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Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
Registration File No.: 2-57209
supplement dated September 20, 2000
DAVIS CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUND
A SERIES OF
DAVIS SERIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2000
The following information supplements and should be read in conjunction with the
section of the Fund's Prospectus called "Who is Responsible For Your Davis
Account."
On September 20, 2000, Jason Voss began serving as a portfolio manager of Davis
Convertible Securities Fund. Both Mr. Voss and Andrew A. Davis, the Fund's
original portfolio manager, will manage Davis Convertible Securities Fund. Mr.
Voss joined Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., in May 1998 as a securities analyst
for the Fund. Before joining Davis Selected Advisers, L.P., Mr. Voss was a
research analyst for Portfolio Management Consultants. Mr. Voss earned a
Master's Degree in Business Administration at the University of Colorado.
