PORTICO FUNDS INC
NSAR-B, 1996-12-27
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<PAGE>      PAGE  63
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<PAGE>      PAGE  73
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<PAGE>      PAGE  74
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   <NAME> PORTICO GROWTH AND INCOME FUND - INSTITUTIONAL SERIES
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<SERIES>
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<SERIES>
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<CIK> 0000824612
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<CIK> 0000824612
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To the Board of Directors of Portico Funds, Inc.



In planning and performing our audits of the financial
statements of the Portico Money Market Fund, the Portico U.S.
Government Money Market Fund, the Portico Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund, the Portico Institutional Money Market Fund, the
Portico U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, the Portico Growth and
Income Fund, the Portico Short-Term Bond Market Fund, the
Portico Bond IMMDEX Fund, the Portico Equity Index Fund, the
Portico Special Growth Fund, the Portico Balanced Fund, the
Portico MidCore Growth Fund, the Portico Tax-Exempt Intermediate
Bond Fund, the Portico Intermediate Bond Market Fund the Portico
MicroCap Fund, and the Portico International Equity Fund,
sixteen of the portfolios of Portico Funds, Inc. (the "Fund")
for the period ended October 31, 1996, we considered the
internal control structure, including procedures for
safeguarding securities, in order to determine our auditing
procedures for the purposes of expressing our opinion on the
financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form
N-SAR, and not to provide assurance on the internal control
structure.



The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and
maintaining an internal control structure.  In fulfilling this
responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are
required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of
internal control structure policies and procedures.  Two of the
objectives of an internal control structure are to provide
management with reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that
assets are appropriately safeguard against loss from
unauthorized use of disposition and that transactions are
executed in accordance with management's authorization and
recorded properly to permit preparation of financial statements
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



Because of inherent limitations in any internal control
structure, errors or irregularities may occur and not be
detected.  Also, projection of any evaluation of the structure
to future periods is subject to the risk that it may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the
effectiveness of the design and operation  may deteriorate.



Our consideration of the internal control structure would not
necessarily disclose all matter in the internal control
structure that might be material weaknesses under standards
established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.  A material weakness is a condition in which the
design or operation of the specific internal control structure
elements does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
errors or irregularities in amounts that would be material in
relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and
not be detected within a timely period by employees in the
normal course of performing their assigned functions.  However,
we noted no matters involving the internal control structure,
including procedures for safeguarding securities, that we
consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of
October 31, 1996.



This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management and the Securities and Exchange Commission.



/s/  Price Waterhouse LLP



December 6, 1996





ADDENDUM NO. 5 TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT







        This Addendum, dated as of the ___ day of _________, 1995, is
entered into between PORTICO FUNDS, INC. (the "Company"), a
Wisconsin corporation, and Firstar Investment Research and
Management Company (the "Investment Advisor").



        WHEREAS, the Company and the Investment Adviser have entered
into an Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of March 27, 1992
(the "Advisory Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company
appointed the Investment Adviser to act as investment adviser to
the Company for its Balanced Fund;



        WHEREAS, Section 1(b) of the Advisory Agreement provides that
in the event the Company establishes one or more additional
investment portfolios with respect to which it desires to retain
the Investment Adviser to act as the investment adviser under
the Advisory Agreement, the Company shall so notify the
Investment Adviser in writing, and if the Investment Adviser is
willing to render such services it shall notify the Company in
writing, and the compensation to be paid to the Investment
Adviser shall be that which is agreed to in writing by the
Company and Investment Adviser; and



        WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Advisory Agreement,
the Company has notified the Investment Adviser that it has
established the Balanced Income Fund and that it desires to
retain the Investment Adviser to act as the investment adviser
therefor, and the Investment Adviser has notified the Company
that it is willing to serve as investment adviser for the
Balanced Income Fund (the "Fund");



        NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:



        1.      Appointment.  The Company hereby appoints the Investment
Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Company for the
Balanced Income Fund for the period and the terms set forth
herein and in the Advisory Agreement.  The Investment Adviser
hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to render the
services set forth herein and in the Advisory Agreement, for the
compensation herein provided.



        2.      Compensation.  For the services provided and the expenses
assumed with respect to the Balanced Income Fund pursuant to the
Advisory Agreement and this Addendum, the Company will pay the
Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser will accept as
full compensation therefor (a) 4/10 of the gross income earned
by the Fund on the loan of its securities (excluding capital
gains and losses if any), plus (b) a fee, computed daily and
paid monthly, at the annual rate of .75% of the Fund's average
daily net assets.



        3.      Miscellaneous.  Except tot he extent supplemented hereby,
the Advisory Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force
and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects
as supplemented hereby.



        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Addendum
as of the date and year first above written.



 PORTICO FUNDS, INC.



                    By:____________________

                    Title:_______________



     FIRSTAR INVESTMENT RESEARCH

     AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY



                     By:____________________

                     Title:_______________





Portico Funds, Inc.  (the "Company")



Form N-SAR



Report for the period ended 10/31/96



Item 77I - Term of New or Amended Securities



On August __, 1995, the Company, an open-end management
investment company, commenced investment operations of one
additional portfolio, the Balanced  Income Fund.  The following
describes the rights of the shareholders of the Balanced Income
Fund.



The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of
Wisconsin on February 15, 1988, and is registered with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end management
company.



The Company's Articles of Incorporation authorize the Board of
Directors to issue up to 150,000,000 full and fractional shares
of common stock, $.0001 par value per share divided into thirty
classes (each, a "Class" or "Fund").  Each Class is divided into
two series designated as Institutional Series and Series Retail
(each, a "series") and, the Balanced Income Fund, consists of
the number of shares set forth below:



Class-Series of Common Stock                    Number of Authorized Shares in
each Series

17-Institutional                                        50 Million

17-A/Retail                                             50 Million



The Board of Directors has also authorized the issuance of
Classes 1 through 15 and Class 17 common stock representing
interests in sixteen other separate investment portfolios,
fourteen additional classes representing interests in other
potential future investment portfolios of the Company.  The
directors may similarly classify or reclassify any particular
class of shares into one or more additional series.



In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or
the Fund, shareholders of the Fund would be entitled to receive
the assets available for distribution belonging to the Fund, and
a proportionate distribution, based upon the relative assets of
the Company's respective investment portfolios, of any general
assets not belonging to any particular portfolio which are
available for distribution. Subject to the allocation of certain
costs, expenses, charges and reserves attributed to the
operation of a particular series as described in the Fund's
Prospectus, shareholders of the Fund are entitled to participate
equally in the new distributable assets of the Fund on
liquidation, based on the number of shares of the Fund that are
held by each shareholder.



Shareholders of the Fund, as well as those of any other
investment portfolio offered by the Company, will vote together
in the aggregate and not separately on a portfolio-by-portfolio
basis, except as otherwise required by law or when the Board of
Directors determines that the matter to be voted upon affects
only the interests of the shareholders of a particular class or
a particular series within a class.  Rule 18f-2 under the 1940
Act provides that any matter required to be submitted to the
holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment
company such as the Company shall not be deemed to have been
effectively acted upon unless approved by the shareholders of
each portfolio affected by the matter.  A portfolio is affected
by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each
portfolio in the matter are substantially identical or that the
matter does not affect any interest of the portfolio.  Under the
rule, the approval of an investment advisory agreement or any
change in a fundamental investment policy would be effectively
acted upon with respect to a portfolio only if approved by a
majority of the outstanding shares of such portfolio.  However,
the Rule also provides that the ratification of the appointment
of independent accountants, the approval of principal
underwriting contracts and the election of Directors may be
effectively acted upon by shareholders of the Company voting
together in the aggregate without regard to particular
portfolios.  Similarly, on any matter submitted to the vote of
shareholders which only pertains to agreements, liabilities or
expenses applicable to one series of the Fund (such as the
Distribution and Service Plan applicable to Retail Shares) but
not the other series of the Fund, only the affected series will
be entitled to vote.



When issued for payment as described in the Fund's Prospectus
and this Statement of Additional Information, shares of the Fund
will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company, except as
provided in Section 180.0622 (2) (b) of the Wisconsin Business
Corporation Law, as amended, which in general provides for
personal liability on the part of a corporation's shareholders
for unpaid wages of employees.  The Company does not intend to
have any employees and, to that extent, the foregoing statue
will be inapplicable to holders of the Fund shares and will not
have a material effect on the Company.



The Articles of Incorporation authorize the Board of Directors,
without shareholder approval (unless otherwise required by
applicable law), to:  (a) sell and convey the assets belonging
to a series of shares to another management investment company
for consideration which may include securities issued by the
purchaser and, in connection therewith, to cause all outstanding
shares of such series to be redeemed at a price which is equal
to their net asset value and which may be paid in cash or by
distribution of the securities or other consideration received
from the sale and conveyance; (b) sell and convert the assets
belonging to a series of shares into money and, in connection
therewith, to cause all outstanding shares of such series to be
redeemed at their net asset value; or (c) combine the assets
belonging to a series of shares with the assets belonging to one
or more other series of shares if the Board of Directors
reasonably determines that such combination will not have a
material adverse effect on the shareholders of any series
participating in such combination and, in connection therewith,
to cause all outstanding shares of any such series to be
redeemed or converted into shares of another series of shares at
their net asset value.





Exhibit (1)(k)



ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT Stock (for profit)



Kenneth L. Greenberg, Esquire       Please indicate where you would

DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH              like the acknowledgment copy of

PNB Building, 11th Floor            the filed document sent.

1345 Chestnut Street                Please include complete name and

Philadelphia, PA  19107             mailing address.



Your phone number during the day:       (215) 988-1152



INSTRUCTIONS (Ref. sec. 180.1006 Wis. Stats. for document
content)



        Submit one original and one exact copy to Secretary of State,
P.O. Box 7846, Madison, Wisconsin, 53707-7846.  (If sent by
Express or Priority U.S. mail, address to 30 W. Mifflin Street,
9th Floor, Madison, WI  53703).  The original must include an
original manual signature (sec 180.0120 (3) (c), Wis. Stats).
If you have any additional questions, please call the
Corporations Division at 608-266-3590.



A.      State the name of the corporation (before any changes
effected by this amendment) and the text of the amendment(s).
The text should recite the resolution adopted (e.g. "RESOLVED,
THAT, Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby
amended to read as follows . . . etc.").

        If an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification or
cancellation of issued shares, state the provisions for
implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment
itself.



B.      Enter the date of adoption of the amendment(s).  If there is
more that one amendment, identify the date of adoption of each.
Mark one of the three choices to indicate the method of adoption
of the amendment(s).

        By BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Refer to sec. 180.1002 Wis. Stats. for
specific information on the character of amendments that may be
adopted by the Board of Directors without shareholder action.

        By BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS - Amendments proposed by
the Board of Directors and adopted by shareholder approval.
Voting requirements differ with circumstances and provisions in
the articles of incorporation.  See sec. 180.1003 Wis. Stats.
for specific information.

        By INCORPORATION or BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Before issuance of
shares - See sec. 180.1005 Wis. Stats. for conditions attached
to the adoption of an amendment approved by a vote or consent of
less that 2/3rds of the shares subscribed for.



C.      Enter the date of execution and the name and title of the
person signing the document.  The document must be signed by one
of the following:  An officer (or incorporator if directors have
note been elected) of the corporation or the fiduciary if the
corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other
court appointed fiduciary.  At least one copy must bear an
original manual signature.

D.      If the document is executed in Wisconsin, sec. 14.38(14) Wis.
Stats. provides that it shall not be filed unless the name of
the drafter (either an individual or a governmental agency) is
printed in a legible manner.  If document is not drafted in
Wisconsin, please so state.



FILING FEES



        Submit the document with a minimum filing fee of $40.00,
payable to SECRETARY OF STATE.  If the amendment causes an
increase in the number of authorized shares, provide an
additional fee of 1 cent for each new authorized share.  When
the document has been filed, an acknowledgment copy stamped
"FILED" will be sent to the address indicated above.





ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

Stock (for profit)

A.  Name of Corporation:        Portico Funds, Inc. prior to any change
effected by this amendment)

        Text of Amendment  (Refer to the existing articles of
incorporation and instruction A.  Determine those items to be
changed and set forth below the number identifying the paragraph
being changed and how the amended paragraph is to read.)



RESOLVED, THAT, the articles of incorporation be amended as
follows:

SEE ATTACHED



B.  Amendment(s) adopted on September 15, 1995 (date)



Indicate the method of adoption by checking the appropriate
choice below:



        (X)  In accordance with sec. 180.1002, Wis. Stats. (By the
Board of Directors)

OR

        (  )  In accordance with sec. 180.1003, Wis. Stats.  (By Board
of Directors and Shareholders)

OR

        (  )  In accordance with sec. 180.1005, Wis. Stats.  (By
Incorporators or Board of Directors, before issuance of shares)



C.  Executed on behalf of the corporation on November 6, 1995
(date)



                                   /s/ W. Bruce McConnel, III (signature)

                                   W. Bruce McConnel, III (printed name)

                                   Secretary (officer's title)



D.  This document was drafted by Kenneth L. Greenberg, Esq.
(name of individual required by law)



FILING FEE - $40.00 OR MORE

SEE REVERSE for Instructions, Suggestions, Filing Fees, and
Procedures



AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ADOPTED BY BOARD OF DIRECOTRES ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1995

PURSUANT SECTION 180.1002 OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES.



        (a)     The name of the Company is Portico Funds, Inc.

        (b) and (c)     The text of the Amendment which determines the
terms of the Company's Class 17 - Institutional Series and Class
17-A Series Common Stock and the number of shares thereof is as
follows:



    RESOLVED, that pursuant to Article V of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company, One Hundred Million authorized,
unissued and unclassified shares of Class 17 Common Stock of the
Company be, and hereby are, divided into and classified as Class
17 - Institutional Series and One Hundred Million authorized,
unissued and unclassified shares of Class 17 Common Stock of the
Company be, and hereby are divided into and classified as the
Class limitations and relative rights set forth in Article V. B.
of said Articles of Incorporation.



        (d)     No shares of the Company's Class 17 - Institutional Series
and Class 17-A Series Common Stock have been issured.



        (e)     The Amendment was adopted on September 15, 1995.



        (f)     The Amendment was unanimously adopted by the Board of

Directors and shareholder action was not required.






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