AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
LIFE SCIENCES FUND * TECHNOLOGY FUND
Supplement dated June 1, 2000 * Prospectus dated May 25, 2000
The following information is added to page 13 of the Investor Class, Advisor
Class and Institutional Class prospectuses under the heading "Investing
with American Century."
SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD
American Century Investment Services, Inc. ("ACIS"), a distributor for
the Life Sciences Fund and Technology Fund (collectively, the
"Funds"), will solicit orders to purchase shares of the Funds during
an initial offering period from June 1, 2000, to June 29, 2000 (the
"Subscription Period"). Orders received in proper form during the
Subscription Period will be accepted by the Funds at an initial offering price
of $5.00 per share on June 29, 2000. Payments accompanying orders received
during the Subscription Period will be held by the Funds' transfer agent
uncashed and uninvested until the Subscription Period ends.
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. ("Schwab") is also soliciting
subscriptions of shares of the Funds during the Subscription Period pursuant to
a selected dealer agreement with ACIS. The $5.00 per share purchase price for
shares of the Funds ordered through Schwab will be paid from a Schwab customer's
brokerage account on June 29, 2000. The funds to cover the subscription order
must be available in the Schwab account by the close of business on Monday, June
26, 2000, or the order may be cancelled. ACIS or an affiliate will pay Schwab
for its services during the Subscription Period. All fees paid to Schwab for
subscription services will be paid by ACIS out of its own resources or those of
its affiliates and will have no effect on the Funds' fees or expenses. After the
Subscription Period, Schwab will receive service fees for recordkeeping and
shareholder servicing of Fund shares purchased through Schwab.
Shares of the Funds will not be offered to the public prior to the Funds'
commencement of operations except through these subscription offers.
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