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GMO Trust Prospectus Supplement - Filing pursuant to Rule 497(e)
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January 29, 1998
Dear GMO Trust Shareholder:
On page 48 of the GMO Trust Prospectus dated January 9, 1998, under the heading
"Fixed Income Funds," please insert the following language before the last
sentence of the first paragraph:
Each of the Domestic Bond, U.S. Bond/Global Alpha A, U.S. Bond/Global Alpha B,
International Bond, Currency Hedged International Bond, Global Bond, Emerging
Country Debt and Inflation Indexed Bond Funds may invest up to 10% of its total
assets in high quality money market instruments such as securities issued by
the U.S. government and agencies thereof, bankers' acceptances, commercial
paper, and bank certificates of deposit.