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SUPPLEMENT TO CIGNA FUNDS GROUP
CHARTER FUNDS /SM/ INSTITUTIONAL
CLASS PROSPECTUS dated May 1, 2000
The first paragraph on page 44 of the prospectus is deleted and replaced with
the following:
Each fund reserves the right to limit purchases of shares, may refuse
to sell shares (including purchases by exchange) of a fund to any
person, may waive or lower investment minimums or otherwise modify the
conditions of purchase, and may act on instructions believed to be
genuine, if in the judgment of fund management it is in the best
interest of the fund.
