T. ROWE PRICE
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Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
Supplement to prospectus dated May 1, 1999
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Effective immediately, the first sentence under principal investment strategy
on page 1 of the prospectus will be replaced with the following:
What is the fund's principal investment strategy?
The fund will invest at least 65% of total assets in stocks and
equity-related securities of small companies. A small-company is defined as
having a market capitalization that falls within the range of companies in
the Russell 2000 Index, a widely used benchmark for small-cap stock
performance.
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The date of this supplement is February 7, 2000.
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F65-041 2/07/00
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February 8, 2000
Laura J. Riegel, Esquire
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc.
File Nos.: 002-12171/811-696
Dear Ms. Riegel:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497 of the Securities Act of 1933,
we are hereby filing the above-captioned Fund's sticker dated February 7,
2000.
The purpose of the sticker is to revise the first sentence under Principal
Investment Strategy on page 1 of the Prospectus.
If you have any questions about this filing, please give me a call at
410-345-6601 or, in my absence, Melissa Hill at 410-345-6646.
Sincerely,
/s/Forrest R. Foss
Forrest R. Foss
