Supplement dated October 1, 1997 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1997
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ADVANTUS Series Fund, Inc.
400 Robert Street North . St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 . 1-800-443-3677
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Effective October 1, 1997, the Portfolio Manager of the Small Company Value
Portfolio of the Series Fund will be Mr. Douglas Pugh. Mr. Pugh was an Equity
Analyst for Advantus Capital Management, Inc. and MIMLIC Asset Management
Company from June 1994 to September 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Pugh
attended the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota from
July 1993 to May 1994; and was a Financial Analyst from June 1990 to June 1993
with Kemper Corporation, Long Grove, Illinois.
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F. 51608 10-1997
