March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.
_ DREYFUS DISCIPLINED
STOCK FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS.
From time to time, the Fund may offer its Class R shares to investors
generally or to certain other groups of investors. Currently, the Fund's
Class R shares, which are not subject to a 12b-1 fee, are available to all
investors. Investor class shares of the Fund, which are subject to a .25%
12b-1 fee, are not currently available through either purchase or exchange,
except to existing Investor class shareholders. Unless the Fund is otherwise
instructed, new purchases or exchanges by existing Investor class
shareholders will be in Investor class shares. These arrangements may be
modified or terminated at any time.
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF THE EIGHTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE
FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND TOGETHER
WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH EIGHTH PARAGRAPH
REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044229 Dreyfus Disciplined Stock Fund/Investor shares;
DDA# 044210 Dreyfus Disciplined Stock Fund/Class R shares.
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
NINTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4060" for
Investor shares and "4050" for Class R shares.
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Class R shares may be purchased or redeemed by telephone using the
Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH ON PAGE ONE OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
328/728s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC. _
DREYFUS DISCIPLINED MIDCAP STOCK FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN
THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF THE EIGHTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN
THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND
TOGETHER WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH EIGHTH
PARAGRAPH REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044199 Dreyfus Disciplined Midcap Stock Fund/Investor shares;
DDA# 044148 Dreyfus Disciplined Midcap Stock Fund/Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
NINTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4040" for
Investor shares and "4030" for Class R shares.
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Investor shares and Class R shares may be purchased or redeemed by
telephone using the Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH ON PAGE ONE OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
330/730s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC. _
DREYFUS EUROPEAN FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
EIGHTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THE NINTH PARAGRAPH REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044253 Dreyfus European Fund/Investor shares;
DDA# 044245 Dreyfus European Fund/Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
TENTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4090" for
Investor shares and "4080" for Class R shares.
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Investor shares and Class R shares may be purchased or redeemed by
telephone using the Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH ON PAGE ONE OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
308/708s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC. _
DREYFUS EQUITY INCOME FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN
THE FIRST THREE SENTENCES OF THE EIGHTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN
THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND
TOGETHER WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH EIGHTH
PARAGRAPH REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044237 Dreyfus Equity Income Fund/Investor shares;
DDA# 043591 Dreyfus Equity Income Fund/Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
NINTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The
instructions must specify your Fund account registration and Fund account
number PRECEDED BY
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
THE DIGITS "4070" for Investor shares and"4910" for Class R shares.
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Investor shares and Class R shares may be purchased or redeemed by
telephone using the Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH ON PAGE ONE OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH APRIL 7, 1995:
Class R shares are not currently available pursuant to this
Prospectus. For further information about Class R shares, please call
1-800-548-2868.
318/718s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC. _
DREYFUS S&P 500 STOCK INDEX FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN
THE FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF THE EIGHTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN
THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND TOGETHER
WITH THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NINTH PARAGRAPH REPRESENTS NEW
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044296 Dreyfus S&P 500 Stock Index Fund/Investor shares;
DDA# 044288 Dreyfus S&P500 Stock Index Fund/Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
TENTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4120" for
Investor shares and "4110" for Class R shares.
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Investor shares and Class R shares may be purchased or redeemed by
telephone using the Dreyfus TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE SIXTH PARAGRAPH ON PAGE ONE OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL
AS THE THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS
ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE
DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
313/713s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC. -
PREMIER SMALL COMPANY STOCK FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN
THE
NINTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES-- GENERAL" AND TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE TENTH PARAGRAPH REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS
BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044733 Premier Small Company Stock Fund/
Class A shares;
DDA# 044806 Premier Small Company Stock Fund/
Class B shares;
DDA# 044903 Premier Small Company Stock Fund/
Class C shares;
DDA# 043656 Premier Small Company Stock Fund/
Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
ELEVENTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES - GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
instructions must specify your Fund account registration and Fund account
number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4410" for Class A shares, "4420" for Class
B shares, "4430" for Class C shares and "4960" for Class R shares.
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Each Class of shares may be purchased or redeemed by telephone using the
TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE THIRD PARAGRAPH ON PAGE TWO OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES - GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH APRIL 7, 1995:
Class R shares are not currently available pursuant to this
Prospectus. For further information about Class R shares, please call
1-800-548-2868.
PCS/s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.
_PREMIER LIMITED TERM INCOME FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
The following sales-load and dealers' reallowance schedule for Class A
shares supersedes and replaces the sales load and dealers' reallowance
schedule set forth under "How to Buy Fund Shares _ Class A shares":
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TOTAL SALES LOAD
As of % of As a % of Dealers' Reallowance
Offering Price Net Asset Value as a % of
Amount of Transaction Per Share Per Share Offering Price
______________ _________ __________ _____________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Less than $100,000 3.00 3.10 2.75
$100,000 to less than $250,000 2.75 2.80 2.50
$250,000 to less than $500,000 2.25 2.30 2.00
$500,000 to less than $1,000,000 2.00 2.00 1.75
</TABLE>
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL 10,
1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF THE NINTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE
FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND TOGETHER
WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN SUCH NINTH PARAGRAPH
REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044431 Premier Limited Term Income Fund/Class A shares;
DDA# 044458 Premier Limited Term Income Fund/Class B shares;
DDA# 044474 Premier Limited Term Income Fund/Class C shares;
DDA# 044482 Premier Limited Term Income Fund/Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
TENTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4240" for Class
A shares, "4250" for Class B shares, "4260" for Class C shares and "4270" for
Class R shares.
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Each Class of shares may be purchased or redeemed by telephone using the
TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE THIRD PARAGRAPH ON PAGE TWO OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
PLI/s033095
March 30, 1995
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.
_ PREMIER BALANCED FUND
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS
DATED MARCH 1, 1995
THE INFORMATION IN ITEMS I-IV BELOW WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON APRIL
10, 1995:
I. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN
THE NINTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE TENTH PARAGRAPH REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVESTMENTS
BY WIRE:
Wire payments may be made if your bank account is in a commercial
bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System or any other bank having
a correspondent bank in New York City. Immediately available funds may be
transmitted by wire to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., together with the
applicable Class' DDA# as shown below, for purchase of Fund shares in your
name:
DDA# 044318 Premier Balanced Fund/Class A shares;
DDA# 044326 Premier Balanced Fund/Class B shares;
DDA# 044342 Premier Balanced Fund/Class C shares;
DDA# 044350 Premier Balanced Fund/Class R shares.
II. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES THE INFORMATION IN THE
ELEVENTH PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" AND REPRESENTS NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
INVESTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS:
Subsequent investments also may be made by electronic transfer of
funds from an account maintained in a bank or other domestic financial
institution that is an Automated Clearing House ("ACH")member. You must
direct the institution to transmit immediately available funds through the
ACH System to Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. with instructions to credit
your Fund account. The instructions must specify your Fund account
registration and Fund account number PRECEDED BY THE DIGITS "4130" for Class
A shares, "4140" for Class
(CONTINUED ON REVERSE SIDE)
B shares, "4150" for Class C shares and "4160" for Class R shares.
III.THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AND SUPERSEDES ANY CONTRARY
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE
SECTIONS ENTITLED "HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES" AND "HOW TO REDEEM FUND SHARES":
Each Class of shares may be purchased or redeemed by telephone using the
TELETRANSFER Privilege.
IV. THE THIRD PARAGRAPH ON PAGE TWO OF THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS AS WELL AS THE
THIRD PARAGRAPH CONTAINED IN THE SECTION IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS ENTITLED
"HOW TO BUY FUND SHARES _ GENERAL" ARE DELETED IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
PDB/s033095
