KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, 485BPOS, 1996-12-09

KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
485BPOS, 1996-12-09

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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DECEMBER 9, 1996.

File Nos. 33-11050/
811-4947

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 [X]

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 21 [X]

KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(617) 338-3200

Rosemary D. Van Antwerp, Esq., 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA
02116-5034
Name and Address of Agent for Service

It is proposed that this filing will become effective

___ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
X on December 10, 1996 pursuant to paragraph (b)
___ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
___ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
___ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
___ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant
has elected to register an indefinite number of its securities under the
Securities Act of 1933. A Rule 24f-2 Notice for Registrant's fiscal year ended
July 31, 1996 was filed September 25, 1996.

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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

CONTENTS OF
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 20 to REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registration Statement No.
33-11050/811-4947 consists of the following pages, items of information and
documents.

The Facing Sheet

The Contents Page

The Cross-Reference Sheet

PART A

Prospectus

PART B

Statement of Additional Information

PART C

PART C - OTHER INFORMATION - ITEMS 24(a) and 24(b)

Financial Statements

Independent Auditors' Report

Exhibit Listing

PART C - OTHER INFORMATION - ITEMS 25-32 - AND SIGNATURE PAGES

Number of Holders of Securities

Indemnification

Business and Other Connections

Principal Underwriter

Location of Accounts and Records

Signatures

Exhibits (including Powers of Attorney)
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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Cross-Reference Sheet pursuant to Rules 404 and 495 under the Securities Act of
1933.

Items in
Part A of
Form N-1A Prospectus Caption
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1 Cover Page

2 Fee Table

3 Performance Data
Financial Highlights

4 Cover Page
The Fund
Investment Objectives and Policies
Investment Restrictions
Risk Factors
Additional Investment Information

5 Fund Management and Expenses
Additional Information

5A Not Applicable
6 The Fund
Distributions and Taxes
Fund Shares
Shareholder Services

7 How to Buy Shares
Shareholder Services
Pricing Shares

8 How to Redeem Shares

9 Not applicable
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Items in
Part B of
Form N-1A Statement of Additional Information Caption
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10 Cover Page

11 Table of Contents

12 The Fund

13 Investment Policies
Investment Restrictions
Brokerage
Appendix

14 Declaration of Trust
Trustees and Officers

15 Additional Information

16 Investment Management
Principal Underwriter
Additional Information

17 Brokerage

18 Declaration of Trust

19 Valuation of Securities

20 Distributions and Taxes

21 Principal Underwriter

22 Standardized Total Return and Yield Quotations

23 Financial Statements
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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

PART A

PROSPECTUS
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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
PROSPECTUS DECEMBER 10, 1996
CLASS Y

Keystone Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund") is a mutual fund that seeks high
current income from interest on debt securities. Secondarily, the Fund
considers potential for growth of capital in selecting securities. The Fund
intends to allocate its assets principally between eligible domestic high
yield, high risk bonds and debt securities of foreign governments and foreign
corporations. In addition, from time to time, the Fund will allocate a portion
of its assets to United States ("U.S.") government securities.

This prospectus provides information regarding the Fund's Class Y shares,
which the Fund will begin offering January 2, 1997. Information on share
classes may be found in the "Fund Shares" section of this prospectus.

This prospectus concisely states information about the Fund that you should
know before investing. Please read it and retain it for future
reference.

Additional information about the Fund is contained in a statement of
additional information dated December 10, 1996, which has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference into this
prospectus. For a free copy, or for other information about the Fund, write to
the address or call the telephone number provided on this page.

SHARES OF THE FUND ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF, OR GUARANTEED OR
ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK, AND SHARES ARE NOT FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.

KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
200 BERKELEY STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116-5034
CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-343-2898

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Fee Table 2
Financial Highlights 3
The Fund 6
Investment Objectives and Policies 6
Investment Restrictions 8
Risk Factors 8
Pricing Shares 11
Dividends and Taxes 11
Fund Management and Expenses 12
How to Buy Shares 15
How to Redeem Shares 16
Shareholder Services 18
Performance Data 19
Fund Shares 20
Additional Information 20
Additional Investment Information (i)

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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FEE TABLE
KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

The purpose of this fee table is to assist investors in understanding the
costs and expenses that an investor in Class Y shares of the Fund will bear
directly or indirectly. For more complete descriptions of the various costs
and expenses, see the following sections of this prospectus: "Fund Management
and Expenses;'" "How to Buy Shares;'" and "Shareholder Services."

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CLASS Y SHARES
NO LOAD
SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTION EXPENSES OPTION(1)
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Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases .......................................................... None
(as a percentage of offering price)
Deferred Sales Load .............................................................................. None
(as a percentage of the lesser of original purchase price or redemption
proceeds, as applicable)
Exchange Fee (per exchange)(2) ................................................................... $10.00
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES(3)
(as a percentage of average net assets)
Management Fees .................................................................................. 0.65%
12b-1 Fees ....................................................................................... None
Other Expenses ................................................................................... 0.42%
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Total Fund Operating Expenses .................................................................... 1.07%
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EXAMPLES(4) 1 YEAR 3 YEARS
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<S> <C> <C>
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming
(1) 5% annual return and (2) redemption at the end of each period:
Class Y ...................................................................................... $11 $34
You would pay the following expenses on the same investment, assuming
no redemption at the end of each period:
Class Y ...................................................................................... $11 $34
AMOUNTS SHOWN IN THE EXAMPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST
OR FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.

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(1) Class Y shares are available only through broker-dealers who have entered into special distribution agreements with Keystone
Investment Distributors Company, the Fund's principal underwriter.
(2) There is no fee for exchange orders received by the Fund directly from an individual investor over the Keystone Automated
Response Line ("KARL"). (For a description of KARL, see "Shareholder Services".)
(3) Expense ratio is estimated for the Fund's fiscal year ending July 31, 1997. Total Fund Operating Expenses includes indirectly
paid expenses. Excluding indirectly paid expenses, the expense ratio for Class Y shares is expected to be 1.05%. The Fund also
offers Class A, B and C shares which have different expenses and sales charges.
(4) The Securities and Exchange Commission requires use of a 5% annual return figure for purposes of this example.
Actual return for the Fund may be greater or less than 5%.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND -- CLASS A SHARES

(For a share outstanding throughout each year)

The following table contains important financial information relating to
the Fund and has been audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Fund's independent
auditors. The table appears in the Fund's Annual Report and should be read in
conjunction with the Fund's financial statements and related notes, which also
appear, together with the independent auditors' report, in the Fund's Annual
Report. The Fund's financial statements, related notes, and independent
auditors' report are incorporated by reference into the statement of
additional information. Additional information about the Fund's performance is
contained in its Annual Report, which will be made available upon request and
without charge.
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<CAPTION>
FEBRUARY 13,
1987
(COMMENCEMENT
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, OF OPERATIONS)
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1996 1995 1994(c) 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 JULY 31, 1987
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE BEGINNING
OF YEAR ............... $ 6.89 $ 7.35 $ 7.86 $ 7.02 $ 6.10 $ 7.17 $ 9.02 $ 9.36 $ 10.04 $10.00
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income ... 0.54 0.64 0.61 0.69 0.78 0.89 1.03 1.10 1.05 0.22
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, closed
futures contracts and
forward foreign currency
related transactions .. (0.09) (0.45) (0.44) 0.89 0.89 (1.01) (1.79) (0.31) (0.65) 0.00
------- ------- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -----
Total from investment
operations ............ 0.45 0.19 0.17 1.58 1.67 (0.12) (0.76) 0.79 0.40 0.22
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
Net investment income ... (0.52) (0.60) (0.61) (0.72) (0.75) (0.89) (1.04) (1.11) (1.08) (0.18)
In excess of net
investment income ..... 0 (0.03) (0.03) (0.02) 0 (0.06) (0.05) 0 0 0
Tax basis return of capital (0.05) (0.02) (0.04) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net realized gains ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0.02) 0 0
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Total distributions ..... (0.57) (0.65) (0.68) (0.74) (0.75) (0.95) (1.09) (1.13) (1.08) (0.18)
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NET ASSET VALUE END OF
YEAR .................. $ 6.77 $ 6.89 $ 7.35 $ 7.86 $ 7.02 $ 6.10 $ 7.17 $ 9.02 $ 9.36 $10.04
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TOTAL RETURN(a) ......... 6.84% 3.00% 1.86% 24.13% 28.73% 0.54% (8.55%) 9.00% 4.49% 2.20%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses ....... 1.30%(d) 1.33% 1.32% 1.80% 2.09% 2.00% 2.00% 1.81% 1.28% 1.00%(b)
Total expenses excluding
reimbursement ....... 1.30%(d) 1.33% 1.32% 1.80% 2.12% 2.25% 2.01% 1.90% 2.08% 6.08%(b)
Net investment income . 8.05% 9.31% 7.79% 9.50% 11.73% 15.23% 12.91% 12.06% 10.98% 10.12%(b)
101% 95% 92% 151% 95% 82% 36% 73% 46% 13%
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NET ASSETS END OF YEAR
(THOUSANDS) ........... $68,118 $85,970 $105,181 $85,793 $70,459 $70,246 $83,106 $138,499 $114,310 $8,191
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(a) Excluding applicable sales charges.
(b) Annualized for the period from April 14, 1987 (Commencement of Investment Operations) to July 31, 1987.
(c) Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratio of total expenses to average net assets for the year ended July 31, 1996 includes indirectly paid expenses. Excluding
indirectly paid expenses, the expense ratio would have been 1.28%.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND -- CLASS B SHARES

(For a share outstanding throughout each year)

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<CAPTION>
FEBRUARY 1, 1993
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, (DATE OF INITIAL
------------------------------------ PUBLIC OFFERING) TO
1996 1995 1994(c) JULY 31, 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE BEGINNING OF YEAR ............. $ 6.92 $ 7.38 $ 7.89 $ 7.07
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income ......................... 0.50 0.60 0.55 0.24
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments, closed futures contracts and
forward foreign currency related transactions (0.09) (0.47) (0.44) 0.92
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Total from investment operations .............. 0.41 0.13 0.11 1.16
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
Net investment income ......................... (0.47) (0.55) (0.55) (0.24)
In excess of net investment income 0 (0.03) (0.03) (0.10)
Tax basis return of capital ................... (0.05) (0.01) (0.04) 0
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Total distributions ........................... (0.52) (0.59) (0.62) (0.34)
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NET ASSET VALUE END OF YEAR ................... $ 6.81 $ 6.92 $ 7.38 $ 7.89
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TOTAL RETURN(a) ............................... 6.21% 2.12% 1.10% 16.75%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses .............................. 2.07%(d) 2.06% 2.07% 2.37%(b)
Net investment income ....................... 7.28% 8.58% 7.11% 7.18%(b)
Portfolio turnover rate ....................... 101% 95% 92% 151%

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NET ASSETS END OF YEAR (THOUSANDS) ............ $123,389 $149,091 $162,866 $35,415
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(a) Excluding applicable sales charges.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratio of total expenses to average net assets for the year ended July 31, 1996 includes indirectly paid expenses. Excluding
indirectly paid expenses, the expense ratio would have been 2.05%.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND -- CLASS C SHARES

(For a share outstanding throughout each year)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FEBRUARY 1, 1993
YEAR ENDED JULY 31, (DATE OF INITIAL
------------------------------------ PUBLIC OFFERING) TO
1996 1995 1994(c) JULY 31, 1993
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NET ASSET VALUE BEGINNING OF YEAR ............... $ 6.92 $ 7.37 $ 7.88 $ 7.07
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INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income ........................... 0.49 0.59 0.55 0.24
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments, closed futures contracts
and forward foreign currency related
transactions .................................. (0.09) (0.45) (0.44) 0.91
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Total from investment operations ................ 0.40 0.14 0.11 1.15
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
Net investment income ........................... (0.47) (0.55) (0.55) (0.24)
In excess of net investment income .............. 0 (0.03) (0.03) (0.10)
Tax basis return of capital ..................... (0.05) (0.01) (0.04) 0
------- ------- ------- -------
Total distributions ............................. (0.52) (0.59) (0.62) (0.34)
------- ------- ------- -------
NET ASSET VALUE END OF YEAR ..................... $ 6.80 $ 6.92 $ 7.37 $ 7.88
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TOTAL RETURN(a) ................................. 6.07% 2.27% 1.09% 16.61%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:
Total expenses ................................ 2.07%(d) 2.08% 2.07% 2.25%(b)
Net investment income ......................... 7.29% 8.56% 7.09% 7.35%(b)
Portfolio turnover rate ......................... 101% 95% 92% 151%
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NET ASSETS END OF YEAR (THOUSANDS) .............. $31,816 $46,221 $59,228 $19,706
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(a) Excluding applicable sales charges.
(b) Annualized.
(c) Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
(d) Ratio of total expenses to average net assets for the year ended July 31, 1996 includes indirectly paid expenses. Excluding
indirectly paid expenses, the expense ratio would have been 2.05%.
</TABLE>
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THE FUND
The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company, commonly
known as a mutual fund. The Fund was formed as a Massachusetts business trust
on October 24, 1986. The Fund is one of approximately twenty funds managed by
Keystone Management, Inc. ("Keystone Management"), the Fund's investment
manager, and is one of more than thirty funds managed or advised by Keystone
Investment Management Company ("Keystone"), the Fund's investment adviser.
Keystone and Keystone Management are, from time to time, collectively referred
to as "Keystone."

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The Fund seeks high current income from interest on debt securities.
Secondarily, the Fund considers potential for growth of capital in selecting
securities.

The Fund intends to allocate its assets principally between eligible
domestic high yield, high risk bonds and debt securities of foreign
governments and foreign corporations. In addition, the Fund will, from time to
time, allocate a portion of its assets to United States ("U.S.") government
securities. This allocation will be made on the basis of Keystone's assessment
of global opportunities for high income. From time to time, the Fund may
invest 100% of its assets in U.S. or foreign securities.

The investment objectives of the Fund are fundamental and may not be changed
without the vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding shares (as defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act")), which means the lesser of
(1) 67% of the shares represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of the
outstanding shares are represented or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding
shares (a "1940 Act Majority").

Any investment involves risk, and there is no assurance that the Fund will
achieve its investment objectives.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest principally in domestic
high yield bonds and foreign government and corporate debt securities. In
addition, the Fund will, from time to time, invest a portion of its assets in
U.S. government securities.

DOMESTIC HIGH YIELD BONDS. The Fund may invest principally in domestic debt
obligations, including zero coupon bonds and payment-in-kind securities
("PIKs"), debentures, convertible debentures, fixed, increasing and adjustable
rate bonds, stripped bonds, mortgage bonds, mortgage backed securities,
corporate notes (including convertible notes) with maturities at the date of
issue of at least five years (which may be senior or junior to other bonds),
equipment trust certificates, and units consisting of bonds with stock or
warrants to buy stock attached.

FOREIGN SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in debt obligations (which may be
denominated in U.S. dollars or in non-U.S. currencies) issued or guaranteed by
foreign corporations, certain supranational entities (such as the World Bank),
foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities, and debt
obligations issued by U.S. corporations denominated in non-U.S. currencies.
These debt obligations may include bonds, debentures, notes and short-term
obligations.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in debt instruments issued
or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities ("U.S.
Government Securities"). Certain of these obligations, including U.S. Treasury
notes and bonds and Government National Mortgage Association debentures
("Ginnie Mae's"), are issued by, or guaranteed with respect to, both principal
and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Certain
other U.S. Government Securities, issued or guaranteed by federal agencies or
government-sponsored enterprises, are not supported by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. government. These latter securities may include obligations
supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as
obligations of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac's"), and
obligations supported by the credit of the instrumentality such as Federal
National Mortgage Association bonds ("Fannie Mae's"). U.S. Government
Securities in which the Fund may invest include zero coupon U.S. Treasury
securities, mortgage-backed securities and money market instruments.

While the Fund may invest in securities of any maturity, it is currently
expected that the Fund will not invest in securities with maturities of more
than 30 years.

OTHER ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS
Under ordinary circumstances, the Fund may also invest a limited portion of
its assets in the securities described below. When, in Keystone's opinion,
market conditions warrant, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its assets for
temporary defensive purposes in the money market securities described below.
When the Fund is investing for temporary defensive purposes, it is not
pursuing its investment objective.

EQUITY SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in preferred stocks, including
adjustable rate and convertible preferred stocks, common stocks and other
equity securities, including convertible securities and warrants, which may be
used to create other permissible investments. Such investments must be
consistent with the Fund's primary objective of seeking a high level of
current income or be acquired as part of a unit combining income and equity
securities. In addition, the Fund may invest in limited partnerships,
including master limited partnerships.

MONEY MARKET SECURITIES. The Fund may invest in the following types of money
market securities: (1) obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government
its agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government; (2) commercial
paper, including master demand notes, that at the date of investment is rated
A-1, the highest grade by Standard & Poors Corporation ("S&P"), PRIME-1, the
highest grade by Moody's Investor Service ("Moodys"), or, if not rated by such
services, is issued by a company that at the date of investment has an
outstanding issue rated A or better by S&P or Moody's; (3) obligations,
including certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances, of banks or
savings and loan associations having at least $1 billion in assets that are
members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, including U.S. branches
of foreign banks and foreign branches of U.S. banks; and (4) obligations of
U.S. corporations that at the date of investment are rated A or better by S&P
or Moody's.

INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES
The Fund may enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, purchase
and sell securities and currencies on a when-issued and delayed- delivery basis,
write covered call and put options, purchase call and put options, including
call and put options to close out existing positions. The Fund may also enter
into currency and other financial futures contracts and related options
transactions for hedging purposes and not for speculation. The Fund may employ
new investment techniques with respect to such options and futures contracts and
related options.

The Fund may invest in restricted securities, including securities eligible
for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
Act"). Generally, Rule 144A establishes a safe harbor from the registration
requirements of the 1933 Act for resales by large institutional investors of
securities not publicly traded in the U.S. The Fund intends to purchase Rule
144A securities when such securities present an attractive investment
opportunity and otherwise meet the Fund's selection criteria. Keystone
determines the liquidity of the Fund's Rule 144A securities in accordance with
guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees.

At the present time, the Fund cannot accurately predict exactly how the
market for Rule 144A securities will develop. A Rule 144A security that was
readily marketable upon purchase may subsequently become illiquid. In such an
event, the Board of Trustees will consider what action, if any, is
appropriate.

In addition to the options, futures contracts, forwards and mortgage-backed
securities mentioned above, the Fund may also invest in certain other types of
derivative instruments, including collateralized mortgage obligations,
structured notes, interest rate swaps, index swaps, currency swaps and caps
and floors. These vehicles can also be combined to create more complex
products called hybrid derivatives or structured securities.

For further information about the types of investments and investment
techniques available to the Fund, including the associated risks, see the
"Risk Factors" and "Additional Investment Information" sections of this
prospectus and the statement of additional information.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The Fund has adopted the fundamental restrictions summarized below, which
may not be changed without the vote of a 1940 Act Majority of the Fund's
outstanding shares. These restrictions and certain other fundamental and
nonfundamental restrictions are set forth in detail in the statement of
additional information.

Generally, the Fund may not do the following:

(1) purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) of any
issuer if as a result more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in
securities of the issuer, except that up to 25% of its total assets may be
invested without regard to this limit; and

(2) borrow money or enter into reverse repurchase agreements, except that
the Fund may (a) enter into reverse repurchase agreements or (b) borrow money
from banks for temporary or emergency purposes in aggregate amounts up to one-
third of the value of the Fund's net assets; provided that while borrowings
from banks exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets, any such borrowings will be
repaid before additional investments are made.

The Fund intends to follow policies of the Securities and Exchange
Commission as they are adopted from time to time with respect to illiquid
securities, including, at this time, (1) treating as illiquid, securities that
may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven
days at approximately the value at which the Fund has valued such securities
on its books and (2) limiting its holdings of such securities to 15% of net
assets.

RISK FACTORS
Like any investment, your investment in the Fund involves an element of
risk. Before you buy shares of the Fund, you should carefully evaluate your
ability to assume the risks your investment in the Fund poses. YOU CAN LOSE
MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. YOUR INVESTMENT IS NOT GUARANTEED. A DECREASE
IN THE VALUE OF THE FUND'S PORTFOLIO SECURITIES CAN RESULT IN A DECREASE IN
THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT.

By itself, the Fund does not constitute a balanced investment program. The
Fund seeks high current income and capital appreciation predominantly from
high yielding, high risk bonds, commonly known as "junk bonds." This
investment approach involves risks greater than a more conservative approach.
You should take into account your own investment objectives as well as your
other investments when considering an investment in the Fund.

Certain risks related to the Fund are discussed below. In addition to the
risks discussed in this section, specific risks relating to individual
securities or investment practices are discussed in "Additional Investment
Information" and the statement of additional information.

FUND RISKS. A need for cash due to large liquidations from the Fund when the
prices of the securities in which the Fund invests are declining could result
in losses to the Fund.

Investing in the Fund involves the risk common to investing in any security,
that is that the value of the securities held by the Fund will fluctuate in
response to changes in economic conditions or public expectations about those
securities. The net asset value of the Fund's shares will change accordingly.

BELOW-INVESTMENT GRADE BONDS. Since 1935, Keystone has had experience
investing in bonds selling at a substantial discount from par, convertible
bonds, below-investment grade bonds and other securities that, as a class, may
be considered high yield, high risk securities.

Prior to the 1980's, corporate bonds were primarily issued to finance growth
and development. Below-investment grade bonds were predominantly bonds that
often traded at discounts from par because the company's credit ratings had
been downgraded. The rapid growth of the below-investment grade sector of the
bond market during the 1980s was largely attributable to the issuance of such
bonds to finance corporate reorganizations. This growth paralleled a long
economic expansion. An economic downturn could severely disrupt the market for
high yield, high risk bonds and adversely affect the value of outstanding
bonds and the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest.

Although the change in the size and characteristics of the market may result
in higher risks associated with individual bonds, Keystone believes that an
effective program of broad diversification can, over time, enable the Fund to
successfully achieve its investment objectives while reducing the risk of
investing in individual below-investment grade bonds.

While an investment in the Fund provides opportunities to maximize return
over time, investors should be aware of the following risks associated with
below-investment grade bonds:

(1) Securities rated BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by Moody's are
considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer
to meet principal and interest payments.

(2) The lower ratings of these securities reflect a greater possibility that
adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer or in general
economic conditions, or both, or an unanticipated rise in interest rates may
impair the ability of the issuer to make payments of interest and principal,
especially if the issuer is highly leveraged. Such issuer's ability to meet
its debt obligations may also be adversely affected by specific corporate
developments or the issuer's inability to meet specific projected business
forecasts or the unavailability of additional financing. Also, an economic
downturn or an increase in interest rates may increase the potential for
default by the issuers of these securities.

(3) Their value may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse
economic, company or industry conditions and publicity than is the case for
higher quality securities.

(4) Their value, like those of other fixed income securities, fluctuates in
response to changes in interest rates; generally rising when interest rates
decline and falling when interest rates rise. For example, if interest rates
increase after a fixed income security is purchased, the security, if sold
prior to maturity, may return less than its cost. The prices of below-
investment grade bonds, however, are generally less sensitive to interest rate
changes than the prices of higher-rated bonds, but are more sensitive to
adverse or positive economic changes or individual corporate developments.

(5) The secondary market for such securities may be less liquid at certain
times than the secondary market for higher quality debt securities, which may
adversely affect (i) the market price of the security, (ii) the Fund's ability
to dispose of particular issues and (iii) the Fund's ability to obtain
accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing its assets.

(6) Zero coupon bonds and PIKs involve additional special considerations.
For example, zero coupon bonds pay no interest to holders prior to maturity.
PIKs are debt obligations that provide that the issuer may, at its option, pay
interest on such bonds in cash or in the form of additional debt obligations.
Such investments may experience greater fluctuation in value due to changes in
interest rates than debt obligations that pay interest currently. Even though
these investments do not pay current interest in cash, the Fund is,
nonetheless, required by tax laws to accrue interest income on such
investments and to distribute such amounts at least annually to shareholders.
Thus, the Fund could be required at times to liquidate investments in order to
fulfill its intention to distribute substantially all of its net income as
dividends. The Fund will not be able to purchase additional income producing
securities with cash used to make such distributions, and its current income
ultimately may be reduced as a result.

The generous income sought by the Fund is ordinarily associated with
securities in the lower rating categories of the recognized rating agencies or
with securities that are unrated. Such securities are generally rated BB or
lower by S&P or Ba or lower by Moody's. The Fund may invest in securities that
are rated as low as D by S&P and C- by Moody's. The Fund may also invest in
unrated securities that, in Keystone's judgment, offer comparable yields and
risks as securities that are rated. It is possible for securities rated D or
C-, respectively, to have defaulted on payments of principal and/or interest
at the time of investment. The Additional Investment Information section of
this prospectus describes these rating categories. The Fund intends to invest
in D rated debt only in cases when, in Keystone's judgment, there is a
distinct prospect of improvement in the issuer's financial position as a
result of the completion of reorganization or otherwise.

Keystone considers the ratings of S&P and Moody's assigned to various
securities, but does not rely solely on these ratings because (1) S&P and
Moody's assigned ratings are based largely on historical financial data and
may not accurately reflect the current financial outlook of companies; and (2)
there can be large differences among the current financial conditions of
issuers within the same rating category.

The following table shows the weighted average percentages of the Fund's
assets invested at the end of each month during the last fiscal year in
securities assigned to the various rating categories by S&P and in unrated
securities determined by Keystone to be of comparable quality. Since the
percentages in this table are based on month-end averages throughout the
Fund's fiscal year, they do not reflect the Fund's holdings at any one point
in time. The percentages in each category may be higher or lower on any day
than those shown in the table below.

*UNRATED SECURITIES
OF COMPARABLE
RATED SECURITIES QUALITY AS
AS PERCENTAGE OF PERCENTAGE OF
RATING FUND'S ASSETS FUND'S ASSETS
- ------ ---------------- -------------------
AAA 17.97% 0.00%
AA 10.71% 0.00%
A 1.14% 0.00%
BBB 0.75% 0.00%
BB 20.01% 0.83%
B 18.77% 17.77%
CCC 0.00% 1.69%
CC 0.00% 0.20%
CA 0.00% 0.00%
Unrated* 20.49% 0.00%
U.S. Governments,
equities and others
10.16% 0.00%
------
TOTAL 100.00%
======

Since the Fund takes an aggressive approach to investing, Keystone attempts
to maximize the return by controlling risk through diversification, credit
analysis, review of sector and industry trends, interest rate forecasts and
economic analysis. Keystone's analysis of securities focuses on factors such
as interest or dividend coverage, asset values, earnings prospects and the
quality of management of the company. In making investment recommendations,
Keystone also considers current income, potential for capital appreciation,
maturity structure, quality guidelines, coupon structure, average yield,
percentage of zero coupon bonds and PIKs, percentage of non-accruing items and
yield to maturity.

Income and yields on high yield, high risk securities, as on all securities,
will fluctuate over time.

FOREIGN RISK. Investing in securities of foreign issuers generally involves
more risk than investing in a portfolio consisting solely of securities of
domestic issuers for the following reasons: publicly available information on
issuers and securities may be scarce; many foreign countries do not follow the
same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are used in
the U.S.; market trading volumes may be smaller, resulting in less liquidity
and more price volatility compared to U.S. securities of comparable quality;
there may be less regulation of securities trading and its participants; the
possibility may exist for expropriation, confiscatory taxation,
nationalization, establishment of exchange controls, political or social
instability or negative diplomatic developments; and dividend or interest
withholding may be imposed at the source.

Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates impose an additional level of risk,
possibly affecting the value of the Fund's foreign investments and earnings,
as well as gains and losses realized through trades, and the unrealized
appreciation or depreciation of investments. The Fund may also incur costs
when it shifts assets from one country to another.

With respect to derivative or structured securities, the market value of
such securities may vary depending on the manner in which such securities have
been structured. As a result, the value of such investments may change at a
more rapid rate than that of traditional fixed income securities.

PRICING SHARES
The net asset value of a Fund share is computed each day on which the New
York Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") is open as of the close of trading on the
Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m. eastern time for the purpose of pricing Fund
shares) except on days when changes in the value of the Fund's portfolio
securities do not affect the current net asset value of its shares. The
Exchange is currently closed on weekends, New Year's Day, Presidents' Day,
Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day. The net asset value per share of the Fund is arrived at by
determining the value of the Fund's assets, subtracting its liabilities and
dividing the result by the number of its shares outstanding.

Current values for the Fund's portfolio securities are determined as
follows:

1. certain publicly traded bonds are valued on the basis of valuations
provided by a pricing service, approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees, which
uses information with respect to transactions in bonds, quotations from bond
dealers, market transactions in comparable securities, various relationships
between securities and yield to maturity in determining value.

2. short-term investments maturing in sixty days or less are valued at
amortized cost (original purchase cost as adjusted for amortization of premium
or accretion of discount), which approximates market value.

3. short-term investments maturing in more than sixty days when purchased
that are held on the sixtieth day prior to maturity are valued at amortized
cost (market value on the sixtieth day adjusted for amortization of premium or
accretion of discount), which, when combined with accrued interest,
approximates market.

4. all other investments are valued at market value or, where market
quotations are not readily available, at fair value as determined in good
faith according to procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees.

DIVIDENDS AND TAXES
The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated
investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"). The Fund qualifies if, among other things, it distributes to its
shareholders at least 90% of its net investment income for its fiscal year.
The Fund also intends to make timely distributions, if necessary, sufficient
in amount to avoid the nondeductible 4% excise tax imposed on a regulated
investment company when it fails to distribute, with respect to each calendar
year, at least 98% of its ordinary income for such calendar year and 98% of
its net capital gains for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such
calendar year.

Any taxable dividend declared in October, November or December to
shareholders of record in such month, and paid by the following January 31,
will be includable in the taxable income of the shareholder as if paid on
December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.

If the Fund qualifies and if it distributes substantially all of its net
investment income and net capital gains, if any, to shareholders, it will be
relieved of any federal income tax liability.

The Fund will make distributions from its net investment income to its
shareholders monthly and net capital gains, if any, at least annually.

Shareholders receive Fund distributions in the form of additional shares of
that class of shares upon which the distribution is based or, at the
shareholder's option, in cash. Fund distributions in the form of additional
Class Y shares are made at net asset value.

The Fund's income distributions are largely derived from interest on bonds
and thus are not, to any significant degree, eligible, in whole or in part,
for the corporate 70% dividends received deduction.

Dividends and distributions are taxable whether they are received in cash or
in shares. Income dividends and net short-term gains distributions are
taxable as ordinary income. Net long-term gains dividends are taxable as
capital gains regardless of how long the Fund's shares are held. If Fund
shares are held for less than six months, however, and are sold at a loss,
such loss will be treated as a long-term capital loss for tax purposes to the
extent of any long-term capital gains dividends received.

The Fund advises its shareholders annually as to the federal tax status of
all distributions made during the year.

FUND MANAGEMENT AND EXPENSES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Under Massachusetts law, the Fund's Board of Trustees has absolute and
exclusive control over the management and disposition of all assets of the
Fund. Subject to the general supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees,
Keystone Management, located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02116-5034, is responsible for the overall management of the Fund's business
and affairs.

INVESTMENT MANAGER
Keystone Management was organized in 1989 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Keystone. Its directors and principal executive officers have been
affiliated with Keystone, a seasoned investment adviser, for a number of
years. Keystone Management also serves as investment manager to some of the
other Keystone America Funds and to certain other funds in the Keystone
Investments Family of Funds.

Pursuant to its Investment Management Agreement with the Fund (the
"Management Agreement"), Keystone Management has delegated its investment
management functions, except for certain administrative and management
services, to Keystone and has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement
with Keystone (the "Advisory Agreement") under which Keystone provides
investment advisory and management services to the Fund.

Services provided by Keystone Management include (1) performing research and
planning with respect to (a) the Fund's qualification as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, (b) tax treatment of the
Fund's portfolio investments, (c) tax treatment of special corporate actions
(such as reorganizations), (d) state tax matters affecting the Fund, and (e)
the Fund's distributions of income and capital gains; (2) preparing the Fund's
federal and state tax returns; and (3) providing services to the Fund's
shareholders in connection with federal and state taxation and distributions
of income and capital gains.

The Fund pays Keystone Management a fee for its services at the annual rate
set forth below:
Aggregate
Net Asset Value
Management of the Shares
Fee Income of the Fund
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.0% of Gross Dividend
and Interest Income
plus
0.50% of the first $100,000,000, plus
0.45% of the next $100,000,000, plus
0.40% of the next $100,000,000, plus
0.35% of the next $100,000,000, plus
0.30% of the next $100,000,000, plus
0.25% of amounts over $500,000,000

computed as of the close of business on each business day and payable daily.

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, the Fund paid or accrued to
Keystone Management investment management and administrative service fees of
$1,663,669, which represented 0.65% of the Fund's average net assets. Of such
amount paid to Keystone Management, $1,414,119 was paid to Keystone for its
services to the Fund.

INVESTMENT ADVISER
Keystone has provided investment advisory and management services to
investment companies and private accounts since 1932. Keystone is a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Keystone Investments, Inc. ("Keystone Investments"). Both
Keystone and Keystone Investments are located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02116-5034.

Keystone Investments is a private corporation predominantly owned by current
and former members of management of Keystone and its affiliates. The shares of
Keystone Investments common stock beneficially owned by management are held in
a number of voting trusts, the trustees of which are George S. Bissell, Albert
H. Elfner, III, Edward F. Godfrey, Ralph J. Spuehler, Jr. and Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp. Keystone Investments provides accounting, bookkeeping, legal,
personnel and general corporate services to Keystone Management, Keystone,
their affiliates and the Keystone Investments Family of Funds.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, Keystone receives for its services an
annual fee equal to 85% of the management fee received by Keystone Management
under the Management Agreement.

The Management Agreement and the Advisory Agreement continue in effect from
year to year only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at
least annually by (i) the Fund's Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of
the outstanding shares of the Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the
Independent Trustees (Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are
not interested persons of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, and who have
no direct or indirect financial interest in any of the Fund's Distribution
Plans or any agreement related thereto) cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such approval.

The Management Agreement may be terminated, without penalty, on 60 days'
written notice by the Fund or Keystone Management or by a vote of shareholders
of the Fund. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated, without penalty, on 60
days' written notice by the Fund, Keystone Management or Keystone, or by a
vote of shareholders of the Fund.

The Management Agreement and the Advisory Agreement will terminate
automatically upon their assignments.

Keystone Investments has recently entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Acquisition and Merger with First Union Corporation ("First Union"), pursuant
to which Keystone Investments will be merged with and into a wholly-owned
subsidiary of First Union National Bank of North Carolina ("FUNB-NC") (the
"Merger"). The surviving corporation will assume the name "Keystone
Investments, Inc." Subject to a number of conditions being met, it is
currently anticipated that the Merger will take place on or around December
11, 1996. Thereafter, Keystone Investments, Inc. would be a subsidiary of
FUNB-NC.

If consummated, the proposed Merger will be deemed to cause an assignment,
within the meaning of the 1940 Act, of both the Management Agreement and the
Advisory Agreement. Consequently, the completion of the Merger is contingent
upon, among other things, the approval by the Fund's shareholders of a new
investment advisory and management agreement between the Fund and Keystone
(the "New Advisory Agreement"). The Fund's Trustees have approved the terms of
the New Advisory Agreement, subject to the approval of shareholders and the
completion of the Merger, and have called a special meeting of shareholders to
obtain their approval of, among other things, the New Advisory Agreement. The
meeting is expected to be held in December 1996. The proposed New Advisory
Agreement has terms, including fees payable thereunder, that are substantively
identical to those in the current agreements.

In addition to an assignment of the Fund's Advisory Agreement, the Merger,
if consummated, will also be deemed to cause an assignment, as defined by the
1940 Act, of the Principal Underwriting Agreement between the Fund and the
Fund's principal underwriter, Keystone Investment Distributors Company (the
"Principal Underwriter"). As a result, the Fund's Trustees have approved the
following agreements, subject to the Merger's completion: (i) a principal
underwriting agreement between Evergreen Funds Distributor, Inc. ("EFD") and
the Fund; (ii) a marketing services agreement between the Principal
Underwriter and EFD with respect to the Fund; and (iii) a subadministration
agreement between Keystone and Furman Selz LLC with respect to the Fund. EFD
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furman Selz LLC. It is currently anticipated
that on or about January 2, 1997, Furman Selz LLC will transfer EFD, and
Furman Selz LLC's related services, to BISYS Group, Inc. ("BISYS") (the
"Transfer"). The Fund's Trustees have also approved, subject to completion of
the Transfer: (i) a new principal underwriting agreement between EFD and the
Fund; (ii) a new marketing services agreement between the Principal
Underwriter and EFD with respect to the Fund; and (iii) a subadministration
agreement between Keystone and BISYS with respect to the Fund. The terms of
such agreements will be substantively identical to the terms of the agreements
to be executed upon completion of the Merger.

The Fund has adopted a Code of Ethics incorporating policies on personal
securities trading as recommended by the Investment Company
Institute.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
Richard M. Cryan has managed the domestic high yield, high risk bond portion
of the Fund's portfolio since 1994. Mr. Cryan is a Keystone Senior Vice
President and has more than 16 years of experience in fixed-income investing.
He is responsible for the Fund's overall management.

Gilman C. Gunn has managed the portion of the Fund's portfolio invested in
foreign securities since 1993. Mr. Gunn is a Keystone Senior Vice President
and has served as the head of Keystone's international group for over three
years. Prior to that, he headed a global investment department of Citibank in
London. Mr. Gunn has over 22 years of experience in foreign securities
investing.

Christopher P. Conkey has managed the portion of the Fund's portfolio
invested in U.S. Government Securities since 1993. Mr. Conkey is a Keystone
Senior Vice President and has more than 13 years of experience in fixed-income
investing.

FUND EXPENSES
The Fund pays all of its expenses. In addition to the investment advisory
and management fees discussed above, the principal expenses the Fund is
expected to pay include, but are not limited to, expenses of its Independent
Trustees; transfer, dividend disbursing and shareholder servicing agent
expenses; custodian expenses; fees of its independent auditors and legal
counsel to its Independent Trustees; fees payable to government agencies,
including registration and qualification fees of the Fund and its shares under
federal and state securities laws; and certain extraordinary expenses. In
addition, each class will pay all of the expenses attributable to it. Such
expenses are currently limited to Distribution Plan expenses for the Class A,
B and C shares. The Fund also pays its brokerage commissions, interest charges
and taxes.

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, the Fund paid or accrued to
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc. ("KIRC"), the Fund's transfer and
dividend disbursing agent, $655,455 for transfer agent services and $24,365 to
Keystone for certain accounting services. KIRC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Keystone, is located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034.

SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Under policies established by the Board of Trustees, Keystone selects
broker-dealers to execute transactions subject to the receipt of best
execution. When selecting broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions for
the Fund, Keystone may consider the number of shares of the Fund sold by the
broker-dealer. In addition, broker-dealers executing portfolio transactions,
from time to time, may be affiliated with the Fund, Keystone, the Principal
Underwriter or their affiliates. The Fund may pay higher commissions to
broker-dealers that provide research services. Keystone may use these services
in advising the Fund as well as in advising its other clients.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
For the fiscal years ended July 31, 1995 and 1996, the Fund's portfolio
turnover rates were 95% and 101%, respectively. High portfolio turnover may
involve correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction
costs, which will be borne directly by the Fund, as well as additional
realized gains and/or losses. The Fund pays brokerage commissions in
connection with the writing of options and effecting the closing purchase or
sale transactions, as well as for some purchases and sales of portfolio
securities.

For further information about brokerage and distributions, see the statement
of additional information.

HOW TO BUY SHARES
Class Y shares are offered at net asset value without a front-end or back-
end sales load. Class Y shares are not offered to the general public and are
available only to (1) persons who at or prior to December 31, 1994 owned
shares in a mutual fund advised by Evergreen Asset Management Corp.
("Evergreen Asset") of Purchase, New York, (2) certain institutional investors
and (3) investment advisory clients of Capital Management Group of First Union
National Bank of North Carolina, Evergreen Asset or their affiliates.

You may purchase shares of the Fund from any broker-dealer that has a
selling agreement with the Principal Underwriter. The Principal Underwriter, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Keystone, is located at 200 Berkeley Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034. See "Fund Management and Expenses" for
information on how the Merger will affect the Fund's underwriting
arrangements.

In addition, you may purchase shares of the Fund by mailing to the Fund, c/o
Keystone Investor Services Center, Inc., P.O. Box 2121, Boston, Massachusetts
02106-2121, a completed account application and a check payable to the Fund.
You may also telephone 1-800-343-2898 to obtain the number of an account to
which you can wire or electronically transfer funds and then send in a
completed account application. Subsequent investments in Fund shares in any
amount may be made by check, by wiring federal funds, by direct deposit or by
an electronic funds transfer ("EFT").

Orders for the purchase of Class Y shares of the Fund will be confirmed at
an offering price equal to the net asset value per share next determined after
receipt of the order in proper form by the Principal Underwriter (generally as
of the close of the Exchange on that day). Orders received by broker-dealers
or other firms prior to the close of the Exchange and received by the
Principal Underwriter prior to the close of its business day will be confirmed
at the offering price effective as of the close of the Exchange on that day.

Orders for Class Y shares received other then as stated above will receive
the offering price equal to the net asset value per share next determined
(generally the next business day's offering price).

The Fund reserves the right to determine the net asset value more frequently
than once a day if deemed desirable. Broker-dealers and other financial
services firms are obligated to transmit orders promptly.

The initial purchase amount must be at least $1,000, which may be waived in
certain circumstances. There is no minimum amount for subsequent purchases.

The Fund reserves the right to withdraw all or any part of the offering made
by this prospectus and to reject purchase orders.

Shareholder inquiries should be directed to KIRC by calling toll free
1-800-343-2898 or writing to KIRC or to the firm from which you received this
prospectus.

ARRANGEMENTS WITH BROKER-DEALERS AND OTHERS
The Principal Underwriter may, from time to time, provide promotional
incentives to certain dealers whose representatives have sold or are expected
to sell significant amounts of the Fund. In addition, from time to time,
broker-dealers may receive additional cash payments. The Principal Underwriter
may provide written information to dealers with whom it has broker-dealer
agreements that relates to sales incentive campaigns conducted by such broker-
dealers for their representatives as well as financial assistance in
connection with pre-approved seminars, conferences and advertising. No such
programs or additional compensation will be offered to the extent they are
prohibited by the laws of any state or any self-regulatory agency such as the
NASD.

The Principal Underwriter may, at its own expense, pay concessions in
addition to those described above to broker-dealers that satisfy certain
criteria established from time to time by the Principal Underwriter. These
conditions relate to increasing sales of shares of the Keystone funds over
specified periods and certain other factors. Such payments may, depending on
the broker-dealer's satisfaction of the required conditions, be periodic and
may be up to 0.25% of the value of shares sold by such broker-dealer.

The Glass-Steagall Act currently limits the ability of a depository
institution (such as a commercial bank or a savings and loan association) to
become an underwriter or distributor of securities. In the event the Glass-
Steagall Act is deemed to prohibit depository institutions from accepting
payments under the arrangement described above, or should Congress relax
current restrictions on depository institutions, the Board of Trustees will
consider what action, if any, is appropriate.

In addition, state securities laws on this issue may differ from the
interpretations of federal law expressed herein and banks and financial
institutions may be required to register as broker-dealers pursuant to state
law.

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES
You may redeem Class Y shares of the Fund for cash at their net redemption
value by writing to the Fund, c/o KIRC, and presenting a properly endorsed
share certificate (if certificates have been issued) to the Fund. Your
signature(s) on the written order and certificates must be guaranteed as
described below. In order to redeem by telephone, or to engage in telephone
transactions generally, you must complete the authorization in your account
application. Proceeds for shares redeemed on telephone order will be deposited
by wire or EFT only to the bank account designated in your account
application.

You may also redeem your shares through broker-dealers. The Principal
Underwriter, acting as agent for the Fund, stands ready to repurchase Fund
shares upon orders from broker-dealers and will calculate the net asset value
on the same terms as those orders for the purchase of shares received from
broker-dealers and described under "How to Buy Shares." If the Principal
Underwriter has received proper documentation it will pay the redemption
proceeds to the broker-dealer placing the order within seven days thereafter.
The Principal Underwriter charges no fees for this service. Your broker-
dealer, however, may charge a service fee.

The redemption value is the net asset value adjusted for fractions of a cent
and may be more or less than your cost depending upon changes in the value of
the Fund's portfolio securities between purchase and redemption.

REDEMPTION OF SHARES IN GENERAL
At various times, the Fund may be requested to redeem shares for which it
has not yet received good payment. In such a case, the Fund will mail the
redemption proceeds upon clearance of the purchase check, which may take up to
15 days or more. Any delay may be avoided by purchasing shares with a
certified check, by Federal Reserve or bank wire of funds, by direct deposit
or by EFT. Although the mailing of a redemption check or the wiring or EFT of
redemption proceeds may be delayed, the redemption value will be determined
and the redemption processed in the ordinary course of business upon receipt
of proper documentation. In such a case, after the redemption and prior to the
release of the proceeds, no appreciation or depreciation will occur in the
value of the redeemed shares, and no interest will be paid on the redemption
proceeds. If the payment of a redemption has been delayed, the check will be
mailed or the proceeds wired or sent EFT promptly after good payment has been
collected.

The Fund computes the amount due you at the close of the Exchange at the end
of the day on which it has received all proper documentation from the
shareholder. Payment of the amount due on redemption, will be made within
seven days thereafter except as discussed herein.

For your protection, SIGNATURES ON CERTIFICATES, STOCK POWERS AND ALL
WRITTEN ORDERS OR AUTHORIZATIONS MUST BE GUARANTEED BY A U.S. STOCK EXCHANGE
MEMBER, OR BANK OR OTHER PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND KIRC'S POLICIES. The Fund or KIRC may
waive this requirement or may require additional documents in certain cases.
Currently, the requirement for a signature guarantee has been waived on
redemptions of $50,000 or less when the account address of record has been the
same for a minimum period of 30 days. The Fund and KIRC reserve the right to
withdraw this waiver at any time.

If the Fund receives a redemption order, but you have not clearly indicated
the amount of money or number of shares involved, the Fund cannot execute your
order. In such cases, the Fund will request the missing information from you
and process the order on the day it receives such information.

TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS
Under ordinary circumstances, you may redeem up to $50,000 from your account
by telephone by calling toll free 1-800-343-2898. As mentioned above, to
engage in telephone transactions generally, you must complete the appropriate
sections of the Fund's application.

In order to insure that instructions received by KIRC are genuine when you
initiate a telephone transaction, you will be asked to verify certain criteria
specific to your account. At the conclusion of the transaction, you will be
given a transaction number confirming your request, and written confirmation
of your transaction will be mailed the next business day. Your telephone
instructions will be recorded. Redemptions by telephone are allowed only if
the address and bank account of record have been the same for a minimum period
of 30 days.

If you cannot reach the Fund by telephone you should follow the procedures
for redeeming by mail or through a broker-dealer as set forth above.

SMALL ACCOUNTS
Due to the high cost of maintaining small accounts, the Fund reserves the
right to redeem your account if its value has fallen below $1,000, the current
minimum investment level, as a result of your redemptions (but not as a result
of market action). You will be notified in writing and allowed 60 days to
increase the value of your account to the minimum investment level.

GENERAL
The Fund reserves the right at any time to terminate, suspend or change the
terms of any redemption method described in this prospectus, except redemption
by mail, and to impose fees.

Except as otherwise noted, neither the Fund, KIRC nor the Principal
Underwriter assumes responsibility for the authenticity of any instructions
received by any of them from a shareholder in writing, over the Keystone
Automated Response Line ("KARL") or by telephone. KIRC will employ reasonable
procedures to confirm that instructions received over KARL or by telephone are
genuine. Neither the Fund, KIRC nor the Principal Underwriter will be liable
when following instructions received over KARL or by telephone that KIRC
reasonably believes to be genuine.

The Fund may temporarily suspend the right to redeem its shares when (1) the
Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings; (2)
trading on the Exchange is restricted; (3) an emergency exists and the Fund
cannot dispose of its investments or fairly determine their value; or (4) the
Securities and Exchange Commission so orders.

SHAREHOLDER SERVICES
Details on all shareholder services may be obtained by writing to KIRC or by
calling toll free 1-800-343-2898.

KEYSTONE AUTOMATED RESPONSE LINE
KARL offers you specific fund account information and price and yield
quotations as well as the ability to initiate account transactions, including
investments, exchanges and redemptions. You may access KARL by dialing toll
free 1-800-346-3858 on any touch-tone telephone, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week.

EXCHANGES
If you have obtained the appropriate prospectus, you may exchange Class Y
shares of the Fund for Class Y shares of certain other Keystone America Funds
at net asset value by calling or writing to KIRC.

The exchange fee is $10. The exchange fee is waived for individual investors
who make an exchange using KARL. The Fund reserves the right to terminate this
exchange offer or to change its terms, including the right to change the fee
for any exchange.

Orders for exchanges received by the Fund prior to 4:00 p.m. eastern time on
any day the funds are open for business will be executed at the respective net
asset values of each fund's Class Y shares determined as of the close of
business that day. Orders for exchanges received after 4:00 p.m. eastern time
on any business day will be executed at the respective net asset values
determined at the close of the next business day.

An excessive number of exchanges may be disadvantageous to the Fund.
Therefore, the Fund, in addition to its right to reject any exchange, reserves
the right to terminate the exchange privilege of any shareholder who makes
more than five exchanges of shares of the funds in a year or three in a
calendar quarter.

An exchange order must comply with the requirements for a redemption or
repurchase order and must specify the dollar value or number of shares to be
exchanged. An exchange constitutes a sale for federal income tax purposes.

The exchange privilege is available only in states where shares of the fund
being acquired may legally be sold.

AUTOMATIC INVESTMENT PLAN
With a Keystone Automatic Investment Plan, you can automatically transfer as
little as $100 per month or quarter from your bank account or Keystone Liquid
Trust to the Keystone fund of your choice. Your bank account will be debited
for each transfer. You will receive confirmation with your next account
statement.

To establish or terminate an Automatic Investment Plan or to change the
amount or schedule of your automatic investments, you may write to or call
KIRC. Please include your account numbers. Termination may take up to 30 days.

RETIREMENT PLANS
The Fund has various retirement plans available to you, including Individual
Retirement Accounts (IRAs); Rollover IRAs; Simplified Employee Pension Plans
(SEPs); Salary-Reduction Plans (SARSEPs); Tax Sheltered Annuity Plans; 403(b)
(7) Plans; 401(k) Plans; Keogh Plans; Corporate Profit-Sharing Plans; and
Money Purchase Plans. For details, including fees and application forms, call
toll free 1-800-247-4075 or write to KIRC.

SYSTEMATIC INCOME PLAN
Under a Systematic Income Plan, you may arrange for regular monthly or
quarterly fixed withdrawal payments. Each payment must be at least $100 and
may be as much as 1.5% per month or 4.5% per quarter of the total net asset
value of the Fund shares in your account when a Systematic Income Plan is
opened. Excessive withdrawals may decrease or deplete the value of your
account.

DOLLAR COST AVERAGING
Through dollar cost averaging you can invest a fixed dollar amount each
month or each quarter in any Keystone America Fund. This results in more
shares being purchased when the selected fund's net asset value is relatively
low and fewer shares being purchased when the fund's net asset value is
relatively high, which may result in a lower average cost per share than a
less systematic investment approach.

Prior to participating in dollar cost averaging, you must have established
an account in a Keystone America Fund or a money market fund managed or
advised by Keystone. You should designate on the application (1) the dollar
amount of each monthly or quarterly investment (minimum $100) you wish to make
and (2) the fund in which the investment is to be made. Thereafter, on the
first day of the designated month an amount equal to the specified monthly or
quarterly investment will automatically be redeemed from your initial account
and invested in shares of the designated fund.

TWO DIMENSIONAL INVESTING
You may elect to have income and capital gains distributions from any Class
Y Keystone America Fund shares you may own automatically invested to purchase
the same class of certain other Keystone America Funds. You may select this
service on the application and indicate the Keystone America Fund(s) into
which distributions are to be invested.

OTHER SERVICES
Under certain circumstances, you may, within 30 days after a redemption,
reinstate your account in the same class of shares that you redeemed at
current net asset value.

PERFORMANCE DATA
From time to time the Fund may advertise "total return" and "current yield."
ALL DATA IS BASED ON HISTORICAL RESULTS. PAST PERFORMANCE SHOULD NOT BE
CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF RESULTS FOR ANY FUTURE PERIOD OF TIME. Total
return and current yield are computed separately for each class of shares of
the Fund.

Total return refers to average annual compounded rates of return over
specified periods determined by comparing the initial amount invested in a
particular class to the ending redeemable value of that amount. The resulting
equation assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions and deduction
of the maximum sales charge or applicable contingent deferred sales charge and
all recurring charges, if any, applicable to all shareholder accounts. The
exchange fee is not included in the calculation.

Current yield quotations represent the yield on an investment for a stated
30-day period computed by dividing net investment income earned per share
during the base period by the maximum offering price per share on the last day
of the base period.

The Fund may also include comparative performance data for each class of
shares when advertising or marketing the Fund's shares, such as data from
Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., Morningstar, Inc., Standard & Poor's
Corporation and Ibbotson Associates or other industry publications.

FUND SHARES
The Fund issues Class A, B, C and Y shares, which participate proportionately
based on their relative net asset value in dividends and distributions and have
equal voting, liquidation and other rights except that (1) expenses related to
the distribution of Class A, B and C shares or other expenses that the Board of
Trustees may designate as class expenses from time to time, are borne solely by
the relevant class; (2) each class of shares having a Distribution Plan has
exclusive voting rights with respect to its Distribution Plan; (3) each class
has different exchange privileges; and (4) each class generally has a different
designation.

Class A shares bear most of the costs of distribution of such shares through
payment of a front-end sales load while Class B and Class C shares bear such
expenses through a higher annual distribution fee. As a result, expenses
attributable to Class B shares and Class C shares will generally be higher,
and income distributions paid by the Fund with respect to Class A shares will
generally be greater than those paid with respect to Class B and Class C
shares.

Class Y shares are not subject to a front-end sales load or a contingent
deferred sales charge and pay no distribution expenses. Therefore, income
distributions paid by the Fund on Class Y shares will be greater than those
paid with respect to Class A, B and C shares.

When issued and paid for, the shares will be fully paid and nonassessable by
the Fund. Class Y shares may be exchanged as explained under "Shareholder
Services," but will have no other preference, conversion, exchange or
preemptive rights. Shares are transferable, redeemable and freely assignable
as collateral. The Fund is authorized to issue additional classes or series of
shares.

Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share owned and
fractional votes for fractional shares. Shares of the Fund vote together
except when required by law to vote separately by class. The Fund does not
have annual meetings. The Fund will have special meetings from time to time as
required under its Declaration of Trust and under the 1940 Act. As provided in
the Fund's Declaration of Trust, shareholders have the right to remove
Trustees by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares. A
special meeting of the shareholders will be held when holders of 10% of the
outstanding shares request a meeting for the purpose of removing a Trustee. As
prescribed by Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act, the Fund is prepared to assist
shareholders in communications with one another for the purpose of convening
such a meeting.

Under Massachusetts law, it is possible that a Fund shareholder may be held
personally liable for the Fund's obligations. The Fund's Declaration of Trust
provides, however, that shareholders shall not be subject to any personal
liability for the Fund's obligations and provides indemnification from Fund
assets for any shareholder held personally liable for the Fund's obligations.
Disclaimers of such liability are included in each Fund agreement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
When the Fund determines from its records that more than one account in the
Fund is registered in the name of a shareholder or shareholders having the same
address, upon written notice to those shareholders, the Fund intends, when an
annual report or semi-annual report of the Fund is required to be furnished, to
mail one copy of such report to that address.

Except as otherwise stated in this prospectus or required by law, the Fund
reserves the right to change the terms of the offer stated in this prospectus
without shareholder approval, including the right to impose or change fees for
services provided.
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The Fund may engage in the investment practices described below to the
extent described in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

CORPORATE BOND RATINGS
Higher yields are usually available on securities that are lower rated or
that are unrated. Bonds rated Baa by Moody's are considered as medium grade
obligations which are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Debt rated
BBB by S&P is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and
repay principal, although adverse economic conditions are more likely to lead
to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for debt in this
category than in higher rated categories. Lower rated securities are usually
defined as Baa or lower by Moody's or BBB or lower by S&P. The Fund may
purchase unrated securities, which are not necessarily of lower quality than
rated securities but may not be attractive to as many buyers. Debt rated BB,
B, CCC, CC and C by S&P is regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative
with respect to capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance
with the terms of the obligation. BB indicates the lowest degree of
speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such debt will
likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed
by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions. Debt
rated CI by S&P is debt (income bonds) on which no interest is being paid.
Debt rated D by S&P is in default and payment of interest and/or repayment of
principal is in arrears. The Fund intends to invest in D-rated debt only in
cases where in Keystone's judgment there is a distinct prospect of improvement
in the issuer's financial position as a result of the completion of
reorganization or otherwise. Bonds which are rated Caa by Moody's are of poor
standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of
danger with respect to principal or interest. Bonds which are rated Ca by
Moody's represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. Such
issues are often in default or have other market shortcomings. Bonds which are
rated C by Moody's are the lowest rated class of bonds, and issues so rated
can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real
investment standing.

ZERO COUPON BONDS
A zero coupon ("stripped") bond represents ownership in serially maturing
interest payments or principal payments on specific underlying notes and
bonds, including coupons relating to such notes and bonds. The interest and
principal payments are direct obligations of the issuer. Coupon zero coupon
bonds of any series mature periodically from the date of issue of such series
through the maturity date of the securities related to such series. Principal
zero coupon bonds mature on the date specified therein, which is the final
maturity date of the related securities. Each zero coupon bond entitles the
holder to receive a single payment at maturity. There are no periodic interest
payments on a zero coupon bond. Zero coupon bonds are offered at discounts
from their face amounts.

In general, owners of zero coupon bonds have substantially all the rights
and privileges of owners of the underlying coupon obligations or principal
obligations. Owners of zero coupon bonds have the right upon default on the
underlying coupon obligations or principal obligations to proceed directly and
individually against the issuer and are not required to act in concert with
other holders of zero coupon bonds.

For federal income tax purposes, a purchaser of principal zero coupon bonds
or coupon zero coupon bonds (either initially or in the secondary market) is
treated as if the buyer had purchased a corporate obligation issued on the
purchase date with an original issue discount equal to the excess of the
amount payable at maturity over the purchase price. The purchaser is required
to take into income each year as ordinary income an allocable portion of such
discounts determined on a "constant yield" method. Any such income increases
the holder's tax basis for the zero coupon bond, and any gain or loss on a
sale of the zero coupon bonds relative to the holder's basis, as so adjusted,
is a capital gain or loss. If the holder owns both principal zero coupon bonds
and coupon zero coupon bonds representing interest in the same underlying
issue of securities, a special basis allocation rule (requiring the aggregate
basis to be allocated among the items sold and retained based on their
relative fair market value at the time of sale) may apply to determine the
gain or loss on a sale of any such zero coupon bonds.

PAYMENT-IN-KIND SECURITIES
PIKs pay interest in either cash or additional securities, at the issuer's
option, for a specified period. The issuer's option to pay in additional
securities typically ranges from one to six years, compared to an average
maturity for all PIKs of eleven years. Call protection and sinking fund
features are comparable to those offered on traditional debt issues.

PIKs, like zero coupon bonds, are designated to give an issuer flexibility
in managing cash flow. Several PIKs are senior debt. In other cases, where
PIKs are subordinated, most senior lenders view them as equity equivalents.

An advantage of PIKs for the issuer -- as with zero coupon securities -- is
that interest payments are automatically compounded (reinvested) at the stated
coupon rate, which is not the case with cash-paying securities. However, PIKs
are gaining popularity over zeros since interest payments in additional
securities can be monetized and are more tangible than accretion of a
discount.

As a group, PIK bonds trade flat (i.e., accrued interest). Their price is
expected to reflect an amount representing accreted interest since the last
payment. PIKs generally trade at higher yields than comparable cash-paying
securities of the same issuer. Their premium yield is the result of the lesser
desirability of non-cash interest, the more limited audience for non-cash
paying securities, and the fact that many PIKs have been issued to equity
investors who do not normally own or hold such securities.

Calculating the true yield on a PIK security requires a discounted cash flow
analysis if the security (ex interest) is trading at a premium or a discount,
because the realizable value of additional payments is equal to the current
market value of the underlying security, not par.

Regardless of whether PIKs are senior or deeply subordinated, issuers are
highly motivated to retire them because they are usually their most costly
form of capital. Sixty-eight percent of the PIK debentures issued prior to
1987 have already been redeemed, and approximately 35% of the over $10 billion
PIK debentures issued through year-end 1988 have been retired.

OBLIGATIONS OF FOREIGN BRANCHES OF UNITED STATES BANKS
The obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks may be general obligations
of the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch or may be limited by the
terms of a specific obligation and by government regulation. Payment of
interest and principal upon these obligations may also be affected by
governmental action in the country of domicile of the branch (generally
referred to as sovereign risk). In addition, evidences of ownership of such
securities may be held outside the U.S. and the Fund may be subject to the
risks associated with the holding of such property overseas. Various
provisions of federal law governing domestic branches do not apply to foreign
branches of domestic banks.

OBLIGATIONS OF UNITED STATES BRANCHES OF FOREIGN BANKS
Obligations of U.S. branches of foreign banks may be general obligations of
the parent bank in addition to the issuing branch or may be limited by the
terms of a specific obligation and by federal and state regulation as well as
by governmental action in the country in which the foreign bank has its head
office. In addition, there may be less publicly available information about a
U.S. branch of a foreign bank than about a domestic bank.

MASTER DEMAND NOTES
Master demand notes are unsecured obligations that permit the investment of
fluctuating amounts by the Fund at varying rates of interest pursuant to
direct arrangements between the Fund as lender and the issuer, as borrower.
The Fund has the right to increase the amount under the note at any time up to
the full amount provided by the note agreement, or to decrease the amount. The
borrower may repay up to the full amount of the note without penalty. Notes
purchased by the Fund permit the Fund to demand payment of principal and
accrued interest at any time (on not more than seven days notice). Notes
acquired by the Fund may have maturities of more than one year, provided that
(1) the Fund is entitled to payment of principal and accrued interest upon not
more than seven days' notice, and (2) the rate of interest on such notes is
adjusted automatically at periodic intervals which normally will not exceed 31
days, but may extend up to one year. The notes are deemed to have a maturity
equal to the longer of the period remaining to the next interest rate
adjustment or the demand notice period. Because these types of notes are
direct lending arrangements between the lender and the borrower, such
instruments are not normally traded and there is no secondary market for these
notes, although they are redeemable and thus repayable by the borrower at face
value plus accrued interest at any time. Accordingly, the Fund's right to
redeem is dependent on the ability of the borrower to pay principal and
interest on demand. In connection with master demand note arrangements,
Keystone considers, under standards established by the Board of Trustees,
earning power, cash flow and other liquidity ratios of the borrower and will
monitor the ability of the borrower to pay principal and interest on demand.
These notes are not typically rated by credit rating agencies. Unless rated,
the Fund will invest in them only if the issuer meets the criteria established
for commercial paper.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with member banks of the
Federal Reserve System having at least $1 billion in assets, primary dealers
in U.S. government securities or other financial institutions believed by
Keystone to be creditworthy. Such persons must be registered as U.S.
government securities dealers with an appropriate regulatory organization.
Under such agreements, the bank, primary dealer or other financial institution
agrees upon entering into the contract to repurchase the security at a
mutually agreed upon date and price, thereby determining the yield during the
term of the agreement. This results in a fixed rate of return insulated from
market fluctuations during such period. Under a repurchase agreement, the
seller must maintain the value of the securities subject to the agreement at
not less than the repurchase price, such value being determined on a daily
basis by marking the underlying securities to their market value. Although the
securities subject to the repurchase agreement might bear maturities exceeding
a year, the Fund only intends to enter into repurchase agreements that provide
for settlement within a year and usually within seven days. Securities subject
to repurchase agreements will be held by the Fund's custodian or in the
Federal Reserve book entry system. The Fund does not bear the risk of a
decline in the value of the underlying security unless the seller defaults
under its repurchase obligation. In the event of a bankruptcy or other default
of a seller of a repurchase agreement, the Fund could experience both delays
in liquidating the underlying securities and losses, including (1) possible
declines in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the
Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto; (2) possible subnormal levels of
income and lack of access to income during this period; and (3) expenses of
enforcing its rights. The Board of Trustees of the Fund has established
procedures to evaluate the creditworthiness of each party with whom the Fund
enters into repurchase agreements by setting guidelines and standards of
review for Keystone and monitoring Keystone's actions with regard to
repurchase agreements.

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund would sell securities and
agree to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The Fund
intends to enter into reverse repurchase agreements to avoid otherwise having
to sell securities during unfavorable market conditions in order to meet
redemptions. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement,
it will establish a segregated account with the Fund's custodian containing
liquid assets such as U.S. government securities or other high grade debt
securities, having a value not less than the repurchase price (including
accrued interest) and will subsequently monitor the account to ensure such
value is maintained. Reverse repurchase agreements involve the risk that the
market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase may decline
below the repurchase price.

"WHEN ISSUED" SECURITIES
The Fund may also purchase and sell securities and currencies on a when
issued and delayed delivery basis. When issued or delayed delivery
transactions arise when securities or currencies are purchased or sold by the
Fund with payment and delivery taking place in the future in order to secure
what is considered to be an advantageous price and yield to the Fund at the
time of entering into the transaction. When the Fund engages in when issued
and delayed delivery transactions, the Fund relies on the buyer or seller, as
the case may be, to consummate the sale. Failure to do so may result in the
Fund missing the opportunity to obtain a price or yield considered to be
advantageous. When issued and delayed delivery transactions may be expected to
occur a month or more before delivery is due. No payment or delivery is made
by the Fund, however, until it receives payment or delivery from the other
party to the transaction. A separate account of liquid assets equal to the
value of such purchase commitments will be maintained until payment is made.

When issued and delayed delivery agreements are subject to risks from
changes in value based upon changes in the level of interest rates, currency
rates and other market factors, both before and after delivery. The Fund does
not accrue any income on such securities or currencies prior to their
delivery. To the extent the Fund engages in when issued and delayed delivery
transactions, it will do so consistent with its investment objectives and
policies and not for the purpose of investment leverage. The Fund currently
does not intend to invest more than 5% of its assets in when issued or delayed
delivery transactions.

LOANS OF SECURITIES TO BROKER-DEALERS
The Fund may lend securities to brokers and dealers pursuant to agreements
requiring that the loans be continuously secured by cash, or securities of the
U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities or any combination of cash
and such securities, as collateral equal at all times in value to at least the
market value of the securities loaned. Such securities loans will not be made
with respect to the Fund if, as a result, the aggregate of all outstanding
securities loans exceeds 15% of the value of the Fund's total assets taken at
their current value. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on
the securities loaned and simultaneously earns interest on the investment of
the cash loan collateral in U.S. Treasury notes, certificates of deposit,
other high-grade, short-term obligations or interest bearing cash equivalents.
Although voting rights attendant to securities loaned pass to the borrower,
such loans may be called at any time and will be called so that the securities
may be voted by the Fund if, in the opinion of the Fund, a material event
affecting the investment is to occur. There may be risks of delay in receiving
additional collateral or in recovering the securities loaned or even loss of
rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail
financially. Loans may only be made, however, to borrowers deemed to be of
good standing, under standards approved by the Board of Trustees, when the
income to be earned from the loan justifies the attendant risks.

DERIVATIVES
The Fund may use derivatives in furtherance of its investment objective.
Derivatives are financial contracts whose value depends on, or is derived
from, the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. These assets,
rates, and indices may include bonds, stocks, mortgages, commodities, interest
rates, currency exchange rates, bond indices and stock indices. Derivatives
can be used to earn income or protect against risk, or both. For example, one
party with unwanted risk may agree to pass that risk to another party who is
willing to accept the risk, the second party being motivated, for example, by
the desire either to earn income in the form of a fee or premium from the
first party, or to reduce its own unwanted risk by attempting to pass all or
part of that risk to the first party.

Derivatives can be used by investors such as the Fund to earn income and
enhance returns, to hedge or adjust the risk profile of the portfolio, and
either in place of more traditional direct investments or to obtain exposure
to otherwise inaccessible markets. The Fund is permitted to use derivatives
for one or more of these purposes. The use of derivatives for non-hedging
purposes entails greater risks. The Fund uses futures contracts and related
options as well as forwards for hedging purposes. Derivatives are a valuable
tool, which, when used properly, can provide significant benefit to Fund
shareholders. Keystone is not an aggressive user of derivatives with respect
to the Fund. However, the Fund may take positions in those derivatives that
are within its investment policies if, in Keystone's judgement, this
represents an effective response to current or anticipated market conditions.
Keystone's use of derivatives is subject to continuous risk assessment and
control from the standpoint of the Fund's investment objectives and policies.

Derivatives may be (1) standardized, exchange-traded contracts or (2)
customized, privately negotiated contracts. Exchange-traded derivatives tend
to be more liquid and subject to less credit risk than those that are
privately negotiated.

There are four principal types of derivative instruments--options, futures,
forwards, and swaps--from which virtually any type of derivative transaction
can be created. Further information regarding options, futures, forwards, and
swaps, is provided later in this section and is provided in the Fund's
statement of additional information.

Debt instruments that incorporate one or more of these building blocks for
the purpose of determining the principal amount of and/or rate of interest
payable on the debt instruments are often referred to as "structured
securities." An example of this type of structured security is indexed
commercial paper. The term is also used to describe certain securities issued
in connection with the restructuring of certain foreign obligations. See
"Indexed Commercial Paper" and "Structured Securities" below. The term
"derivative" is also sometimes used to describe securities involving rights to
a portion of the cash flows from an underlying pool of mortgages or other
assets from which payments are passed through to the owner of, or that
collateralize, the securities. See "Mortgage Related Securities,"
"Collateralized Mortgage Obligations," "Adjustable Rate Mortgage Securities,"
"Stripped Mortgage Securities," "Mortgage Securities -- Special
Considerations," and "Other Asset-Backed Securities" and the Fund's statement
of additional information.

While the judicious use of derivatives by experienced investment managers
such as Keystone can be beneficial, derivatives also involve risks different
from, and, in certain cases, greater than, the risks presented by more
traditional investments. Following is a general discussion of important risk
factors and issues concerning the use of derivatives that investors should
understand before investing in the Fund.

* Market Risk -- This is the general risk attendant to all investments that
the value of a particular investment will decline or otherwise change in a
way detrimental to the Fund's interest.

* Management Risk -- Derivative products are highly specialized instruments
that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those
associated with stocks and bonds. The use of a derivative requires an
understanding not only of the underlying instrument, but also of the
derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the
derivative under all possible market conditions. In particular, the use and
complexity of derivatives require the maintenance of adequate controls to
monitor the transactions entered into, the ability to assess the risk that a
derivative adds to the Fund's portfolio and the ability to forecast price,
interest rate or currency exchange rate movements correctly.

* Credit Risk -- This is the risk that a loss may be sustained by the Fund as
a result of the failure of another party to a derivative (usually referred
to as a "counterparty") to comply with the terms of the derivative contract.
The credit risk for exchange-traded derivatives is generally less than for
privately negotiated derivatives, since the clearing house, which is the
issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded derivative, provides a
guarantee of performance. This guarantee is supported by a daily payment
system (i.e., margin requirements) operated by the clearing house in order
to reduce overall credit risk. For privately negotiated derivatives, there
is no similar clearing agency guarantee. Therefore, the Fund considers the
creditworthiness of each counterparty to a privately negotiated derivative
in evaluating potential credit risk.

* Liquidity Risk -- Liquidity risk exists when a particular instrument is
difficult to purchase or sell. If a derivative transaction is particularly
large or if the relevant market is illiquid (as is the case with many
privately negotiated derivatives), it may not be possible to initiate a
transaction or liquidate a position at an advantageous price.

* Leverage Risk -- Since many derivatives have a leverage component, adverse
changes in the value or level of the underlying asset, rate or index can
result in a loss substantially greater than the amount invested in the
derivative itself. In the case of swaps, the risk of loss generally is
related to a notional principal amount, even if the parties have not made
any initial investment. Certain derivatives have the potential for unlimited
loss, regardless of the size of the initial investment.

* Other Risks -- Other risks in using derivatives include the risk of
mispricing or improper valuation and the inability of derivatives to
correlate perfectly with underlying assets, rates, and indices. Many
derivatives, in particular privately negotiated derivatives, are complex and
often valued subjectively. Improper valuations can result in increased cash
payment requirements to counterparties or a loss of value to the Fund.
Derivatives do not always perfectly or even highly correlate or track the
value of the assets, rates or indices they are designed to closely track.
Consequently, the Fund's use of derivatives may not always be an effective
means of, and sometimes could be counterproductive to, furthering the Fund's
investment objective.

OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS

WRITING COVERED OPTIONS The Fund may write (i.e., sell) covered call and put
options. By writing a call option, the Fund becomes obligated during the term
of the option to deliver the securities underlying the option upon payment of
the exercise price. By writing a put option, the Fund becomes obligated during
the term of the option to purchase the securities underlying the option at the
exercise price if the option is exercised. The Fund also may write straddles
(combinations of covered puts and calls on the same underlying security).

The Fund may only write "covered" options. This means that so long as the
Fund is obligated as the writer of a call option it will own the underlying
securities subject to the option or, in the case of call options on U.S.
Treasury bills, the Fund might own substantially similar U.S. Treasury bills.
If the Fund has written options against all of its securities that are
available for writing options, the Fund may be unable to write additional
options unless it sells a portion of its portfolio holdings to obtain new
securities against which it can write options. If this were to occur, higher
portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other
transaction costs may result. The Fund does not expect, however, that this
will occur.

The Fund will be considered "covered" with respect to a put option it writes
if, so long as it is obligated as the writer of the put option, it deposits
and maintains with its custodian in a segregated account liquid assets having
a value equal to or greater than the exercise price of the option.

The principal reason for writing call or put options is to obtain, through a
receipt of premiums, a greater current return than would be realized on the
underlying securities alone. The Fund receives a premium from writing a call
or put option, which it retains whether or not the option is exercised. By
writing a call option, the Fund might lose the potential for gain on the
underlying security while the option is open, and, by writing a put option,
the Fund might become obligated to purchase the underlying security for more
than its current market price upon exercise.

PURCHASING OPTIONS The Fund may purchase put or call options, including put
or call options for the purpose of offsetting previously written put or call
options of the same series.

If the Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect
to covered options it has written, the Fund will not be able to sell the
underlying securities or dispose of assets held in a segregated account until
the options expire or are exercised.

An option position may be closed out only in a secondary market for an
option of the same series. Although the Fund generally will write only those
options for which there appears to be an active secondary market, there is no
assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option
at any particular time, and, for some options, no secondary market may exist.
In such event, it might not be possible to effect a closing transaction in a
particular option.

Options on some securities are relatively new, and it is impossible to
predict the amount of trading interest that will exist in such options. There
can be no assurance that viable markets will develop or continue. The failure
of such markets to develop or continue could significantly impair the Fund's
ability to use such options to achieve its investment objective.

OPTIONS TRADING MARKETS Options in which the Fund will trade are generally
listed on national securities exchanges. Exchanges on which such options
currently are traded include the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the New
York, American, Pacific, and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges. Options on some
securities may not be listed on any exchange, but traded in the over-the-
counter market. Options traded in the over-the-counter market involve the
additional risk that securities dealers participating in such transactions
could fail to meet their obligations to the Fund. The use of options traded in
the over-the-counter market may be subject to limitations imposed by certain
state securities authorities. In addition to the limits on its use of options
discussed herein, the Fund is subject to the investment restrictions described
in this prospectus and in the statement of additional information.

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission is of the view that the
premiums that the Fund pays for the purchase of unlisted options and the value
of securities used to cover unlisted options written by the Fund are
considered to be invested in illiquid securities or assets for the purpose of
calculating whether the Fund is in compliance with its policies on illiquid
securities.

FUTURES TRANSACTIONS
The Fund may enter into currency and other financial futures contracts and
write options on such contracts. The Fund intends to enter into such contracts
and related options for hedging purposes. The Fund will enter into securities,
currency or index-based futures contracts in order to hedge against changes in
interest or exchange rates or securities prices. A futures contract on
securities or currencies is an agreement to buy or sell securities or
currencies at a specified price during a designated month. A futures contract
on a securities index does not involve the actual delivery of securities, but
merely requires the payment of a cash settlement based on changes in the
securities index. The Fund does not make payment or deliver securities upon
entering into a futures contract. Instead, it puts down a margin deposit,
which is adjusted to reflect changes in the value of the contract and which
continues until the contract is terminated.

The Fund may sell or purchase futures contracts. When a futures contract is
sold by the Fund, the value of the contract will tend to rise when the value
of the underlying securities or currencies declines and to fall when the value
of such securities or currencies increases. Thus, the Fund sells futures
contracts in order to offset a possible decline in the value of its securities
or currencies. If a futures contract is purchased by the Fund, the value of
the contract will tend to rise when the value of the underlying securities or
currencies increases and to fall when the value of such securities or
currencies declines. The Fund intends to purchase futures contracts in order
to establish what is believed by Keystone to be a favorable price and rate of
return for securities or favorable exchange rate for currencies the Fund
intends to purchase.

The Fund also intends to purchase put and call options on futures contracts
for hedging purposes. A put option purchased by the Fund would give it the
right to assume a position as the seller of a futures contract. A call option
purchased by the Fund would give it the right to assume a position as the
purchaser of a futures contract. The purchase of an option on a futures
contract requires the Fund to pay a premium. In exchange for the premium, the
Fund becomes entitled to exercise the benefits, if any, provided by the
futures contract, but is not required to take any action under the contract.
If the option cannot be exercised profitably before it expires, the Fund's
loss will be limited to the amount of the premium and any transaction costs.

The Fund may enter into closing purchase and sale transactions in order to
terminate a futures contract and may sell put and call options for the purpose
of closing out its options positions. The Fund's ability to enter into closing
transactions depends on the development and maintenance of a liquid secondary
market. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for
any particular contract or at any particular time. As a result, there can be
no assurance that the Fund will be able to enter into an offsetting
transaction with respect to a particular contract at a particular time. If the
Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting transaction, the Fund will
continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the contract and to
complete the contract according to its terms, in which case, it would continue
to bear market risk on the transaction.

Although futures and related options transactions are intended to enable the
Fund to manage market, interest rate or exchange rate risk, unanticipated
changes in interest rates, exchange rates or market prices could result in
poorer performance than if it had not entered into these transactions. Even if
Keystone correctly predicts interest or exchange rate movements, a hedge could
be unsuccessful if changes in the value of the Fund's futures position did not
correspond to changes in the value of its investments. This lack of
correlation between the Fund's futures and securities or currencies positions
may be caused by differences between the futures and securities or currencies
markets or by differences between the securities or currencies underlying the
Fund's futures position and the securities or currencies held by or to be
purchased for the Fund. Keystone will attempt to minimize these risks through
careful selection and monitoring of the Fund's futures and options positions.

The Fund does not intend to use futures transactions for speculation or
leverage. The Fund has the ability to write options on futures, but intends to
write such options only to close out options purchased by the Fund. The Fund
will not change these policies without supplementing the information in its
prospectus and statement of additional information.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
As discussed above, the Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers.
When the Fund invests in foreign securities, they usually will be denominated
in foreign currencies, and the Fund temporarily may hold funds in foreign
currencies. Thus, the value of Fund shares will be affected by changes in
exchange rates.

As one way of managing exchange rate risk, in addition to entering into
currency futures contracts, the Fund may enter into forward currency exchange
contracts (agreements to purchase or sell currencies at a specified price and
date). The exchange rate for the transaction (the amount of currency the Fund
will deliver or receive when the contract is completed) is fixed when the Fund
enters into the contract. The Fund usually will enter into these contracts to
stabilize the U.S. dollar value of a security it has agreed to buy or sell.
The Fund intends to use these contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of a
security it already owns, particularly if the Fund expects a decrease in the
value of the currency in which the foreign security is denominated. Although
the Fund will attempt to benefit from using forward contracts, the success of
its hedging strategy will depend on Keystone's ability to predict accurately
the future exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. The
value of the Fund's investments denominated in foreign currencies will depend
on the relative strength of those currencies and the U.S. dollar, and the Fund
may be affected favorably or unfavorably by changes in the exchange rates or
exchange control regulations between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar.
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates also may affect the value of
dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on the sale of
securities and net investment income and gains, if any, to be distributed to
shareholders by the Fund. Although the Fund does not currently intend to do
so, the Fund may also purchase and sell options related to foreign currencies.
The Fund does not intend to enter into foreign currency transactions for
speculation or leverage.

INTEREST RATE TRANSACTIONS (SWAPS, CAPS, AND FLOORS) If the Fund enters into
interest rate swap, cap or floor transactions, it expects to do so primarily
for hedging purposes, which may include preserving a return or spread on a
particular investment or portion of its portfolio or protecting against an
increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later
date. The Fund does not currently intend to use these transactions in a
speculative manner.

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of
their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of
floating rate payments for fixed rate payments). Interest rate caps and floors
are similar to options in that the purchase of an interest rate cap or floor
entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index exceeds (in the
case of a cap) or falls below (in the case of a floor) a predetermined
interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a contractually-based
principal ("notional") amount from the party selling the interest rate cap or
floor. The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps, caps and floors on either
an asset-based or liability-based basis, depending upon whether it is hedging
its assets or liabilities, and will usually enter into interest rate swaps on
a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund
receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two
payments).

The swap market has grown substantially in recent years, with a large number
of banks and investment banking firms acting as principals and as agents
utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has
become more established and relatively liquid. Caps and floors are less liquid
than swaps. These transactions also involve the delivery of securities or
other underlying assets and principal. Accordingly, the risk of loss to the
Fund from interest rate transactions is limited to the net amount of interest
payments that the Fund is contractually obligated to make.

INDEXED COMMERCIAL PAPER Indexed commercial paper may have its principal
linked to changes in foreign currency exchange rates whereby its principal
amount is adjusted upwards or downwards (but not below zero) at maturity to
reflect changes in the referenced exchange rate. If permitted by its
investment policies, the Fund will purchase such commercial paper with the
currency in which it is denominated and, at maturity, will receive interest
and principal payments thereon in that currency, but the amount of principal
payable by the issuer at maturity will change in proportion to the change (if
any) in the exchange rate between the two specified currencies between the
date the instrument is issued and the date the instrument matures. While such
commercial paper entails the risk of loss of principal, the potential for
realizing gains as a result of changes in foreign currency exchange rates
enables the Fund to hedge (or cross-hedge) against a decline in the U.S.
dollar value of investments denominated in foreign currencies while providing
an attractive money market rate of return.

MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES The mortgage-related securities in which the
Fund may invest typically are securities representing interests in pools of
mortgage loans made to home owners. Mortgage-related securities bear interest
at either a fixed rate or an adjustable rate determined by reference to an
index rate. The mortgage loan pools may be assembled for sale to investors
(such as the Fund) by governmental or private organizations. Mortgage-related
securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA") are
backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government; those issued by
Federal National Mortgage Associated ("FNMA") and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation ("FHLMC") are not so backed.

Securities representing interests in pools created by private issuers
generally offer a higher rate of interest than securities representing
interests in pools created by governmental issuers because there are no direct
or indirect governmental guarantees of the underlying mortgage payments.
However, private issuers sometimes obtain committed loan facilities, lines of
credit, letters of credit, surety bonds or other forms of liquidity and credit
enhancement to support the timely payment of interest and principal with
respect to their securities if the borrowers on the underlying mortgages fail
to make their mortgage payments. The ratings of such non-governmental
securities are generally dependent upon the ratings of the providers of such
liquidity and credit support and would be adversely affected if the rating of
such an enhancer were downgraded. The Fund may buy mortgage-related securities
without credit enhancement if the securities meet the Fund's investment
standards. Although the market for mortgage-related securities is becoming
increasingly liquid, those of certain private organizations may not be readily
marketable.

One type of mortgage-related security is of the "pass-through" variety. The
holder of a pass-through security is considered to own an undivided beneficial
interest in the underlying pool of mortgage loans and receives a pro rata
share of the monthly payments made by the borrowers on their mortgage loans,
net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities. Prepayments
of mortgages resulting from the sale, refinancing or foreclosure of the
underlying properties are also paid to the holders of these securities. Some
mortgage-related securities, such as securities issued by GNMA, are referred
to as "modified pass-through" securities. The holders of these securities are
entitled to the full and timely payment of principal and interest, net of
certain fees, regardless of whether payments are actually made on the
underlying mortgages. Another form of mortgage-related security is a "pay-
through" security, which is a debt obligation of the issuer secured by a pool
of mortgage loans pledged as collateral that is legally required to be paid by
the issuer regardless of whether payments are actually made on the underlying
mortgages.

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS "CMOS") CMOs are the predominant type of
"pay-through" mortgage-related security. CMOs are designed to reduce the risk
of prepayment for investors by issuing multiple classes of securities, each
having different maturities, interest rates and payment schedules, and with
the principal and interest on the underlying mortgages allocated among the
several classes in various ways. The collateral securing the CMOs may consist
of a pool of mortgages, but may also consist of mortgage-backed bonds or pass-
through securities. CMOs may be issued by a U.S. government instrumentality or
agency or by a private issuer. Although payment of the principal of, and
interest on, the underlying collateral securing privately issued CMOs may be
guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC, these CMOs represent obligations solely of
the private issuer and are not insured or guaranteed by GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, any
other governmental agency, or any other person or entity.

INVERSE FLOATING RATE COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS In addition to
investing in fixed rate and adjustable rate CMOs, the Fund may also invest in
CMOs with rates that move inversely to market rates ("inverse floaters").

An inverse floater bears an interest rate that resets in the opposite
direction of the change in a specified interest rate index. As market interest
rates rise, the interest rate on the inverse floater goes down, and vice
versa. Inverse floaters tend to exhibit greater price volatility than fixed-
rate bonds of similar maturity and credit quality. The interest rates on
inverse floaters may be significantly reduced, even to zero, if interest rates
rise. Moreover, the secondary market for inverse floaters may be limited in
rising interest rate environments.

ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE SECURITIES Another type of mortgage-related
security, known as adjustable-rate mortgage securities ("ARMS"), bears
interest at a rate determined by reference to a predetermined interest rate or
index. There are two main categories of rates or indices: (1) rates based on
the yield on U.S. Treasury securities and (2) indices derived from a
calculated measure such as a cost of funds index or a moving average of
mortgage rates. Some rates and indices closely mirror changes in market
interest rate levels, while others tend to lag changes in market rate levels
and tend to be somewhat less volatile.

ARMS may be secured by adjustable-rate mortgages or fixed-rate mortgages.
ARMS secured by fixed-rate mortgages generally have lifetime caps on the
coupon rates of the securities. To the extent that general interest rates
increase faster than the interest rates on the ARMS, these ARMS will decline
in value. The adjustable-rate mortgages that secure ARMS will frequently have
caps that limit the maximum amount by which the interest rate or the monthly
principal and interest payments on the mortgages may increase. These payment
caps can result in negative amortization (i.e., an increase in the balance of
the mortgage loan). Furthermore, since many adjustable-rate mortgages only
reset on an annual basis, the values of ARMS tend to fluctuate to the extent
that changes in prevailing interest rates are not immediately reflected in the
interest rates payable on the underlying adjustable-rate mortgages.

STRIPPED MORTGAGE SECURITIES Stripped mortgage-related securities ("SMRS")
are mortgage-related securities that are usually structured with two classes
of securities collateralized by a pool of mortgages or a pool of mortgaged-
backed bonds or pass-through securities, with each class receiving different
proportions of the principal and interest payments from the underlying assets.
A common type of SMRS has one class of interest-only securities ("IOs")
receiving all of the interest payments from the underlying assets, while the
other class of securities, principal-only securities ("POs"), receives all of
the principal payments from the underlying assets. IOs and POs are extremely
sensitive to interest rate changes and are more volatile than mortgage-related
securities that are not stripped. IOs tend to decrease in value as interest
rates decrease, while POs generally increase in value as interest rates
decrease. If prepayments of the underlying mortgages are greater than
anticipated, the amount of interest earned on the overall pool will decrease
due to the decreasing principal balance of the assets. Changes in the values
of IOs and POs can be substantial and occur quickly, such as occurred in the
first half of 1994 when the value of many POs dropped precipitously due to an
increase in interest rates. For this reason, the Fund does not rely on IOs and
POs as the principal means of furthering its investment objective.

MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES -- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS The value of mortgage-
related securities is affected by a number of factors. Unlike traditional debt
securities, which have fixed maturity dates, mortgage-related securities may
be paid earlier than expected as a result of prepayment of the underlying
mortgages. If property owners make unscheduled prepayments of their mortgage
loans, these prepayments will result in the early payment of the applicable
mortgage-related securities. In that event, the Fund may be unable to invest
the proceeds from the early payment of the mortgage-related securities in an
investment that provides as high a yield as the mortgage-related securities.
Consequently, early payment associated with mortgage-related securities causes
these securities to experience significantly greater price and yield
volatility than experienced by traditional fixed-income securities. The
occurrence of mortgage prepayments is affected by the level of general
interest rates, general economic conditions, and other social and demographic
factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the rate of mortgage
prepayments tends to increase, thereby tending to decrease the life of
mortgage-related securities. During periods of rising interest rates, the rate
of mortgage prepayments usually decreases, thereby tending to increase the
life of mortgage-related securities. If the life of a mortgage-related
security is inaccurately predicted, the Fund may not be able to realize the
rate of return it expected.

As with fixed-income securities generally, the value of mortgage-related
securities can also be adversely affected by increases in general interest
rates relative to the yield provided by such securities. Such adverse effect
is especially possible with fixed-rate mortgage securities. If the yield
available on other investments rises above the yield of the fixed-rate
mortgage securities as a result of general increases in interest rate levels,
the value of the mortgage-related securities will decline. Although the
negative effect could be lessened if the mortgage-related securities were to
be paid earlier (thus permitting the Fund to reinvest the prepayment proceeds
in investments yielding the higher current interest rate), as described above
the rate of mortgage prepayments and earlier payment of mortgage-related
securities generally tends to decline during a period of rising interest
rates.

Although the value of ARMS may not be affected by rising interest rates as
much as the value of fixed-rate mortgage securities is affected by rising
interest rates, ARMS may still decline in value as a result of rising interest
rates. Although, as described above, the yield on ARMS varies with changes in
the applicable interest rate or index, there is often a lag between increases
in general interest rates and increases in the yield on ARMS as a result of
relatively infrequent interest rate reset dates. In addition, adjustable-rate
mortgages and ARMS often have interest rate or payment caps that limit the
ability of the adjustable-rate mortgages or ARMS to fully reflect increases in
the general level of interest rates.

OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES The securitization techniques used to develop
mortgage-related securities are being applied to a broad range of financial
assets. Through the use of trusts and special purpose corporations, various
types of assets, including automobile loans and leases, credit card
receivables, home equity loans, equipment leases and trade receivables, are
being securitized in structures similar to the structures used in mortgage
securitizations. These asset-backed securities are subject to risks associated
with changes in interest rates and prepayment of underlying obligations
similar to the risks of investment in mortgage-related securities discussed
above.

Each type of asset-backed security also entails unique risks depending on
the type of assets involved and the legal structure used. For example, credit
card receivables are generally unsecured obligations of the credit card holder
and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and
federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set
off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance
due. There have also been proposals to cap the interest rate that a credit
card issuer may charge. In some transactions, the value of the asset-backed
security is dependent on the performance of a third party acting as credit
enhancer or servicer. Furthermore, in some transactions (such as those
involving the securitization of vehicle loans or leases) it may be
administratively burdensome to perfect the interest of the security issuer in
the underlying collateral and the underlying collateral may become damaged or
stolen.

VARIABLE, FLOATING, AND LEVERAGED INVERSE FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS Fixed-
income securities may have fixed, variable or floating rates of interest.
Variable and floating rate securities pay interest at rates that are adjusted
periodically, according to a specified formula. A "variable" interest rate
adjusts at predetermined intervals (e.g., daily, weekly or monthly), while a
"floating" interest rate adjusts whenever a specified benchmark rate (such as
the bank prime lending rate) changes.

The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities that pay interest at a coupon
rate equal to a base rate, plus additional interest for a certain period of
time if short-term interest rates rise above a predetermined level or "cap."
The amount of such an additional interest payment typically is calculated
under a formula based on a short-term interest rate index multiplied by a
designated factor.

An inverse floater may be considered to be leveraged to the extent that its
interest rate varies by a magnitude that exceeds the magnitude of the change
in the index rate of interest. The higher degree of leverage inherent in
inverse floaters is associated with greater volatility in market value.

STRUCTURED SECURITIES Structured securities represent interests in entities
organized and operated solely for the purpose of restructuring the investment
characteristics of sovereign debt obligations or foreign government
securities. This type of restructuring involves the deposit with or purchase
by an entity, such as a corporation or trust, of specified instruments (such
as commercial bank loans or Brady Bonds) and the issuance by that entity of
one or more classes of structured securities backed by, or representing
interests in, the underlying instruments. The cash flow on the underlying
instruments may be apportioned among the newly issued structured securities to
create securities with different investment characteristics such as varying
maturities, payment priorities and interest rate provisions, and the extent of
the payments made with respect to structured securities is dependent on the
extent of the cash flow on the underlying instruments. Because structured
securities typically involve no credit enhancement, their credit risk
generally will be equivalent to that of the underlying instruments. Structured
securities of a given class may be either subordinated or unsubordinated to
the right of payment of another class. Subordinated structured securities
typically have higher yields and present greater risks than unsubordinated
structured securities.

BRADY BONDS Brady Bonds are created through the exchange of existing
commercial bank loans to foreign entities for new obligations in connection
with debt restructurings under a plan introduced by former U.S. Secretary of
the Treasury, Nicholas F. Brady (the "Brady Plan"). Brady Bonds have been
issued only recently, and, accordingly, do not have a long payment history.
They may be collateralized or uncollateralized and issued in various
currencies (although most are U.S. dollar-denominated) and they are actively
traded in the over-the-counter secondary market.

U.S. dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady Bonds, which may be fixed-rate
par bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are generally collateralized in
full as to principal due at maturity by U.S. Treasury zero coupon obligations
that have the same maturity as the Brady Bonds. Interest payments on these
Brady Bonds generally are collateralized by cash or securities in an amount
that, in the case of fixed rate bonds, is equal to at least one year of
rolling interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at that time
and is adjusted at regular intervals thereafter. Certain Brady Bonds are
entitled to "value recovery payments" in certain circumstances, which in
effect constitute supplemental interest payments, but generally are not
collateralized. Brady Bonds are often viewed as having up to four valuation
components: (1) collateralized repayment of principal at final maturity, (2)
collateralized interest payments, (3) uncollateralized interest payments, and
(4) any uncollateralized repayment of principal at maturity (these
uncollateralized amounts constitute the "residual risk"). In the event of a
default with respect to collateralized Brady Bonds as a result of which the
payment obligations of the issuer are accelerated, the U.S. Treasury zero
coupon obligations held as collateral for the payment of principal will not be
distributed to investors, nor will such obligations be sold and the proceeds
distributed. The collateral will be held by the collateral agent to the
scheduled maturity of the defaulted Brady Bonds, which will continue to be
outstanding, at which time the face amount of the collateral will equal the
principal payments that would have then been due on the Brady Bonds in the
normal course. In addition, in light of the residual risk of Brady Bonds and,
among other factors, the history of defaults with respect to commercial bank
loans by public and private entities of countries issuing Brady Bonds,
investments in Brady Bonds are to be viewed as speculative.
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EXHIBIT A

REDUCED SALES CHARGES

Initial sales charges may be reduced or eliminated for persons or
organizations purchasing Class A shares of the Fund alone or in combination
with Class A shares of other Keystone America Funds. Only Class A shares
subject to an initial or deferred sales charge are eligible for inclusion in
reduced sales charge programs.

For purposes of qualifying for reduced sales charges on purchases made
pursuant to Rights of Accumulation or Letters of Intent, the term "Purchaser"
includes the following persons: an individual; an individual, his or her
spouse and children under the age of 21; a trustee or other fiduciary of a
single trust estate or single fiduciary account established for their benefit;
an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c)(3) or
(13) of the Internal Revenue Code; a pension, profit-sharing or other employee
benefit plan whether or not qualified under Section 401 of the Internal
Revenue Code; or other organized groups of persons, whether incorporated or
not, provided the organization has been in existence for at least six months
and has some purpose other than the purchase of redeemable securities of a
registered investment company at a discount. In order to qualify for a lower
sales charge, all orders from an organized group will have to be placed
through a single investment dealer or other firm and identified as originating
from a qualifying purchaser.

CONCURRENT PURCHASES
For purposes of qualifying for a reduced sales charge, a Purchaser may
combine concurrent direct purchases of Class A shares of two or more of the
"Eligible Funds," as defined below. For example, if a Purchaser concurrently
invested $75,000 in one of the other "Eligible Funds" and $75,000 in the Fund,
the sales charge would be that applicable to a $150,000 purchase, i.e., 3.75%
of the offering price, as indicated in the sales charge schedule in the
prospectus.

RIGHT OF ACCUMULATION
In calculating the sales charge applicable to current purchases of the
Fund's Class A shares, a Purchaser is entitled to accumulate current purchases
with the current value of previously purchased Class A shares of the Fund and
Class A shares of certain other eligible funds that are still held in (or
exchanged for shares of and are still held in) the same or another eligible
fund ("Eligible Fund(s)"). The Eligible Funds are the Keystone America Funds
and Keystone Liquid Trust.

For example, if a Purchaser held shares valued at $99,999 and purchased an
additional $5,000, the sales charge for the $5,000 purchase would be at the
next lower sales charge of 3.75% of the offering price as indicated in the
sales charge schedule. KIRC must be notified at the time of purchase that the
Purchaser is entitled to a reduced sales charge, which reduction will be
granted subject to confirmation of the Purchaser's holdings. The Right of
Accumulation may be modified or discontinued at any time.

LETTER OF INTENT
A Purchaser may qualify for a reduced sales charge on a purchase of Class A
shares of the Fund alone or in combination with purchases of Class A shares of
any of the other Eligible Funds by completing the Letter of Intent section of
the application. By so doing, the Purchaser agrees to invest within a
thirteen-month period a specified amount which, if invested at one time, would
qualify for a reduced sales charge. Each purchase will be made at a public
offering price applicable to a single transaction of the dollar amount
specified on the application, as described in this prospectus. The Letter of
Intent does not obligate the Purchaser to purchase, nor the Fund to sell, the
amount indicated.

After the Letter of Intent is received by KIRC, each investment made will be
entitled to the sales charge applicable to the level of investment indicated
on the application. The Letter of Intent may be back-dated up to ninety days
so that any investments made in any of the Eligible Funds during the preceding
ninety-day period, valued at the Purchaser's cost, can be applied toward
fulfillment of the Letter of Intent. However, there will be no refund of sales
charges already paid during the ninety-day period. No retroactive adjustment
will be made if purchases exceed the amount specified in the Letter of Intent.
Income and capital gains distributions taken in additional shares will not
apply toward completion of the Letter of Intent.

If total purchases made pursuant to the Letter of Intent are less than the
amount specified, the Purchaser will be required to remit an amount equal to
the difference between the sales charge paid and the sales charge applicable
to purchases actually made. Out of the initial purchase (or subsequent
purchases, if necessary), 5% of the dollar amount specified on the application
will be held in escrow by KIRC in the form of shares registered in the
Purchaser's name. The escrowed shares will not be available for redemption,
transfer or encumbrance by the Purchaser until the Letter of Intent is
completed or the higher sales charge paid. All income and capital gains
distributions on escrowed shares will be paid to the Purchaser or his order.

When the minimum investment specified in the Letter of Intent is completed
(either prior to or by the end of the thirteen-month period), the Purchaser
will be notified and the escrowed shares will be released. If the intended
investment is not completed, the Purchaser will be asked to remit to the
Principal Underwriter any difference between the sales charge on the amount
specified and on the amount actually attained. If the Purchaser does not
within 20 days after written request by the Principal Underwriter or his
dealer pay such difference in sales charge, KIRC will redeem an appropriate
number of the escrowed shares in order to realize such difference. Shares
remaining after any such redemption will be released by KIRC. Any redemptions
made by the Purchaser during the thirteen-month period will be subtracted from
the amount of the purchases for purposes of determining whether the Letter of
Intent has been completed. In the event of a total redemption of the account
prior to completion of the Letter of Intent, the additional sales charge due
will be deducted from the proceeds of the redemption and the balance will be
forwarded to the Purchaser.

By signing the application, the Purchaser irrevocably constitutes and
appoints KIRC his attorney to surrender for redemption any or all escrowed
shares with full power of substitution.

The Purchaser or his dealer must inform the Principal Underwriter or KIRC
that a Letter of Intent is in effect each time a purchase is made.

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Missouri Tax Free Fund
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Keystone Investment Distributors Company
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Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034
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PROSPECTUS AND
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Class Y Shares

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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

PART B

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DECEMBER 10, 1996

This statement of additional information pertains to all classes of
shares of Keystone Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund"). It is not a prospectus,
but relates to, and should be read in conjunction with, either the prospectus
offering Class A, B and C shares dated November 29, 1996 or the separate
prospectus offering Class Y shares dated December 10, 1996. Copies of each
prospectus may be obtained from the Fund's principal underwriter, Keystone
Investment Distributors Company (the "Principal Underwriter"), or your
broker-dealer. The Principal Underwriter is located at 200 Berkeley Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Fund 2
Investment Policies 2
Investment Restrictions 2
Distributions and Taxes 4
Valuation of Securities 5
Brokerage 6
Sales Charges 8
Distribution Plans 12
Trustees and Officers 15
Investment Management 19
Principal Underwriter 22
Declaration of Trust 24
Standardized Total Return
and Yield Quotations 26
Financial Statements 27
Additional Information 28
Appendix A-1

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THE FUND
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The Fund is an open-end, diversified management investment company
commonly known as a mutual fund. The Fund was formed as a Massachusetts business
trust on October 24, 1986. The Fund is managed by Keystone Management, Inc.
("Keystone Management"), its investment manager, and is advised by Keystone
Investment Management Company ("Keystone"), its investment adviser.

Certain information about the Fund is contained in its prospectuses.
This statement of additional information provides additional information about
the Fund that may be of interest to some investors.

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INVESTMENT POLICIES
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The Fund intends to allocate its assets principally between eligible
domestic high yield, high risk debt securities and foreign debt securities. From
time to time, the Fund will allocate a portion of its assets to United States
("U.S.") government securities. The total return on such securities is expected
to include some capital gain. The Fund does not intend to hold securities for
capital gain unless the current yield on such securities remains attractive.
Certain investments, investment techniques and ratings criteria applicable to
the Fund are more fully explained in the Appendix to this statement of
additional information.

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INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
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The Fund has adopted the fundamental investment restrictions set forth
below which may not be changed without the vote of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding voting shares (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
"1940 Act")). Unless otherwise stated, all references to the assets of the Fund
are in terms of current market value.

The Fund may not do the following:

(1) purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) of
any issuer if as a result more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in
securities of the issuer, except that up to 25% of its total assets may be
invested without regard to this limit;

(2) purchase securities on margin except that it may obtain such short
term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of
securities;

(3) make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, unless
at all times when a short position is open it owns an equal amount of such
securities or of securities which, without payment of any further consideration,
are convertible into or exchangeable for securities of the same issue as, and
equal in amount to, the securities sold short, and unless not more than 10% of
its net assets are held as collateral for such sales at any one time;

(4) borrow money or enter into reverse repurchase agreements, except
that the Fund may (a) enter into reverse repurchase agreements or (b) borrow
money from banks for temporary or emergency purposes in aggregate amounts up to
one-third of the value of the Fund's net assets; provided that while borrowings
from banks exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets, any such borrowings will be
repaid before additional investments are made;

(5) pledge more than 15% of its net assets to secure indebtedness; the
purchase or sale of securities on a "when issued" basis or collateral
arrangement with respect to the writing of options on securities are not deemed
to be a pledge of assets;

(6) issue senior securities; the purchase or sale of securities on a
"when issued" basis or collateral arrangement with respect to the writing of
options on securities are not deemed to be the issuance of a senior security;

(7) make loans, except that the Fund may make, purchase or hold debt
securities and other debt investments, including loans, consistent with its
investment objective, lend portfolio securities valued at not more than 15% of
its total assets to broker-dealers, and enter into repurchase agreements;

(8) purchase any security (other than U.S. government securities) of
any issuer if as a result more than 25% of its total assets would be invested in
a single industry; except that (a) there is no restriction with respect to
obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities; (b) wholly owned finance companies will be considered to be
in the industries of their parents if their activities are primarily related to
financing the activities of the parents; (c) the industry classification of
utilities will be determined according to their services (for example, gas, gas
transmission, electric and telephone will each be considered a separate
industry); and (d) the industry classification of medically related industries
will be determined according to their services (for example, management,
hospital supply, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals will each be considered a
separate industry);

(9) invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of any
company having a record, together with its predecessors, of less than three
years of continuous operation;

(10) purchase securities of other investment companies, except as part
of a merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or similar transaction;

(11) purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts or real
estate, except that the Fund may purchase and sell securities secured by real
estate and securities of companies which invest in real estate and may engage in
currency or other financial futures contracts and related options transactions;
and

(12) underwrite securities of other issuers, except that the Fund may
purchase securities from the issuer or others and dispose of such securities in
a manner consistent with its investment objective.

The Fund intends to follow the policies of the Securities and Exchange
Commission as they are adopted from time to time with respect to illiquid
securities, including at this time, (1) treating as illiquid, securities that
may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business within seven
days at approximately the value at which the Fund has valued the investment on
its books and (2) limiting its holdings of such securities to 15% of its net
assets.

Portfolio securities of the Fund may not be purchased from or sold or
loaned to Keystone or any affiliate thereof or any of their Directors, officers
or employees.

If a percentage limit is satisfied at the time of investment or
borrowing, a later increase or decrease resulting from a change in asset value
is not a violation of the limit.

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DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
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The Fund will make distributions from net investment income monthly and
capital gains, if any, annually in shares, or, at the option of the shareholder,
in cash. Distributions are taxable whether received in cash or in additional
shares. Shareholders who have not opted, prior to the record date for any
distribution, to receive cash will have the number of distributed shares
determined on the basis of the Fund's net asset value per share computed at the
end of the ex-dividend date after adjustment for the distribution. Net asset
value is used in computing the number of shares in both gains and income
distribution reinvestments. Account statements and/or checks as appropriate will
be mailed to shareholders within seven days after the Fund pays the
distribution. Unless the Fund receives instructions to the contrary from a
shareholder before the record date, it will assume that the shareholder wishes
to receive that distribution and future gains and income distributions in
shares. Instructions continue in effect until changed in writing.

It is not expected that the Fund's income dividends will be eligible
for the corporate 70% dividends received deduction. Distributed long-term
capital gains are taxable as such to the shareholder, regardless of how long the
shareholder has held the Fund's shares. However, if such shares are held less
than six months and redeemed at a loss, the shareholder will recognize a
long-term capital loss on such shares to the extent of the long-term capital
gain distribution received in connection with such shares. If the net asset
value of the Fund's shares is reduced below a shareholder's cost by a capital
gains distribution, such distribution, to the extent of the reduction, would be
a return of investment, though taxable as stated above. Since distributions of
capital gains depend upon profits actually realized from the sale of securities
by the Fund, they may or may not occur. The foregoing comments relating to the
taxation of dividends and distributions paid on the Fund's shares relate solely
to federal income taxation. Such dividends and distributions may also be subject
to state and local taxes.

When the Fund makes a distribution, it intends to distribute only the
Fund's net capital gains and such income as has been predetermined to the best
of the Fund's ability to be taxable as ordinary income. Shareholders of the Fund
will be advised annually of the federal income tax status of distributions.

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VALUATION OF SECURITIES
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Current values for the Fund's portfolio securities are determined as
follows:

(1) short-term investments maturing in sixty days or less are valued at
amortized cost (original purchase cost as adjusted for amortization of premium
or accretion of discount), which, when combined with accrued interest,
approximates market;

(2) all other securities for which market quotations are readily
available are valued at the mean of the bid and asked prices at the time of
valuation; and

(3) securities, including restricted securities, for which complete
quotations are not readily available, and other assets are valued at prices
deemed in good faith to be fair under procedures established by the Fund's Board
of Trustees.

The Fund believes that reliable market quotations are generally not
readily available for purposes of valuing fixed income securities. As a result,
it is likely that most of the valuations for such securities will be based upon
their fair value determined under procedures that have been approved by the
Fund's Board of Trustees. The Fund's Board of Trustees has authorized the use of
a pricing service to determine the fair value of its fixed income securities and
certain other securities.

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BROKERAGE
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It is the policy of Keystone, in effecting transactions in the Fund's
portfolio securities, to seek best execution of orders at the most favorable
prices. The determination of what may constitute best execution and price in the
execution of a securities transaction by a broker involves a number of
considerations, including, without limitation, the overall direct net economic
result to the Fund, involving both price paid or received and any commissions
and other costs paid; the efficiency with which the transaction is effected; the
broker's ability to effect the transaction at all where a large block is
involved; the availability of the broker to stand ready to execute potentially
difficult transactions in the future; and the financial strength and stability
of the broker. Such considerations are weighed by management in determining the
overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid.

Subject to the foregoing, a factor in the selection of brokers is the
receipt of research services, such as analyses and reports concerning issuers,
industries, securities, economic factors and trends and other statistical and
factual information. Any such research and other statistical and factual
information provided by brokers to the Fund, Keystone Management or Keystone is
considered to be in addition to, and not in lieu of, services required to be
performed by Keystone Management under its Investment Management Agreement with
the Fund (the "Management Agreement") or Keystone under its Investment Advisory
Agreement with Keystone Management (the "Advisory Agreement"). The cost, value
and specific application of such information are indeterminable and cannot be
practically allocated among the Fund and other clients of Keystone Management or
Keystone who may indirectly benefit from the availability of such information.
Similarly, the Fund may indirectly benefit from information made available as a
result of transactions effected for such other clients. Under the Management
Agreement and the Advisory Agreement, Keystone Management and Keystone are
permitted to pay higher brokerage commissions for brokerage and research
services in accordance with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. In the event Keystone Management and Keystone do follow such a practice,
they will do so on a basis which is fair and equitable to the Fund.

The Fund expects that purchases and sales of income securities usually
will be principal transactions. Such securities are normally purchased directly
from the issuer or from an underwriter or market maker for the securities. There
usually will be no brokerage commissions paid by the Fund for such purchases.
Purchases from underwriters will include the underwriting commission or
concession, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers will include a
dealer's mark-up or reflect a dealer's mark-down. Where transactions are made in
the over-the-counter market, the Fund will deal with primary market makers,
unless more favorable prices are otherwise obtainable.

The Fund may participate, if and when practicable, in group bidding for
the purchase directly from an issuer of certain securities for the Fund's
portfolio in order to take advantage of the lower purchase price available to
members of such a group. Neither Keystone Management, Keystone, nor the Fund
intend to place securities transactions with any particular broker-dealer or
group thereof. The Fund's Board of Trustees has determined that the Fund may
consider sales of shares as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to
execute portfolio transactions, subject to the requirements of best execution,
including best price, described above.

Investment decisions for the Fund are made independently by Keystone
Management or Keystone from those of the other funds and investment accounts
managed by Keystone Management or Keystone. It may frequently develop, however,
that the same investment decision is made for more than one fund. Simultaneous
transactions are inevitable when the same security is suitable for the
investment objective of more than one account. When two or more funds or
accounts are engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the
transactions are allocated as to amount in accordance with a formula that is
equitable to each fund or account. Although, in some cases this system could
have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the Fund's portfolio
securities, in other cases, the Fund believes that its ability to participate in
volume transactions will produce better executions for the Fund.

Portfolio securities are not purchased from or sold to Keystone
Management, Keystone, the Principal Underwriter or any of their "affiliated
persons," as defined in the 1940 Act.

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1994, the Fund paid no brokerage
commissions. For the fiscal years ended July 31, 1995 and 1996, the Fund paid
$30,894 and $35,599, respectively, in brokerage commissions.

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SALES CHARGES
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GENERAL

The Fund offers Class A, B, C and Y shares. Class A shares are offered
with a maximum sales charge of 4.75% payable at the time of purchase ("Front-End
Load Option"). Class B shares purchased on or after June 1, 1995, are subject to
a contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") payable upon redemption during the
72-month period from and including the month of purchase ("Back-End Load
Option"). Class B shares purchased prior to June 1, 1995 are subject to a CDSC
payable upon redemption within three calendar years after the year of purchase.
Class B shares purchased on or after June 1, 1995 that have been outstanding for
eight years from and including the month of purchase will automatically convert
to Class A shares without the imposition of a front-end sales charge or exchange
fee. Class B shares purchased prior to June 1, 1995, that have been outstanding
during seven calendar years will similarly convert to Class A shares.
(Conversion of Class B shares represented by stock certificates will require the
return of the stock certificates to Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.
("KIRC"), the Fund's transfer and dividend disbursing agent). Class C shares are
sold subject to a CDSC payable upon redemption within one year after purchase
("Level Load Option"). Class C shares are available only through broker-dealers
who have entered into special distribution agreements with the Principal
Underwriter. Class Y shares are offered at net asset value without a front-end
or back-end sales charge and do not bear any Rule 12b-1 distribution expenses.
Class Y shares are not offered to the general public and are available only to
(1) persons who at or prior to December 31, 1994 owned shares in a mutual fund
advised by Evergreen Asset Management Corp. ("Evergreen Asset") of Purchase, New
York, (2) certain institutional investors and (3) investment advisory clients of
Capital Management Group of First Union National Bank of North Carolina,
Evergreen Asset or their affiliates.

The prospectus for Class A, B and C shares contains a general
description of how investors may buy shares of the Fund as well as a table of
applicable sales charges for Class A shares; a discussion of reduced sales
charges that may apply to subsequent purchases; and a description of applicable
CDSCs. A separate prospectus describes the Class Y shares and contains a general
description of how investors may buy Class Y shares.

CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES

In order to reimburse the Fund for certain expenses relating to the
sale of its shares (see "Distribution Plans"), a CDSC is imposed at the time of
redemption of certain Fund shares, as described below. If imposed, the CDSC is
deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to you and retained by
the Principal Underwriter. See "Calculation of Contingent Deferred Sales Charge"
and "Waiver of Sales Charges" as follows.

CLASS A SHARES

With certain exceptions, purchases of Class A shares (1) in an amount
equal to or exceeding $1,000,000 and/or (2) by a corporate qualified retirement
plan or a non-qualified deferred compensation plan or a Title I tax sheltered
annuity or TSA Plan sponsored by an organization having 100 or more eligible
employees (a "Qualifying Plan"), in either case without a front-end sales
charge, will be subject to a CDSC during the 24-month period following the date
of purchase.

CLASS B SHARES

With respect to Class B shares purchased on or after June 1, 1995, the
Fund, with certain exceptions, will impose a CDSC on Class B shares redeemed
during succeeding twelve-month periods as follows: 5.00% during the first
twelve-month period; 4.00% during the second twelve-month period; 3.00% during
the third twelve-month period; 3.00% during the fourth twelve-month period;
2.00% during the fifth-twelve month period; and 1.00% during the sixth
twelve-month period. No CDSC is imposed on amounts redeemed thereafter.

With respect to Class B shares sold prior to June 1, 1995, the Fund,
with certain exceptions, will impose a CDSC of 3.00% on shares redeemed during
the calendar year of purchase and the first calendar year after the year of
purchase; 2.00% on shares are redeemed during the second calendar year after the
year of purchase; and 1.00% on shares redeemed during the third calendar year
after the year of purchase. No CDSC is imposed on amounts redeemed thereafter.

Amounts received by the Principal Underwriter under the Class B
Distribution Plans are reduced by CDSCs retained by the Principal Underwriter.

CLASS C SHARES

With certain exceptions, the Fund will impose a CDSC of 1.00% on Class
C shares redeemed within one year after the date of purchase. No CDSC is imposed
on amounts redeemed thereafter.

CLASS Y SHARES

No CDSC is imposed on the redemption of Class Y shares.

CALCULATION OF CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

Any CDSC imposed upon the redemption of Class A, Class B or Class C
shares is a percentage of the lesser of (1) the net asset value of the shares
redeemed or (2) the net asset value at the time of purchase of such shares.

No CDSC is imposed when you redeem amounts derived from
(1) increases in the value of your account above the net cost of the Fund shares
due to increases in the net asset value per share of the Fund; (2) certain
shares with respect to which the Fund did not pay a commission on issuance,
including shares acquired through reinvestment of dividend income and capital
gains distributions; (3) certain Class A shares held for more than 24 months;
(4) Class B shares held during more than four consecutive calendar years or more
than 72 months, as the case may be; or (5) Class C shares held for more than one
year from the date of purchase.

Upon request for redemption, shares not subject to a CDSC will be
redeemed first. Thereafter, shares held the longest will be the first to be
redeemed. There is no CDSC when the shares of a class are exchanged for the
shares of the same class of another Keystone America Fund. Moreover, for the
purpose of computing CDSCs, when shares of one fund are exchanged for shares of
another fund, the date of purchase of the shares being acquired by exchange is
deemed to be the date shares being tendered for exchange were originally
purchased.

WAIVER OF SALES CHARGES

Shares of the Fund may be sold, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, regulations, interpretations or exemptions, at net asset value without the
imposition of an initial sales charge to (1) certain Trustees, Directors,
officers, full-time employees and sales representatives of the Fund, Keystone
Management, Keystone, Keystone Investments, Inc. ("Keystone Investments"), the
Principal Underwriter, and certain of their affiliates who have been such for
not less than ninety days; (2) a pension and profit-sharing plan established by
such companies, and their affiliates, for the benefit of their Trustees,
Directors, officers, full-time employees and sales representatives; or (3)
registered representatives of a firm that have a dealer agreement with the
Principal Underwriter provided, however, that all such sales are made upon the
written assurance of that the purchase is made for investment purposes, and that
the securities will not be resold except through redemption by the Fund.

No initial sales charge or CDSC is imposed on purchases or redemptions
of shares of the Fund by a bank or trust company in a single account in the name
of such bank or trust company as trustee, if the initial investment in shares of
the Fund and or any other fund in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds
purchased pursuant to this waiver is at least $500,000 and any commission paid
by the Fund and such other funds at the time of such purchase is not more than
1.00% of the amount invested.

With respect to Class A shares purchased by a Qualifying Plan at net
asset value or Class C shares purchased by a Qualifying Plan, no CDSC will be
imposed on any redemptions made specifically by an individual participant in the
Qualifying Plan. This waiver is not available in the event a Qualifying Plan, as
a whole, redeems substantially all of its assets.

In addition, no CDSC is imposed on a redemption of shares of the Fund
in the event of (1) death or disability of the shareholder; (2) a lump-sum
distribution from a benefit plan qualified under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"); (3) automatic withdrawals from ERISA qualified
plans if the shareholder is at least 59 1/2 years old; (4) involuntary
redemptions from an account having an aggregate net asset value of less than
$1,000; (5) automatic withdrawals under a Systematic Income Plan of up to 1.5%
per month of the shareholder's initial account balance; (6) withdrawals
consisting of loan proceeds to a retirement plan participant; (7) financial
hardship withdrawals made by a retirement plan participant; or (8) withdrawals
consisting of returns of excess contributions or excess deferral amounts made to
a retirement plan participant.

REDEMPTIONS IN KIND

If conditions arise that would make it undesirable for the Fund to pay
for all redemptions in cash, the Fund may authorize payment to be made in
portfolio securities or other property. The Fund has obligated itself, however,
under the 1940 Act) to redeem for cash all shares presented for redemption by
any one shareholder up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund's net assets
in any 90-day period. Securities delivered in payment of redemptions would be
valued at the same value assigned to them in computing net asset value per share
and would, to the extent permitted by law, be readily marketable. Shareholders
receiving such securities would incur brokerage costs upon the securities' sale.

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DISTRIBUTION PLANS
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Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act permits investment companies, such as the
Fund, to use their assets to bear expenses of distributing their shares if they
comply with various conditions, including the adoption of a distribution plan
containing certain provisions set forth in Rule 12b-1 (a "Distribution Plan").

The Fund's Class A, B and C Distribution Plans have been approved by
the Fund's Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not
interested persons of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, and who have no
direct or indirect financial interest in the Distribution Plans or any agreement
related thereto (the "Independent Trustees"). The Fund's Class Y shares have not
adopted a Distribution Plan and do not bear any Distribution Plan expenses.

The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") limits
the amount that the Fund may pay annually in distribution costs for sale of its
shares and shareholder service fees. The NASD currently limits annual
expenditures to 1.00% of the aggregate average daily net asset value of its
shares, of which 0.75% may be used to pay such distribution costs and 0.25% may
be used to pay shareholder service fees. The NASD also limits the aggregate
amount that the Fund may pay for such distribution costs to 6.25% of gross share
sales since the inception of the Distribution Plan, plus interest at the prime
rate plus 1.00% on such amounts (less any CDSCs paid by shareholders to the
Principal Underwriter) remaining unpaid from time to time.

CLASS A DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Class A Distribution Plan provides that the Fund may expend daily
amounts at an annual rate, which is currently limited up to 0.25% of the Fund's
average daily net asset value attributable to Class A shares, to finance any
activity that is primarily intended to result in the sale of Class A shares,
including, without limitation, expenditures consisting of payments to the
Principal Underwriter to enable the Principal Underwriter to pay or to have paid
to others who sell Class A shares a service or other fee, at such intervals as
the Principal Underwriter may determine, in respect of Class A shares maintained
by such recipients and outstanding on the books of the Fund for specified
periods.

Amounts paid by the Fund under the Class A Distribution Plan are
currently used to pay others, such as broker-dealers, service fees at an annual
rate of up to 0.25% of the average net asset value of Class A shares maintained
by such others and outstanding on the books of the Fund for specified periods.

CLASS B DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Each Class B Distribution Plan provides that the Fund may expend daily
amounts at an annual rate of up to 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net asset
value attributable to Class B shares to finance any activity that is primarily
intended to result in the sale of Class B shares, including, without limitation,
expenditures consisting of payments to the Principal Underwriter (1) to enable
the Principal Underwriter to pay to others (broker-dealers) commissions in
respect of Class B shares sold since inception of the Distribution Plan; and (2)
to enable the Principal Underwriter to pay or to have paid to others a service
fee, at such intervals as the Principal Underwriter may determine, in respect of
Class B shares maintained by any such recipients and outstanding on the books of
the Fund for specified periods.

The Principal Underwriter generally reallows to broker-dealers or
others a commission equal to 4.00% of the price paid for each Class B share sold
plus the first year's service fee, in advance, in the amount of 0.25% of the
price paid for each Class B share sold. Beginning approximately 12 months after
the purchase of a Class B share, the broker-dealer or other party receives
service fees at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of
such Class B share maintained by the recipient and outstanding on the books of
the Fund for specified periods.

The Principal Underwriter intends, but is not obligated, to continue to
pay or accrue distribution charges incurred in connection with a Class B
Distribution Plan that exceed current annual payments permitted to be received
by the Principal Underwriter from the Fund ("Advances"). The Principal
Underwriter intends to seek full reimbursement of such Advances from the Fund
(together with annual interest thereon at the prime rate plus 1%) at such time
in the future as, and to the extent that, payment thereof by the Fund would be
within the permitted limits. If the Fund's Independent Trustees authorize such
reimbursements of Advances, the effect would be to extend the period of time
during which the Fund incurs the maximum amount of costs allowed by a Class B
Distribution Plan.

In connection with financing its distribution costs, including
commission advances to broker-dealers and others, the Principal Underwriter has
sold to a financial institution substantially all of its 12b-1 fee collection
rights and CDSC collection rights in respect of Class B shares sold during the
two-year period commencing approximately June 1, 1995. The Fund has agreed not
to reduce the rate of payment of 12b-1 fees in respect of such Class B shares
unless it terminates such Distribution Plan completely. If it terminates such
Distribution Plan, the Fund may be subject to adverse distribution consequences.

CLASS C DISTRIBUTION PLAN

The Class C Distribution Plan provides that the Fund may expend daily
amounts at an annual rate of up to 1.00% of the Fund's average daily net asset
value attributable to Class C shares to finance any activity that is primarily
intended to result in the sale of Class C shares, including, without limitation,
expenditures consisting of payments to the Principal Underwriter (1) to enable
the Principal Underwriter to pay to others (broker-dealers) commissions in
respect of Class C shares sold since inception of the Distribution Plan; and (2)
to enable the Principal Underwriter to pay or to have paid to others a service
fee, at such intervals as the Principal Underwriter may determine, in respect of
Class C shares maintained by any such recipients and outstanding on the books of
the Fund for specified periods.

The Principal Underwriter generally reallows to broker-dealers or
others a commission in the amount of 0.75% of the price paid for each Class C
share sold plus the first year's service fee in advance in the amount of 0.25%
of the price paid for each Class C share sold. Beginning approximately fifteen
months after purchase, broker-dealers or others receive a commission at the
annual rate of 0.75% (subject to NASD rules) plus service fees at an annual rate
of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of each Class C share maintained
by the recipients and outstanding on the books of the Fund for specified
periods.

DISTRIBUTION PLANS - GENERAL

The total amounts paid by the Fund under the foregoing arrangements may
not exceed the maximum Distribution Plan limits specified above. The amounts and
purposes of expenditures under a Distribution Plan must be reported to the
Independent Trustees quarterly. The Independent Trustees may require or approve
changes in the implementation or operation of a Distribution Plan and may also
require that total expenditures by the Fund under a Distribution Plan be kept
within limits lower than the maximum amount permitted by the Distribution Plan
as stated above.

A Distribution Plan may be terminated at any time by vote of the
Independent Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting shares
of the respective class of the Fund shares. If a Class B Distribution Plan is
terminated, the Principal Underwriter will ask the Independent Trustees to take
whatever action they deem appropriate under the circumstances with respect to
payment of Advances.

Any change in a Distribution Plan that would materially increase the
distribution expenses provided for in a Distribution Plan requires shareholder
approval. Otherwise, a Distribution Plans may be amended by votes of the
majority of both (1) the Fund's Trustees and (2) the Independent Trustees cast
in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on each amendment.

While a Distribution Plan is in effect, the Fund will be required to
commit the selection and nomination of candidates for Independent Trustees to
the discretion of the Independent Trustees.

The Independent Trustees of the Fund have determined that the sales of
the Fund's shares resulting from payments under the Distribution Plans have
benefited the Fund.

For the fiscal period ended July 31, 1996, the Fund paid the Principal
Underwriter $181,536, $1,399,711 ($1,279,839 with respect to Class B shares sold
prior to June 1, 1995 and $119,872 with respect to Class B shares sold on or
after June 1, 1995), and $390,758, respectively, pursuant to the Fund's Class A,
Class B and Class C Distribution Plans.

At July 31, 1996, unpaid distribution costs for Class B shares sold
prior to June 1, 1995, Class B shares sold on or after June 1, 1995, and Class C
shares were $9,880,397, $911,527 and $4,739,883, respectively.

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
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The Trustees and officers of the Fund, their principal occupations and
some of their affiliations over the last five years are as follows:

*ALBERT H. ELFNER, III: President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of the
Fund; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Keystone Investments, Keystone, Keystone Management and Keystone Software,
Inc. ("Keystone Software"); President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
or Director of all other funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds;
Chairman of the Board and Director of Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
("Keystone Institutional")and Keystone Fixed Income Advisers ("KFIA");
Director and President of Keystone Asset Corporation, Keystone Capital
Corporation and Keystone Trust Company; Director of the Principal
Underwriter, KIRC, and Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc. ("FICO");
Director of Boston Children's Services Association; Trustee of Anatolia
College, Middlesex School, and Middlebury College; Member, Board of
Governors, New England Medical Center; former Director and President of
Hartwell Keystone Advisers, Inc. ("Hartwell Keystone"); former Director and
Vice President, Robert Van Partners, Inc.; and former Trustee of Neworld
Bank.

FREDERICK AMLING: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds in
the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Professor, Finance Department,
George Washington University; President, Amling & Company (investment
advice); and former Member, Board of Advisers, Credito Emilano (banking).

CHARLES A. AUSTIN III: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other
funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Investment Counselor to
Appleton Partners, Inc.; and former Managing Director, Seaward Management
Corporation (investment advice).

*GEORGE S. BISSELL: Chairman of the Board and Trustee of the Fund; Chairman of
the Board and Trustee or Director of all other funds in the Keystone
Investments Family of Funds; Director of Keystone Investments; Chairman of
the Board and Trustee of Anatolia College; Trustee of University Hospital
(and Chairman of its Investment Committee); former Director and Chairman of
the Board of Hartwell Keystone; and former Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Keystone Investments.

EDWIN D. CAMPBELL: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds
in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Principal, Padanaram
Associates, Inc.; and former Executive Director, Coalition of Essential
Schools, Brown University.

CHARLES F. CHAPIN: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds
in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; and former Director, Peoples
Bank (Charlotte, NC).

K. DUN GIFFORD: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds in
the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Trustee, Treasurer, and Chairman
of the Finance Committee, Cambridge College; Chairman Emeritus and
Director, American Institute of Food and Wine; Chairman and President,
Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust (education); Former Chairman of the
Board, Director, and Executive Vice President, The London Harness Company;
former Managing Partner, Roscommon Capital Corp.; former Chief Executive
Officer, Gifford Gifts of Fine Foods; former Chairman, Gifford, Drescher &
Associates (environmental consulting); and former Director, Keystone
Investments and Keystone.

LEROY KEITH, JR.: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds in
the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer, Carson Products Company; Director of Phoenix Total
Return Fund and Equifax, Inc.; Trustee of Phoenix Series Fund, Phoenix
Multi-Portfolio Fund, and The Phoenix Big Edge Series Fund; and former
President, Morehouse College.

F. RAY KEYSER, JR.: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other
funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Chairman and Of Counsel,
Keyser, Crowley, Meub, Layden, Kulig & Sullivan P.C.; Member, Governor's
(VT) Council of Economic Advisers; Chairman of the Board and Director,
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Lahey Hitchcock Clinic;
Director, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation, Grand Trunk
Corporation, Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Union Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, New England Guaranty Insurance Company, Inc., and the Investment
Company Institute; former Director and President, Associated Industries of
Vermont; former Director of Keystone, Central Vermont Railway, Inc., S.K.I.
Ltd., and Arrow Financial Corp.; and former Director and Chairman of the
Board, Hitchcock Clinic, Proctor Bank, and Green Mountain Bank.

DAVID M. RICHARDSON: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds
in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Vice Chair and former
Executive Vice President, DHR International, Inc. (executive recruitment);
former Senior Vice President, Boyden International Inc. (executive
recruitment); and Director, Commerce and Industry Association of New
Jersey, 411 International, Inc., and J & M Cumming Paper Co.

RICHARD J. SHIMA: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds in
the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Chairman, Environmental Warranty,
Inc. (insurance agency); Executive Consultant, Drake Beam Morin, Inc.
(executive outplacement); Director of Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation,
Hartford Hospital, Old State House Association, Middlesex Mutual Assurance
Company, and Enhance Financial Services, Inc.; Chairman, Board of Trustees,
Hartford Graduate Center; Trustee, Greater Hartford YMCA; former Director,
Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, The Travelers Corporation;
former Trustee, Kingswood-Oxford School; and former Managing Director and
Consultant, Russell Miller, Inc.

ANDREW J. SIMONS: Trustee of the Fund; Trustee or Director of all other funds in
the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Partner, Farrell, Fritz,
Caemmerer, Cleary, Barnosky & Armentano, P.C.; Adjunct Professor of Law and
former Associate Dean, St. John's University School of Law; Adjunct
Professor of Law, Touro College School of Law; and former President, Nassau
County Bar Association.

EDWARD F. GODFREY: Senior Vice President of the Fund; Senior Vice President of
all other funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Director,
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Keystone
Investments, the Principal Underwriter, Keystone Asset Corporation,
Keystone Capital Corporation, and Keystone Trust Company; Treasurer of
Keystone Institutional and FICO; Treasurer and Director of Keystone
Management and Keystone Software; Vice President and Treasurer of KFIA;
Director of KIRC; former Treasurer and Director of Hartwell Keystone; and
former Treasurer of Robert Van Partners, Inc.

JAMES R. McCALL: Senior Vice President of the Fund; Senior Vice President of all
other funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; and President of
Keystone.

J. KEVIN KENELY: Treasurer of the Fund; Treasurer of all other funds in the
Keystone Investments Family of Funds; Vice President and former Controller
of Keystone Investments, Keystone, the Principal Underwriter, FICO, and
Keystone Software; and former Controller of Keystone Asset Corporation and
Keystone Capital Corporation.

CHRISTOPHER P. CONKEY: Vice President of the Fund; Vice President of certain
other funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; and Senior Vice
President of Keystone.

RICHARD M. CRYAN: Vice President of the Fund; Vice President of certain other
funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; and Senior Vice
President of Keystone.

GILMAN C. GUNN: Vice President of the Fund; Vice President of certain other
funds in the Keystone Investments Family of Funds; and Senior Vice
President of Keystone.

ROSEMARY D. VAN ANTWERP: Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Fund; Senior
Vice President and Secretary of all other funds in the Keystone Investments
Family of Funds; Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of
Keystone; Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, and Director
of the Principal Underwriter, Keystone Management, and Keystone Software;
Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Keystone Institutional; Senior
Vice President, General Counsel, and Director of FICO and KIRC; Vice
President and Secretary of KFIA; Senior Vice President, General Counsel,
and Secretary of Keystone Investments, Keystone Asset Corporation, Keystone
Capital Corporation, and Keystone Trust Company; and former Senior Vice
President and Secretary of Hartwell Keystone and Robert Van Partners, Inc.

* This Trustee may be considered an "interested person" of the Fund within the
meaning of the 1940 Act.

Mr. Elfner and Mr. Bissell are "interested persons" of the Fund by
virtue of their positions as officers and/or Directors of Keystone Investments
and several of its affiliates including Keystone, the Principal Underwriter and
KIRC. Mr. Elfner and Mr. Bissell own shares of Keystone Investments. Mr. Elfner
is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Keystone
Investments. Mr. Bissell is a Director of Keystone Investments.

During the fiscal year ended July 31, 1996, no Trustee affiliated with
Keystone or any officer received any direct remuneration from the Fund. During
the same period, the unaffiliated Trustees received $30,556 in retainers and
fees. For the year ended December 31, 1995, aggregate compensation received by
the Independent Trustees on a complex wide basis consisting of approximately 30
funds was $450,716. As of November 30, 1996, the Fund's Trustees and officers
beneficially owned less than 1.00% of each of the Fund's then outstanding Class
A, B and C shares.

The address of all the Fund's Trustees and officers and the address of
the Fund is 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034.

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
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INVESTMENT MANAGER

Subject to the general supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees,
Keystone Management, located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02116-5034, is responsible for the overall management of the Fund's business and
affairs. Keystone Management, organized in 1989, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Keystone. Its directors and principal executive officers have been affiliated
with Keystone, a seasoned investment adviser, for a number of years. Keystone
Management also serves as investment manager to some of the other funds in the
Keystone America Fund Family and to certain other funds in the Keystone
Investments Family of Funds.

Except as otherwise noted below, pursuant to its Management Agreement,
and subject to the supervision of the Fund's Board of Trustees, Keystone
Management manages and administers the operation of the Fund, and manages the
investment and reinvestment of the Fund's assets in conformity with the its
investment objectives and restrictions. The Management Agreement stipulates that
Keystone Management shall (i) provide office space and all necessary office
facilities, equipment and personnel in connection with its services under the
Management Agreement and (ii) pay or reimburse the Fund for the compensation of
officers and Trustees of the Fund who are affiliated with Keystone Management
and (iii) pay all expenses of Keystone Management incurred in connection with
the provisions of its services.

The Fund shall bear all other charges and expenses, including, but not
limited to, (i) custodian charges and expenses; (ii) bookkeeping and auditors'
charges and expenses; (iii) transfer agent charges and expenses; (iv) fees of
the Independent Trustees; (v) brokerage commissions, brokers' fees and expenses
and issue and transfer taxes; (vi) costs and expenses under the Distribution
Plans; (vii) taxes and trust fees payable to governmental agencies; (viii) the
cost of share certificates; (ix) fees and expenses of the registration and
qualification of the Fund and its shares with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") or under state or other securities laws; (x)
expenses of preparing, printing and mailing prospectuses, statements of
additional information, notices, reports and proxy materials to shareholders of
the Fund (xi) expenses of shareholders' and Trustees' meetings; (xii) charges
and expenses of legal counsel for the Fund and for the Independent Trustees on
matters relating to the Fund; (xiii) charges and expenses of filing annual and
other reports with the Commission and other authorities; and (xiv) all
extraordinary charges and expenses of the Fund.

Services currently performed by Keystone Management include (1)
performing research and planning with respect to (a) the Fund's qualification as
a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, (b) tax treatment of the Fund's portfolio investments, (c)
tax treatment of special corporate actions (such as reorganizations), (d) state
tax matters affecting the Fund, and (e) the Fund's distributions of income and
capital gains; (2) preparing the Fund's federal and state tax returns; and (3)
providing services to the Fund's shareholders in connection with federal and
state taxation and distributions of income and capital gains.

The Fund pays Keystone Management a fee for its services at the annual
rate set forth below:
Aggregate Net
Management Asset Value of the
Fee Income Shares of the Fund
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2.0% of Gross Dividend
and Interest Income Plus

0.50% of the first $ 100,000,000, plus
0.45% of the next $ 100,000,000, plus
0.40% of the next $ 100,000,000, plus
0.35% of the next $ 100,000,000, plus
0.30% of the next $ 100,000,000, plus
0.25% of amounts over $ 500,000,000;

computed as of the close of business on each business day and payable daily.

The Management Agreement continues in effect from year to year only if
approved at least annually (i) by the Board of Trustees of the Fund or by a vote
of a majority of the outstanding shares, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of
the Independent Trustees cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of
voting on such approval. The Management Agreement may be terminated, without
penalty, on 60 days' written notice by the Fund's Board of Trustees or by a vote
of a majority of outstanding shares. The Management Agreement will terminate
automatically upon its "assignment," as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.

The Management Agreement permits Keystone Management to enter into an
agreement with Keystone or another investment adviser under which Keystone or
such other investment adviser, as investment adviser, will provide substantially
all the services to be provided by Keystone Management under the Management
Agreement. The Management Agreement also permits Keystone Management to delegate
to Keystone or another investment adviser substantially all of the investment
manager's rights, duties and obligations under the Management Agreement.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, Keystone Management has delegated
its investment management functions, except for certain administrative and
management services to be performed by Keystone Management, to Keystone and has
entered into the Advisory Agreement with Keystone under which Keystone provides
investment advisory and management services to the Fund.

Keystone has provided investment advisory and management services to
investment companies and private accounts since 1932. Keystone is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Keystone Investments. Both Keystone and Keystone Investments are
located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034.

Keystone Investments is a private corporation predominantly owned by
current and former members of management of Keystone and its affiliates. The
shares of Keystone Investments common stock beneficially owned by management are
held in a number of voting trusts, the trustees of which are George S. Bissell,
Albert H. Elfner, III, Edward F. Godfrey, Ralph J. Spuehler, Jr. and Rosemary D.
Van Antwerp. Keystone Investments provides accounting, bookkeeping, legal,
personnel and general corporate services to Keystone Management, Keystone, their
affiliates and the Keystone Investments Family of Funds.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, Keystone will receive for its
services an annual fee equal to 85% of the management fee received by Keystone
Management under the Management Agreement.

During the year ended July 31, 1994, the Fund paid or accrued to
Keystone Management investment management and administrative services fees of
$1,721,793 (0.64% of the Fund's average net assets). Of such amount paid to
Keystone Management, $1,463,524 was paid to Keystone for its services to the
Fund.

During the year ended July 31, 1995, the Fund paid or accrued to
Keystone Management investment and administrative services fees of $1,954,412
(0.66% of the Fund's average net assets). Of such amount paid to Keystone
Management, $1,661,250 was paid to Keystone for its services to the Fund.

During the year ended July 31, 1996, the Fund paid or accrued to
Keystone Management investment management and administrative services fees of
$1,663,669 (0.65% of the Fund's average net assets). Of such amount paid to
Keystone Management, $1,414,119 was paid to Keystone for its services to the
Fund.

Keystone Investments has recently entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Acquisition and Merger with First Union Corporation ("First Union"), pursuant to
which Keystone Investments will be merged with and into a wholly-owned
subsidiary of First Union National Bank of North Carolina ("FUNB-NC")(the
"Merger"). The surviving corporation will assume the name "Keystone Investments,
Inc." Subject to a number of conditions being met, it is currently anticipated
that the Merger will take place on or around December 11, 1996. Thereafter,
Keystone Investments, Inc. would be a subsidiary of FUNB-NC.

If consummated, the proposed Merger will be deemed to cause an
assignment, within the meaning of the 1940 Act, of both the Management Agreement
and the Advisory Agreement. Consequently, the completion of the Merger is
contingent upon, among other things, the approval of the Fund's shareholders of
a new investment advisory and management agreement between the Fund and Keystone
(the "New Advisory Agreement"). The Fund's Trustees have approved the terms of
the New Advisory Agreement, subject to the approval of shareholders and the
completion of the Merger, and have called a special meeting of shareholders to
obtain their approval of, among other things, the New Advisory Agreement. The
meeting is expected to be held in December 1996. The proposed New Advisory
Agreement has terms, including fees payable thereunder, that are substantively
identical to those in the current agreements.

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PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
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The Fund has entered into Principal Underwriting Agreements (the
"Underwriting Agreements") with the Principal Underwriter, a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Keystone.

The Principal Underwriter, as agent, currently has the right to obtain
subscriptions for and to sell shares of the Fund to the public. In so doing, the
Principal Underwriter may retain and employ representatives to promote
distribution of the shares and may obtain orders from broker-dealers or others,
acting as principals, for sales of shares. No such representative, broker-dealer
has any authority to act as agent for the Fund. The Principal Underwriter has
not undertaken to buy or to find purchasers for any specific number of shares.
The Principal Underwriter may receive payments from the Fund pursuant to the
Fund's Distribution Plans.

All subscriptions and sales of shares by the Principal Underwriter are
at the offering price of the shares, such price being in accordance with the
provisions of the Fund's Declaration of Trust, By-Laws, current prospectuses,
and statement of additional information. All orders are subject to acceptance by
the Fund, and the Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any
order received. Under the Underwriting Agreements, the Fund is not liable to
anyone for failure to accept any order.

The Fund has agreed under the Underwriting Agreements to pay all
expenses in connection with the registration of its shares with the Commission
and auditing and filing fees in connection with the registration of its shares
under the various state "blue-sky" laws.

From time to time, if in the Principal Underwriter's judgment it could
benefit the sales of Fund shares, the Principal Underwriter may provide to
selected dealers promotional materials and selling aids, including but not
limited to, personal computers, related software and Fund data files.

The Principal Underwriter has agreed that it will in all respects duly
conform with all state and federal laws applicable to the sale of the shares.
The Principal Underwriter has also agreed that it will indemnify and hold
harmless the Fund, and each person who has been, is or may be a Trustee or
officer of the Fund against expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in
connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding to which any of them may
be a party that arises out of or is alleged to arise out of any
misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact on the part of the
Principal Underwriter or any other person for whose acts the Principal
Underwriter is responsible or is alleged to be responsible, unless such
misrepresentation or omission was made in reliance upon written information
furnished by the Fund.

The Underwriting Agreements provide that they will remain in effect as
long as their terms and continuance are approved at least annually (i) by a
majority of the Fund's Independent Trustees cast in person at a meeting called
for that purpose, and (ii) by vote of a majority of Trustees of the Fund, or by
vote of a majority of the outstanding shares.

The Underwriting Agreements may be terminated, without penalty, on 60
days' written notice by a majority of the Fund's Independent Trustees who are
the same as the Independent Trustees or by a vote of a majority of outstanding
shares. The Underwriting Agreements will terminate automatically upon their
"assignment," as that term is defined in the 1940 Act.

In addition to an assignment of the Fund's Management and Advisory
Agreements, the Merger, if consummated, will also be deemed to cause an
assignment, as defined by the 1940 Act, of the Underwriting Agreements. As a
result, the Fund's Trustees have approved the following agreements, subject to
the Merger's completion: (i) a principal underwriting agreement between
Evergreen Funds Distributor, Inc. ("EFD") and the Fund; (ii) a marketing
services agreement between the Principal Underwriter and EFD with respect to the
Fund; and (iii) a subadministration agreement between Keystone and Furman Selz
LLC with respect to the Fund. EFD is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furman Selz
LLC. It is currently anticipated that on or about January 2, 1997, Furman Selz
LLC will transfer EFD, and Furman Selz LLC's related services, to BISYS Group,
Inc. ("BISYS") (the "Transfer"). The Fund's Trustees have also approved, subject
to completion of the Transfer, (i) a new principal underwriting agreement
between EFD and the Fund; (ii) a new marketing services agreement between the
Principal Underwriter and EFD with respect to the Fund; and (iii) a new
subadministration agreement between Keystone and BISYS with respect to the Fund.
The terms of such agreements will be substantively identical to the terms of the
agreements to be executed upon completion of the Merger.

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DECLARATION OF TRUST
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MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS TRUST

The Fund is a Massachusetts business trust established under a
Declaration of Trust dated October 24, 1986, as amended (the "Declaration of
Trust"). The Fund is similar in most respects to a business corporation. The
principal distinction between the Fund and a corporation relates to the
shareholder liability described below. A copy of the Declaration of Trust is on
file as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this statement of
additional information is a part. This summary is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Declaration of Trust.

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number
of shares of beneficial interest of classes of shares. Each share of the Fund
represents an equal proportionate interest with each other share of that class.
Upon liquidation, shares are entitled to a pro rata share of the Fund based on
the relative net assets of each class. Shareholders have no preemptive or
conversion rights. Shares are redeemable and transferable. The Fund currently
offers Class A, B, C and Y shares, but may issue additional classes or series of
shares.

SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY

Pursuant to certain decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust may, under certain
circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the
trust. If the Fund were held to be a partnership, the possibility of the
shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears remote because the
Fund's Declaration of Trust (1) contains an express disclaimer of shareholder
liability for obligations of the Fund; (2) requires that notice of such
disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or
executed by the Fund or the Trustees; and (3) provides for indemnification out
of the Fund's property for any shareholder held personally liable for the
obligations of the Fund.

VOTING RIGHTS

Under the terms of the Declaration of Trust, the Fund does not hold
annual meetings. At meetings called for the initial election of Trustees or to
consider other matters, shares are entitled to one vote per share. Shares
generally vote together as one class on all matters. Classes of shares of the
Fund have equal voting rights except that each class of shares has exclusive
voting rights with respect to its respective Distribution Plan. No amendment may
be made to the Declaration of Trust that adversely affects any class of shares
without the approval of a majority of the shares of that class. Shares have
non-cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of
the shares voting for the election of Trustees can elect 100% of the Trustees to
be elected at a meeting and, in such event, the holders of the remaining 50% or
less of the shares voting will not be able to elect any Trustees.

After an initial meeting as described above, no further meetings of
shareholders for the purpose of electing Trustees will be held, unless required
by law or until such time as less than a majority of the Trustees holding office
have been elected by shareholders, at which time the Trustees then in office
will call a shareholders' meeting for election of Trustees.

Except as set forth above, the Trustees shall continue to hold office
indefinitely, unless otherwise required by law, and may appoint successor
Trustees. A Trustee may be removed from or cease to hold office (as the case may
be) (1) at any time by two-thirds vote of the remaining Trustees; (2) when such
Trustee becomes mentally or physically incapacitated; or (3) at a special
meeting of shareholders by a two-thirds vote of the Fund's outstanding shares.
Any Trustee may voluntarily resign from office.

LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY

The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only
for his own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the
selection of officers, agents, employees or investment advisers, shall not be
liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person; provided, however, that
nothing in the Declaration of Trust shall protect a Trustee against any
liability for his willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of his duties involved in the conduct of his office.

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STANDARDIZED TOTAL RETURN AND YIELD QUOTATIONS
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Total return quotations for a class of shares of the Fund as they may
appear from time to time in advertisements are calculated by finding the average
annual compounded rates of return over one, five and ten years periods, or the
time periods for which such class of shares has been effective, whichever is
relevant, on a hypothetical $1,000 investment that would equate the initial
amount invested in the class to the ending redeemable value. To the initial
investment all dividends and distributions are added, and all recurring fees
charged to all shareholder accounts are deducted. The ending redeemable value
assumes a complete redemption at the end of the relevant periods.

The annual rate of return for Class A for the year ended July 31, 1996
was 1.76%. The compounded average annual rates of return for Class A for the
five years ended July 31, 1996 and the period February 13, 1987 (commencement of
operations) through July 31, 1996 were 11.27% and 6.69%, respectively.

The annual rates of return on Class B and Class C shares for the one
year period ended July 31, 1996 were 2.28% and 6.07%, respectively. The
compounded average annual rates of return for the Fund's Class B and Class C
shares annualized for the period from February 1, 1993 (commencement of
operations) through July 31, 1996 were 6.62% and 7.28%, respectively.

Current yield quotations as they may appear from time to time in
advertisements will consist of a quotation based on a 30-day period ended on the
date of the most recent balance sheet of the Fund, computed by dividing the net
investment income per share earned during the period by the maximum offering
price per share on the last day of the base period. The current yields of Class
A, Class B and Class C shares for the 30-day period ended July 31, 1996 were
7,18%, 6.77%, and 6.77%, respectively.

Information on Class Y shares is not yet available.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The following financial statements of the Fund are incorporated by
reference herein from the Fund's Annual Report, as filed with the Commission:

Schedule of Investments as of July 31, 1996;

Financial Highlights -- Class A shares for each of the years in the
nine-year period ended July 31, 1996 and the period from February 13,
1987 (Commencement of Operations) to July 31, 1987;

Financial Highlights -- Class B shares for each of the years in the
three-year period ended July 31, 1996 and the period from February 1,
1993 (Date of Initial Public Offering) to July 31, 1993;

Financial Highlights -- Class C shares for each of the years in the
three-year period ended July 31, 1996 and the period from February 1,
1993 (Date of Initial Public Offering) to July 31, 1993;

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of July 31, 1996;

Statement of Operations for the year ended July 31, 1996;

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for each of the years in the
two-year period ended July 31, 1996;

Notes to Financial Statements; and

Independent Auditors' Report dated September 6, 1996.

A copy of the Fund's Annual Report will be furnished upon request and
without charge. Requests may be made in writing to KIRC, P.O. Box 2121, Boston,
Massachusetts 02106-2121, or by calling KIRC toll free at 1-800-343-2898.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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State Street Bank and Trust Company, located at 225 Franklin Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110, is custodian of all securities and cash of the Fund
(the "Custodian"). The Custodian, in addition to its custodial services, is
responsible for accounting and related record keeping on behalf of the Fund.

KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, located at 99 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110, Certified Public Accountants, are the Fund's independent auditors.

KIRC, located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034,
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keystone and is the Fund's transfer agent and
dividend disbursing agent.

Except as otherwise stated in its prospectuses or required by law, the
Fund reserves the right to change the terms of the offer stated in its
prospectuses without shareholder approval, including the right to impose or
change fees for services provided.

As of November 30, 1996, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer
Lake Dr. E., Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484, owned 18.46% of the outstanding Class
A shares.

As of November 30, 1996, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer
Lake Dr. E., Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484, owned 14.94% of the outstanding Class
B shares.

As of November 30, 1996, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, 4800 Deer
Lake Dr. E., Jacksonville, FL 32246-6484, owned 25.77% of the outstanding Class
C shares.

No dealer, salesman or other person is authorized to give any
information or to make any representation not contained in the Fund's
prospectuses, statement of additional information or in supplemental sales
literature issued by the Fund or the Principal Underwriter, and no person is
entitled to rely on any information or representation not contained therein.

The Fund's prospectuses and statement of additional information omit
certain information contained in the registration statement filed with the
Commission, which may be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission's
principal office in Washington, D.C. upon payment of the fee prescribed by the
rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Fund is one of 16 investment companies in the Keystone America Fund
Family, which offers a range of choices to serve shareholder needs. In addition
to the Fund, the Keystone America Fund Family includes the following funds
having the various investment objectives described below:

KEYSTONE AMERICA HARTWELL EMERGING GROWTH FUND, INC. - Seeks capital
appreciation by investment primarily in small and medium-sized companies in a
relatively early stage of development that are principally traded in the
over-the-counter market.

KEYSTONE BALANCED FUND II - Seeks current income and capital appreciation
consistent with the preservation of capital.

KEYSTONE CAPITAL PRESERVATION AND INCOME FUND - Seeks high current income,
consistent with low volatility of principal, by investing in adjustable rate
securities issued by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.

KEYSTONE FUND FOR TOTAL RETURN - Seeks total return from a combination of
capital growth and income from dividend paying quality common stocks, preferred
stocks, convertible bonds, other fixed-income securities and foreign securities
(up to 50%).

KEYSTONE FUND OF THE AMERICAS - Seeks long-term growth of capital through
investments in equity and debt securities in North America (the United States
and Canada) and Latin America (Mexico and South and Central America).

KEYSTONE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND - Seeks long-term capital growth from foreign
and domestic securities.

KEYSTONE GLOBAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT FUND - (Formerly Keystone Strategic
Development Fund.) Seeks long term capital growth by investing primarily in
equity securities of foreign and domestic companies involved in the natural
resources and energy industries.

KEYSTONE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND - Seeks income and capital preservation from
U.S. government securities.

KEYSTONE INTERMEDIATE TERM BOND FUND - Seeks income, capital preservation and
price appreciation potential from investment grade corporate bonds.

KEYSTONE OMEGA FUND - Seeks maximum capital growth from common stocks and
securities convertible into common stocks.

KEYSTONE SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND II - Seeks long-term growth of capital by
investing primarily in equity securities with small market capitalizations.

KEYSTONE STATE TAX FREE FUND - A mutual fund currently offering four separate
series of shares investing in different portfolio securities which seeks the
highest possible current income, exempt from federal income taxes and applicable
state taxes.

KEYSTONE STATE TAX FREE FUND-SERIES II - A mutual fund consisting of two
separate series of shares investing in different portfolio securities which
seeks the highest possible current income, exempt from federal income taxes and
applicable state taxes.

KEYSTONE TAX FREE INCOME FUND - Seeks income exempt from federal income taxes
and capital preservation from the four highest grades of municipal bonds.

KEYSTONE WORLD BOND FUND - Seeks total return from interest income, capital
gains and losses and currency exchange gains and losses from investments in debt
securities denominated in U.S. and foreign currencies.

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APPENDIX
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MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS

Money market securities are instruments with remaining maturities of
one year or less such as bank certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances,
commercial paper (including variable rate master demand notes) and obligations
issued or guaranteed by the United States (U.S.) government, its agencies or
instrumentalities, some of which may be subject to repurchase agreements.

COMMERCIAL PAPER

Commercial paper will consist of issues rated at the time of purchase
A-1 by Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P) or PRIME-1 by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. (Moody's); or, if not rated, will be issued by companies which
have an outstanding debt issue rated at the time of purchase Aaa, Aa or A by
Moody's, or AAA, AA or A by S&P, or will be determined by Keystone to be of
comparable quality.

A. S&P RATINGS

An S&P commercial paper rating is a current assessment of the
likelihood of timely payment of debt having an original maturity of no more than
365 days. Ratings are graded into four categories, ranging from "A" for the
highest quality obligations to "D" for the lowest. The top category is as
follows:

1. A: Issues assigned this highest rating are regarded as having the
greatest capacity for timely payment. Issues in this category are delineated
with the numbers 1, 2 and 3 to indicate the relative degree of safety.

2. A-1: This designation indicates that the degree of safety regarding
timely payment is either overwhelming or very strong. Those issues determined to
possess overwhelming safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign
designation.

B. MOODY'S RATINGS

The term "commercial paper" as used by Moody's means promissory
obligations not having an original maturity in excess of nine months. Moody's
commercial paper ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to repay
punctually promissory obligations not having an original maturity in excess of
nine months. Moody's employs the following designation, judged to be investment
grade, to indicate the relative repayment capacity of rated issuers.

1. The rating PRIME-1 is the highest commercial paper rating
assigned by Moody's. Issuers rated PRIME-1 (or related supporting institutions)
are deemed to have a superior capacity for repayment of short term promissory
obligations. Repayment capacity of Prime-1 issuers is normally evidenced by the
following characteristics:

1) leading market positions in well-established industries;
2) high rates of return on funds employed;
3) conservative capitalization structures with moderate reliance on
debt and ample asset protection;
4) broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial charges and
high internal cash generation; and
5) well established access to a range of financial markets and
assured sources of alternate liquidity.

In assigning ratings to issuers whose commercial paper obligations are
supported by the credit of another entity or entities, Moody's evaluates the
financial strength of the affiliated corporations, commercial banks, insurance
companies, foreign governments or other entities, but only as one factor in the
total rating assessment.

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

Certificates of deposit are receipts issued by a bank in exchange for
the deposit of funds. The issuer agrees to pay the amount deposited plus
interest to the bearer of the receipt on the date specified on the certificate.
The certificate usually can be traded in the secondary market prior to maturity.

Certificates of deposit will be limited to U.S. dollar-denominated
certificates of United States banks, including their branches abroad, and of
United States branches of foreign banks, which are members of the Federal
Reserve System or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and have at least
$1 billion in deposits as of the date of their most recently published financial
statements.

The Fund will not acquire time deposits or obligations issued by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development
Bank or the Inter-American Development Bank. Additionally, the Fund does not
currently intend to purchase such foreign securities (except to the extent that
certificates of deposit of foreign branches of U.S. banks may be deemed foreign
securities) or purchase certificates of deposit, bankers' acceptances or other
similar obligations issued by foreign banks.

BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES

Bankers' acceptances typically arise from short term credit
arrangements designed to enable businesses to obtain funds to finance commercial
transactions. Generally, an acceptance is a time draft drawn on a bank by an
exporter or an importer to obtain a stated amount of funds to pay for specific
merchandise. The draft is then "accepted" by the bank that, in effect,
unconditionally guarantees to pay the face value of the instrument on its
maturity date. The acceptance may then be held by the accepting bank as an
earning asset or it may be sold in the secondary market at the going rate of
discount for a specific maturity. Although maturities for acceptances can be as
long as 270 days, most acceptances have maturities of six months or less.
Bankers' acceptances acquired by the Fund must have been accepted by U.S.
commercial banks, including foreign branches of U.S. commercial banks, having
total deposits at the time of purchase in excess of $1 billion and must be
payable in U.S. dollars.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES

Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government include a
variety of Treasury securities that differ only in their interest rates,
maturities and dates of issuance and securities issued by the Government
National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"). Treasury bills have maturities of one
year or less. Treasury notes have maturities of one to ten years and Treasury
bonds generally have maturities of greater than ten years at the date of
issuance. GNMA securities include GNMA mortgage pass-through certificates. Such
securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.

Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies or
instrumentalities include securities issued or guaranteed by the Federal Housing
Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.,
Small Business Administration, General Services Administration, Central Bank for
Cooperatives, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Loan Mortgage Corporation,
Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Land Banks, Maritime Administration,
The Tennessee Valley Authority, District of Columbia Armory Board and Federal
National Mortgage Association.

Some obligations of U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities,
such as securities of Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the
issuer to borrow from the Treasury. Others, such as bonds issued by the Federal
National Mortgage Association, a private corporation, are supported only by the
credit of the instrumentality. Because the U.S. government is not obligated by
law to provide support to an instrumentality it sponsors, the Fund will invest
in the securities issued by such an instrumentality only when Keystone
determines under standards established by the Board of Trustees that the credit
risk with respect to the instrumentality does not make its securities unsuitable
investments. U.S. government securities do not include international agencies or
instrumentalities in which the U.S. government, its agencies or
instrumentalities participate, such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank or
the Interamerican Development Bank.

MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

Mortgage-backed securities are securities that directly or indirectly
represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans
secured by real property. The term mortgage backed securities includes
adjustable rate mortgage securities and derivative mortgage products such as
collateralized mortgage obligations.

There are currently three basic types of mortgage-backed securities:
(i) those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or
instrumentalities, such as GNMA, FNMA, and FHLMC (securities issued by GNMA, but
not those issued by FNMA or FHLMC, are backed by the "full-faith and credit" of
the U.S.); (ii) those issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or
are collateralized by mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities; and (iii) those
issued by private issuers that represent an interest in or are collateralized by
whole mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities without a government
guarantee but usually having some form of private credit enhancement.

The Fund will invest in mortgage pass-through securities representing
participation interests in pools of residential mortgage loans originated by
governmental or private lenders. Such securities, which are ownership interests
in the underlying mortgage loans, differ from conventional debt securities,
which provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts (usually
semi-annually) with principal payments at maturity or on specified call dates.
Mortgage pass-through securities provide for monthly payments that are a "pass
through" of the monthly interest and principal payments (including any
prepayments) made by the individual borrowers on the pooled mortgage loans, net
of any fees paid to the guarantor of such mortgage loans, net of any fees paid
to the guarantor of such securities and the services of the underlying mortgage
loans.

Collateralized mortgage obligations in which the Fund may invest are
securities issued by a U.S. government instrumentality that are collateralized
by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. The issuer's
obligation to make interest and principal payments is secured by the underlying
portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-backed securities.

ZERO COUPON "STRIPPED" BONDS

A zero coupon "stripped" bond represents ownership in serially maturing
interest payments or principal payments on specific underlying notes and bonds,
including coupons relating to such notes and bonds. The interest and principal
payments are direct obligations of the issuer. Coupon zero coupon bonds of any
series mature periodically from the date of issue of such series through the
maturity date of the securities related to such series. Principal zero coupon
bonds mature on the date specified therein, which is the final maturity date of
the related securities. Each zero coupon bond entitles the holder to receive a
single payment at maturity. There are no periodic interest payments on a zero
coupon bond. Zero coupon bonds are offered at discounts from their face amounts.

In general, owners of zero coupon bonds have substantially all the
rights and privileges of owners of the underlying coupon obligations or
principal obligations. Owners of zero coupon bonds have the right upon default
on the underlying coupon obligations or principal obligations to proceed
directly and individually against the issuer and are not required to act in
concert with other holders of zero coupon bonds.

For federal income tax purposes, a purchaser of principal zero coupon
bonds or coupon zero coupon bonds (either initially or in the secondary market)
is treated as if the buyer had purchased a corporate obligation issued on the
purchase date with an original issue discount equal to the excess of the amount
payable at maturity over the purchase price. The purchaser is required to take
into income each year as ordinary income an allocable portion of such discounts
determined on a "constant yield" method. Any such income increases the holder's
tax basis for the zero coupon bond, and any gain or loss on a sale of the zero
coupon bonds relative to the holder's basis, as so adjusted, is a capital gain
or loss. If the holder owns both principal zero coupon bonds and coupon zero
coupon bonds representing interest in the same underlying issue of securities, a
special basis allocation rule (requiring the aggregate basis to be allocated
among the items sold and retained based on their relative fair market value at
the time of sale) may apply to determine the gain or loss on a sale of any such
zero coupon bonds items.

EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES

Equipment Trust Certificates are a mechanism for financing the purchase
of transportation equipment, such as railroad cars and locomotives, trucks,
airplanes and oil tankers.

Under an equipment trust certificate, the equipment is used as the
security for the debt and title to the equipment is vested in a trustee. The
trustee leases the equipment to the user, i.e. the railroad, airline, trucking
or oil company. At the same time equipment trust certificates in an aggregate
amount equal to a certain percentage of the equipment's purchase price are sold
to lenders. The Trustee pays the proceeds from the sale of certificates to the
manufacturer. In addition, the company using the equipment makes an initial
payment of rent equal to their balance of the purchase price to the trustee,
which the trustee then pays to the manufacturer. The trustee collects lease
payments from the company and uses the payments to pay interest and principal on
the certificates. At maturity, the certificates are redeemed and paid, the
equipment is sold to the company and the lease is terminated.

Generally, these certificates are regarded as obligations of the
company that is leasing the equipment and are shown as liabilities in its
balance sheet. However, the company does not own the equipment until all the
certificates are redeemed and paid. In the event the company defaults under its
lease, the trustee terminates the lease. If another lessee is available, the
trustee leases the equipment to another user and makes payments on the
certificates from new lease rentals.

CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

S&P CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

An S&P corporate bond rating is a current assessment of the
creditworthiness of an obligor, including obligors outside the U.S., with
respect to a specific obligation. This assessment may take into consideration
obligors such as guarantors, insurers or lessees. Ratings of foreign obligors do
not take into account currency exchange and related uncertainties. The ratings
are based on current information furnished by the issuer or obtained by S&P from
other sources it considers reliable.

The ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following
considerations:

a. Likelihood of default - capacity and willingness of the obligor
as to the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal
in accordance with the terms of the obligation;

b. Nature of and provisions of the obligation; and

c. Protection afforded by and relative position of the obligation in
the event of bankruptcy reorganization or other arrangement under
the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors'
rights.

PLUS (+) OR MINUS (-): To provide more detailed indications of credit
quality, ratings from "AA" to "BBB" may be modified by the addition of a plus or
minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

Bond ratings are as follows:

1. AAA - Debt rated AAA has the highest rating assigned by S&P.
Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

2. AA - Debt rated AA has a very strong capacity to pay interest and
repay principal and differs from the higher rated issues only in small degree.

3. A - Debt rated A has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay
principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of
changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt in higher rated
categories.

4. BBB - Debt rated BBB is regarded as having an adequate capacity to
pay interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate
protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are
more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal
for debt in this category than in higher rated categories.

5. BB, B, CCC, CC AND C - Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC AND C is regarded,
on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay
interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. BB
indicates the lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of
speculation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective
characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk
exposures to adverse conditions.

6. CI - The rating CI is reserved for income bonds on which no interest
is being paid.

7. D - Debt rated D is in default, and payment of interest and/or
repayment of principal is in arrears.

MOODY'S CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

Moody's ratings are as follows:

1. Aaa - Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best
quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally
referred to as "gilt-edge." Interest payments are protected by a large or by an
exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various
protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are
most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

2. Aa - Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by
all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally
known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because
margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of
protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements
present which make the long term risks appear somewhat larger than in Aaa
securities.

3. A - Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment
attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors
giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements
may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the
future.

4. Baa - Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade
obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured.
Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but
certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically
unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment
characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

5. Ba - Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative
elements. Their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the
protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby
not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty
of position characterizes bonds in this class.

6. B - Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the
desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of
maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be
small.

7. Caa - Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues
may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to
principal or interest.

8. Ca - Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are
speculative in a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other
market shortcomings.

9. C - Bonds which are rated as C are the lowest rated class of bonds
and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever
attaining any real investment standing.

Moody's applies numerical modifiers 1, 2 AND 3 in each generic rating
classification from Aa through B in its corporate bond rating system. The
modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher end of its generic
rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier
3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its generic rating
category.

MOODY'S PREFERRED STOCK RATINGS

Preferred stock ratings and their definitions are as follows:

1. aaa: An issue which is rated "aaa" is considered to be a top-quality
preferred stock. This rating indicates good asset protection and the least risk
of dividend impairment within the universe of preferred stocks.

2. aa: An issue which is rated "aa" is considered a high grade
preferred stock. This rating indicates that there is a reasonable assurance that
earnings and asset protection will remain relatively well maintained in the
foreseeable future.

3. a: An issue which is rated "a" is considered to be an upper-medium
grade preferred stock. While risks are judged to be somewhat greater then in the
"aaa" and "aa" classification, earnings and asset protection are, nevertheless,
expected to be maintained at adequate levels.

4. baa: An issue which is rated "baa" is considered to be a
medium-grade preferred stock, neither highly protected nor poorly secured.
Earnings and asset protection appear adequate at present but may be questionable
over any great length of time.

5. ba: An issue which is rated "ba" is considered to have speculative
elements and its future cannot be considered well assured. Earnings and asset
protection may be very moderate and not well safeguarded during adverse periods.
Uncertainty of position characterizes preferred stocks in this class.

Moody's applies numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 in each rating
classification: the modifier 1 indicates that the security ranks in the higher
end of its generic rating category, the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking
and the modifier 3 indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its
generic rating category.

OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS

WRITING COVERED OPTIONS. The Fund writes only covered options. Options
written by the Fund will normally have expiration dates of not more than nine
months from the date written. The exercise price of the options may be below,
equal to, or above the current market values of the underlying securities at the
times the options are written.

Unless the option has been exercised, the Fund may close out an option
it has written by effecting a closing purchase transaction, whereby it purchases
an option covering the same underlying security and having the same exercise
price and expiration date ("of the same series") as the one it has written. If
the Fund desires to sell a particular security on which it has written a call
option, it will effect a closing purchase transaction prior to or concurrently
with the sale of the security. If the Fund is able to enter into a closing
purchase transaction, the Fund will realize a profit (or loss) from such
transaction if the cost of such transaction is less (or more) than the premium
received from the writing of the option.

An option position may be closed out only in a secondary market for an
option of the same series. Although the Fund will generally write only those
options for which there appears to be an active secondary market, there is no
assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any particular option at
any particular time, and for some options no secondary market may exist. In such
event it might not be possible to effect a closing transaction in a particular
option. If the Fund as a covered call option writer is unable to effect a
closing purchase transaction, it will not be able to sell the underlying
securities until the option expires or it delivers the underlying securities
upon exercise.

Because the Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company
under the Internal Revenue Code, the extent to which the Fund may write covered
call options and enter into so-called "straddle" transactions involving put and
call options may be limited.

Many options are traded on registered securities exchanges. Options
traded on such exchanges are issued by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), a
clearing corporation which assumes responsibility for the completion of options
transactions.

PURCHASING PUT AND CALL OPTIONS. The Fund can close out a put option it
has purchased by effecting a closing sale transaction; for example, the Fund may
close out a put option it has purchased by selling a put option. If, however, a
secondary market does not exist at a time the Fund wishes to effect a closing
sale transaction, the Fund will have to exercise the option to realize any
profit. In addition, in a transaction in which the Fund does not own the
security underlying a put option it has purchased, the Fund would be required,
in the absence of a secondary market, to purchase the underlying security before
it could exercise the option. In each such instance, the Fund would incur
additional transaction costs.

The Fund may also purchase call options for the purpose of offsetting
previously written call options of the same series.

The Fund will not purchase a put option if, as a result of such
purchase, more than 10% of its total assets would be invested in premiums for
such options. The Fund's ability to purchase put and call options may be limited
by the Internal Revenue Code's requirements for qualification as a regulated
investment company.

OPTION WRITING AND RELATED RISKS

The Fund may write covered call and put options. A call option gives
the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer the obligation to
sell, the underlying security at the exercise price during the option period.
Conversely, a put option gives the purchaser the right to sell, and the writer
the obligation to buy, the underlying security at the exercise price during the
option period.

So long as the obligation of the writer continues, the writer may be
assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through whom the option was
sold. The exercise notice would require the writer to deliver, in the case of a
call, or take delivery of, in the case of a put, the underlying security against
payment of the exercise price. This obligation terminates upon expiration of the
option, or at such earlier time as the writer effects a closing purchase
transaction by purchasing an option of the same series as the one previously
sold. Once an option has been exercised, the writer may not execute a closing
purchase transaction. For options traded on national securities exchanges
(Exchanges), to secure the obligation to deliver the underlying security in the
case of a call option, the writer of the option is required to deposit in escrow
the underlying security or other assets in accordance with the rules of the OCC,
an institution created to interpose itself between buyers and sellers of
options. Technically, the OCC assumes the order side of every purchase and sale
transaction on an Exchange and, by doing so, gives its guarantee to the
transaction.

The principal reason for writing options on a securities portfolio is
to attempt to realize, through the receipt of premiums, a greater return than
would be realized on the underlying securities alone. In return for the premium,
the covered call option writer has given up the opportunity for profit from a
price increase in the underlying security above the exercise price so long as
the option remains open, but retains the risk of loss should the price of the
security decline. Conversely, the put option writer gains a profit, in the form
of a premium, so long as the price of the underlying security remains above the
exercise price, but assumes an obligation to purchase the underlying security
from the buyer of the put option at the exercise price, even though the price of
the security may fall below the exercise price, at any time during the option
period. If an option expires, the writer realizes a gain in the amount of the
premium. Such a gain may, in the case of a covered call option, be offset by a
decline in the market value of the underlying security during the option period.
If a call option is exercised, the writer realizes a gain or loss from the sale
of the underlying security. If a put option is exercised, the writer must
fulfill his obligation to purchase the underlying security at the exercise
price, which will usually exceed the then market value of the underlying
security. In addition, the premium paid for the put effectively increases the
cost of the underlying security, thus reducing the yield otherwise available
from such securities.

Because the Fund can write only covered options, it may at times be
unable to write additional options unless it sells a portion of its portfolio
holdings to obtain new debt securities against which it can write options. This
may result in higher portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater brokerage
commissions and other transaction costs.

To the extent that a secondary market is available the covered option
writer may close out options it has written prior to the assignment of an
exercise notice by purchasing, in a closing purchase transaction, an option of
the same series as the option previously written. If the cost of such a closing
purchase, plus transaction costs, is greater than the premium received upon
writing the original option, the writer will incur a loss on the transaction.

OPTIONS TRADING MARKETS

Options which the Fund will trade are generally listed on Exchanges.
Exchanges on which such options currently are traded are the Chicago Board
Options Exchange and the New York, American, Pacific and Philadelphia Stock
Exchanges. Options on some securities may not be listed on any Exchange but
traded in the over-the-counter market. Options traded in the over-the-counter
market involve the additional risk that securities dealers participating in such
transactions would fail to meet their obligations to the Fund. The use of
options traded in the over-the-counter market may be subject to limitations
imposed by certain state securities authorities. In addition to the limits on
its use of options discussed herein, the Fund is subject to the investment
restrictions described in the prospectus and the statement of additional
information.

The staff of the Commission currently is of the view that the premiums
which the Fund pays for the purchase of unlisted options, and the value of
securities used to cover unlisted options written by the Fund, are considered to
be invested in illiquid securities or assets for the purpose of calculating
whether the Fund is in compliance with its fundamental investment restriction
prohibiting it from investing more than 10% of its total assets (taken at
current value) in any combination of illiquid assets and securities. The Fund
intends to request that the Commission staff reconsider its current view. It is
the intention of the Fund to comply with the staff's current position and the
outcome of such reconsideration.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS APPLICABLE TO OPTIONS

ON TREASURY BONDS AND NOTES. Because trading interest in U.S. Treasury
bonds and notes tends to center on the most recently auctioned issues, new
series of options with expirations to replace expiring options on particular
issues will not be introduced indefinitely. Instead, the expirations introduced
at the commencement of options trading on a particular issue will be allowed to
run their course, with the possible addition of a limited number of new
expirations as the original ones expire. Options trading on each series of bonds
or notes will thus be phased out as new options are listed on the more recent
issues, and a full range of expiration dates will not ordinarily be available
for every series on which options are traded.

ON TREASURY BILLS. Because the deliverable U.S. Treasury bill changes
from week to week, writers of U.S. Treasury bill call options cannot provide in
advance for their potential exercise settlement obligations by acquiring and
holding the underlying security. However, if the Fund holds a long position in
U.S. Treasury bills with a principal amount corresponding to the option contract
size, the Fund may be hedged from a risk standpoint. In addition, the Fund will
maintain in a segregated account with its Custodian liquid assets maturing no
later than those which would be deliverable in the event of an assignment of an
exercise notice to ensure that it can meet its open option obligations.

ON GNMA CERTIFICATES. Options on GNMA certificates are not currently
traded on any Exchange. However, the Fund may purchase and write such options in
the over-the-counter market or, should they commence trading, on any Exchange.

Since the remaining principal balance of GNMA certificates declines
each month as a result of mortgage payments, the Fund, as a writer of a covered
GNMA call holding GNMA certificates as "cover" to satisfy its delivery
obligation in the event of assignment of an exercise notice, may find that its
GNMA certificates no longer have a sufficient remaining principal balance for
this purpose. Should this occur, the Fund will enter into a closing purchase
transaction or will purchase additional GNMA certificates from the same pool (if
obtainable) or replacement GNMA certificates in the cash market in order to
remain covered.

A GNMA certificate held by the Fund to cover an option position in any
but the nearest expiration month may cease to present cover for the option in
the event of a decline in the GNMA coupon rate at which new pools are originated
under the FHA/VA loan ceiling in effect at any given time. Should this occur,
the Fund will no longer be covered, and the Fund will either enter into a
closing purchase transaction or replace the GNMA certificate with a certificate
which represents cover. When the Fund closes its position or replaces the GNMA
certificate, it may realize an unanticipated loss and incur transaction costs.

RISKS PERTAINING TO THE SECONDARY MARKET. An option position may be
closed out only in a secondary market for an option of the same series. Although
the Fund will generally purchase or write only those options for which there
appears to be an active secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid
secondary market will exist for any particular option at any particular time,
and for some options no secondary market may exist. In such event, it might not
be possible to effect closing transactions in particular options, with the
result that the Fund would have to exercise its options in order to realize any
profit and might incur transaction costs in connection therewith. If the Fund as
a covered call option writer is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction
in a secondary market, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until
the option expires or it delivers the underlying security upon exercise.

Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market include the
following: (i) insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii)
restrictions imposed on transactions (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other
restrictions imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options or
underlying securities; (iv) interruption of the normal operations on an Exchange
or by a broker; (v) inadequacy of the facilities of an Exchange, the OCC or a
broker to handle current trading volume; or (vi) a decision by one or more
Exchanges or a broker to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular
class or series of options), in which event the secondary market in that class
or series of options would cease to exist, although outstanding options that had
been issued as a result of trades would generally continue to be exercisable in
accordance with their terms.

The hours of trading for options on U.S. government securities may not
conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the
extent that the option markets close before the markets for the underlying
securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the
underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the option markets.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS

The Fund intends to enter into currency and other financial futures
contracts as a hedge against changes in prevailing levels of interest or
currency exchange rates to seek relative stability of principal and to establish
more definitely the effective return on securities held or intended to be
acquired by the Fund or as a hedge against changes in the prices of securities
or currencies held by the Fund or to be acquired by the Fund. The Fund's hedging
may include sales of futures as an offset against the effect of expected
increases in interest or currency exchange rates or securities prices and
purchases of futures as an offset against the effect of expected declines in
interest or currency exchange rates.

For example, when the Fund anticipates a significant market or market
sector advance, it will purchase a stock index futures contract as a hedge
against not participating in such advance at a time when the Fund is not fully
invested. The purchase of a futures contract serves as a temporary substitute
for the purchase of individual securities which may then be purchased in an
orderly fashion. As such purchases are made, an equivalent amount of index based
futures contracts would be terminated by offsetting sales. In contrast, the Fund
would sell stock index futures contracts in anticipation of or in a general
market or market sector decline that may adversely affect the market value of
the Fund's portfolio. To the extent that the Fund's portfolio changes in value
in correlation with a given index, the sale of futures contracts on that index
would substantially reduce the risk to the portfolio of a market decline or
change in interest rates, and, by doing so, provide an alternative to the
liquidation of the Fund's securities positions and the resulting transaction
costs.

The Fund intends to engage in options transactions which are related to
currency and other financial futures contracts for hedging purposes and in
connection with the hedging strategies described above.

Although techniques other than sales and purchases of futures contracts
and related options transactions could be used to reduce the Fund's exposure to
interest rate and/or market fluctuations, the Fund may be able to hedge its
exposure more effectively and perhaps at a lower cost through using futures
contracts and related options transactions. While the Fund does not intend to
take delivery of the instruments underlying futures contracts it holds, the Fund
does not intend to enter into such futures contracts for speculation.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

Futures contracts are transactions in the commodities markets rather
than in the securities markets. A futures contract creates an obligation by the
seller to deliver to the buyer the commodity specified in the contract at a
specified future time for a specified price. The futures contract creates an
obligation by the buyer to accept delivery from the seller of the commodity
specified at the specified future time for the specified price. In contrast, a
spot transaction creates an immediate obligation for the seller to deliver and
the buyer to accept delivery of and pay for an identified commodity. In general,
futures contracts involve transactions in fungible goods such as wheat, coffee
and soybeans. However, in the last decade an increasing number of futures
contracts have been developed which specify currencies, financial instruments or
financially based indices as the underlying commodity.

U.S. futures contracts are traded only on national futures exchanges
and are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument.
The principal financial futures exchanges in the United States are The Board of
Trade of the City of Chicago, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the International
Monetary Market (a division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange), the New York
Futures Exchange and the Kansas City Board of Trade. Each exchange guarantees
performance under contract provisions through a clearing corporation, a
nonprofit organization managed by the exchange membership, which is also
responsible for handling daily accounting of deposits or withdrawals of margin.
A futures commission merchant ("Broker") effects each transaction in connection
with futures contracts for a commission. Futures exchanges and trading are
regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission ("CFTC") and National Futures Association ("NFA").

INTEREST RATE FUTURES CONTRACTS

The sale of an interest rate futures contract creates an obligation by
the Fund, as seller, to deliver the type of financial instrument specified in
the contract at a specified future time for a specified price. The purchase of
an interest rate futures contract creates an obligation by the Fund, as
purchaser, to accept delivery of the type of financial instrument specified at a
specified future time for a specified price. The specific securities delivered
or accepted, respectively, at settlement date, are not determined until at or
near that date. The determination is in accordance with the rules of the
exchange on which the futures contract sale or purchase was made.

Currently interest rate futures contracts can be purchased or sold on
90-day U.S. Treasury bills, U.S. Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasury notes with
maturities between 6 1/2 and 10 years, Government National Mortgage Association
(GNMA) certificates, 90-day domestic bank certificates of deposit, 90-day
commercial paper, and 90-day Eurodollar certificates of deposit. It is expected
that futures contracts trading in additional financial instruments will be
authorized. The standard contract size is $100,000 for futures contracts in U.S.
Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasury notes and GNMA certificates, and $1,000,000 for
the other designated contracts. While U.S. Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasury bills
and U.S. Treasury notes are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
government and GNMA certificates are guaranteed by a U.S. government agency, the
futures contracts in U.S. government securities are not obligations of the U.S.
Treasury.

INDEX BASED FUTURES CONTRACTS

STOCK INDEX FUTURES CONTRACTS

A stock index assigns relative values to the common stocks included in
the index. The index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the common
stocks so included. A stock index futures contract is a bilateral agreement by
which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a
specified dollar amount times the difference between the closing value of the
stock index on the expiration date of the contract and the price at which the
futures contract is originally made. No physical delivery of the underlying
stocks in the index is made.

Currently stock index futures contracts can be purchased or sold on the
Standard and Poor's Corporation (S&P) Index of 500 Stocks, the S&P Index of 100
Stocks, the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index, the Value Line Index and
the Major Market Index. It is expected that futures contracts trading in
additional stock indices will be authorized. The standard contract size is $500
times the value of the index.

The Fund does not believe that differences between existing stock
indices will create any differences in the price movements of the stock index
futures contracts in relation to the movements in such indices. However, such
differences in the indices may result in differences in correlation of the
futures with movements in the value of the securities being hedged.

OTHER INDEX BASED FUTURES CONTRACTS

It is expected that bond index and other financially based index
futures contracts will be developed in the future. It is anticipated that such
index based futures contracts will be structured in the same way as stock index
futures contracts but will be measured by changes in interest rates, related
indices or other measures, such as the consumer price index. In the event that
such futures contracts are developed the Fund will sell interest rate index and
other index based futures contracts to hedge against changes which are expected
to affect the Fund's portfolio.

The purchase or sale of a futures contract differs from the purchase or
sale of a security, in that no price or premium is paid or received. Instead, to
initiate trading an amount of cash, cash equivalents, money market instruments,
or U.S. Treasury bills equal to approximately 1 1/2% (up to 5%) of the contract
amount must be deposited by the Fund with the Broker. This amount is known as
initial margin. The nature of initial margin in futures transactions is
different from that of margin in security transactions. Futures contract margin
does not involve the borrowing of funds by the customer to finance the
transactions. Rather, the initial margin is in the nature of a performance bond
or good faith deposit on the contract which is returned to the Fund upon
termination of the futures contract assuming all contractual obligations have
been satisfied. The margin required for a particular futures contract is set by
the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be significantly modified
from time to time by the exchange during the term of the contract.

Subsequent payments, called variation margin, to the Broker and from
the Broker, are made on a daily basis as the value of the underlying instrument
or index fluctuates making the long and short positions in the futures contract
more or less valuable, a process known as mark-to-market. For example, when the
Fund has purchased a futures contract and the price of the underlying financial
instrument or index has risen, that position will have increased in value, and
the Fund will receive from the Broker a variation margin payment equal to that
increase in value. Conversely, where the Fund has purchased a futures contract
and the price of the underlying financial instrument or index has declined, the
position would be less valuable and the Fund would be required to make a
variation margin payment to the Broker. At any time prior to expiration of the
futures contract, the Fund may elect to close the position. A final
determination of variation margin is then made, additional cash is required to
be paid to or released by the Broker, and the Fund realizes a loss or gain.

The Fund intends to enter into arrangements with its custodian and with
Brokers to enable its initial margin and any variation margin to be held in a
segregated account by its custodian on behalf of the Broker.

Although interest rate futures contracts by their terms call for actual
delivery or acceptance of financial instruments, and index based futures
contracts call for the delivery of cash equal to the specified dollar amount
times the difference between the closing value of the index on the expiration
date of the contract and the price at which the futures contract is originally
made, in most cases such futures contracts are closed out before the settlement
date without the making or taking of delivery. Closing out a futures contract
sale is effected by an offsetting transaction in which the Fund enters into a
futures contract purchase for the same aggregate amount of the specific type of
financial instrument or index and same delivery date. If the price in the sale
exceeds the price in the offsetting purchase, the Fund is paid the difference
and thus realizes a gain. If the offsetting purchase price exceeds the sale
price, the Fund pays the difference and realizes a loss. Similarly, the closing
out of a futures contract purchase is effected by an offsetting transaction in
which the Fund enters into a futures contract sale. If the offsetting sale price
exceeds the purchase price, the Fund realizes a gain. If the purchase price
exceeds the offsetting sale price the Fund realizes a loss. The amount of the
Fund's gain or loss on any transaction is reduced or increased, respectively, by
the amount of any transaction costs incurred by the Fund.

As an example of an offsetting transaction, the contractual obligations
arising from the sale of one contract of September U.S. Treasury bills on an
exchange may be fulfilled at any time before delivery of the contract is
required (i.e. on a specified date in September, the "delivery month") by the
purchase of one contract of September U.S. Treasury bills on the same exchange.
In such instance the difference between the price at which the futures contract
was sold and the price paid for the offsetting purchase, after allowance for
transaction costs, represents the profit or loss to the Fund.

There can be no assurance, however, that the Fund will be able to enter
into an offsetting transaction with respect to a particular contract at a
particular time. If the Fund is not able to enter into an offsetting
transaction, the Fund will continue to be required to maintain the margin
deposits on the contract and to complete the contract according to its terms.

OPTIONS ON CURRENCY AND OTHER FINANCIAL FUTURES

The Fund intends to purchase call and put options on currency or other
financial futures contracts and sell such options to terminate an existing
position. Options on currency or other financial futures are similar to options
on stocks except that an option on a currency or other financial futures
contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to
assume a position in a futures contract (a long position if the option is a call
and a short position if the option is a put) rather than to purchase or sell
currency or other instruments making up a financial futures index at a specified
exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of the
option, the delivery of the futures position by the writer of the option to the
holder of the option will be accompanied by delivery of the accumulated balance
in the writer's futures margin account. This amount represents the amount by
which the market price of the futures contract at exercise exceeds, in the case
of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the
option on the futures contract. If an option is exercised the last trading day
prior to the expiration date of the option, the settlement will be made entirely
in cash equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and
value of the currency or other financial futures.

The Fund intends to use options on currency and other financial futures
contracts in connection with hedging strategies. In the future the Fund may use
such options for other purposes.

PURCHASE OF PUT OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

The purchase of protective put options on currency and other financial
futures contracts is analogous to the purchase of protective puts on individual
stocks, where an absolute level of protection is sought below which no
additional economic loss would be incurred by the Fund. Put options may be
purchased to hedge a portfolio of stocks or debt instruments or a position in
the futures contract upon which the put option is based.

PURCHASE OF CALL OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

The purchase of a call option on a currency or other financial futures
contract represents a means of obtaining temporary exposure to market
appreciation at limited risk. It is analogous to the purchase of a call option
on an individual stock, which can be used as a substitute for a position in the
stock itself. Depending on the pricing of the option compared to either the
futures contract upon which it is based, or upon the price of the underlying
financial instrument or index itself, purchase of a call option may be less
risky than the ownership of the interest rate or index based futures contract or
the underlying securities. Call options on commodity futures contracts may be
purchased to hedge against an interest rate increase or a market advance when
the Fund is not fully invested.

USE OF NEW INVESTMENT TECHNIQUES INVOLVING CURRENCY AND OTHER FINANCIAL FUTURES
CONTRACTS OR RELATED OPTIONS

The Fund may employ new investment techniques involving currency and
other financial futures contracts and related options. The Fund intends to take
advantage of new techniques in these areas which may be developed from time to
time and which are consistent with the Fund's investment objective. The Fund
believes that no additional techniques have been identified for employment by
the Fund in the foreseeable future other than those described above.

LIMITATIONS ON PURCHASE AND SALE OF FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS ON
SUCH FUTURES CONTRACTS

The Fund will not enter into a futures contract if, as a result
thereof, more than 5% of the Fund's total assets (taken at market value at the
time of entering into the contract) would be committed to margin deposits on
such futures contracts.

The Fund intends that its futures contracts and related options
transactions will be entered into for traditional hedging purposes. That is,
futures contracts will be sold to protect against a decline in the price of
securities that the Fund owns, or futures contracts will be purchased to protect
the Fund against an increase in the price of securities it intends to purchase.
The Fund does not intend to enter into futures contracts for speculation.

In instances involving the purchase of futures contracts by the Fund,
an amount of cash and cash equivalents equal to the market value of the futures
contracts will be deposited in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian
and/or in a margin account with a Broker to collateralize the position and
thereby insure that the use of such futures is unleveraged.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT

For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is required to recognize as
income for each taxable year its net unrealized gains and losses on futures
contracts as of the end of the year as well as those actually realized during
the year. Any gain or loss recognized with respect to a futures contract is
considered to be 60% long term and 40% short term, without regard to the holding
period of the contract. In the case of a futures transaction classified as a
"mixed straddle," the recognition of losses may be deferred to a later taxable
year. The federal income tax treatment of gains or losses from transactions in
options on futures is unclear.

In order for the Fund to continue to qualify for federal income tax
treatment as a regulated investment company, at least 90% of its gross income
for a taxable year must be derived from qualifying income. Any net gain realized
from the closing out of futures contracts, for purposes of the 90% requirement,
will be qualifying income. In addition, gains realized on the sale or other
disposition of securities held for less than three months must be limited to
less than 30% of the Fund's annual gross income. The 1986 Tax Act added a
provision which effectively treats both positions in certain hedging
transactions as a single transaction for the purpose of the 30% requirement. The
provision provides that, in the case of any "designated hedge," increases and
decreases in the value of positions of the hedge are to be netted for the
purposes of the 30% requirement. However, in certain situations, in order to
avoid realizing a gain within a three month period, the Fund may be required to
defer the closing out of a contract beyond the time when it would otherwise be
advantageous to do so.

RISKS OF FUTURES CONTRACTS

Currency and other financial futures contracts prices are volatile and
are influenced, among other things, by changes in stock prices, market
conditions, prevailing interest rates and anticipation of future stock prices,
market movements or interest rate changes, all of which in turn are affected by
economic conditions, such as government fiscal and monetary policies and
actions, and national and international political and economic events.

At best, the correlation between changes in prices of futures contracts
and of the securities being hedged can be only approximate. The degree of
imperfection of correlation depends upon circumstances, such as variations in
speculative market demand for futures contracts and for securities, including
technical influences in futures contracts trading; differences between the
securities being hedged and the financial instruments and indices underlying the
standard futures contracts available for trading, in such respects as interest
rate levels, maturities and creditworthiness of issuers, or identities of
securities comprising the index and those in the Fund's portfolio. In addition
futures contract transactions involve the remote risk that a party be unable to
fulfill its obligations and that the amount of the obligation will be beyond the
ability of the clearing broker to satisfy. A decision of whether, when and how
to hedge involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well conceived
hedge may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or
unexpected interest rate trends.

Because of the low margin deposits required, futures trading involves
an extremely high degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price
movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as
well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 10% of
the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a 10% decrease in the
value of the futures contract would result in a total loss of the margin
deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were
then closed out, and a 15% decrease would result in a loss equal to 150% of the
original margin deposit. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may
result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract.
However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead
of entering into the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying
financial instrument. Furthermore, in order to be certain that the Fund has
sufficient assets to satisfy its obligations under a futures contract, the Fund
will establish a segregated account in connection with its futures contracts
which will hold cash or cash equivalents equal in value to the current value of
the underlying instruments or indices less the margins on deposit.

Most U.S. futures exchanges limit the amount of fluctuation permitted
in futures contract prices during a single trading day. The daily limit
establishes the maximum amount that the price of a futures contract may vary
either up or down from the previous day's settlement price at the end of a
trading session. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of
contract, no trades may be made on that day at a price beyond that limit. The
daily limit governs only price movement during a particular trading day and
therefore does not limit potential losses because the limit may prevent the
liquidation of unfavorable positions. Futures contract prices have occasionally
moved to the daily limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no
trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and
subjecting some futures traders to substantial losses.

RISKS OF OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

In addition to the risks described above for currency and other
financial futures contracts, there are several special risks relating to options
on futures contracts. The ability to establish and close out positions on such
options will be subject to the development and maintenance of a liquid secondary
market. There is no assurance that a liquid secondary market will exist for any
particular contract or at any particular time. The Fund will not purchase
options on any futures contract unless and until it believes that the market for
such options has developed sufficiently that the risks in connection with such
options are not greater than the risks in connection with the futures contracts.
Compared to the use of futures contracts, the purchase of options on such
futures involves less potential risk to the Fund because the maximum amount at
risk is the premium paid for the options (plus transaction costs). However,
there may be circumstances when the use of an option on a futures contract would
result in a loss to the Fund, even though the use of a futures contract would
not, such as when there is no movement in the level of the futures contract.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

The Fund may invest in securities of foreign issuers. When the Fund
invests in foreign securities they usually will be denominated in foreign
currencies and the Fund may hold funds in foreign currencies. Thus, the value of
a Fund share will be affected by changes in exchange rates.

FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS

As one way of managing exchange rate risk, the Fund may engage in
forward currency exchange contracts (agreements to purchase or sell currencies
at a specified price and date). Under the contract, the exchange rate for the
transaction (the amount of currency the Fund will deliver or receive when the
contract is completed) is fixed when the Fund enters into the contract. The Fund
usually will enter into these contracts to stabilize the U.S. dollar value of a
security it has agreed to buy or sell. The Fund also may use these contracts to
hedge the U.S. dollar value of a security it already owns, particularly if the
Fund expects a decrease in the value of the currency in which the foreign
security is denominated. Although the Fund will attempt to benefit from using
forward contracts, the success of its hedging strategy will depend on Keystone's
ability to predict accurately the future exchange rates between foreign
currencies and the U.S. dollar. The value of the Fund's investments denominated
in foreign currencies will depend on the relative strength of those currencies
and the U.S. dollar, and the Fund may be affected favorably or unfavorably by
changes in the exchange rate or exchange control regulations between foreign
currencies and the dollar. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates also may
affect the value of dividends and interest earned, gains and losses realized on
the sale of securities and net investment income and gains, if any, to be
distributed to shareholders by the Fund.

CURRENCY FUTURES CONTRACTS

Currency futures contracts are bilateral agreements under which two
parties agree to take or make delivery of a specified amount of a currency at a
specified future time for a specified price. Trading of currency futures
contracts in the United States is regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act by
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association
(NFA). Currently the only national futures exchange on which currency futures
are traded is the International Monetary Market of the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange. Foreign currency futures trading is conducted in the same manner and
subject to the same regulations as trading in interest rate and index based
futures. The Fund intends to engage in currency futures contracts only for
hedging purposes, and not for speculation. The Fund may engage in currency
futures contracts for other purposes if authorized to do so by the Board. The
hedging strategies which will be used by the Fund in connection with foreign
currency futures contracts are similar to those described above for forward
foreign currency exchange contracts.

Currently, currency futures contracts for the British Pound Sterling,
Canadian Dollar, Dutch Guilder, Deutsche Mark, Japanese Yen, Mexican Peso, Swiss
Franc, and French Franc can be purchased or sold for U.S. dollars through the
International Monetary Market. It is expected that futures contracts trading in
additional currencies will be authorized. The standard contract sizes are
L125,000 for the Pound, 125,000 for the Guilder, Mark, Swiss Franc and French
Franc, C$100,000 for the Canadian Dollar, Y12,500,000 for the Yen, and 1,000,000
for the Peso. In contrast to Forward Currency Exchange Contracts which can be
traded at any time, only four value dates per year are available, the third
Wednesday of March, June, September and December.

FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS TRANSACTIONS

Foreign currency options (as opposed to futures) are traded in a
variety of currencies in both the United States and Europe. On the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange, for example, contracts for half the size of the corresponding
futures contracts on the Chicago Board Options Exchange are traded with up to
nine months maturity in Marks, Sterling, Yen, Swiss Francs, French Francs and
Canadian Dollars. Options can be exercised at any time during the contract life,
and require a deposit subject to normal margin requirements. Since a futures
contract must be exercised, the Fund must continually make up the margin
balance. As a result, a wrong price move could result in the Fund losing more
than the original investment, as it cannot walk away from the futures contract
as it can an option contract.

The Fund will purchase call and put options and sell such options to
terminate an existing position. Options on foreign currency are similar to
options on stocks except that an option on an interest rate and/or index based
futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid,
to purchase or sell foreign currency, rather than to purchase or sell stock, at
a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.

The Fund intends to use foreign currency option transactions in
connection with hedging strategies.

PURCHASE OF PUT OPTIONS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The purchase of protective put options on a foreign currency is
analogous to the purchase of protective puts on individual stocks, where an
absolute level of protection is sought below which no additional economic loss
would be incurred by the Fund. Put options may be purchased to hedge a portfolio
of foreign stocks or foreign debt instruments or a position in the foreign
currency upon which the put option is based.

PURCHASE OF CALL OPTIONS ON FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The purchase of a call option on foreign currency represents a means of
obtaining temporary exposure to market appreciation at limited risk. It is
analogous to the purchase of a call option on an individual stock, which can be
used as a substitute for a position in the stock itself. Depending on the
pricing of the option compared to either the foreign currency upon which it is
based, or upon the price of the foreign stock or foreign debt instruments,
purchase of a call option may be less risky than the ownership of the foreign
currency or the foreign securities. The Fund would purchase a call option on a
foreign currency to hedge against an increase in the foreign currency or a
foreign market advance when the Fund is not fully invested.

The Fund may employ new investment techniques involving forward foreign
currency exchange contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and options on
foreign currencies in order to take advantage of new techniques in these areas
which may be developed from time to time and which are consistent with the
Fund's investment objective. The Fund believes that no additional techniques
have been identified for employment by the Fund in the foreseeable future other
than those described above.

CURRENCY TRADING RISKS

Currency exchange trading may involve significant risks. The four major
types of risk the Fund faces are exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, credit
risk and country risk.

EXCHANGE RATE RISK

Exchange rate risk results from the movement up and down of foreign
currency values in response to shifting market supply and demand. When the Fund
buys or sells a foreign currency, an exposure called an open position is
created. Until the time that position can be "covered" by selling or buying an
equivalent amount of the same currency, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the
exchange rate might move against it. Since exchange rate changes can readily
move in one direction, a position carried overnight or over a number of days
involves greater risk than one carried a few minutes or hours. Techniques such
as foreign currency forward and futures contracts and options on foreign
currency are intended to be used by the Fund to reduce exchange rate risk.

MATURITY GAPS AND INTEREST RATE RISK

Interest rate risk arises whenever there are mismatches or gaps in the
maturity structure of the Fund's foreign exchange currency holdings, which is
the total of its outstanding spot and forward or futures contracts.

Foreign currency transactions often involve borrowing short term and
lending longer term to benefit from the normal tendency of interest rates to be
higher for longer maturities. However in foreign exchange trading, while the
maturity pattern of interest rates for one currency is important, it is the
differential between interest rates for two currencies that is decisive.

CREDIT RISK

Whenever the Fund enters into a foreign exchange contract, it faces a
risk, however small, that the counterparty will not perform under the contract.
As a result there is a credit risk, although no extension of "credit" is
intended. To limit credit risk, the Fund intends to evaluate the
creditworthiness of each other party. The Fund does not intend to trade more
than 5% of its net assets under foreign exchange contracts with one party.

Credit risk exists because the Fund's counterparty may be unable or
unwilling to fulfill its contractual obligations as a result of bankruptcy or
insolvency or when foreign exchange controls prohibit payment. In any foreign
exchange transaction, each party agrees to deliver a certain amount of currency
to the other on a particular date. In establishing its hedges a Fund relies on
each contract being completed. If the contract is not performed, then the Fund's
hedge is eliminated, and the Fund is exposed to any changes in exchange rates
since the contract was originated. To put itself in the same position it would
have been in had the contract been performed, the Fund must arrange a new
transaction. However, the new transaction may have to be arranged at an adverse
exchange rate. The trustee for a bankrupt company may elect to perform those
contracts which are advantageous to the company but disclaim those contracts
which are disadvantageous, resulting in losses to the Fund.

Another form of credit risk stems from the time zone differences
between the U.S. and foreign nations. If the Fund sells sterling it generally
must pay pounds to a counterparty earlier in the day than it will be credited
with dollars in New York. In the intervening hours, the buyer can go into
bankruptcy or can be declared insolvent. Thus, the dollars may never be credited
to the Fund.

COUNTRY RISK

At one time or another, virtually every country has interfered with
international transactions in its currency. Interference has taken the form of
regulation of the local exchange market, restrictions on foreign investment by
residents, or limits on inflows of investment funds from abroad. Governments
take such measures, for example, to improve control over the domestic banking
system, or to influence the pattern of receipts and payments between residents
and foreigners. In those cases, restrictions on the exchange market or on
international transactions are intended to affect the level or movement of the
exchange rate. Occasionally a serious foreign exchange shortage may lead to
payments interruptions or debt servicing delays, as well as interference in the
exchange market. It has become increasingly difficult to distinguish foreign
exchange or credit risk from country risk.

Changes in regulations or restrictions usually do have an important
exchange market impact. Most disruptive are changes in rules which interfere
with the normal payments mechanism. If government regulations change and a
counterparty is either forbidden to perform or is required to do something
extra, then the Fund might be left with an unintended open position or an
unintended maturity mismatch. Dealing with such unintended long or short
positions could result in unanticipated costs to the Fund.

Other changes in official regulations influence international
investment transactions. If one of the factors affecting the buying or selling
of a currency changes, the exchange rate is likely to respond. Changes in such
controls often are unpredictable and can create a significant exchange rate
response.

Many major countries have moved toward liberalization of exchange and
payments restrictions in recent years or accepted the principle that
restrictions should be relaxed. A few industrial countries have moved in the
other direction. Important liberalizations were carried out by Switzerland, the
United Kingdom and Japan. They dismantled mechanisms for restricting either
foreign exchange inflows (Switzerland), outflows (Britain), or elements of both
(Japan). By contrast, France and Mexico have tightened foreign exchange
controls.

Overall, many exchange markets are still heavily restricted. Several
countries limit access to the forward market to companies financing documented
export or import transactions in an effort to insulate the market from purely
speculative activities. Some of these countries permit local traders to enter
into forward contracts with residents but prohibit certain forward transactions
with nonresidents. By comparison, other countries have strict controls on
exchange transactions by residents, but permit free exchange transactions
between local traders and non residents. A few countries have established tiered
markets, funneling commercial transactions through one market and financial
transactions through another. Outside the major industrial countries, relatively
free foreign exchange markets are rare and controls on foreign currency
transactions are extensive.

Another aspect of country risk has to do with the possibility that the
Fund may be dealing with a foreign trader whose home country is facing a
payments problem. Even though the foreign trader intends to perform on its
foreign exchange contracts, the contracts are tied to other external liabilities
the country has incurred. As a result, performance may be delayed, and can
result in unanticipated cost to the Fund. This aspect of country risk is a major
element in the Fund's credit judgment as to with whom it will deal and in what
amounts.
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EXHIBIT A

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

CLASS OF OPTIONS. Options covering the same underlying security.

CLEARING CORPORATION. The Options Clearing Corporation, Trans Canada
Options, Inc., The European Options Clearing Corporation B.V., or the London
Options Clearing House.

CLOSING PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS. A transaction in which an investor who
is obligated as a writer of an option or seller of a futures contract terminates
his obligation by purchasing on an Exchange an option of the same series as the
option previously written or futures contract identical to the futures contract
previously sold, as the case may be. (Such a purchase does not result in the
ownership of an option or futures contract.)

CLOSING SALE TRANSACTION. A transaction in which an investor who is the
holder or buyer of an outstanding option or futures contract liquidates his
position as a holder or seller by selling an option of the same series as the
option previously purchased or futures contract identical to the futures
contract previously purchased. (Such sale does not result in the investor
assuming the obligations of a writer or seller).

COVERED CALL OPTION WRITER. A writer of a call option who, so long as
he remains obligated as a writer, owns the shares of the underlying security or
if the writer holds on a share for share basis a call on the same security where
the exercise price of the call held is equal to or less than the exercise price
of the call written, or, if greater than the exercise price of the call written,
the difference is maintained by the writer in cash, U.S. Treasury bills, or
other high grade, short term obligations in a segregated account with the
writer's broker or custodian.

COVERED PUT OPTION WRITER. A writer of a put option who, so long as he
remains obligated as a writer, has deposited Treasury bills with a value equal
to or greater than the exercise price with a securities depository and has
pledged them to the Options Clearing Corporation for the account of the
broker/dealer carrying the writer's position or if the writer holds on a share
for share basis a put on the same security as the put written where the exercise
price of the put held is equal to or greater than the exercise price of the put
written, or, if less than the exercise price of the put written, the difference
is maintained by the writer in cash, U.S. Treasury bills, or other high grade,
short term obligations in a segregated account with the writer's broker or
custodian.

SECURITIES EXCHANGE. A securities exchange on which call and put
options are traded. The U.S. exchanges are as follows: The Chicago Board Options
Exchange; American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange; Philadelphia Stock
Exchange; and Pacific Stock Exchange. The foreign securities exchanges in Canada
are the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Stock Exchange, in the
Netherlands, the European Options Exchange, and in the United Kingdom, the Stock
Exchange (London).

Those issuers whose common stocks have been approved by the
Exchanges as underlying securities for option transactions are published in
various financial publications.

COMMODITIES EXCHANGE. A commodities exchange on which futures contracts
are traded which is regulated by exchange rules that have been approved by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The U.S. exchanges are as follows: The
Chicago Board of Trade of the City of Chicago; Chicago Mercantile Exchange;
International Monetary Market, (a division of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange);
the Kansas City Board of Trade; and the New York Futures Exchange.

EXERCISE PRICE. The price per unit at which the holder of a call option
may purchase the underlying security upon exercise or the holder of a put option
may sell the underlying security upon exercise.

EXPIRATION DATE. The latest date when an option may be exercised or a
futures contract must be completed according to its terms.

HEDGING. An action taken by an investor to neutralize an investment
risk by taking an investment position which will move in the opposite direction
as the risk being hedged so that a loss (or gain) on one will tend to be offset
by a gain (or loss) on the other.

OPTION. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term "option" means
either a call or put option issued by a Clearing Corporation, as defined above.
A call option gives a holder the right to buy from such Clearing Corporation the
number of shares of the underlying security covered by the option at the stated
exercise price by the filing of an exercise notice prior to the expiration time
of the option. A put option gives a holder the right to sell to a Clearing
Corporation the number of shares of the underlying security covered by the put
at the stated exercise price by the filing of an exercise notice prior to the
expiration time of the option. The Fund will sell ("write") and purchase puts
only on U.S. Exchanges.

OPTION PERIOD. The time during which an option may be exercised
generally from the date the option is written through its expiration date.

PREMIUM. The price of an option agreed upon between the buyer and
writer or their agents in a transaction on the floor of an Exchange.

SERIES OF OPTIONS. Options covering the same underlying security and
having the same exercise price and expiration date.

STOCK INDEX. A stock index assigns relative values to the common stocks
included in the index, and the index fluctuates with changes in the market
values of the common stocks so included.

INDEX BASED FUTURES CONTRACT. An index based futures contract is a
bilateral agreement pursuant to which a party, agrees to buy or deliver at
settlement an amount of cash equal to $500 times the difference between the
closing value of an index on the expiration date and the price at which the
futures contract is originally struck. Index based futures are traded on
Commodities Exchanges. Currently index based stock index futures contracts can
be purchased or sold with respect to the Standard & Poor's Corporation (S&P) 500
Stock Index and S&P 100 Stock Index on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the New
York Stock Exchange Composite Index on the New York Futures Exchange and the
Value Line Stock Index and Major Market Index on the Kansas City Board of Trade.

UNDERLYING SECURITY. The security subject to being purchased upon the
exercise of a call option or subject to being sold upon the exercise of a put
option.
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KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Part C

Other Information

Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 24 (a). Financial Statements
The following financial statements are incorporated by reference to the
Registrant's Annual Report, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 26, 1996.

Schedule of Investments July 31, 1996

Financial Highlights

Class A Shares For each of the years in the nine-year
period ended July 31, 1996, and the period
February 13, 1987 (commencement of
operations) through July 31, 1987

Class B Shares For each of the years in the three-year
period ended July 31, 1996, and the period
February 1, 1993 (date of initial public
offering) to July 31, 1993.

Class C Shares For each of the years in the three-year
period ended July 31, 1996, and the period
February 1, 1993 (date of initial public
offering) to July 31, 1993.

Statement of Assets and July 31, 1996
Liabilities

Statement of Operations Year ended July 31, 1996

Statements of Changes in Each of the years in the two-year period
Net Assets ended July 31, 1996

Notes to Financial Statements

Independent Auditors' Report September 6, 1996
<PAGE>

(24)(b) Exhibits

(1) Registrant's Declaration of Trust, as supplemented (the "Declaration of
Trust")(1)

(2) Registrant's By-Laws, as amended (1)

(3) Not applicable.

(4)(a) The Declaration of Trust, Articles III, V, VI, and VIII (1)
(b) Registrant's By-Laws, as amended, Article 2., Section 2.5 (1)

(5)(a) Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and Keystone
Management, Inc. (the "Management Agreement")(1)
(b) Investment Advisory Agreement betweeen Keystone Management, Inc. and
Keystone Investment Management Company (the "Advisory Agreement")(1)

(6)(a) Form of Principal Underwriting Agreement for Registrant's Class Y
shares (3)
(b) Principal Underwriting Agreements, for Registrant's Class A, B and C
shares, with schedules and amendments, between Registrant and Keystone
Investment Distributors Company (the "Principal Underwriting
Agreements")(1)
(c) Form of Dealer Agreements for Class A, B and C shares used by
Keystone Investment Distributors Company (2)

(7) Not applicable.

(8) Custodian, Fund Accounting and Recordkeeping Agreements, as amended,
between Registrant and State Street Bank & Trust Company (1)

(9) Not applicable.

(10) Opinion and consent of counsel (8)

(11) Independent Auditors' Consent (3)

(12) Not applicable.

(13)(a) Subscription Agreements (4)
(b) Copies of the release of one Subscription Agreement and a new
Subscription Agreement (5)

(14) Model plans used in the establishment of retirement plans in connection
with which Registrant offers its securities (6)

(15) Registrant's Class A, B and C Distribution Plans adopted pursuant to
Rule 12b-1(1)

(16) Schedules for the computation of total return and current yield
quotations (8)

(17) Financial data schedules for Registrant's Class A, B and C Shares (3)

(18) Registrant's Multiple Class Plan, as amended (3)

(19) Powers of Attorney (3)

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(1) Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 ("Post-Effective Amendment 17")
to Registration Statement No. 33-11050/811-4947 (the "Registration
Statement") and incorporated by reference herein.

(2) Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration Statement
as part of Exhibit 24(b)(6)(b) and incorporated by reference herein.

(3) Filed herewith.

(4) Filed with the Registration Statement and incorporated by reference
herein.

(5) Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement and
incorporated by reference herein.

(6) Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 66 to Registration Statement No.
2-10527/811-96 as Exhibit 24(b)(14) and incorporated by reference herein.

(7) Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement
and incorporated by reference herein.

(8) Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registration Statement
and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 25. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With Registrant

Not applicable.

Item 26. Number of Holders of Securities

Number of Record
Title of Class Holders as of November 30, 1996
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Shares of Beneficial
Interest, without
par value:
Class A 3,838
Class B 6,297
Class C 1,262

Item 27. Indemnification

Provisions for the indemnification of Registrant's Trustees and
officers are contained in Article VIII of the Declaration of Trust, a
copy of which was filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 and
incorporated by reference herein.

Provisions for the indemnification of Keystone Investment Distributors
Company, Registrant's principal underwriter, are contained in Section 9
of the Principal Underwriting Agreements, copies of which were filed
with Post-Effective Amenment No. 17 and are incorporated by reference
herein.

Provisions for the indemnification of Keystone Investment Management
Company and Keystone Management, Inc., Registrant's investment adviser
and manager, respectively, are contained in Section 5 of the Advisory
Agreement and Section 6 of the Management Agreement, copies of which
were filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 and are incorporated by
reference herein.

Item 28. Businesses and Other Connections of Investment Advisers

The following tables list the names of the various officers and
directors of Keystone Management, Inc. and Keystone Investment
Management Company, Registrant's investment manager and adviser,
respectively, and their respective positions. For each named
individual, the tables list, for at least the past two fiscal years,
(i) any other organizations (excluding investment advisory clients)
with which the officer and/or director has had or has substantial
involvement; and (ii) positions held with such organizations.

<PAGE>
LIST OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF KEYSTONE MANAGEMENT, INC.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Position with
Keystone Other
Management, Business
Name Inc. Affiliations
- ---- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Albert H. Chairman of Chairman of the Board,
Elfner, III the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Execu- President and Director:
tive Officer, Keystone Investments, Inc.
President and Keystone Software, Inc.
Director Keystone Asset Corporation
Keystone Capital Corporation
Keystone Investments Family of Funds
Chairman of the Board and Director:
Keystone Investment Management Company
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Fixed Income Advisers, Inc.
President and Director:
Keystone Trust Company
Director or Trustee:
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.
Boston Children's Services Association
Middlesex School
Middlebury College
Former Trustee or Director:
Neworld Bank
Robert Van Partners, Inc.

Edward F. Godfrey Treasurer and Senior Vice President,
Director Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Treasurer:
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Former Treasurer and Director:
Hartwell Keystone Advisers, Inc.
Senior Vice President:
Keystone Investments Family of Funds

Ralph J. Director President and Director:
Spuehler, Jr. Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Chairman and Director:
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company
Senior Vice President and Director:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Treasurer:
Hartwell Emerging Growth Fund
Hartwell Growth Fund
Former President:
Keystone Management, Inc.
Former Treasurer:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company

Rosemary D. Van Senior Vice General Counsel, Senior
Antwerp President, Vice President and Secretary:
General Counsel Keystone Investments, Inc.
and Secretary Senior Vice President and General Counsel:
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director:
Keystone Investor Resource, Center, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Director and Secretary:
Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Formerly Senior Vice President and Secretary:
Hartwell Keystone Advisers, Inc.
Vice President and Secretary:
Keystone Fixed Income Advisers, Inc.

J. Kevin Kenely Vice President Vice President:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Formerly Vice President and Controller:
Hartwell Keystone Advisers, Inc.

John D. Rogol Vice President Vice President and Controller:
and Controller Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Comptroller:
Keystone Asset Corporation
Keystone Capital Corporation
Vice President and Treasurer:
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.

Michael A. Thomas Vice President Vice President:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

LIST OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF
KEYSTONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Position with
Keystone
Investment
Name Management Company Other Business Affiliations
- ---- ------------------ ---------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Albert H. Chairman of Chairman of the Board,
Elfner, III the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive President and Director:
Officer,and Keystone Investments, Inc.
Director Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Keystone Asset Corporation
Keystone Capital Corporation
Chairman of the Board and Director:
Keystone Fixed Income Advisers, Inc.
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
President and Director:
Keystone Trust Company
Director or Trustee:
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.
Boston Children's Services Associates
Middlesex School
Middlebury College
Former Trustee or Director:
Neworld Bank
Robert Van Partners, Inc.

Philip M. Byrne Director President and Director:
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President:
Keystone Investments, Inc.

Herbert L. Senior Vice None
Bishop, Jr. President

Donald C. Dates Senior Vice None
President

Gilman Gunn Senior Vice None
President

Edward F. Director, Director, Senior Vice President
Godfrey Senior Vice President, President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer:
Treasurer and Keystone Investments, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Treasurer:
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Former Treasurer and Director:
Hartwell Keystone Advisers, Inc.

James R. McCall Director and None
President

Ralph J. Director President and Director:
Spuehler, Jr. Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Senior Vice President and Director:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Chairman and Director:
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.
Keystone Management, Inc.
Formerly President:
Keystone Management, Inc.
Formerly Treasurer:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company
Keystone America Hartwell Growth Fund, Inc.

Rosemary D. Senior Vice General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Secretary:
Van Antwerp President, Keystone Investments, Inc.
General Counsel Senior Vice President and General Counsel:
and Secretary Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Director:
Keystone Investor Resource Center, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Director and Secretary:
Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Former Senior Vice President and Secretary:
Hartwell Keystone Advisers, Inc.
Vice President and Secretary:
Keystone Fixed Income Advisers, Inc.

J. Kevin Kenely Vice President Vice President:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.
Formerly Controller:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Management Company
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.

John D. Rogol Vice President Vice President and
Controller:
Keystone Investments, Inc.
Keystone Investment Distributors Company
Keystone Institutional Company, Inc.
Keystone Management, Inc.
Keystone Software, Inc.
Fiduciary Investment Company, Inc.

Robert K. Vice President None
Baumback

Betsy A. Blacher Senior Vice None
President

Francis X. Claro Vice President None

Kristine R. Vice President None
Cloyes

Christopher P. Senior Vice None
Conkey President

J. Gary Craven Senior Vice None
President

Richard Cryan Senior Vice None
President

Maureen E. Senior Vice None
Cullinane President

Walter T. Senior Vice None
McCormick President

George F. Wilkins Senior Vice None
President

John F. Addeo Vice President None

Andrew G. Baldassare Vice President None

David S. Benhaim Vice President None

Donald M. Bisson Vice President None

George E. Dlugos Vice President None

Antonio T. Docal Vice President None

Dana E. Erikson Vice President None

Sami J. Karam Vice President None

George J. Kimball Vice President None

JoAnn L. Lyndon Vice President None

John C. Vice President None
Madden, Jr.

Eleanor H. Marsh Vice President None

James D. Medvedeff Vice President None

Stanley M. Niksa Vice President None

Jonathan A. Noonan Vice President None

Robert E. O'Brien Vice President None

Margery C. Parker Vice President None

William H. Vice President None
Parsons

Joyce W. Petkovich Vice President None

Daniel A. Rabasco Vice President None

Harlen R. Sanderling Vice President None

Kathy K. Wang Vice President None

Judith A. Warners Vice President None

Mary J. Willis Vice President None

Peter Willis Vice President None

Richard A. Wisentaner Vice President None

Cheryle E. Wanble Vice President None

Walter Zagrobski Vice President None

Joseph J. Asst. Vice President None
Decristofaro
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Item 29. Principal Underwriter

(a) Keystone Investment Distributors Company, which acts as Registrant's
principal underwriter, also acts as principal underwriter for the
following entities:

Keystone Balanced Fund II
Keystone America Hartwell Emerging Growth Fund, Inc.
Keystone Quality Bond Fund (B-1)
Keystone Diversified Bond Fund (B-2)
Keystone High Income Bond Fund (B-4)
Keystone Strategic Growth Fund (K-2)
Keystone Growth and Income Fund (S-1)
Keystone Mid-Cap Growth Fund (S-3)
Keystone Capital Preservation and Income Fund
Keystone Emerging Markets Fund
Keystone Fund of the Americas
Keystone Fund for Total Return
Keystone Global Opportunities Fund
Keystone Global Resources and Development Fund
Keystone Government Securities Fund
Keystone Intermediate Term Bond Fund
Keystone International Fund Inc.
Keystone Liquid Trust
Keystone Omega Fund
Keystone Precious Metals Holdings, Inc.
Keystone Small Company Growth Fund II
Keystone State Tax Free Fund
Keystone State Tax Free Fund - Series II
Keystone Tax Free Income Fund
Keystone Tax Free Fund
Keystone World Bond Fund

(b) For information with respect to each officer and director
of Registrant's principal underwriter, see the following
pages.

Item 29(b) (continued)
Positions with
Keystone Investment Positions with
Name Distributors Company Registrant
- ---- -------------------- --------------

Ralph J. Spuehler* Director, President None

Edward F. Godfrey* Director, Senior Vice Senior Vice
President, Treasurer President
and Chief Financial
Officer

Rosemary D. Van Antwerp* Director, Senior Vice Senior Vice
President, General President
Counsel and Secretary and Secretary

Albert H. Elfner, III* Director President

Charles W. Carr* Senior Vice President None

Peter M. Delehanty* Senior Vice President None

J. Kevin Kenely* Vice President None

John D. Rogol* Vice President and None
Controller

C. Kenneth Molander Divisional Vice None
8 King Edward Drive President
Londenderry, NH 03053

William L. Carey, Jr. Regional Manager and None
4 Treble Lane Vice President
Malvern, PA 19355

John W. Crites Regional Manager and None
2769 Oakland Circle W. Vice President
Aurora, CO 80014

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Item 29(b) (continued)
Positions with
Keystone Investment Positions with
Name Distributors Company Registrant
- ---- -------------------- --------------

Richard J. Fish Regional Manager and None
309 West 90th Street Vice President
New York, NY 10024

Michael E. Gathings Regional Vice None
245 Wicklawn Way President
Roswell, GA 30076

Paul D. Graffy Regional Manager and None
15509 Janas Drive Vice President
Lockport, IL 60441

Robert G. Holz, Jr. Regional Manager and None
313 Meadowcrest Drive President
Richardson, Texas 75080

Todd L. Kobrin Regional Manager and None
20 Iron Gate Vice President
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Ralph H. Johnson Regional Manager and None
345 Masters Court, #2 Vice President
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Paul J. McIntyre Regional Manager and None
118 Main Center #203 Vice President
Northville, MI 48167

Robert P. Muligan* Regional Manager and None
Vice President

Alan V. Niemi Regional Manager and None
3511 Grant Street Vice President
Lee's Summit, MO 64064

Matthew D. Twomey Regional Vice None
9627 Sparrow Court President
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Raymond P. Ajemian* Manager and None
Vice President

Jonathan I. Cohen* Vice President None

Michael S. Festa* Vice President None

Russell A. Haskell* Vice President None
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Item 29(b) (continued)
Positions with
Keystone Investment Positions with
Name Distributors Company Registrant
- ---- -------------------- --------------
Jeffrey M. Landes Vice President None

Joan M. Balchunas* Assistant Vice None
President

Julie A. Robinson Vice President None

John M. McAllister* Vice President None

Thomas J. Gainey* Assistant Vice None
President

Lyman Jackson* Assistant Vice None
President

Eric S. Jeppson* Assistant Vice None
President

Mark Minnucci* Assistant Vice None
President

Ashley M. Norwood* Assistant Vice None
President
*Located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034

Item 29(c). - Not applicable

Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records

Keystone Investments, Inc.
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5034

State Street Bank & Trust Company
1776 Heritage Drive
Quincy, Massachusetts 02171

Iron Mountain
3431 Sharp Slot Road
Swansea, Massachusetts 02277

Item 31. Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item 32. Undertakings

Upon request and without charge, Registrant hereby undertakes to
furnish a copy of its latest annual report to shareholders to each
person to whom a copy of Registrant's prospectus is delivered.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration Statement
pursuant to rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused
this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 10th day of December, 1996.

KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

By:/s/Rosemary D. Van Antwerp
------------------------------
Rosemary D. Van Antwerp*
Senior Vice President and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to
Registrant's Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities indicated on the 10th day of December, 1996.

SIGNATURES TITLE
- ---------- -----

/s/ George S. Bissell Chairman of the Board and
- ------------------------ Trustee
George S. Bissell*

/s/ Albert H. Elfner, III Chief Executive Officer,
- ------------------------- President and Trustee
Albert H. Elfner, III*

/s/ J. Kevin Kenely Treasurer (Principal Financial
- ----------------------- and Accounting Officer)
J. Kevin Kenely*

*By:/s/ James M. Wall
-----------------------------------
James M. Wall**
Attorney-in-Fact
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/s/ Frederick Amling Trustee
- -------------------------
Frederick Amling*

/s/ Charles A. Austin, III Trustee
- -------------------------
Charles A. Austin, III*

/s/ Edwin D. Campbell Trustee
- -------------------------
Edwin D. Campbell*

/s/ Charles F. Chapin Trustee
- -------------------------
Charles F. Chapin*

/s/ K. Dun Gifford Trustee
- -------------------------
K. Dun Gifford*

/s/ Leroy Keith, Jr. Trustee
- -------------------------
Leroy Keith, Jr.*

/s/ F. Ray Keyser, Jr. Trustee
- -------------------------
F. Ray Keyser, Jr.*

/s/ David M. Richardson Trustee
- -------------------------
David M. Richardson*

/s/ Richard J. Shima Trustee
- -------------------------
Richard J. Shima*

/s/ Andrew J. Simons Trustee
- -------------------------
Andrew J. Simons*

*By:/s/ James M. Wall
-------------------------------
James M. Wall**
Attorney-in-Fact

**James M. Wall, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this document on
behalf of each of the above-named individuals pursuant to powers of attorney
duly executed by such persons and attached hereto as Exhibit 24(b)(19).

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number Exhibit
- -------------- -------

1 Declaration of Trust, as supplemented(1)

2 By-Laws, as amended(1)

5 (a) Management Agreement(1)
(b) Advisory Agreement(1)

6 (a) Form of Principal Underwriting Agreement for Class Y (8)
(b) Principal Underwriting Agreements for Class A, B and C (3)
(c) Form of Dealer Agreements for Class A, B and C (2)

8 Custodian, Fund Accounting and
Recordkeeping Agreement, as amended(1)

10 Opinion and Consent of Counsel(7)

11 Independent Auditors' Consent(8)

13 (a) Subscription Agreements(3)
(b) Additional Subscription Agreements(4)

14 Model Retirement Plans(5)

15 Class A, B and C Distribution Plans(1)

16 Total Return and Current Yield Schedules(7)

17 Financial Data Schedules (8)

18 Multiple Class Plan, as amended (8)

19 Powers of Attorney (8)

----------------------------------

(1)Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to
the Regisration Statement.

(2)Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to
the Registration Statement.

(3)Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement.

(4)Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
the Registration Statement.

(5)Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 66 to
Registration Statement No. 2-10527/811-96.

(6) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to
the Registration Statement.

(7) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to
the Registration Statement.

(8) Filed herewith.

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PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
FOR CLASS Y SHARES OF
KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

AGREEMENT made this 10th day of December, 1996 by and between Keystone
Strategic Income Fund, a Massachusetts business trust ("Fund"), and Keystone
Investment Distributors Company, a Delaware corporation ("Principal
Underwriter").

It is hereby mutually agreed as follows:

1. The Fund hereby appoints Principal Underwriter a principal
underwriter of the Class Y shares of beneficial interest of the Fund ("Shares")
as an independent contractor upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth. Except as the Fund may from time to time agree, Principal Underwriter
will act as agent for the Fund and not as principal.

2. Principal Underwriter will use its best efforts to find purchasers
for the Shares, to promote distribution of the Shares and may obtain orders from
brokers, dealers or other persons for sales of Shares to them. No such brokers,
dealers or other persons shall have any authority to act as agent for the Fund;
such brokers, dealers or other persons shall act only as principal in the sale
of Shares.

3. Sales of Shares by Principal Underwriter shall be at the applicable
public offering price determined in the manner set forth in the prospectus
and/or statement of additional information of the Fund current at the time of
the Fund's acceptance of the order for Shares; provided that Principal
Underwriter also shall have the right to sell Shares at net asset value, if such
sale is permissible under and consistent with applicable statutes, rules,
regulations and orders. All orders shall be subject to acceptance by the Fund,
and the Fund reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any order
received. The Fund shall not be liable to anyone for failure to accept any
order.

4. On all sales of Shares, the Fund shall receive the current net
asset value.

5. Payment to the Fund for Shares shall be in New York or Boston
Clearing House funds received by Principal Underwriter within ten (10) business
days after notice of acceptance of the purchase order and the amount of the
applicable public offering price has been given to the purchaser. If such
payment is not received within such ten-day period, the Fund reserves the right,
without further notice, forthwith to cancel its acceptance of any such order.
The Fund shall pay such issue taxes as may be required by law in connection with
the issuance of the Shares.

6. Principal Underwriter shall not make in connection with any sale or
solicitation of a sale of the Shares any representations concerning the Shares
except those contained in the then current prospectus and/or statement of
additional information covering the Shares and in printed information approved
by the Fund as information supplemental to such prospectus and statement of
additional information. Copies of the then current prospectus and statement of
additional information and any such printed supplemental information will be
supplied by the Fund to Principal Underwriter in reasonable quantities upon
request.

7. Principal Underwriter agrees to comply with the Rules of Fair
Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

8. The Fund appoints Principal Underwriter as its agent to accept
orders for redemptions and repurchases of Shares at values and in the manner
determined in accordance with the then current prospectus and/or statement of
additional information of the Fund.

9. The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Principal
Underwriter, its officers and Directors and each person, if any, who controls
the Principal Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
of 1933 ("1933 Act"), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including the cost of any legal fees incurred in connection therewith)
which the Principal Underwriter, its officers, Directors or any such controlling
person may incur under the 1933 Act, under any other statute, at common law or
otherwise, arising out of or based upon

a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact contained in the Fund's registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional information
(including amendments and supplements thereto), or

b) any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
required to be stated in the Fund's registration statement, prospectus
or statement of additional information necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, provided, however, that insofar as losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon
any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in reliance and in conformity with information furnished
to the Fund by the Principal Underwriter for use in the Fund's
registration statement, prospectus or statement of additional
information, such indemnification is not applicable. In no case shall
the Fund indemnify the Principal Underwriter or its controlling person
as to any amounts incurred for any liability arising out of or based
upon any action for which the Principal Underwriter, its officers and
Directors or any controlling person would otherwise be subject to
liability by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross
negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the
reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

10. The Principal Underwriter agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Fund, its officers, Directors and each person, if any, who controls the Fund
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any loss, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses (including the cost of any legal fees incurred
in connection therewith) which the Fund, its officers, Directors or any such
controlling person may incur under the 1933 Act, under any other statute, at
common law or otherwise arising out of the acquisition of any Shares by any
person which

a) may be based upon any wrongful act by the Principal
Underwriter or any of its employees or representatives, or

b) may be based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Fund's registration
statement, prospectus or statement of additional information (including
amendments and supplements thereto), or any omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such
statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished
or confirmed in writing to the Fund by the Principal Underwriter.

11. The Fund agrees to execute such papers and to do such acts and
things as shall from time to time be reasonably requested by Principal
Underwriter for the purpose of qualifying the Shares for sale under the
so-called "blue sky" laws of any state or for registering Shares under the 1933
Act or the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). Principal
Underwriter shall bear the expense of preparing, printing and distributing
advertising, sales literature, prospectuses and statements of additional
information. The Fund shall bear the expense of registering Shares under the
1933 Act and the Fund under the 1940 Act, qualifying Shares for sale under the
so-called "blue sky" laws of any state, the preparation and printing of
prospectuses, statements of additional information and reports required to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other authorities, the
preparation, printing and mailing of prospectuses and statements of additional
information to shareholders of the Fund, and the direct expenses of the issuance
of Shares.

12. The term of this Agreement shall begin on the date hereof and,
unless sooner terminated or continued as provided below, shall expire after two
years. This Agreement shall continue in effect after such term if its
continuance is specifically approved by a majority of the Trustees of the Fund
and a majority of any 12b-1 Trustees referred to in any 12b-1 Plan of the Fund
("Rule 12b-1 Trustees") at least annually in accordance with the 1940 Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder.

This Agreement may be terminated at any time, without payment of any
penalty, by vote of a majority of any Rule 12b-1 Trustees or by a vote of a
majority of the Fund's outstanding Shares on not more than sixty (60) days
written notice to any other party to the Agreement; and shall terminate
automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

13. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. All sales hereunder are to be made, and title
to the Shares shall pass, in Boston, Massachusetts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized at Boston,
Massachusetts, on the day and year first written above.

KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

By:
----------------------------
Rosemary D. Van Antwerp
Senior Vice President and
Secretary

KEYSTONE INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS
COMPANY

By:
----------------------------
Ralph J. Spuehler, Jr.
President

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EXHIBIT 99.11

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Trustees and Shareholders
Keystone Strategic Income Fund

We consent to the use of our report dated September 6, 1996 incorporated by
reference herein and to the references to our firm under the caption "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus.

/S/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 9, 1996

<PAGE>

EXHIBIT 99.18

MULTIPLE CLASS PLAN FOR KEYSTONE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Keystone Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund") currently offers four classes of
shares with the following class provisions and current offering and exchange
characteristics. Additional classes of shares (such classes being shares having
characteristics referred to in Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")), when created, may have characteristics that
differ from those described.

I. CLASSES

A. Class A Shares

1. Class A Shares have a distribution plan adopted
pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (a "12b-1
Distribution Plan") and/or a shareholder services
plan. The plans provide for annual payments of
distribution and/or shareholder services fees that
are based on a percentage of average daily net assets
of Class A shares, as described in the Fund's current
prospectus.

2. Class A Shares are offered with a front-end sales
load, except that purchases of Class A Shares made
under certain circumstances are not subject to the
front-end load or may be subject to a contingent
deferred sales charge ("CDSC"), as described in the
Fund's current prospectus.

3. Shareholders may exchange Class A Shares of the Fund
for Class A Shares of any other fund described in the
Fund's prospectus.

B. Class B Shares

1. Class B Shares have adopted a 12b-1 Distribution Plan
and/or a shareholder services plan. The plans provide
for annual payments of distribution and/or
shareholder services fees that are based on a
percentage of average daily net assets of Class B
shares, as described in the Fund's current
prospectus.

2. Class B Shares are offered at net asset value without
a front-end sales load, but may be subject to a CDSC
as described in the Fund's current prospectus.

3. Class B Shares automatically convert to Class A
Shares without a sales load or exchange fee after
designated periods.

4. Shareholders may exchange Class B Shares of the Fund
for Class B Shares of any other fund described in the
Fund's prospectus.

C. Class C Shares

1. Class C Shares have adopted a 12b-1 Distribution Plan
and/or a shareholder services plan. The plans provide
for annual payments of distribution and/or
shareholder services fees that are based on a
percentage of average daily net assets of Class C
shares, as described in the Fund's current
prospectus.

2. Class C Shares are offered at net asset value without
a front-end sales load, but may be subject to a CDSC
as described in the Fund's current prospectus.

3. Shareholders may exchange Class C Shares of the Fund
for Class C Shares of any other fund described in the
Fund's prospectus.

D. Class Y Shares

1. Class Y Shares have no distribution or shareholder
services plans.

2. Class Y Shares are offered at net asset value without
a front-end sales load or CDSC.

3. Shareholders may exchange Class Y Shares of the Fund
for Class Y Shares of any other fund described in the
Fund's prospectus.

II. CLASS EXPENSES

Each class bears the expenses of its 12b-1 Distribution Plan and/or
shareholder services plan. There currently are no other class specific
expenses.

III. EXPENSE ALLOCATION METHOD

All income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses and
expenses not assigned to a class will be allocated to each class based
on the relative net asset value of each class.

IV. VOTING RIGHTS

A. Each class will have exclusive voting rights on any matter
submitted to its shareholders that relates solely to its class
arrangement.

B. Each class will have separate voting rights on any matter
submitted to shareholders where the interests of one class
differ from the interests of any other class.

C. In all other respects, each class has the same rights and
obligations as each other class.

V. EXPENSE WAIVERS OR REIMBURSEMENTS

Any expense waivers or reimbursements will be in compliance with Rule
18f-3 issued under the 1940 Act.

<PAGE>

EXHIBIT 99.19

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and/or Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer and for which Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser
or Manager and registering from time to time the shares of such companies, and
generally to do all such things in my name and in my behalf to enable such
investment companies to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all
requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be signed by
my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and amendments thereto.

/s/ George S. Bissell
George S. Bissell
Director/Trustee,
Chairman of the Board

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and/or Chief Executive Officer and for
which Keystone Custodian Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and
registering from time to time the shares of such companies, and generally to do
all such things in my name and in my behalf to enable such investment companies
to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and all requirements and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and
confirming my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any and all
registration statements and amendments thereto.

/s/ Albert H. Elfner, III
Albert H. Elfner, III
Director/Trustee,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Rosemary D. Van Antwerp, Jean S.
Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T. Murphy, each of
them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of
them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated below any and all
registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5,
N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all amendments thereto
to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of
registering from time to time all investment companies of which I am now or
hereafter a Director, Trustee or officer and for which Keystone Custodian Funds,
Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the shares
of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in my
behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ J. Kevin Kenely
J. Kevin Kenely
Treasurer

Dated: December 15, 1995
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ Frederick Amling
Frederick Amling
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ Charles A. Austin III
Charles A. Austin III
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ Edwin D. Campbell
Edwin D. Campbell
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ Charles F. Chapin
Charles F. Chapin
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ K. Dun Gifford
K. Dun Gifford
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ Leroy Keith, Jr.
Leroy Keith, Jr.
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ F. Ray Keyser, Jr.
F. Ray Keyser, Jr.
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/ Richard J. Shima
Richard J. Shima
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, the undersigned, hereby constitute Roger T. Wickers, Rosemary D. Van
Antwerp, Jean S. Loewenberg, Dorothy E. Bourassa, James M. Wall and Melina M. T.
Murphy, each of them singly, my true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for me and in my name in the capacity indicated
below any and all registration statements, including, but not limited to, Forms
N-8A, N-8B-1, S-5, N-1 and N-1A, as amended from time to time, and any and all
amendments thereto to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the purpose of registering from time to time all investment companies of which I
am now or hereafter a Director or Trustee and for which Keystone Custodian
Funds, Inc. serves as Adviser or Manager and registering from time to time the
shares of such companies, and generally to do all such things in my name and in
my behalf to enable such investment companies to comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and all requirements and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming my signature as it may be
signed by my said attorneys to any and all registration statements and
amendments thereto.

/s/Andrew J. Simons
Andrew J. Simons
Director/Trustee

Dated: December 14, 1994

<PAGE>
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