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STI CLASSIC FUNDS
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
Supplement Dated May 19, 2000 to the
Bond and Money Market Funds-Trust Shares Prospectus and the
Bond Funds-Flex and Investor Shares Prospectus
dated October 1, 1999
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained
in the Prospectus and should be retained and read in conjunction with the
Prospectus.
Under the heading "Portfolio Managers," paragraph 9 on page 36 of the Bond and
Money Market Funds Trust Shares Prospectus and paragraph 8 on page 26 of the
Bond Funds Flex and Investor Shares Prospectus have been deleted. In each
case, paragraph 4 under the same heading is replaced with the following:
Mr. Robert S. Bowman, CFA, has served as Vice President of Trusco since
January 1999. He has managed the U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund since
1995, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund since 1995, the Maryland Municipal
Bond Fund since 1998, the Virginia Municipal Bond Fund since 1998, and the
Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund since 2000. Prior to joining
Trusco, Mr. Bowman served as an assistant trader from 1994 to 1995, and
Vice President since 1995 of Crestar Asset Management Company. Mr. Bowman
has more than 5 years of investment experience.
PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.