COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
IN THE DREYFUS PREMIER THIRD CENTURY FUND, INC. CLASS Z SHARES
AND THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX
EXHIBIT A:
THE
DREYFUS
PREMIER
STANDARD THIRD
& POOR'S 500 CENTURY
COMPOSITE FUND,
STOCK INC.
PERIOD PRICE (CLASS Z
INDEX * SHARES)
3/29/72 10,000 10,000
5/31/72 10,266 10,061
5/31/73 10,124 8,177
5/31/74 8,721 7,551
5/31/75 9,556 9,193
5/31/76 10,928 10,781
5/31/77 10,937 12,082
5/31/78 11,656 14,870
5/31/79 12,522 17,335
5/31/80 14,858 24,830
5/31/81 18,603 33,866
5/31/82 16,607 26,088
5/31/83 25,378 37,009
5/31/84 24,604 33,576
5/31/85 32,415 43,715
5/31/86 43,971 52,949
5/31/87 53,275 60,640
5/31/88 49,807 58,265
5/31/89 63,136 70,235
5/31/90 73,604 82,355
5/31/91 82,259 96,514
5/31/92 90,345 100,299
5/31/93 100,816 110,350
5/31/94 105,101 109,657
5/31/95 126,288 122,610
5/31/96 162,168 163,843
5/31/97 209,909 205,945
5/31/98 274,269 263,121
5/31/99 331,948 316,522
5/31/00 366,689 382,701
* Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.
All percentages shown above are based on Total Net Assets.