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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 28, 2000
                                                        File No. 33-45671
                                                        File No. 811-6557


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-1A


                   REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
                                  ACT OF 1933                                [ ]
                          POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 36                    [X]
                                       AND


                   REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
                             COMPANY ACT OF 1940                             [ ]
                              AMENDMENT NO. 38                               [X]

                                STI CLASSIC FUNDS
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


                                 2 Oliver Street
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code (800) 342-5734
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                                  Mark E. Nagle
                               C/o SEI Corporation
                            Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456
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                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)


                                   Copies to:
Richard W. Grant, Esquire                           W. John McGuire
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP                         Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1701 Market Street                                  1800 M Street, N.W.
Philadelphia, PA  19103                             Washington, DC  20036


    It is proposed that this filing become effective (check appropriate box):


             [ ] Immediately  upon filing  pursuant to paragraph (b)
             [ ] On [date] pursuant to paragraph (b)
             [ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
             [x] On September 30, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
             [ ] 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
             [ ] On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485.

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                                STI CLASSIC FUNDS

                          EQUITY AND MONEY MARKET FUNDS

                                  TRUST SHARES


                                   PROSPECTUS
                                 OCTOBER 1, 2000

                            INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                       VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND
                      (FORMERLY TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND)

                        INVESTMENT ADVISER TO THE FUNDS:
                         TRUSCO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                 (THE "ADVISER")

  THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE
           SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
            ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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                              ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

The STI Classic Funds is a mutual fund family that offers shares in separate
investment portfolios (Funds). The Funds have individual investment goals and
strategies. This prospectus gives you important information about the Trust
Shares of the International Equity and Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Funds that
you should know before investing. Please read this prospectus and keep it for
future reference.

THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN ARRANGED INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY
REVIEW THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ON THE NEXT PAGE, THERE IS SOME GENERAL
INFORMATION YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RISK AND RETURN THAT IS COMMON TO EACH OF THE
FUNDS. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FUND, PLEASE SEE:

                                                                            PAGE
     INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND................................................4
     VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND......................................7
     MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK..............................................10
     MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS..................................12
     THE INVESTMENT ADVISER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGERS............................12
     PURCHASING AND SELLING FUND SHARES.......................................13
     DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS..............................................15
     TAXES....................................................................16
     FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.....................................................17
     HOW TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
     STI CLASSIC FUNDS........................................................19

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RISK/RETURN INFORMATION COMMON TO THE FUNDS

Each Fund is a mutual fund. A mutual fund pools shareholders' money and, using
professional investment managers, invests it in securities.

Each Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. The
investment managers invest Fund assets in a way that they believe will help a
Fund achieve its goal. Still, investing in each Fund involves risk and there is
no guarantee that a Fund will achieve its goal. An investment manager's
judgments about the markets, the economy, or companies may not anticipate actual
market movements, economic conditions or company performance, and these
judgments may affect the return on your investment. In fact, no matter how good
a job an investment manager does, you could lose money on your investment in the
Fund, just as you could with other investments. A Fund share is not a bank
deposit and it is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any government
agency.

The value of your investment in a Fund (other than a money market fund) is based
on the market prices of the securities the Fund holds. These prices change daily
due to economic and other events that affect particular companies and other
issuers. These price movements, sometimes called volatility, may be greater or
lesser depending on the types of securities a Fund owns and the markets in which
they trade. The effect on a Fund of a change in the value of a single security
will depend on how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL                                  Long-term capital appreciation

INVESTMENT FOCUS                                 Foreign common stocks

SHARE PRICE VOLATILITY                           High

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY                    Attempts to identify companies
                                                 with good fundamentals or a
                                                 history of consistent growth

INVESTOR PROFILE                                 Investors who want an increase
                                                 in the value of their
                                                 investment without regard to
                                                 income, are willing to accept
                                                 the increased risks of
                                                 international investing for the
                                                 possibility of higher returns,
                                                 and want exposure to a
                                                 diversified portfolio of
                                                 international stocks

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The International Equity Fund invests primarily in common stocks and other
equity securities of foreign companies. The Fund invests primarily in developed
countries, but may invest in countries with emerging markets. Our "bottom-up"
approach to stock selection focuses on individual stocks and fundamental
characteristics of companies. Our goal is to find companies with top management,
quality products and sound financial positions, or a history of consistent
growth in cash flows, sales, operating profits, returns on equity and returns on
invested capital. In selecting investments for the Fund, we diversify the Fund's
investments among at least three foreign countries. Due to the Fund's investment
strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This may result in
higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax liabilities.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF INVESTING IN THIS FUND?

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock
prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the
equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund's securities may
fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor
results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and
developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a
decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the
principal risk of investing in the Fund.

The Fund is also subject to the risk that its market segment, foreign common
stocks, may underperform other equity market segments or the equity markets as a
whole.

Investing in foreign countries poses additional risks since political and
economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and
their issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or
similar issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in
foreign countries are generally denominated in a foreign currency. As a result,
changes in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect
(positively or negatively) the

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value of a Fund's investments. These currency movements may happen separately
from and in response to events that do not otherwise affect the value of the
security in the issuer's home country.

Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United
Nations considers to be emerging or developing. Emerging markets may be more
likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic
conditions than more developed countries. In addition, the financial stability
of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more
precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an
increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund's investments in
emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations
relative to the U.S. dollar.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and
volatility of an investment in the Fund. Of course, the Fund's past performance
does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. The
periods prior to December 1995, when the Fund began operating, represent the
performance of the Adviser's similarly managed collective investment fund. This
past performance has been adjusted to reflect current expenses for Trust Shares
of the Fund. The Adviser's collective fund was not a registered mutual fund so
it was not subject to the same investment and tax restrictions as the Fund. If
it had been, the collective fund's performance would have been lower.

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund's Trust Shares from
year to year.*

                        1996                         22.08%
                        1997                         13.35%
                        1998                         11.22%
                        1999                         XX.XX%

                     BEST QUARTER                WORST QUARTER
                        XX.XX%                       XX.XX%
                      (XX/XX/XX)                   (XX/XX/XX)

* THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SHOWN ABOVE IS BASED ON A CALENDAR YEAR. THE
FUND'S TOTAL RETURN FROM 1/1/00 TO 6/30/00 WAS XX.XX%.

THIS TABLE COMPARES THE FUND'S AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, TO THOSE OF THE MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL
EUROPE, AUSTRALASIA AND FAR EAST (MSCI EAFE) INDEX.

TRUST SHARES                                  1 YEAR      SINCE INCEPTION
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INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND                     XX.XX%          XX.XX%*
MSCI EAFE INDEX                               XX.XX%          XX.XX%*

* Since 1/31/95

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WHAT IS AN INDEX?

An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a
particular market or securities in a market sector. You cannot invest directly
in an index. Unlike a mutual fund, an index does not have an investment adviser
and does not pay any commissions or expenses. If an index had expenses, its
performance would be lower. The MSCI EAFE Index is a widely-recognized,
capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more
influence than those with smaller market capitalizations) index of over 900
securities listed on the stock exchanges in Europe, Australasia and the Far
East.

FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

THIS TABLE DESCRIBES THE FUND'S FEES AND EXPENSES THAT YOU MAY PAY IF YOU BUY
AND HOLD FUND SHARES.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)

                                                                  TRUST SHARES
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Investment Advisory Fees                                              1.25%
Other Expenses                                                        0.23%
                                                                      -----
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                  1.48%

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your
shares at the end of the period.

The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund
expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and distributions.
Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your approximate
costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

     1 YEAR             3 YEARS              5 YEARS             10 YEARS
      $151               $468                 $808                $1,768

FUND EXPENSES

Every mutual fund has operating expenses to pay for professional advisory,
shareholder, distribution, administration and custody services. The Fund's
expenses in the table above are shown as a percentage of the Fund's net assets.
These expenses are deducted from Fund assets. The table shows the highest
expenses that could be currently charged to the Fund. For more information about
these fees, see "Investment Adviser."

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VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND (FORMERLY TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND)

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL                          High current income exempt from
                                         federal and Virginia income taxes,
                                         while preserving capital and liquidity

INVESTMENT FOCUS                         Virginia municipal money market
                                         instruments

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY            Attempts to increase income without
                                         added risk by analyzing credit quality

INVESTOR PROFILE                         Virginia residents/taxpayers who want
                                         to receive current income exempt from
                                         federal and state income taxes

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund invests substantially all of its assets
in money market instruments issued by municipalities and issuers that pay income
exempt from federal and Virginia income taxes. Issuers of these securities can
be located in Virginia, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions.
In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser analyzes the credit quality
and structure of each security to minimize risk. The Adviser actively manages
the Fund's average maturity based on current interest rates and the Adviser's
outlook of the market. As a money market fund, the Fund follows strict rules
about credit risk, maturity and diversification of its investments.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF INVESTING IN THIS FUND?

An investment in the Fund is subject to income risk, which is the possibility
that the Fund's yield will decline due to falling interest rates. A Fund share
is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any
government agency. In addition, although a money market fund seeks to keep a
constant price per share of $1.00, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

The Fund's concentration of investments in securities of issuers located in
Virginia subjects the Fund to economic and government policies of Virginia.

There may be economic or political changes that impact the ability of municipal
issuers to repay principal and to make interest payments on municipal
securities. Changes in the financial condition or credit rating of municipal
issuers also may adversely affect the value of the Fund's securities.

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The bar chart and the performance table below illustrate the risks and
volatility of an investment in the Fund. Of course, the Fund's past performance
does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

This bar chart shows changes in the performance of the Fund's Trust Shares from
year to year.*

                       1990                          5.86%
                       1991                          4.55%
                       1992                          2.86%
                       1993                          1.84%
                       1994                          2.18%
                       1995                          3.28%
                       1996                          3.11%
                       1997                          3.08%
                       1998                          2.93%
                       1999                          X.XX%

                   BEST QUARTER                  WORST QUARTER
                      XX.XX%                          XX.XX%
                    (XX/XX/XX)                      (XX/XX/XX)

* THE PERFORMANCE INFORMATION SHOWN ABOVE IS BASED ON A CALENDAR YEAR. THE
FUND'S TOTAL RETURN FROM 1/1/00 TO 6/30/00 WAS X.XX%.

THIS TABLE COMPARES THE FUND'S AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, TO THOSE OF THE IBC/FINANCIAL DATA TAX-FREE STOCKBROKER
& GENERAL PURPOSE AVERAGE.


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TRUST SHARES                                                                         1 YEAR      5 YEARS     SINCE INCEPTION
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<S>                                                                                  <C>          <C>             <C>
VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND                                                  XX.XX%       XX.XX%         XX.XX%*
IBC/FINANCIAL DATA TAX-FREE STOCKBROKER & GENERAL PURPOSE AVERAGE                    XX.XX%       XX.XX%         XX.XX%**
</TABLE>

*  Since 6/15/89
** Since 6/30/89

TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND'S YIELD, CALL 1-800-814-3397.

WHAT IS AN AVERAGE?

An average is a composite of mutual funds with similar investment goals. The
IBC/Financial Data Tax-Free Stockbroker & General Purpose Average is a
widely-recognized composite of money market funds which invest in short-term
municipal securities, the income of which is exempt from Federal taxation.

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FUND FEES AND EXPENSES

THIS TABLE DESCRIBES THE FUND'S FEES AND EXPENSES THAT YOU MAY PAY IF YOU BUY
AND HOLD FUND SHARES.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*

                                                                   TRUST SHARES
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Investment Advisory Fees                                               0.40%
Other Expenses                                                         0.11%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                   0.51%

* Expense information in the table has been restated to reflect current fees.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you sell your
shares at the end of the period.

The Example also assumes that each year your investment has a 5% return, Fund
operating expenses remain the same and you reinvest all dividends and
distributions. Although your actual costs and returns might be different, your
approximate costs of investing $10,000 in the Fund would be:

         1 YEAR            3 YEARS            5 YEARS         10 YEARS
          $52               $164               $285             $640

FUND EXPENSES

Every mutual fund has operating expenses to pay for professional advisory,
shareholder, distribution, administration and custody services. The Fund's
expenses in the table above are shown as a percentage of the Fund's net assets.
These expenses are deducted from Fund assets. The table shows the highest
expenses that could be currently charged to the Fund. For more information about
these fees, see "Investment Adviser."

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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK

EQUITY RISK -- Equity securities include     International Equity Fund
public and privately issued equity
securities, common and preferred stocks,
warrants, rights to subscribe to common
stock and convertible securities, as
well as instruments that attempt to
track the price movement of equity
indices. Investments in equity
securities and equity derivatives in
general are subject to market risks that
may cause their prices to fluctuate over
time. The value of securities
convertible into equity securities, such
as warrants or convertible debt, is also
affected by prevailing interest rates,
the credit quality of the issuer and any
call provision. Fluctuations in the
value of equity securities in which a
mutual fund invests will cause a fund's
net asset value to fluctuate. An
investment in a portfolio of equity
securities may be more suitable for
long-term investors who can bear the
risk of these share price fluctuations.

FOREIGN SECURITY RISKS -- Investments in     International Equity Fund
securities of foreign companies or
governments can be more volatile than
investments in U.S. companies or
governments. Diplomatic, political, or
economic developments, including
nationalization or appropriation, could
affect investments in foreign countries.
Foreign securities markets generally
have less trading volume and less
liquidity than U.S. markets. In
addition, the value of securities
denominated in foreign currencies, and
of dividends from such securities, can
change significantly when foreign
currencies strengthen or weaken relative
to the U.S. dollar. Foreign companies or
governments generally are not subject to
uniform accounting, auditing, and
financial reporting standards comparable
to those applicable to domestic U.S.
companies or governments. Transaction
costs are generally higher than those in
the U.S. and expenses for custodial
arrangements of foreign securities may
be somewhat greater than typical
expenses for custodial arrangements of
similar U.S. securities. Some foreign
governments levy withholding taxes
against dividend and interest income.
Although in some countries a portion of
these taxes are recoverable, the
non-recovered portion will reduce the
income received from the securities
comprising the portfolio.

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MUNICIPAL ISSUER RISK -- There may be        Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund
economic or political changes that
impact the ability of municipal issuers
to repay principal and to make interest
payments on municipal securities.
Changes to the financial condition or
credit rating of municipal issuers may
also adversely affect the value of the
Fund's municipal securities.
Constitutional or legislative limits on
borrowing by municipal issuers may
result in reduced supplies of municipal
securities. Moreover, certain municipal
securities are backed only by a
municipal issuer's ability to levy and
collect taxes.

In addition, the Fund's concentration of
investments in issuers located in a
single state makes the Fund more
susceptible to adverse political or
economic developments affecting that
state. The Fund also may be riskier than
mutual funds that buy securities of
issuers in numerous states.

REGIONAL RISK -- To the extent that the      Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund
Fund's investments are concentrated in a
specific geographic region, the Fund may
be subject to the political and other
developments affecting that region.
Regional economies are often closely
interrelated, and political and economic
developments affecting one region,
country or state often affect other
regions, countries or states, thus
subjecting a Fund to additional risks.

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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FUND INVESTMENTS

This prospectus describes the Funds' primary strategies, and the Funds will
normally invest in the types of securities described in this prospectus.
However, in addition to the investments and strategies described in this
prospectus, each Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies
and engage in other investment practices. These investments and strategies, as
well as those described in this prospectus, are described in detail in the
Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

The investments and strategies described in this prospectus are those that the
Funds use under normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions,
or for temporary defensive or liquidity purposes, the International Equity Fund
may invest up to 100% of its assets in cash, money market instruments,
repurchase agreements and short-term obligations that would not ordinarily be
consistent with the Fund's objectives. The Fund will do so only if the Adviser
believes that the risk of loss outweighs the opportunity for capital gains or
higher income. Of course, a Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its
investment goal.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

The Investment Adviser makes investment decisions for the Funds and continuously
reviews, supervises and administers each Fund's respective investment program.
The Board of Trustees supervises the Adviser and establishes policies that the
Adviser must follow in its management activities.

Trusco Capital Management, Inc. (Trusco), 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1400, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303, serves as the Adviser to the International Equity Fund and
Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund. As of July 1, 2000, Trusco had
approximately $50 billion in assets under management. For the fiscal year ended
May 31, 2000, each Fund paid advisory fees of:

     INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND                           1.25%
     VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND                 0.40%

The Adviser may use its affiliates as brokers for fund transactions.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Mr. Chad Deakins, CFA, has been with Trusco since 1996. He has managed the
International Equity Fund since May 2000. Prior to joining Trusco, Mr. Deakins
worked at SunTrust Bank. He has more than 5 years of investment experience.

Mr. Robert S. Bowman, CFA, has served as Vice President of Trusco since January
1999. He has managed the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund (formerly the
Tax-Free Money Market Fund) since 1995. 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 6 years of
investment experience.

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PURCHASING AND SELLING FUND SHARES

This section tells you how to purchase and sell (sometimes called "redeem")
Trust Shares of the Funds.

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES

The Funds offer Trust Shares only to financial institutions or intermediaries,
including subsidiaries of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (SunTrust), for their own or
their customers' accounts for which they act as fiduciary, agent, investment
adviser, or custodian. As a result, you, as a customer of a financial
institution may purchase Trust Shares through accounts made with financial
institutions and potentially through the Preferred Portfolio Account (an asset
allocation account available through SunTrust Securities, Inc.). Trust Shares
will be held of record by (in the name of) your financial institution. Depending
upon the terms of your account, however, you may have, or be given, the right to
vote your Trust Shares. The Funds may reject any purchase order if it is
determined that accepting the order would not be in the best interests of STI
Classic Funds or its shareholders.

WHEN CAN YOU PURCHASE SHARES?

You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for
business (a Business Day). But you may not do so for shares of the Money Market
Funds on federal holidays.

The price per share (the offering price) will be the net asset value per share
(NAV) next determined after the Funds receive your purchase order. Each Fund
calculates its NAV once each Business Day at the regularly-scheduled close of
normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern
time). So, for you to receive the current Business Day's NAV for each Fund
(except the Money Market Funds), generally the Funds must receive your purchase
order before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

The Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund calculates its NAV once each Business
Day at the regularly-scheduled close of normal trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.) So, for you to be eligible to
receive dividends declared on the day you submit your purchase order, the
Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund must generally receive your order before
12:00 p.m. Eastern time. Also the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund must
receive federal funds (readily available funds) before 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Otherwise, your purchase order will be effective the following Business Day, as
long as the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund receives federal funds before
calculating its NAV the following day.

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FOR CUSTOMERS OF SUNTRUST, ITS AFFILIATES, AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

YOU MAY HAVE TO TRANSMIT YOUR PURCHASE AND SALE REQUESTS TO SUNTRUST OR OTHER
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AT AN EARLIER TIME FOR YOUR TRANSACTION TO BECOME
EFFECTIVE THAT DAY. THIS ALLOWS THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TIME TO PROCESS YOUR
REQUEST AND TRANSMIT IT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OR TRANSFER AGENT IN TIME TO MEET
THE ABOVE STATED FUND CUT-OFF TIMES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PURCHASE
OR SELL FUND SHARES, INCLUDING SPECIFIC SUNTRUST OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNAL ORDER ENTRY CUT-OFF TIMES, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
DIRECTLY.

HOW THE FUNDS CALCULATE NAV

In calculating NAV, the International Equity Fund generally values its
investment portfolio at market price. In calculating NAV for the Virginia
Tax-Free Money Market Fund, the Fund generally values its investment portfolio
using the amortized cost valuation method, which is described in detail in the
SAI. If market prices are unavailable or a Fund thinks that the market price or
amortized cost valuation method is unreliable during certain market conditions
or for other reasons, fair value prices may be determined in good faith using
methods approved by the Board of Trustees. The Virginia Tax-Free Money Market
Fund expects its NAV to remain constant at $1.00 per share, although the Fund
cannot guarantee this.

NET ASSET VALUE

NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of the net assets of
the Fund.

HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES

You may sell (sometimes called "redeem") your shares on any Business Day by
contacting SunTrust or your financial institution. SunTrust or your financial
institution will give you information about how to sell your shares including
any specific cut-off times required.

Holders of Trust Shares may sell shares by following the procedures established
when they opened their account or accounts with the Funds or with their
financial institution or intermediary. The sale price of each share will be the
next NAV determined after the Funds receive your request.

Redemption orders must be received by the Money Market Funds on a Business Day
before 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund.
Orders received after these times will be executed the following Business Day.

RECEIVING YOUR MONEY

Normally, the Funds will send your sales proceeds within five Business Days
after the Funds receive your request, but it may take up to seven days.

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REDEMPTIONS IN KIND

The Funds generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. However, under
unusual conditions that make the payment of cash unwise (and for the protection
of the Fund's remaining shareholders) the Funds might pay all or part of your
redemption proceeds in liquid securities with a market value equal to the
redemption price (redemption in kind). It is highly unlikely that your shares
would ever be redeemed in kind, but if they were you would probably have to pay
transaction costs to sell the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on
any capital gains from the sale as with any redemption.

SUSPENSION OF YOUR RIGHT TO SELL YOUR SHARES

A Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the New York Stock Exchange
restricts trading, the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons. More
information about this is in the SAI.

TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS

Purchasing and selling Fund shares over the telephone is extremely convenient,
but not without risk. Although the Funds have certain safeguards and procedures
to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of instructions, the
Funds are not responsible for any losses or costs incurred by following
telephone instructions the Funds reasonably believe to be genuine. If you or
your financial institution transact with the Funds over the telephone, you will
generally bear the risk of any loss.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The International Equity Fund distributes its income annually. The Virginia
Tax-Free Money Market Fund declares dividends daily and pays these dividends
monthly. Each Fund makes distributions of capital gains, if any, at least
annually. If you own Fund shares on a Fund's record date, you will be entitled
to receive the distribution.

You will receive dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund
shares unless you elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, you
must notify the Funds in writing prior to the date of the distribution. Your
election will be effective for dividends and distributions paid after the Funds
receive your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Funds
written notice.

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                                     <PAGE>

TAXES

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. Below the Funds have summarized some important tax
issues that affect the Funds and their shareholders. This summary is based on
current tax laws, which may change.

Each Fund will distribute substantially all of its income and capital gains, if
any. The dividends and distributions you receive may be subject to federal,
state and local taxation, depending upon your tax situation. Distributions you
receive from a Fund may be taxable whether or not you reinvest them. Income
distributions are generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates. Capital gains
distributions are generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital
gains. EACH SALE OF FUND SHARES IS A TAXABLE EVENT.

The Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund intends to distribute federally
tax-exempt income. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in securities
that generate taxable income for federal or state income taxes. Income exempt
from federal tax may be subject to state and local taxes. Any capital gains
distributed by the Fund may be taxable.

The International Equity Fund may be able to pass along a tax credit for foreign
income taxes it pays. The Fund will notify you if it gives you the credit.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TAXES IS IN THE SAI.

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                                     <PAGE>

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The table that follows presents performance information about Trust Shares of
each Fund. This information is intended to help you understand each Fund's
financial performance for the past five years, or, if shorter, the period of the
Fund's operations. Some of this information reflects financial information for a
single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that you
would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming you reinvested
all of your dividends and distributions. This information for each Fund, except
the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund for the periods ended prior to May 31,
1999, has been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants.
The financial highlights for the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund for the
periods ended prior to May 31, 1999, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP,
independent public accountants. The report of Arthur Andersen LLP, along with
each Fund's financial statements, appears in the annual report that accompanies
the SAI. You can obtain the annual report, which contains more performance
information, at no charge by calling 1-800-874-4770.

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                                     <PAGE>

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED MAY 31, (UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)
FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                          NET ASSET                     NET REALIZED AND    DISTRIBUTIONS
                            VALUE           NET        UNREALIZED GAINS        FROM NET      DISTRIBUTIONS     NET ASSET
                          BEGINNING     INVESTMENT         (LOSSES)           INVESTMENT     FROM REALIZED     VALUE END    TOTAL
                          OF PERIOD    INCOME (LOSS)    ON INVESTMENTS          INCOME       CAPITAL GAINS     OF PERIOD   RETURN(1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>            <C>              <C>                 <C>              <C>             <C>          <C>
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
TRUST SHARES
2000
1999                       $15.00         $  --            $(1.14)             $(0.05)          $(0.84)         $12.97       (7.43%)
1998                        13.63          0.04              2.69               (0.04)           (1.32)          15.00       21.87
1997                        11.40          0.03              2.57               (0.02)           (0.35)          13.63       23.29
1996(1)                     10.00          0.05              1.35                   --               --          11.40       14.00

VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND(A)
TRUST SHARES (FORMERLY TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND)
2000
1999*                       $1.00        $ 0.01             $  --              $(0.01)            $  --          $1.00       1.27%

FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30:
1998                         1.00          0.03                --               (0.03)               --           1.00       2.97%
1997                         1.00          0.03                --               (0.03)               --           1.00       3.06%
1996                         1.00          0.03                --               (0.03)               --           1.00       3.14%



                                                                                                                   RATIO OF
                                                                                            RATIO OF             NET INVESTMENT
                                                                      RATIO OF              EXPENSES TO         INCOME (LOSS) TO
                              NET ASSETS          RATIO OF           NET INVESTMENT     AVERAGE NET ASSETS     AVERAGE NET ASSETS
                                END OF           EXPENSES TO        INCOME (LOSS) TO    (EXCLUDING WAIVERS     (EXCLUDING WAIVERS
                             PERIOD (000)     AVERAGE NET ASSETS   AVERAGE NET ASSETS   AND REIMBURSEMENTS)    AND REIMBURSEMENTS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                            <C>                   <C>                   <C>                 <C>                    <C>
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
TRUST SHARES
2000
1999                           $573,255              1.47%                 0.68%               1.53%                  0.63%
1998                            628,870              1.47                  0.61                1.48                   0.60
1997                            489,325              1.46                  0.51                1.51                   0.46
1996(1)                         213,306              1.46                  1.36                1.65                   1.17

VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND(A)
TRUST SHARES (FORMERLY TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND)
2000
1999*                          $270,431              0.67%                 2.51%               0.82%                  2.36%

FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30:
1998                            270,899              0.66%                 2.92%               0.81%                  2.77%
1997                            226,837              0.66%                 3.02%               0.81%                  2.87%
1996                            182,320              0.66%                 2.88%               0.81%                  2.73%








                            PORTFOLIO
                            TURNOVER
                              RATE
-------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
TRUST SHARES
2000
1999                            161%
1998                            108
1997                            139
1996(1)                         113

VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND(A)
TRUST SHARES (FORMERLY TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND)
2000
1999*                            --%

FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30:
1998                             --
1997                             --
1996                             --

<FN>
(A) ON MAY 24, 1999, THE CRESTFUNDS TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND EXCHANGED ALL OF
    ITS ASSETS AND CERTAIN LIABILITIES FOR SHARES OF THE TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET
    FUND. THE CRESTFUNDS TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND IS THE ACCOUNTING SURVIVOR
    IN THIS TRANSACTION, AND AS A RESULT, ITS BASIS OF ACCOUNTING FOR ASSETS AND
    LIABILITIES AND ITS OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE PERIODS PRIOR TO MAY 24, 1999
    HAVE BEEN CARRIED FORWARD IN THESE FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.
    AMOUNTS DESIGNATED AS "-" ARE EITHER $0 OR ROUND TO $0.

+   RETURNS ARE FOR THE PERIOD INDICATED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ANNUALIZED. TOTAL
    RETURN FIGURES DO NOT REFLECT APPLICABLE SALES LOADS.
*   FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1, 1998 TO MAY 31, 1999. ALL RATIOS FOR THE PERIOD
    HAVE BEEN ANNUALIZED.

(1) COMMENCED OPERATIONS ON DECEMBER 1, 1995. ALL RATIOS FOR THE PERIOD HAVE
    BEEN ANNUALIZED.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                                STI CLASSIC FUNDS

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Trusco Capital Management, Inc.
50 Hurt Plaza
Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30303

DISTRIBUTOR

SEI Investments Distribution Co.
One Freedom Valley Drive
Oaks, PA 19456

LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

More information about the Funds is available without charge through the
following:

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)

The SAI dated October 1, 2000, includes detailed information about the STI
Classic Funds. The SAI is on file with the SEC and is incorporated by reference
into this prospectus. This means that the SAI, for legal purposes, is a part of
this prospectus.

ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS

These reports list each Fund's holdings and contain information from the Funds'
managers about strategies, and recent market conditions and trends and their
impact on Fund performance. The reports also contain detailed financial
information about the Funds.

TO OBTAIN AN SAI, ANNUAL OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT, OR MORE INFORMATION:

BY TELEPHONE: Call 1-800-874-4770

BY MAIL: Write to the Funds c/o
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
Oaks, PA 19456

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                                     <PAGE>

FROM THE SEC: You can also obtain the SAI or the Annual and Semi-Annual reports,
as well as other information about the STI Classic Funds, from the EDGAR
Database on the SEC's website ("HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV"). You may review and copy
documents at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (for information on
the operation of the Public Reference Room, call 202-942-8090). You may request
documents by mail from the SEC, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing
to: Securities and Exchange Commission, Public Reference Section, Washington, DC
20549-0102. You may also obtain this information, upon payment of a duplicating
fee, by e-mailing the SEC at the following address: [email protected]. The STI
Classic Funds' Investment Company Act registration number is 811-06557.

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                                     <PAGE>
                                STI CLASSIC FUNDS
                               TRUST CLASS SHARES

                            INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                       VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND

                              INVESTMENT ADVISERS:
                         TRUSCO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus.  It is intended to
provide  additional  information  regarding the activities and operations of the
STI  Classic  Funds (the  "Trust")  and should be read in  conjunction  with the
Trust's  International  Equity and Virginia  Tax-Free  Money Market Funds' Trust
Class Shares  prospectus  dated  October 1, 2000.  Prospectuses  may be obtained
through the Distributor,  SEI Investments  Distribution  Co., One Freedom Valley
Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                            PAGE
THE TRUST....................................................................B-2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FUND.......................................B-2
DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS.........................................B-3
INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS......................................................B-18
INVESTMENT ADVISER..........................................................B-20
THE ADMINISTRATOR...........................................................B-20
THE DISTRIBUTOR.............................................................B-21
THE TRANSFER AGENT..........................................................B-22
THE CUSTODIAN...............................................................B-22
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS..............................................B-22
LEGAL COUNSEL...............................................................B-22
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST..........................................B-22
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.....................................................B-25
COMPUTATION OF YIELD........................................................B-25
CALCULATION OF TOTAL RETURN.................................................B-26
PURCHASING SHARES...........................................................B-27
REDEEMING SHARES............................................................B-27
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE............................................B-27
TAXES    ...................................................................B-28
FUND TRANSACTIONS...........................................................B-31
TRADING PRACTICES AND BROKERAGE.............................................B-31
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES.......................................................B-34
SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY.......................................................B-34
LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY...........................................B-34
5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS.....................................................B-34



                                     <PAGE>

                                    THE TRUST

STI Classic Funds (the "Trust") is a diversified, open-end management investment
company  established under  Massachusetts law as a Massachusetts  business trust
under a Declaration  of Trust dated January 15, 1992.  The  Declaration of Trust
permits the Trust to offer  separate  series (each a "Fund,"  collectively,  the
"Funds") of units of beneficial  interest  ("shares")  and different  classes of
shares of each Fund.  This  Statement of Additional  Information  relates to the
Trust Shares of the  International  Equity Fund and the Virginia  Tax-Free Money
Market Fund. SEE "Description of Shares."

The Trust pays its expenses,  including fees of its service providers, audit and
legal expenses, expenses of preparing prospectuses,  proxy solicitation material
and reports to shareholders,  costs of custodial  services,  and registering the
shares under federal and state securities  laws,  pricing,  insurance  expenses,
litigation, and other extraordinary expenses, brokerage costs, interest charges,
taxes, and organization expenses.


                     ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FUND

EQUITY FUNDS

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

The International  Equity Fund, under normal market  conditions,  will invest at
least 65% of its assets in equity  securities of foreign issuers  consisting of:
common and preferred stocks,  warrants,  options and securities convertible into
common stock.

Securities of foreign issuers  purchased by the Fund may be purchased in foreign
markets, on United States registered exchanges,  the over-the-counter  market or
in the form of sponsored or unsponsored  ADRs traded on registered  exchanges or
NASDAQ, or sponsored or unsponsored European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs").

The Fund may enter into forward  foreign  currency  contracts as a hedge against
possible  variations  in foreign  exchange  rates.  A forward  foreign  currency
contract  is a  commitment  to  purchase  or  sell a  specified  currency,  at a
specified  future date,  at a specified  price.  The Fund may enter into forward
foreign currency contracts to hedge a specific security  transaction or to hedge
a portfolio position.  The Fund also may purchase and write put and call options
on foreign currencies (traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges or  over-the-counter
markets) to manage the portfolios exposure to changes in dollar exchange rates.

The Fund expects to be fully invested in the investments  described  above,  but
may  invest up to 35% of its total  assets  in bonds  and  debentures  issued by
non-U.S. or U.S.  companies,  securities issued or guaranteed by foreign or U.S.
governments  and  foreign  and U.S.  commercial  paper.  The Fund may  invest in
futures  contracts,  including  stock index  futures  contracts,  and options on
futures  contracts.  The bonds  that the Fund may  purchase  may be rated in any
rating  category or may be unrated  provided that no more than 10% of the Fund's
total  assets will be invested in bonds rated below BBB by S&P,  rated below Baa
by Moody's, or of comparable quality not rated by S&P or Moody's. When investing
in  bonds,  the  Fund may  seek  capital  gains  by  taking  advantage  of price
appreciation  caused by interest rate and credit quality  changes.  The Fund may
also  purchase  shares of  closed-end  investment  companies  that invest in the
securities of issuers in a single country or region.  The Fund is also permitted
to acquire  floating and variable  rate  securities,  purchase  securities  on a
when-issued basis and purchase illiquid securities.

The Fund will invest in the foreign issues of at least three different countries
outside  the United  States.  A foreign  issue is one the issuer of which (1) is
organized under the laws of a specific country, or for which the

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                                     <PAGE>

principal  securities  trading market is in a specific  country or (2) derives a
significant  proportion  (at least 50 percent) of its  revenues or profits  from
goods produced or sold,  investments  made, or services  performed in a specific
country  or which  have at least  50  percent  of its  assets  situated  in that
country.  The Fund will invest  primarily  in developed  countries  (for example
Japan,  Canada  and the United  Kingdom).  In  addition,  the Fund may invest in
securities of issuers whose principal  activities are in countries with emerging
markets.  The Fund defines an emerging market country as any country the economy
and  market  of which the  World  Bank or the  United  Nations  considers  to be
emerging or developing.

MONEY MARKET FUNDS

VIRGINIA TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND

Virginia  Tax-Free  Money  Market Fund invests  only in  high-quality  municipal
securities that have remaining maturities at the time of purchase of 397 days or
less.  Although the Fund will attempt to invest 100% of its assets in tax-exempt
municipal  securities,  the interest on which is exempt from federal income tax,
including  the federal  alternative  minimum tax, the Fund reserves the right to
invest up to 20% of the value of its net assets in securities, including private
activity  bonds,  the  interest  on which is fully  taxable  or  subject  to the
alternative  minimum tax. As a  fundamental  policy,  at least 80% of the Fund's
income will, under normal circumstances, be exempt from federal income including
the federal alternative minimum tax.

The Virginia  Tax-Free  Money  Market Fund will invest in municipal  obligations
whose  interest   payments  are  exempt  from  federal  income  tax.   Municipal
obligations,  which are issued by states,  cities,  municipalities  or municipal
agencies,   will  include  variable  rate  demand  obligations  ("VRDOs"),   tax
anticipation  notes  ("TANS"),   revenue   anticipation  notes  ("RANS"),   bond
anticipation notes ("BANS"), construction loan notes, and tax- exempt commercial
paper.  The Fund  may  also  invest  in  municipal  bonds  within  the  maturity
limitations  discussed  above and may enter into  commitments  to purchase these
securities on a delayed-delivery basis.

The Fund is  non-diversified,  which means that it has greater  latitude  than a
diversified  fund to invest in the  securities  of a  relatively  few  municipal
issuers.  As a  non-diversified  fund, the Fund may present greater risks than a
diversified fund.


                      DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS

AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (ADRS), EUROPEAN DEPOSITARY
RECEIPTS (EDRS) AND GLOBAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS (GDRS)

ADRs,  EDRs,  and GDRs are  securities,  typically  issued  by a U.S.  financial
institution or a non-U.S.  financial institution in the case of an EDR or GDR (a
"depositary").  The institution has ownership interests in a security, or a pool
of securities,  issued by a foreign  issuer and deposited  with the  depositary.
ADRs,  EDRs and GDRs  may be  available  through  "sponsored"  or  "unsponsored"
facilities.  A sponsored  facility is  established  jointly by the issuer of the
security underlying the receipt and a depositary. An unsponsored facility may be
established  by  a  depositary  without  participation  by  the  issuer  of  the
underlying security.  Holders of unsponsored  depositary receipts generally bear
all the costs of the  unsponsored  facility.  The  depositary of an  unsponsored
facility   frequently  is  under  no   obligation   to  distribute   shareholder
communications  received  from the issuer of the  deposited  security or to pass
through,  to the holders of the  receipts,  voting  rights  with  respect to the
deposited securities.

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                                     <PAGE>

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES

Asset-backed  securities are securities  backed by  non-mortgage  assets such as
company  receivables,  truck and auto loans, leases and credit card receivables.
Other asset-backed securities may be created in the future. These securities may
be traded  over-the-counter  and typically  have a  short-intermediate  maturity
structure depending on the paydown  characteristics of the underlying  financial
assets which are passed  through to the security  holder.  These  securities are
generally  issued  as  pass-through  certificates,   which  represent  undivided
fractional  ownership  interests in the underlying pool of assets.  Asset-backed
securities  may also be debt  obligations,  which  are  known as  collateralized
obligations  and are generally  issued as the debt of a special  purpose entity,
such as a trust,  organized  solely for the purpose of owning  these  assets and
issuing debt obligations.

Asset-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities; however, the payment of principal and interest on
such  obligations  may be  guaranteed  up to certain  amounts and, for a certain
period, by a letter of credit issued by a financial  institution (such as a bank
or insurance  company)  unaffiliated  with the issuers of such  securities.  The
purchase of asset-backed  securities raises risk considerations  peculiar to the
financing of the instruments underlying such securities. For example, there is a
risk that another party could acquire an interest in the obligations superior to
that  of  the  holders  of the  asset-  backed  securities.  There  also  is the
possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be
available to support payments on those securities.

Asset-backed  securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the
type of asset,  but is generally less than the prepayment  risk  associated with
mortgage-backed  securities.  In addition, credit card receivables are unsecured
obligations of the card holder.

The  market  for  asset-backed  securities  is at a  relatively  early  stage of
development.  Accordingly,  there may be a  limited  secondary  market  for such
securities.

BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES

Bankers'  acceptances are bills of exchange or time drafts drawn on and accepted
by a commercial bank.  Bankers'  acceptances are used by corporations to finance
the shipment and storage of goods. Maturities are generally six months or less.

BANK OBLIGATIONS

Bank  obligations are short-term  obligations  issued by U.S. and foreign banks,
including bankers' acceptances, certificates of deposit, custodial receipts, and
time   deposits.    Eurodollar   and   Yankee   Bank    Obligations   are   U.S.
dollar-denominated  certificates  of deposit or time deposits issued outside the
U.S. by foreign branches of U.S. banks or by foreign banks.

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT

Certificates  of  deposit  are  interest  bearing  instruments  with a  specific
maturity. They are issued by banks and savings and loan institutions in exchange
for the  deposit of funds and  normally  can be traded in the  secondary  market
prior to maturity.  Certificates of deposit with penalties for early  withdrawal
will be considered illiquid.

COMMERCIAL PAPER

Commercial  paper is a term used to  describe  unsecured  short-term  promissory
notes  issued  by  banks,  municipalities,   corporations  and  other  entities.
Maturities on these issues vary from a few to 270 days.


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                                     <PAGE>

COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKS

Common and  preferred  stocks  represent  units of ownership  in a  corporation.
Owners of common stock  typically  are  entitled to vote on  important  matters.
Owners of preferred stock ordinarily do not have voting rights, but are entitled
to dividends at a specified  rate.  Preferred  stock has a prior claim to common
stockholders with respect to dividends.

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

Convertible   securities  are  securities   issued  by  corporations   that  are
exchangeable  for a set number of another  security  at a prestated  price.  The
market value of a  convertible  security  tends to move with the market value of
the underlying  stock.  The value of a convertible  security is also affected by
prevailing interest rates, the credit quality of the issuer, and any call option
provisions.

CUSTODIAL RECEIPTS

The  custodian  arranges  for  the  issuance  of the  certificates  or  receipts
evidencing  ownership  and maintains the  register.  Receipts  include  Treasury
Receipts   ("TRs"),   Treasury   Investment  Growth  Receipts   ("TIGRs"),   and
Certificates of Accrual on Treasury Securities ("CATS"). TRs, TIGRs and CATS are
sold as zero coupon securities.

DEBT SECURITIES

Debt  securities  represent  money  borrowed that  obligates the issuer (E.G., a
corporation,  municipality, government, government agency) to repay the borrowed
amount at maturity  (when the  obligation is due and payable) and usually to pay
the holder interest at specific times (E.G., bonds, notes, debentures).

DOLLAR ROLLS

Dollar rolls are  transactions in which  securities are sold for delivery in the
current  month and the seller  contracts  to  repurchase  substantially  similar
securities on a specified future date. Any difference between the sale price and
the purchase  price (plus  interest  earned on the cash proceeds of the sale) is
applied  against the past interest income on the securities sold to arrive at an
implied borrowing rate.

Dollar rolls may be renewed prior to cash  settlement  and initially may involve
only a firm commitment agreement by the Fund to buy a security.

If the broker-dealer to whom the Fund sells the security becomes insolvent,  the
Fund's right to repurchase the security may be restricted.  Other risks involved
in entering  into dollar  rolls  include the risk that the value of the security
may change  adversely over the term of the dollar roll and that the security the
Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the security that the Fund
originally  held.  To avoid any  leveraging  concerns,  the Fund will place U.S.
Government  or other  liquid,  high grade assets in a  segregated  account in an
amount sufficient to cover its repurchase obligation.

EURO-DENOMINATED SECURITIES

Effective  January 1, 1999,  11 of the 15 member  states of the  European  Union
introduced  the "euro" as a common  currency.  During a three-year  transitional
period,  the euro will coexist  with each member  state's  currency.  By July 1,
2002,  the euro will have  replaced the  national  currencies  of the  following
member countries:  Austria,  Belgium,  Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal


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                                     <PAGE>

and Spain.  During  the  transition  period,  each Fund will treat the euro as a
separate currency from that of any member state.

Currently,  the exchange rate of the  currencies  of each of these  countries is
fixed to the euro.  The euro trades on currency  exchanges  and is available for
non-cash  transactions.  The participating  countries  currently issue sovereign
debt exclusively in euro. By July 1, 2002, euro-denominated bills and coins will
replace the bills and coins of the participating countries.

The new European Central Bank has control over each country's monetary policies.
Therefore,  the  participating  countries no longer  control  their own monetary
policies by  directing  independent  interest  rates for their  currencies.  The
national governments of the participating countries,  however, have retained the
authority to set tax and spending policies and public debt levels.

The  conversion  may impact the trading in securities of issuers  located in, or
denominated  in the  currencies  of,  the  member  states,  as well  as  foreign
exchanges,  payments, the settlement process,  custody of assets and accounting.
The  introduction  of the euro is also expected to affect  derivative  and other
financial  contracts in which the Fund may invest insofar as price sources based
upon  current  currencies  of the member  states  will be  replaced,  and market
conventions,  such as day-count  fractions or  settlement  dates  applicable  to
underlying  instruments may be changed to conform to the conventions  applicable
to euro currency.

The overall  impact of the  transition of the member  states'  currencies to the
euro  cannot be  determined  with  certainty  at this time.  In  addition to the
effects  described  above,  it is likely that more general  short- and long-term
consequences can be expected, such as changes in economic environment and change
in behavior of investors,  all of which will impact each Fund's euro-denominated
investments.

EURODOLLAR AND YANKEE DOLLAR OBLIGATIONS

Eurodollar bank obligations are U.S. dollar denominated  certificates of deposit
or time deposits  issued  outside the United States by foreign  branches of U.S.
banks or by foreign banks. Yankee dollar obligations are U.S. dollar denominated
obligations issued in the United States by foreign banks.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

Foreign securities include equity securities of foreign entities, obligations of
foreign  branches  of  U.S.  banks  and of  foreign  banks,  including,  without
limitation,  European Certificates of Deposit, European Time Deposits,  European
Bankers' Acceptances,  Canadian Time Deposits, Europaper and Yankee Certificates
of Deposit, and investments in Canadian Commercial Paper and foreign securities.
These  instruments have investment risks that differ in some respects from those
related to  investments  in obligations  of U.S.  domestic  issuers.  Such risks
include  future  adverse  political  and  economic  developments,  the  possible
imposition of withholding  taxes on interest or other income,  possible seizure,
nationalization,   or   expropriation   of  foreign   deposits,   the   possible
establishment  of  exchange   controls  or  taxation  at  the  source,   greater
fluctuations in value due to changes in exchange rates, or the adoption of other
foreign  governmental  restrictions  which might adversely affect the payment of
principal and interest on such  obligations.  Such  investments  may also entail
higher custodial fees and sales commissions than domestic  investments.  Foreign
issuers of securities or obligations  are often subject to accounting  treatment
and  engage in  business  practices  different  from those  respecting  domestic
issuers of similar securities or obligations. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and
foreign banks may be subject to less stringent  reserve  requirements than those
applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks.

In making  investment  decisions for the Fund,  the Adviser  evaluates the risks
associated with investing Fund assets in a particular  country,  including risks
stemming from a country's financial infrastructure and settlement practices; the
likelihood of expropriation, nationalization or confiscation of invested assets;
prevailing or

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developing   custodial  practices  in  the  country;   the  country's  laws  and
regulations  regarding  the  safekeeping,  maintenance  and recovery of invested
assets, the likelihood of government-imposed exchange control restrictions which
could impair the  liquidity of Fund assets  maintained  with  custodians in that
country, as well as risks from political acts of foreign  governments  ("country
risks").  Of course,  the  Adviser  cannot  assure that the Fund will not suffer
losses resulting from investing in foreign countries.

Holding Fund assets in foreign  countries  through specific  foreign  custodians
presents  additional  risks,  including  but not  limited  to the  risks  that a
particular  foreign  custodian or depository  will not exercise proper care with
respect  to Fund  assets or will not have the  financial  strength  or  adequate
practices and procedures to properly safeguard Fund assets.

By  investing  in foreign  securities,  the Funds  attempt to take  advantage of
differences  between both  economic  trends and the  performance  of  securities
markets in the various countries,  regions and geographic areas as prescribed by
each Fund's  investment  objective  and  policies.  During  certain  periods the
investment  return on  securities in some or all countries may exceed the return
on similar investments in the United States, while at other times the investment
return may be less than that on similar U.S. securities.  Shares of the Emerging
Markets,  International  Equity  Index  and  International  Equity  Funds,  when
included in appropriate amounts in a portfolio otherwise  consisting of domestic
securities,  may provide a source of  increased  diversification.  The  Emerging
Markets Equity,  International  Equity Index and International Equity Funds seek
increased  diversification  by combining  securities from various  countries and
geographic areas that offer different investment  opportunities and are affected
by different  economic  trends.  The  international  investments of the Emerging
Markets,  International  Equity Index and International  Equity Funds may reduce
the effect that events in any one  country or  geographic  area will have on its
investment holdings. Of course, negative movement by a Fund's investments in one
foreign market  represented in its portfolio may offset potential gains from the
Fund's investments in another country's markets.

Emerging  countries  are all countries  that are  considered to be developing or
emerging countries by the World Bank or the International  Finance  Corporation,
as well as countries  classified by the United Nations or otherwise  regarded by
the international  financial community as developing.  Currently,  the countries
excluded from this category are Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Canada, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany,  Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands,  New Zealand,
Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

Forward foreign  currency  contracts  involve  obligations to purchase or sell a
specific  currency  amount at a future date,  agreed upon by the  parties,  at a
price set at the time of the contract.  A Fund may also enter into a contract to
sell,  for a fixed amount of U.S.  dollars or other  appropriate  currency,  the
amount of foreign currency  approximating the value of some or all of the Fund's
securities  denominated  in the foreign  currency.  A Fund may realize a gain or
loss from currency transactions.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

Futures  contracts  provide  for the future  sale by one party and  purchase  by
another party of a specified amount of a specific security at a specified future
time and at a  specified  price.  An  option  on a  futures  contract  gives the
purchase the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures
contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option.

A Fund may use  futures  contracts,  and related  options for bona fide  hedging
purposes,  to offset  changes in the value of securities  held or expected to be
acquired.  They may also be used to minimize  fluctuations in foreign currencies
or to gain exposure to a particular  market or instrument.  A Fund will minimize
the risk that it will

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be  unable  to close  out a  futures  contract  by only  entering  into  futures
contracts  which are traded on national  futures  exchanges  and for which there
appears to be a liquid secondary market.

Index  futures are futures  contracts  for  various  indices  that are traded on
registered securities exchanges.  An index futures contract obligates the seller
to  deliver  (and the  purchaser  to take) an amount of cash equal to a specific
dollar amount times the difference  between the value of a specific index at the
close  of the last  trading  day of the  contract  and the  price  at which  the
agreement is made.

Although futures contracts by their terms call for actual delivery or acceptance
of the underlying securities,  in most cases the contracts are closed out before
the  settlement  date without the making or taking of  delivery.  Closing out an
open  futures  position  is done by  taking an  opposite  position  ("buying"  a
contract  which has  previously  been "sold" or  "selling" a contract  which has
previously been "purchased") in an identical contract to terminate the position.
Brokerage commissions are incurred when a futures contract is bought or sold.

Futures  traders  are  required to make a good faith  margin  deposit in cash or
government  securities  with or for the  account  of a broker  or  custodian  to
initiate  and  maintain  open  secondary  market  will exist for any  particular
futures  contract at any specific time.  Thus, it may not be possible to close a
futures position. In the event of adverse price movements, a Fund would continue
to be required to make daily cash payments to maintain its required  margin.  In
such situations,  if a Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell portfolio
securities  to  meet  daily  margin  requirements  at a  time  when  it  may  be
disadvantageous  to do so.  In  addition,  the  Funds  may be  required  to make
delivery of the  instruments  underlying  the futures  contracts  they hold. The
inability  to close  options  and futures  positions  also could have an adverse
impact on the ability to effectively hedge the underlying securities.

The risk of loss in trading futures  contracts can be  substantial,  due both to
the low margin  deposits  required  and the  extremely  high  degree of leverage
involved in futures pricing. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a
futures  contract may result in immediate  and  substantial  loss (or gain) to a
Fund. For example,  if at the time of purchase,  10% of the value of the futures
contract is deposited as margin,  a subsequent  10% decrease in the value of the
futures contract would result in a total loss of the margin deposit,  before any
deduction for the transaction  costs, if the account were then closed out. A 15%
decrease would result in a loss equal to 150% of the original  margin deposit if
the contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may
result in losses in excess of the  amount  invested  in the  contract.  However,
because  the Funds  will be engaged in  futures  transactions  only for  hedging
purposes,  the Advisers do not believe that the Funds will  generally be subject
to the risks of loss frequently associated with futures transactions.  The Funds
presumably  would have  sustained  comparable  losses if, instead of the futures
contract,  they had invested in the underlying  financial instrument and sold it
after the  decline.  The risk of loss from the  purchase  of  options is less as
compared  with the  purchase  or sale of futures  contracts  because the maximum
amount at risk is the premium paid for the option.

Utilization  of  futures  transactions  by the Funds  does  involve  the risk of
imperfect or no correlation  where the securities  underlying  futures contracts
have different  maturities  than the fund  securities  being hedged.  It is also
possible  that the  Funds  could  both  lose  money  on  futures  contracts  and
experience a decline in value of its fund securities.  There is also the risk of
loss by the Funds of margin  deposits in the event of the bankruptcy of a broker
with whom the Funds  have an open  position  in a futures  contract  or  related
option.

Most  futures  exchanges  limit the amount of  fluctuation  permitted in futures
contract  prices during a single  trading day. The daily limit  establishes  the
maximum  amount that the price of a futures  contract may vary either up or down
from the previous day's settlement  price at the end of a trading session.  Once
the daily limit has been reached in a particular type of contract, no trades may
be made on that day at a price beyond that limit.  The daily limit  governs only
price  movement  during a particular  trading day and  therefore  does not limit
potential  losses  because the limit may prevent the  liquidation of unfavorable
positions. Futures contract prices

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have occasionally moved to the daily limit for several  consecutive trading days
with little or no  trading,  thereby  preventing  prompt  liquidation  of future
positions and subjecting some futures traders to substantial losses.

GICS

A GIC is a  general  obligation  of the  issuing  insurance  company  and  not a
separate account.  The purchase price paid for a GIC becomes part of the general
assets of the issuer,  and the  contract  is paid at  maturity  from the general
assets of the issuer. Generally, GICs are not assignable or transferable without
the  permission of the issuing  insurance  company.  For this reason,  an active
secondary  market in GICs does not currently exist and GICs are considered to be
illiquid investments.

HIGH YIELD SECURITIES

High yield securities,  commonly referred to as junk bonds, are debt obligations
rated below investment grade, I.E., below BBB by S&P or Baa by Moody's, or their
unrated  equivalents.   The  risks  associated  with  investing  in  high  yield
securities include:

         (1)      High yield,  lower rated bonds involve greater risk of default
                  or  price  declines  than   investments  in  investment  grade
                  securities (E.G., securities rated BBB or higher by S&P or Baa
                  or  higher  by  Moody's)   due  to  changes  in  the  issuer's
                  creditworthiness.

         (2)      The market for high risk, high yield securities may be thinner
                  and less active,  causing market price  volatility and limited
                  liquidity in the secondary market.  This may limit the ability
                  of a Fund to sell these securities at their fair market values
                  either to meet redemption requests,  or in response to changes
                  in the economy or the financial markets.

         (3)      Market prices for high risk, high yield securities may also be
                  affected  by  investors'  perception  of the  issuer's  credit
                  quality and the outlook for economic growth.  Thus, prices for
                  high risk,  high yield  securities may move  independently  of
                  interest rates and the overall bond market.

         (4)      The  market  for  high  risk,  high  yield  securities  may be
                  adversely affected by legislative and regulatory developments.

HEDGING TECHNIQUES

Hedging in an investment  strategy designed to offset investment risks.  Hedging
activities  include,  among other things, the use of options and futures.  There
are risks associated with hedging  activities,  including:  (1) the success of a
hedging strategy may depend on an ability to predict  movements in the prices of
individual securities, fluctuations in markets, and movements in interest rates;
(2) there may be an  imperfect or no  correlation  between the changes in market
value of the  securities  held by a Fund and the prices of futures and option on
futures;  (3) there may not be a liquid  secondary market for a futures contract
or option;  and (4) trading  restrictions  or  limitations  may be imposed by an
exchange,  and government  regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts
and options.

ILLIQUID SECURITIES

Illiquid  securities are securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days
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INVESTMENT COMPANY SHARES

The Funds may purchase  shares of other  mutual  funds to the extent  consistent
with applicable law. Investment companies typically incur fees that are separate
from those  fees  incurred  directly  by the Funds.  A Fund's  purchase  of such
investment company securities results in the layering of expenses, such that you
would  indirectly bear a  proportionate  share of investment  company  operating
expenses, such as advisory fees.

INVESTMENT GRADE OBLIGATIONS

Investment  grade  obligations are debt  obligations  rated BBB by S&P or Baa by
Moody's,  or their  unrated  equivalents.  These  securities  are deemed to have
speculative characteristics.

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS

Loan  participations  are  interest  in loans  to U.S.  corporations  which  are
administered by the lending bank or agent for a syndicate of lending banks. In a
loan participation,  the borrower corporation is the issuer of the participation
interest except to the extent the Fund derives its rights from the  intermediary
bank. Because the intermediary bank does not guarantee a loan  participation,  a
loan participation is subject to the credit risks associated with the underlying
corporate borrower.

In the event of  bankruptcy or  insolvency  of the  corporate  borrower,  a loan
participation  may be subject to certain  defenses  that can be  asserted by the
borrower as a result of improper conduct by the intermediary  bank. In addition,
in the  event the  underlying  corporate  borrower  fails to pay  principal  and
interest when due, the Fund may be subject to delays,  expenses,  and risks that
are greater than those that would have been involved if the Fund had purchased a
direct obligation of the borrower. Under the terms of a Loan Participation,  the
Fund may be regarded as a creditor of the intermediary  bank (rather than of the
underlying corporate borrower), so that the Fund may also be subject to the risk
that the intermediary bank may become insolvent.

The  secondary  market  for  loan   participations   is  limited  and  any  such
participation purchased by the Fund may be regarded as illiquid.

MUNICIPAL FORWARDS

Municipal forwards are forward  commitments for the purchase of tax-exempt bonds
with a specified coupon to be delivered by an issuer at a future date, typically
exceeding 45 days but  normally  less than one year after the  commitment  date.
Municipal forwards are normally used as a refunding mechanism for bonds that may
only be redeemed on a designated  future date (SEE  "When-Issued  Securities and
Municipal Forwards" for more information).

MUNICIPAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Municipal lease obligations are securities issued by state and local governments
and  authorities to finance the  acquisition of equipment and  facilities.  They
make take the form of a lease, an installment purchase contract,  an conditional
sales contract, or a participation interest in any of the above.

MUNICIPAL SECURITIES

         MUNICIPAL BONDS include general  obligation  bonds,  revenue or special
         obligation bonds, private activity and industrial development bonds and
         participation  interests in municipal bonds.  General  obligation bonds
         are backed by the taxing  power of the  issuing  municipality.  Revenue
         bonds are backed by the revenues of a project or facility (for example,
         tolls from a bridge). Certificates of participation

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         represent an interest in an underlying  obligation or commitment,  such
         as an obligation issued in connection with a leasing  arrangement.  The
         payment of principal  and interest on private  activity and  industrial
         development  bonds  generally is totally  dependent on the ability of a
         facility's user to meet its financial  obligations  and the pledge,  if
         any, of real and personal property as security for the payment.

         MUNICIPAL NOTES consist of general  obligation  notes, tax anticipation
         notes  (notes sold to finance  working  capital  needs of the issuer in
         anticipation of receiving taxes on a future date), revenue anticipation
         notes  (notes sold to provide  needed cash prior to receipt of expected
         non-tax  revenues from a specific  source),  bond  anticipation  notes,
         certificates of indebtedness, demand notes and construction loan notes.
         A  Fund's  investments  in any of the  notes  described  above  will be
         limited to those  obligations (i) where both principal and interest are
         backed by the full faith and credit of the  United  States,  (ii) which
         are rated MIG-2 or V-MIG-2 at the time of investment by Moody's,  (iii)
         which are rated SP-2 at the time of  investment  by S&P, or (iv) which,
         if not rated by S&P or Moody's,  are in the Adviser's  judgment,  of at
         least comparable quality to MIG-2, VMIG-2 or SP-2.

         Municipal bonds must be rated at least BBB or better by S&P or at least
         Baa or better by Moody's  at the time of  purchase  for the  Tax-Exempt
         Bond Funds or in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by
         S&P or Moody's for the Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund or, if not rated by
         S&P or Moody's,  must be deemed by the Adviser to have  essentially the
         same  characteristics  and quality as bonds having the above ratings. A
         Fund may purchase industrial development and pollution control bonds if
         the interest  paid is exempt from Federal  income tax.  These bonds are
         issued by or on behalf of public  authorities to raise money to finance
         various  privately-operated  facilities for business and manufacturing,
         housing,  sports and  pollution  control.  These bonds are also used to
         finance public facilities such as airports, mass transit systems, ports
         and parking. The payment of the principal and interest on such bonds is
         dependent  solely on the  ability  of the  facility's  user to meet its
         financial  obligations  and the pledge,  if any,  of real and  personal
         property so financed as security for such payment.

         OTHER TYPES OF TAX-EXEMPT INSTRUMENTS which are permissible investments
         include  floating  rate  notes.   Investments  in  such  floating  rate
         instruments  will normally  involve  industrial  development or revenue
         bonds  which  provide  that the rate of  interest  is set as a specific
         percentage  of a  designated  base rate  (such as the prime  rate) at a
         major  commercial  bank,  and that the Fund can  demand  payment of the
         obligation at all times or at stipulated  dates on short notice (not to
         exceed 30 days) at par plus  accrued  interest.  Such  obligations  are
         frequently  secured  by  letters  of  credit  or other  credit  support
         arrangements provided by banks. The quality of the underlying credit or
         of the bank,  as the case may be,  must,  in the  Adviser's  opinion be
         equivalent to the long-term  bond or  commercial  paper ratings  stated
         above.  The  Adviser  will  monitor the  earning  power,  cash flow and
         liquidity  ratios of the issuers of such instruments and the ability of
         an issuer of a demand  instrument  to pay  principal  and  interest  on
         demand.  The  Funds  may  also  purchase  participation   interests  in
         municipal   securities  (such  as  industrial   development  bonds  and
         municipal lease/purchase  agreements). A participation interest gives a
         Fund an undivided interest in the underlying municipal security.  If it
         is unrated, the participation interest will be backed by an irrevocable
         letter of credit or guarantee of a credit-worthy  financial institution
         or the payment  obligations  otherwise will be  collateralized  by U.S.
         Government securities. Participation interests may have fixed, variable
         or floating  rates of  interest  and may  include a demand  feature.  A
         participation  interest  without  a  demand  feature  or with a  demand
         feature  exceeding seven days may be deemed to be an illiquid  security
         subject  to  the  Funds'  investment   limitations   restricting  their
         purchases of illiquid  securities.  A Fund may purchase  other types of
         tax-exempt  instruments as long as they are of a quality  equivalent to
         the bond or commercial paper ratings stated above.

         Opinions  relating to the validity of municipal  securities  and to the
         exemption of interest  thereon from federal  income tax are rendered by
         bond counsel to the respective issuers at the time of issuance.

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         Neither the Funds nor an Adviser will review the  proceedings  relating
         to the issuance of municipal securities or the basis for such opinions.

OPTIONS

A Fund may write call  options on a covered  basis only,  and will not engage in
option writing  strategies  for  speculative  purposes.  A call option gives the
purchaser  of such  option the right to buy,  and the  writer,  in this case the
Fund,  the  obligation  to sell the  underlying  security at the exercise  price
during the option period. The advantage to the Funds of writing covered calls is
that the Funds  receive a premium which is additional  income.  However,  if the
security  rises in value,  the Funds may not  fully  participate  in the  market
appreciation.

During the option  period,  a covered  call  option  writer may be  assigned  an
exercise  notice by the  broker-dealer  through  whom such call  option was sold
requiring the writer to deliver the underlying  security  against payment of the
exercise price.  This obligation is terminated upon the expiration of the option
period or at such  earlier time in which the writer  effects a closing  purchase
transaction.  A closing  purchase  transaction  is one in which  the Fund,  when
obligated as a writer of an option,  terminates  its obligation by purchasing an
option of the same series as the option previously written.

A closing purchase transaction cannot be effected with respect to an option once
the option writer has received an exercise notice for such option.

Closing purchase transactions will ordinarily be effected to realize a profit on
an outstanding call option, to prevent an underlying security from being called,
to  permit  the sale of the  underlying  security  or to  enable a Fund to write
another call option on the underlying  security with either a different exercise
price or  expiration  date or both. A Fund may realize a net gain or loss from a
closing  purchase  transaction  depending  upon  whether  the net  amount of the
original  premium  received  on the call option is more or less than the cost of
effecting  the  closing  purchase  transaction.  Any loss  incurred in a closing
purchase transaction may be partially or entirely offset by the premium received
from a sale of a different call option on the same underlying  security.  Such a
loss may also be wholly or partially  offset by unrealized  appreciation  in the
market value of the underlying security.

If a call option expires  unexercised,  a Fund will realize a short-term capital
gain in the amount of the premium on the option,  less the commission paid. Such
a gain,  however,  may be  offset by  depreciation  in the  market  value of the
underlying  security during the option period. If a call option is exercised,  a
Fund will realize a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying  security equal
to the difference between the cost of the underlying security,  and the proceeds
of the sale of the security  plus the amount of the premium on the option,  less
the commission paid.

The market  value of a call option  generally  reflects  the market  price of an
underlying  security.  Other principal  factors  affecting  market value include
supply and  demand,  interest  rates,  the price  volatility  of the  underlying
security, and the time remaining until the expiration date.

The Funds will write call  options only on a covered  basis,  which means that a
Fund will own the  underlying  security  subject  to a call  option at all times
during the option period.  Unless a closing purchase  transaction is effected, a
Fund would be required to continue to hold a security  which it might  otherwise
wish to sell,  or deliver a security it would want to hold.  Options  written by
the Funds will normally have  expiration  dates between one and nine months from
the date written. The exercise price of a call option may be below, equal to, or
above the current market value of the underlying security at the time the option
is written.

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OTHER INVESTMENTS

The  Funds are not  prohibited  from  investing  in bank  obligations  issued by
clients of SEI Investments  Company ("SEI  Investments"),  the parent company of
the  Administrator  and the  Distributor.  The  purchase of Fund shares by these
banks or their  customers  will not be a  consideration  in deciding  which bank
obligations  the Funds will  purchase.  The Funds will not purchase  obligations
issued by the Advisers.

PAY-IN-KIND SECURITIES

Pay-In-Kind  securities  are  debt  obligations  or  preferred  stock,  that pay
interest or dividends in the form of additional  debt  obligations  or preferred
stock.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Repurchase  agreements are agreements by which a person (E.G., a Fund) obtains a
security  and  simultaneously  commits to return the  security  to the seller (a
primary  securities dealer as recognized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
or a national  member bank as defined in Section  3(d)(1) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance  Act, as amended) at an agreed  upon price  (including  principal  and
interest) on an agreed upon date within a number of days  (usually not more than
seven) from the date of purchase.  The resale price  reflects the purchase price
plus an agreed upon market rate of  interest  which is  unrelated  to the coupon
rate or maturity of the underlying security. A repurchase agreement involves the
obligation of the seller to pay the agreed upon price,  which  obligation is, in
effect, secured by the value of the underlying security.

Repurchase  agreements  are considered to be loans by a Fund for purposes of its
investment  limitations.  The repurchase  agreements entered into by a Fund will
provide  that the  underlying  security at all times shall have a value at least
equal to 102% of the resale price stated in the agreement (the Advisers  monitor
compliance with this requirement).  Under all repurchase agreements entered into
by a Fund, the  appropriate  Custodian or its agent must take  possession of the
underlying  collateral.  However, if the seller defaults, a Fund could realize a
loss on the sale of the  underlying  security to the extent that the proceeds of
the sale including  accrued  interest are less than the resale price provided in
the agreement including interest.  In addition,  even though the Bankruptcy Code
provides  protection  for most  repurchase  agreements,  if the seller should be
involved in  bankruptcy or  insolvency  proceedings,  a Fund may incur delay and
costs in selling the  underlying  security or may suffer a loss of principal and
interest if the Fund is treated as an unsecured  creditor and required to return
the underlying security to the seller's estate.

RESOURCE RECOVERY BONDS

Resource  recovery  bonds are a type of revenue bond issued to build  facilities
such as solid waste incinerators or waste-to-energy plants. Typically, a private
corporation will be involved,  at least during the  construction  phase, and the
revenue stream will be secured by fees or rents paid by  municipalities  for use
of the facilities.  The viability of a resource recovery project,  environmental
protection regulations, and project operator tax incentives may affect the value
and credit quality of resource recovery bonds.

RESTRAINTS ON INVESTMENTS BY MONEY MARKET FUNDS

Investments  by a money  market fund are subject to  limitations  imposed  under
regulations adopted by the SEC. Under these regulations,  money market funds may
acquire only obligations that present minimal credit risk and that are "eligible
securities,"  which means they are (i) rated,  at the time of investment,  by at
least two NRSROs (one if it is the only organization  rating such obligation) in
the highest  rating  category  or, if unrated,  determined  to be of  comparable
quality (a "first tier  security"),  or (ii) rated  according  to the  foregoing
criteria in the second highest rating category or, if unrated,  determined to be
of comparable quality ("second tier security"). In the

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case of taxable money market funds,  investments  in second tier  securities are
subject to  further  constraints  in that (i) no more than 5% of a money  market
fund's assets may be invested in second tier  securities and (ii) any investment
in  securities  of any one such  issuer is limited  to the  greater of 1% of the
money market fund's total assets or $1 million.  A taxable money market fund may
not purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by
the U.S. Government,  its agencies of  instrumentalities)  if, as a result, more
than 5% of the total assets of the Fund would be invested the  securities of one
issuer.  A taxable money market fund may also hold more than 5% of its assets in
first tier securities of a single issuer for three "business days" (that is, any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or customary business holiday).

RESTRICTED SECURITIES

Restricted  securities are securities that may not be sold to the public without
registration  under the  Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or an exemption
from  registration.  Permitted  investments  for the  Funds  include  restricted
securities,  and each such Fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets  (10% for
the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund) in illiquid securities, subject to each
Fund's investment limitations on the purchase of illiquid securities. Restricted
securities,  including securities eligible for re-sale under 1933 Act Rule 144A,
that are  determined  to be liquid  are not  subject  to this  limitation.  This
determination is to be made by a Fund's Adviser  pursuant to guidelines  adopted
by the Board of Trustees.  Under these guidelines,  the particular  Adviser will
consider  the  frequency  of trades and quotes for the  security,  the number of
dealers in, and potential purchasers for, the securities, dealer undertakings to
make a  market  in the  security,  and the  nature  of the  security  and of the
marketplace  trades.  In purchasing  such  Restricted  Securities,  each Adviser
intends to purchase securities that are exempt from registration under Rule 144A
under the 1933 Act.

SECURITIES LENDING

Each Fund may lend  securities  pursuant to  agreements  which  require that the
loans be  continuously  secured by  collateral at all times equal to 100% of the
market value of the loaned securities which consists of: cash, securities of the
U.S. Government or its agencies, or any combination of cash and such securities.
Such  loans  will not be made if,  as a  result,  the  aggregate  amount  of all
outstanding  securities  loans for a Fund exceed  one-third  of the value of the
Fund's total assets taken at fair market value.  A Fund will continue to receive
interest on the securities  lent while  simultaneously  earning  interest on the
investment of the cash collateral in U.S. Government securities. However, a Fund
will normally pay lending fees to such  broker-dealers and related expenses from
the  interest  earned  on  invested  collateral.  There may be risks of delay in
receiving additional  collateral or risks of delay in recovery of the securities
or even loss of rights in the  collateral  should the borrower of the securities
fail  financially.  However,  loans  are made  only to  borrowers  deemed by the
appropriate  Adviser to be of good  standing  and when,  in the judgment of that
Adviser,  the  consideration  which can be earned currently from such securities
loans  justifies the attendant  risk. Any loan may be terminated by either party
upon reasonable  notice to the other party. The Funds may use the Distributor or
a broker-dealer affiliate of an Adviser as a broker in these transactions.

SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS

Short-term  obligations are debt obligations  maturing (becoming payable) in 397
days or less, including  commercial paper and short-term corporate  obligations.
Short-term   corporate   obligations  are  short-term   obligations   issued  by
corporations.

STANDBY COMMITMENTS AND PUTS

The Funds may  purchase  securities  at a price which would result in a yield to
maturity lower than that generally offered by the seller at the time of purchase
when they can  simultaneously  acquire the right to sell the securities  back to
the seller,  the issuer or a third party (the "writer") at an agreed-upon  price
at any time during a stated

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period or on a certain  date.  Such a right is  generally  denoted as a "standby
commitment" or a "put." The purpose of engaging in  transactions  involving puts
is to maintain flexibility and liquidity to permit the Funds to meet redemptions
and remain as fully  invested  as possible in  municipal  securities.  The Funds
reserve the right to engage in put transactions. The right to put the securities
depends on the writer's ability to pay for the securities at the time the put is
exercised.  A Fund would limit its put  transactions to  institutions  which the
Adviser  believes  present  minimal credit risks,  and the Adviser would use its
best  efforts to  initially  determine  and  continue to monitor  the  financial
strength of the sellers of the options by evaluating their financial  statements
and such other  information as is available in the marketplace.  It may, however
be difficult to monitor the financial  strength of the writers because  adequate
current financial information may not be available. In the event that any writer
is  unable  to honor a put for  financial  reasons,  a Fund  would be a  general
creditor (I.E.,  on a parity with all other unsecured  creditors) of the writer.
Furthermore,  particular  provisions  of the  contract  between the Fund and the
writer may excuse the writer from  repurchasing the securities;  for example,  a
change in the published rating of the underlying securities or any similar event
that has an adverse effect on the issuer's credit or a provision in the contract
that the put will not be exercised except in certain special cases, for example,
to maintain portfolio liquidity.  The Fund could,  however, at any time sell the
underlying  portfolio  security in the open  market or wait until the  portfolio
security  matures,  at which  time it should  realize  the full par value of the
security.

The  securities  purchased  subject to a put may be sold to third persons at any
time,  even though the put is outstanding,  but the put itself,  unless it is an
integral  part of the security as  originally  issued,  may not be marketable or
otherwise assignable. Therefore, the put would have value only to the Fund. Sale
of the securities to third parties or lapse of time with the put unexercised may
terminate the right to put the  securities.  Prior to the  expiration of any put
option,  the Fund could seek to  negotiate  terms for the  extension  of such an
option.  If such a renewal  cannot be  negotiated on terms  satisfactory  to the
Fund, the Fund could, of course,  sell the portfolio  security.  The maturity of
the underlying  security will generally be different from that of the put. There
will be no limit to the  percentage  of portfolio  securities  that the Fund may
purchase subject to a standby commitment or put, but the amount paid directly or
indirectly  for all standby  commitments or puts which are not integral parts of
the security as originally  issued held in the Fund will not exceed 1/2 of 1% of
the value of the total assets of such Fund calculated immediately after any such
put is acquired.

STRIPS

Separately  Traded  Interest and Principal  Securities  ("STRIPS") are component
parts of U.S. Treasury  Securities traded through the Federal Book-Entry System.
An  Adviser  will only  purchase  STRIPS  that it  determines  are liquid or, if
illiquid,  do not violate  the  affected  Fund's  investment  policy  concerning
investments  in  illiquid  securities.  Consistent  with  Rule  2a-7  under  the
Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  (the "1940 Act"), the Money Market
Funds'  Adviser  will only  purchase  STRIPS for Money  Market Funds that have a
remaining  maturity  of 397 days or less;  therefore,  the  Money  Market  Funds
currently  may  only  purchase   interest   component  parts  of  U.S.  Treasury
securities.  While there is no limitation  on the  percentage of a Fund's assets
that may be comprised of STRIPS,  the Money Market  Funds'  Adviser will monitor
the  level  of such  holdings  to  avoid  the  risk of  impairing  shareholders'
redemption  rights and of  deviations in the value of shares of the Money Market
Funds.

SUPRANATIONAL AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

Supranational  agency  obligations  are  obligations of  supranational  entities
established  through the joint participation of several  governments,  including
the Asian Development Bank, Inter-American  Development Bank, International Bank
for  Reconstruction  and Development  (also known as the "World Bank"),  African
Development Bank, European Economic Community, European Investment Bank, and the
Nordic Investment Bank.

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SWAPS, CAPS, FLOORS, COLLARS

Swaps,  caps,  floors and  collars  are  hedging  tools  designed  to permit the
purchaser to preserve a return or spread on a particular  investment  or portion
of its  portfolio.  They are also used to protect  against  any  increase in the
price of  securities  the Fund  anticipates  purchasing  at a later  date.  In a
typical interest rate swap, one party agrees to make regular payments equal to a
floating  interest  rate times a "notional  principal  amount."  This is done in
return for payments equal to a fixed rate times the same amount,  for a specific
period  of  time.  If  a  swap  agreement  provides  for  payment  in  different
currencies, the parties might agree to exchange the notional principal amount as
well.  Swaps may also depend on other  prices or rates,  such as the value of an
index or mortgage prepayment rates.

In a typical cap or floor  agreement,  one party  agrees to make  payments  only
under specified circumstances. This is usually in return for payment of a fee by
the other  party.  For  example,  the buyer of an interest  rate cap obtains the
right to receive payments to the extent that a specific interest rate exceeds an
agreed-upon level. Meanwhile,  the seller of an interest rate floor is obligated
to make  payments to the extent that a  specified  interest  rate falls below an
agreed-upon level. An interest rate collar combines elements of buying a cap and
selling a floor.

Swap  agreements are subject to risks related to the  counterparty's  ability to
perform,  and  may  decline  in  value  if the  counterparty's  creditworthiness
deteriorates.  The Fund may also  suffer  losses if it is  unable  to  terminate
outstanding   swap  agreements  or  reduce  its  exposure   through   offsetting
transactions. Any obligation the Fund may have under these types of arrangements
will be covered by setting  aside liquid  high-grade  securities in a segregated
account. The Fund will enter into swaps only with counterparties  believed to be
creditworthy.

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

U.S.  Government  agency  obligations  are  obligations  issued or guaranteed by
agencies or  instrumentalities  of the U.S.  Government.  Agencies of the United
States Government which issue obligations  consist of, among others,  the Export
Import Bank of the United  States,  Farmers  Home  Administration,  Federal Farm
Credit  Bank,  Federal  Housing  Administration,  Government  National  Mortgage
Association ("GNMA"), Maritime Administration, Small Business Administration and
The Tennessee Valley Authority.  Obligations of  instrumentalities of the United
States Government include securities issued by, among others,  Federal Home Loan
Banks,  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation  ("FHLMC"),  Federal Intermediate
Credit  Banks,  Federal  Land  Banks,  Fannie Mae and the United  States  Postal
Service as well as government trust  certificates.  Some of these securities are
supported by the full faith and credit of the United States Treasury, others are
supported  by the  right of the  issuer to borrow  from the  Treasury  and still
others are supported  only by the credit of the  instrumentality.  Guarantees of
principal  by  agencies or  instrumentalities  of the U.S.  Government  may be a
guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation so that in the event of a
default  prior to  maturity  there  might  not be a market  and thus no means of
realizing the value of the obligation prior to maturity.

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS

U.S. Treasury  obligations  consist of bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S.
Treasury.  They  also  consist  of  separately  traded  interest  and  principal
component parts of these  obligations that are transferable  through the Federal
book-entry system known as Separately  Traded Registered  Interest and Principal
Securities (STRIPS).

VARIABLE AND FLOATING RATE SECURITIES

Variable and floating rate  instruments  involve  certain  obligations  that may
carry variable or floating  rates of interest,  and may involve a conditional or
unconditional demand feature.  Such instruments bear interest at rates which are
not fixed, but which vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The
interest rates on these

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securities may be reset daily,  weekly,  quarterly,  or some other reset period,
and may have a set floor or ceiling on interest  rate  changes.  There is a risk
that the current  interest rate on such  obligations may not accurately  reflect
existing  market  interest  rates.  A demand  instrument  with a  demand  notice
exceeding seven days may be considered  illiquid if there is no secondary market
for such security.

VARIABLE RATE MASTER DEMAND NOTES

Variable rate master demand notes permit the investment of  fluctuating  amounts
at varying market rates of interest  pursuant to direct  arrangements  between a
Fund,  as lender,  and a borrower.  Such notes provide that the interest rate on
the amount outstanding varies on a daily, weekly or monthly basis depending upon
a stated  short-term  interest rate index. Both the lender and the borrower have
the right to reduce the amount of outstanding indebtedness at any time. There is
no secondary market for the notes and it is not generally contemplated that such
instruments  will be traded.  The quality of the note or the  underlying  credit
must, in the opinion of the  appropriate  Adviser,  be equivalent to the ratings
applicable to permitted  investments  for the particular  Fund. The  appropriate
Advisor  will  monitor  on an ongoing  basis the  earning  power,  cash flow and
liquidity ratios of the issuers of such  instruments and will similarly  monitor
the ability of an issuer of a demand instrument to pay principal and interest on
demand.  Variable  rate  master  demand  notes  may or may not be backed by bank
letters of credit.

WARRANTS

Warrants  give  holders the right,  but not the  obligation,  to buy shares of a
company  at a given  price,  usually  higher  than the  market  price,  during a
specified period.

WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES AND MUNICIPAL FORWARDS

When-issued  securities are securities  that are delivered and paid for normally
within 45 days after the date of commitment to purchase. Municipal forwards call
for delivery of the  underlying  municipal  security  normally after 45 days but
before one year after the commitment date.

Although a Fund will only make  commitments to purchase  when-issued  securities
and municipal  forwards with the intention of actually acquiring the securities,
a Fund may sell them before the  settlement  date.  When-issued  securities  are
subject to market  fluctuation,  and accrue no interest to the purchaser  during
this  pre-settlement  period.  The payment obligation and the interest rate that
will be  received  on the  securities  are each fixed at the time the  purchaser
enters  into the  commitment.  Purchasing  municipal  forwards  and  when-issued
securities  entails  leveraging and can involve a risk that the yields available
in the market when the  delivery  takes place may  actually be higher than those
obtained in the transaction  itself.  In that case, there could be an unrealized
loss at the time of delivery.

Segregated  accounts will be established with the appropriate  custodian,  and a
Fund will maintain  high  quality,  liquid assets in an amount at least equal in
value to its  commitments  to  purchase  when-issued  securities  and  municipal
forwards. If the value of these assets declines,  the Fund will place additional
liquid assets in the account on a daily basis so that the value of the assets in
the account is equal to the amount of such commitments.

ZERO COUPON OBLIGATIONS

Zero coupon obligations are debt obligations that do not bear any interest,  but
instead  are issued at a deep  discount  from face value or par.  The value of a
zero coupon obligation increases over time to reflect the interest  accumulated.
Such obligations will not result in the payment of interest until maturity,  and
will have greater price  volatility  than similar  securities that are issued at
face value or par and pay interest periodically.

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Investors will receive  written  notification  at least thirty days prior to any
change in a Fund's investment  objective.  The phrase  "principally  invests" as
used in the prospectus means that the Fund invests at least 65% of its assets in
the  securities as described in the sentence.  Each  tax-exempt  fund invests at
least 80% of its total  assets in  securities  with income  exempt from  federal
income and alternative minimum taxes.


                             INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

The following are  fundamental  policies of each Fund and cannot be changed with
respect  to a Fund  without  the  consent of the  holders of a majority  of that
Fund's outstanding  shares. The term "majority of the outstanding  shares" means
the vote of (i) 67% or more of a Fund's  shares  present at a  meeting,  if more
than 50% of the  outstanding  shares of the Fund are present or  represented  by
proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of a Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.

THE FUNDS MAY NOT:

         1.       Acquire  more  than 10% of  the voting  securities of any  one
                  issuer.

         2.       Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

         3.       Borrow  money except for  temporary or emergency  purposes and
                  then only in an amount not exceeding one-third of the value of
                  total assets.  Any borrowing  will be done from a bank and, to
                  the extent that such borrowing  exceeds 5% of the value of the
                  Fund's assets, asset coverage of at least 300% is required. In
                  the event  that  such  asset  coverage  shall at any time fall
                  below 300%,  the Fund shall,  within three days  thereafter or
                  such longer period as the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
                  may prescribe by rules and  regulations,  reduce the amount of
                  its  borrowings  to such an extent that the asset  coverage of
                  such  borrowings  shall  be  at  least  300%.  This  borrowing
                  provision is included solely to facilitate the orderly sale of
                  portfolio  securities to accommodate heavy redemption requests
                  if they should occur and is not for investment  purposes.  All
                  borrowings  in  excess  of 5% of the  value of a Fund's  total
                  assets will be repaid before making additional investments and
                  any interest paid on such borrowings will reduce income.

         4.       Make loans,  except that (a) a Fund may  purchase or hold debt
                  instruments in accordance  with its  investment  objective and
                  policies; (b) a Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, and
                  (c) the  International  Equity  Fund may engage in  securities
                  lending as described in the Prospectuses and in this Statement
                  of Additional Information.

         5.       Pledge,  mortgage  or  hypothecate  assets  except  to  secure
                  temporary  borrowings  permitted  by (3)  above  in  aggregate
                  amounts not to exceed 10% of the Fund's total assets, taken at
                  current  value at the  time of the  incurrence  of such  loan,
                  except as permitted with respect to securities lending.

         6.       Purchase or sell real estate,  real estate limited partnership
                  interests,  commodities or commodities  contracts  (except for
                  financial  futures  contracts)  and  interests  in a  pool  of
                  securities  that are  secured  by  interests  in real  estate.
                  However,  subject to their permitted investment spectrum,  any
                  Fund may  invest in  companies  which  invest in real  estate,
                  commodities or commodities contracts.

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                                     <PAGE>

         7.       Make short sales of  securities,  maintain a short position or
                  purchase  securities  on  margin,  except  that the  Trust may
                  obtain  short-term  credits as necessary  for the clearance of
                  security transactions.

         8.       Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except as
                  it may be deemed an underwriter in selling a security.

         9.       Purchase securities of other investment  companies except  for
                  money market funds and CMOs and REMICs deemed to be investment
                  companies and then only as permitted by the Investment Company
                  Act of 1940 (the  "1940  Act")  and the rules and  regulations
                  thereunder,   except  that  the  International  Equity  Fund's
                  purchases  of  investment  company  shares are not  limited to
                  money market funds. Under these rules and regulations,  a Fund
                  is  prohibited   from   acquiring  the   securities  of  other
                  investment companies if, as a result of such acquisition,  the
                  Fund  owns  more  than 3% of the  total  voting  stock  of the
                  company;  securities  issued  by any  one  investment  company
                  represent  more  than 5% of the  total  assets  of a Fund;  or
                  securities   (other  than   treasury   stock)  issued  by  all
                  investment  companies  represent  more  than 10% of the  total
                  assets of the Fund.

         10.      Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) except in
                  connection with permitted  borrowings as described above or as
                  permitted by rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

         11.      Purchase securities of any issuer (except securities issued or
                  guaranteed   by   the   United   States,   its   agencies   or
                  instrumentalities  and  repurchase  agreements  involving such
                  securities) if as a result more than 5% of the total assets of
                  a Fund would be invested  in the  securities  of such  issuer;
                  provided,  however,  that a Fund may  invest  up to 25% of its
                  total assets without  regard to this  restriction as permitted
                  by applicable law.

         12.      Purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of the
                  total assets of a Fund to be invested in the securities of one
                  or more issuers conducting their principal business activities
                  in the same industry,  provided that this  limitation does not
                  apply to investments  in  obligations  issued or guaranteed by
                  the U.S.  Government  or its agencies  and  instrumentalities,
                  repurchase  agreements involving such securities or tax-exempt
                  securities issued by governments or political  subdivisions of
                  governments  and,  with respect to only the Virginia  Tax-Free
                  Money Market Fund,  obligations issued by domestic branches of
                  U.S.  banks or U.S.  branches of foreign  banks subject to the
                  same   regulations  as  U.S.  banks.   For  purposes  of  this
                  limitation, (i) utility companies will be divided to according
                  to  their  services,   for  example,  gas,  gas  transmission,
                  electric  and  telephone  will each be  considered  a separate
                  industry;  (ii) financial service companies will be classified
                  according  to the end users of their  services,  for  example,
                  automobile finance,  bank finance and diversified finance will
                  each  be   considered   a   separate   industry;   and   (iii)
                  supranational  entities  will be  considered  to be a separate
                  industry.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES

No Fund may purchase or hold illiquid  securities (I.E.,  securities that cannot
be disposed of for their approximate carrying value in seven days or less (which
term includes  repurchase  agreements  and time  deposits  maturing in more than
seven days) if, in the  aggregate,  more than 15% of its net assets (10% for the
Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund) would be invested in illiquid securities.

With the  exception of the  limitations  on liquidity  standards,  the foregoing
percentages  will apply at the time of the  purchase of a security and shall not
be considered  violated unless an excess occurs or exists  immediately after and
as a result of a purchase of such security.

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                               INVESTMENT ADVISER

The Trust and Trusco Capital Management, Inc., (the "Adviser") have entered into
an advisory agreement with the Trust (the "Advisory Agreement").  The Adviser is
an indirect  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  SunTrust  Banks,  Inc.  ("SunTrust").
SunTrust is a  southeastern  regional  bank  holding  company with assets of $50
billion as of July 1, 2000.  The Advisory  Agreement  provides  that the Adviser
shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders by
reason of willful misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the
performance  of its duties or from  reckless  disregard  of its  obligations  or
duties thereunder.

The  Advisory  Agreement  provides  that if, for any fiscal  year,  the ratio of
expenses of any Fund  (including  amounts  payable to the Adviser but  excluding
interest,  taxes,  brokerage,  litigation,  and  other  extraordinary  expenses)
exceeds  limitations  established  by certain  states,  the  Adviser  and/or the
Administrator  will bear the  amount of such  excess.  The  Adviser  will not be
required  to bear  expenses of the Trust to an extent  which  would  result in a
Fund's inability to qualify as a regulated  investment  company under provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code.

The continuance of the Advisory  Agreement,  after the first two years,  must be
specifically  approved at least  annually (i) by the vote of the  Trustees,  and
(ii) by the vote of a  majority  of the  Trustees  who are not  parties  to each
Agreement  or  "interested  persons" of any party  thereto,  cast in person at a
meeting  called  for the  purpose  of voting  on such  approval.  Each  Advisory
Agreement will terminate  automatically  in the event of its assignment,  and is
terminable  at any time  without  penalty by the  Trustees of the Trust or, with
respect to the Funds, by a majority of the  outstanding  shares of the Funds, on
not less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice to the Adviser,  or
by the Adviser on 90 days' written notice to the Trust.

For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated
daily and paid  monthly,  at the annual rate of: 1.25% of the average  daily net
assets  of the  International  Equity  Fund and 0.40% of the  average  daily net
assets of the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund.

For the fiscal  years ended May 31,  2000,  1999,  and 1998,  the Funds paid the
following advisory fees:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  FEES PAID                                FEES WAIVED OR REIMBURSED
                             ===================================================  ============================================
          FUND                     2000             1999              1998             2000            1999           1998
===========================  ================  ===============  ================  ==============  ==============  ============
<S>                                <C>              <C>               <C>                <C>            <C>            <C>
International Equity               $6,533,886       $7,655,210        $7,209,723         $17,393        $308,111       $69,504
Fund
---------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------  ------------
Virginia Tax-Free                  $1,184,679         $606,611          $963,000          $3,786          $2,867            $0
Money Market Fund+
---------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------  ------------
<FN>
+ Prior to May 24,  1999,  advisory  fees were paid by the  predecessor  to this Fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>

The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees or reimburse expenses in order to limit
Fund expenses.


                                THE ADMINISTRATOR

The Trust and SEI Investments  Mutual Funds Services (the  "Administrator")  are
parties to the Administration  Agreement.  The Administration Agreement provides
that the Administrator  shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake
of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in  connection  with the matters to
which the

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                                     <PAGE>

Administration   Agreement  relates,   except  a  loss  resulting  from  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the  Administrator in
the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its duties and
obligations thereunder.  The Administration Agreement shall remain in effect for
a period of five years  after the date of the  Agreement  and shall  continue in
effect for  successive  periods of two years subject to review at least annually
by the Trustees of the Trust unless  terminated by either party on not less than
90 days' written notice to the other party.

The Administrator, a Delaware business trust, has its principal business offices
at Oaks,  Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation ("SIMC"), a
wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI  Investments"),  is the
owner of all beneficial  interest in the Administrator.  SEI Investments and its
subsidiaries and affiliates,  including the Administrator, are leading providers
of funds  evaluation  services,  trust  accounting  systems,  and  brokerage and
information services to financial  institutions,  institutional  investors,  and
money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve as administrator
or  sub-administrator   to  the  other  mutual  funds  including,   but  without
limitation:  The Achievement Funds Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, Alpha
Select Funds,  Amerindo Funds Inc., The Arbor Fund, ARK Funds, Armada Funds, The
Armada  Advantage  Fund,  Bishop Street Funds,  CNI Charter Funds,  CUFUND,  The
Expedition Funds, First American Funds,  Inc., First American  Investment Funds,
Inc., First American Strategy Funds, Inc., Friends Ivory Funds,  HighMark Funds,
Huntington  Funds,  Huntington VA Funds,  The Nevis Fund,  Inc.,  Oak Associates
Funds, The PBHG Funds, Inc., PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc., The Pillar Funds,
SEI Asset  Allocation  Trust,  SEI Daily  Income  Trust,  SEI Index  Funds,  SEI
Institutional  Inter-national  Trust, SEI Institutional  Investments  Trust, SEI
Institutional  Managed Trust,  SEI Insurance  Products  Trust,  SEI Liquid Asset
Trust,  SEI Tax Exempt Trust, STI Classic Funds, STI Classic Variable Trust, TIP
Funds, UAM Funds Trust, UAM Funds, Inc. and UAM Funds, Inc. II.

For its administrative  services,  the Administrator is entitled to a fee, which
is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of: .12% of the first $1
billion of average aggregate net assets,  .09% on the next $4 billion of average
aggregate  net  assets,  .07% of the next $3 billion of  average  aggregate  net
assets,  .065% of the next $2 billion of average aggregate net assets,  and .06%
thereafter.

For the fiscal  years ended May 31,  2000,  1999,  and 1998,  the Funds paid the
following administration fees:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  FEES PAID                                      FEES WAIVED
                               ================================================  ============================================
            FUND                     2000             1999            1998            2000            1999           1998
=============================  ===============  ==============  ===============  =============  ==============  =============
<S>                               <C>             <C>              <C>                  <C>             <C>            <C>
International Equity              $371,385        $476,693         $415,520             $0              $0             $0
Fund
-----------------------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
Virginia Tax-Free                 $211,422        $222,145         $366,000             $0              $0            $65
Money Market Fund+
-----------------------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -------------
<FN>
+ Prior to May 24, 1999, administration fees were paid by the predecessor to this Fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>


                                 THE DISTRIBUTOR

SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"),  a wholly-owned subsidiary
of  SEI,  and  the  Trust  have  entered  into  a  distribution  agreement  (the
"Distribution  Agreement") dated May 29, 1992. Under the Distribution Agreement,
the  Distributor  must use all  reasonable  efforts,  consistent  with its other
business, in

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                                     <PAGE>

connection with the continuous  offering of Shares of the Trust. The Distributor
will receive no compensation for distribution of Trust Shares.

The  Distribution  Agreement is renewable  annually and may be terminated by the
Distributor,   the  disinterested  Trustees,  or  by  a  majority  vote  of  the
outstanding  securities of the Trust upon not more than 60 days' written  notice
by either party.


                               THE TRANSFER AGENT

Federated Services Company, Federated Investors Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3779
serves as the Trust's transfer agent.

                                  THE CUSTODIAN

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, 303 Peachtree Street N.E., 14th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30308
serves as the custodian for the Virginia Tax-Free Money Market Fund. The Bank of
New York,  One Wall  Street,  New York,  NY 10286  serves as  custodian  for the
International Equity Fund.


                         INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Arthur Andersen LLP serves as independent public accountants for the Trust.


                                  LEGAL COUNSEL

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP serves as legal counsel to the Trust.


                       TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

The Trustees  supervise the  management  and affairs of the Trust.  The Trustees
have  approved  contracts  with  certain  companies  that provide the Trust with
essential management services. The Trustees and Executive Officers of the Trust,
their respective  dates of birth,  and their principal  occupations for the last
five  years are set forth  below.  Each may have held other  positions  with the
named companies during that period. Unless otherwise noted, the business address
of each Trustee and each Executive  Officer is SEI  Investments  Company,  Oaks,
Pennsylvania 19456.  Certain officers of the Trust also serve as officers to one
or more mutual funds for which SEI Investments  Company or its affiliates act as
investment manager, administrator or distributor.

THOMAS  GALLAGHER  (11/25/47)  - Trustee* -  President,  Genuine  Parts  Company
Wholesale Distribution,  1970 - present; Director,  National Service Industries;
Director, Oxford Industries.

DANIEL S. GOODRUM (7/11/26) - Trustee* - Chairman & CEO,  SunBank/South Florida,
N.A.,  1985-1991;  Chairman Audit  Committee and Director,  Holy Cross Hospital;
Executive  Committee Member and Director,  Honda Classic  Foundation;  Director,
Broward Community College Foundation.

WILTON  LOONEY  (4/18/19)  - Trustee* -  President  of  Genuine  Parts  Company,
1961-1964;  Chairman of the Board,  1964-1990;  Honorary  Chairman of the Board,
1990 to present. Director, Rollins, Inc.; Director, RPC Energy Services, Inc.

                                      B-22

                                     <PAGE>

CHAMPNEY A. MCNAIR  (10/30/24) - Trustee* - Director and Chairman of  Investment
Committee  and member of  Executive  Committee,  Cotton  States  Life and Health
Insurance Company;  Director and Chairman of Investment  Committee and member of
Executive  Committee,  Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company;  Chairman,  Trust
Company of Georgia Advisory Council.

F.  WENDELL  GOOCH  (12/3/32)  - Trustee -  Retired.  President,  Orange  County
Publishing  Co.,  Inc.,  1981- 1997,  publisher  of the Paoli News and the Paoli
Republican  and  Editor of the Paoli  Republican,  1981-1997,  President,  H & W
Distribution,  Inc., 1984-1997. Current Trustee on the Board of Trustees for the
SEI Family of Funds and The Capitol  Mutual  Funds.  Executive  Vice  President,
Trust  Department,  Harris  Trust and Savings  Bank and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of The Harris Trust Company of Arizona before January 1981.

T. GORDY GERMANY (11/28/25) -Trustee - Retired President,  Chairman,  and CEO of
Crawford &  Company;  held these  positions,  1973-1987.  Member of the Board of
Directors,  1970-1990,  joined company in 1948; spent entire career at Crawford,
currently serves on Boards of Norrell Corporation and Mercy Health Services, the
latter being the holding company of St. Joseph's Hospitals.

JAMES O. ROBBINS (7/4/42) - Trustee - President and Chief Executive Officer, Cox
Communications,   Inc.,   1983  -  present;   Director,   NCR;   Director,   Cox
Communications.

DR.  BERNARD  F.  SLIGER  (9/30/24)  - Trustee -  Director,  Stavros  Center for
Economic Education, Florida State University, 1991-present. President of Florida
State University,  1976-91;  previous four years EVP and Chief Academic Officer.
During educational career,  taught at Florida State,  Michigan State,  Louisiana
State  and  Southern   University.   Spent  19  years  as  faculty   member  and
administrator  at  Louisiana  State  University  and served as Head of Economics
Department,  member and  Chairman  of the  Graduate  Council,  Dean of  Academic
Affairs and Vice  Chancellor.  Member of Board of Directors  of Federal  Reserve
Bank of Atlanta, 1983-1988.

JONATHAN T. WALTON (3/28/30) - Trustee - Retired.  Executive Vice President, NBD
Bank, N.A. and NBD Bancorp,  October 1956 to March 1995.  Trustee,  W.K. Kellogg
Trust.


MARK NAGLE  (10/20/59) - President - President of the  Administrator  and Senior
Vice President of SEI Investments  Mutual Funds Services  Operations Group since
1998. Vice President of the  Administrator and Vice President of Fund Accounting
and  Administration of SEI Investments  Mutual Funds Services,  1996-1998.  Vice
President of the Distributor  since December 1997.  Senior Vice President,  Fund
Administration,  BISYS Fund Services,  September 1995-November 1996. Senior Vice
President and Site Manager, Fidelity Investments 1981- September 1995.

JENNIFER E. SPRATLEY,  CPA (2/13/69) - Treasurer and Chief Financial  Officer -
Director,  SEI Funds  Accounting  since November 1999.  Audit Manager at Ernst &
Young LLP, 1991-1999.


JAMES R. FOGGO (DOB  2/14/66) - Vice  President and Assistant  Secretary - Vice
President and Assistant  Secretary of SEI Investments since 1998. Vice President
and Assistant Secretary of the Administrator and the Distributor since May 1999.
Associate,  Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (law firm), 1998. Associate,
Baker & McKenzie (law firm),  1995-1998.  Associate,  Battle Fowler L.L.P.  (law
firm), 1993-1995.

LYDIA A.  GAVALIS  (6/5/64) - Vice  President  and  Assistant  Secretary  - Vice
President and Assistant Secretary of the Administrator and the Distributor since
1998. Assistant General Counsel and Director of Arbitration,  Philadelphia Stock
Exchange, 1989-1998.


TIMOTHY D. BARTO (3/28/68) - Vice President and Assistant  Secretary - Employed
by SEI Investments since October 1999. Vice President and Assistant Secretary of
the  Administrator  and  Distributor  since December 1999.  Associate at Dechert
Price & Rhoads 1997-1999. Associate at Richter, Miller & Finn 1994-1997.

TODD B. CIPPERMAN  (2/14/66) - Vice President and Assistant  Secretary - Senior
Vice President and General  Counsel of SEI  Investments;  Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of the  Administrator  and the  Distributor  since
2000.  Vice  President  and  Assistant   Secretary  of  SEI   Investments,   the
Administrator and the Distributor,  1995-2000.  Associate, Dewey Ballantine (law
firm), 1994-1995. Associate, Winston & Strawn (law firm), 1991-1994.

CHRISTINE M.  MCCULLOUGH  (12/2/60) - Vice President and Assistant  Secretary -
Employed by SEI Investments since November 1, 1999. Vice President and Assistant
Secretary  of  the  Administrator  and  the  Distributor  since  December  1999.
Associate  at White  and  Williams  LLP,  1991-1999.  Associate  at  Montgomery,
McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, 1990-1991.


RICHARD W. GRANT  (10/25/45)  - Secretary - 1701  Market  Street,  Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103. Partner,  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm), counsel to
the Trust, Administrator and Distributor, since 1989.

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                                     <PAGE>

JOHN H.  GRADY,  JR.  (6/1/61)  -  Assistant  Secretary  - 1701  Market  Street,
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  19103.  Partner,  Morgan,  Lewis & Bockius LLP (law
firm), counsel to the Trust, Administrator and Distributor, since 1993.

---------------------
* Messrs. Gallagher,  Goodrum, Looney and McNair may be deemed to be "interested
persons" of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The Trustees and  Officers of the Trust own, in the  aggregate,  less than 1% of
the outstanding shares of the Trust.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000, the Trust paid the following  amounts to
Trustees and Officers of the Trust:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
===========================  ======================= =========================== ===================  ============================
                                    AGGREGATE                PENSION OR               ESTIMATED            TOTAL COMPENSATION
      NAME OF PERSON,             COMPENSATION           RETIREMENT BENEFITS           ANNUAL              FROM FUND AND FUND
         POSITION                   FROM FUND            ACCRUED AS PART OF           BENEFITS              COMPLEX PAID TO
                                                            FUND EXPENSES               UPON                    TRUSTEES
                                                                                     RETIREMENT
===========================  ======================= =========================== ===================  ============================
<S>                                  <C>                         <C>                     <C>          <C>
Thomas Gallagher,                    $6,000                      N/A                     N/A          $6,500 for service on
Trustee#                                                                                              two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
Daniel S. Goodrum,                   $16,500                     N/A                     N/A          $18,000 for service on
Trustee                                                                                               two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
Wilton Looney,                       $26,000                     N/A                     N/A          $28,000 for service on
Trustee                                                                                               two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
Champney A.                          $24,000                     N/A                     N/A          $26,000 for service on
McNair, Trustee                                                                                       two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
F. Wendell Gooch,                    $25,500                     N/A                     N/A          $27,500 for service on
Trustee                                                                                               two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
T. Gordy Germany,                    $25,500                     N/A                     N/A          $27,500 for service on
Trustee                                                                                               two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
James O. Robbins,                    $4,500                      N/A                     N/A          $4,500 for service on
Trustee#                                                                                              two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
Dr. Bernard F.                       $25,500                     N/A                     N/A          $27,500 for service on
Sliger, Trustee                                                                                       two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
Jonathan T. Walton,                  $25,500                     N/A                     N/A          $27,500 for service on
Trustee                                                                                               two boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
William H.                             $0                        N/A                     N/A          $0 for service on two
Cammack, Trustee*                                                                                     boards
---------------------------  ----------------------- --------------------------- -------------------  ----------------------------
<FN>
* Mr. Cammack resigned as a Trustee of the Trust on May 16, 2000.
# Messrs. Robbins and Gallagher did not serve as Trustees for a full year during the most recent fiscal year.
</FN>
</TABLE>


                                      B-24
                                     <PAGE>

                             PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

From time-to-time a Fund may advertise its performance.  Performance figures are
based  on  historical   earnings  and  are  not  intended  to  indicate   future
performance.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS

Each Fund may periodically compare its performance to other mutual funds tracked
by mutual fund rating services,  to broad groups of comparable  mutual funds, or
to unmanaged indices. These comparisons may assume reinvestment of dividends but
generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs.


                              COMPUTATION OF YIELD

SEVEN-DAY YIELD

The current yield of the Virginia  Tax-Free Money Market Fund will be calculated
daily  based upon the seven days  ending on the date of  calculation  (the "base
period").  The yield is computed by  determining  the net change  (exclusive  of
capital changes) in the value of a hypothetical pre-existing shareholder account
having a balance of one share at the  beginning  of the  period,  subtracting  a
hypothetical  charge  reflecting  deductions  from  shareholder  accounts,   and
dividing  such net change by the value of the  account at the  beginning  of the
same  period to obtain  the base  period  return and  multiplying  the result by
(365/7).  Realized  and  unrealized  gains and  losses are not  included  in the
calculation  of  the  yield.  The  effective  compound  yield  of the  Funds  is
determined  by computing the net change  (exclusive  of capital  changes) in the
value of a  hypothetical  pre-existing  account having a balance of one share at
the  beginning  of the period,  subtracting  a  hypothetical  charge  reflecting
deductions from shareholder  accounts,  and dividing the difference by the value
of the  account at the  beginning  of the base  period to obtain the base period
return, and then compounding the base period return by adding 1, raising the sum
to a power  equal to 365  divided  by 7,  and  subtracting  1 from  the  result,
according to the  following  formula:  Effective  Yield = [(Base Period Return +
1)raised  to the  power of  365/7] - 1. The  current  and the  effective  yields
reflect the reinvestment of net income earned daily on portfolio assets.

The  Virginia  Tax-Free  Money  Market  Fund's "tax  equivalent  yield" and "tax
equivalent  effective  yield" are calculated by  determining  the rate of return
that would have to be  achieved  on a fully  taxable  investment  to produce the
after-tax  equivalent of the Fund's yield,  assuming  certain tax brackets for a
Shareholder. Tax-exempt yield is calculated according to the same formula except
that E equals the  interest  exempt from  federal  income tax earned  during the
period.  This  tax-exempt  yield is then translated  into  tax-equivalent  yield
according to the following formula:


             TAX EQUIVALENT YIELD  =  (  E  ) + T
                                       -----
                                       (1-P )

             E =  the  portion  of  the  yield  which  is tax-exempt
             P = stated income tax rate
             T = the portion of the yield which is taxable

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                                     <PAGE>

For the seven-day period ended May 31, 2000, the Virginia  Tax-Free Money Market
Fund's current effective and tax equivalent yields were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

===========================  ===============  ============= =================  ==================  ======================
           FUND                 CLASS OF          7-DAY           7-DAY            7-DAY TAX               7-DAY
                                 SHARES           YIELD         EFFECTIVE          EQUIVALENT          TAX EQUIVALENT
                                                                  YIELD              YIELD            EFFECTIVE YIELD
===========================  ===============  ============= =================  ==================  ======================
<S>                              <C>              <C>             <C>                <C>                   <C>
Virginia Tax-Free                Trust            3.70%           3.77%              6.13%                 6.24%
Money Market Fund                Shares
---------------------------  ---------------  ------------- -----------------  ------------------  ----------------------
</TABLE>

The yields of this Fund fluctuates,  and the  annualization of a week's dividend
is not a  representation  by the Trust as to what an investment in the Fund will
actually  yield in the future.  Actual  yields will depend on such  variables as
asset quality,  average asset maturity, the type of instruments the Fund invests
in,  changes  in  interest  rates on money  market  instruments,  changes in the
expenses of the Fund and other factors.

Yields are one basis upon which investors may compare the Funds with other money
market funds;  however,  yields of other money market funds and other investment
vehicles  may not be  comparable  because  of the  factors  set forth  above and
differences in the methods used in valuing portfolio instruments.

THIRTY-DAY YIELD

The International Equity Fund may advertise a 30-day yield. In particular, yield
will be calculated according to the following formula:

Yield = (2 (a-b/cd +  1)raised  to the power of 6 - 1) where a =  dividends  and
interest earned during the period;  b = expenses  accrued for the period (net of
reimbursement);  c = the average daily number of shares  outstanding  during the
period that were  entitled to receive  dividends;  and d = the maximum  offering
price per share on the last day of the period.

                           CALCULATION OF TOTAL RETURN

From time-to-time,  the International Equity Fund may advertise total return. In
particular,  total return will be calculated according to the following formula:
P (1 +  T)raised  to the  power  of n = ERV,  where P = a  hypothetical  initial
payment of $1,000; T = average annual total return; n = number of years; and ERV
= ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning
of the designated time period as of the end of such period.

From time-to-time,  the Trust may include the names of clients of the Adviser in
advertisements  and/or sales  literature for the Trust. The SEI Funds Evaluation
database tracks the total return of numerous  tax-exempt  pension accounts.  The
range of returns in these accounts  determines the percentile  rankings.  Trusco
Capital  Management has been in the top 1% of the SEI Funds Evaluation  database
for equity managers over the past ten years. SEI Investment's  database includes
research  data on over  1,000  investment  managers  responsible  for over  $450
billion in assets.

                                      B-26

                                     <PAGE>


Based on the foregoing,  the average annual total returns for the  International
Equity  Fund  from  inception  through  May 31,  2000 and for the  one-year  and
five-year periods ended May 31, 2000 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
                                            ================================================================
                                                 ONE YEAR           FIVE YEARS          SINCE INCEPTION
        FUND             CLASS OF SHARES                                                   (1/31/95)
====================  ===================== ===================  =================  ========================
<S>                      <C>                      <C>                 <C>                   <C>
International            Trust Shares             10.58%              14.94%*               17.23%*
Equity Fund
--------------------  --------------------- -------------------  -----------------  ------------------------
<FN>
* The  performance  for  the  periods  prior  to  December  1,  1995,  when  the International  Equity Fund
began  operations,  represent  the  performance  of a similarly managed collective fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>


                                PURCHASING SHARES

Purchases and  redemptions of shares of the Funds may be made on any day the New
York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. Currently, the NYSE is closed
on: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,  Presidents'  Day, Good Friday,
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.


                                REDEEMING SHARES

A Shareholder  will at all times be entitled to aggregate cash  redemptions from
all Funds of the Trust during any 90-day  period of up to the lesser of $250,000
or 1% of the Trust's net assets.

The Trust  reserves  the right to  suspend  the  right of  redemption  and/or to
postpone the date of payment upon  redemption for any period on which trading on
the NYSE is  restricted,  or during the existence of an emergency (as determined
by the Securities and Exchange  Commission by rule or regulation) as a result of
disposal or valuation of a Fund's securities is not reasonably  practicable,  or
for such other periods as the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission has by order
permitted.  The Trust also  reserves  the right to suspend  sales of shares of a
Fund for any period during which the NYSE, an Adviser, the Administrator and/or,
the Custodian are not open for business.

A number of Fund  shareholders are institutions  with significant share holdings
that  may be  redeemed  at any  time.  If a  substantial  number  or  amount  of
redemptions  should occur  within a relatively  short period of time, a Fund may
have to sell  portfolio  securities  it  would  otherwise  hold  and  incur  the
additional transaction costs. The sale of portfolio securities may result in the
recognition of capital gains,  which will be distributed  annually and generally
will  be  taxable  to   shareholders   as  ordinary  income  or  capital  gains.
Shareholders  are  notified  annually   regarding  the  federal  tax  status  of
distributions they receive (SEE "Taxes").


                        DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The net asset  value per share of the  Virginia  Tax-Free  Money  Market Fund is
calculated  daily by the  Administrator  by adding the value of  securities  and
other assets,  subtracting liabilities and dividing by the number of outstanding
shares.  Securities  will be valued by the amortized  cost method which involves
valuing

                                      B-27

                                     <PAGE>

a security at its cost on the date of purchase and  thereafter  (absent  unusual
circumstances)  assuming a constant  amortization to maturity of any discount or
premium,  regardless of the impact of  fluctuations  in general  market rates of
interest on the value of the instrument. While this method provides certainty in
valuation,  it may  result  in  periods  during  which a  security's  value,  as
determined  by this  method,  is  higher or lower  than the  price a Fund  would
receive if it sold the instrument.  During periods of declining  interest rates,
the daily yield of a Fund may tend to be higher than a like  computation made by
a company with identical  investments utilizing a method of valuation based upon
market  prices  and  estimates  of  market  prices  for  all  of  its  portfolio
securities.  Thus,  if the use of amortized  cost by a Fund  resulted in a lower
aggregate portfolio value on a particular day, a prospective  investor in a Fund
would  be able to  obtain  a  somewhat  higher  yield  than  would  result  from
investment in a company utilizing solely market values,  and existing  investors
in a Fund would  experience a lower yield.  The converse would apply in a period
of rising interest rates.

A Fund's use of amortized  cost and the  maintenance of a Fund's net asset value
at $1.00 are permitted by  regulations  promulgated  by Rule 2a-7 under the 1940
Act, provided that certain  conditions are met. The regulations also require the
Trustees to establish  procedures which are reasonably designed to stabilize the
net asset value per share at $1.00 for the Funds.  Such  procedures  include the
determination of the extent of deviation, if any, of the Funds current net asset
value per share  calculated  using  available  market  quotations from the Funds
amortized  cost  price  per  share  at  such  intervals  as  the  Trustees  deem
appropriate and reasonable in light of market conditions and periodic reviews of
the amount of the deviation and the methods used to calculate such deviation. In
the event that such  deviation  exceeds 1/2 of 1%, the  Trustees are required to
consider promptly what action, if any, should be initiated, and, if the Trustees
believe  that the extent of any  deviation  may result in  material  dilution or
other  unfair  results to  Shareholders,  the Trustees are required to take such
corrective  action as they deem appropriate to eliminate or reduce such dilution
or unfair results to the extent reasonably practicable. Such actions may include
the sale of portfolio  instruments prior to maturity to realize capital gains or
losses  or  to  shorten  average  portfolio  maturity;   withholding  dividends;
redeeming  shares in kind; or  establishing a net asset value per share by using
available market quotations.  In addition, if the Funds incur a significant loss
or  liability,  the Trustees have the authority to reduce PRO RATA the number of
shares  of  the  Funds  in  each  Shareholder's   account  and  to  offset  each
Shareholder's  PRO RATA portion of such loss or liability from the Shareholder's
accrued but unpaid dividends or from future dividends while each other Fund must
annually distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income.

The securities of the International  Equity Fund are valued by the Administrator
pursuant to valuations provided by an independent  pricing service.  The pricing
service  relies  primarily on prices of actual  market  transactions  as well as
trader  quotations.  However,  the  service  may  also use a  matrix  system  to
determine  valuations of fixed income  securities,  which system  considers such
factors as security  prices,  yields,  maturities,  call  features,  ratings and
developments  relating to specific  securities  in arriving at  valuations.  The
procedures  of the  pricing  service  and its  valuations  are  reviewed  by the
officers of the Trust under the general supervision of the Trustees.


                                      TAXES

The  following  is a  summary  of  certain  Federal  income  tax  considerations
generally  affecting the Funds and their  shareholders that are not described in
the Funds' prospectus.  No attempt is made to present a detailed  explanation of
the Federal tax treatment of the funds or their Shareholders, and the discussion
here and in the Funds'  prospectus  is not intended as a substitute  for careful
tax planning.

This  discussion  of Federal  income tax  consequences  is based on the Internal
Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code"),  and the  regulations  issued
thereunder,  in effect on the date of this Statement of Additional  Information.
New  legislation,  as well as  administrative  changes or court  decisions,  may
change the conclusions  expressed herein, and may have a retroactive effect with
respect to the transactions contemplated herein.

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                                     <PAGE>

FEDERAL INCOME TAX

In order to qualify for  treatment  as a regulated  investment  company  ("RIC")
under the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended  ("Code"),  each Fund must
distribute  annually  to its  Shareholders  at  least  the sum of 90% of its net
investment  income  excludable  from  gross  income  plus 90% of its  investment
company  taxable income  (generally,  net investment  income plus net short-term
capital gain) ("Distribution Requirement") and also must meet several additional
requirements.  Among these requirements are the following: (i) at least 90% of a
Fund's gross income each taxable year must be derived from dividends,  interest,
payments  with  respect to  securities  loans,  and gains from the sale or other
disposition of stock or securities,  or certain other income;  (ii) at the close
of each quarter of a Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total
assets must be represented by cash and cash items, U.S.  Government  securities,
securities  of other  RIC's and other  securities,  with such  other  securities
limited,  in respect of any one issuer,  to an amount that does not exceed 5% of
the value of a Fund's  assets and that does not  represent  more than 10% of the
outstanding  voting  securities  of such issuer;  and (iii) at the close of each
quarter of a Fund's  taxable year,  not more than 25% of the value of its assets
may be invested in  securities  (other than U.S.  Government  securities  or the
securities of other RIC's) of any one issuer,  or of two or more issuers engaged
in same or similar  businesses if the Fund owns at least 20% of the voting power
of such issuers.

In addition,  each Fund will  distribute  by the end of any calendar year 98% of
its ordinary income for that year and 98% of its capital gain net income for the
one-year  period ending on October 31 of that calendar year,  plus certain other
amounts. Each Fund intends to make sufficient  distributions prior to the end of
each calendar year to avoid  liability for the federal  excise tax applicable to
regulated investment companies.

If, at the close of each quarter of its taxable  year, at least 50% of the value
of a Fund's  total  assets  consists  of  obligations  the  interest on which is
excludable  from gross income,  a Fund may pay  "exempt-interest  dividends," as
defined in Section 852(b)(5) of the Code, to its shareholders.

As noted in the prospectus,  the Virginia  Tax-Free Money Market Fund intends to
pay exempt-interest  dividends.  Exempt-interest dividends are excludable from a
Shareholder's  gross income for regular  Federal  income tax  purposes,  but may
nevertheless be subject to the alternative minimum tax (the "Alternative Minimum
Tax") imposed by Section 55 of the Code. The Alternative  Minimum Tax is imposed
at a maximum rate of 28% in the case of non-corporate  taxpayers and at the rate
of 20% in the  case  of  corporate  taxpayers,  to the  extent  it  exceeds  the
taxpayer's regular tax liability.  The Alternative Minimum Tax may be imposed in
two  circumstances.   First,  exempt-interest  dividends  derived  from  certain
"private  activity bonds" issued after August 7, 1986, will generally be an item
of tax preference and therefore  potentially  subject to the Alternative Minimum
Tax for both  corporate  and  non-corporate  taxpayers.  Second,  in the case of
exempt-interest    dividends   received   by   corporate    Shareholders,    all
exempt-interest  dividends,  regardless  of when the bonds  from  which they are
derived were issued or whether they are derived  from  private  activity  bonds,
will be included in the corporation's "adjusted current earnings," as defined in
Section 56(g) of the Code, in calculating the corporation's  alternative minimum
taxable income for purposes of determining the Alternative Minimum Tax.

Distributions  of  exempt-interest  dividends may result in  additional  Federal
income tax  consequences  to  shareholders  in  tax-exempt  Funds.  For example,
interest on indebtedness incurred by Shareholders to purchase or carry shares of
a tax-exempt  Fund will not be deductible for Federal income tax purposes to the
extent that the Fund  distributes  exempt interest  dividends during the taxable
year.  The  deduction  otherwise  allowable to property  and casualty  insurance
companies for "losses  incurred" will be reduced by an amount equal to a portion
of  exempt-interest  dividends  received  or accrued  during any  taxable  year.
Certain foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business in the United States
will be subject to a "branch profits tax" on their "dividend  equivalent amount"
for the taxable  year,  which will include  exempt-interest  dividends.  Certain
Subchapter  S  corporations  may also be  subject  to  taxes  on their  "passive
investment income," which could include exempt-interest  dividends. Up to 85% of
the Social  Security  benefits or railroad  retirement  benefits  received by an
individual
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                                     <PAGE>

during any taxable year will be included in the gross income of such  individual
if  the   individual's   "modified   adjusted  gross  income"  (which   includes
exempt-interest  dividends)  plus  one-half of the Social  Security  benefits or
railroad  retirement  benefits  received by such individual  during that taxable
year exceeds the base amount described in Section 86 of the Code.

A tax-exempt  Fund may not be an appropriate  investment for persons  (including
corporations  and other  business  entities)  who are  "substantial  users"  (or
persons related to such users) of facilities financed by industrial  development
or private activity bonds. A "substantial  user" is defined generally to include
certain  persons who  regularly  use in a trade or business a facility  financed
from the proceeds of industrial  development  bonds or private  activity  bonds.
Such entities or persons  should  consult their tax Advisers  before  purchasing
shares of a tax-exempt Fund.

Issuers of bonds  purchased by a  tax-exempt  Fund (or the  beneficiary  of such
bonds) may have made certain representations or covenants in connection with the
issuance of such bonds to satisfy certain  requirements of the Code that must be
satisfied  subsequent to the issuance of such bonds.  Investors  should be aware
that  exempt-interest  dividends  derived from such bonds may become  subject to
Federal income  taxation  retroactively  to the date of issuance of the bonds to
which  such  dividends  are  attributable  thereof if such  representations  are
determined  to have  been  inaccurate  or if the  issuer  of such  bonds (or the
beneficiary of such bonds) fails to comply with such covenants.

Any gain or loss  recognized  on a sale or  redemption  of shares of a Fund by a
Shareholder  who is not a dealer in  securities  will  generally  be  treated as
long-term  capital  gain or loss if the  shares  have  been  held for more  than
eighteen  months,  and  short-term if for a year or less. If shares held for six
months or less are sold or redeemed for a loss, two special rules apply:  First,
if  shares  on which a net  capital  gain  distribution  has been  received  are
subsequently sold or redeemed,  and such shares have been held for six months or
less,  any loss  recognized  will be treated as  long-term  capital  loss to the
extent of the long-term capital gain distributions.  Second, any loss recognized
by a Shareholder upon the sale or redemption of shares of a Tax-Exempt Fund held
for six months or less will be disallowed  to the extent of any  exempt-interest
dividends received by the Shareholder with respect to such shares.

The Funds will make annual  reports to  Shareholders  of the Federal  income tax
status of all distributions.

FOREIGN TAXES

Dividends and interests received by a Fund may be subject to income, withholding
or other taxes  imposed by foreign  countries  and U.S.  possessions  that would
reduce the yield on the Fund's  stock or  securities.  Tax  conventions  between
certain  countries  and the United  States may reduce or eliminate  these taxes.
Foreign countries generally do not impose taxes on capital gains with respect to
investments by foreign investors.

If the International Equity Fund meets the Distribution Requirement, and if more
than 50% of the value of such  Fund's  total  assets at the close of its taxable
year consists of stock or securities of foreign  corporations,  the Fund will be
eligible to, and will,  file an election with the Internal  Revenue Service that
will enable  Shareholders,  in effect, to receive the benefit of the foreign tax
credit with respect to any foreign and U.S. possessions income taxes paid by the
Fund.  Pursuant to the  election,  the Fund will treat those taxes as  dividends
paid to its  Shareholders.  Each  Shareholder  will be  required  to  include  a
proportionate  share of those taxes in gross  income as income  received  from a
foreign source and must treat the amount so included as if the  Shareholder  had
paid the foreign tax directly.  The Shareholder may then either deduct the taxes
deemed  paid  by him  or  her  in  computing  his  or  her  taxable  income  or,
alternatively,  use the foregoing  information  in  calculating  the foreign tax
credit  against  the  Shareholders'  Federal  income  tax.  In no event  shall a
Shareholder  be allowed a foreign tax credit with respect to shares in a Fund if
such  shares are held by the  Shareholder  for 15 days or less during the 30-day
period  beginning  on the date  which is 15 days  before  the date on which such
shares  become ex-

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                                     <PAGE>

dividend  with  respect to such  dividend.  If any of the three  above-mentioned
Funds make the election,  such Fund will report annually to its Shareholders the
respective amounts per share of the Fund's income from sources within, and taxes
paid to, foreign countries and U.S. possessions.

The International  Equity Fund's  transactions in foreign currencies and forward
foreign  currency  contracts  will be subject to special  provisions of the Code
that, among other things,  may affect the character of gains and losses realized
by the Fund (I.E.,  may effect whether gains or losses are ordinary or capital),
accelerate  recognition of income to the fund and defer Fund losses. These rules
could  therefore  affect the character,  amount and timing of  distributions  to
Shareholders.  These  provisions  also may require  the Fund to mark-to-  market
certain  types of the positions in its  portfolio  (I.E.,  treat them as if they
were closed out) which may cause the Fund to recognize income without  receiving
cash with which to make  distributions  in amounts  necessary to satisfy the 90%
and 98% distribution requirements for avoiding income and excise taxes. The Fund
will monitor its transactions, will make the appropriate tax elections, and will
make the  appropriate  entries in the books and  records  when it  acquires  any
foreign currency or forward foreign  currency  contract in order to mitigate the
effect of these  rules  and  prevent  disqualification  of the Fund as a RIC and
minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes.


                                FUND TRANSACTIONS

The Trust has no  obligation  to deal with any dealer or group of dealers in the
execution  of  transactions  in  portfolio   securities.   Subject  to  policies
established by the Trustees,  the Adviser is responsible  for placing the orders
to execute  transactions for a Fund. In placing orders,  it is the policy of the
Trust to seek to obtain the best net results taking into account such factors as
price (including the applicable dealer spread), the size, type and difficulty of
the  transaction   involved,   the  firm's  general  execution  and  operational
facilities,  and the firm's risk in positioning the securities  involved.  While
the Adviser generally seeks reasonably  competitive spreads or commissions,  the
Trust will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available.

The money market  securities  in which the Funds invest are traded  primarily in
the   over-the-counter   market.   Bonds  and   debentures  are  usually  traded
over-the-counter,  but may be traded on an exchange. Where possible, the Adviser
will deal directly with the dealers who make a market in the securities involved
except in those  circumstances  where better  prices and execution are available
elsewhere.  Such dealers  usually are acting as principal for their own account.
On occasion,  securities may be purchased directly from the issuer. Money market
securities  are  generally  traded on a net basis  and do not  normally  involve
either brokerage  commissions or transfer taxes. The cost of executing portfolio
securities  transactions  of the Trust will primarily  consist of dealer spreads
and underwriting commissions.


                         TRADING PRACTICES AND BROKERAGE

The Trust selects brokers or dealers to execute transactions for the purchase or
sale of portfolio  securities on the basis of its judgment of their professional
capability to provide the service. The primary  consideration is to have brokers
or dealers provide  transactions at best price and execution for the Trust. Best
price and execution includes many factors,  including the price paid or received
for a security,  the  commission  charged,  the  promptness  and  reliability of
execution,  the  confidentiality  and  placement  accorded  the  order and other
factors   affecting  the  overall  benefit   obtained  by  the  account  on  the
transaction.  The Trust's determination of what are reasonably competitive rates
is based upon the professional  knowledge of its trading  department as to rates
paid and charged for similar transactions throughout the securities industry. In
some  instances,  the  Trust  pays a  minimal  share  transaction  cost when the
transaction  presents no  difficulty.  Some trades are made on a net basis where
the Trust either buys  securities  directly from the dealer or sells them to the
dealer. In these

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                                     <PAGE>

instances,  there is no direct  commission  charged  but there is a spread  (the
difference  between  the  buy and  sell  price)  which  is the  equivalent  of a
commission.

The Trust may allocate out of all  commission  business  generated by all of the
funds and accounts under management by an Adviser, brokerage business to brokers
or dealers who provide brokerage and research services.  These research services
include advice,  either directly or through publications or writings,  as to the
value of securities,  the  advisability  of investing in,  purchasing or selling
securities,  and the  availability  of  securities  or  purchasers or sellers of
securities; furnishing of analyses and reports concerning issuers, securities or
industries;  providing information on economic factors and trends,  assisting in
determining  portfolio  strategy,  providing  computer software used in security
analyses,  and providing portfolio  performance  evaluation and technical market
analyses. Such services are used by an Adviser in connection with its investment
decision-making  process with respect to one or more funds and accounts  managed
by it,  and may not be used  exclusively  with  respect  to the fund or  account
generating the brokerage.

As  provided in the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (the "1934  Act")  higher
commissions  may be paid to  broker-dealers  who provide  brokerage and research
services than to broker-dealers  who do not provide such services if such higher
commissions are deemed  reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and
research services provided. Although transactions are directed to broker-dealers
who provide such  brokerage and research  services,  the Trust believes that the
commissions  paid to such  broker-dealers  are  not,  in  general,  higher  than
commissions that would be paid to broker-dealers not providing such services and
that such  commissions  are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage
and research  services  provided.  In  addition,  portfolio  transactions  which
generate  commissions  or their  equivalent are directed to  broker-dealers  who
provide daily portfolio pricing services to the Trust. Subject to best price and
execution, commissions used for pricing may or may not be generated by the funds
receiving the pricing service.

An Adviser may place a combined  order for two or more accounts or funds engaged
in the  purchase  or  sale of the  same  security  if,  in its  judgment,  joint
execution is in the best  interest of each  participant  and will result in best
price and execution. Transactions involving commingled orders are allocated in a
manner deemed equitable to each account or fund. It is believed that the ability
of the  accounts  to  participate  in  volume  transactions  will  generally  be
beneficial to the accounts and funds.  Although it is  recognized  that, in some
cases,  the joint execution of orders could adversely affect the price or volume
of the security that a particular  account or Fund may obtain, it is the opinion
of each  Adviser  and the  Trust's  Board of  Trustees  that the  advantages  of
combined orders outweigh the possible disadvantages of separate transactions.

Consistent  with the Conduct  Rules of the National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers,  Inc., and subject to seeking best price and execution,  the Funds,  at
the request of the  Distributor,  give  consideration  to sales of shares of the
Trust as a factor in the  selection  of brokers  and  dealers  to execute  Trust
portfolio transactions.

It is expected that the Trust may execute brokerage or other agency transactions
through  the  Distributor  or an  affiliate  of an  Adviser,  both of which  are
registered broker-dealers, for a commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the
1934  Act  and  rules  promulgated  by the  SEC.  Under  these  provisions,  the
Distributor  or an  affiliate  of an Adviser is  permitted to receive and retain
compensation for effecting  portfolio  transactions for the Trust on an exchange
if a  written  contract  is in  effect  between  the  Distributor  and the Trust
expressly  permitting  the  Distributor or an affiliate of an Adviser to receive
and retain such compensation.  These rules further require that commissions paid
to the Distributor by the Trust for exchange  transactions not exceed "usual and
customary"  brokerage  commissions.  The  rules  define  "usual  and  customary"
commissions to include  amounts which are  "reasonable  and fair compared to the
commission,  fee or  other  renumeration  received  or to be  received  by other
brokers in connection with comparable  transactions involving similar securities
being purchased or sold on a securities  exchange during a comparable  period of
time." In  addition,  the Trust may direct  commission  business  to one or more
designated  broker-dealers in connection with such broker/dealer's  provision of
services  to the Trust or payment  of certain  Trust  expenses  (E.G.,  custody,
pricing and professional

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                                     <PAGE>

fees).  The Trustees,  including those who are not  "interested  persons" of the
Trust, have adopted  procedures for evaluating the reasonableness of commissions
paid to the Distributor, and will review these procedures periodically.

For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2000,  the Funds paid the following  brokerage
commissions with respect to portfolio transactions:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
======================  ====================== =====================  ========================= ==========================
         FUND               TOTAL $ AMOUNT        TOTAL $ AMOUNT             % OF TOTAL            % OF TOTAL BROKERED
                             OF BROKERAGE          OF BROKERAGE               BROKERAGE                TRANSACTIONS
                             COMMISSIONS            COMMISSIONS          COMMISSIONS PAID TO         EFFECTED THROUGH
                             PAID IN FYE        PAID TO AFFILIATES      AFFILIATED BROKERS IN       AFFILIATED BROKERS
                               5/31/00            IN FYE 5/31/00(1)            FYE 5/31/00               FYE 5/31/00
======================  ====================== =====================  ========================= ==========================
<S>                          <C>                        <C>                      <C>                        <C>
International                $5,076,703                 $0                       0%                         0%
Equity Fund
----------------------  ---------------------- ---------------------  ------------------------- --------------------------
Virginia Tax-                    N/A                    N/A                      N/A                        N/A
Free Money
Market Fund+
----------------------  ---------------------- ---------------------  ------------------------- --------------------------
<FN>
1/ These amounts refer to brokerage commissions paid to, or brokered transactions effected through, SEI
   Investments Distribution Co., the Trust's principal underwriter.

+ Prior to May 24, 1999, brokerage fees were paid by the predecessor to this Fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>

For the fiscal years ended May 31, 1999 and 1998,  the Funds paid the  following
brokerage commissions with respect to portfolio transactions:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================  ===========================================  ==========================================
                                          TOTAL $ AMOUNT OF BROKERAGE                  TOTAL $ AMOUNT OF BROKERED
                                               COMMISSIONS PAID                      COMMISSIONS PAID TO AFFILIATES
                                  ===========================================  ==========================================
             FUND                          1999                   1998                  1999                  1998
================================  =====================  ====================  =====================  ===================
<S>                                     <C>                   <C>                        <C>                  <C>
International Equity Fund               $4,701,955            $3,098,063                 $0                   $0
--------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  -------------------
Virginia Tax-Free Money                    N/A                     N/A                   N/A                  N/A
Market Fund+
--------------------------------  ---------------------  --------------------  ---------------------  -------------------
<FN>
+ Prior to May 24, 1999, brokerage fees were paid by the predecessor to this Fund.
</FN>
</TABLE>

For the fiscal years ended May 31, 2000 through 1998, the portfolio turnover
rate for the International Equity Fund was as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
=========================================  =============================================================================
                                                                           TURNOVER RATE
                                           =============================================================================
                  FUND                              2000                      1999                      1998
=========================================  =======================  ======================== ===========================
<S>                                                 <C>                       <C>                        <C>
International Equity Fund                           179%                      161%                       108%
-----------------------------------------  -----------------------  ------------------------ ---------------------------
</TABLE>

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                                     <PAGE>

                              DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The  Declaration  of Trust  authorizes  the issuance of an  unlimited  number of
shares  and  classes of shares of the Funds  each of which  represents  an equal
proportionate  interest in that Fund with each other share.  Shares are entitled
upon  liquidation  to a  PRO  RATA  share  in  the  net  assets  of  the  Funds.
Shareholders have no preemptive  rights.  The Declaration of Trust provides that
the Trustees of the Trust may create  additional  series of shares or classes of
series.  All  consideration  received by the Trust for shares of any  additional
series and all assets in which such  consideration  is invested  would belong to
that  series and would be  subject to the  liabilities  related  thereto.  Share
certificates representing shares will not be issued.


                              SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY

The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a  "Massachusetts  business
trust."  Under  Massachusetts  law,  shareholders  of such a trust could,  under
certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations
of the trust.  Even if,  however,  the Trust were held to be a partnership,  the
possibility  of the  Shareholders'  incurring  financial  loss for  that  reason
appears  remote  because the Trust's  Declaration  of Trust  contains an express
disclaimer of  Shareholder  liability for  obligations of the Trust and requires
that  notice  of such  disclaimer  be given  in each  agreement,  obligation  or
instrument  entered  into  or  executed  by or on  behalf  of the  Trust  or the
Trustees,  and because the Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out
of the  Trust  property  for any  Shareholder  held  personally  liable  for the
obligations of the Trust.


                        LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY

The  Declaration  of Trust  provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for his
own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in the selection
of officers,  agents,  employees or investment advisers, shall not be liable for
any neglect or  wrongdoing  of any such person.  The  Declaration  of Trust also
provides  that the Trust  will  indemnify  its  Trustees  and  officers  against
liabilities  and  expenses  incurred in  connection  with  actual or  threatened
litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices with the Trust
unless it is determined in the manner  provided in the Declaration of Trust that
they have not acted in good faith in the  reasonable  belief that their  actions
were in the best interests of the Trust. However,  nothing in the Declaration of
Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability for his willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his duties.


                             5% AND 25% SHAREHOLDERS

As of July 14, 2000, the following persons were the only persons who were record
owners (or to the  knowledge of the Trust,  beneficial  owners) of 5% and 25% or
more of the shares of the  Funds.  Persons  who owned of record or  beneficially
more than 25% of a Fund's  outstanding  shares may be deemed to control the Fund
within the meaning of the Act. The Trust believes that most of the shares of the
Trust Class of the Funds were held for the record owner's  fiduciary,  agency or
custodial customers.

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                                     <PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

TRUST SHARES

FUND                                     NAME AND ADDRESS                         NUMBER OF SHARES          % OF CLASS
----                                     ----------------                         ----------------          ----------
<S>                                      <C>                                      <C>                       <C>
International Equity Fund............    Trustman                                 1,979,921.2220            8.78%
                                         SunTrust Banks
                                         Mutual Fund Reconciliation Unit
                                         Mail Center 3144
                                         P.O. Box 105870
                                         Atlanta, GA  30348-5870

                                         Trustman                                 6,653,564.8160            29.50%
                                         SunTrust Banks
                                         Mutual Fund Reconciliation Unit
                                         Mail Center 3144
                                         P.O. Box 105870
                                         Atlanta, GA  30348-5870

                                         Trustman                                 11,685,919.6090           51.81%
                                         SunTrust Banks
                                         Mutual Fund Reconciliation Unit
                                         Mail Center 3144
                                         P.O. Box 105870
                                         Atlanta, GA  30348-5870

Virginia Tax-Free Money
Market Fund..........................    SunTrust Bank                            268,301,550.2100          99.32%
                                         Attn Susan Grider
                                         Mail Center 3133
                                         P.O. Box 105504
                                         Atlanta, GA  30348-5504
</TABLE>


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                                     <PAGE>

                                STI CLASSIC FUNDS
                            PART C: OTHER INFORMATION
                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 36

Item 23. Exhibits:

(a)      Declaration of Trust - originally filed with Registrant's  Registration
         Statement  on Form N-1A filed  February  12, 1992 and  incorporated  by
         reference  to  Exhibit  1 of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15 to the
         Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed  with  the SEC  via  EDGAR
         Accession No. 0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(b)(1)   By-Laws - originally filed with  Registrant's  Pre-Effective  Amendment
         No. 1 filed April 23, 1992 and  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 2
         of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 15 to the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(b)(2)   Amended  By-Laws -  incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  (b)(2) of
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  23  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0001047469-98-027407 on July 15, 1998.
(c)      Not applicable.
(d)(1)   Revised Investment  Advisory Agreement with Trusco Capital  Management,
         Inc. as originally filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No.
         5 filed August 2, 1993 and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5(c) of
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(d)(2)   Investment  Advisory  Agreement  with American  National Bank and Trust
         Company as originally filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment
         No. 6 filed  October  22,  1993 and as Exhibit  5(d) of  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 15 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement filed with
         the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.

(d)(3)   Investment   Advisory  Agreement  with  Sun  Bank  Capital  Management,
         National   Association  (now  Trusco  Capital   Management,   Inc.)  as
         originally filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 filed
         October 22,  1993 and  incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  5(e) of
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(d)(4)   Investment  Advisory  Agreement  with Trust  Company  Bank (now  Trusco
         Capital  Management,   Inc.)  as  originally  filed  with  Registrant's
         Post-Effective  Amendment No. 6 filed October 22, 1993 and incorporated
         by reference to Exhibit D(4) of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 24 to the
         Registrant's  Statement  filed  with the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.
         0001047469-98-028802 on July 30, 1998.

(d)(5)   Revised Schedule A to the Revised  Investment  Advisory  Agreement with
         Trusco Capital  Management,  Inc. dated May 24, 1999 - incorporated  by
         reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 32 to the
         Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed  with  the SEC  via  EDGAR
         Accession No. 0001047469-99-037088 on September 28, 1999.
(d)(6)   Revised Schedule A to the Revised  Investment  Advisory  Agreement with
         Trusco Capital Management, Inc. dated October 1, 1999 - incorporated by
         reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 33 to the
         Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed  with  the SEC  via  EDGAR
         Accession No. 0000912057-99-007899 on December 1, 1999.

(d)(7)   Revised Schedule A to the Revised  Investment  Advisory  Agreement with
         Trusco Capital Management,  Inc. dated March 27, 2000 - incorporated by
         reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35 to the
         Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed  with  the SEC  via  EDGAR
         Accession No. 0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.

(e)      Distribution  Agreement  dated May 26, 1992 - incorporated by reference
         to Exhibit 6 of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 16 to the  Registrant's
         Registration  Statement  filed  with the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.
         0000912057-96-021336 on September 27, 1996.
(f)      Not applicable.
(g)(1)   Custodian  Agreement  with Trust  Company  Bank dated  February 1, 1994
         originally  filed with  Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 13
         filed September 28, 1995 and  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8(b)
         of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 15 to the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(g)(2)   Custodian  Agreement  with  the  Bank  of  California  incorporated  by
         reference to Exhibit  8(a) of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 15 to the
         Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed  with  the SEC  via  EDGAR
         Accession No. 0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.



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(g)(3)   Fourth  Amendment  to  Custodian  Agreement  by and between STI Trust &
         Investment Operations,  Inc. and The Bank of New York dated May 6, 1997
         incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8(d) of  Post-Effective  Amendment
         No. 21 to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement filed with the SEC
         via EDGAR Accession No. 0000912057-97-032207 on September 30, 1997.
(h)(1)   Transfer Agent Agreement with Federated  Services Company dated May 14,
         1994  originally  filed  with  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  9  filed
         September  22, 1994 and  incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 8(c) of
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(h)(2)   Administration  Agreement  with SEI  Financial  Management  Corporation
         dated May 29, 1995 -  incorporated  by  reference  to the  Registrant's
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  32  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement filed the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001047469-99-037088 on
         September 28, 1999.
(h)(3)   Consent to Assignment  and Assumption of the  Administration  Agreement
         between STI Classic  Funds and SEI Financial  Management  Corporation -
         incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9(b) of  Post-Effective  Amendment
         No. 21 to the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement filed with the SEC
         via EDGAR Accession No. 0000912057-97-032207 on September 30, 1997.
(i)      Opinion  and  Consent of Counsel -  incorporated  by  reference  to the
         Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  32  to  the  Registrant's
         Registration   Statement   filed  the  SEC  via  EDGAR   Accession  No.
         0001047469-99-037088 on September 28, 1999.

(j)      Consent of Arthur  Andersen LLP,  independent  public  accountants,  is
         filed herewith.

(k)      Not applicable.
(l)      Not applicable.
(m)(1)   Distribution  Plan - Investor  Class -  incorporated  by  reference  to
         Exhibit  15 of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  16 to the  Registrant's
         Registration  Statement  filed  with the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.
         0000912057-96-021336 on September 27, 1996.
(m)(2)   Distribution  and Service  Agreement  relating to Flex Shares dated May
         29, 1995 - originally filed with Post-Effective  Amendment No. 12 filed
         August 17,  1995 and  incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  15(a) of
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
(n)(1)   Rule  18f-3  Plan  -  incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  (o)  of
         Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  23  to  the  Registrant's  Registration
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0001047469-98-027407 on July 15, 1998.
(n)(2)   Certificate of Class Designation - incorporated by reference to Exhibit
         (o)(1) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registrant's Statement
         filed  with the SEC via EDGAR  Accession  No.  0001047469-99-009731  on
         April 15, 1999.

(o)      Powers of Attorney are filed herewith.
(p)(1)   Code of Ethics for STI Classic  Funds -  incorporated  by  reference to
         Exhibit (p)(1) of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35 to the Registrant's
         Statement    filed   with   the   SEC   via   EDGAR    Accession    No.
         0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.
(p)(2)   Code  of  SEI  Investments   Distribution  Company  -  incorporated  by
         reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35 to the
         Registrant's  Statement  filed  with the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.
         0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.
(p)(3)   Code of Ethics for Trusco Capital  Management,  Inc. - incorporated  by
         reference to Exhibit (p)(3) of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35 to the
         Registrant's  Statement  filed  with the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.
         0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.



Item 24.   Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant:


See the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information regarding the Trust's
control  relationships.  The  Administrator  is a subsidiary of SEI  Investments
which  also  controls  the  distributor  of  the  Registrant,   SEI  Investments
Distribution Co., and other corporations  engaged in providing various financial
and record keeping services,  primarily to bank trust departments,  pension plan
sponsors, and investment managers.



Item 25.   Indemnification:

Article VIII of the  Agreement of  Declaration  of Trust filed as Exhibit (a) to
the   Registration   Statement  is   incorporated   by  reference.   Insofar  as
indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be

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permitted  to  trustees,  directors,  officers  and  controlling  persons of the
Registrant by the Registrant  pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise,
the  Registrant  is aware that in the  opinion of the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the
Act  and,  therefore,   is  unenforceable.   In  the  event  that  a  claim  for
indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
Registrant  of expenses  incurred or paid by  trustees,  directors,  officers or
controlling  persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense
of any  act,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such  trustees,  directors,
officers or controlling  persons in connection with the shares being registered,
the  Registrant  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question  whether such  indemnification  by it is against  public  policy as
expressed  in the Act and will be  governed  by the final  adjudication  of such
issues.


Item 26.   Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisors:

Other business,  profession,  vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in
which each director or principal  officer of each Advisor is or has been, at any
time  during the last two fiscal  years,  engaged  for his own account or in the
capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            NAME OF                                        CONNECTION WITH
NAME                                        OTHER COMPANY                                  OTHER COMPANY
----                                        -------------                                  -------------

TRUSCO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.


<S>                                         <C>                                                  <C>
E. Jenner Wood III                          SunTrust Banks, Inc.                                 --
Director

Hunting F. Deutsch                          SunTrust Bank, Orlando                               --
Director

Anthony R. Gray                                      --                                          --
Chairman & Chief Investment Officer

James R. Wood                                        --                                          --
President

Elliott A. Perny                                     --                                          --
Executive Vice President

Stuart F. Van Arsdale                                --                                          --
Senior Vice President

Jonathan D. Rich                                     --                                          --
Director

Larry M. Cole                                        --                                          --
Senior Vice President

L. Earl Denney                                       --                                          --
Executive Vice President

Ronald Schwartz                                      --                                          --
Senior Vice President

Andre B.Prawato                                      --                                          --
Senior Vice President

Edward J. Dau                                        --                                          --
Senior Vice President

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            NAME OF                                     CONNECTION WITH
NAME                                        OTHER COMPANY                               OTHER COMPANY
----                                        -------------                               -------------
<S>                                         <C>                                         <C>
James K. Wood                                    --                                           --
Senior Vice President

Mills A. Riddick                                 --                                           --
Senior Vice President

Christopher A. Jones                             --                                           --
Senior Vice President

David E. West                                    --                                           --
Vice President


Brett L. Barner                                  --                                           --
Senior Vice President


Douglas S. Phillips                              --                                           --
President

Paul L. Robertson, III                           --                                           --
Secretary/Treasurer

E. Jenner Wood                              SunTrust Banks, Inc.                        Director
Director

Donald W. Thurmond                          SunTrust Bank, Atlanta                      Director
Director

Bob M. Farmer                                    --                                           --
Vice President

M. Elizabeth (Beth) Wines                        --                                           --
Vice President

Charles Arnold, Jr.                              --                                           --
Senior Vice President

James R. Dillon, Jr.                             --                                           --
First Vice President

James P. Foster                                  --                                           --
Vice President

Mark D. Garfinkel                                --                                           --
Vice President

Robert (Bob) G. Goggin                           --                                           --
Vice President

Joe E. Ransom                                    --                                           --
Vice President

George D. Smith, Jr.                             --                                           --
Vice President

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            NAME OF                                      CONNECTION WITH
NAME                                        OTHER COMPANY                                OTHER COMPANY
----                                        -------------                                -------------
<S>                                         <C>                                          <C>
Jonathan Mote                                    --                                           --
Vice President

Charles B. Leonard                               --                                           --
First Vice President

Mary F. Cernilli                                 --                                           --
Vice President

Garrett P. Smith                                 --                                           --
Vice President

Gregory L. Watkins                               --                                           --
Vice President

David S. Yealy                                   --                                           --
Vice President

Robert J. Rhoades                                --                                           --
Senior Vice President

Kar Ming Leong                                   --                                           --
Vice President

Stephen M. Yarbrough                             --                                           --
Vice President

Celia S. Stanley                                 --                                           --
Vice President


Rebekah R. Alley                                 --                                           --
Vice President


Robert R. Long                              SunTrust Banks of                            Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board and                   Georgia, Inc.
President

Ronald S. Crowding                               --                                      Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President

Charles B. Ginden                                --                                           --
Executive Vice President

William H. Rogers, Jr.                           --                                           --
Executive Vice President

Donald Wayne Thurmond                            --                                           --
Executive Vice President

Dr. William M. Chase                        Emory University                             President
Director

Gaylord O. Coan                             Gold Kist, Inc.                              CEO
Director

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            NAME OF                                     CONNECTION WITH
NAME                                        OTHER COMPANY                               OTHER COMPANY
----                                        -------------                               -------------
<S>                                         <C>                                         <C>
A.D. Correll                                Georgia-Pacific Corporation                 Chairman & CEO
Director

R.W. Courts, II                             Atlantic Realty Company                     President
Director

A.W. Dahlberg                               The Southern Company                        President, Chairman &
Director                                                                                CEO


L. Phillip Humann                           SunTrust Banks, Inc.                        President, Chairman &
Director                                    Services Corporation                        CEO


William B. Johnson                          The Ritz Carlton Hotel                      Chairman of the Board
Director


J. Hicks Lanier                             Oxford Industries, Inc.                     Chairman of the Board Director
Director & President
                                            Pinehill Development Co.                    30% owner


Joseph L. Lanier, Jr.                       Dan River, Inc.                             Chairman of the Board
Director                                                                                Chairman

Larry L. Prince                             Genuine Parts Company                       Chairman of the Board
Director

R. Randall Rollins                          Rollins, Inc.                               Chairman of the Board
Director                                    Lor, Inc.                                            Director
                                            Maran, Inc. Director
                                            Gutterworld, Inc.                           Director
                                            Dabora, Inc.                                Director & Secretary
                                            Simpson, Nance & Graham                     Director
                                            Auto Parts Wholesale, Inc.                  Director
                                            Global Expanded Metal, Inc.                 Director
                                            Rollins Holding Co.                         Director
                                            Rol, Ltd.                                   Partner
                                            Rollins Investment Fund                     Partner
                                            Energy Partners                             Partner
                                            Petro Partnership                           Partner
                                            The Piedmont Investment Group               Director
                                            WRG, Ltd.                                   Partner
                                            Rollins, Inc.                               Chairman
                                            RPC Energy Services, Inc.                   Chairman
                                            The Mul Company                             Partner
                                            Bugvac, Inc.                                Director
                                            Omnitron Int'l, Inc.                        Director
                                            MRG, Ltd.                                   Partner

Gerald T. Adams                                  --                                           --
Senior Vice President

James R. Albach                                  --                                           --
Group Vice President

Gay Cash                                         --                                           --
Vice President

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            NAME OF                                     CONNECTION WITH
NAME                                        OTHER COMPANY                               OTHER COMPANY
----                                        -------------                               -------------
<S>                                         <C>                                         <C>
Joseph B. Foley, Jr.                             --                                           --
Group Vice President

Thomas R. Frisbie                                --                                           --
Group Vice President

Mark Stancil                                     --                                           --
Group Vice President

David E. Thompson                                --                                           --
Vice President

Charles C. Watson                                --                                           --
Group Vice President

Dr. Mary B. Bullock                         Agnes Scott College                         President
Director

Larry L. Gellerstedt, III                   Beers Construction Co.                      Chairman
Director

John T. Glover                              Post Properties, Inc.                       President
Director


M. Douglas Ivester                          The Coca-Cola Company                       Chairman of the Board &
Director                                                                                         CEO


Dennis M. Love                              Printpack, Inc.                             President & CEO
Director

Charles H. McTier                           Robert Woodruff Foundation                  President
Director

</TABLE>

Item 27.  Principal Underwriters:

(a)      Furnish the name of each investment company (other than the Registrant)
         for  which  each  principal  underwriter  currently   distributing  the
         securities  of the  Registrant  also acts as a  principal  underwriter,
         distributor or investment adviser.

         Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the
         "Distributor"), acts as distributor for:

         SEI Daily Income Trust                          July 15, 1982
         SEI Liquid Asset Trust                          November 29, 1982
         SEI Tax Exempt Trust                            December 3, 1982
         SEI Index Funds                                 July 10, 1985
         SEI Institutional Managed Trust                 January 22, 1987
         SEI Institutional International Trust           August 30, 1988
         The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund                 November 14, 1991
         The Pillar Funds                                February 28, 1992
         CUFUND                                          May 1, 1992
         STI Classic Funds                               May 29, 1992
         First American Funds, Inc.                      November 1, 1992
         First American Investment Funds, Inc.           November 1, 1992

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         The Arbor Fund                                  January 28, 1993
         Boston 1784 Funds7                              June 1, 1993
         The PBHG Funds, Inc.                            July 16, 1993
         The Achievement Funds Trust                     December 27, 1994
         Bishop Street Funds                             January 27, 1995
         STI Classic Variable Trust                      August 18, 1995
         ARK Funds                                       November 1, 1995
         Huntington Funds                                January 11, 1996
         SEI Asset Allocation Trust                      April 1, 1996
         TIP Funds                                       April 28, 1996
         SEI Institutional Investments Trust             June 14, 1996
         First American Strategy Funds, Inc.             October 1, 1996
         HighMark Funds                                  February 15, 1997
         Armada Funds                                    March 8, 1997
         PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.                April 1, 1997
         The Expedition Funds                            June 9, 1997
         Alpha Select Funds                              January 1, 1998
         Oak Associates Funds                            February 27, 1998
         The Nevis Fund, Inc.                            June 29, 1998
         The Parkstone Group of Funds                    September 14, 1998
         CNI Charter Funds                               April 1, 1999
         The Armada Advantage Fund                       May 1, 1999
         Amerindo Funds Inc.                             July 13, 1999
         Huntington VA Funds                             October 15, 1999
         Friends Ivory Funds                             December 16, 1999
         SEI Insurance Products Trust                    March 29, 2000


         The  Distributor  provides  numerous  financial  services to investment
         managers,  pension plan  sponsors,  and bank trust  departments.  These
         services  include  portfolio  evaluation,  performance  measurement and
         consulting  services  ("Funds  Evaluation")  and  automated  execution,
         clearing and settlement of securities transactions ("MarketLink").


(b)      Furnish the Information required by the following table with respect to
         each director,  officer or partner of each principal  underwriter named
         in the  answer  to  Item  21 of Part B.  Unless  otherwise  noted,  the
         business address of each director or officer is Oaks, PA 19456.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                    POSITION AND OFFICE                                 POSITIONS AND
         NAME                       WITH UNDERWRITER                                    OFFICES WITH REGISTRANT
         ----                       ----------------                                    -----------------------
         <S>                        <C>                                                          <C>
         Alfred P. West, Jr.        Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors                 --
         Richard B. Lieb            Director, Executive Vice President                           --
         Carmen V. Romeo            Director                                                     --
         Mark J. Held               President & Chief Operating Officer                          --
         Dennis J. McGonigle        Executive Vice President                                     --
         Robert M. Silvestri        Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer                          --
         Todd Cipperman             Senior Vice President & General Counsel                      --
         Leo J. Dolan, Jr.          Senior Vice President                                        --
         Carl A. Guarino            Senior Vice President                                        --
         Jack May                   Senior Vice President                                        --
         Hartland J. McKeown        Senior Vice President                                        --
         Kevin P. Robins            Senior Vice President                                        --
         Patrick K. Walsh           Senior Vice President                                        --
         Wayne M. Withrow           Senior Vice President                                        --
         John D. Anderson           Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Robert Aller               Vice President                                               --
         Timothy D. Barto           Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --
         S. Courtney E. Collier     Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --


</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                    POSITION AND OFFICE                                 POSITIONS AND
         NAME                       WITH UNDERWRITER                                    OFFICES WITH REGISTRANT
         ----                       ----------------                                    -----------------------
         <S>                        <C>                                                          <C>
         Robert Crudup              Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Richard A. Deak            Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --
         Scott W. Dellorfano        Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Barbara Doyne              Vice President                                               --
         Jeff Drennen               Vice President                                               --
         Scott C. Fanatico          Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         James R. Foggo             Vice President  & Assistant Secretary                        --
         Vic Galef                  Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Steven A. Gardner          Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Lydia A. Gavalis           Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --
         Greg Gettinger             Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --
         Kathy Heilig               Vice President                                               --
         Jeff Jacobs                Vice President                                               --
         Samuel King                Vice President                                               --
         John Kirk                  Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Kim Kirk                   Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         John Krzeminski            Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Paul Lonergan              Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Ellen Marquis              Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Christine M. McCullough    Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --
         Carolyn McLaurin           Vice President & Managing Director                           --
         Mark Nagle                 Vice President                                               --
         Joanne Nelson              Vice President                                               --
         Cynthia M. Parrish         Vice President & Secretary                                   --
         Rob Redican                Vice President                                               --
          Maria Rinehart            Vice President                                               --
         Steve Smith                Vice President                                               --
         Daniel Spaventa            Vice President                                               --
         Kathryn L. Stanton         Vice President                                               --
         Lori L. White              Vice President & Assistant Secretary                         --


</TABLE>

Item 28.   Location of Accounts and Records:

Books or other  documents  required  to be  maintained  by Section  31(a) of the
Investment  Company  Act of 1940,  and the  rules  promulgated  thereunder,  are
maintained as follows:

(a)      With respect to Rules 31a-1(a);  31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6);
         (8); (12); and 31a-1(d),  the required books and records are maintained
         at the offices of Registrant's Custodians:

         Trust Company Bank
         Park Place
         P.O. Box 105504
         Atlanta, Georgia  30348

         Bank of New York
         One Wall Street
         New York, New York
         (International Equity Index Fund, International Equity Fund,
         Emerging Markets Equity Fund)

(b)/(c)  With respect to Rules 31a-1(a);  31a-1(b)(1),(4);  (2)(C) and (D); (4);
         (5); (6); (8); (9); (10);  (11);  and 31a-1(f),  the required books and
         records are maintained at the offices of Registrant's Administrator:

         SEI Investments Mutual Funds Services
         One Freedom Valley Road
         Oaks, Pennsylvania  19456

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(c)      With respect to Rules 31a-1(b)(5),  (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1(f), the
         required books and records are  maintained at the principal  offices of
         the Registrant's Advisors:


         Trusco Capital Management
         P.O. Box 3808
         Orlando, Florida  32802


         Trusco Capital Management
         50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1400
         Atlanta, Georgia  30303


         Trusco Capital Management
         25 Park Place
         Atlanta, Georgia  30303


Item 29.   Management Services:  None.

Item 30.   Undertakings:  None.

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                                     NOTICE

A copy of the  Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust for STI Classic Funds is on
file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice
is hereby given that this Registration  Statement has been executed on behalf of
the  Trust by an  officer  of the Trust as an  officer  and by its  Trustees  as
trustees  and not  individually  and the  obligations  of or arising out of this
Registration  Statement are not binding upon any of the Trustees,  officers,  or
Shareholders  individually  but are binding only upon the assets and property of
the Trust.

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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933 (the  "Securities
Act") and the  Investment  Company Act of 1940, as amended,  the  Registrant has
duly caused this Post-Effective  Amendment No. 36 to Registration  Statement No.
33-45671 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  duly authorized, in the
City of Oaks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 26th day of July, 2000.

                                    BY:         *
                                       -------------------------------
                                       Mark Nagle, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration  Statement
has been  signed  below by the  following  persons in the  capacity on the dates
indicated.

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         F. Wendell Gooch

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Daniel S. Goodrum

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Wilton Looney

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Champney A. McNair

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         T. Gordy Germany

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Bernard F. Sliger

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Jonathan T. Walton

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         James O. Robbins

                      **                 Trustee         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Thomas Gallagher

                      *                President         July 26, 2000
-----------------------------
         Mark Nagle

 /S/ JENNIFER SPRATLEY              Treasurer & Chief    July 26, 2000
-----------------------------       Financial Officer
         Jennifer Spratley

  * BY: /S/ KEVIN ROBINS
        ---------------------------------------
           Kevin Robins, With Power of Attorney

** BY: /S/ TODD B. CIPPERMAN
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           Todd B. Cipperman, With Power of Attorney



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


NUMBER        EXHIBIT
------        -------
EX-99.A       Declaration  of  Trust  -  originally   filed  with   Registrant's
              Registration  Statement  on Form N-1A filed  February 12, 1992 and
              incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of Post-Effective Amendment
              No. 15 to the Registrant's  Registration  Statement filed with the
              SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
EX-99.B1      By-Laws  -  originally  filed  with   Registrant's   Pre-Effective
              Amendment No. 1 filed April 23, 1992 and incorporated by reference
              to  Exhibit  2  of   Post-Effective   Amendment   No.  15  to  the
              Registrant's  Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR
              Accession No. 0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
EX-99.B2      Amended  By-Laws - incorporated  by reference to Exhibit (b)(2) of
              Post-Effective  Amendment No. 23 to the Registrant's  Registration
              Statement   filed   with   the  SEC  via   EDGAR   Accession   No.
              0001047469-98-027407 on July 15, 1998.
EX-99.C       Not applicable.
EX-99.D1      Revised   Investment   Advisory   Agreement  with  Trusco  Capital
              Management,   Inc.   as   originally   filed   with   Registrant's
              Post-Effective   Amendment   No.  5  filed   August  2,  1993  and
              incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  5(c)  of  Post-Effective
              Amendment No. 15 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement filed
              with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.  0000912057-96-015938 on July
              31, 1996.
EX-99.D2      Investment  Advisory  Agreement  with  American  National Bank and
              Trust Company as originally filed with Registrant's Post-Effective
              Amendment  No. 6 filed  October  22,  1993 and as Exhibit  5(d) of
              Post-Effective  Amendment No. 15 to the Registrant's  Registration
              Statement   filed   with   the  SEC  via   EDGAR   Accession   No.
              0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.

EX-99.D3      Investment  Advisory  Agreement with Sun Bank Capital  Management,
              National  Association  (now Trusco  Capital  Management,  Inc.) as
              originally filed with Registrant's  Post-Effective Amendment No. 6
              filed  October 22, 1993 and  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit
              5(e)  of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15 to  the  Registrant's
              Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
EX-99.D4      Investment  Advisory Agreement with Trust Company Bank (now Trusco
              Capital  Management,  Inc.) as originally filed with  Registrant's
              Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  6  filed  October  22,  1993  and
              incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  D(4)  of  Post-Effective
              Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's  Statement filed with the SEC
              via EDGAR Accession No. 0001047469-98-028802 on July 30, 1998.

EX-99.D5      Revised Schedule A to the Revised  Investment  Advisory  Agreement
              with  Trusco  Capital  Management,  Inc.  dated  May  24,  1999  -
              incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
              Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement filed
              with  the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.  0001047469-99-037088  on
              September 28, 1999.
EX-99.D6      Revised Schedule A to the Revised  Investment  Advisory  Agreement
              with  Trusco  Capital  Management,  Inc.  dated  October 1, 1999 -
              incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
              Amendment No. 33 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement filed
              with  the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.  0000912057-99-007899  on
              December 1, 1999.

EX-99.D7      Revised Schedule A to the Revised  Investment  Advisory  Agreement
              with  Trusco  Capital  Management,  Inc.  dated  March 27,  2000 -
              incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
              Amendment No. 35 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement filed
              with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0000916641-00-000365 on March
              28, 2000.

EX-99.E       Distribution  Agreement  dated  May  26,  1992 -  incorporated  by
              reference to Exhibit 6 of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 16 to the
              Registrant's  Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR
              Accession No. 0000912057-96-021336 on September 27, 1996.
EX-99.F       Not applicable.
EX-99.G1      Custodian Agreement with Trust Company Bank dated February 1, 1994
              originally filed with Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 13
              filed September 28, 1995 and  incorporated by reference to Exhibit
              8(b)  of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15 to  the  Registrant's
              Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
EX-99.G2      Custodian  Agreement with the Bank of California  incorporated  by
              reference to Exhibit 8(a) of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 15 to
              the  Registrant's  Registration  Statement  filed with the SEC via
              EDGAR Accession No. 0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.


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EX-99.G3      Fourth Amendment to Custodian Agreement by and between STI Trust &
              Investment Operations,  Inc. and The Bank of New York dated May 6,
              1997  incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8(d) of  Post-Effective
              Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant's  Registration Statement filed
              with  the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.  0000912057-97-032207  on
              September 30, 1997.
EX-99.H1      Transfer Agent Agreement with Federated Services Company dated May
              14, 1994  originally  filed with  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 9
              filed September 22, 1994 and  incorporated by reference to Exhibit
              8(c)  of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15 to  the  Registrant's
              Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
EX-99.H2      Administration Agreement with SEI Financial Management Corporation
              dated May 29, 1995 - incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
              Post-Effective  Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's  Registration
              Statement    filed    the   SEC   via    EDGAR    Accession    No.
              0001047469-99-037088 on September 28, 1999.
EX-99.H3      Consent  to  Assignment  and  Assumption  of  the   Administration
              Agreement  between STI Classic Funds and SEI Financial  Management
              Corporation  -  incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  9(b)  of
              Post-Effective  Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant's  Registration
              Statement   filed   with   the  SEC  via   EDGAR   Accession   No.
              0000912057-97-032207 on September 30, 1997.
EX-99.I       Opinion and Consent of Counsel - incorporated  by reference to the
              Registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's
              Registration  Statement  filed  the SEC via  EDGAR  Accession  No.
              0001047469-99-037088 on September 28, 1999.

EX-99.J       Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, is
              filed herewith.

EX-99.K       Not applicable.
EX-99.L       Not applicable.
EX-99.M1      Distribution  Plan - Investor Class - incorporated by reference to
              Exhibit 15 of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 16 to the Registrant's
              Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0000912057-96-021336 on September 27, 1996.
EX-99.M2      Distribution and Service  Agreement  relating to Flex Shares dated
              May 29, 1995 - originally filed with Post-Effective  Amendment No.
              12 filed August 17, 1995 and  incorporated by reference to Exhibit
              15(a)  of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  15 to the  Registrant's
              Registration  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0000912057-96-015938 on July 31, 1996.
EX-99.N1      Rule 18f-3 Plan -  incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  (o) of
              Post-Effective  Amendment No. 23 to the Registrant's  Registration
              Statement   filed   with   the  SEC  via   EDGAR   Accession   No.
              0001047469-98-027407 on July 15, 1998.
EX-99.N2      Certificate of Class  Designation -  incorporated  by reference to
              Exhibit  (o)(1)  of   Post-Effective   Amendment  No.  27  to  the
              Registrant's  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0001047469-99-009731 on April 15, 1999.

EX-99.O       Powers of Attorney are filed herewith.
EX-99.P1      Code of Ethics for STI Classic Funds -  incorporated  by reference
              to  Exhibit  (p)(1)  of  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  35 to the
              Registrant's  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No.
              0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.
EX-99.P2      Code of SEI  Investments  Distribution  Company - incorporated  by
              reference to Exhibit (p)(2) of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35 to
              the Registrant's  Statement filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession
              No. 0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.
EX-99.P3      Code of Ethics for Trusco Capital Management,  Inc. - incorporated
              by reference to Exhibit (p)(3) of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 35
              to the  Registrant's  Statement  filed  with  the  SEC  via  EDGAR
              Accession No. 0000916641-00-000365 on March 28, 2000.


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