March 22, 2000
THE DREYFUS FUND INCORPORATED
Supplement to the
Statement of Additional Information
Dated May 1, 1999
The following information replaces all contrary information
contained in the sections of the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI") entitled "Description of the Fund", "Management of the Fund"
and "Management Arrangements":
Effective March 22, 2000, Dreyfus Service Corporation ("DSC")
became the distributor to the Fund. DSC is located at 200 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10166.
The following information replaces the information contained in
the section of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") entitled
"Management of the Fund - Officers of the Fund":
Stephen E. Canter, President. President, Chief Operating Officer, and
Chief Investment Officer of the Manager, and an officer of other
investment companies advised and administered by the Manager. Mr.
Canter also is a Director or an Executive Committee Member of the
other investment management subsidiaries of Mellon Financial
Corporation, each of which is an affiliate of the Manager. He is
54 years old.
Mark N. Jacobs, Vice President. Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel to the Manager, and an officer of other investment
companies advised and administered by the Manager. He is 53 years
old.
Joseph Connolly, Vice President and Treasurer. Director - Mutual Fund
Accounting of the Manager, and an officer of other investment
companies advised and administered by the Manager. He is 42 years
old.
Michael A. Rosenberg, Secretary. Associate General Counsel of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 40 years old.
Steven F. Newman, Assistant Secretary. Associate General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary of the Manager, and an officer of other
investment companies advised and administered by the Manager. He
is 50 years old.
Robert R. Mullery, Assistant Secretary. Assistant General Counsel of
the Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised
and administered by the Manager. He is 48 years old.
James Windels, Assistant Treasurer. Senior Treasury Manager of the
Manager, and an officer of other investment companies advised and
administered by the Manager. He is 41 years old.
The address of each Fund officer is 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10166.
