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METROPOLITAN SERIES FUND, INC.
SUPPLEMENT DATED January 24, 2000
To
PROSPECTUS DATED April 30, 1999
The following information supplements the Metropolitan Series Fund
Prospectus dated April 30, 1999. You should keep this Supplement to the
Prospectus for future reference.
o Change in the portfolio manager for the State Street Research Income
Portfolio: The paragraph under "About The Investment Managers - State
Street Research Income Portfolio" on page 19 of the Prospectus is
changed to read as follows:
"John H. Kallis, a Senior Vice President at State Street Research who
joined the firm in 1987, is the portfolio manager for the Portfolio and
has been primarily responsible for its day-to-day management since
January 2000."
