a)   Conformed Copy of Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan of the Registrant,
               including Exhibit A; (4)
(11)     Conformed copy of the Opinion of Counsel as to legality of shares being
         registered; (filed herewith)


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(12)     Conformed copy of the Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
         regarding certain tax matters; (filed herewith)
(13)     None.
(14)     Conformed   copies of   Consents of   Independent   Public Accountants;
         (filed herewith)
(15)     Financial Statements omitted from Part B - none.
(16)     Conformed copy of Powers of Attorney; (10)
         (a)   Conformed copy of Limited Power of Attorney; (11)
         (b)   Conformed copy of Power of Attorney of  Chief  Investment Officer
               of the Registrant; (3)
         (c)   Conformed  copy  of  Power of   Attorney  of   Treasurer   of the
               Registrant; (3)
         (c)   Conformed  copy  of  Power  of  Attorney  of   Director    of the
               Registrant; (10)
         (d)   Conformed  copy  of  Power  of  Attorney  of   Director    of the
               Registrant;  (10)
         (e)   Conformed  copy  of  Power  of  Attorney  of   Director    of the
               Registrant;  (10)
         (f)   Conformed  copy  of  Power  of  Attorney  of   Director    of the
               Registrant; (10)

(17)     Form of Proxy; (filed herewith)

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(1)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment   No. 85 on   Form N-1A  filed  December 29, 1994. (File Nos.
         2-10415 and 811-1)
(2)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 87 on Form N-1A  filed  December  28,  1995.  (File Nos.
         2-10415 and 811-1)
(3)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 98 on Form N-1A  filed  December  30,  1998.  (File Nos.
         2-10415 and 811-1)
(4)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 88 on Form N-1A filed July 1, 1996.  (File Nos.  2-10415
         and 811-1)
(5)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 83 on Form N-1A  filed  December  28,  1993.  (File Nos.
         2-10415 and 811-1)
(6)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 96 on Form N-1A filed  December 29, 1997.  (File Nos. 2-
         10415 and 811-1)
(7)      Response is  incorporated  by reference to  Item 24(b)(6)  of the  Cash
         Trust Series II Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC
         on July 24, 1995.  (File No. 33-38550 and 811-6269)
(8)      Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 94 on Form N-1A  filed  October  31,  1997.  (File  Nos.
         2-10415 and 811-1)
(9)      Response is  incorporated  by  reference to Item  24(b)(9)(iii)  of the
         Federated GNMA Trust Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the
         SEC on March 25, 1996 (File Nos. 2-10415 and 811-1)
(10)     Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment  No. 100 on Form N-1A filed  December  28,  1999.  (File Nos.
         2-10415 and 811-1)
(11)     Response is incorporated  by reference to  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 91 on Form N-1A,  filed December 23, 1996.  (File Nos. 2-
         10415 and 811-1)


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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
-------  ------------

(1)      The undersigned  Registrant  agrees that prior to any public reoffering
         of the securities  registered  through the use of a prospectus which is
         part of this  Registration  Statement  by any  person  or party  who is
         deemed to be an  underwriter  within the  meaning of Rule 145(c) of the
         Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the  reoffering  prospectus  will
         contain the information called for by the applicable  registration form
         for the  reofferings  by  persons  who may be deemed  underwriters,  in
         addition  to the  information  called  for by the  other  items  of the
         applicable form.

(2)      The undersigned  Registrant  agrees that every prospectus that is filed
         under  paragraph (1) above will be filed as part of an amendment to the
         Registration  Statement  and will not be used  until the  amendment  is
         effective,  and that in determining  liability under the Securities Act
         of 1933, as amended,  each post-effective  amendment shall be deemed to
         be a new Registration Statement for the securities offered therein; and
         the  offering  of the  securities  at that  time  shall be deemed to be
         initial BONA FIDE offering of them.

(3)      Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to this
         registration  statement on Form N-14,  containing an opinion of counsel
         supporting the tax consequences of the reorganization  described herein
         within a reasonable  time after  receipt of such  opinion,  and, in any
         event, prior to the consummation of the reorganization.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant,  FEDERATED STOCK & BOND FUND,  INC., its  Registration  Statement on
Form  N-14  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,  on the
19th day of June, 2000.

                        FEDERATED STOCK & BOND FUND, INC.


                        By: /s/ C. Grant Anderson
                            ---------------------
                            C. Grant Anderson, Assistant Secretary
                            Attorney in Fact for John F. Donahue
                            June 19, 2000

Pursuant to the  requirements to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this  Registration  Statement has been signed below by the following  persons in
the capacity and on the date indicated:

         NAME                       TITLE                       DATE

By:      /s/ C. Grant Anderson      Attorney In Fact For the    June 19, 2000
         ---------------------      Persons Listed Below
         C. Grant Anderson
         Assistant Secretary

         NAME                       TITLE

John F. Donahue*                    President and Director
                                    (Chief Executive Officer)

John W. McGonigle*                  Executive Vice President and Secretary

Richard J. Thomas *                 Treasurer (Principal Financial and
                                           Accounting Officer)

Thomas G. Bigley*                   Director

John T. Conroy, Jr.*                Director

Nicholas P. Constantakis*           Director

John F. Cunningham*                 Director

J. Christopher Donahue*             Director

Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.*            Director


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Peter E. Madden*                    Director

Charles F. Mansfield, Jr*           Director

John E. Murray, Jr., J.D., S.J.D.*  Director

Marjorie P. Smuts*                  Director

John S. Walsh*                      Director

* By Power of Attorney



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