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STEINROE VARIABLE INVESTMENT TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED APRIL 23, 1999
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1998
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Keyport Financial Services Corp. serves as the principal
underwriter of SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust with respect to
sales of Fund shares to separate accounts sold by Keyport Life
Insurance Company and any other affiliated insurance companies.
Effective April 23, 1999, Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc., One
Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111, distributes Fund shares to
certain unaffiliated Participating Insurance Companies. Keyport
Financial Services Corp. and Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc., are
subsidiaries of Liberty Financial Companies, Inc.
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