May 10, 1996
DREYFUS GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED JULY 1, 1995
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE LAST PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 14 IN THE SECTION OF THE FUND'S
PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND."
Mellon Bank, N.A., One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15258, serves as the Fund's Custodian.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS OR REPLACES THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE SECTIONS OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT OF
THE FUND," "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES," "SHAREHOLDER SERVICES," AND "HOW TO
REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Effective December 1, 1995, Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Dreyfus Corporation, located at One American Express Plaza,
Providence, Rhode Island 02903, serves as the Fund's Transfer and Dividend
Disbursing Agent (the "Transfer Agent").
Effective January 1, 1996, the telephone number for the following
transactions is 1-800-645-6561 or, if you are calling from overseas,
516-794-5452:
* Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege
* Telephone Exchange Privilege
* Wire Redemption Privilege
* Telephone Redemption Privilege
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES ANY CONTRARY INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS IN THE SECTION
ENTITLED "MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND."
Effective September 11, 1995, the Fund's primary portfolio manager is
Timothy M. Ghriskey. Mr. Ghriskey has been employed by The Dreyfus
Corporation since July 1995. From 1985 to June 1995, Mr. Ghriskey was Vice
President and Associate Managing Partner of Loomis, Sayles & Company.
018s051096
May 10, 1996
DREYFUS GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information
Dated July 1, 1995
The following information supplements or replaces the information
contained in the following indicated sections of the Fund's Statement of
Additional Information:
PURCHASE OF FUND SHARES
Dreyfus TeleTransfer Privilege. Dreyfus TeleTransfer purchase orders
may be made at any time. Purchase orders received by 4:00 P.M., New York
time, on any business day that Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., the Fund's transfer
and dividend disbursing agent (the "Transfer Agent"), and the New York
Stock Exchange are open for business will be credited to the shareholder's
Fund account on the next bank business day following such purchase order.
Purchase orders made after 4:00 P.M., New York time, on any business day
the Transfer Agent and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business,
or orders made on Saturday, Sunday or any Fund holiday (e.g., when the New
York Stock Exchange is not open for business), will be credited to the
shareholder's Fund account on the second bank business day following such
purchase order.
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT,
COUNSEL AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Dreyfus Transfer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Manager, is
located at One American Express Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903,
and serves as the Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent. Under a
transfer agency agreement with the Fund, the Transfer Agent arranges for
the maintenance of shareholder account records for the Fund, the handling
of certain communications between shareholders and the Fund and the
payment of dividends and distributions payable by the Fund. For these
services, the Transfer Agent receives a monthly fee computed on the basis
of the number of shareholder accounts it maintains for the Fund during the
month, and is reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses. The Transfer
Agent has no part in determining the investment policies of the Fund or
which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Fund.
Mellon Bank, N.A., One Mellon Bank Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15258, is the Fund's Custodian.
