NOTTINGHAM INVESTMENT TRUST II
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 1998
                        Securities Act File No. 33-37458
                    Investment Company Act File No. 811-6199


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM N-1A

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                        Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 X

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
                               Amendment No. 34 X

                       THE NOTTINGHAM INVESTMENT TRUST II
                           105 North Washington Street
                              Post Office Drawer 69
                     Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-0069
                            Telephone (919) 972-9922

                               AGENT FOR SERVICE:

                               C. Frank Watson III
                           105 North Washington Street
                              Post Office Drawer 69
                     Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-0069
                        Telephone (919) 972-9922 Ext. 212



                                 With copies to:

                            M. Guy Brooks, III, Esq.
                            Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P.
                              3600 Glenwood Avenue
                          Raleigh, North Carolina 27612

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

   |X|  Immediately upon filing pursuant        |_|  on _________, 1998 pursuant
        to Rule 485(b), or                           to Rule 485(b), or

   |_|  60 days after filing pursuant           |_|  on _________, 1998 pursuant
        to Rule 485(a)(1), or                        to Rule 485(a)(1), or

   |_|  75 days after filing pursuant           |_|  on _________, 1998 pursuant
        to Rule 485(a)(2), or                        to Rule 485(a)(2).




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This filing includes the Prospectus and Statement Additional Information of each
series  of the  Registrant other than The CarolinasFund,  which are incorporated
herein   by   reference  to   Post-Effective  Amendments  to   the  Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A previously filed with the Commission.



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                                     PART A


                                   PROSPECTUS

PROSPECTUS                                                Cusip Number _________







The  investment  objective  of The  CAROLINASFUND  (the  "Fund")  is to  provide
long-term  capital  growth by investing  primarily in common  stocks of publicly
traded companies  headquartered  in North and South Carolina.  While there is no
assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment  objective,  it endeavors to
do so by following the investment  policies  described in this  Prospectus.  Two
classes of shares of the Fund are described in this Prospectus - Investor Shares
and Institutional Shares. See "Prospectus Summary - Offering Price."

                               INVESTMENT ADVISOR
                          Morehead Capital Advisors LLC
                               1712 East Boulevard
                         Charlotte, North Carolina 28203

The Fund is a  diversified  series of The  Nottingham  Investment  Trust II (the
"Trust"), a registered open-end management  investment company.  This Prospectus
sets forth concisely the information about the Fund that a prospective  investor
should know before  investing.  Investors should read this Prospectus and retain
it for future  reference.  Additional  information about the Fund has been filed
with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the "SEC") and is available upon
request  and  without  charge.  You may  request  the  Statement  of  Additional
Information,  which is incorporated in this Prospectus by reference,  by writing
the Fund at Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365,  or by
calling   1-800-773-FUND.   The  SEC  also   maintains   an   Internet   website
(http://www.sec.gov)  that  contains the  Statement of  Additional  Information,
material incorporated by reference, and other information regarding the Fund.


     Investment in the Fund involves  risks,  including the possible loss of
     principal.  Shares of the Fund are not deposits or  obligations  of, or
     guaranteed or endorsed by, any financial  institution,  and such shares
     are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
     the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency.


THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PASSED ON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

   
The date of this Prospectus and the Statement of Additional  Information is June
5, 1998.
    


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY............................................................2

FEE TABLE.....................................................................4

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS..........................................................5

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES.............................................8

RISK FACTORS.................................................................10

INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS.......................................................11

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES.........................................................12

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS..................................................13

HOW SHARES ARE VALUED........................................................14

HOW SHARES MAY BE PURCHASED..................................................14

HOW SHARES MAY BE REDEEMED...................................................20

MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND.......................................................22

OTHER INFORMATION............................................................25


This  Prospectus is not an offering of the  securities  herein  described in any
state in which the offering is unauthorized. No sales representative,  dealer or
other person is authorized to give any  information or make any  representations
other than those contained in this Prospectus.


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

   
The  Fund.  The  CAROLINASFUND  (the  "Fund")  is a  diversified  series  of The
Nottingham  Investment Trust II (the "Trust"),  a registered open-end management
investment  company  organized as a  Massachusetts  business  trust.  See "Other
Information - Description of Shares."

History of the Fund.  Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  dated
May 15,  1998,  the Fund  expects to succeed  to the assets and  liabilities  of
another  mutual  fund of the same name  (the  "Predecessor  Fund"),  which is an
investment series of the Maplewood  Investment Trust, on or about June 29, 1998.
The  investment  objectives,  policies  and  restrictions  of the  Fund  and the
Predecessor  Fund  are  substantially  identical,  and the  financial  data  and
information in this Prospectus relates to the Predecessor Fund.

Offering Price. Two classes of shares of the Fund are offered in this Prospectus
- - Investor Shares and Institutional  Shares.  The Investor Shares are offered to
the general public at net asset value plus a 3.5% sales charge, which is reduced
or eliminated on purchases  involving larger amounts.  The Institutional  Shares
are  offered  to  institutional  investors  at net asset  value  without a sales
charge. The Investor Shares (but not the Institutional  Shares) are subject to a
12b-1  distribution fee of up to 0.50% of the average net assets of the Investor
Shares  annually.  See  "Distributor  and  Distribution  Fee" below. The minimum
initial  investment is $2,500 ($1,000 for IRA accounts).  The minimum subsequent
investment is $100. See "How to Purchase Shares."

Investment Objective and Special Risk  Considerations.  The investment objective
of the Fund is to provide  long-term  capital  growth by investing  primarily in
common  stocks of publicly  traded  companies  headquartered  in North and South
Carolina.  Realization  of  current  income  is  not  a  significant  investment
consideration,  and  any  income  realized  will  be  incidental  to the  Fund's
objective.   See  "Investment  Objective  and  Policies."  Some  of  the  Fund's
investments may include illiquid securities and securities  purchased subject to
a repurchase agreement or on a "when-issued" basis, which involve certain risks.
The Fund may borrow only under  certain  limited  conditions  (including to meet
redemption requests) and not to purchase securities. It is not the intent of the
Fund to borrow except for temporary cash requirements. Borrowing, if done, would
tend to exaggerate the effects of market and interest rate  fluctuations  on the
Fund's net asset value until repaid. See "Risk Factors."

Manager. Subject to the general supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees and
in accordance with the Fund's investment policies, Morehead Capital Advisors LLC
of Charlotte,  North Carolina (the "Advisor"),  manages the Fund's  investments.
The  Advisor  served as  investment  advisor to the  Predecessor  Fund.  For its
advisory services,  the Advisor receives a monthly fee based on the Fund's daily
net assets at the annual rate of 1.00%.  The Fund is a modified  index fund, and
requires  daily  monitoring of the portfolio to insure that the Fund is properly
allocated.  For this  monitoring,  the Advisor has selected  Capital  Investment
Counsel (the  "Sub-Advisor")  as  Sub-Advisor  to the Fund.  The  Sub-Advisor is
compensated  by the Advisor out of its monthly fee and not directly by the fund.
See "Management of the Fund."

Dividends.  Income  dividends,  if  any,  and net  capital  gains,  if any,  are
generally   paid  at  least  once  each  year.   Dividends   and  capital  gains
distributions  are  automatically  reinvested in additional  shares at net asset
value  unless  the  shareholder  elects to  receive  cash.  See  "Dividends  and
Distributions."

Distributor  and  Distribution   Fee.  Capital   Investment   Group,  Inc.  (the
"Distributor")  serves as distributor of shares of the Fund. The  Distributor is
an affiliate of the  Sub-Advisor.  For its services,  which include  payments to
qualified  securities dealers for sales of Fund shares, the Distributor receives
commissions  consisting of the portion of the sales charge  remaining  after the
discounts it allows to securities  dealers.  Under the Fund's  Distribution Plan
with respect to the Investor  Shares,  expenditures by the Fund for distribution
activities and service fees may not exceed 0.50% of the Investor Shares' average
net assets  annually.  See "How Shares May Be Purchased - Sales  Charges" and "-
Distribution Plan."

Redemption of Shares. There is no direct charge for redemptions other than a $10
charge  associated  with wire  transfers of redemption  proceeds.  Shares may be
redeemed at any time at the net asset value next  determined  after receipt of a
redemption  request by the Fund. A shareholder who submits  appropriate  written
authorization may redeem shares by telephone. See "How Shares May Be Redeemed."
    



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                                    FEE TABLE

The  following  table sets forth  certain  information  in  connection  with the
expenses of the Shares of the Fund for the current fiscal year. The  information
is  intended  to assist the  investor in  understanding  the  various  costs and
expenses  borne by the  Shares  of the Fund,  and  therefore  indirectly  by its
investors,  the payment of which will reduce an  investor's  return on an annual
basis.

                        Shareholder Transaction Expenses

                                                        Investor   Institutional
                                                         Shares       Shares

Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Purchases
   (as a percentage of offering price)....................3.50% 1      None
Maximum Sales Load Imposed on Reinvested Dividends.........None        None
Maximum Deferred Sales Load................................None        None
Redemption Fees............................................None        None
Exchange Fees..............................................None        None
Wire Charges ...............................................$10         $10

                        Annual Fund Operating Expenses -
                  After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements 2
                     (as a percentage of average net assets)

   
Management Fees.......................................... 0.00% 2      0.00% 2
12b-1 Fees................................................0.50% 3       None
Other Expenses............................................1.75% 2      1.75% 2
                                                          -----        -----  
Total Fund Operating Expenses.............................2.25% 2      1.75% 2
                                                          =====        =====  

EXAMPLE:  You would pay the following  expenses  (including the maximum  initial
sales charge on Investor  Shares) on a $1,000  investment in Shares of the Fund,
whether or not you  redeem at the end of the  period,  and  assuming a 5% annual
return:
                               1 year       3 years       5 years      10 Years
                              --------     ---------     ---------     ---------
    Investor Shares             $57          $103          $151          $284
    Institutional Shares        $18          $ 55          $ 95          $206

THE  FOREGOING  SHOULD  NOT BE  CONSIDERED  A  REPRESENTATION  OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESSER THAN THOSE SHOWN.
    

1  Reduced or eliminated for larger purchases. See "How Shares May Be Purchased-
   Sales Charges."

   
2  The Total Fund Operating Expenses shown above are based upon actual operating
   expenses  incurred by the Predecessor Fund for the fiscal year ended February
   28, 1998, which after fee waivers and expense reimbursements,  were 2.25% and
   1.75% of average  daily net assets of the Investor  Shares and  Institutional
   Shares,  respectively,  of the  Predecessor  Fund.  Absent  such  waivers and
   reimbursements, the percentages would have been 1.00% for Management Fees and
   4.12% and 3.61% for Total Fund Operating Expenses for the Investor Shares and
   Institutional  Shares,  respectively,  of the Predecessor Fund for the fiscal
   year ended  February  28,  1998.  The  Advisor  has  voluntarily  agreed to a
   reduction in the fees payable to it and to reimburse expenses of the Fund, if
   necessary,  in an amount that limits Total Fund Operating Expenses (exclusive
   of interest,  taxes,  brokerage  fees and  commissions,  sales  charges,  and
   extraordinary  expenses)  to not  more  than  2.25% of the  Investor  Shares'
   average daily net assets and 1.75% of the Institutional Shares' average daily
   net  assets.  There can be no  assurance  that the  Advisor's  voluntary  fee
   waivers and expense reimbursements will continue in the future.
    

3  The Fund has  adopted a  Distribution  Plan  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
   Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),  which provides
   that the Fund may pay certain  distribution  expenses  and service  fees with
   respect to the Investor  Shares up to 0.50% of the Investor  Shares'  average
   net assets annually.  See "How Shares May Be Purchased - Distribution  Plan."
   Long-term  shareholders  may pay more  than the  economic  equivalent  of the
   maximum  front-end  sales charge  permitted by the  National  Association  of
   Securities Dealers.

See "How Shares May Be Purchased"  and  "Management  of the Fund" below for more
information  about the fees and costs of operating the Fund. The example assumes
a 5% annual return  pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The hypothetical rate of return is not intended to be representative
of past or future  performance  of the Fund;  the  actual  rate of return may be
greater or lesser than 5%.

                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   
The Fund has two classes of shares - Investor Shares and  Institutional  Shares.
See "Other  Information  Description  of Shares." The financial data included in
the table  below has been  derived  from  audited  financial  statements  of the
Predecessor Fund. The financial data for the fiscal year ended February 28, 1998
has been derived  from  financial  statements  audited by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP,
independent  accountants,  whose report  covering such period is included in the
Statement of Additional  Information.  The information in the table below should
be read in conjunction  with the  Predecessor  Fund's latest  audited  financial
statements  and notes  thereto,  which are also  included  in the  Statement  of
Additional Information,  a copy of which may be obtained at no charge by calling
the Fund.  Further  information about the performance of the Predecessor Fund is
contained in the Annual Report of the  Predecessor  Fund, a copy of which may be
obtained at no charge by calling the Fund.
    


<TABLE>
<S>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
   
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
INVESTOR SHARES                                                Year Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended     Period Ended
                                                              February 28,    February 28,    February 28,    February 28,
                                                                  1998            1997            1996            1995*
                                                                 ------          ------          ------          -------
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period                             $13.36          $12.44          $10.54          $10.00
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Income (loss) from investment operations
 Net investment income (loss)                                     (0.02)          (0.02)           0.01            0.04
 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments                   4.14            0.94            1.95            0.50
                                                                   ----            ----            ----            ----
   Total from investment operations                                4.12            0.92            1.96            0.54
                                                                   ----            ----            ----            ----
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Distributions to shareholders from
 Net investment income                                             0.00            0.00           (0.03)           0.00
 Net realized gain from investment transactions                    0.00            0.00           (0.03)           0.00
                                                                   ----            ----           ------           ----
   Total distributions                                             0.00            0.00           (0.06)           0.00
                                                                   ----            ----           ------           ----
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Net Asset Value, End of Period                                   $17.48          $13.36          $12.44          $10.54
                                                                 ======          ======          ======          ======
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Total return (a)                                                  30.84%           7.41%          18.59%           5.40%
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Ratios/supplemental data
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
 Net Assets, End of Period                                     $4,125,111      $2,706,214      $1,897,814       $272,383
                                                             ==============  ==============  ==============  ==============
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
 Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   Before expense reimbursements and waived fees                  4.12%           5.33%            9.45%          37.10% (b)
   After expense reimbursements and waived fees                   2.25%           2.22%            2.17%           2.21% (b)
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets      (0.14)%         (0.20)%           0.06%           2.62% (b)
===========================================================  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------
Portfolio turnover rate                                            7%              5%              16%                0%
===========================================================  ==============  ==============  ==============  ==============
Average commission rate paid (c)                                $0.0619         $0.0600            0.00            0.00
===========================================================  ==============  ==============  ==============  ==============

* Represents the period from the commencement of operations (May 22, 1995) through February 29, 1996.
(a)  Does not reflect the maximum sales charge of 3.00%.
(b)  Annualized.
(c)  Beginning  with the year ended  February 28, 1997,  the Fund is required to
     disclose its average commission rate paid per share for purchases and sales
     of investments securities.
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES                                              Year Ended           Year Ended         Period Ended
                                                                 February 28,         February 28,         February 28,
                                                                     1998                 1997                 1996
                                                                    ------               ------                ----
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period                                $13.55               $12.57               $10.72
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Income from investment operations
 Net investment income                                                0.05                 0.01                 0.02
 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments                      4.23                 0.97                 1.88
                                                                      ----                 ----                 ----
   Total from investment operations                                   4.28                 0.98                 1.90
                                                                      ----                 ----                 ----
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Distributions to shareholders from
 Net investment income                                                0.00                 0.00                (0.02)
 Net realized gain from investment transactions                       0.00                 0.00                (0.03)
                                                                      ----                 ----                ------
   Total distributions                                                0.00                 0.00                (0.05)
                                                                      ----                 ----                ------
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Net Asset Value, End of Period                                      $17.83               $13.55               $12.57
                                                                    ======               ======               ======
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Total return (a)                                                     31.59%                7.81%               17.68%
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Ratios/supplemental data
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
 Net Assets, End of Period                                        $1,172,074            $735,087             $24,576
                                                                  ==========            ========             =======
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
 Ratio of expenses to average net assets
   Before expense reimbursements and waived fees                      3.61%                4.85%                8.40%
   After expense reimbursements and waived fees                       1.75%                1.73%                1.69%
===========================================================   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets                    0.36%                0.22%                0.64%
============================================================= ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Portfolio turnover rate                                                7%                   5%                  16%
============================================================= ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
Average commission rate paid (c)                                    $0.0619             $0.0600                 0.00
============================================================= ==================   ==================   ====================

* Represents the period from the commencement of operations (May 22, 1995) through February 29, 1996.
(a)  Does not reflect the maximum sales charge of 3.00%.
(b)  Annualized.
(c)  Beginning  with the year ended  February 28, 1997,  the Fund is required to
     disclose its average commission rate paid per share for purchases and sales
     of investment securities.
</TABLE>
    


                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

The investment  objective of the Fund is to provide  long-term capital growth by
investing primarily in common stocks of publicly traded companies  headquartered
in North  and  South  Carolina.  Realization  of  current  income  will not be a
significant  investment  consideration,  and any such income  realized should be
considered  incidental to the Fund's objective.  The Fund's investment objective
and  fundamental  investment  limitations  described  herein  may not be altered
without the prior approval of a majority of the Fund's shareholders.

The Advisor believes that the demographic and economic  characteristics of North
and South Carolina,  including  population,  employment,  retail sales, personal
income,  bank loans, bank deposits and residential  construction,  are such that
many  companies  headquartered  in the two states  have a greater  than  average
potential  for capital  appreciation.  The economies of the two states are based
historically  on agriculture  and textiles.  Today,  they also embrace  banking,
insurance,  mortgage  banking,  finance,  real estate,  varied service  sectors,
technology, and manufacturing.

Investment Selection.  Under normal market conditions,  not less than 90% of the
Fund's  total  assets  will be  invested  in  common  stock of  those  companies
headquartered in the states of North and South Carolina.  The Advisor intends to
limit  turnover in the Fund,  believing  that a long term rather than short term
selection of investments is preferable.

Under normal market conditions,  the Advisor will generally select common stocks
from the top 50 publicly  traded  companies in North and South Carolina based on
market capitalization. Companies will be included in the Fund according to their
market  capitalization  (number of common shares times market price). Using this
approach,  the number of shares  purchased by the Fund in any company,  from the
largest  down,  is  determined  by its market  capitalization.  This  "indexing"
approach enables the Fund to limit the percentage of larger companies  purchased
while  "overweighting" the stock of mid- and small-cap companies.  Companies may
periodically   move  in  and  out  of  the  Fund  based  on  changes  in  market
capitalization.  The stock allocations in the Fund are adjusted quarterly, which
means  the  amount  of  securities  purchased  in each  company  depends  on its
performance. Companies may move up, down, or out of the Fund, depending on their
performance.  Stocks are generally bought for the long term, using the Advisor's
buy and hold strategy.

The  equity  securities  in which  the Fund may  invest  include  common  stock,
convertible  preferred  stock,  straight  preferred  stock and investment  grade
convertible  bonds.  The Fund  may also  invest  up to 5% of its net  assets  in
warrants or rights to acquire  equity  securities  (other than those acquired in
units or attached to other securities). See "Investment Limitations."

Under normal  conditions,  at least 90% of the Fund's assets will be invested in
equity  securities.  Warrants  and rights will be excluded  for purposes of this
calculation.  As a temporary defensive measure,  however, the Fund may invest up
to 100% of the Fund's total assets in investment  grade bonds,  U.S.  Government
Securities,  repurchase agreements,  or money market instruments.  When the Fund
invests  its assets in  investment  grade  bonds,  U.S.  Government  Securities,
repurchase  agreements  or money  market  instruments  as a temporary  defensive
measure,  it is not  pursuing  its stated  investment  objective.  Under  normal
circumstances,  however,  the Fund  will also hold  money  market or  repurchase
agreement  instruments  for funds awaiting  investment,  to accumulate  cash for
anticipated  purchases  of  portfolio  securities,   to  allow  for  shareholder
redemptions and to provide for Fund operating expenses.

   
U.S.  Government  Securities.  The Fund may invest a portion of the portfolio in
U.S. Government  Securities,  defined to be U.S. Government  obligations such as
U.S. Treasury notes,  U.S. Treasury bonds, and U.S. Treasury bills,  obligations
guaranteed  by  the  U.S.   Government  such  as  Government  National  Mortgage
Association  ("GNMA") as well as  obligations  of U.S.  Government  authorities,
agencies and  instrumentalities  such as Federal National  Mortgage  Association
("FNMA"),  Federal  Home  Loan  Mortgage  Corporation  ("FHLMC"),  Federal  Home
Administration  ("FHA"),  Federal Farm Credit Bank  ("FFCB"),  Federal Home Loan
Bank ("FHLB"),  Student Loan Marketing Association  ("SLMA"),  and The Tennessee
Valley  Authority.  U.S.  Government  Securities  may  be  acquired  subject  to
repurchase  agreements.  While  obligations  of some U.S.  Government  sponsored
entities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (e.g.
GNMA),  several are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S.
Government (e.g. FNMA, FHLMC), and still others are supported only by the credit
of the issuer itself (e.g. SLMA, FFCB). No assurances can be given that the U.S.
Government  will  provide  financial  support  to U.S.  Government  agencies  or
instrumentalities  in the future, other than as set forth above, since it is not
obligated to do so by law. The guarantee of the U.S.  Government does not extend
to the yield or value of the U.S.  Government  securities held by the Fund or to
the Fund's shares.
    

Money  Market  Instruments.  Money  market  instruments  may  be  purchased  for
temporary  defensive purposes,  to accumulate cash for anticipated  purchases of
portfolio  securities and to provide for  shareholder  redemptions and operating
expenses of the Fund. Money market instruments mature in thirteen months or less
from the date of purchase and may include U.S. Government Securities,  corporate
debt  securities  (including  those subject to repurchase  agreements),  bankers
acceptances and certificates of deposit of domestic  branches of U.S. banks, and
commercial paper (including variable amount demand master notes) rated in one of
the  two  highest  rating  categories  by  any  of  the  nationally   recognized
statistical  rating  organizations or if not rated, of equivalent quality in the
Advisor's opinion.  The Advisor may, when it believes that unusually volatile or
unstable economic and market conditions exist, depart from the Fund's investment
approach and assume temporarily a defensive  portfolio  posture,  increasing the
Fund's  percentage  investment in money market  instruments,  even to the extent
that 100% of the Fund's total assets may be so invested.

Repurchase  Agreements.  The Fund may  acquire  U.S.  Government  Securities  or
corporate  debt  securities  subject  to  repurchase  agreements.  A  repurchase
agreement  transaction occurs when a Fund acquires a security and simultaneously
resells it to the vendor  (normally a member  bank of the  Federal  Reserve or a
registered  Government  Securities dealer) for delivery on an agreed upon future
date.  The  repurchase  price  exceeds  the  purchase  price by an amount  which
reflects an agreed upon market  interest  rate earned by the Fund  effective for
the period of time during which the repurchase agreement is in effect.  Delivery
pursuant  to the resale  typically  will  occur  within one to seven days of the
purchase. The Fund will not enter into any repurchase agreement which will cause
more than 10% of its net assets to be invested in  repurchase  agreements  which
extend  beyond  seven  days or other  illiquid  securities.  In the event of the
bankruptcy  of the  other  party  to a  repurchase  agreement,  the  Fund  could
experience  delays in recovering its cash or the securities  lent. To the extent
that in the interim the value of the securities purchased may have declined, the
Fund could  experience a loss. In all cases, the  creditworthiness  of the other
party to a  transaction  is  reviewed  and found  satisfactory  by the  Advisor.
Repurchase  agreements are, in effect,  loans of Fund assets.  The Fund will not
engage in reverse repurchase transactions, which are considered to be borrowings
under the 1940 Act.

Investment Companies. In order to achieve its investment objective, the Fund may
invest  up to 10% of the  value  of its  total  assets  in  securities  of other
investment companies. The Fund will not acquire securities of any one investment
company  if,  immediately  thereafter,  the Fund  would own more than 3% of such
company's total outstanding voting securities, securities issued by such company
would have an  aggregate  value in excess of 5% of the Fund's total  assets,  or
securities  issued by such  company  and  securities  held by the Fund issued by
other investment companies would have an aggregate value in excess of 10% of the
Fund's  total  assets.  To the  extent  the Fund  invests  in  other  investment
companies,  the  shareholders of the Fund would  indirectly pay a portion of the
operating  costs of the  underlying  investment  companies.  These costs include
management,  brokerage,  shareholder  servicing and other operational  expenses.
Shareholders of the Fund would then indirectly pay higher operational costs than
if they owned shares of the underlying investment companies directly.

Real  Estate  Securities.  The Fund will not  invest in real  estate  (including
limited partnership interests),  but may invest in readily marketable securities
secured by real estate or interests  therein or issued by companies  that invest
in real  estate  or  interests  therein.  The Fund may also  invest  in  readily
marketable  interests  in real estate  investment  trusts  ("REITs").  REITs are
generally   publicly   traded  on  the  national  stock  exchanges  and  in  the
over-the-counter market and have varying degrees of liquidity. Although the Fund
is not  limited in the amount of these types of real  estate  securities  it may
acquire,  it is not  presently  expected that within the next 12 months the Fund
will have in excess of 5% of its net assets in real estate securities.

                                  RISK FACTORS

Investment  Policies and  Techniques.  Reference  should be made to  "Investment
Objective and Policies"  above for a description  of special risks  presented by
the investment  policies of the Fund and the specific  securities and investment
techniques  that may be  employed by the Fund.  A more  complete  discussion  of
certain of these securities and investment techniques and their associated risks
is contained in the Statement of Additional Information.

   
Concentration.  The Fund's concentration in companies headquartered in North and
South Carolina  generally  will tie the  performance of the Fund to the economic
environment of the two states and the  surrounding  area.  There is no assurance
that the  demographic  and economic  characteristics  and other factors that the
Advisor  believes  favor  companies in North and South Carolina will continue in
the future.  Moreover,  the Fund's  portfolio  may include  some  securities  of
smaller companies and companies that are not nationally  recognized.  The prices
of stocks of such companies  generally are more volatile than those of larger or
more mature companies,  their securities are generally less liquid, and they are
more likely to be negatively  affected by adverse economic or market conditions.
Moreover, because of its concentration,  the Fund's portfolio may be invested in
a smaller number of companies than a general equity mutual fund. This may result
in  investments  by the Fund in a smaller  number  of  industry  sectors.  These
limitations  may also  restrict  the  Advisor  from  using  certain  traditional
analytical  measures  employed  to  select  investments  and also  exclude  some
strategies that could offer superior  performance or reduce  fluctuations in the
values of such assets.
    

Fluctuations  in Value.  To the  extent  that the major  portion  of the  Fund's
portfolio consists of common stocks, it may be expected that its net asset value
will be subject to greater fluctuation than a portfolio  containing mostly fixed
income securities.  Although certain of the U.S. Government  Securities in which
the Fund may  invest  are  guaranteed  as to timely  payment  of  principal  and
interest, the market value of the securities will fluctuate due to interest rate
risks.  Additionally,  not all U.S. Government Securities are backed by the full
faith  and  credit  of  the  U.S.  Government.  Because  there  is  risk  in any
investment,  there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment
objective.

Portfolio  Turnover.  The Fund sells portfolio  securities without regard to the
length of time they have been held in order to take  advantage of new investment
opportunities.  Nevertheless,  the Fund's portfolio  turnover generally will not
exceed  50% in any one  year.  The  degree of  portfolio  activity  affects  the
brokerage  costs  of the  Fund  and  other  transaction  costs  on the  sale  of
securities and the reinvestment in other securities. Portfolio turnover may also
have capital gain tax consequences.  The Predecessor  Fund's portfolio  turnover
rate for its prior fiscal years is set forth under "Financial Highlights" above.

Borrowing.  The Fund may borrow,  temporarily,  up to 5% of its total assets for
extraordinary  purposes and 15% of its total assets to meet redemption  requests
which might otherwise require untimely disposition of portfolio holdings. To the
extent  the Fund  borrows  for these  purposes,  the  effects  of  market  price
fluctuations  on portfolio net asset value will be  exaggerated.  If, while such
borrowing is in effect, the value of the Fund's assets declines,  the Fund could
be forced to liquidate portfolio securities when it is disadvantageous to do so.
The Fund would incur  interest and other  transaction  costs in connection  with
borrowing.  The Fund will  borrow  only from a bank.  The Fund will not make any
investments  if the  borrowing  exceeds  5% of its  assets  until  such  time as
repayment  has been  made to bring  the  total  borrowing  below 5% of its total
assets.

Illiquid  Investments.  The  Fund  may  invest  up to 10% of its net  assets  in
illiquid  securities.  Illiquid  securities  are  those  that may not be sold or
disposed  of  in  the  ordinary   course  of  business   within  seven  days  at
approximately  the price at which they are valued.  Under the supervision of the
Board  of  Trustees,   the  Advisor  determines  the  liquidity  of  the  Fund's
investments.  The absence of a trading market can make it difficult to ascertain
a market value for illiquid investments. Disposing of illiquid securities before
maturity  may be  time  consuming  and  expensive,  and it may be  difficult  or
impossible for the Fund to sell illiquid  investments  promptly at an acceptable
price.  Included  within  the  category  of  illiquid  securities  will  also be
restricted  securities,  which cannot be sold to the public without registration
under the federal  securities laws. Unless registered for sale, these securities
can  only  be  sold in  privately  negotiated  transactions  or  pursuant  to an
exemption from registration.

Forward   Commitments  and  When-Issued   Securities.   The  Fund  may  purchase
when-issued  securities and commit to purchase securities for a fixed price at a
future date beyond  customary  settlement time. The Fund is required to hold and
maintain  in  a  segregated  account  until  the  settlement  date,  cash,  U.S.
Government  Securities or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to
meet the purchase  price.  Purchasing  securities  on a  when-issued  or forward
commitment  basis  involves  a risk of loss if the value of the  security  to be
purchased  declines prior to the settlement  date,  which risk is in addition to
the risk of decline in value of the Fund's other assets. In addition,  no income
accrues to the purchaser of  when-issued  securities  during the period prior to
issuance. Although the Fund would generally purchase securities on a when-issued
or forward  commitment basis with the intention of acquiring  securities for its
portfolio,  the Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or forward commitment
prior to settlement if the Advisor deems it  appropriate  to do so. The Fund may
realize short-term gains or losses upon such sales.

                             INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

   
To limit the Fund's  exposure to risk, the Fund has adopted  certain  investment
limitations.  Some of these  restrictions  are that the Fund will not: (1) issue
senior securities,  borrow money or pledge its assets, except that it may borrow
from banks as a temporary measure (a) for  extraordinary or emergency  purposes,
in amounts not  exceeding 5% of the Fund's total assets or, (b) in order to meet
redemption  requests  which might  otherwise  require  untimely  disposition  of
portfolio  securities in amounts not exceeding 15% of its total assets. The Fund
will not make any investments if borrowing  exceeds 5% of its total assets;  (2)
make loans of money or securities, except that the Fund may invest in repurchase
agreements  (but  repurchase  agreements  having a maturity of longer than seven
days are subject to the  limitation  on investing in illiquid  securities);  (3)
invest  more than 10% of its net assets in  illiquid  securities;  (4) invest in
securities of issuers  which have a record of less than three years'  continuous
operation  (including  predecessors and, in the case of bonds,  guarantors),  if
more than 5% of its total  assets  would be  invested  in such  securities;  (5)
purchase  foreign  securities;  (6)  purchase or sell  commodities,  commodities
contracts,  real estate (including limited partnership interests,  but excluding
readily  marketable  securities  secured by real  estate or  interests  therein,
readily  marketable  interests  in real  estate  investment  trusts,  or readily
marketable  securities  issued  by  companies  that  invest  in real  estate  or
interests  therein) or interests in oil,  gas, or other mineral  exploration  or
development  programs or leases  (although  it may invest in readily  marketable
securities  of issuers that invest in or sponsor such  programs or leases);  (7)
invest more than 10% of its total assets in the  securities of other  investment
companies;  (8) write,  purchase,  or sell puts, calls,  straddles,  spreads, or
combinations  thereof,  or futures contracts or related options;  and (9) invest
more that 5% of its net assets in warrants.  Investment  restrictions  (1), (2),
(5), (6), (7), and (9) are deemed fundamental,  that is, they may not be changed
without  shareholder  approval.  See  "Investment  Limitations"  in  the  Fund's
Statement  of  Additional   Information   for  a  complete  list  of  investment
limitations.
    

If the Board of  Trustees  of the Trust  determines  that the Fund's  investment
objective  can best be achieved  by a  substantive  change in a  non-fundamental
investment  limitation,  the  Board  can make such  change  without  shareholder
approval  and  will  disclose  any such  material  changes  in the then  current
Prospectus. Any limitation that is not specified in the Fund's Prospectus, or in
the   Statement   of   Additional   Information,   as  being   fundamental,   is
non-fundamental.  If a  percentage  limitation  is  satisfied  at  the  time  of
investment,  a later  increase or decrease in such  percentage  resulting from a
change in the value of the Fund's  portfolio  securities  will not  constitute a
violation of such limitation.

                              FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Taxation  of the Fund.  The  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as  amended  (the
"Code"),  treats each  series in the Trust,  including  the Fund,  as a separate
regulated  investment  company.  Each series of the Trust,  including  the Fund,
intends to qualify or remain qualified as a regulated  investment  company under
the Code by distributing  substantially  all of its "net  investment  income" to
shareholders  and meeting  other  requirements  of the Code.  For the purpose of
calculating  dividends,  net  investment  income  consists of income  accrued on
portfolio assets, less accrued expenses.  Upon qualification,  the Fund will not
be liable for federal income taxes to the extent earnings are  distributed.  The
Board of Trustees  retains the right for any series of the Trust,  including the
Fund, to determine for any particular year if it is advantageous  not to qualify
as a regulated investment company.  Regulated investment companies, such as each
series of the Trust, are subject to a non-deductible 4% excise tax to the extent
they do not distribute the  statutorily  required  amount of investment  income,
determined  on a calendar  year  basis,  and capital  gain net income,  using an
October 31 year end measuring period.  The Fund intends to declare or distribute
dividends during the calendar year in an amount sufficient to prevent imposition
of the 4% excise tax.

Taxation of  Shareholders.  For federal  income tax purposes,  any dividends and
distributions from short-term capital gains that a shareholder  receives in cash
from the Fund or which are  re-invested  in  additional  shares  will be taxable
ordinary  income.  If a shareholder  is not required to pay a tax on income,  he
will not be required to pay federal  income taxes on the amounts  distributed to
him. A dividend declared in October,  November or December of a year and paid in
January of the  following  year will be  considered to be paid on December 31 of
the year of declaration.

Distributions paid by the Fund from long-term capital gains, whether received in
cash or reinvested in additional shares, are taxable as long-term capital gains,
regardless  of the  length of time an  investor  has  owned  shares in the Fund.
Capital gain  distributions are made when the Fund realizes net capital gains on
sales of  portfolio  securities  during the year.  Dividends  and  capital  gain
distributions  paid by the  Fund  shortly  after  shares  have  been  purchased,
although  in  effect a return of  investment,  are  subject  to  federal  income
taxation.

The sale of shares of the Fund is a  taxable  event and may  result in a capital
gain or loss.  Capital gain or loss may be realized from an ordinary  redemption
of shares or an exchange of shares  between two mutual funds (or two series of a
mutual fund).

The Trust will inform  shareholders of the Fund of the source of their dividends
and capital gains  distributions  at the time they are paid and,  promptly after
the close of each  calendar  year,  will issue an  information  return to advise
shareholders  of the federal  tax status of such  distributions  and  dividends.
Dividends  and  distributions  may also be  subject  to state and  local  taxes.
Shareholders  should consult their tax advisors  regarding specific questions as
to federal, state or local taxes.

Federal  income tax law requires  investors to certify that the social  security
number or  taxpayer  identification  number  provided to the Fund is correct and
that the investor is not subject to 31% withholding for previous under-reporting
to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). Investors will be asked to make the
appropriate  certification  on  their  application  to  purchase  shares.  If  a
shareholder of the Fund has not complied with the  applicable  statutory and IRS
requirements,  the Fund is  generally  required by federal  law to withhold  and
remit to the IRS 31% of  reportable  payments  (which may include  dividends and
redemption amounts).

                           DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

   
The Fund distributes  substantially all of its net investment income, if any, in
the form of dividends. The Fund will generally pay income dividends, if any, and
net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually.
    

Unless a shareholder elects to receive cash, dividends and capital gains will be
automatically reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the Fund at
the net asset value per share next determined.  Reinvested dividends and capital
gains are exempt  from any sales  load.  Shareholders  wishing to receive  their
dividends or capital gains in cash may make their request in writing to the Fund
at 107 North  Washington  Street,  Post  Office  Box 4365,  Rocky  Mount,  North
Carolina  27803-0365.  That  request  must be  received by the Fund prior to the
record date to be effective as to the next  dividend.  Each  shareholder  of the
Fund  will  receive  a  quarterly  summary  of  his or  her  account,  including
information  as to  reinvested  dividends  from the Fund.  Tax  consequences  to
shareholders of dividends and  distributions are the same if received in cash or
in additional shares of the Fund.

In order to  satisfy  certain  requirements  of the Code,  the Fund may  declare
special year-end dividend and capital gains distribution  during December.  Such
distributions,  if  received by  shareholders  by January 31, are deemed to have
been paid by the Fund and received by  shareholders  on December 31 of the prior
year.

There is no fixed dividend rate, and there can be no assurance of the payment of
any dividends or the realization of any gains. The Fund's net investment  income
available for  distribution to holders of Investor Shares will be reduced by the
amount  of  any  expenses  allocated  to  the  Investor  Shares,  including  the
distribution and service fees under the Fund's Distribution Plan.

                              HOW SHARES ARE VALUED

Net asset value for each Class of Shares of the Fund is  determined  at the time
trading closes on the New York Stock Exchange, (currently 4:00 p.m. on a typical
business day, New York time, Monday through Friday), except on business holidays
when the New York Stock Exchange is closed. The net asset value of the shares of
the Fund for  purposes of pricing  sales and  redemptions  is equal to the total
market value of its investments and other assets,  less all of its  liabilities,
divided by the number of its outstanding  shares.  Net asset value is determined
separately  for each Class of Shares of the Fund and  reflects  any  liabilities
allocated to a particular Class as well as the general liabilities of the Fund.

Securities  that are  listed on a  securities  exchange  are  valued at the last
quoted  sales price at the time the  valuation  is made.  Price  information  on
listed  securities  is taken from the  exchange  where the security is primarily
traded by the Fund.  Securities that are listed on an exchange and which are not
traded on the valuation  date are valued at the bid price.  Unlisted  securities
for which  market  quotations  are  readily  available  are valued at the latest
quoted sales price, if available,  at the time of valuation,  otherwise,  at the
latest quoted bid price.  Temporary cash  investments with maturities of 60 days
or less will be valued at  amortized  cost,  which  approximates  market  value.
Securities for which no current  quotations are readily  available are valued at
fair value as determined  in good faith using  methods  approved by the Board of
Trustees of the Trust.  Securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided
by a pricing  service  when such prices are  believed to reflect the fair market
value of such securities.

                           HOW SHARES MAY BE PURCHASED

Assistance in opening  accounts and a purchase  application may be obtained from
the Fund by calling  1-800-773-3863,  or by  writing to the Fund at the  address
shown below for  purchases by mail.  Assistance  is also  available  through any
broker-dealer  authorized  to  sell  shares  in the  Fund.  Payment  for  shares
purchased may also be made through your account at the broker-dealer  processing
your application and order to purchase.  Your investment will purchase shares at
the Fund's  public  offering  price (net asset value plus any  applicable  sales
charges) next determined after your order is received by the Fund in proper form
as indicated herein.

The  minimum  initial  investment  is $2,500  ($1,000  for  IRAs).  The  minimum
subsequent  investment is $100. The Fund may, in the Advisor's sole  discretion,
accept certain  accounts with less than the stated minimum  initial  investment.
You may invest in the following ways:

Purchases  by  Mail.  Shares  may  be  purchased  initially  by  completing  the
application  accompanying  this Prospectus and mailing it, together with a check
payable to the Fund, to The  CAROLINASFUND,  107 North Washington  Street,  Post
Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365.

Subsequent  investments  in an  existing  account in the Fund may be made at any
time in minimum  amounts of $100 by sending a check  payable to the Fund, to The
CAROLINASFUND,  107 North Washington Street,  Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount,
North Carolina 27803-0365. Please enclose the stub of your account statement and
include  the amount of the  investment,  the name of the  account  for which the
investment is to be made and the account number.

Please remember to add a reference to the appropriate  Class (either  "Investor"
or "Institutional") to your check to ensure proper credit to your account.

Regular  Mail  Orders.  Please  complete  and sign the Fund  Shares  Application
accompanying  this  Prospectus  and mail it, with your check made payable to the
Fund, to:

         CAROLINASFUND
         c/o NC Shareholder Services
         107 North Washington Street
         Post Office Box 4365
         Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365

Applications  must contain social security and Taxpayer  Identification  Numbers
("TINs").  If you  have  applied  for a  social  security  or TIN at the time of
completing your account application,  the application should so indicate.  Taxes
are  not  withheld  from   distributions  to  U.S.   investors  if  certain  IRS
requirements regarding TINs are met.

Bank Wire Orders.  Investments can be made directly by bank wire. To establish a
new  account or to add to an existing  account by wire,  please call the Fund at
1-800-773-3863,  before wiring funds, to advise it of the investment, the dollar
amount  of  the  investment,   and  the  account   identification  number.  This
notification will ensure prompt and accurate handling of your investment. Please
have your bank use the following wire instructions to purchase by wire:

   
         First Union National Bank of North Carolina
         Charlotte, North Carolina
         ABA # *************
         For the CAROLINASFUND
         Acct. # *************
         For further credit to (shareholder's name and SS# or EIN#)
    

It is important that the wire message  contain all the relevant  information and
that the Fund receive prior telephone notification to ensure proper credit. Upon
opening an account by wire order,  you must,  as soon as possible,  complete and
mail your Fund Shares  Application to the Fund as described  under "Regular Mail
Orders"  above.  Investors  should be aware that some banks might  impose a wire
service fee.

   
General.  All purchases of shares are subject to acceptance  and are not binding
until  accepted.  The Fund  reserves  the right to  reject  any  application  or
investment.  Orders received by the Fund and effective prior to the time trading
closes on the New York  Stock  Exchange  (currently  4:00  p.m.,  New York time,
Monday through Friday,  exclusive of business  holidays) will purchase shares at
the net asset value  determined  at that time.  Orders  received by the Fund and
effective  after  the  close of  trading,  or on a day  when the New York  Stock
Exchange is not open for business,  will purchase  shares at the public offering
price next determined. For orders placed through a qualified broker-dealer, such
firm is  responsible  for  promptly  transmitting  purchase  orders to the Fund.
Investors  may be  charged  a fee if they  effect  transactions  in Fund  shares
through a broker or agent.
    

If checks are returned unpaid due to nonsufficient  funds, stop payment or other
reasons,  the Trust will charge $20.00. To recover any such loss or charge,  the
Trust reserves the right,  without further notice,  to redeem shares of any Fund
of the Trust already owned by any purchaser whose order is cancelled, and such a
purchaser may be prohibited from placing  further orders unless  investments are
accompanied by full payment by wire or cashier's check.

Payment must be made by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank and payable in
U.S. dollars. Under certain circumstances, the Fund, at its sole discretion, may
allow payment in kind for Fund shares purchased by accepting  securities in lieu
of cash.  Any  securities  so accepted  would be valued on the date received and
included  in the  calculation  of the  net  asset  value  of the  Fund.  See the
Statement of Additional  Information for additional  information on purchases in
kind.

The Fund is required by federal law to withhold  and remit to the IRS 31% of the
dividends,  capital  gains  distributions  and,  in certain  cases,  proceeds of
redemptions paid to any shareholder who fails to furnish the Fund with a correct
taxpayer identification number, who under-reports dividend or interest income or
who fails to provide certification of tax identification number. Instructions to
exchange or transfer  shares held in established  accounts will be refused until
the  certification  has  been  provided.  In order  to  avoid  this  withholding
requirement,  you must  certify on your  application,  or on a separate W-9 Form
supplied by the Fund,  that your taxpayer  identification  number is correct and
that you are not currently subject to backup  withholding or you are exempt from
backup withholding. For individuals, your taxpayer identification number is your
social security number.

Sales Charges.  The public  offering price of Investor Shares of the Fund equals
net asset  value  plus a sales  charge.  Capital  Investment  Group,  Inc.  (the
"Distributor"),  Post Office Box 32249, Raleigh,  North Carolina 27622, receives
this  sales  charge  as  Distributor  and may  reallow  it in the form of dealer
discounts and brokerage commissions as follows:

                                                                     Dealers
                                         Sales         Sales      Discounts and
                                       Charge As     Charge As      Brokerage
                                       % of Net     % of Public   Commissions as
 Amount of Transaction                  Amount        Offering     % of Public
At Public Offering Price               Invested        Price      Offering Price
- ------------------------               --------      ---------    --------------
Less than $100,000.....................  3.63%         3.50%         3.00%
$100,000 but less than $250,000........  3.09%         3.00%         2.50%
$250,000 but less than $500,000........  2.56%         2.50%         2.00%
$500,000 or more.......................  0.00%         0.00%         0.00%

From time to time dealers who receive dealer discounts and brokerage commissions
from the Distributor  may reallow all or a portion of such dealer  discounts and
brokerage commissions to other dealers or brokers.  Pursuant to the terms of the
Distribution  Agreement,  the sales charge  payable to the  Distributor  and the
dealer discounts may be suspended, terminated or amended.

The dealer  discounts and brokerage  commissions  schedule  above applies to all
dealers  who have  agreements  with the  Distributor.  The  Distributor,  at its
expense, may also provide additional  compensation to dealers in connection with
sales of shares of the Fund.  Compensation may include  financial  assistance to
dealers in connection  with  conferences,  sales or training  programs for their
employees,  seminars for the public,  advertising  campaigns regarding the Fund,
and/or  other   dealer-sponsored   special  events.  In  some  instances,   this
compensation may be made available only to certain dealers whose representatives
have  sold  or are  expected  to  sell a  significant  amount  of  such  shares.
Compensation  may  include  payment  for  travel  expenses,  including  lodging,
incurred in connection  with trips taken by invited  registered  representatives
and  members  of their  families  to  locations  within or outside of the United
States for meetings or seminars of a business nature.  Dealers may not use sales
of the Fund  shares to qualify for this  compensation  to the extent such may be
prohibited by the laws of any state or any  self-regulatory  agency, such as the
National Association of  Securities Dealers, Inc.  None  of  the  aforementioned
compensation is paid for by the Fund or its shareholders.

Reduced Sales Charges

      Concurrent Purchases.  For purposes of qualifying for a lower sales charge
for Investor  Shares,  investors  have the  privilege  of  combining  concurrent
purchases of the Fund and one or more future series of the Trust affiliated with
the  Advisor  and  sold  with a sales  charge.  For  example,  if a  shareholder
concurrently  purchases  shares  in one  of  the  future  series  of  the  Trust
affiliated  with the  Advisor and sold with a sales  charge at the total  public
offering price of $50,000,  and Investor  Shares in the Fund at the total public
offering  price of  $50,000,  the sales  charge  would be that  applicable  to a
$100,000 purchase as shown in the appropriate table above. This privilege may be
modified  or  eliminated  at any time or from time to time by the Trust  without
notice thereof.

      Rights of Accumulation.  Pursuant to the right of accumulation,  investors
are  permitted  to  purchase  Investor  Shares  at  the  public  offering  price
applicable to the total of (a) the total public  offering  price of the Investor
Shares of the Fund then  being  purchased  plus (b) an amount  equal to the then
current net asset value of the  purchaser's  combined  holdings of the shares of
all of the series of the Trust affiliated with the Advisor and sold with a sales
charge. To receive the applicable public offering price pursuant to the right of
accumulation,  investors  must,  at the  time of  purchase,  provide  sufficient
information to permit  confirmation of  qualification,  and  confirmation of the
purchase  is subject to such  verification.  This right of  accumulation  may be
modified  or  eliminated  at any time or from time to time by the Trust  without
notice.

      Letters of Intent.  Investors  may qualify  for a lower  sales  charge for
Investor  Shares by executing a letter of intent.  A letter of intent  allows an
investor  to  purchase  Investor  Shares of the Fund over a  13-month  period at
reduced sales charges based on the total amount intended to be purchased plus an
amount  equal to the then  current net asset value of the  purchaser's  combined
holdings  of the  shares of all of the series of the Trust  affiliated  with the
Advisor  and sold with a sales  charge.  Thus,  a letter of  intent  permits  an
investor to  establish a total  investment  goal to be achieved by any number of
purchases  over a  13-month  period.  Each  investment  made  during  the period
receives the reduced sales charge applicable to the total amount of the intended
investment.

The letter of intent does not obligate the investor to purchase,  or the Fund to
sell, the indicated  amount.  If such amount is not invested  within the period,
the investor must pay the difference  between the sales charge applicable to the
purchases made and the charges  previously  paid. If such difference is not paid
by the investor,  the  Distributor  is authorized by the investor to liquidate a
sufficient  number of shares held by the  investor to pay the amount due. On the
initial purchase of shares, if required (or subsequent purchases,  if necessary)
shares equal to at least five  percent of the amount  indicated in the letter of
intent  will be held in escrow  during  the  13-month  period  (while  remaining
registered  in the name of the  investor)  for this  purpose.  The  value of any
shares redeemed or otherwise disposed of by the investor prior to termination or
completion  of the letter of intent  will be deducted  from the total  purchases
made under such letter of intent.

A 90-day  back-dating  period can be used to include  earlier  purchases  at the
investor's cost (without a retroactive downward adjustment of the sales charge);
the 13-month  period would then begin on the date of the first  purchase  during
the 90-day period.  No retroactive  adjustment will be made if purchases  exceed
the  amount  indicated  in the  letter of  intent.  Investors  must  notify  the
Administrator or the Distributor whenever a purchase is being made pursuant to a
letter of intent.

Investors  electing to  purchase  shares  pursuant to a letter of intent  should
carefully  read the  letter of  intent,  which is  included  in the Fund  Shares
Application  accompanying  this  Prospectus or is otherwise  available  from the
Administrator or the  Distributor.  This letter of intent option may be modified
or eliminated at any time or from time to time by the Trust without notice.

      Reinvestments.  Investors may reinvest,  without a sales charge,  proceeds
from a redemption of Investor  Shares in Investor Shares or in shares of another
series of the Trust  affiliated  with the Advisor and sold with a sales  charge,
within 90 days after the  redemption.  If the other Class charges a sales charge
higher than the sales charge the  investor  paid in  connection  with the shares
redeemed,  the investor must pay the difference.  In addition, the shares of the
Class to be acquired  must be  registered  for sale in the  investor's  state of
residence. The amount that may be so reinvested may not exceed the amount of the
redemption proceeds, and a written order for the purchase of such shares must be
received by the Fund or the Distributor  within 90 days after the effective date
of the redemption.

If an investor  realizes a gain on the  redemption,  the  reinvestment  will not
affect the amount of any federal  capital  gains tax payable on the gain.  If an
investor  realizes a loss on the redemption,  the reinvestment may cause some or
all of the loss to be disallowed as a tax deduction,  depending on the number of
shares  purchased by reinvestment  and the period of time that has elapsed after
the redemption, although for tax purposes, the amount disallowed is added to the
cost of the shares acquired upon the reinvestment.

      Purchases by Related Parties and Groups. Reductions in sales charges apply
to purchases by a single "person," including an individual,  members of a family
unit,  consisting of a husband, wife and children under the age of 21 purchasing
securities for their own account, or a trustee or other fiduciary purchasing for
a single fiduciary account or single trust estate.

Reductions in sales  charges also apply to purchases by individual  members of a
"qualified  group." The  reductions  are based on the aggregate  dollar value of
shares  purchased by all members of the  qualified  group and still owned by the
group plus the shares currently being purchased. For purposes of this paragraph,
a qualified group consists of a "company," as defined in the 1940 Act, which has
been in existence for more than six months and which has a primary purpose other
than  acquiring  shares of the Fund at a reduced sales charge,  and the "related
parties" of such company. For purposes of this paragraph, a "related party" of a
company is: (i) any individual or other company who directly or indirectly owns,
controls,  or has the  power to vote  five  percent  or more of the  outstanding
voting securities of such company;  (ii) any other company of which such company
directly or indirectly owns, controls,  or has the power to vote five percent of
more of its outstanding voting securities;  (iii) any other company under common
control with such company;  (iv) any executive  officer,  director or partner of
such  company  or of a related  party;  and (v) any  partnership  of which  such
company is a partner.

   
      Sales at Net Asset  Value.  The Fund may sell  shares at a purchase  price
equal  to the net  asset  value  of such  shares,  without  a sales  charge,  to
Trustees, officers, and employees of the Trust, the Fund and the Advisor, and to
employees  and  principals  of related  organizations  and their  families,  and
certain parties related thereto,  including  clients and related accounts of the
Advisor. Clients of investment advisors and financial planners may also purchase
Investor  Shares at net  asset  value if the  investment  advisor  or  financial
planner has made arrangements to permit them to do so with the Distributor.  The
public  offering  price of shares of the Fund may also be  reduced  to net asset
value per share in connection with the acquisition of the assets of or merger or
consolidation  with a personal holding company or a public or private investment
company.

Distribution  Plan.  Capital  Investment  Group,  Inc.,  Post  Office Box 32249,
Raleigh,  North Carolina 27622 (the "Distributor"),  is the national distributor
for the Fund under a Distribution  Agreement with the Trust. The Distributor may
sell Fund shares to or through qualified  securities dealers or others.  Richard
K. Bryant, a Trustee of the Trust and an officer of another series of the Trust,
and an affiliate of the Advisor and the  Sub-Advisor,  controls the Distributor,
along with Elmer O. Edgerton, Jr., an officer of another series of the Trust.

The Trust has adopted a Distribution  Plan (the "Plan") for the Investor  Shares
of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.  Under the Plan, the Fund
may reimburse any  expenditures  to finance any activity  primarily  intended to
result  in  sale  of the  Investor  Shares  of the  Fund  or  the  servicing  of
shareholder accounts, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) payments
to the  Distributor,  securities  dealers,  and others for the sale of  Investor
Shares of the Fund;  (ii) payment of  compensation  to and expenses of personnel
who  engage in or support  distribution  of  Investor  Shares of the Fund or who
render shareholder  support services not otherwise provided by the Administrator
or  Custodian;  and  (iii)  formulation  and  implementation  of  marketing  and
promotional  activities.  The categories of expenses for which  reimbursement is
made are  approved by the Board of Trustees  of the Trust.  Expenditures  by the
Fund  pursuant to the Plan are accrued  based on the  Investor  Shares'  average
daily net assets and may not exceed  0.50% of the Investor  Shares'  average net
assets  for  each  year  elapsed  subsequent  to  adoption  of  the  Plan.  Such
expenditures  paid as service  fees to any person who sells Fund  shares may not
exceed 0.25% of the Investor Shares' average annual net asset value.  During the
fiscal year ended February 28, 1998, the  Predecessor  Fund incurred  $16,548 in
expenditures  under the  Plan.  Amounts  accrued  under the Plan in one year but
which  are not  actually  paid in that  year  may be paid in  subsequent  years.
Amounts not accrued  under the Plan during a year may not be carried  forward to
subsequent years.
    

The Plan may not be amended to increase  materially the amount to be spent under
the Plan without  shareholder  approval.  The  continuation  of the Plan must be
approved  by the Board of Trustees  annually.  At least  quarterly  the Board of
Trustees must review a written report of amounts  expended  pursuant to the Plan
and the purposes for which such expenditures were made.

Exchange Feature.  Investors will have the privilege of exchanging shares of the
Fund for shares of any other series of the Trust to be  established  by Advisor.
An exchange  involves the  simultaneous  redemption  of shares of one series and
purchase of shares of another series at the  respective  closing net asset value
next determined after a request for redemption has been received plus applicable
sales charge, and is a taxable transaction. Each series of the Trust will have a
different  investment  objective,  which may be of interest to investors in each
series.  Shares of the Fund may be  exchanged  for shares of any other series of
the Trust affiliated with the Advisor at the net asset value plus the percentage
difference  between  that series'  sales charge and any sales charge  previously
paid in connection with the shares being exchanged.  For example,  if a 2% sales
charge  was paid on  shares  that are  exchanged  into a series  with a 3% sales
charge,  there  would  be an  additional  sales  charge  of 1% on the  exchange.
Exchanges  may only be made by  investors  in states  where  shares of the other
series are  qualified  for sale. An investor may direct the Fund to exchange his
shares by writing  to the Fund at its  principal  office.  The  request  must be
signed exactly as the investor's  name appears on the account,  and it must also
provide the account  number,  number of shares to be exchanged,  the name of the
series to which the  exchange  will take place and a statement as to whether the
exchange is a full or partial redemption of existing shares. Notwithstanding the
foregoing,  exchanges  of shares  may only be within  the same  class or type of
class of shares involved. For example,  Investor Shares may not be exchanged for
Institutional Shares.

A pattern of frequent  exchange  transactions may be deemed by the Advisor to be
an abusive practice that is not in the best interests of the shareholders of the
Fund.  Such a pattern may, at the  discretion of the Advisor,  be limited by the
Fund's  refusal  to accept  further  purchase  and/or  exchange  orders  from an
investor,  after  providing the investor with 60 days prior notice.  The Advisor
will consider all factors it deems relevant in determining  whether a pattern of
frequent  purchases,  redemptions  and/or exchanges by a particular  investor is
abusive and not in the best interests of the Fund or its other shareholders.

A shareholder  should  consider the  investment  objectives  and policies of any
series into which the  shareholder  will be making an exchange,  as described in
the  prospectus  for that  other  series.  The  Board of  Trustees  of the Trust
reserves the right to suspend or terminate,  or amend the terms of, the exchange
privilege upon 60 days written notice to the shareholders.

Automatic Investment Plan. The automatic investment plan enables shareholders to
make  regular  monthly or  quarterly  investments  in shares  through  automatic
charges to their  checking  account.  With  shareholder  authorization  and bank
approval, the Fund will automatically charge the checking account for the amount
specified ($100 minimum),  which will be automatically invested in shares at the
public offering price on or about the 21st day of the month. The shareholder may
change  the  amount of the  investment  or  discontinue  the plan at any time by
writing to the Fund.

Stock  Certificates.  Stock  certificates  will not be issued  for your  shares.
Evidence of ownership will be given by issuance of periodic  account  statements
that will show the number of shares owned.

                           HOW SHARES MAY BE REDEEMED

   
Shares  of the  Fund  may be  redeemed  (the  Fund  will  repurchase  them  from
shareholders).  Any  redemption  may be more or less than the purchase  price of
your shares  depending on the market value of the Fund's  portfolio  securities.
All redemption orders received in proper form, as indicated herein, by the Fund,
whether by mail or telephone,  prior to the time trading  closes on the New York
Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m. New York time on normal business days), will
redeem shares at the net asset value determined at that time.  Redemption orders
received by the Fund in proper form after the close of trading, or on a day when
the New York Stock Exchange is not open for business,  will redeem shares at the
net asset value next  determined.  There is no charge for  redemptions  from the
Fund,  other  than a $10 charge for  wiring  redemption  proceeds.  You may also
redeem your  shares  through a  broker-dealer  or other  institution,  which may
charge you a fee for its services.
    

The Board of Trustees  reserves  the right to  involuntarily  redeem any account
having a net asset value of less than $2,500 (due to  redemptions,  exchanges or
transfers,  and not due to market  action) upon 30 days written  notice.  If the
shareholder brings his account's net asset value up to $2,500 or more during the
notice period,  the account will not be redeemed.  Redemptions  from  retirement
plans may be subject to tax withholding.

If you are uncertain of the  requirements  for  redemption,  please  contact the
Fund, at 1-800-773-3863, or write to the address shown below.

   
Regular Mail Redemptions. Your request should be addressed to the CAROLINASFUND,
107 North Washington  Street,  Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
27803-0365. Your request for redemption must include:
    

1)   Your letter of instruction specifying the account number, and the number of
     shares or dollar amount to be redeemed.  This request must be signed by all
     registered shareholders in the exact names in which they are registered;
2)   Any required signature guarantees (see "Signature Guarantees" below); and
3)   Other  supporting  legal  documents,  if  required  in the case of estates,
     trusts, guardianships,  custodianships, corporations, partnerships, pension
     or profit sharing plans, and other organizations.

Your redemption  proceeds will be sent to you within seven days after receipt of
your redemption  request.  However,  the Fund may delay  forwarding a redemption
check for recently  purchased  shares while it  determines  whether the purchase
payment will be honored.  Such delay (which may take up to 15 days from the date
of  purchase)  may be reduced or avoided if the  purchase  is made by  certified
check or wire transfer.  In all cases the net asset value next determined  after
the  receipt  of the  request  for  redemption  will be used in  processing  the
redemption.  The Fund may suspend redemption  privileges or postpone the date of
payment  (i) during any period that the New York Stock  Exchange  is closed,  or
trading  on the New York Stock  Exchange  is  restricted  as  determined  by the
Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission"),  (ii) during any period
when an emergency  exists as defined by the rules of the  Commission as a result
of which it is not reasonably  practicable for the Fund to dispose of securities
owned by it, or to fairly determine the value of its assets,  and (iii) for such
other periods as the Commission may permit.

Telephone and Bank wire Redemptions.  The Fund offers shareholders the option of
redeeming  shares by telephone under certain limited  conditions.  The Fund will
redeem shares when requested by the shareholder if, and only if, the shareholder
confirms redemption instructions in writing.

The Fund may rely upon  confirmation  of  redemption  requests  transmitted  via
facsimile (FAX# 919-972-1908). The confirmation instructions must include:

1)    Designation of Class (Investor or Institutional);
2)    Shareholder name and account number;
3)    Number of shares or dollar amount to be redeemed;
4)    Instructions for transmittal of redemption funds to the shareholder; and
5)    Shareholder signature as it appears on the  application  then on file with
      the Fund.

   
The net asset  value used in  processing  the  redemption  will be the net asset
value  next  determined  after the  telephone  request is  received.  Redemption
proceeds will not be distributed  until written  confirmation  of the redemption
request  is  received,  per  the  instructions  above.  You can  choose  to have
redemption  proceeds  mailed to you at your address of record,  your bank, or to
any other authorized  person,  or you can have the proceeds sent by bank wire to
your bank ($5,000 minimum).  Shares may not be redeemed by wire on days on which
your bank, and/or the Fund's Custodian, is not open for business. You can change
your redemption  instructions anytime you wish by filing a letter including your
new redemption  instructions with the Fund (see "Signature  Guarantees"  below).
The Fund  reserves  the  right to  restrict  or cancel  telephone  and bank wire
redemption privileges for shareholders,  without notice, if the Fund believes it
to be in the best interest of the shareholders to do so. During drastic economic
and market  conditions,  telephone  redemption  privileges  may be  difficult to
implement.
    

You may redeem shares,  subject to the procedures outlined above, by calling the
Fund at  1-800-773-3863.  Redemption  proceeds  will  only  be sent to the  bank
account or person named in your Fund Shares  Application  currently on file with
the Fund. Telephone redemption privileges authorize the Fund to act on telephone
instructions from any person representing  himself or herself to be the investor
and  reasonably  believed  by the  Fund to be  genuine.  The  Fund  will  employ
reasonable procedures,  such as requiring a form of personal identification,  to
confirm  that  instructions  are  genuine,  and  if  it  does  not  follow  such
procedures,  the  Fund  will be  liable  for any  losses  due to  fraudulent  or
unauthorized  instructions.  The Fund will not be liable for following telephone
instructions reasonably believed to be genuine.

Signature Guarantees. To protect your account and the Fund from fraud, signature
guarantees  are required to be sure that you are the person who has authorized a
change in registration,  or standing instructions,  for your account.  Signature
guarantees are required for (1) change of registration requests, (2) requests to
establish or change exchange  privileges or telephone  redemption  service other
than through your initial account application,  and (3) requests for redemptions
in excess of $50,000.  Signature guarantees are acceptable from a member bank of
the Federal Reserve  System,  a savings and loan  institution,  credit union (if
authorized under state law),  registered  broker-dealer,  securities exchange or
association  clearing  agency,  and  must  appear  on the  written  request  for
redemption,  establishment  or  change  in  exchange  privileges,  or  change of
registration.

                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Trustees and Officers.  The Fund is a series of The Nottingham  Investment Trust
II (the "Trust"),  an investment  company organized as a Massachusetts  business
trust in 1990.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of the  Trust is  responsible  for the
management of the business and affairs of the Trust.  The Trustees and executive
officers of the Trust and their  principal  occupations  for the last five years
are set forth in the Statement of Additional  Information  under  "Management of
the Fund -  Trustees  and  Officers."  The  Board of  Trustees  of the  Trust is
primarily  responsible for overseeing the conduct of the Trust's  business.  The
Board of Trustees  elects the officers of the Trust who are  responsible for its
and the Fund's day-to-day operations.

The Advisor. Subject to the authority of the Board of Trustees, Morehead Capital
Advisors LLC (the  "Advisor")  provides  the Fund with a  continuous  program of
supervision  of the Fund's assets,  including the  composition of its portfolio,
and furnishes advice and recommendations with respect to investments, investment
policies  and the  purchase and sale of  securities,  pursuant to an  Investment
Advisory Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with the Trust.

   
The Advisor is registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended.
Registration  of the Advisor does not involve any  supervision  of management or
investment practices or policies by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The
Advisor was established as a North Carolina  limited  liability  company in 1994
for the purpose of managing the Predecessor  Fund. The Advisor has been managing
the  Predecessor  Fund since 1995.  The Fund is a modified  index,  purchasing a
fixed percentage of each of a number of identified securities. The percentage of
each  investment  is  agreed  upon  by the  principals  of the  Advisor.  J.C.B.
Ehringhaus,  III retains day to day responsibility for monitoring the allocation
to each security.  Mr. Ehringhaus has been with the Advisor since 1994. Prior to
that  he  was  xxxxxxxxxxx.  The  Advisor's  address  is  1712  East  Boulevard,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203.

Under the  Advisory  Agreement  with the Fund,  the  Advisor  receives a monthly
management  fee equal to an annual rate of 1.00% of the average  daily net asset
value of the Fund. The Advisor may periodically  voluntarily waive or reduce its
advisory fee to increase the net income of the Fund. The Advisor has voluntarily
waived its fee and  reimbursed  a portion of the  Predecessor  Fund's  operating
expenses  for the fiscal year ended  February  28,  1998.  The total fees waived
amounted to $42,295 and expenses reimbursed amounted to $36,881.
    

The Advisor  supervises and  implements  the investment  activities of the Fund,
including  the  making of  specific  decisions  as to the  purchase  and sale of
portfolio  investments.  Among the  responsibilities  of the  Advisor  under the
Advisory  Agreement  is the  selection  of  brokers  and  dealers  through  whom
transactions in the Fund's portfolio  investments will be effected.  The Advisor
attempts  to  obtain  the best  execution  for all such  transactions.  If it is
believed  that more than one broker is able to provide the best  execution,  the
Advisor will consider the receipt of quotations and other market services and of
research,  statistical  and  other  data and the sale of  shares  of the Fund in
selecting a broker.  The Advisor may also  utilize a brokerage  firm  affiliated
with the Trust or the Advisor if it believes it can obtain the best execution of
transactions  from  such  broker.  For  further  information,   see  "Investment
Objective and Policies - Investment Transactions" in the Statement of Additional
Information.

   
A management  group consisting of Robert B. Thompson,  J.C.  Blucher  Ehringhaus
III, Managing Director, and Richard K. Bryant (who also controls the Distributor
and Sub-Advisor and is a Trustee of the Trust) controls the Advisor.

Sub-Advisor.  The  Advisor  has  delegated  the  day  to day  allocation  of the
portfolio  among the selected  investments  to Capital  Investment  Counsel (the
"Sub-Advisor").  The Sub-Advisor is registered under the Investment Advisors Act
of  1940,  as  amended.  The  Sub-Advisor,   established  as  a  North  Carolina
corporation in 1984, is controlled by Richard K. Bryant and E.O.  Edgerton,  Jr.
They  also  control  the  Distributor.  Mr.  Bryant is also a  principal  of the
Advisor.  The Sub-Advisor  currently  serves as investment  advisor to over $160
million in assets.  The  Sub-Advisor is investment  advisor to another series of
shares of the trust.  The  Sub-Advisor's  address is 17  Glenwood  Avenue,  Post
Office Box 32249, Raleigh, North Carolina 27622.

Under the Sub-Advisory  Agreement with the Fund, the Sub-Advisor  receives a fee
directly from the Advisor based upon a negotiated scale, recognizing the efforts
and contingent  liabilities  associated  therewith.  The fee also recognizes the
expense  reimbursement  status  of the Fund.  The  Sub-Advisor  is not  directly
compensated by the Fund.

Kurt A. Dressler will be responsible for the  Sub-Advisor's  role with the Fund.
He has been with the  Sub-Advisor  since 1996.  Prior to that he was a Portfolio
Manager with Townsend Financial Services/Asset Management.

Among the  responsibilities of the Sub-Advisor under the Sub-Advisory  Agreement
is the selection of brokers and dealers through whom  transactions in the Fund's
portfolio  investments will be effected.  The Sub-Advisor attempts to obtain the
best execution for all such  transactions.  If it is believed that more than one
broker is able to provide the best execution,  the Sub-Advisor will consider the
receipt of quotations and other market services and of research, statistical and
other  data and the  sale of  shares  of the Fund in  selecting  a  broker.  The
Sub-Advisor  may also utilize a brokerage firm  affiliated with the Trust or the
Sub-Advisor  (including the Distributor,  an affiliate of the Sub-Advisor) if it
believes it can obtain the best  execution  of  transactions  from such  broker.
Research  services  obtained through Fund brokerage  transactions may be used by
the Sub-Advisor for its other clients and, conversely, the Fund may benefit from
research   services   obtained   through  the  brokerage   transactions  of  the
Sub-Advisor's other clients.
    

Administrator. The Nottingham Company (the "Administrator") serves as the Fund's
administrator.  The  Administrator,  subject  to the  authority  of the Board of
Trustees,  provides  administrative services to and is generally responsible for
the overall  management  and day-to-day  administrative  operations of the Fund,
pursuant to an administration agreement with the Trust.

The  Administrator,  which was  established as a North  Carolina  corporation in
1988, has been operating  (with  affiliates) as a financial  services firm since
1985.  Frank P.  Meadows III is the firm's  Managing  Director  and  controlling
shareholder.

The  Administrator,  whose address is 105 North Washington  Street,  Post Office
Drawer 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-0069, provides the Fund with office
space  and  facilities;  provides  certain  executive  personnel  to  the  Fund;
maintains the Fund's  accounting  records;  computes  daily the Fund's net asset
value;   supervises  the   preparation  of  tax  returns,   financial   reports,
prospectuses,  and  proxy  statements;  and  monitors  compliance  with  certain
recordkeeping and regulatory requirements.

Compensation  of the  Administrator,  based upon the average daily net assets of
the Fund,  is at the  following  annual  rates:  On the first $50 million of the
Fund's net assets,  0.175%;  on the next $50 million,  0.15%; on all assets over
$100  million,  0.125%.  In addition,  the  Administrator  currently  receives a
monthly  fee of  $2,000  for the  first  class  of the  Fund  and  $750 for each
additional class of the Fund for accounting and  recordkeeping  services for the
Fund.  The  Administrator  also charges the Fund for certain costs involved with
the daily valuation of investment securities and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket
expenses. The Administrator charges a minimum fee of $3,000 per month for all of
its fees taken in the aggregate, analyzed monthly.

Transfer Agent. NC Shareholder  Services,  LLC (the "Transfer  Agent") serves as
the Fund's  transfer,  dividend  paying,  and shareholder  servicing  agent. The
Transfer  Agent,  subject to the  authority of the Board of  Trustees,  provides
transfer agency services pursuant to an agreement with the Administrator,  which
has been approved by the Trust. The Transfer Agent maintains the records of each
shareholder's  account,   answers  shareholder  inquiries  concerning  accounts,
processes  purchases  and  redemptions  of Fund  shares,  acts as  dividend  and
distribution   disbursing  agent,  and  performs  other  shareholder   servicing
functions.   The  Transfer  Agent  is  compensated   for  its  services  by  the
Administrator  and not  directly  by the Fund.  The Fund pays a monthly  fee for
these services  based on the number of  shareholders  in the Fund,  subject to a
monthly minimum fee of $500.

The Transfer Agent,  whose address is 107 North Washington  Street,  Post Office
Box 4365,  Rocky Mount,  North Carolina  27803-0365,  was established as a North
Carolina limited liability company in 1997. John D. Marriott, Jr., is the firm's
controlling member.

The Custodian.  First Union  National Bank of North Carolina (the  "Custodian"),
Two  First  Union  Center,  Charlotte,  North  Carolina  28288-1151,  serves  as
Custodian of the Fund's  assets.  The Custodian  acts as the  depository for the
Fund, provides safekeeping for their portfolio  securities,  collects all income
and other payments with respect to portfolio securities, disburses moneys at the
Fund's request and maintains records in connection with its duties.

Other Expenses.  The Fund is responsible for the payment of its expenses.  These
include,  for example,  the fees payable to the Advisor,  or expenses  otherwise
incurred in  connection  with the  management  of the  investment  of the Fund's
assets,  the fees and  expenses of the  Custodian,  the fees and expenses of the
Administrator,  the fees and  expenses of Trustees,  outside  auditing and legal
expenses,  all taxes and  corporate  fees  payable by the Fund,  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  fees,  state  securities   qualification  fees,  costs  of
preparing and printing prospectuses for regulatory purposes and for distribution
to shareholders,  costs of shareholder reports and shareholder meetings, and any
extraordinary  expenses.  The Fund  also  pays  for  brokerage  commissions  and
transfer  taxes (if any) in  connection  with the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities. Expenses attributable to a particular series of the Trust, including
the Fund, will be charged to that series, and expenses not readily  identifiable
as  belonging to a  particular  series will be allocated by or under  procedures
approved by the Board of  Trustees  among one or more series in such a manner as
it deems fair and equitable.  Any expenses  relating only to a particular  Class
of Shares of the Fund will be borne solely by such Class.

                                OTHER INFORMATION

Description of Shares. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust
on October 25,  1990 under a  Declaration  of Trust.  The  Declaration  of Trust
permits  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  issue  an  unlimited  number  of full and
fractional  shares and to create an  unlimited  number of series of shares.  The
Board of Trustees may also classify and reclassify any unissued  shares into one
or more  classes of shares.  The Trust  currently  has the number of  authorized
series of shares,  including the Fund,  and classes of shares,  described in the
Statement of Additional  Information under  "Description of the Trust." Pursuant
to its  authority  under the  Declaration  of Trust,  the Board of Trustees  has
authorized the issuance of an unlimited  number of shares in each of two Classes
("Investor  Shares"  and  "Institutional  Shares")  representing  equal pro rata
interests in the Fund,  except that the Classes  bear  different  expenses  that
reflect the differences in services  provided to them.  Investor Shares are sold
with  a  sales  charge  and  bear  potential   distribution  and  service  fees.
Institutional  Shares are sold  without a sales  charge and bear no  shareholder
servicing or  distribution  fees. As a result of different  charges,  fees,  and
expenses  between the Classes,  the total return on the Fund's  Investor  Shares
will  generally  be lower  than the total  return on the  Institutional  Shares.
Standardized total return quotations will be computed  separately for each Class
of Shares of the Fund.

When issued, the shares of each series of the Trust, including the Fund, will be
fully  paid,  nonassessable  and  redeemable.  The Trust does not intend to hold
annual shareholder  meetings; it may, however, hold special shareholder meetings
for purposes such as changing  fundamental  policies or electing  Trustees.  The
Board of Trustees  shall  promptly call a meeting for the purpose of electing or
removing  Trustees when requested in writing to do so by the record holders of a
least 10% of the  outstanding  shares of the  Trust.  The term of office of each
Trustee is of  unlimited  duration.  The holders of at least  two-thirds  of the
outstanding  shares of the Trust may remove a Trustee from that position  either
by declaration in writing filed with the Custodian or by votes cast in person or
by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose.

Shareholders of the Trust will vote in the aggregate and not by series (fund) or
class,  except  as  otherwise  required  by the 1940  Act or when  the  Board of
Trustees determines that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of
the  shareholders  of  a  particular  series  or  class.  Matters  affecting  an
individual  series,  such as the Fund,  include,  but are not  limited  to,  the
investment objectives,  policies and restrictions of that series. Shares have no
subscription,  preemptive or conversion  rights.  Share certificates will not be
issued.  Each share is entitled to one vote (and fractional  shares are entitled
to  proportionate  fractional  votes) on all matters  submitted for a vote,  and
shares have equal voting rights  except that only shares of a particular  series
are entitled to vote on matters  affecting only that series.  Shares do not have
cumulative  voting  rights.  Therefore,  the  holders  of more  than  50% of the
aggregate  number  of  shares  of all  series  of the  Trust  may  elect all the
Trustees.

   
As of the date of this Prospectus,  the Predecessor Fund beneficially  owned all
the outstanding  shares of the  Institutional  Shares and Investor Shares of the
Fund and therefore may be considered to be a controlling person of each Class of
the Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act.
    

Under  Massachusetts  law,  shareholders  of a business trust may, under certain
circumstances,  be held personally liable as partners for the obligations of the
trust.  The  Declaration  of Trust,  therefore,  contains  provisions  which are
intended to  mitigate  such  liability.  See  "Description  of the Trust" in the
Statement of Additional  Information for further information about the Trust and
its shares.

Reporting to  Shareholders.  The Fund will send to its  shareholders  annual and
semi-annual  reports;  the financial  statements appearing in annual reports for
the Fund will be audited by independent accountants.  In addition, the Fund will
send to each  shareholder  having an account  directly with the Fund a quarterly
statement showing  transactions in the account, the total number of shares owned
and any dividends or  distributions  paid.  Inquiries  regarding the Fund may be
directed in writing to 107 North Washington Street,  Post Office Box 4365, Rocky
Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365 or by calling 1-800-773-FUND.

Calculation  of Performance  Data.  From time to time the Fund may advertise its
average annual total return for each Class of Fund shares.  The "average  annual
total return" refers to the average annual  compounded rates of return over 1, 5
and 10 year  periods  that  would  equate  an  initial  amount  invested  at the
beginning of a stated period to the ending  redeemable  value of the investment.
The calculation  assumes the  reinvestment  of all dividends and  distributions,
includes all  recurring  fees that are charged to all  shareholder  accounts and
deducts all  nonrecurring  charges at the end of each  period.  The  calculation
further assumes the maximum sales load is deducted from the initial payment.  If
the Fund has been operating  less than 1, 5 or 10 years,  the time period during
which the Fund has been operating is substituted.

In addition,  the Fund may advertise  total return  performance  data other than
average annual total return for each Class of Fund shares.  Such data would show
a percentage rate of return encompassing all elements of return (i.e. income and
capital  appreciation  or  depreciation),  and would assume  reinvestment of all
dividends  and capital gain  distributions.  Such other total return data may be
shown for the same or different  periods as those used for average  annual total
return. These data may consist of a cumulative percentage rate of return, actual
year-by-year  rates  of  return,  or  any  combination   thereof.  A  cumulative
percentage  rate of  return  would  show the  cumulative  change  in value of an
investment in the Fund for various periods.

The total  return of the Fund could be  increased  to the extent the Advisor may
waive  all or a portion  of its fees or may  reimburse  all or a portion  of the
Fund's expenses. Total return figures are based on the historical performance of
the  Fund,  show  the  performance  of a  hypothetical  investment,  and are not
intended to indicate future performance.  The Fund's quotations may from time to
time be used in advertisements,  sales literature, shareholder reports, or other
communications.   For  further  information,   see  "Additional  Information  on
Performance" in the Statement of Additional Information.

   
Year 2000 Processing Issue. Many computer programs employed throughout the world
use two digits  rather than four to identify the year.  These  programs,  if not
adapted,  will not  correctly  handle the change from "99" to "00" on January 1,
2000, and will not be able to perform necessary  functions.  The Year 2000 issue
affects  virtually all companies and  organizations.  The  CarolinasFund and its
service  providers  have  implemented  steps  intended  to assure that its major
computer  systems  and  processes  are capable of Year 2000  processing.  We are
working with third  parties to assess the adequacy of their  compliance  efforts
and are  developing  contingency  plans  intended  to  assure  that  third-party
noncompliance  will  not  materially  affect  the  CarolinasFund's   operations.
Companies or governmental  entities in which the  CarolinasFund  invest could be
affected by the Year 2000 issue,  but at this time the funds cannot  predict the
degree of impact.  To the extent the impact on a portfolio  holding is negative,
the Fund's returns could be adversely affected.
    



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No dealer, salesman, or other person has been authorized to give any information
or to make any  representations,  other than those contained in this Prospectus,
and, if given or made,  such other  information or  representations  must not be
relied  upon  as  having  been  authorized  by the  Fund  or the  Advisor.  This
Prospectus does not constitute an offering in any state in which an offering may
not lawfully be made.

The Fund  reserves the right in its sole  discretion to withdraw all or any part
of the offering made by this Prospectus or to reject purchase orders. All orders
to  purchase  shares are subject to  acceptance  by the Fund and are not binding
until confirmed or accepted in writing.



                                The CAROLINASFUND
                           107 North Washington Street
                              Post Office Box 4365
                     Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365
                                 1-800-773-FUND

                               Investment Advisor
                          Morehead Capital Advisors LLC
                               1712 East Boulevard
                         Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
                                 1-800-934-1012

   
                                   Sub-Advisor
                           Capital Investment Counsel
                               17 Glenwood Avenue
                             Post Office Box 32249
                                Raleigh, NC 27622
                                  919-831-2370
    

                                    Custodian
                     First Union Bank of North Carolina, NA
                             Two First Union Center
                      Charlotte, North Carolina 28288-1151

                              Independent Auditors
                              Deloitte & Touche LLP
                            Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania








                                   PROSPECTUS






   
                                  June 5, 1998
    




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                                     PART B

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                                THE CAROLINASFUND

   
                                  June 5, 1998
    

                                   A Series of
                       THE NOTTINGHAM INVESTMENT TRUST II
                    107 North Washington Street, Post Office
                                    Box 4365
                     Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365
                            Telephone 1-800-773-3863



                                Table of Contents

   
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES...........................................  2
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS......................................................  4
NET ASSET VALUE.............................................................  5
ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION..............................  6
DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST....................................................  7
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING TAXES.....................................  8
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND  ...................................................   9
SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES................................................ 13
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCE....................................... 14
APPENDIX A - DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS......................................... 16
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PREDECESSOR FUND FOR FYE FEBRUARY 28, 1998....... attached


This Statement of Additional  Information (the "Additional  Statement") is meant
to be read in  conjunction  with the  Prospectus,  dated  the same  date as this
Additional Statement,  for THE CAROLINASFUND (the "Fund"), as the Prospectus may
be amended or  supplemented  from time to time, and is incorporated by reference
in its entirety into the Prospectus.  Because this  Additional  Statement is not
itself a  prospectus,  no investment in shares of the Fund should be made solely
upon the information  contained  herein.  Copies of the Fund's Prospectus may be
obtained  at no charge by writing or calling  the Fund at the  address and phone
number  shown  above.  This  Additional  Statement  is not a  prospectus  but is
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in its entirety.  Capitalized  terms
used but not defined  herein have the same  meanings as in the  Prospectus.  All
references  herein to the  Predecessor  Fund refer to another mutual fund of the
same name,  which is an  investment  series of the Maplewood  Investment  Trusts
pursuant to an Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization  dated  May 15, 1998,  the
Fund expects to succeed to the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor Fund on
or about July 1, 1998. The investment  objective,  policies and  restrictions of
the Fund and the Predecessor Fund are substantially identical.
    


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                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES

The following policies  supplement the Fund's investment  objective and policies
as set  forth in the  Prospectus  for each  Class of  Shares  of the  Fund.  The
Predecessor Fund commenced operations in 1995.

Additional  Information  on  Fund  Instruments.   Attached  to  this  Additional
Statement is Appendix A, which contains  descriptions of the rating symbols used
by Rating Agencies for securities in which the Fund may invest.

Investment Transactions. Subject to the general supervision of the Trust's Board
of Trustees,  the Advisor is responsible  for, makes  decisions with respect to,
and places orders for all purchases  and sales of portfolio  securities  for the
Fund.

The  annualized  portfolio  turnover rate for the Fund is calculated by dividing
the lesser of  purchases  or sales of  portfolio  securities  for the  reporting
period by the monthly average value of the portfolio securities owned during the
reporting  period.  The calculation  excludes all securities whose maturities or
expiration  dates at the  time of  acquisition  are one year or less.  Portfolio
turnover  of the Fund may vary  greatly  from  year to year as well as  within a
particular  year,  and may be affected by cash  requirements  for  redemption of
shares  and by  requirements  that  enable  the Fund to  receive  favorable  tax
treatment.  Portfolio  turnover  will not be a  limiting  factor in making  Fund
decisions,  and the Fund may  engage  in  short  term  trading  to  achieve  its
investment objectives.

Purchases  of money  market  instruments  by the Fund  are  made  from  dealers,
underwriters  and  issuers.  The Fund  currently  does not  expect  to incur any
brokerage   commission  expense  on  such  transactions   because  money  market
instruments  are  generally  traded  on a "net"  basis  by a  dealer  acting  as
principal  for its own  account  without a stated  commission.  The price of the
security, however, usually includes a profit to the dealer. Securities purchased
in  underwritten  offerings  include  a  fixed  amount  of  compensation  to the
underwriter,  generally referred to as the underwriter's concession or discount.
When  securities are purchased  directly from or sold directly to an issuer,  no
commissions or discounts are paid.

Transactions on U.S. stock exchanges involve the payment of negotiated brokerage
commissions.  On  exchanges on which  commissions  are  negotiated,  the cost of
transactions   may  vary   among   different   brokers.   Transactions   in  the
over-the-counter  market are generally on a net basis (i.e., without commission)
through dealers, or otherwise involve  transactions  directly with the issuer of
an instrument.  The Fund's fixed income portfolio  transactions will normally be
principal transactions executed in over-the-counter markets and will be executed
on a "net" basis, which may include a dealer markup.  With respect to securities
traded  only  in the  over-the-counter  market,  orders  will be  executed  on a
principal  basis with  primary  market  makers in such  securities  except where
better  prices or  executions  may be obtained on an agency  basis or by dealing
with other than a primary market maker.

The Fund may participate,  if and when practicable,  in bidding for the purchase
of Fund  securities  directly  from an issuer in order to take  advantage of the
lower  purchase  price  available to members of a bidding  group.  The Fund will
engage in this practice, however, only when the Advisor, in its sole discretion,
believes such practice to be otherwise in the Fund's interest.

In executing Fund  transactions  and selecting  brokers or dealers,  the Advisor
will seek to obtain the best overall terms  available for the Fund. In assessing
the best overall terms available for any transaction, the Advisor shall consider
factors it deems relevant,  including the breadth of the market in the security,
the price of the security,  the financial condition and execution  capability of
the broker or dealer,  and the  reasonableness  of the spread or commission,  if
any, both for the specific  transaction and on a continuing  basis.  The sale of
Fund shares may be  considered  when  determining  the firms that are to execute
brokerage  transactions for the Fund. In addition,  the Advisor is authorized to
cause the Fund to pay a  broker-dealer  which  furnishes  brokerage and research
services  a higher  spread or  commission  than that  which  might be charged by
another  broker-dealer  for  effecting the same  transaction,  provided that the
Advisor determines in good faith that such spread or commission is reasonable in
relation to the value of the  brokerage and research  services  provided by such
broker-dealer,  viewed  in terms of either  the  particular  transaction  or the
overall responsibilities of the Advisor to the Fund. Such brokerage and research
services might consist of reports and statistics  relating to specific companies
or  industries,  general  summaries  of  groups  of  stocks  or bonds  and their
comparative  earnings  and yields,  or broad  overviews  of the stock,  bond and
government   securities   markets  and  the  economy.   Supplementary   research
information so received is in addition to, and not in lieu of, services required
to be performed by the Advisor and does not reduce the advisory  fees payable by
the Fund. The Trustees will  periodically  review any spread or commissions paid
by  the  Fund  to  consider   whether  the  spread  or  commissions   paid  over
representative  periods  of time  appear to be  reasonable  in  relation  to the
benefits  inuring to the Fund. It is possible that certain of the  supplementary
research or other  services  received will  primarily  benefit one or more other
investment   companies  or  other  accounts  for  which  the  Advisor  exercises
investment  discretion.  Conversely,  the Fund may be the primary beneficiary of
the  research  or  services  received  as a result  of  securities  transactions
effected for such other account or investment company.

The Advisor may also utilize a brokerage firm  affiliated  with the Trust or the
Advisor  (including  the  Distributor),  if it  believes  it can obtain the best
execution of transactions from such broker.  The Fund will not execute portfolio
transactions through,  acquire securities issued by, make savings deposits in or
enter into repurchase agreements with the Advisor or an affiliated person of the
Advisor (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) acting as principal, except to
the extent  permitted by the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC").  In
addition,  the Fund will not  purchase  securities  during the  existence of any
underwriting  or selling  group  relating  thereto of which the  Advisor,  or an
affiliated person of the Advisor, is a member, except to the extent permitted by
the SEC. Under certain circumstances,  the Fund may be at a disadvantage because
of these  limitations in comparison  with other  investment  companies that have
similar investment objectives but are not subject to such limitations.

Investment  decisions for the Fund will be made independently from those for any
other series of the Trust,  if any, and for any other  investment  companies and
accounts advised or managed by the Advisor.  Such other investment companies and
accounts  may also  invest in the same  securities  as the Fund.  To the  extent
permitted  by law,  the  Advisor  may  aggregate  the  securities  to be sold or
purchased for the Fund with those to be sold or purchased  for other  investment
companies or accounts in executing transactions.  When a purchase or sale of the
same security is made at  substantially  the same time on behalf of the Fund and
another  investment  company or account,  the transaction will be averaged as to
price and available  investments  allocated as to amount,  in a manner which the
Advisor believes to be equitable to the Fund and such other  investment  company
or account.  In some instances,  this investment  procedure may adversely affect
the price paid or received by the Fund or the size of the  position  obtained or
sold by the Fund.

   
For the fiscal years ended  February 28, 1998,  1997,  1996, and 1995, the total
amount of  brokerage  commissions  paid by the  Predecessor  Fund  were  $XXXXX,
$3,449, $9,704 and $306, respectively.
    

Repurchase  Agreements.  The Fund may  acquire  U.S.  Government  Securities  or
corporate  debt  securities  subject  to  repurchase  agreements.  A  repurchase
transaction  occurs when, at the time the Fund purchases a security  (normally a
U.S. Treasury  obligation),  it also resells it to the vendor (normally a member
bank of the Federal Reserve or a registered  Government  Securities  dealer) and
must  deliver the security  (and/or  securities  substituted  for them under the
repurchase  agreement)  to the vendor on an agreed upon date in the future.  The
repurchase  price  exceeds the  purchase  price by an amount  which  reflects an
agreed upon market  interest rate  effective for the period of time during which
the  repurchase  agreement  is in effect.  Delivery  pursuant to the resale will
occur within one to seven days of the purchase.

Repurchase agreements are considered "loans" under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"),  collateralized  by the underlying  security.
The Trust will implement  procedures to monitor on a continuous  basis the value
of the collateral serving as security for repurchase obligations.  Additionally,
the Advisor to the Fund will consider the creditworthiness of the vendor. If the
vendor fails to pay the agreed upon resale price on the delivery  date, the Fund
will  retain or attempt to dispose of the  collateral.  The Fund's  risk is that
such  default may include  any decline in value of the  collateral  to an amount
which is less than 100% of the repurchase  price, any costs of disposing of such
collateral,  and any  loss  resulting  from  any  delay  in  foreclosing  on the
collateral.  The Fund will not enter into any  repurchase  agreement  which will
cause more than 10% of its net assets to be  invested in  repurchase  agreements
which extend beyond seven days.

Description of Money Market  Instruments.  Money market  instruments may include
U.S. Government Securities or corporate debt securities (including those subject
to repurchase agreements),  provided that they mature in thirteen months or less
from the date of  acquisition  and are  otherwise  eligible  for purchase by the
Fund.  Money  market  instruments  also may  include  Banker's  Acceptances  and
Certificates of Deposit of domestic branches of U.S. banks, Commercial Paper and
Variable Amount Demand Master Notes ("Master Notes").  Banker's  Acceptances are
time drafts drawn on and "accepted" by a bank. When a bank "accepts" such a time
draft, it assumes  liability for its payment.  When the Fund acquires a Banker's
Acceptance  the bank which  "accepted"  the time draft is liable for  payment of
interest and principal when due. The Banker's  Acceptance carries the full faith
and  credit of such  bank.  A  Certificate  of  Deposit  ("CD") is an  unsecured
interest  bearing debt obligation of a bank.  Commercial  Paper is an unsecured,
short-term debt obligation of a bank, corporation or other borrower.  Commercial
Paper  maturity  generally  ranges from two to 270 days and is usually sold on a
discounted basis rather than as an  interest-bearing  instrument.  The Fund will
invest  in  Commercial  Paper  only if it is  rated  one of the  top two  rating
categories by Moody's Investors  Service,  Inc.  ("Moody's"),  Standard & Poor's
Ratings Group ("S&P"),  Fitch Investors Service, Inc. ("Fitch") or Duff & Phelps
("D&P")  or, if not  rated,  of  equivalent  quality in the  Advisor's  opinion.
Commercial Paper may include Master Notes of the same quality.  Master Notes are
unsecured  obligations  which are redeemable upon demand of the holder and which
permit the  investment  of  fluctuating  amounts at varying  rates of  interest.
Master  Notes are  acquired by the Fund only  through the Master Note program of
the Fund's  custodian bank,  acting as administrator  thereof.  The Advisor will
monitor,  on a  continuous  basis,  the  earnings  power,  cash  flow and  other
liquidity ratios of the issuer of a Master Note held by the Fund.

Illiquid  Investments.  The  Fund  may  invest  up to 10% of its net  assets  in
illiquid securities, which are investments that cannot be sold or disposed of in
the ordinary course of business within seven days at approximately the prices at
which they are  valued.  Under the  supervision  of the Board of  Trustees,  the
Advisor  determines the liquidity of the Fund's investments and, through reports
from the Advisor,  the Board monitors  investments in illiquid  instruments.  In
determining  the liquidity of the Fund's  investments,  the Advisor may consider
various factors  including (1) the frequency of trades and  quotations,  (2) the
number of dealers and  prospective  purchasers  in the  marketplace,  (3) dealer
undertakings  to make a market,  (4) the nature of the security  (including  any
demand or tender  features)  and (5) the  nature of the  marketplace  for trades
(including  the  ability to assign or offset the Fund's  rights and  obligations
relating to the investment).  Investments currently considered by the Fund to be
illiquid  include  repurchase  agreements not entitling the holder to payment of
principal  and interest  within seven days.  If through a change in values,  net
assets or other  circumstances,  the Fund were in a position where more than 10%
of its net assets were  invested in illiquid  securities,  it would seek to take
appropriate steps to protect liquidity.

Restricted   Securities.   Within  its  limitation  on  investment  in  illiquid
securities,  the Fund may purchase  restricted  securities that generally can be
sold  in  privately  negotiated  transactions,  pursuant  to an  exemption  from
registration  under the  federal  securities  laws,  or in a  registered  public
offering.  Where registration is required,  the Fund may be obligated to pay all
or part of the registration expense and a considerable period may elapse between
the time it decides to seek  registration and the time the Fund may be permitted
to sell a security under an effective registration  statement.  If during such a
period,  adverse market conditions were to develop, the Fund might obtain a less
favorable  price than  prevailed  when it decided  to seek  registration  of the
security.

                             INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The Fund has adopted the following  fundamental  investment  limitations,  which
cannot be changed  without  approval by holders of a majority of the outstanding
voting shares of the Fund. A "majority" for this purpose means the lesser of (i)
67% of the  Fund's  outstanding  shares  represented  in person or by proxy at a
meeting at which more than 50% of its  outstanding  shares are  represented,  or
(ii)  more  than 50% of its  outstanding  shares.  Unless  otherwise  indicated,
percentage limitations apply at the time of purchase.

As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund may not:

1.   Issue senior securities, borrow money, or pledge its assets, except that it
     may borrow  from banks as a  temporary  measure  (a) for  extraordinary  or
     emergency purposes,  in amounts not exceeding 5% of its total assets or (b)
     to meet  redemption  requests,  in amounts not  exceeding  15% of its total
     assets.  The Fund will not make any investments if borrowing  exceeds 5% of
     its total assets until such time as total borrowing represents less than 5%
     of Fund assets;
2.   Invest 25% or more of  the value of its  total assets in  any one  industry
     (except  that  securities  of  the  U.S.  Government,  its  agencies,   and
     instrumentalities are not subject to this limitation);
3.   Purchase  or  sell  commodities  or  commodities  contracts;   real  estate
     (including limited partnership interests,  but excluding readily marketable
     interests in real estate investment  trusts or other securities  secured by
     real estate or interests therein or readily marketable securities issued by
     companies that invest in real estate or interests therein); or interests in
     oil, gas, or other mineral  exploration or  development  programs or leases
     (although it may invest in readily  marketable  securities  of issuers that
     invest in or sponsor such programs or leases);
4.   Underwrite  securities  issued by  others  except  to the  extent  that the
     disposition of portfolio securities, either directly from an issuer or from
     an underwriter for an issuer, may be deemed to be an underwriting under the
     federal securities laws;
5.   Invest in warrants,  valued at the lower of cost or market,  exceeding more
     than 5% of the value of the Fund's net assets. Included within this amount,
     but not to exceed 2% of the value of the Fund's net assets, may be warrants
     which are not listed on the New York or American Stock  Exchange;  warrants
     acquired by the Fund in units or attached to securities may be deemed to be
     without value;
6.   Participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any trading account in
     securities;  
7.   Purchase  foreign  securities;  
8.   Invest  more  than  10% of its  assets in the  securities  of one  or  more
     investment companies; or
9.   Make loans of money or  securities,  except that the Fund may (i) invest in
     repurchase  agreements and commercial  paper; (ii) purchase a portion of an
     issue of publicly distributed bonds, debentures,  or other debt securities;
     and  (iii)  acquire  private  issues  of  debt  securities  subject  to the
     limitations on investments in illiquid securities.

The following  investment  limitations  are not  fundamental  and may be changed
without shareholder  approval.  As a matter of non-fundamental  policy, the Fund
may not:

1.   Invest in  securities  of  issuers  which  have a record of less than three
     years'  continuous  operation  (including  predecessors and, in the case of
     bonds, guarantors) if more than 5% of its total assets would be invested in
     such securities;
2.   Invest  more than 10% of its net assets in  illiquid  securities.  For this
     purpose,  illiquid  securities  include,  among others,  (a) securities for
     which no readily available market exists or which have legal or contractual
     restrictions  on  resale,  (b)  fixed-time  deposits  that are  subject  to
     withdrawal  penalties and have  maturities of more than seven days, and (c)
     repurchase agreements not terminable within seven days;
3.   Invest in the securities of any issuer if those officers or Trustees of the
     Trust and those officers and directors of the Advisor who  individually own
     more than 1/2 of 1% of the  outstanding  securities of such issuer together
     own more than 5% of such issuer's securities;
4.   Write, purchase, or sell puts, calls,  straddles,  spreads, or combinations
     thereof or futures contracts or related options;
5.   Make short sales of securities or maintain a short  position,  except short
     sales  "against  the box." (A short sale is made by selling a security  the
     Fund does not own. A short sale is "against the box" to the extent that the
     Fund  contemporaneously  owns or has the right to  obtain at no  additional
     cost securities identical to those sold short.) While the Fund has reserved
     the right to make short sales "against the box," the Advisor has no present
     intention  of  engaging  in such  transactions  at this time or during  the
     coming year; or
6.   Purchase any securities on margin except in connection with such short term
     credits as may be necessary for the clearance of transactions.


                                 NET ASSET VALUE

The net asset value per share of each Class of Shares of the Fund is  determined
at the time trading closes on the New York Stock Exchange  (currently 4:00 p.m.,
New York time,  Monday through Friday,  except on business holidays when the New
York Stock  Exchange  is closed).  The New York Stock  Exchange  recognizes  the
following  holidays:  New Year's Day,  President's  Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and
Christmas Day. Any other holiday  recognized by the New York Stock Exchange will
be  considered a business  holiday on which the net asset value of each Class of
Shares of the Fund will not be calculated.

The net asset value per share of each Class of the Fund is calculated separately
by adding the value of the Fund's  securities and other assets  belonging to the
Fund and attributable to that Class,  subtracting the liabilities charged to the
Fund and to that Class,  and  dividing  the result by the number of  outstanding
shares  of  such  Class.   "Assets   belonging  to"  the  Fund  consist  of  the
consideration received upon the issuance of shares of the Fund together with all
net  investment  income,  realized  gains/losses  and proceeds  derived from the
investment  thereof,  including any proceeds from the sale of such  investments,
any funds or payments  derived from any  reinvestment  of such  proceeds,  and a
portion  of any  general  assets  of the  Trust not  belonging  to a  particular
investment Fund.  Income,  realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, and
any expenses of the Fund not allocated to a particular Class of the Fund will be
allocated  to each Class of the Fund on the basis of the net asset value of that
Class in relation to the net asset value of the Fund.  Assets  belonging  to the
Fund are charged with the direct liabilities of the Fund and with a share of the
general  liabilities of the Trust, which are normally allocated in proportion to
the number of or the relative  net asset values of all of the Trust's  series at
the time of allocation or in accordance with other  allocation  methods approved
by the Board of Trustees. Certain expenses attributable to a particular Class of
shares  (such as the  distribution  and service  fees  attributable  to Investor
Shares) will be charged  against that Class of shares.  Certain  other  expenses
attributable  to a  particular  Class  of  shares  (such as  registration  fees,
professional  fees,  and certain  printing and postage  expenses) may be charged
against  that  Class of shares  if such  expenses  are  actually  incurred  in a
different amount by that Class or if the Class receives  services of a different
kind or to a  different  degree  than other  Classes,  and the Board of Trustees
approves such allocation. Subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust,
determinations  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  as to  the  direct  and  allocable
liabilities,  and the allocable  portion of any general assets,  with respect to
the Fund and the Classes of the Fund are conclusive.

                 ADDITIONAL PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION INFORMATION

Purchases. Shares of the Fund are offered and sold on a continuous basis and may
be purchased through authorized investment dealers or directly by contacting the
Distributor or the Fund. Selling dealers have the responsibility of transmitting
orders  promptly to the Fund.  The public  offering  price of shares of the Fund
equals net asset value,  plus a sales  charge for  Investor  Shares of the Fund.
Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the "Distributor") receives this sales charge as
Distributor  and may reallow it in the form of dealer  discounts  and  brokerage
commissions.  The current schedule of sales charges and related dealer discounts
and brokerage commissions for the Investor Shares is set forth in the Prospectus
for the Investor  Shares,  along with the  information on rights of accumulation
and letters of intent. See "How Shares May Be Purchased" in the Prospectus.

Plan Under Rule 12b-1. The Trust has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the "Plan")
for the  Investor  Shares of the Fund  pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act
(see "How Shares May Be Purchased - Distribution Plan" in the Prospectus). Under
the Plan the Fund may expend up to 0.50% of the  Investor  Shares'  average  net
assets annually to finance any activity which is primarily intended to result in
the  sale of  Investor  Shares  of the  Fund and the  servicing  of  shareholder
accounts,  provided  the Trust's  Board of Trustees has approved the category of
expenses for which payment is being made. Such expenditures paid as service fees
to any person who sells Investor  Shares of the Fund may not exceed 0.25% of the
average annual net asset value of such shares. Potential benefits of the Plan to
the Fund include improved shareholder servicing, savings to the Fund in transfer
agency costs,  benefits to the  investment  process from growth and stability of
assets and maintenance of a financially healthy management organization.

All of the distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor and others, such as
broker-dealers,  in excess of the amount  paid by the Fund will be borne by such
persons without any reimbursement  from the Fund.  Subject to seeking best price
and execution, the Fund may, from time to time, buy or sell portfolio securities
from or to firms, which receive payments under the Plan.

From  time to time  the  Distributor  may pay  additional  amounts  from its own
resources  to  dealers  for  aid  in   distribution  or  for  aid  in  providing
administrative services to shareholders.

The Plan and the Distribution  Agreement with the Distributor have been approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Trust,  including a majority of the Trustees who
are not  "interested  persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust and who
have no  direct  or  indirect  financial  interest  in the  Plan or any  related
agreements,  by vote cast in person or at a meeting  duly called for the purpose
of  voting  on the  Plan and such  Agreement.  Continuation  of the Plan and the
Distribution Agreement must be approved annually by the Board of Trustees in the
same manner as specified above.

Each year the Trustees must determine whether continuation of the Plan is in the
best  interest  of  shareholders  of the  Fund and  that  there is a  reasonable
likelihood of its providing a benefit to the Fund, and the Board of Trustees has
made such a determination for the current year of operations under the Plan. The
Plan and the  Distribution  Agreement  may be  terminated  at any  time  without
penalty by a majority of those trustees who are not "interested persons" or by a
majority  vote  of  the  Fund's  outstanding   Investor  Shares.  Any  amendment
materially  increasing  the  maximum  percentage  payable  under  the Plan  must
likewise be  approved by a majority  vote of the  Investor  Shares'  outstanding
voting  stock,  as well as by a  majority  vote of  those  trustees  who are not
"interested persons." In addition, any other material amendment to the Plan must
be  approved  by a majority  vote of the  trustees  including  a majority of the
independent  Trustees of the Trust having no interest in the Plan.  In addition,
in order for the Plan to remain  effective,  the  selection  and  nomination  of
Trustees who are not  "interested  persons" of the Trust must be effected by the
Trustees who themselves are not  "interested  persons" and who have no direct or
indirect  financial  interest in the Plan.  Persons  authorized to make payments
under the Plan must provide  written  reports at least quarterly to the Board of
Trustees for their review.

   
For the  fiscal  year  ended  February  28,  1998,  the  Investor  Shares of the
Predecessor Fund incurred $16,548 in expenditures under the Plan for payments to
broker-dealers and others for the sale or retention of assets.
    

Redemptions. Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may suspend the right of redemption or
postpone  the date of payment  for shares  during any period when (a) trading on
the New York Stock Exchange is restricted by applicable rules and regulations of
the SEC; (b) the Exchange is closed for other than customary weekend and holiday
closings;  (c)  the  SEC  has by  order  permitted  such  suspension;  or (d) an
emergency exists as determined by the SEC. The Fund may also suspend or postpone
the  recordation  of the  transfer of shares upon the  occurrence  of any of the
foregoing conditions.

In addition to the situations  described in the Prospectus under "How Shares May
Be Redeemed," the Fund may redeem shares involuntarily to reimburse the Fund for
any loss  sustained  by  reason of the  failure  of a  shareholder  to make full
payment  for  shares  purchased  by the  shareholder  or to  collect  any charge
relating to a  transaction  effected for the benefit of a  shareholder  which is
applicable to Fund shares as provided in the Prospectus from time to time.

                            DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST

The Trust is an  unincorporated  business trust organized under  Massachusetts's
law on October 25, 1990. The Trust's  Declaration of Trust  authorizes the Board
of Trustees to divide  shares into  series,  each series  relating to a separate
portfolio of  investments,  and to classify and reclassify  any unissued  shares
into one or more classes of shares of each such series. The Declaration of Trust
currently provides for the shares of eight series, as follows:  the Fund managed
by the Advisor;  WST Growth & Income Fund  managed by  Wilbanks,  Smith & Thomas
Asset  Management,  Inc. of Norfolk,  Virginia;  Capital  Value Fund  managed by
Capital  Investment  Counsel,  Inc.  of  Raleigh,   North  Carolina;  ZSA  Asset
Allocation  Fund  managed by Zaske,  Sarafa &  Associates,  Inc. of  Birmingham,
Michigan;  Investek Fixed Income Trust managed by Investek Capital Management of
Jackson,  Mississippi;  and The Brown Capital  Management Equity Fund, The Brown
Capital Management  Balanced Fund and The Brown Capital Management Small Company
Fund managed by Brown Capital  Management of Baltimore,  Maryland.  The Board of
Trustees has authorized the  classification  of shares of all such series except
the ZSA Funds. The number of shares of each series shall be unlimited. The Trust
does not intend to issue share certificates.

In the event of a  liquidation  or  dissolution  of the  Trust or an  individual
series, such as the Fund,  shareholders of a particular series would be entitled
to receive the assets  available  for  distribution  belonging  to such  series.
Shareholders  of a  series  are  entitled  to  participate  equally  in the  net
distributable assets of the particular series involved on liquidation,  based on
the number of shares of the series that are held by each  shareholder.  If there
are any assets,  income,  earnings,  proceeds,  funds or payments,  that are not
readily  identifiable as belonging to any particular  series, the Trustees shall
allocate  them  among  any one or more of the  series  as they,  in  their  sole
discretion, deem fair and equitable.

Shareholders  of all of the series of the Trust,  including the Fund,  will vote
together and not  separately  on a  series-by-series  or  class-by-class  basis,
except as  otherwise  required by law or when the Board of  Trustees  determines
that the matter to be voted upon affects only the interests of the  shareholders
of a particular series or 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 Trust shall not be deemed to
have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding  shares of each series or class affected by the matter. A matter
affects a series or class  unless it is clear that the  interests of each series
or class in the matter are  substantially  identical or that the matter does not
affect any interest of the series or class. Under Rule 18f-2, the approval of an
investment  advisory agreement or any change in a fundamental  investment policy
would be  effectively  acted upon with respect to a series only if approved by a
majority  of the  outstanding  shares  of such  series.  However,  the Rule also
provides that the  ratification of the  appointment of independent  accountants,
the approval of principal  underwriting  contracts  and the election of Trustees
may be  effectively  acted upon by  shareholders  of the Trust voting  together,
without regard to a particular series or class.

When used in the  Prospectus  or this  Additional  Statement,  a  "majority"  of
shareholders  means the vote of the lesser of (1) 67% of the shares of the Trust
or the  applicable  series or class  present at a meeting if the holders of more
than 50% of the  outstanding  shares are  present in person or by proxy,  or (2)
more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Trust or the applicable series or
class.

When issued for  payment as  described  in the  Prospectus  and this  Additional
Statement, shares of the Fund will be fully paid and non-assessable.

The  Declaration  of Trust  provides  that the Trustees of the Trust will not be
liable in any event in connection with the affairs of the Trust,  except as such
liability may arise from his or her own bad faith,  willful  misfeasance,  gross
negligence,  or reckless  disregard of duties.  It also  provides that all third
parties  shall look  solely to the Trust  property  for  satisfaction  of claims
arising in connection with the affairs of the Trust. With the exceptions stated,
the  Declaration  of Trust  provides that a Trustee or officer is entitled to be
indemnified against all liability in connection with the affairs of the Trust.

                     ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING TAXES

The  following  summarizes  certain  additional  tax  considerations   generally
affecting  the  Fund  and  its  shareholders  that  are  not  described  in  the
Prospectus.  No attempt is made to  present a  detailed  explanation  of the tax
treatment of the Fund or its  shareholders,  and the discussion  here and in the
Prospectus is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning and is based
on tax laws and regulations that are in effect on the date hereof; such laws and
regulations may be changed by legislative,  judicial, or administrative  action.
Investors are advised to consult  their tax advisors with specific  reference to
their own tax situations.

Each  series of the  Trust,  including  the Fund,  will be treated as a separate
corporate  entity under the Code and intends to qualify or remain qualified as a
regulated investment company. In order to so qualify,  each series must elect to
be a regulated  investment  company or have made such an election for a previous
year and must satisfy, in addition to the distribution  requirement described in
the Prospectus,  certain  requirements  with respect to the source of its income
for a taxable  year.  At least 90% of the gross  income of each  series  must be
derived from  dividends,  interest,  payments with respect to securities  loans,
gains  from the sale or other  disposition  of  stocks,  securities  or  foreign
currencies,  and other income  derived  with respect to the series'  business of
investing  in such stock,  securities  or  currencies.  Any income  derived by a
series from a  partnership  or trust is treated as derived  with  respect to the
series'  business of investing in stock,  securities or  currencies  only to the
extent that such income is  attributable to items of income that would have been
qualifying  income  if  realized  by the  series  in the same  manner  as by the
partnership or trust.

An investment company may not qualify as a regulated  investment company for any
taxable  year  unless it  satisfies  certain  requirements  with  respect to the
diversification  of its  investments at the close of each quarter of the taxable
year.  In  general,  at least  50% of the  value  of its  total  assets  must be
represented  by cash,  cash items,  government  securities,  securities of other
regulated  investment  companies and other securities which, with respect to any
one issuer,  do not represent more than 5% of the total assets of the investment
company nor more than 10% of the outstanding  voting  securities of such issuer.
In addition,  not more than 25% of the value of the investment  company's  total
assets may be invested in the securities  (other than  government  securities or
the securities of other regulated  investment  companies) of any one issuer. The
Fund  intends to satisfy  all  requirements  on an ongoing  basis for  continued
qualification as a regulated investment company.

Each series of the Trust, including the Fund, will designate any distribution of
long term capital gains as a capital gain dividend in a written notice mailed to
shareholders  within  60 days  after  the  close of the  series'  taxable  year.
Shareholders  should note that,  upon the sale or exchange of series shares,  if
the  shareholder  has not held such shares for at least six months,  any loss on
the sale or exchange of those  shares will be treated as long term  capital loss
to the extent of the capital gain dividends received with respect to the shares.

A 4% nondeductible  excise tax is imposed on regulated investment companies that
fail to currently  distribute an amount equal to specified  percentages of their
ordinary  taxable  income and capital gain net income  (excess of capital  gains
over capital losses).  Each series of the Trust,  including the Fund, intends to
make sufficient  distributions  or deemed  distributions of its ordinary taxable
income and any capital gain net income prior to the end of each calendar year to
avoid liability for this excise tax.

If for any taxable year a series does not qualify for the special federal income
tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of its taxable income
will be subject to federal  income tax at regular  corporate  rates (without any
deduction  for  distributions  to its  shareholders).  In such  event,  dividend
distributions  (whether or not derived from interest on  tax-exempt  securities)
would be taxable as ordinary income to shareholders to the extent of the series'
current and  accumulated  earnings  and  profits,  and would be eligible for the
dividends received deduction for corporations.

Each series of the Trust,  including the Fund, will be required in certain cases
to withhold and remit to the U.S.  Treasury  31% of taxable  dividends or 31% of
gross  proceeds  realized  upon sale  paid to  shareholders  who have  failed to
provide a correct tax identification  number in the manner required,  or who are
subject to withholding by the Internal  Revenue Service for failure  properly to
include on their return payments of taxable  interest or dividends,  or who have
failed to  certify to the Fund that they are not  subject to backup  withholding
when required to do so or that they are "exempt recipients."

Depending  upon the extent of the Fund's  activities in states and localities in
which its offices are maintained, in which its agents or independent contractors
are located or in which it is otherwise  deemed to be conducting  business,  the
Fund may be subject to the tax laws of such states or  localities.  In addition,
in those states and  localities  that have income tax laws, the treatment of the
Fund and its shareholders  under such laws may differ from their treatment under
federal income tax laws.

                             MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

Trustees and Officers.  The Trustees and executive  officers of the Trust, their
ages, and their principal occupations for the last five years are as follows:

   
 Name, Age, Position(s)                Principal Occupation(s)
       and Address                     During Past 5 Years

Jack E. Brinson, 64                    President, Brinson Investment Co.
Trustee and Chairman                   President, Brinson Chevrolet, Inc.
1105 Panola Street                     Tarboro, North Carolina
Tarboro, North Carolina  27886

Eddie C. Brown, 55                     President
Trustee*                               Brown Capital Management, Inc.
President                              Baltimore, Maryland
The Brown Capital Management Funds
809 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Richard K. Bryant, 38                  President
Trustee*                               Capital Investment Group
President                              Raleigh, North Carolina
Capital Value Fund                     Vice President
Post Office Box 32249                  Capital Investment Counsel
Raleigh, North Carolina  27622         Raleigh, North Carolina

Elmer O. Edgerton, Jr., 55             President
Vice President                         Capital Investment Counsel
Capital Value Fund                     Raleigh, North Carolina
Post Office Box 32249                  Vice President
Raleigh, North Carolina  27622         Capital Investment Group
                                       Raleigh, North Carolina

R. Mark Fields, 44                     Vice President
Vice President                         Investek Capital Management
Investek Fixed Income Trust            Jackson, Mississippi
317 East Capitol
Jackson, Mississippi  39201

John M. Friedman, 53                   Vice President
Vice President                         Investek Capital Management
Investek Fixed Income Trust            Jackson, Mississippi
317 East Capitol
Jackson, Mississippi  39201

Keith A. Lee, 37                       Vice President
Vice President                         Brown Capital Management, Inc.
The Brown Capital Management Funds     Baltimore, Maryland
309 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, Maryland  21201

Michael T. McRee, 53                   President
President                              Investek Capital Management, Inc.
Investek Fixed Income Trust            Jackson, Mississippi
317 East Capitol
Jackson, Mississippi  39201

Anmar K. Sarafa, 36                    President
Vice President                         Zaske, Sarafa & Associates, Inc.
The ZSA Funds                          Birmingham, Michigan
Suite 200
355 South Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, Michigan  48009

Thomas W. Steed, 39                    Senior Corporate Attorney
Trustee                                Hardee's Food Systems
101 Bristol Court                      Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, North Carolina  27803

J. Buckley Strandberg, 40              Vice President
Trustee                                Standard Insurance and Realty
Post Office Box 1375                   Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803

Norwood A. Thomas, Jr. 64              Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President               Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management
WST GROWTH & INCOME FUND               Norfolk, Virginia
One Commercial Place, Suite 1450
Norfolk, Virginia 23510

C. Frank Watson III, 26                Vice President
Secretary                              The Nottingham Company
105 North Washington Street            Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803

Wayne F. Wilbanks, 37                  President
President                              Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management
WST GROWTH & INCOME FUND               Norfolk, Virginia
One Commercial Place, Suite 1450
Norfolk, Virginia 23510

Julian G. Winters, 29                  Legal and Compliance Director
Treasurer                              The Nottingham Company
105 North Washington Street            (Administrator to the Fund)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803      Rocky Mount, North Carolina
                                               Since 1996; previously
                                       Operations Manager, Tar Heel
                                       Medical, Nashville, North Carolina

Arthur E. Zaske, 49                    Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Trustee*                               Zaske, Sarafa, & Associates, Inc.
President                              Birmingham, Michigan
The ZSA Funds
Suite 200
355 South Woodward Avenue
Birmingham, Michigan  48009
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* Indicates that Trustee is an "interested  person" of the Trust for purposes of
the 1940 Act because of his position with one of the investment  advisors to the
Trust.

The  officers  of the Trust  will not  receive  compensation  from the Trust for
performing the duties of their  offices.  Each Trustee who is not an "interested
person" of the Trust  receives a fee of $2,000 each year plus $250 per series of
the Trust per  meeting  attended  in person and $100 per series of the Trust per
meeting attended by telephone. All Trustees are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings.

                               Compensation Table*

                                      Pension
                                     Retirement                       Total
                        Aggregate     Benefits       Estimated     Compensation
                      Compensation   Accrued As        Annual     from the Trust
     Name of Person,    from the    Part of Fund   Benefits Upon      Paid to
        Position          Trust       Expenses       Retirement      Trustees

Jack E. Brinson          $8,500         None            None          $8,500
Trustee

Eddie C. Brown            None          None            None           None
Trustee

Richard K. Bryant         None          None            None           None
Trustee

Thomas W. Steed          $8,500         None            None          $8,500
Trustee

J. Buckley Strandberg    $7,600         None            None          $7,600
Trustee



*Figures are for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998.

Investment  Advisor.  Information  about  Morehead  Capital  Advisors,  LLC (the
"Advisor")  and its duties and  compensation  as Advisor  are  contained  in the
Prospectus.

   
The Advisor  will  receive a monthly  management  fee equal to an annual rate of
1.00% of the average  daily net assets of the Fund.  For the fiscal  years ended
February  28,  1998,  1997,  1996,  and  1995,  the  Advisor  waived  all of the
management  fee from the  Predecessor  Fund in the amount of  $42,295,  $27,685,
$11,386 and $410,  respectively,  and  voluntarily  reimbursed  a portion of the
Predecessor  Fund's  operating  expenses  in the  amount  of  $36,881,  $58,459,
$69,248, and $10,548 respectively.
    

Under  the  Advisory  Agreement,  the  Advisor  is not  liable  for any error of
judgment or mistake of law or for any loss  suffered  by the Fund in  connection
with the performance of such Agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of
fiduciary  duty with  respect to the receipt of  compensation  for services or a
loss resulting from willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence on the
part of the  Advisor  in the  performance  of its  duties  or from its  reckless
disregard of its duties and obligations under the Agreement.

   
Sub-Advisor.  Information about Capital Investment  Counsel (the  "Sub-Advisor")
and its duties and  compensation  are  contained  in the  Prospectus.  Under the
Sub-Advisory  Agreement,  the Advisor is not liable for any error of judgment or
mistake  of law or for any  loss  suffered  by the Fund in  connection  with the
performance  of  such  Agreement,  except  a loss  resulting  from a  breach  of
fiduciary  duty with  respect to the receipt of  compensation  for services or a
loss resulting from willful  misfeasance,  bad faith or gross  negligence on the
part of the  Sub-Advisor  in the  performance of its duties or from its reckless
disregard of its duties and obligations under the Agreement.
    

Administrator  and Transfer Agent. The Trust has entered into a Fund Accounting,
Dividend  Disbursing  & Transfer  Agent and  Administration  Agreement  with The
Nottingham  Company (the  "Administrator"),  105 North Washington  Street,  Post
Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina  27803-0365,  pursuant to which the
Administrator  receives a fee at the annual rate of 0.175% of the average  daily
net assets of the Fund on the first $50 million;  0.15% of the next $50 million;
0.125% on the next $50  million;  and 0.10% of its  average  daily net assets in
excess of $150 million. In addition, the Administrator currently receives a base
monthly fee of $2,000 for accounting and recordkeeping services for the Fund and
$750 for each Class of Shares beyond the initial Class. The  Administrator  also
charges  the  Fund for  certain  costs  involved  with the  daily  valuation  of
investment  securities  and  is  reimbursed  for  out-of-pocket   expenses.  The
Administrator  charges  a minimum  fee of  $3,000  per month for all of its fees
taken in the aggregate, analyzed monthly.

The  Administrator  will  perform  the  following  services  for the  Fund:  (1)
coordinate  with the Custodian and monitor the services it provides to the Fund;
(2) coordinate with and monitor any other third parties  furnishing  services to
the Fund; (3) provide the Fund with necessary office space, telephones and other
communications  facilities and personnel competent to perform administrative and
clerical  functions for the Fund; (4) supervise the maintenance by third parties
of such books and records of the Fund as may be required by  applicable  federal
or state law; (5) prepare or supervise the  preparation  by third parties of all
federal,  state  and local tax  returns  and  reports  of the Fund  required  by
applicable  law; (6) prepare and, after approval by the Trust,  file and arrange
for the  distribution of proxy materials and periodic reports to shareholders of
the Fund as required by applicable  law; (7) prepare and,  after approval by the
Trust,  arrange  for  the  filing  of such  registration  statements  and  other
documents  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and other federal and
state  regulatory  authorities as may be required by applicable  law; (8) review
and submit to the  officers  of the Trust for their  approval  invoices or other
requests for payment of Fund expenses and instruct the Custodian to issue checks
in payment  thereof;  and (9) take such other action with respect to the Fund as
may be necessary in the opinion of the Administrator to perform its duties under
the  agreement.  The  Administrator  will also provide  certain  accounting  and
pricing services for the Fund.

With the  approval  of the  Trust,  the  Administrator  has  contracted  with NC
Shareholder  Services,  LLC (the "Transfer  Agent"),  a North  Carolina  limited
liability  company,  to serve as  transfer,  dividend  paying,  and  shareholder
servicing agent for the Fund. The Transfer Agent is compensated for its services
by the  Administrator  and not directly by the Fund. The address of the Transfer
Agent is 107 North Washington  Street,  Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North
Carolina 27803-0365.

   
For the fiscal years ended  February  1998 and 1997,  the  administrator  to the
Predecessor Fund (Countrywide Services,  Inc.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio) received from
the  Predecessor  Fund transfer agent fees of $24,000 and $15,000  respectively,
accounting   and  pricing  fees  of  $25,229  and  $15,000   respectively,   and
administrative fees of $12,000 and $7,500  respectively.  Prior to June 1, 1996,
The Nottingham  Company served as administrator of the Predecessor Fund. For the
fiscal years ended February 28, 1997 and 1996, The Nottingham  Company  received
from the Predecessor Fund aggregate fees of $10,552 and $36,000 respectively.
    

Distributor. Capital Investment Group, Inc. (the "Distributor"), Post Office Box
32249, Raleigh,  North Carolina 27622, acts as an underwriter and distributor of
the Fund's shares for the purpose of facilitating  the registration of shares of
the Fund  under  state  securities  laws and to assist  in sales of Fund  shares
pursuant to a Distribution Agreement (the "Distribution  Agreement") approved by
the Board of Trustees of the Trust.

In this regard,  the  Distributor  has agreed at its own expense to qualify as a
broker-dealer  under all applicable  federal or state laws in those states which
the Fund shall from time to time identify to the  Distributor as states in which
it wishes to offer its shares for sale, in order that state registrations may be
maintained for the Fund.

The Distributor is a  broker-dealer  registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  and a  member  in  good  standing  of the  National  Association  of
Securities Dealers, Inc.

Either party upon 60 days prior written  notice to the other party may terminate
the Distribution Agreement.

   
For the fiscal years ended  February 28, 1998 and 1997,  the  distributor to the
Predecessor Fund (Alpha and Omega,  Inc.) earned $XXXXX and $5,923  respectively
in  underwriting  and  broker  commissions.  Prior  to  June  1,  1996,  Capital
Investment  Group,  Inc. Served as distrbituor to the Predecessor  Fund. For the
fiscal year ended  February 29, 1996,  Capital  Investment  Group,  Inc.  earned
$5,198 in underwriting commissions.
    

Custodian.  First Union National Bank of North Carolina (the "Custodian") serves
as custodian for the Fund's assets. The Custodian's mailing address is Two First
Union  Center,  Charlotte,  North  Carolina  28288.  The  Custodian  acts as the
depository for the Fund, safekeeps its portfolio securities, collects all income
and other payments with respect to portfolio securities, disburses monies at the
Fund's request and maintains records in connection with its duties as Custodian.
For its  services as  Custodian,  the  Custodian is entitled to receive from the
Fund an  annual  fee  based on the  average  net  assets of the Fund held by the
Custodian.

Independent  Auditors.  The firm of Deloitte & Touche,  LLP, 2500 One PPG Place,
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania  15222-5401,  serves as  independent  auditors for the
Fund, and will audit the annual financial statements of the Fund and prepare the
Fund's federal and state tax returns. KMPG Peat Marwick served as auditor to the
Predecessor Fund.

                          SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER SERVICES

The Fund offers the following shareholder services:

Regular Account. The regular account allows for voluntary investments to be made
at  any  time.  Available  to  individuals,  custodians,  corporations,  trusts,
estates,  corporate  retirement  plans and  others,  investors  are free to make
additions and  withdrawals to or from their account as often as they wish.  When
an investor  makes an initial  investment in the Fund, a shareholder  account is
opened in accordance with the investor's  registration  instructions.  Each time
there  is  a  transaction  in a  shareholder  account,  such  as  an  additional
investment or the  reinvestment of a dividend or  distribution,  the shareholder
will receive a confirmation  statement  showing the current  transaction and all
prior transactions in the shareholder  account during the calendar year to date,
along with a summary of the status of the account as of the transaction date. As
stated in the Prospectus, share certificates are not issued.

Automatic Investment Plan. The automatic investment plan enables shareholders to
make regular monthly or quarterly investment in shares through automatic charges
to their checking account. With shareholder authorization and bank approval, the
Administrator  will  automatically  charge the  checking  account for the amount
specified ($100 minimum) which will be  automatically  invested in shares at the
public offering price on or about the 21st day of the month. The shareholder may
change  the  amount of the  investment  or  discontinue  the plan at any time by
writing to the Fund.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan. Shareholders owning shares with a value of $5,000 or
more may  establish a  Systematic  Withdrawal  Plan. A  shareholder  may receive
monthly or quarterly payments,  in amounts of not less than $100 per payment, by
authorizing the Fund to redeem the necessary number of shares periodically (each
month,  or quarterly in the months of March,  June,  September  and December) in
order  to  make  the   payments   requested.   The  Fund  has  the  capacity  of
electronically  depositing the proceeds of the systematic withdrawal directly to
the  shareholder's  personal  bank  account  ($5,000  minimum  per  bank  wire).
Instructions  for  establishing  this  service  are  included in the Fund Shares
Application,  enclosed in the  Prospectus,  or available by calling the Fund. If
the shareholder  prefers to receive his systematic  withdrawal proceeds in cash,
or if such  proceeds  are less than the $5,000  minimum for a bank wire,  checks
will be made payable to the designated recipient and mailed within 7 days of the
valuation  date.  If the  designated  recipient  is other  than  the  registered
shareholder,  the  signature  of  each  shareholder  must be  guaranteed  on the
application (see "Signature  Guarantees" in the  Prospectus).  A corporation (or
partnership)  must also submit a "Corporate  Resolution" (or  "Certification  of
Partnership")  indicating  the names,  titles and required  number of signatures
authorized  to act on its  behalf.  The  application  must be  signed  by a duly
authorized  officer(s)  and the corporate seal affixed.  No redemption  fees are
charged  to  shareholders  under  this  plan.  Costs  in  conjunction  with  the
administration of the plan are borne by the Fund.  Shareholders  should be aware
that such  systematic  withdrawals  may deplete or use up entirely their initial
investment and may result in realized  long-term or short-term  capital gains or
losses. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan may be terminated at any time by the Fund
upon sixty days written  notice or by a shareholder  upon written  notice to the
Fund.  Applications  and further  details may be obtained by calling the Fund at
1-800-773-3863, or by writing to:


                                THE CAROLINASFUND
                   [Investor Shares] or [Institutional Shares]
                           105 North Washington Street
                              Post Office Box 4365
                     Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27803-0365

Purchases in Kind. The Fund may accept securities in lieu of cash in payment for
the purchase of shares in the Fund. The acceptance of such  securities is at the
sole  discretion of the Advisor  based upon the  suitability  of the  securities
accepted for inclusion as a long term investment of the Fund, the  marketability
of such securities, and other factors which the Advisor may deem appropriate. If
accepted,  the securities  will be valued using the same criteria and methods as
described in "How Shares are Valued" in the Prospectus.

Redemptions in Kind. The Fund does not intend,  under normal  circumstances,  to
redeem  its  securities  by  payment  in kind.  It is  possible,  however,  that
conditions may arise in the future which would,  in the opinion of the Trustees,
make it  undesirable  for the Fund to pay for all  redemptions  in cash. In such
case,  the  Board  of  Trustees  may  authorize  payment  to be made in  readily
marketable portfolio securities of the Fund.  Securities delivered in payment of
redemptions  would be valued at the same value assigned to them in computing the
net asset value per share.  Shareholders  receiving  them would incur  brokerage
costs when these  securities  are sold. An  irrevocable  election has been filed
under  Rule  18f-1 of the 1940 Act,  wherein  the Fund  committed  itself to pay
redemptions  in cash,  rather than in kind, to any  shareholder of record of the
Fund who redeems during any ninety-day period, the lesser of (a) $250,000 or (b)
one percent (1%) of the Fund's net asset value at the beginning of such period.

Transfer of  Registration.  To transfer shares to another owner,  send a written
request to the Fund at the address shown herein. Your request should include the
following: (1) the Fund name and existing account registration; (2) signature(s)
of the registered owner(s) exactly as the signature(s)  appear(s) on the account
registration;  (3) the new account  registration,  address,  social  security or
taxpayer  identification  number and how  dividends  and capital gains are to be
distributed;  (4) signature  guarantees  (See the  Prospectus  under the heading
"Signature Guarantees"); and (5) any additional documents which are required for
transfer by corporations,  administrators,  executors, trustees, guardians, etc.
If you have any questions about transferring shares, call or write the Fund.

                      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PERFORMANCE

From time to time,  the total  return of each Class of the Fund may be quoted in
advertisements, sales literature, shareholder reports or other communications to
shareholders.  The Fund computes the "average annual total return" of each Class
of the Fund by determining the average annual  compounded rates of return during
specified  periods  that  equate  the  initial  amount  invested  to the  ending
redeemable  value of such  investment.  This is done by  determining  the ending
redeemable value of a hypothetical  $1,000 initial payment.  This calculation is
as follows:

                 P(1+T)n = ERV

       Where:    T =    average annual total return.
                 ERV =  ending redeemable value at the end of the period covered
                        by the computation of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made
                        at the beginning of the period.
                 P =    hypothetical  initial payment of $1,000  from  which the
                        maximum sales load is deducted.  
                 n =    period covered by the computation, expressed in terms of
                        years.

The Fund may also compute the aggregate  total return of each Class of the Fund,
which is  calculated  in a  similar  manner,  except  that the  results  are not
annualized.

The calculation of average annual total return and aggregate total return assume
that the maximum  sales load is deducted from the initial  $1,000  investment at
the time it is made  and  that  there is a  reinvestment  of all  dividends  and
capital gain  distributions  on the  reinvestment  dates during the period.  The
ending  redeemable  value is determined by assuming  complete  redemption of the
hypothetical investment and the deduction of all nonrecurring charges at the end
of the period covered by the  computations.  The Fund may also quote other total
return information that does not reflect the effects of the sales load.

   
The average annual total returns of Investor Shares of the Predecessor  Fund for
the one year  period  ended  February  28, 1998 and the period  since  inception
(January  3, 1995) to February  28,  1998 were  26.26% and 18.21%  respectively.
Without  reflecting  the sales load for the Investor  Shares of the  Predecessor
Fund for such period, the average annual total returns of Investor Shares of the
Predecessor  Fund for such  periods  were  XXXX% and  XXXX%,  respectively.  The
cumulative  total  return  for the  Investor  Shares  of the  Predecessor  Fund,
computed  without  reflecting  the  applicable  sales load, for the period since
inception (January 3, 1995) through February 28, 1998 was 69.56%.

The average annual total returns of Institutional Shares of the Predecessor Fund
for the one year period ended  February 28, 1998 and the period since  inception
(May 22,  1995) to February  28, 1998 were 31.59% and 20.21%  respectively.  The
cumulative total return for the Institutional Shares of the Predecessor Fund for
the period since inception (May 22, 1995) through February 28, 1998 was XXXXX%.
    

The Fund's  performance  may be compared in  advertisements,  sales  literature,
shareholder reports, and other communications to the performance of other mutual
funds having similar objectives or to standardized  indices or other measures of
investment performance.  In particular,  the Fund may compare its performance to
the S&P 500 Index,  the Lehman  Aggregate  Bond Index,  or a combination of such
indices. Comparative performance may also be expressed by reference to a ranking
prepared  by a mutual  fund  monitoring  service  or by one or more  newspapers,
newsletters  or  financial  periodicals.  The Fund may  also  occasionally  cite
statistics to reflect its volatility and risk.

The Fund's performance  fluctuates on a daily basis largely because net earnings
and net asset value per share fluctuate  daily.  Both net earnings and net asset
value per share are  factors in the  computation  of total  return as  described
above.  As indicated,  from time to time, the Fund may advertise its performance
compared  to  similar  funds or  portfolios  using  certain  indices,  reporting
services, and financial publications. These may include the following:

  o    Lipper Analytical  Services,  Inc. ranks funds in various fund categories
       by making  comparative  calculations  using total  return.  Total  return
       assumes the  reinvestment of all capital gains  distributions  and income
       dividends  and takes into  account  any change in net asset  value over a
       specific period of time.

  o    Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service, is the publisher of the
       bi-weekly  Mutual Fund  Values.  Mutual Fund Values rates more than 1,000
       NASDAQ-listed mutual funds of all types, according to their risk-adjusted
       returns.  The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for
       two weeks.

Investors may use such indices in addition to the Fund's  Prospectus to obtain a
more complete view of the Fund's performance before investing.  Of course,  when
comparing the Fund's  performance  to any index,  factors such as composition of
the index and prevailing market conditions should be considered in assessing the
significance of such comparisons. When comparing funds using reporting services,
or  total  return,   investors  should  take  into  consideration  any  relevant
differences in funds such as permitted  portfolio  compositions and methods used
to value portfolio  securities and compute  offering price.  Advertisements  and
other sales  literature for the Fund may quote total returns that are calculated
on  non-standardized  base  periods.  The total  returns  represent the historic
change in the value of an investment  in the Fund based on monthly  reinvestment
of dividends over a specified period of time.

From  time  to  time  the  Fund  may   include  in   advertisements   and  other
communications information,  charts, and illustrations relating to inflation and
the reflects of inflation on the dollar,  including the purchasing  power of the
dollar at various  rates of  inflation.  The Fund may also disclose from time to
time  information  about its portfolio  allocation  and holdings at a particular
date (including  ratings of securities  assigned by independent  rating services
such as S&P and Moody's). The Fund may also depict the historical performance of
the securities in which the Fund may invest over periods reflecting a variety of
market or economic  conditions  either alone or in comparison  with  alternative
investments,  performance indices of those investments,  or economic indicators.
The Fund may also  include  in  advertisements  and in  materials  furnished  to
present and prospective shareholders statements or illustrations relating to the
appropriateness  of types of securities and/or mutual funds that may be employed
to meet specific  financial  goals,  such as saving for  retirement,  children's
education, or other future needs.


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                                   APPENDIX A

                             DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

Under normal  market  conditions,  at least 90% of the Fund's net assets will be
invested in equities.  As a temporary defensive position,  however, the Fund may
invest  up to 100% of its  assets  in  fixed  income  securities  that  meet the
following minimum rating criteria ("Investment-Grade Debt Securities") or if not
rated, of equivalent quality as determined by the Advisor.

When the Fund  invests  in  Investment  Grade  Debt  Securities  as a  temporary
defensive  position,  it is not pursuing it investment  objective.  Under normal
circumstances,  however,  the Fund may  invest  in money  market  or  repurchase
agreement  instruments as described in the Prospectus.  The various ratings used
by the nationally recognized securities rating services are described below.

A rating by a rating service  represents the service's  opinion as to the credit
quality of the security  being rated.  However,  the ratings are general and are
not absolute standards of quality or guarantees as to the creditworthiness of an
issuer.  Consequently,  the Advisor  believes  that the quality of fixed  income
securities in which the Fund may invest should be continuously reviewed and that
individual analysts give different weightings to the various factors involved in
credit analysis.  A rating is not a recommendation  to purchase,  sell or hold a
security,  because it does not take into account market value or suitability for
a particular investor.  When a security has received a rating from more than one
service,  each rating is evaluated  independently.  Ratings are based on current
information  furnished  by the issuer or  obtained by the rating  services  from
other sources that they consider reliable.  Ratings may be changed, suspended or
withdrawn as a result of changes in or unavailability  of such  information,  or
for other reasons.

Standard & Poor's  Ratings  Group.  The  following  summarizes  the highest four
ratings  used by  Standard & Poor's  Ratings  Group  ("S&P")  for bonds that are
deemed to be "Investment-Grade Debt Securities" by the Advisor:

       AAA - This is the highest rating assigned by S&P to a debt obligation and
       indicates  an  extremely  strong  capacity  to  pay  interest  and  repay
       principal.

       AA - Debt rated AA is  considered  to have a very strong  capacity to pay
       interest and repay principal and differs from AAA  issues only in a small
       degree.

       A - Debt  rated  A has a  strong  capacity  to  pay  interest  and  repay
       principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects
       of changes in circumstances  and economic  conditions than debt in higher
       rated categories.

       BBB - Debt rated BBB is regarded  as having an  adequate  capacity to pay
       interest  and repay  principal.  Whereas it  normally  exhibits  adequate
       protection   parameters,   adverse   economic   conditions   or  changing
       circumstances  are more  likely  to lead to a  weakened  capacity  to pay
       interest and repay  principal for bonds in this category than for debt in
       higher rated categories.

To  provide  more  detailed  indications  of credit  quality,  the AA, A and BBB
ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative
standing within these major rating categories.

Bonds  rated  BB, B,  CCC,  CC and C are not  considered  by the  Advisor  to be
"Investment-Grade   Debt   Securities"   and  are  regarded,   on  balance,   as
predominantly  speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and principal in accordance with the terms of the  obligation.  BB indicates the
lowest degree of speculation and C the highest degree of speculation. While such
bonds may have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed
by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

Commercial  paper rated A-1 by S&P indicates that the degree of safety regarding
timely payment is strong.  Those issues  determined to possess  extremely strong
safety  characteristics  are  denoted  A-1+.  Capacity  for  timely  payment  on
commercial paper rated A-2 is satisfactory, but the relative degree of safety is
not as high as for issues designated A-1.

The rating SP-1 is the highest  rating  assigned by S&P to  municipal  notes and
indicates  very strong or strong  capacity to pay principal and interest.  Those
issues determined to possess  overwhelming  safety  characteristics  are given a
plus (+) designation.

Moody's  Investors  Service,  Inc.  The  following  summarizes  the highest four
ratings used by Moody's Investors Service,  Inc.  ("Moody's") for bonds that are
deemed to be "Investment-Grade Debt Securities" by the Advisor:

       Aaa - Bonds that are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They
       carry the smallest degree of investment  risk and are generally  referred
       to as "gilt edge."  Interest  payments are  protected by a large or by an
       exceptionally  stable margin and  principal is secure.  While the various
       protective  elements  are  likely  to  change,  such  changes  as  can be
       visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally  strong position
       of such issues.

       Aa - Bonds  that are  rated Aa are  judged to be of high  quality  by all
       standards.  Together  with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally
       known as  high-grade  bonds.  They are rated  lower  than the best  bonds
       because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or
       fluctuation of protective  elements may be of greater  amplitude or there
       may be other  elements  present  which make the  long-term  risks  appear
       somewhat larger than in Aaa securities.

       A - Debt that is rated A possesses many favorable  investment  attributes
       and is to be  considered  as an upper  medium grade  obligation.  Factors
       giving  security to principal  and interest are  considered  adequate but
       elements may be present  which  suggest a  susceptibility  to  impairment
       sometime in the future.

       Baa -  Debt,  which  is  rated  Baa,  is  considered  as a  medium  grade
       obligation,  i.e., it is neither  highly  protected  nor poorly  secured.
       Interest payments and principal  security appear adequate for the present
       but   certain   protective   elements   may   be   lacking   or   may  be
       characteristically  unreliable  over any great length of time.  Such debt
       lacks outstanding investment  characteristics and in fact has speculative
       characteristics as well.

Moody's applies numerical modifiers (l, 2 and 3) with respect to bonds rated Aa,
A and Baa.  The  modifier 1  indicates  that the bond being  rated  ranks in the
higher end of its generic rating category;  the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range
ranking;  and the  modifier 3 indicates  that the bond ranks in the lower end of
its generic rating category.

Bonds,  which  are rated Ba, B,  Caa,  Ca or C by  Moody's,  are not  considered
"Investment-Grade  Debt Securities" by the Advisor. Bonds rated Ba are judged to
have  speculative  elements  because  their future  cannot be considered as well
assured.  Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class, because the
protection of interest and principal payments often may be very moderate and not
well safeguarded.

Bonds,  which  are  rated  B  generally,  lack  characteristics  of a  desirable
investment.  Assurance of interest and principal  payments or of  maintenance of
other terms of the security  over any long period for time may be small.  Bonds,
which are rated Caa, are of poor standing.  Such securities may be in default or
there may be present  elements of danger with  respect to principal or interest.
Bonds,  which are rated Ca,  represent  obligations,  which are speculative in a
high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.
Bonds which are rated C are the lowest  rated class of bonds and issues so rated
can be regarded as having  extremely  poor  prospects of ever attaining any real
investment standing.

The rating Prime-1 is the highest  commercial  paper rating assigned by Moody's.
Issuers rated Prime-1 (or related  supporting  institutions)  are  considered to
have a superior  capacity for  repayment of short-term  promissory  obligations.
Issuers rated Prime-2 (or related  supporting  institutions)  are  considered to
have a strong capacity for repayment of short-term promissory obligations.  This
will  normally be  evidenced  by many of the  characteristics  of issuers  rated
Prime-1 but to a lesser  degree.  Earnings  trends and  coverage  ratios,  while
sound, will be more subject to variation. Capitalization characteristics,  while
still appropriated may be more affected by external conditions.  Ample alternate
liquidity is maintained.

The following summarizes the highest rating used by Moody's for short-term notes
and variable rate demand obligations:

       MIG-l;  VMIG-l - Obligations  bearing these  designations are of the best
       quality,  enjoying strong protection by established cash flows,  superior
       liquidity  support or demonstrated  broad-based  access to the market for
       refinancing.

Duff & Phelps  Credit  Rating Co. The  following  summarizes  the  highest  four
ratings used by Duff & Phelps  Credit  Rating Co.  ("D&P") for bonds,  which are
deemed to be "Investment-Grade Debt Securities" by the Advisor:

       AAA - Bonds that are rated AAA are of the  highest  credit  quality.  The
       risk factors are  considered to be  negligible,  being only slightly more
       than for risk-free U.S. Treasury debt.

       AA - Bonds  that are  rated  AA are of high  credit  quality.  Protection
       factors are  strong.  Risk is modest but may vary  slightly  from time to
       time because of economic conditions.

       A - Bonds rated A have  average but adequate protection factors. The risk
       factors are more variable and greater in periods of economic stress.

       BBB - Bonds rated BBB have below average protection factors but are still
       considered  sufficient  for  prudent  investment.  There is  considerable
       variability in risk during economic cycles.

Bonds  rated  BB,  B and CCC by D&P are not  considered  "Investment-Grade  Debt
Securities" and are regarded,  on balance,  as  predominantly  speculative  with
respect to the issuer's  ability to pay interest and make principal  payments in
accordance with the terms of the obligations.  BB indicates the lowest degree of
speculation and CCC the highest degree of speculation.

The rating Duff l is the highest  rating  assigned by D&P for  short-term  debt,
including commercial paper. D&P employs three designations,  Duff l+, Duff 1 and
Duff 1- within the highest rating category.  Duff l+ indicates highest certainty
of timely payment.  Short-term  liquidity,  including internal operating factors
and/or access to alternative sources of funds, is judged to be "outstanding, and
safety is just below risk-free U.S.  Treasury  short-term  obligations."  Duff 1
indicates very high certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors are excellent
and  supported  by  good  fundamental   protection  factors.  Risk  factors  are
considered  to be minor.  Duff 1- indicates  high  certainty of timely  payment.
Liquidity  factors  are  strong and  supported  by good  fundamental  protection
factors. Risk factors are very small.

Fitch Investors Service,  Inc. The following summarizes the highest four ratings
used by Fitch Investors Service, Inc. ("Fitch") for bonds which are deemed to be
"Investment-Grade Debt Securities" by the Advisor:

       AAA - Bonds are  considered  to be  investment  grade and of the  highest
       credit quality.  The obligor has an  exceptionally  strong ability to pay
       interest  and  repay  principal,  which is  unlikely  to be  affected  by
       reasonably foreseeable events.

       AA - Bonds are considered to be investment  grade and of very high credit
       quality.  The  obligor's  ability to pay interest and repay  principal is
       very  strong,  although  not quite as strong as bonds rated AAA.  Because
       bonds rated in the AAA and AA categories are not significantly vulnerable
       to foreseeable future  developments,  short-term debt of these issuers is
       generally rated F-1+.

       A - Bonds that are rated A are  considered to be investment  grade and of
       high credit  quality.  The  obligor's  ability to pay  interest and repay
       principal  is  considered  to be strong,  but may be more  vulnerable  to
       adverse changes in economic  conditions and circumstances than bonds with
       higher ratings.

       BBB - Bonds  rated  BBB are  considered  to be  investment  grade  and of
       satisfactory  credit quality.  The obligor's  ability to pay interest and
       repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in economic
       conditions and  circumstances,  however,  are more likely to have adverse
       impact  on  these  bonds,  and  therefore  impair  timely  payment.   The
       likelihood  that the  ratings of these  bonds will fall below  investment
       grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

To  provide  more  detailed  indications  of credit  quality,  the AA, A and BBB
ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative
standing within a rating category.

Bonds  rated BB, B and CCC by Fitch are not  considered  "Investment-Grade  Debt
Securities" and are regarded,  on balance,  as  predominantly  speculative  with
respect to the issuer's  ability to pay interest and make principal  payments in
accordance with the terms of the obligations.  BB indicates the lowest degree of
speculation and CCC the highest degree of speculation.

The following  summarizes the three highest ratings used by Fitch for short-term
notes, municipal notes, variable rate demand instruments and commercial paper:

       F-1+ -  Instruments  assigned  this  rating  are  regarded  as having the
       strongest degree of assurance for timely payment.

       F-1 -  Instruments  assigned  this rating  reflect an assurance of timely
       payment only slightly less in degree than issues rated F-1+

       F-2 -  Instruments  assigned  this  rating  have  satisfactory  degree of
       assurance for timely payment, but the margin of safety is not as great as
       for issues assigned F-1+ and F-1 ratings.




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                                     PART C

                       THE NOTTINGHAM INVESTMENT TRUST II

                                    FORM N1-A

                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 24.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

       a)    Financial Statements:

             Financial  Highlights  are   incorporated  by  reference  to  Post-
             Effective Amendment 31.

             Annual  Reports  for the fiscal  year ended March 31, 1997 for each
             series  of  the  Registrant  are   incorporated   by  reference  to
             Post-Effective Amendment 31 under Part B.

             The Financial  Statements  for the WST Growth & Income Fund and The
             CarolinasFund will be filed by amendment.

       b)    Exhibits

(1)  Declaration  of  Trust  -  Amended  and  Restated   Declaration  of  Trust;
     Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95 
(2)  By-Laws - Amended  and  Restated By-Laws;  Incorporated by reference; filed
     6/2/95
(3)  Not Applicable
(4)  Not Applicable  - the series of the  Registrant  do not issue  certificates
(5) (a) Investment Advisory Agreement for the Capital Value Fund -  Incorporated
        by reference; filed  on 10/29/90;  Amendment to the Investment  Advisory
        Agreement - Incorporated by reference; filed on 8/1/95
    (b) Investment  Advisory  Agreement  for  Investek  Fixed   Income  Trust  -
        Incorporated by reference; filed on 9/20/91
    (c) Investment  Advisory   Agreement  for  ZSA  Social   Conscience  Fund  -
        Incorporated  by  reference; filed on 4/26/94
    (d) Investment  Advisory   Agreement  for  ZSA  Asset   Allocation   Fund  -
        Incorporated by  reference; filed on 5/22/92;  Amendment to the Advisory
        Agreement - Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95
    (e) Investment  Advisory Agreement  for The Brown Capital  Management Equity
        Fund - Incorporated by reference; filed on 5/27/92
    (f) Investment Advisory Agreement for The Brown Capital  Management Balanced
        Fund - Incorporated  by reference; filed on 5/27/92
    (g) Investment Advisory  Agreement  for The Brown Capital  Management  Small
        Company Fund - Incorporated by reference; filed on 5/27/92
    (h) Investment  Advisory   Agreement  for  WST   Growth   &  Income   Fund -
        Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/24/97
    (i) Investment Advisory Agreement  for  The CarolinasFund - Incorporated  by
        reference; filed 4/20/98
(6) (a) Distribution  Agreement   for  Capital  Value  Fund  -  Incorporated  by
        reference; filed on 8/1/95
    (b) Distribution Agreement for Investek Fixed Income Trust - Incorporated by
        reference; filed 7/12/96
    (c) Distribution Agreement for  ZSA Social Conscience Fund - Incorporated by
        reference; filed on 4/26/94
    (d) Distribution Agreement for  ZSA Asset Allocation  Fund - Incorporated by
        reference; filed on 7/29/94
    (e) Distribution Agreement for  The Brown  Capital  Management Equity Fund -
        Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95
    (f) Distribution  Agreement for The Brown Capital Management Balanced Fund -
        Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95
    (g) Distribution Agreement for The Brown Capital  Management  Small  Company
        Fund - Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95
    (h) Distribution Agreement  for The WST Growth & Income Fund -  Incorporated
        by reference; filed 7/12/96 
    (i) Distribution Agreement for The CarolinasFund -Incorporated by reference;
        filed 4/20/98
(7) Not Applicable
(8) Custodian Agreement - Incorporated by reference; filed 7/24/97
(9) (a) Fund Accounting, Dividend Disbursing & Transfer Agent and Administration
        Agreement - Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/30/93
    (b) Amendment  to  Fund  Accounting,  Dividend  Disbursing  & Transfer Agent
        Administration Agreement Incorporated by reference; filed on 4/26/94
    (c) Amendment  to  Fund  Accounting,  Dividend  Disbursing  & Transfer Agent
        Administration  Agreement  Incorporated  by reference - Incorporated  by
        reference; filed on 10/7/94
    (d) Amendment  to  Fund  Accounting,  Dividend  Disbursing  & Transfer Agent
        Administration Agreement  Incorporated  by  reference - Incorporated  by
        reference; filed 6/2/95
    (e) Amendment  to  Fund  Accounting,  Dividend  Disbursing  & Transfer Agent
        Administration Agreement Incorporated by reference;  filed 4/20/98
(10) Opinion and Consent of Counsel - Incorporated  by reference;  filed 5/29/97
     with 24f-2 notices; filed 4/20/98 for The Carolinas Fund.
(11) Consent of Auditors - Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/31/97 
(12) Not Applicable
(13) Not Applicable
(14) Not Applicable
(15) (a) Plan  of  Distribution  under  Rule  12b-1  for  Capital  Value  Fund -
         Incorporated by reference; filed on 8/1/95
     (b) Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1 for Investek Fixed Income Trust -
         Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/12/96
     (c) Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1 for ZSA Social Conscience  Fund -
         Incorporated by reference; filed on 4/26/94
     (d) Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1 for ZSA Asset  Allocation  Fund -
         Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/29/94
     (e) Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1  for The Brown Capital Management
         Equity Fund - Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95
     (f) Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1 for The Brown Capital  Management
         Balanced Fund - Incorporated by reference; filed 6/2/95
     (g) Plan of Distribution under Rule 12b-1 for The Brown Capital  Management
         Small Company Fund - Incorporated  by reference; filed 6/2/95
     (h) Plan  of  Distribution  under  Rule 12b-1  for WST Growth & Income Fund
         - Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/24/97
     (i) Plan  of  Distribution  under   Rule  12b-1  for  The  CarolinasFund  -
         Incorporated by reference; filed on 4/20/98
(16) Computation of Performance - Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/31/97
(17) (a) Copies of  Powers of  Attorney - Incorporated by  reference;  filed  on
         10/29/90 and on 4/26/94
     (b) Financial Data Schedules - Incorporated by reference; filed on 7/31/97
(18) Amended and  Restated Plan  Pursuant to  Rule 18f-3  under  the 1940  Act -
     Incorporated by reference; filed on 4/20/98

ITEM 25.     Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant

             No person is controlled by or under common control with Registrant.

ITEM 26.     Number of Record Holders of Securities

             As of May 31, 1998, the number of record holders of each class of
             securities of Registrant was as follows:
                                                                    Number of
 Title of Class                                                   Record Holders

 Capital Value Fund.....................................................  230   
 Investek Fixed Income Trust............................................   72  
 ZSA Asset Allocation Fund..............................................   95  
 The Brown Capital Management Equity Fund - Institutional Shares........  126   
 The Brown Capital Management Balanced Fund - Institutional Shares......   59  
 The Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund - Institutional Shares.  194   
 WST Growth & Income Fund - Institutional Shares........................  104   
 WST Growth & Income Fund - Investor Shares.............................   61  




ITEM 27.     Indemnification

             Reference is hereby made to the following sections of the following
             documents filed or included by reference as exhibits hereto:

             Article  VIII,   Sections  8.4  through  8.6  of  the  Registrant's
             Declaration   of  Trust,   Section   8(b),   Section  8(b)  of  the
             Registrant's  Investment Advisory  Agreements,  Section 8(b) of the
             Registrant's  Administration  Agreement,  and  Section  (6)  of the
             Registrant's Distribution Agreements.

             The Trustees and officers of the  Registrant  and the  personnel of
             the  Registrant's  administrator  are  insured  under an errors and
             omissions  liability  insurance  policy.  The  Registrant  and  its
             officers are also insured  under the fidelity bond required by Rule
             17g-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

ITEM 28.     Business and other Connections of Investment Advisor

             See  the  Statement  of  Additional  Information  section  entitled
             "Trustees and Officers" for the activities and  affiliations of the
             officers  and   directors  of  the   Investment   Advisors  of  the
             Registrant.  Except as so provided, to the knowledge of Registrant,
             none of the  directors  or  executive  officers  of the  Investment
             Advisors  is or has been at any  time  during  the past two  fiscal
             years  engaged  in any  other  business,  profession,  vocation  or
             employment  of  a  substantial   nature.  The  Investment  Advisors
             currently  serve as investment  advisors to numerous  institutional
             and individual clients.

ITEM 29.     Principal Underwriter

       (a)   Capital  Investment  Group, Inc. is underwriter and distributor for
             The  Chesapeake  Growth Fund, The  Chesapeake  Fund,  Capital Value
             Fund,  ZSA Asset  Allocation  Fund,  The Brown  Capital  Management
             Equity Fund, The Brown Capital Management  Balanced Fund, The Brown
             Capital  Management  Small  Company Fund,  GrandView  Realty Growth
             Fund, GrandView S&P REIT Index Fund, and The CarolinasFund.

       (b)

  Name and Principal  Position(s) and Offices  Position(s) and Offices
   Business Address      with Underwriter         with Registrant

  Richard K. Bryant   President          Trustee and officer of Trust; President
  17 Glenwood Ave.                       of Capital Value Fund; no position with
  Raleigh, NC                            other series of Trust

  E.O. Edgerton, Jr.  Vice President     Vice  President of  Capital Value Fund;
  17 Glenwood Ave.                       no position with other series of Trust
  Raleigh, NC

       (c)   Not applicable

ITEM 30.     Location of Accounts and Records

             All account  books and records  not  normally  held  by First Union
             National Bank of North  Carolina,  the Custodian to the Registrant,
             are  held  by the  Registrant,  in the  offices  of The  Nottingham
             Company,   Fund  Accountant  and   Administrator,   NC  Shareholder
             Services,  Transfer Agent to the  Registrant,  or by the Advisor to
             the Registrant.

             The  address  of The  Nottingham  Company  is 105 North  Washington
             Street, P.O. Drawer 69, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-0069. The
             address of NC Shareholder  Services is 107 North Washington Street,
             Post Office Box 4365, Rocky Mount, North Carolina  27803-0365.  The
             address of First Union National Bank of North Carolina is Two First
             Union Center, Charlotte,  North Carolina 28288-1151. The address of
             Capital  Investment  Counsel,  Inc.,  Advisor to the Capital  Value
             Fund,  is Glenwood  Avenue,  Raleigh,  North  Carolina  27622.  The
             address of Investek Capital  Management,  Inc., Advisor to Investek
             Fixed  Income  Trust,   is  317  East  Capitol   Street,   Jackson,
             Mississippi  39207.  The address of Zaske,  Sarafa,  &  Associates,
             Inc.,  Advisor  to the ZSA  Asset  Allocation  Fund,  is 355  South
             Woodard Avenue,  Birmingham,  Michigan 48009.  The address of Brown
             Capital  Management,  Inc., Advisor to The Brown Capital Management
             Equity Fund,  The Brown  Capital  Management  Balanced Fund and The
             Brown Capital  Management  Small  Company  Fund, is 809  Catherdral
             Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The address of Wilbanks, Smith &
             Thomas Asset Management, Inc.,  Advisor to  the WST Growth & Income
             Fund, is One Commercial Place, Suite 1450, Norfolk, Virginia 23510.
             The address  of  Morehead  Captital  Advisors  LLC,  Advisor to The
             CarolinasFund,  is 1712 East Boulevard,  Charlotte, North  Carolina
             28203.    

ITEM 31.     Management Services

             The  substantive  provisions  of  the  Fund  Accounting,   Dividend
             Disbursing  &  Transfer  Agent  and  Administration  Agreement,  as
             amended,  between the  Registrant  and The  Nottingham  Company are
             discussed in Part B hereof.

ITEM 32.     Undertakings

             The Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment
             to this Registration Statement, containing  Financial Statements of
             The CarolinasFund that need not  be  certified,  within four to six
             months following the effective date of this Registration Statement.

             Registrant  undertakes  to furnish each person to whom a Prospectus
             is delivered with a copy of the latest annual report of each series
             of Registrant to shareholders upon request and without charge.




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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940,  the  Registrant  has duly caused  this  Amendment  to its
Registration  Statement to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereto
duly authorized, in the City of Rocky Mount, State of North Carolina on  the 5th
day of June, 1998.

THE NOTTINGHAM INVESTMENT TRUST II


By: /s/ C. FRANK WATSON III
    _______________________
      C. Frank Watson III
      Secretary

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of 1933,  this Amendment to
Registration  Statement  has been signed below by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.


            
__________________________*                              Trustee
Jack E. Brinson

__________________________*                              Trustee
Eddie C. Brown

__________________________*                              Trustee
Richard K. Bryant

__________________________*                              Trustee
Thomas W. Steed, III

__________________________*                              Trustee
J. Buckley Strandberg


* By:/s/ C. FRANK WATSON III             Dated: June 5, 1998
     _______________________
      C. Frank Watson III
      Attorney-in-Fact



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