FIRSTAR FUNDS, INC.
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Short-Term Bond Market Fund Balanced Income Fund Special Growth Fund
Intermediate Bond Market Fund Balanced Growth Fund MidCap Index Fund
Bond IMMDEXTM Fund Growth and Income Fund Emerging Growth Fund
Tax-Exempt Intermediate Bond Fund Equity Index Fund MicroCap Fund
Growth Fund Core International Equity Fund
International Equity Fund
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March 17, 2000
Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information
dated March 1, 2000
The third paragraph under the heading regarding Small Companies and Unseasoned
Issuers on page 37 is replaced by the following:
SMALL COMPANIES AND UNSEASONED ISSUERS
Securities of unseasoned companies, that is, companies with less than
three years of continuous operation, which present risks considerably greater
than do common stocks of more established companies, may be acquired from time
to time by the Special Growth Fund, Emerging Growth Fund, MicroCap Fund and Core
International Equity Fund when the Adviser or Sub-Adviser, respectively,
believes such investments offer possibilities of attractive capital
appreciation.