March 1, 2000
The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information
Dated August 16, 1999
The seventh paragraph contained in the section of the
Fund's Statement of Additional Information entitled
"Purchase of Shares - Class A Shares" relating to the
purchase of Class A shares at net asset value through
certain broker-dealers with the proceeds from the redemption
of shares of certain registered open-end management
investment companies not managed by Dreyfus or its
affiliates is eliminated.
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The following information supplements and should be
read in conjunction with the section of the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information entitled "Purchase of Shares -
Class T Shares".
Class T shares also may be purchased at net asset
value, subject to appropriate documentation, through a
broker-dealer or other financial institution with the
proceeds from the redemption of shares of a registered open-
end management investment company not managed by Dreyfus or
its affiliates. The purchase of Class T shares of the Fund
must be made within 60 days of such redemption and the
shares redeemed must have been subject to an initial sales
charge or a CDSC.
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Effective December 31, 1999, the following information
supersedes and replaces the first sentence of the first
paragraph contained in the section of the Fund's Statement
of Additional Information entitled "Purchase of Shares--
Right of Accumulation - Class A and Class T Shares."
Reduced sales loads apply to any purchase of Class A and
Class T shares, shares of other funds in the Dreyfus Premier
Family of Funds which are sold with a sales load, shares of
certain other funds advised by Dreyfus or Founders Asset
Management LLC ("Founders"), an affiliate of Dreyfus, which
are sold with a sales load and shares acquired by a previous
exchange of such shares (hereinafter referred to as "Eligible
Funds"), by you and any related "purchaser" as defined above,
where the aggregate investment, including such purchase, is
$50,000 or more.
Effective December 31, 1999, the following information
supersedes and replaces the first and second sentences of
the first paragraph contained in the section of the Funds'
Statement of Additional Information entitled "Shareholder
Services -- Fund Exchanges."
You may purchase, in exchange for shares of the Fund,
shares of the same (or comparable) Class of another fund in
the Dreyfus Premier Family of Funds, shares of the same
Class (or comparable) of certain funds advised by Founders,
or shares of certain other funds in the Dreyfus Family of
Funds, and, with respect to Class T shares of the Fund,
Class A shares of certain Dreyfus Premier fixed-income
funds, to the extent such shares are offered for sale in
your state of residence.
Effective December 31, 1999, the following information
supersedes and replaces the first sentence of the first
paragraph contained in the section of the Funds' Statement
of Additional Information entitled "Shareholder Services --
Dreyfus Auto-Exchange Privilege."
Dreyfus Auto-Exchange Privilege permits you to purchase
(on a semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly or annual basis), in
exchange for shares of the Fund, shares of the same (or
comparable) Class of another fund in the Dreyfus Premier
Family of Funds, shares of the same (or comparable) Class of
certain funds advised by Founders, or shares of certain
other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds, and, with
respect to Class T shares of the Fund, Class A shares of
certain Dreyfus Premier fixed-income funds, of which you are
a shareholder.
Effective December 31, 1999, the following information
supersedes and replaces the first sentence of the first
paragraph contained in the section of the Fund's Statement of
Additional Information entitled "Shareholder Services --
Dividend Options."
Dreyfus Dividend Sweep allows you to invest
automatically your dividends or dividends and capital gain
distributions, if any, from the Fund in shares of the same
(or comparable) Class of another fund in the Dreyfus Premier
Family of Funds, shares of the same (or comparable) Class of
certain funds advised by Founders, or shares of certain
other funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds, and, with
respect to Class T shares of the Fund, in Class A shares of
certain Dreyfus Premier fixed-income funds, of which you are
a shareholder.
Effective December 31, 1999, the following information
supersedes and replaces the fifth paragraph contained in the
section of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information
entitled "Purchase of Shares - Class A Shares."
Class A shares are offered at net asset value without a
sales load to employees participating in Eligible Benefit
Plans. Class A shares also may be purchased (including by
exchange) at net asset value without a sales load for
Dreyfus-sponsored IRA "Rollover Accounts" with the
distribution proceeds from a qualified retirement plan or a
Dreyfus-sponsored 403(b)(7) plan, provided, at the time of
such distribution, such qualified retirement plan or Dreyfus-
sponsored 403(b)(7) plan (a) met the requirements of an
Eligible Benefit Plan and all or a portion of such plan's
assets were invested in funds in the Dreyfus Premier Family
of Funds, the Dreyfus Family of Funds, certain funds advised
by Founders or certain other products made available by the
Distributor to such plans, or (b) invested all of its assets
in certain funds in the Dreyfus Premier Family of Funds,
certain funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds, certain funds
advised by Founders or certain other products made available
by the Distributor to such plans.
Effective December 31, 1999, the following information
supplements and should be read in conjunction with the
section of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information
entitled "Purchase of Shares - Class T Shares."
Class T shares are offered at net asset value without a
sales load to employees participating in Eligible Benefit
Plans. Class T shares also may be purchased (including by
exchange) at net asset value without a sales load for
Dreyfus-sponsored IRA "Rollover Accounts" with the
distribution proceeds from a qualified retirement plan or a
Dreyfus-sponsored 403(b)(7) plan, provided, at the time of
such distribution, such qualified retirement plan or Dreyfus-
sponsored 403(b)(7) plan (a) met the requirements of an
Eligible Benefit Plan and all or a portion of such plan's
assets were invested in funds in the Dreyfus Premier Family
of Funds, the Dreyfus Family of Funds, certain funds advised
by Founders or certain other products made available by the
Distributor to such plans, or (b) invested all of its assets
in funds in the Dreyfus Premier Family of Funds, certain
funds in the Dreyfus Family of Funds, certain funds advised
by Founders or certain other products made available by the
Distributor to such plans.
