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WEITZ SERIES FUND, INC.
Supplement dated January 5, 1999 to the
Statement of Additional Information dated July 30, 1998
The fee table included in the first paragraph of the caption " THE
ADMINISTRATOR" is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
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Asset break points
Greater than Less than % of NAV Minimum
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
0 25,000,000 0.225% 25,000
25,000,000 100,000,000 0.200%
100,000,000 500,000,000 0.175%
500,000,000 0.150%
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