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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 3, 1995
    
                                                               FILE NO. 33-71592
                                                               FILE NO. 811-8674
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM N-1A

          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933      / /
                        PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.                    / /
                      POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 3                   /X/
      REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940  / /
                              AMENDMENT NO. 4                          /X/

                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)

                             2801 Highway 280 South
                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                 Registrant's Telephone Number: 1-800-866-3555

                          LIZABETH R. NICHOLS, Esquire
                             2801 Highway 280 South
                           Birmingham, Alabama, 35223
               (Name and Address of Agent for Service of Process)

                                    COPY TO:
                            STEPHEN E. ROTH, Esquire
                          Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
                         1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
                          Washington, D.C. 20004-2404

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

   
    / / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
    
   
    /X/ on April 7, 1995 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
    
    / / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485
    / / on date pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485
    / / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485
    / / on date pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) of Rule 485

    Pursuant  to  Rule  24f-2 under  the  Investment  Company Act  of  1940, the
registrant has previously  registered an indefinite  amount of securities  under
the  Securities Act of  1933. The registrant  filed a Rule  24f-1 Notice for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, on February 28, 1995.

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM N-1A
                             CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 481(A)
    

   
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 N-1A ITEM
    NO.                                                                                         CAPTION
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<C>          <S>                                                                   <C>
                                                            PART A              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS
        1.   Cover Page..........................................................  Cover Page
        2.   Synopsis............................................................  Not Applicable
        3.   Condensed Financial Information.....................................  Condensed Financial Information
        4.   General Description of Registrant...................................  Introduction; Investment
                                                                                    Objectives and Policies; Special
                                                                                    Investment Methods and Risks
        5.   Management of the Fund..............................................  Management
        5A   Management's Discussion of Performance..............................  Not Applicable
        6.   Capital Stock and Other Securities..................................  Other Information
        7.   Purchase of Securities Being Offered................................  Offering, Purchase and Redemption
                                                                                    of Shares
        8.   Redemption or Repurchase............................................  Offering, Purchase and Redemption
                                                                                    of Shares
        9.   Pending Legal Proceedings...........................................  Not Applicable

                                                               PART B                     INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A
                                                                                STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
       10.   Cover Page..........................................................  Cover Page
       11.   Table of Contents...................................................  Table of Contents
       12.   General Information and History.....................................  Introduction; Shares of Stock
       13.   Investment Objectives and Policies..................................  Additional Investment Policy
                                                                                    Information; Special Investment
                                                                                    Methods and Risks; Investment
                                                                                    Restrictions
       14.   Management of the Registrant........................................  Investment Manager; Investment
                                                                                    Advisers; Directors and Officers
       15.   Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities.................  Shares of Stock
       16.   Investment Advisory and Other Services..............................  Investment Manager; Investment
                                                                                    Advisers
       17.   Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices............................  Portfolio Transactions and
                                                                                    Brokerage
       18.   Capital Stock and Other Securities..................................  Shares of Stock
       19.   Purchase, Redemption and Pricing of Securities Being Offered........  Determination of Net Asset Value
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 N-1A ITEM
    NO.                                                                                         CAPTION
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<C>          <S>                                                                   <C>
       20.   Tax Status..........................................................  Not Applicable
       21.   Underwriters........................................................  Not Applicable
       22.   Calculation of Performance Data.....................................  Performance Information
       23.   Financial Statements................................................  Financial Statements
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PART C                         OTHER INFORMATION
    

   
    Information  required  to be  included  in Part  C  is set  forth  under the
appropriate Item, so numbered, in Part C to this Registration Statement.
    
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                                     PART A
                      INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS
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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                                   PROSPECTUS
                                 APRIL 7, 1995
    

    Protective  Investment  Company  (the "Company")  is  an  investment company
consisting of six separate investment portfolios or funds (the "Funds") each  of
which has different investment objectives.

    PROTECTIVE  MONEY MARKET FUND seeks to maximize current income to the extent
consistent with the preservation of  capital and maintenance of liquidity.  This
Fund  will pursue its  objective by investing exclusively  in high quality money
market instruments. AN INVESTMENT  IN THE MONEY MARKET  FUND IS NEITHER  INSURED
NOR GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THE COMPANY CANNOT ASSURE THAT IT WILL
BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A STABLE NET ASSET VALUE OF $1 PER SHARE.

    PROTECTIVE  SELECT  EQUITY  FUND seeks  a  high total  return  consisting of
capital appreciation plus dividend income.  This Fund will pursue its  objective
by  investing, under  normal circumstances,  at least 65%  of its  net assets in
equity securities that, at  the time of purchase,  are included on the  Domestic
Recommended For Purchase List (described herein).

    PROTECTIVE  SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND seeks  long-term capital growth. This Fund
will pursue its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 65%
of its total assets in equity  securities of companies with public stock  market
capitalizations of $1 billion or less at the time of investment.

    PROTECTIVE  INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND  seeks long-term capital appreciation.
This Fund  will  pursue its  objective  by  investing primarily  in  equity  and
equity-related  securities of  companies that  are organized  outside the United
States or whose securities are primarily traded outside the United States.

    PROTECTIVE GROWTH  AND INCOME  FUND seeks  long-term growth  of capital  and
growth  of  income. This  Fund will  pursue its  objectives by  investing, under
normal circumstances, at  least 65%  of its  total assets  in equity  securities
having favorable prospects of capital appreciation and/or dividend growth.

    PROTECTIVE  GLOBAL INCOME FUND seeks  high total return, emphasizing current
income  and,  to   a  lesser   extent,  providing   opportunities  for   capital
appreciation.  This Fund will pursue its objectives by investing in high quality
fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers and through foreign currency
transactions.

    These Funds are available to the public only through the purchase of certain
variable annuity contracts (the "Contracts") issued by Protective Life Insurance
Company.

    Investment Distributors Advisory Services, Inc. is the Company's  investment
manager.  For  each  Fund, either  Goldman  Sachs Asset  Management,  a separate
operating division of Goldman,  Sachs & Co., or  Goldman Sachs Asset  Management
International, an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co., is the investment adviser.

   
    This Prospectus briefly describes the information that investors should know
before investing in these Funds including the risks associated with investing in
each.  Investors should read and retain  this prospectus for future reference. A
statement of additional information dated April 7, 1995, has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission and contains  further information about  the
Funds.  The  statement  of  additional  information  is  incorporated  herein by
reference. A copy may  be obtained without charge  by calling 1-800-866-3555  or
writing the Company at P.O. Box 2606, Birmingham, Alabama 35202.
    

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

    THIS PROSPECTUS SHOULD BE  READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE PROSPECTUS FOR  THE
CONTRACTS.
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
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INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................           2
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS.......................................................................................           3

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.........................................................................           4
  Protective Money Market Fund.............................................................................           4
  Protective Select Equity Fund............................................................................           5
  Protective Small Cap Equity Fund.........................................................................           7
  Protective International Equity Fund.....................................................................           9
  Protective Growth and Income Fund........................................................................          11
  Protective Global Income Fund............................................................................          12

SPECIAL INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISKS.......................................................................          14
  Convertible Securities...................................................................................          14
  Fixed-Income Securities..................................................................................          14
  Repurchase Agreements....................................................................................          17
  When-Issued Securities and Forward Commitments...........................................................          17
  Lending of Portfolio Securities..........................................................................          17
  Restricted and Illiquid Securities.......................................................................          18
  Borrowing................................................................................................          18
  Options on Securities and Securities Indices.............................................................          18
  Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts.......................................................          19
  Foreign Transactions.....................................................................................          20
  Other Investment Companies...............................................................................          27
  Non-Diversified Status...................................................................................          27
  Risks of Investing in Small Capitalization Companies.....................................................          27
  Warrants and Rights......................................................................................          28
  Unseasoned Issuers.......................................................................................          28
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS....................................................................................          28
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER.........................................................................................          28
MANAGEMENT.................................................................................................          29
  Directors and Officers...................................................................................          29
  Investment Manager.......................................................................................          29
  Investment Advisers......................................................................................          30
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION....................................................................................          33
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE...........................................................................          34
OFFERING, PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES................................................................          34
INCOME DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS...........................................................          35
TAXES......................................................................................................          35
OTHER INFORMATION..........................................................................................          37
  Reports..................................................................................................          37
  Voting and Other Rights..................................................................................          37
  Custody of Assets........................................................................................          37
  Accounting and Administrative Services...................................................................          37
  Transfer Agent...........................................................................................          38
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                                  INTRODUCTION

    Protective  Investment  Company (the  "Company")  is an  open-end management
investment company incorporated in the State  of Maryland on September 2,  1993.
The Company consists of six separate investment portfolios or funds (the "Funds"
or  a "Fund"), each of which is, in  effect, a separate mutual fund. The Company
issues a separate class of stock for each Fund representing fractional undivided
interests in that Fund. An investor, by investing in a Fund, becomes entitled to
a pro-rata share of all dividends and distributions arising from the net  income
and  capital gains on the investments of that Fund. Likewise, an investor shares
pro-rata in any losses of that Fund.

    Pursuant to an investment management agreement and subject to the  authority
of  the Company's board of directors, Investment Distributors Advisory Services,
Inc. ("IDASI")  serves  as the  Company's  investment manager  (the  "Investment
Manager")  and  conducts the  business  and affairs  of  the Company.  IDASI has
engaged Goldman Sachs Asset Management International ("GSAMI"), an affiliate  of
Goldman,  Sachs & Co., as the investment adviser to provide day-to-day portfolio
management for  the  Protective International  Equity  Fund and  the  Protective
Global Income Fund. IDASI has engaged Goldman Sachs Asset Management ("GSAM"), a
separate  operating division of Goldman, Sachs  & Co., as the investment adviser
to provide day-to-day portfolio  management for each of  the other Funds.  (GSAM
and  GSAMI  are each  referred to  herein as  the "Adviser"  or together  as the
"Advisers," as  appropriate. Goldman,  Sachs  & Co.  is  referred to  herein  as
"Goldman Sachs").

    The  Company currently offers each class of  its stock to a separate account
of Protective Life Insurance Company ("Protective Life") as funding vehicles for
certain variable annuity contracts (the  "Contracts") issued by Protective  Life
through  the separate  account (the "Account").  The Company does  not offer its
stock directly  to  the  general  public. The  Account,  like  the  Company,  is
registered  as an investment company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") and a separate prospectus, which accompanies this prospectus,  describes
the  Account and the Contracts. The Company  may, in the future, offer its stock
to other registered and  unregistered separate accounts  of Protective Life  and
its  affiliates  supporting other  variable annuity  contracts or  variable life
insurance contracts and to qualified pension and retirement plans.

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
        FOR A SHARE OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 14,
     1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1994
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                                                     REALIZED AND
                                                    UNREALIZED GAIN
                                                       (LOSS) ON                                                DISTRIBUTIONS
                        NET ASSET                   INVESTMENTS AND     TOTAL      DIVIDENDS      DIVIDENDS       IN EXCESS
                        VALUE AT         NET            FOREIGN          FROM       FROM NET      FROM NET           OF
                        BEGINNING    INVESTMENT        CURRENCY       INVESTMENT   INVESTMENT     REALIZED      NET REALIZED
                        OF PERIOD   INCOME (2)(6)   TRANSACTIONS(6)   OPERATIONS     INCOME     CAPITAL GAINS       GAINS
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<S>                     <C>         <C>             <C>               <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>
Global Income
 Fund(1)..............  $ 10.000    $      0.367    $       (0.442)   $  (0.075)   $  (0.367)   $      0.000    $      0.000
International Equity
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.048            (0.467)      (0.419)       0.000           0.000           0.000
Growth and Income
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.114            (0.300)      (0.186)      (0.114)         (0.031)         (0.008)
Select Equity
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.093            (0.039)       0.054       (0.093)         (0.120)         (0.002)
Small Cap Equity
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.038            (1.025)      (0.987)      (0.038)         (0.001)         (0.023)
Money Market
 Fund(1)..............     1.000           0.031             0.000        0.031       (0.031)          0.000           0.000

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                                                                                    RATIO       RATIO OF NET
                                        NET ASSET                               OF OPERATING     INVESTMENT
                                        VALUE AT                   NET ASSETS     EXPENSES        INCOME TO     PORTFOLIO
                            TOTAL        END OF        TOTAL          END        TO AVERAGE        AVERAGE      TURNOVER
                        DISTRIBUTIONS    PERIOD     RETURN(3)(5)   OF PERIOD    NET ASSETS(4)   NET ASSETS(4)    RATE(5)
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<S>                     <C>             <C>         <C>            <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>
Global Income
 Fund(1)..............  $     (0.367)   $  9.558          (0.74)%  $  17,281            1.10%           5.58%        210%
International Equity
 Fund(1)..............         0.000       9.581          (4.18)      27,385            1.10            1.25          33
Growth and Income
 Fund(1)..............        (0.153)      9.661          (1.86)      42,305            0.80            2.21          36
Select Equity
 Fund(1)..............        (0.215)      9.839           0.53       17,717            0.80            2.44          56
Small Cap Equity
 Fund(1)..............        (0.062)      8.951          (9.87)      21,813            0.80            1.07          17
Money Market
 Fund(1)..............        (0.031)      1.000           3.14        3,618            0.60            3.80      N/A
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          (1)  Investment operations commenced on March 14, 1994.

          (2)  Net Investment Income and Ratio of Operating Expenses to  Average
               Net Assets is after reimbursement of certain fees and expenses by
               the  Investment Manager. (See  Note C to  the Company's financial
               statements.)  Had  the  Investment  Manager  not  undertaken   to
               reimburse  expenses related  to the Funds,  net investment income
               per share  and the  ratio of  operating expenses  to average  net
               assets would have been as follows: Global Income Fund, $0.320 and
               2.12%;  International Equity  Fund, $0.004 and  2.24%; Growth and
               Income Fund,  $0.097 and  1.31%; Select  Equity Fund,  $.055  and
               1.81%;  Small Cap Equity Fund, $.009  and 1.62%; and Money Market
               Fund, $0.018 and 2.24%, respectively.

          (3)  Total return is calculated assuming  a purchase of shares at  net
               asset  value per share on  the first day and  a sale at net asset
               value per  share  on  the  last  day  of  each  period  reported.
               Distributions  are assumed, for the purposes of this calculation,
               to be  reinvested  at  the  net asset  value  per  share  on  the
               respective payment dates of each Fund.

          (4)  Annualized.

          (5)  Non-Annualized.

          (6)  The per share computation is a mathematical computation which may
               appear inconsistent with the statement of operations.
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                       INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

    Each  Fund  has one  or more  investment  objectives and  related investment
policies and uses various investment  techniques to pursue these objectives  and
policies.  THERE CAN  BE NO  ASSURANCE THAT  ANY OF  THE FUNDS  WILL ACHIEVE ITS
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OR OBJECTIVES. Investors  should not consider any one  Fund
alone  to be a complete investment program. All  of the Funds are subject to the
risk of  changing economic  conditions, as  well  as the  risk inherent  in  the
ability  of the Adviser to make changes in the portfolio composition of the Fund
in anticipation of changes in  economic, business, and financial conditions.  As
with  any security, a risk of loss is inherent in an investment in the shares of
any of the Funds.

    The different types  of securities, investments,  and investment  techniques
used by each Fund all have attendant risks of varying degrees. For example, with
respect  to equity securities, there can be no assurance of capital appreciation
and there is  a substantial risk  of decline. With  respect to debt  securities,
there  exists the risk that the issuer of a security may not be able to meet its
obligations on  interest or  principal  payments at  the  time required  by  the
instrument. In addition, the value of debt instruments generally rises and falls
inversely  with  prevailing  current  interest  rates.  As  described  below, an
investment in certain of the Funds entails special additional risks as a  result
of  their ability  to invest  a substantial  portion of  their assets  in either
foreign investments or small capitalization issuers or both. In addition,  three
of  the Funds are  not diversified and  this entails certain  special risks. See
"Special Investment Methods and Risks."

    Certain types of investments and investment techniques common to one or more
Funds are  described in  greater  detail, including  the  risks of  each,  under
"Special  Investment  Methods  and Risks"  and  in the  statement  of additional
information  ("SAI").  The  Funds  are   also  subject  to  certain   investment
restrictions  that are described under  the caption "Investment Restrictions" in
either this prospectus or the SAI.

    The investment  objective  or  objectives  of  each  Fund  as  well  as  the
investment  policies are  not fundamental  and may  be changed  by the Company's
board of  directors  without shareholder  approval.  Certain of  the  investment
restrictions  of each Fund  are fundamental and  may not be  changed without the
approval of a majority  of the votes attributable  to the outstanding shares  of
that Fund. See "Investment Restrictions."

PROTECTIVE MONEY MARKET FUND

    The  investment objective  of the Money  Market Fund is  to maximize current
income to  the  extent consistent  with  the  preservation of  capital  and  the
maintenance  of liquidity. The  Money Market Fund will  pursue this objective by
investing in the following high quality money market instruments:

    1.  securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S.
       Government,  its  agencies,   authorities  or  instrumentalities   ("U.S.
       Government Securities") and related custody receipts;

    2.   obligations issued or guaranteed  by U.S. banks (including certificates
       of deposit, bank notes,  loan participation interests, commercial  paper,
       unsecured promissory notes, time deposits, and bankers' acceptances) that
       have more than $1 billion in total assets at the time of purchase as well
       as  debt obligations of U.S. subsidiaries of such banks and, certificates
       of deposit and  promissory notes  issued by Canadian  affiliates of  such
       banks,  provided that such obligations are guaranteed as to principal and
       interest by such banks;

    3.  commercial paper (unsecured  promissory notes including variable  amount
       master  demand notes) issued or guaranteed  by U.S. corporations or other
       entities that are, at the time  of purchase, rated in the highest  rating
       category  for  short-term debt  obligations  of at  least  one nationally
       recognized statistical rating organization ("NRSRO");

    4.  asset-backed securities (including interests in pools of assets such  as
       motor   vehicle   installment  purchase   obligations  and   credit  card
       receivables);

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    5.  other short-term obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S.  corporations,
       state and municipal governments or other entities;

    6.   unrated notes, paper, obligations or other instruments that the Adviser
       determines to be of comparable high quality; and

    7.  repurchase agreements with banks and government securities dealers  that
       are recognized as primary dealers by the Federal Reserve System, provided
       that:

            (a)  at the time that the  repurchase agreement is entered into, and
               throughout the duration  of the agreement,  the collateral has  a
               market  value  at  least equal  to  the value  of  the repurchase
               agreement; and

            (b)  the  collateral  consists  of  U.S.  Government  Securities  or
               instruments  that are rated in the highest rating category by the
               requisite NRSROs (as defined below).

    The Money Market Fund may acquire any  of the above securities on a  forward
commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund may also lend portfolio securities and
invest  in  other  investment  companies. See  "Special  Investment  Methods and
Risks."

    The Money Market Fund  will only invest in  instruments denominated in  U.S.
dollars  that  the Adviser,  under  the supervision  of  the Company's  board of
directors, determines  present minimal  credit  risk and  are,  at the  time  of
acquisition, either:

    1.   rated in one  of the two highest  rating categories for short-term debt
       obligations assigned by at least two NRSROs, or by only one NRSRO if only
       one NRSRO has issued a rating with respect to the instrument  ("requisite
       NRSROs"); or

    2.   in the case of an  unrated instrument, determined by the Adviser, under
       the supervision  of the  Investment Manager  and the  Company's board  of
       directors,  to be of comparable quality to the instruments described in 1
       above; or

    3.  issued by an issuer that has received a rating of the type described  in
       1  above on other securities that are comparable in priority and security
       to the instrument.

    The Money Market Fund will invest 95% of its total assets in securities that
are rated in the highest category by the requisite NRSROs or unrated  securities
of  comparable  investment  quality.  Of securities  not  rated  in  the highest
category (or not of comparable quality), the Fund will not invest more than  the
greater  of 1% of its total assets or $1 million in the securities of any single
issuer. The Fund is diversified. Except as  explained in the SAI, the Fund  will
not invest more than 5% of its assets (taken at amortized cost) in securities of
any  single issuer (except  U.S. Government securities  or repurchase agreements
collateralized by such securities).

    All Money Market Fund portfolio instruments will mature within 13 months  or
less  of the  time that they  are acquired.  The average maturity  of the Fund's
portfolio securities based on their dollar value will not exceed 90 days at  the
time of each investment. If the disposition of a portfolio security results in a
dollar-weighted  average  portfolio maturity  in excess  of  90 days,  the Money
Market Fund will  invest its  available cash  in such  manner as  to reduce  its
dollar-weighted  average portfolio  maturity to  90 days or  less as  soon as is
reasonably practicable.

    NRSROs include Standard & Poor's  Ratings Group, Moody's Investors  Service,
Inc., Fitch Investors Service, Inc., Duff and Phelps, Inc., IBCA Limited and its
affiliate  IBCA Inc., and  Thompson BankWatch. See  Appendix A to  the SAI for a
description of each NRSRO's rating categories.

PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND

    The investment objective of the Select  Equity Fund is to provide  investors
with  a  high  total return  consisting  of capital  appreciation  plus dividend
income.

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    The Select Equity Fund will seek  to meet its objective by investing,  under
normal  circumstances, at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities that,
at the time of purchase, are  included on the Domestic Recommended For  Purchase
List  (the  "recommended list")  (described below)  developed by  the Investment
Research Department (the "research department")  of Goldman Sachs. In  addition,
analysts  in the  research department  rate certain stocks  that are  not on the
recommended list as likely to outperform the market (referred to collectively as
the "secondary group"). The Adviser will, using the multifactor model (described
below), rank the securities on the  recommended list and in the secondary  group
and select investments from among these securities for the Fund's portfolio. The
Adviser  will normally purchase the 50 securities on the recommended list and in
the secondary group that  are ranked highest by  the multifactor model, but  may
also   purchase  other  highly-ranked  recommended   list  and  secondary  group
securities when the Adviser deems it advisable to do so. Securities eligible for
purchase by the Select Equity Fund  are referred to herein as securities  within
the "buy range" for the Fund.

    The Select Equity Fund invests primarily in equity securities, consisting of
common  stocks,  preferred stocks,  convertible securities  and warrants.  It is
therefore subject to  certain market  risks, such  as the  possibility that  the
price  of a  security held  by the  Fund will  decline over  a short  or even an
extended period of time. The market  for equity securities in the United  States
tends  to be cyclical, with periods when the prices of securities generally rise
and periods  when they  generally  decline. All  equity securities  are  usually
influenced  to  some extent  by price  movements  in the  equities market.  To a
limited extent, the Fund may purchase  the securities of issuers with less  than
three  years'  continuous  operating history  ("unseasoned  issuers")  and other
investment companies. See "Special Investment Methods and Risks."

    The Select Equity Fund  may invest in equity  securities that are issued  by
foreign issuers and are traded in the United States. All such securities will be
issued by foreign companies that comply with U.S. accounting standards. The Fund
may  also invest  in American  depository receipts  ("ADRs"). ADRs  are receipts
typically issued by  a U.S. bank  or trust company  which evidence ownership  of
underlying  securities of foreign corporations.  See "Special Investment Methods
and Risks."

    Since normal  settlement for  equity securities  currently is  five  trading
days,  the  Select  Equity Fund  will  need  to hold  cash  balances  to satisfy
shareholder redemption requests. Such cash balances will normally range from  5%
to  10% of the Fund's net assets. The Fund may purchase futures contracts on the
S&P 500 Index in  order to keep  the Fund's effective  equity exposure close  to
100%. For example, if cash balances are equal to 10% of the net assets, the Fund
may  enter into long  futures contracts covering  an amount equal  to 10% of the
Fund's net assets.  As cash  balances fluctuate  based on  new contributions  or
withdrawals,  the Fund may enter into  additional futures contracts or close out
existing positions. See "Special Investment Methods and Risks."

    The Select Equity Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 90%
of its assets  in equity securities.  In addition  to the purchase  and sale  of
futures  contracts  on  the S&P  500  Index,  it may  purchase  securities  on a
when-issued or forward commitment  basis and engage  in securities lending.  See
"Special  Investment Methods and  Risks." Except for  these investments and cash
equivalents, the  Select Equity  Fund expects  to be  fully invested  in  equity
securities. The Fund will not time its investments to anticipate market trends.

    Under  normal circumstances, for liquidity purposes  only, the Fund may hold
up to 10% of its assets in cash, non-convertible preferred stock, or  securities
of  the  type  in  which  the  Money  Market  Fund  may  invest.  Under  unusual
circumstances, the Fund may temporarily hold up to 35% of its assets in cash  or
such short-term instruments for liquidity purposes.

    THE  RECOMMENDED LIST AND THE SECONDARY GROUP.   The Select Equity Fund will
invest 65% of its net  assets in securities that, at  the time of purchase,  are
included  on the research department's recommended list. The recommended list is
typically comprised of equity  securities traded in the  United States that  are
issued  by approximately  150 to  200 domestic  companies and  foreign companies

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that comply with U.S. accounting standards. The recommended list is compiled  by
analysts  in the research department  based upon the fundamental characteristics
of a security  and its  attractiveness in  the anticipated  economic and  market
climate.

    The  Select Equity Fund may invest up to  35% of its net assets in secondary
group securities that, at  the time of  purchase, are rated  by analysts in  the
research  department as likely to outperform  the relevant market. The secondary
group is typically comprised of domestically traded equity securities issued  by
approximately  300 to 400  domestic and foreign companies  that comply with U.S.
accounting standards. Analysts in the research department also rate stocks  that
are  not on the recommended  list or in the secondary  group as likely either to
match or fall short of the performance of the relevant market. Those stocks that
match such performance may be included in the hold range, but are not in the buy
range. Those  stocks that  do not  match such  performance are  not included  in
either the hold range or the buy range.

    The recommended list and the secondary group and their use by the Adviser in
managing the Select Equity Fund is discussed in greater detail in the SAI.

    THE   MULTIFACTOR  MODEL.     The  multifactor  model   is  a  sophisticated
computerized rating system for evaluating equity securities according to  twelve
fundamental  investment characteristics (or factors). The twelve factors used by
the  multifactor  model  incorporate  many  variables  studied  by   traditional
fundamental analysts, and cover measures of value, yield, growth, momentum, risk
and  liquidity  which  include price/earnings  ratio,  sustainable  growth rate,
earnings momentum and market liquidity. All of these factors have been shown  to
significantly  impact the performance of  equity securities. The weights applied
to the twelve factors are derived using a statistical formulation that considers
each factor's historical relationship to returns for the type of security  being
evaluated.  As such, the multifactor model is designed to evaluate each security
using only the factors that are  statistically related to returns for that  type
of  security. Because it  includes many disparate  factors, the Adviser believes
that the multifactor  model is  broader in scope  and provides  a more  thorough
evaluation than most conventional, value-oriented quantitative models.

PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND

    The  Small  Cap  Equity  Fund's investment  objective  is  long-term capital
growth. Dividend income, if any, is  an incidental consideration. The Fund  will
seek   to  achieve   its  investment   objective  by   investing,  under  normal
circumstances, at  least  65%  of  its total  assets  in  equity  securities  of
companies  with public stock market capitalizations of $1 billion or less at the
time of investment. However, the Fund currently intends to emphasize investments
in companies with public stock market capitalizations of $500 million or less at
the time of investment. Equity securities in which the Small Cap Equity Fund may
invest include common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants
and interests in real  estate investment trusts  ("REITs"). Public stock  market
capitalizations  are calculated by multiplying the total number of common shares
available for trading on an unrestricted basis by the market price per share  of
the stock. The Adviser believes that the companies in which the Small Cap Equity
Fund  may invest offer greater potential for growth of capital than larger, more
mature, better  known companies.  Because of  a relative  lack of  interest  and
research  coverage  for small  capitalization  companies in  relation  to larger
capitalization  companies,  the   Adviser  believes   that  significant   market
inefficiencies  exist in securities of  small capitalization companies. However,
investments in such  small capitalization companies  may involve special  risks.
See  "Special  Investment  Methods and  Risks  --  Risks of  Investing  in Small
Capitalization Companies," below.

   
    The Adviser expects that the Small Cap Equity Fund will typically invest  in
the  securities of approximately 30 to 40  companies. The number of stocks owned
is intended to provide the Fund  with a moderate level of diversification  while
at  the same time  not diluting the  impact of any  one investment. However, the
Fund is "non-diversified" as defined in  the Investment Company Act of 1940,  as
amended,   (the  "Act").  The  only   statutory  or  regulatory  diversification
requirements to which it is subject arise under the federal tax law. See "Taxes"
and "Special Investment Methods and Risks."
    

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    The Fund  may  also invest  in  certain instruments  or  utilize  investment
techniques  that involve  special risks. These  include: convertible securities,
lower-rated debt  securities, when-issued  securities and  forward  commitments,
options on securities and securities indices, foreign securities, ADRs, European
depository   receipts,  global  depository  receipts  forward  foreign  currency
exchange contracts, options on foreign  currency, futures contracts and  options
thereon,  illiquid  or restricted  securities,  repurchase agreements,  stock of
other investment companies and  lending portfolio securities. These  investments
and  techniques  and  their  attendant  risks  are  also  described  in "Special
Investment Methods and Risks."

    European  depository  receipts  ("EDRs")  and  global  depository   receipts
("GDRs")  are receipts issued  by non-U.S. Financial  institutions evidencing an
arrangement similar to ADRs. Generally,  ADRs, in registered form, are  designed
for  trading in U.S. securities  markets and EDRs, in  bearer form, are designed
for trading in  European securities markets.  GDRs are issued  in registered  or
bearer  form  and are  designed  for trading  on  a global  basis.  See "Special
Investment Methods and Risks."

    Potential investments for  the Small Cap  Equity Fund are  evaluated by  the
Adviser  using fundamental analysis,  including criteria such  as earnings, cash
flow and asset values. The Adviser  intends to purchase securities of  companies
that are, in the Adviser's view, underpriced relative to the company's long-term
growth  prospects and/or current  cash flow. In addition,  the Fund may purchase
securities of companies that have experienced difficulties and that the  Adviser
believes  are thus available at attractive prices relative to the Adviser's view
of earnings potential. The Small Cap Equity Fund may also purchase securities of
companies able to generate high returns in sectors experiencing relatively  slow
growth.  The Adviser will attempt to identify companies that in its view possess
a sustainable  competitive advantage,  and may  also invest  in companies  which
offer  the  possibility of  accelerating earnings  growth because  of management
changes, new products or structural changes  in new or existing markets.  Equity
ownership by management or incentives tied to profitability or stock performance
will  generally  be a  positive  factor in  evaluating  whether to  invest  in a
company. Investments may also be made in companies that are in the early  stages
of  their life that the Adviser  believes have significant growth potential. The
Fund's portfolio  may include  companies that  are capable  of financing  future
growth  through a relatively high rate of return on invested capital, as well as
companies that require external financing if the return on investment is  judged
by the Adviser to be sufficiently high and sustainable.

    Under  normal circumstances, the Small  Cap Equity Fund's investment horizon
for ownership of stocks  will be two to  three years. Portfolio securities  will
generally be sold when the Adviser believes their market price fully reflects or
exceeds  their  fundamental  valuation or  due  to  an increase  in  risk beyond
acceptable levels. Under normal circumstances the Fund's cash position will be a
reflection of the availability of attractive investment alternatives.

    The Adviser  evaluates  investments for  the  Small Cap  Equity  Fund  using
fundamental  analysis and  through field research.  In addition,  the Adviser is
able to draw on the research and market expertise of the research department  as
well as information provided by other securities dealers.

    Although  the Small Cap Equity Fund will invest primarily in publicly traded
U.S. securities,  it  may invest  up  to 25%  of  its total  assets  in  foreign
securities, ADRs EDRs and GDRs. Up to 35% of its total assets may be invested in
the  equity securities of companies with  public stock market capitalizations in
excess of $1  billion and in  debt securities, which  may include notes,  bonds,
debentures,  U.S. Government Securities  and zero coupon  bonds, including lower
rated corporate debt. The timing of decisions to invest in such debt  securities
may  result in long-term capital appreciation  or depreciation because the value
of debt securities rises and falls inversely with prevailing interest rates. The
Fund may invest up to 15% of  its net assets in illiquid securities.  Compliance
with  all  investment limitations,  including  those relating  to  liquidity and
credit quality, will be determined as of the date of investment.

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    Notwithstanding  the  Small  Cap  Equity  Fund's  investment  objective   of
long-term  capital growth, the Fund may, when the Adviser deems appropriate, for
temporary defensive purposes to preserve capital, hold part or all of its assets
in cash, money  market instruments  of the type  in which  the Protective  Money
Market  Fund may  invest, non-convertible preferred  stocks, or,  subject to tax
restrictions, foreign currencies.

PROTECTIVE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

   
    The International Equity  Fund's investment objective  is long-term  capital
appreciation.  The  Fund  will  seek  to  achieve  its  objective  by investment
primarily  in  equity  and  equity-related  securities  of  companies  that  are
organized  outside  the  United  States or  of  companies  whose  securities are
principally  traded  outside  the  United  States,  and  which  securities   are
considered  by the Adviser to have long-term capital appreciation potential. The
Fund is  "non-diversified"  as  defined  in  the  Act.  The  only  statutory  or
regulatory  diversification requirements to which it  is subject arise under the
federal tax law. See "Taxes" and  "Special Investment Methods and Risks."  Under
normal  market conditions, the Fund will  invest substantially all, and at least
65%, of  its total  assets in  equity and  equity-related securities  issued  by
companies  organized or companies whose securities  are principally traded in at
least three different foreign countries.
    

    The International Equity Fund is intended  for investors who can accept  the
risks  involved  in  investments  in  equity  and  equity-related  securities of
non-U.S. issuers, as well as in foreign currencies and in the active  management
techniques that the Fund generally employs.

    The  equity and equity-related securities  in which the International Equity
Fund will primarily invest are  common stock, preferred stock, convertible  debt
obligations, convertible preferred stock and warrants or other rights to acquire
stock  that  the  Adviser believes  offer  the potential  for  long-term capital
appreciation. The Fund also may invest  in securities of foreign issuers in  the
form  of sponsored and unsponsored ADRs, EDRs, GDRs or other similar instruments
representing securities of foreign issuers. See "Special Investment Methods  and
Risks."

    As  to  any  specific  investment,  the  Adviser's  analysis  will  focus on
evaluating the fundamental value of an enterprise. The International Equity Fund
will purchase securities for its portfolio when their market price appears to be
less than their fundamental value in  the judgment of the Adviser. In  selecting
specific  investments,  the Adviser  will  attempt to  identify  securities with
strong potential for appreciation relative  to their downside exposure. In  this
regard,  the Adviser  will also  use a macro  analysis of  numerous economic and
valuation variables to determine the  anticipated investment climate. In  making
these  determinations, the Adviser will take into account price-earnings ratios,
cash flow, the relationship of asset value to market price of the securities and
other factors which it may determine from  time to time to be relevant.  Because
current  income  is  not the  Fund's  investment  objective, the  Fund  will not
restrict its investments in equity securities to those issuers with a record  of
timely  dividend payments.  In choosing the  Fund's securities,  the Adviser may
also perform first-hand fundamental research. This can include visiting  company
headquarters and plant sites to assess operations and meet decision-makers.

    SUBSTANTIAL  INVESTMENT  IN WESTERN  EUROPE  AND JAPAN.    The International
Equity Fund  expects  to invest  a  substantial portion  of  its assets  in  the
securities  of companies located in Western  European countries and in Japan. In
particular, the International Equity Fund may invest more than 25% of its  total
assets  in the securities of corporate and government issuers located in each of
the Western  European  countries  and  in  Japan  and  any  successor  countries
resulting from the dissolution, consolidation or political restructuring of such
countries.  Investment of  a substantial  portion of  the Fund's  assets in such
countries will subject the Fund, to a greater extent than if investment was more
limited, to the risks of adverse securities markets, exchange rates and  social,
political  or economic events which may occur in those countries. See Appendix B
to the SAI  for further information  about such countries.  The Fund may  invest
more than 25% of its total assets in the securities of U.S. issuers.

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    INVESTMENTS  IN EMERGING MARKETS.  The  International Equity Fund may invest
in the securities  of issuers located  in countries with  emerging economies  or
securities  markets and any successor  countries resulting from the dissolution,
consolidation or political  restructuring of such  countries. Up to  25% of  the
Fund's total assets may be invested in any one country and such investments may,
in  the aggregate, exceed 25%  of the Fund's total  assets. These countries are:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Czech Republic,
Cyprus, Egypt,  Ghana, Hong  Kong, Hungary,  India, Indonesia,  Israel,  Jordan,
Kenya,  Malaysia,  Mexico, Morocco,  New  Zealand, Pakistan,  Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Republic of Slovakia, Singapore,  South Korea, Sri Lanka, South  Africa,
Swaziland,  Taiwan, Thailand,  Turkey, Uruguay, Venezuela,  Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Because many of these  countries have, to a  greater or lesser extent,  emerging
economies  or securities markets, investment  in such countries involves certain
risks that  are not  present in  investments in  more developed  countries.  See
"Special  Investment Methods and  Risks." In addition,  the International Equity
Fund may not  invest in  the securities  of issuers  located in  certain of  the
foregoing countries until the Company's board of directors approves investing in
such countries.
    

    FOREIGN  CURRENCY AND  CURRENCY TECHNIQUES.   Investment  in foreign issuers
usually involves  currencies of  foreign  countries. Because  the  International
Equity  Fund's exposure to fluctuation of  currency values is independent of its
securities positions, the value of  the assets of the  Fund as measured in  U.S.
dollars  is affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. An unlimited
amount of the International Equity Fund's assets may be denominated or quoted in
one or more of the  currencies described in Appendix  B of the SAI.  Substantial
investment  of  the Fund's  assets in  a particular  currency will  increase its
exposure to adverse developments affecting the value of that currency.

    It is  expected  that the  International  Equity Fund  will  employ  certain
currency  techniques to hedge against currency  exchange rate fluctuations or to
seek to increase  total return. When  used to attempt  to enhance total  return,
these management techniques are considered speculative. Such currency management
techniques  involve risks different from  those associated with investing solely
in dollar-denominated  securities of  U.S.  issuers. The  management  techniques
which the Fund may employ consist of transactions in options, futures contracts,
options  on futures,  forward foreign  currency exchange  contracts and currency
swaps. To the extent that the Fund is fully invested in foreign securities while
also maintaining currency positions, it may be exposed to greater combined risk.
The Fund's net  currency positions  may expose it  to risks  independent of  its
securities  positions. In  general, the Fund  may be subject  to significant net
exposures to the currencies of the countries described in Appendix B to the SAI.
See "Special Investment Methods and Risks."

    OTHER INVESTMENTS.  The International Equity Fund's investments may  include
U.S.  Government  Securities, mortgage-backed  obligations, debt  obligations of
corporate and asset-backed issuers, debt obligations of foreign governments  and
their   respective  agencies,  instrumentalities,   political  subdivisions  and
authorities and  debt  obligations  issued or  guaranteed  by  international  or
supranational  entities that, in the opinion of the Adviser, offer the potential
to enhance total return.  The timing of purchase  and sale transactions in  debt
obligations may result in capital appreciation or depreciation because the value
of  debt obligations varies  inversely with prevailing  interest rates. The Fund
will not, under normal conditions, invest more  than 35% of its total assets  in
such debt obligations. The debt obligations in which the Fund may invest will be
rated  BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") or Baa or higher
by Moody's Investors Services,  Inc. ("Moody's"), or if  unrated by such  rating
organizations, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable credit quality. The
Fund will limit its investment in corporate debt obligations to less than 35% of
its  total assets. See Appendix A to the  SAI for a description of the corporate
bond ratings assigned by S&P and Moody's.

    The  International  Equity  Fund  may  also  make  investments  or   utilize
investment  techniques that  involve special  risks. These  include: convertible
securities,  when-issued  securities   and  forward   commitments,  options   on
securities  and  securities  indices,  futures  contracts  and  options thereon,
illiquid

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or restricted  securities,  repurchase  agreements, stock  of  other  investment
companies,  lending  portfolio  securities, small  capitalization  companies and
unseasoned issuers. These investments and  techniques and their attendant  risks
are described in "Special Investment Methods and Risks."

    Notwithstanding  the  International  Equity Fund's  investment  objective of
long-term capital appreciation through  investment in equity and  equity-related
securities  of non-U.S. issuers or of companies whose securities are principally
traded outside  the United  States,  the Fund  may  on occasion,  for  temporary
defensive  purposes to preserve capital, hold part or all of its assets in cash,
other money market instruments of  the type in which  the Money Market Fund  may
invest,   non-convertible  preferred   stocks,  or,   subject  to   certain  tax
restrictions, foreign  currencies. The  Fund may  assume a  temporary  defensive
posture  only when political and economic  factors affect foreign equity markets
to such an extent that the Adviser  believes there to be extraordinary risks  in
being  substantially invested  in such  markets. When  the Fund's  assets are so
invested, the Fund may not be achieving its investment objective.

PROTECTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

   
    The Growth and Income Fund's investment objective is to provide shareholders
with long-term growth of  capital and growth  of income. The  Fund will seek  to
achieve  its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions,
at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities that the Adviser considers
to have favorable  prospects for  capital appreciation  and/or dividend  growth.
Equity  securities  in  which the  Fund  may  invest consist  of  common stocks,
preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and interests in REITs. These
securities may or may not pay a current dividend. The Fund generally will invest
in equity securities that are listed on  a securities exchange or traded in  the
over-the-counter  market. Securities  in which the  Fund may  invest may include
foreign securities, (including  EDRs and  GDRs) ADRs, securities  acquired on  a
when-issued  or  forward commitment  basis,  restricted or  illiquid securities,
securities of other investment  companies and unseasoned  issuers. The Fund  may
also use certain investment techniques that entail special risks. These include:
options  on  securities and  securities indices,  futures contracts  and options
thereon, lending portfolio securities, lower-rated debt securities, holding  and
trading  foreign currency, forward foreign currency contracts, futures contracts
on foreign currency and option contracts on foreign currencies. These securities
and techniques and their  attendant risks are  described in "Special  Investment
Methods and Risks."
    

    Potential  investments for the  Growth and Income Fund  are evaluated by the
Adviser using fundamental  analysis including  criteria such  as earnings,  cash
flow,  asset value and dividend-paying ability.  The Adviser intends to purchase
securities of companies  that are,  in it's  view, underpriced  relative to  the
company's long-term growth prospects, cash flow and dividend-paying ability. The
Fund   also  may  purchase   securities  of  companies   that  have  experienced
difficulties and  that the  Adviser believes  are thus  available at  attractive
prices.  Consideration will be  given to the business  quality of the underlying
issuer. Factors positively affecting the Adviser's view of that quality  include
the competitiveness and degree of regulation in the markets in which the company
operates, the return on capital invested in the business, the market position of
the  company in the markets in which it operates, the acceptability of the level
of the company's financial leverage and the existence of a management team  with
a record of success.

    Portfolio  securities will generally be sold when the Adviser believes their
market price fully reflects or exceeds their fundamental valuation or due to  an
increase  in risk beyond acceptable levels.  Under normal market conditions, the
Fund's cash position  will be  a reflection  of the  availability of  attractive
investment alternatives.

    The  Adviser  evaluates investments  for the  Growth  and Income  Fund using
fundamental analysis and  through field  research. In addition,  the Adviser  is
able  to draw upon the research and  market expertise of the research department
as well as information provided by other securities dealers.

    OTHER INVESTMENT POLICIES AND RISKS.  The Growth and Income Fund may  invest
up  to 35% of its total assets in investment grade mortgage-backed, asset-backed
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corporations or  other  entities  or  in  U.S.  Government  Securities  if  such
securities,  in the opinion of  the Adviser, offer the  potential to further the
Fund's investment  objectives.  In  addition,  although  the  Fund  will  invest
primarily  in publicly traded  U.S. securities, it  may invest up  to 25% of its
assets in foreign securities,  including EDRs and GDRs  and ADRs. The Fund  does
not  intend to invest  in foreign fixed-income securities,  except that the Fund
may invest in long-term foreign currency denominated debt obligations issued  or
guaranteed  by  one  or  more  foreign governments  or  any  of  their political
subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities.

    When in the judgment  of the Adviser market  conditions warrant, the  Growth
and  Income Fund may for temporary  defensive purposes to preserve capital, hold
part or all of its assets in cash, money market instruments of the type in which
the Money Market Fund may invest, and foreign currencies.

PROTECTIVE GLOBAL INCOME FUND

    The Global Income Fund's investment objective is to provide investors with a
high total return, emphasizing current income and, to a lesser extent, providing
opportunities for capital  appreciation, through  investment in  a portfolio  of
high  quality fixed-income  securities of U.S.  and foreign  issuers and through
transactions in  foreign  currencies. High  quality  securities are  defined  as
securities  which have  ratings of at  least AA by  S&P or Aa  by Moody's ("high
quality ratings") or, if unrated by such rating organizations, are determined by
the Fund's  Adviser to  be of  comparable  credit quality.  A security  will  be
considered  to have  met this  requirement if  it receives  the minimum required
rating from at least one such rating organization even though it has been  rated
below the minimum by one or more other rating organizations.

    SELECTION  OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS.  Under normal circumstances, the Global
Income Fund will seek  to meet its investment  objective by pursuing  investment
opportunities  in foreign  and domestic  fixed-income securities  markets and by
engaging in currency  transactions to  enhance returns  and for  the purpose  of
hedging  its portfolio. In determining the countries and currencies in which the
Fund will  invest, the  Fund's portfolio  managers will  form an  opinion  based
primarily  on the  views of  Goldman Sachs's  economists as  well as information
provided by securities dealers, including  information relating to factors  such
as  interest  rates,  inflation,  monetary and  fiscal  policies,  taxation, and
political climate. The portfolio managers  will apply the Black-Litterman  model
(the  "model") to their views to develop  a portfolio that produces, in the view
of the Adviser, the optimal expected return for a given level of risk. The model
was developed  by Fischer  Black, Director  of Quantitative  Strategies for  the
Adviser, and Robert Litterman, Director of Goldman Sachs's Research and Modeling
Development  Group. The model factors in the opinions of the portfolio managers,
adjusting for their level of confidence in such opinions, with the views implied
by an international  capital asset pricing  formula. The model  is also used  to
maintain  the level of  portfolio risk within  certain guidelines established by
the Adviser.

    In selecting securities for the  portfolio, the portfolio managers  consider
such  factors as  the security's duration,  sector and credit  quality rating as
well as the security's yield and prospects for capital appreciation. The  Global
Income Fund will, under normal market conditions, have at least 30% of its total
assets,  adjusted  to reflect  the Fund's  net exposure  after giving  effect to
currency transactions and positions, denominated in U.S. dollars. It is expected
that the Fund will use currency transactions both to enhance overall returns for
a given level of risk and to hedge its exposure to foreign currencies. While the
Fund will have both long  and short currency positions,  its net long and  short
foreign  currency exposure will not exceed the value of the Fund's total assets.
The Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes,  invest up to 100% of its  total
assets  in  dollar-denominated securities  or  securities of  U.S.  issuers. See
"Special Investment Methods and Risks."

    PORTFOLIO DURATION.  The Global Income Fund will maintain a dollar  weighted
average  portfolio duration of not more than five years. Duration represents the
weighted  average  maturity  of  expected  cash  flows  on  a  debt  obligation,
discounted  to present value. The longer the  duration of a debt obligation, the
more sensitive its value is to changes in interest rates. Maturity measures only
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final  payment is due on a  bond or other debt security;  it takes no account of
the pattern of a security's cash flows  over time. In computing the duration  of
its  portfolio, the Fund will have to  estimate the duration of debt obligations
that are subject to prepayment or redemption by the issuer.

    The Global Income Fund may use various techniques to shorten or lengthen the
dollar weighted average duration of its portfolio, including the acquisition  of
debt  obligations at  a premium  or discount,  transactions in  options, futures
contracts and options on futures and interest rate swaps. Subject to the  policy
of  maintaining a dollar weighted average  portfolio duration not exceeding five
years, the Fund may  invest in individual obligations  deemed to have  estimated
average lives of ten years or less.

    CURRENCY  AND  INTEREST RATE  TECHNIQUES.   It is  expected that  the Global
Income Fund will employ certain currency and interest rate management techniques
involving risks  different  from  those  associated  with  investing  solely  in
dollar-denominated  fixed-income  securities  of U.S.  issuers.  Such management
techniques include  transactions in  options  (including yield  curve  options),
futures  contracts,  options  on  futures  contracts,  forward  foreign currency
exchange contracts, currency options and futures and currency and interest  rate
swaps.  However,  to the  extent  that the  Fund  is fully  invested  in foreign
securities while  also maintaining  currency  positions, it  may be  exposed  to
greater  combined risk. The Fund's net currency positions may expose it to risks
independent of its  securities positions.  See "Special  Investment Methods  and
Risks."

    CONCENTRATION  IN CANADA, GERMANY, JAPAN AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.  The Global
Income Fund may invest more  than 25% of its total  assets in the securities  of
corporate  and government issuers located in  each of Canada, Germany, Japan and
the United Kingdom as well as  the securities of U.S. issuers. Concentration  of
the Fund's investments in such issuers or currencies will subject the Fund, to a
greater  extent than  if investment  was more limited,  to the  risks of adverse
securities markets,  exchange rates  and social,  political or  economic  events
which  may  occur in  those countries.  See Appendix  B of  the SAI  for further
information about the foregoing  countries. In addition,  for purposes of  these
percentage   limitations,  the  term  "securities"   does  not  include  foreign
currencies, which means  that the Fund  could have  more than 25%  of its  total
assets  denominated in  any particular currency  described in Appendix  B of the
SAI.

   
    OTHER INVESTMENT  POLICIES.   The Global  Income Fund  is  "non-diversified"
under  the Act. The only statutory or regulatory diversification requirements to
which it  is subject  arise under  federal  tax law.  See "Taxes"  and  "Special
Investment  Methods and Risks." Except as described  above, not more than 25% of
the Fund's total assets will  be invested in the  securities of any one  foreign
government  or any  other issuer  (this limitation  does not  apply to  the U.S.
Government). Under normal circumstances, the  Fund will invest in securities  of
issuers in at least three countries. No more than 25% of the Fund's total assets
will  be invested  in securities  of issuers located  in any  country other than
Canada, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
    

    FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES.   The fixed-income securities  in which the  Global
Income  Fund  may invest  include: (i)  U.S.  Government Securities  and custody
receipts therefor; (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by a foreign  government
or any of its political subdivisions, authorities, agencies or instrumentalities
or  by international  entities (I.E., international  organizations designated or
supported  by  government  entities   to  promote  economic  reconstruction   or
development, such as the World Bank) having at least one high quality rating or,
if  unrated, determined by the Adviser to be of comparable credit quality; (iii)
corporate debt  securities  having at  least  one  high quality  rating  or,  if
unrated,  determined by  the Adviser  to be  of comparable  credit quality; (iv)
certificates of  deposit,  bankers' acceptances  or  time deposits  of  U.S.  or
foreign  banks  (including domestic  or foreign  branches thereof)  having total
assets of more than $1 billion and determined by the Adviser to be of comparable
credit quality to securities having a high quality rating; (v) commercial  paper
having  a high quality rating  or determined by the  Adviser to be of comparable
quality; and (vi) mortgage and asset-backed securities having at least one  high
quality  rating, or, if unrated,  determined by the Adviser  to be of comparable
credit quality to securities with a high quality rating.

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    Although the  Global Income  Fund may  invest in  securities satisfying  the
minimum  credit quality criteria prescribed above, the Fund generally intends to
invest at  least  50%  of  its  net assets  in  securities  having  the  highest
applicable  credit  quality  rating  and unrated  securities  determined  by the
Adviser to  be of  comparable  credit quality  to  securities with  the  highest
applicable credit quality rating. Currently, most of the foreign securities that
meet  the Fund's credit quality standards are  likely to be securities issued by
foreign governments. The debt securities in which the Fund will invest may  have
fixed, variable or floating interest rates.

    RISKS  OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AND CURRENCIES.   The Global Income Fund will,
under normal market conditions, have at least 30% of its total assets,  adjusted
to  reflect the Fund's net exposure after giving effect to currency transactions
and positions, denominated in  U.S. dollars. The  performance of investments  in
non-dollar  securities will depend  on, among other things,  the strength of the
foreign currency against  the dollar and  the interest rate  environment in  the
country  issuing the foreign currency. Absent other events which could otherwise
affect the value  of non-dollar securities  (such as a  change in the  political
climate or an issuer's credit quality), appreciation in the value of the foreign
currency  generally  can  be  expected  to  increase  the  value  of  the Fund's
non-dollar securities in terms of U.S. dollars. A rise in foreign interest rates
or decline  in the  value of  foreign  currencies relative  to the  U.S.  dollar
generally  can  be  expected  to  depress the  value  of  the  Fund's non-dollar
securities in terms of  U.S. dollars. The Adviser  evaluates investments on  the
basis  of  fundamental economic  criteria (E.G.,  relative inflation  levels and
trends, growth rate forecasts, balance of payments status and economic policies)
as well as technical and political data.

    Investing the Global Income Fund's  assets in securities of issuers  located
outside  the United States will subject the Fund to the risks of adverse social,
political or economic  events which  may occur  in such  foreign countries.  See
"Special Investment Methods and Risks."

                      SPECIAL INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISKS

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES

    The  Select Equity Fund,  Small Cap Equity  Fund, International Equity Fund,
and Growth and  Income Fund  may invest in  convertible securities.  Convertible
securities  may include corporate notes or  preferred stock but are ordinarily a
long-term debt obligation of  the issuer convertible at  a stated exchange  rate
into common stock of the issuer. As with all fixed-income securities, the market
value of convertible securities tends to decline as interest rates increase and,
conversely,  to  increase  as  interest  rates  decline.  Convertible securities
generally  offer  lower  interest   or  dividend  yields  than   non-convertible
securities  of similar  quality. However,  when the  market price  of the common
stock underlying a convertible security exceeds the conversion price, the  price
of  the convertible security tends to reflect the value of the underlying common
stock. As  the  market  price  of the  underlying  common  stock  declines,  the
convertible  security tends to trade increasingly on a yield basis, and thus may
not decline  in  price  to the  same  extent  as the  underlying  common  stock.
Convertible  securities  rank senior  to common  stocks  in an  issuer's capital
structure and are consequently of higher  quality and entail less risk than  the
issuer's common stock. However, the extent to which such risk is reduced depends
in  large measure upon the degree to  which the convertible security sells above
its value as a fixed-income security. In evaluating a convertible security,  the
Adviser  gives primary emphasis  to the attractiveness  of the underlying common
stock. The convertible debt securities in which a Fund may invest are subject to
the same  rating criteria  as  that Fund's  investment in  non-convertible  debt
securities.

FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES

    Fixed-income  securities in which the Funds may invest will tend to decrease
in value  when  prevailing  interest  rates rise  and  increase  in  value  when
prevailing  interest rates  fall. Because  a Fund's  investments in fixed-income
securities are interest rate sensitive, its  performance may be affected by  the
Adviser's  ability to anticipate and respond  to fluctuations in market interest
rates.

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Fixed-income securities include U.S. Government Securities, debt obligations  of
states   or  municipalities  or  state   or  municipal  government  agencies  or
instrumentalities, corporate  debt  obligations, preferred  stock,  zero  coupon
bonds and deferred interest bonds.

    U.S.  GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.  All of  the Funds may purchase U.S. Government
Securities. U.S. Government Securities are  obligations issued or guaranteed  by
the  U.S. Government, its agencies,  authorities or instrumentalities. Some U.S.
Government Securities, such  as Treasury  bills, notes and  bonds, which  differ
only in their interest rates, maturities and times of issuance, are supported by
the  full faith  and credit  of the Unites  States. Others,  such as obligations
issued   or   guaranteed   by   U.S.   Government   agencies,   authorities   or
instrumentalities  are supported either by (a) the  full faith and credit of the
U.S. Government (such as securities  of the Small Business Administration),  (b)
the  right of the issuer to borrow from  the Treasury (such as securities of the
Federal Home Loan Banks), (c) the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government
to purchase the agency's obligations (such as securities of the Federal National
Mortgage Association), or (d) only the credit of the issuer. No assurance can be
given that the U.S. Government will provide financial support to U.S. Government
agencies, authorities  or  instrumentalities  in  the  future.  U.S.  Government
Securities may also include zero coupon bonds.

    Securities  guaranteed as to principal and  interest by the U.S. Government,
its agencies, authorities  or instrumentalities  are considered  to include  (a)
securities  for  which the  payment of  principal  and interest  is backed  by a
guarantee of or an irrevocable letter  of credit issued by the U.S.  Government,
its  agencies, authorities or  instrumentalities and (b)  participation in loans
made to  foreign governments  or  their agencies  that  are so  guaranteed.  The
secondary   market  for  certain  of   these  participations  is  limited.  Such
participations may therefore be regarded as illiquid.

    Each Fund  may  also invest  in  separately traded  principal  and  interest
components  of  securities guaranteed  or issued  by the  U.S. Treasury  if such
components are traded  independently under  the Separate  Trading of  Registered
Interest and Principal of Securities program ("STRIPS").

    CUSTODY  RECEIPTS.  All of  the Funds may also  acquire securities issued or
guaranteed as to principal  and interest by the  U.S. Government, its  agencies,
authorities  or instrumentalities in the form of custody receipts. Such receipts
evidence ownership of future  interest payments, principal  payments or both  on
certain  notes or bonds issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies, authorities
or instrumentalities. For certain securities law purposes, custody receipts  are
not considered obligations of the U.S. Government.

    CORPORATE  DEBT OBLIGATIONS.   Corporate debt securities  are subject to the
risk of an  issuer's inability to  meet principal and  interest payments on  the
obligations  (credit risk) and  may also be  subject to price  volatility due to
such  factors  as   interest  rate   sensitivity,  market   perception  of   the
creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (market risk). Lower
rated  or unrated securities are more  likely to react to developments affecting
market and  credit risk  than  are more  highly  rated securities,  which  react
primarily  to  movements in  the general  level of  interest rates.  The Adviser
considers both credit risk and market risk in making investment decisions as  to
corporate debt obligations for a Fund.

    LOWER  RATED CORPORATE DEBT OBLIGATIONS.   The corporate debt obligations in
which the Small Cap  Equity Fund may  invest may be rated  in the lowest  rating
categories  by  S&P  or  by Moody's  or  be  unrated. The  Fund  will  limit its
investment in corporate debt obligations to  less than 35% of its total  assets.
Bonds  rated BB or below by S&P or Ba or below by Moody's (or comparable unrated
securities), commonly  called  "junk  bonds,"  are  considered  speculative  and
payments  of principal and interest thereon  may be questionable. In some cases,
such  bonds  may  be  highly  speculative,  have  poor  prospects  for  reaching
investment  grade standing and  be in default.  As a result,  investment in such
bonds  will  entail  greater  speculative  risks  than  those  associated   with
investment  in investment-grade bonds (I.E., bonds rated BBB or higher by S&P or
Baa or higher by Moody's). No minimum rating

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standard is required for a purchase of  bonds by the Small Cap Equity Fund.  The
Fund  may purchase debt obligations of  issuers not currently paying interest as
well as issuers who are in default. See Appendix A to the SAI for a  description
of the ratings issued by investment rating services.

    ZERO  COUPON  AND  DEFERRED INTEREST  BONDS.    The Small  Cap  Equity Fund,
International Equity Fund,  Growth and Income  Fund and Global  Income Fund  may
invest  in zero coupon bonds. The Global Income Fund may also invest in deferred
interest bonds. Zero  coupon and  deferred interest bonds  are debt  obligations
which  are  issued  at a  significant  discount  from face  value.  The original
discount approximates the  total amount of  interest the bonds  will accrue  and
compound  over the period until maturity or the first interest accrual date at a
rate of interest  reflecting the  market rate  of the  security at  the time  of
issuance.  A zero coupon security pays no interest to its holder during its life
and its value (above its cost to a Fund) consists of the difference between  its
face  value at maturity and its cost. While zero coupon bonds do not require the
periodic payment of interest,  deferred interest bonds  generally provide for  a
period  of delay  before the regular  payment of interest  begins. Although this
period of delay is different for  each deferred interest bond, a typical  period
is  approximately one-third  of the bond's  terms to  maturity. Such investments
benefit the issuer by mitigating its initial need for cash to meet debt service,
but some also  provide a  higher rate  of return  to attract  investors who  are
willing  to  defer receipt  of such  cash.  Such investments  experience greater
volatility  in  market  value  due  to  changes  in  interest  rates  than  debt
obligations  which provide for regular payments  of interest. A Fund will accrue
income on such investments for tax  and accounting purposes, as required,  which
is  distributable to shareholders and which, because  no cash is received at the
time of accrual, may  require the liquidation of  other portfolio securities  to
satisfy the Fund's distribution obligations.

    INVERSE  FLOATING RATE  SECURITIES.   The Global  Income Fund  may invest in
inverse floating rate securities. The interest rate on such a security resets in
the opposite direction from the market rate of interest to which it is  indexed.
An  inverse floating  rate security  may be  considered to  be leveraged  to the
extent that its interest rate varies  by a magnitude that exceeds the  magnitude
of  the change  in the  index rate  of interest.  The higher  degree of leverage
inherent in such  securities generally  results in greater  volatility in  their
market prices.

    MORTGAGE-BACKED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES.  All of the Funds may invest in
mortgage-backed securities, which represent direct or indirect participation in,
or  are  collateralized by  and  payable from,  mortgage  loans secured  by real
property.  These  Funds  may  also  invest  in  asset-backed  securities,  which
represent  participation in, or are secured by  and payable from, assets such as
motor vehicle installment sale contracts, installment loan contracts, leases  of
various  types of real and personal  property, receivables from revolving credit
(credit card) agreements  and other categories  of receivables. Such  securities
are generally issued by trusts and special purpose corporations.

    Mortgage-backed  and asset-backed securities are often subject to more rapid
repayment than their  stated maturity dates  would indicate as  a result of  the
pass-through of prepayments of principal on the underlying loans. During periods
of  declining interest rates, prepayment of loans underlying mortgage-backed and
asset-backed securities can be expected to accelerate, and thus impair a  Fund's
ability  to reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields. Accordingly,
the market values of such securities  will vary with changes in market  interest
rates  generally  and  in  yield  differentials  among  various  kinds  of  U.S.
Government Securities  and other  mortgage-backed and  asset-backed  securities.
Asset-backed  securities present certain additional risks that are not presented
by mortgage-backed securities because  asset-backed securities generally do  not
have  the benefit  of a  security interest in  collateral that  is comparable to
mortgage assets. There  is the possibility  that, in some  cases, recoveries  on
repossessed  collateral  may  not  be available  to  support  payments  on these
securities.

   
    STRUCTURED SECURITIES.   The  Global Income  Fund may  invest in  structured
notes,  bonds or debentures.  The value of  the principal of  and/or interest on
such securities is determined by reference  to changes in the value of  specific
currencies,  interest rates, commodities, indices  or other financial indicators
(the "Reference") or the relative change in two or more References. The interest
rate or  the  principal  amount  payable upon  maturity  or  redemption  may  be
increased or decreased depending
    

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upon changes in the applicable Reference. The terms of the structured securities
may  provide that in certain circumstances no  principal is due at maturity and,
therefore,  may  result  in  the  loss  of  the  Fund's  investment.  Structured
securities  may be positively or negatively indexed, so that appreciation of the
Reference may produce an increase or decrease  in the interest rate or value  of
the security at maturity. In addition, changes in interest rates or the value of
the  security at  maturity may  be a  multiple of  changes in  the value  of the
Reference. Consequently, structured  securities may entail  a greater degree  of
market  risk than other types  of fixed-income securities. Structured securities
may also be more  volatile, less liquid and  more difficult to accurately  price
than less complex fixed-income investments.
    

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

    All of the Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with "primary dealers"
in  U.S. Government  Securities and member  banks of the  Federal Reserve System
which furnish collateral at least equal in  value or market price to the  amount
of  their repurchase obligation. In a repurchase agreement, an investor (E.G., a
Fund) purchases a debt security from a seller which undertakes to repurchase the
security at a specified resale price on an agreed future date (ordinarily a week
or less). The  resale price generally  exceeds the purchase  price by an  amount
which  reflects  an  agreed-upon  market  interest  rate  for  the  term  of the
repurchase agreement. The primary risk is  that, if the seller defaults, a  Fund
might  suffer  a loss  to the  extent that  the  proceeds from  the sale  of the
underlying securities and other collateral held by that Fund in connection  with
the  related  repurchase  agreement  are  less  than  the  repurchase  price. In
addition, in the event of bankruptcy of  the seller or failure of the seller  to
repurchase  the securities as  agreed, that Fund  could suffer losses, including
loss of interest on or principal of the security and costs associated with delay
and enforcement of the repurchase agreement. In evaluating whether to enter into
a repurchase agreement, the Adviser will carefully consider the creditworthiness
of the  seller pursuant  to procedures  established by  the Company's  board  of
directors.

    All  of  the  Funds,  together with  other  registered  investment companies
advised by the  Advisers, may transfer  uninvested cash balances  into a  single
joint  account, the daily aggregate balance of  which is invested in one or more
repurchase agreements.

WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES AND FORWARD COMMITMENTS

    All  of   the  Funds   may  purchase   when-issued-securities.   When-issued
transactions  arise when  securities are  purchased by  a Fund  with payment and
delivery taking place in the future in order to secure what is considered to  be
an  advantageous price and  yield to the Fund  at the time  of entering into the
transaction. Certain of  the Funds  may also  purchase securities  on a  forward
commitment  basis; that  is, make contracts  to purchase securities  for a fixed
price at a future date beyond customary  settlement time. A Fund is required  to
hold  and  maintain  in  a  segregated  account  with  its  custodian  until the
settlement date,  cash  or  liquid  high grade  debt  securities  in  an  amount
sufficient  to meet the  purchase price. Alternatively, the  Fund may enter into
offsetting contracts for  the forward  sale of  other securities  that it  owns.
Purchase  of securities on a when-issued  or forward commitment basis involves a
risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to  the
settlement  date.  Although  a Fund  would  generally purchase  securities  on a
when-issued  or  forward  commitment  basis  with  the  intention  of  acquiring
securities  for its portfolio, the Fund may dispose of a when-issued security or
forward commitment prior to settlement if  the Adviser deems it advantageous  to
do so.

LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

    All  of the  Funds may  seek to increase  their income  by lending portfolio
securities. Under  present  regulatory  policies,  such loans  may  be  made  to
institutions,  such as  certain broker-dealers, and  are required  to be secured
continuously by  collateral  in  cash,  cash  equivalents,  or  U.S.  Government
Securities  maintained on  a current basis  at an  amount at least  equal to the
market value of the securities loaned. A Fund may experience a loss or delay  in
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institution  with which it has engaged  in a portfolio loan transaction breaches
its agreement with the Fund. If the Adviser determines to make securities loans,
the value of the securities loaned will not exceed one-third of the value of the
total assets of a Fund.

RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES

    The Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and the Growth and Income Fund
will each not invest more  than 5%, and the  International Equity Fund will  not
invest  more  than  10%,  of  their total  assets  in  securities  that  are not
registered  or  are  offered  in  an  exempt  non-public  offering  ("restricted
securities")  under  the  Securities Act  of  1933 ("1933  Act").  However, such
restriction shall  not  apply  to  restricted securities  offered  and  sold  to
"qualified  institutional buyers" in reliance on Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or
to foreign securities  which are offered  or sold outside  the United States  in
reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Regulation S under the
1993  Act. In  addition, no Fund  will invest more  than 15% (10%  for the Money
Market Fund) of  its net  assets in  illiquid investments,  which includes  most
repurchase  agreements maturing in  more than seven  days, currency and interest
rate swaps, time  deposits with a  notice or  demand period of  more than  seven
days,  certain  over-the-counter  option contracts,  participation  interests in
loans, securities that  are not  readily marketable  and restricted  securities,
unless  the Adviser  determines, based upon  a continuing review  of the trading
markets for the  specific restricted security,  that such restricted  securities
are eligible under Rule 144A and are liquid.

    The  board of directors of the  Company has adopted guidelines and delegated
to the Adviser the daily function of determining and monitoring the liquidity of
restricted securities. The board, however, will retain sufficient oversight  and
be  ultimately responsible for  the determinations. Since it  is not possible to
predict with assurance exactly how the market for restricted securities sold and
offered under Rule  144A will  develop, the  board will  carefully monitor  each
Fund's  investments  in these  securities, focusing  on such  important factors,
among others, as valuation,  liquidity and availability  of information. To  the
extent  that qualified  institutional buyers become  for a  time uninterested in
purchasing these restricted securities, this investment practice could have  the
effect of decreasing the level of liquidity in a Fund.

    The  purchase  price  and  subsequent  valuation  of  restricted  securities
normally reflect a discount from the price at which such securities would  trade
if  they were not restricted, since the  restriction makes them less liquid. The
amount of the  discount from the  prevailing market prices  is expected to  vary
depending  upon the type of security, the character of the issuer, the party who
will bear the expenses of  registering the restricted securities and  prevailing
supply and demand conditions.

BORROWING

    All of the Funds may borrow money but only from banks and only for temporary
or  short-term  purposes.  Temporary  or short-term  purposes  may  include: (i)
short-term (I.E., no longer  than five business days)  credits for clearance  of
portfolio  transactions; (ii) borrowing in order  to meet redemption requests or
to  finance  failed   settlements  of  portfolio   trades  without   immediately
liquidating  portfolio securities or other assets;  and (iii) borrowing in order
to fulfill commitments or  plans to purchase  additional securities pending  the
anticipated  sale of other portfolio securities or assets in the near future. No
Fund will borrow  for leveraging  purposes. Each Fund  will maintain  continuous
asset  coverage of at least 300% (as defined  in the Act) with respect to all of
its borrowings. Should the  value of a  Fund's assets decline  to below 300%  of
borrowings,  the Fund may be required  to sell portfolio securities within three
days to  reduce the  Fund's  debt and  restore  300% asset  coverage.  Borrowing
involves  interest costs. A  Fund will not  purchase additional securities while
its borrowings exceed 5% of its total assets.

OPTIONS ON SECURITIES AND SECURITIES INDICES

    WRITING COVERED OPTIONS.  All of the Funds except the Money Market Fund  may
write  (sell) covered call and  put options on any  securities in which they may
invest. All call options written by the Funds are covered, which means that  the
Fund   will   own   the  securities   subject   to   the  option   so   long  as

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the option is  outstanding. All put  options written by  the Funds are  covered,
which  means that the  Fund would have  deposited with its  custodian cash, U.S.
Government Securities or other high grade liquid debt securities with a value at
least equal  to the  exercise price  of the  put option.  Call and  put  options
written  by a Fund will also be considered  to be covered to the extent that the
Fund's liabilities under  such options  are wholly  or partially  offset by  its
rights  under call and put  options purchased by the  Fund. The Funds other than
the Money Market  Fund may also  write call  and put options  on any  securities
index composed of securities in which they may invest.

    PURCHASING  OPTIONS.   All of  the Funds  except the  Money Market  Fund may
purchase put and  call options on  any securities  in which they  may invest  or
options on any securities index based on securities in which they may invest.

    YIELD  CURVE  OPTIONS.   The  Global  Income  Fund may  enter  into options,
referred to as  "yield curve  options," on  the yield  differential between  two
securities.

    RISKS  ASSOCIATED WITH OPTIONS  TRANSACTIONS.  There is  no assurance that a
liquid secondary market on a domestic or foreign options exchange will exist for
any particular exchange-traded option  or at any particular  time. If a Fund  is
unable  to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to covered options
it has written, the Fund will not  be able to sell the underlying securities  or
dispose  of assets held in a segregated  account until the options expire or are
exercised. Similarly, if a Fund is  unable to effect a closing sale  transaction
with  respect to options it has purchased, it would have to exercise the options
in order  to  realize any  profit  and will  incur  transaction costs  upon  the
purchase  or sale of  the underlying securities.  In a closing  purchase or sale
transaction, a  Fund acquires  a position  that offsets  and cancels  an  option
position then held by the Fund.

    The  Funds (other  than the  Money Market Fund)  may purchase  and sell both
options that  are traded  on United  States and  foreign exchanges  and  options
traded  over-the-counter with broker-dealers who  make markets in these options.
The ability  to terminate  over-the-counter options  is more  limited than  with
exchange-traded   options  and   may  involve   the  risk   that  broker-dealers
participating in such  transactions will  not fulfill  their obligations.  Until
such  time as the  staff of the SEC  changes its position,  the Funds will treat
purchased  over-the-counter  options  and  all  assets  used  to  cover  written
over-the-counter  options as  illiquid securities. However,  for options written
with primary  dealers in  U.S. Government  Securities pursuant  to an  agreement
requiring  a  closing purchase  transaction at  a formula  price, the  amount of
illiquid securities may be  calculated with reference to  a formula approved  by
the SEC staff.

    The  writing and purchase of options  is a highly specialized activity which
involves investment techniques  and risks different  from those associated  with
ordinary  portfolio securities transactions. For  example, the successful use of
puts for hedging  purposes depends  in part  on the  ability of  the Adviser  to
predict  future price  fluctuations and  the degree  of correlation  between the
options and securities markets. If the Adviser is incorrect in its determination
of the direction or the  extent of the movement  of the yield differential,  the
investment  performance of a Fund will be less favorable than it would have been
in the absence of such option transactions. The Funds pay brokerage  commissions
or spreads in connection with their options transactions. The writing of options
could significantly increase a Fund's portfolio turnover rate.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

    To  hedge against changes  in interest rates,  securities prices or currency
exchange rates or to  seek to increase  total return, the  Funds other than  the
Money Market Fund and the Select Equity Fund may purchase and sell various kinds
of  futures contracts, and purchase and sell call and put options on any futures
contract that it may  purchase or sell.  The futures contracts  may be based  on
various  securities (such  as U.S.  Government Securities),  securities indices,
foreign currencies and other financial instruments and indices. These Funds  may
also  enter  into closing  purchase and  sale transactions  with respect  to any
futures contract and options  that each may purchase  or sell. To hedge  against
changes  in securities prices  or to seek  to increase total  return, the Select
Equity Fund may purchase

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and sell futures contracts  on the S&P  500 and purchase and  sell call and  put
options  on such futures contracts.  No Fund will engage  in futures and related
options transactions  except  for  bona  fide hedging  purposes  as  defined  in
regulations  of the Commodity Futures Trading  Commission ("CFTC") or to seek to
increase total return to the extent permitted by such regulations.

    The Funds may  not purchase or  sell futures contracts  or purchase or  sell
related options to seek to increase total return, except for closing purchase or
sale  transactions, if immediately  thereafter the sum of  the amount of initial
margin deposits and premiums paid on  a Fund's outstanding positions in  futures
and  related options entered into  for the purpose of  seeking to increase total
return  would  exceed  5%  of  the  market  value  of  the  Fund's  net  assets.
Transactions  in  futures contracts  and  options on  futures  involve brokerage
costs, require  margin  deposits and,  in  the  case of  contracts  and  options
obligating  a  Fund to  purchase  securities or  currencies,  require a  Fund to
segregate liquid high-grade debt securities with a value equal to the amount  of
the Fund's obligations.

    While  transactions in futures  contracts and options  on futures may reduce
certain risks, such  transactions themselves entail  certain other risks.  Thus,
while  a  Fund may  benefit  from the  use of  futures  and options  on futures,
unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency  exchange
rates may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not
entered into any futures contracts or options transactions. The loss incurred by
a Fund in writing options on futures is potentially unlimited and may exceed the
amount of the premium received.

    Futures  markets are  highly volatile  and the  profitability of  the Fund's
trading in futures to increase  total return will depend  on the ability of  the
Adviser  to correctly  analyze the  futures markets.  In addition,  a relatively
small price movement in a futures  contract may result in substantial losses  to
the Fund. Further, futures contracts and options on futures may be illiquid, and
exchanges may limit fluctuations in futures contract prices during a single day.

    In  the event of an  imperfect correlation between a  futures position and a
portfolio position which is intended to be protected, the desired protection may
not be obtained and a Fund may be exposed to risk of loss. The risk of imperfect
correlation may be minimized by investing  in contracts whose price behavior  is
expected  to resemble that  of a Fund's  underlying securities. The  risk that a
Fund will be unable  to close out  a futures position will  be minimized to  the
extent  that a Fund enters into such transactions on a national exchange with an
active and  liquid  secondary  market.  Nonetheless, it  is  not,  for  example,
possible to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the
value  of securities denominated in foreign currencies because the value of such
securities is also likely  to fluctuate as a  result of independent factors  not
related  to  currency  fluctuations. Therefore,  perfect  correlation  between a
Fund's futures positions and portfolio positions will be impossible to achieve.

    A Fund's  transactions  in futures  contracts  and options  thereon  may  be
limited  by the requirements  of the Internal  Revenue Code of  1986, as amended
(the "Code") for qualification as a regulated investment company.

FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS

    FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.  Investments in  the securities of companies  organized
outside  the  United States  or of  companies  whose securities  are principally
traded  outside  the  United  States  ("foreign  issuers")  or  investments   in
securities  denominated or quoted in  foreign currency ("non-dollar securities")
may offer potential benefits not available from investments solely in securities
of domestic issuers or dollar denominated  securities. The Funds other than  the
Money  Market Fund may invest in  foreign issuers or non-dollar securities. Such
benefits may include the opportunity to  invest in foreign issuers that  appear,
in the opinion of the Adviser, to offer better opportunity for long-term capital
appreciation  or  current earnings  than  investments in  domestic  issuers, the
opportunity to invest in  foreign countries with  economic policies or  business
cycles  different from those of the United  States and the opportunity to reduce
fluctuations in  portfolio  value  by taking  advantage  of  foreign  securities
markets that do not necessarily move in a manner parallel to U.S. markets.

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    Investing  in non-dollar securities or in  the securities of foreign issuers
involves significant risks that are  not typically associated with investing  in
U.S.  dollar denominated securities  or in securities  of domestic issuers. Such
investments may be affected by changes in currency rates, changes in foreign  or
U.S. laws or restrictions applicable to such investments and in exchange control
regulations  (E.G., currency blockage).  For example, a  decline in the exchange
rate would reduce the  value of certain portfolio  investments. In addition,  if
the  exchange rate for the  currency in which a  Fund receives interest payments
declines against the U.S.  dollar before such interest  is paid as dividends  to
shareholders,  the  Fund  may  have  to  sell  portfolio  securities  to  obtain
sufficient cash to  pay such dividends.  As discussed below,  a Fund may  employ
certain  investment techniques to hedge  its foreign currency exposure; however,
such techniques also entail certain risks.  Some foreign stock markets may  have
substantially  less volume  than, for example,  the New York  Stock Exchange and
securities of  some  foreign issuers  may  be  less liquid  than  securities  of
comparable  domestic issuers. Commissions and dealer mark-ups on transactions in
foreign investments may be  higher than for similar  transactions in the  United
States.  In addition,  clearance and settlement  procedures may  be different in
foreign countries and, in certain markets, on certain occasions, such procedures
have been unable to keep pace  with the volume of securities transactions,  thus
making  it  difficult  to  conduct such  transactions.  For  example,  delays in
settlement could result in temporary periods when  a portion of the assets of  a
Fund  are uninvested and no return is earned thereon. The inability of a Fund to
make intended investments  due to  settlement problems  could cause  it to  miss
attractive   investment  opportunities.   Inability  to   dispose  of  portfolio
securities or other investments due  to settlement problems could result  either
in  losses  to a  Fund  due to  subsequent declines  in  value of  the portfolio
investment or, if the Fund has entered  into a contract to sell the  investment,
could result in possible liability to the purchaser.

OPTIONS ON SECURITIES AND SECURITIES INDICES

    WRITING  COVERED OPTIONS.  All of the Funds except the Money Market Fund may
write (sell) covered call and  put options on any  securities in which they  may
invest.  All call options written by the Funds are covered, which means that the
Fund will own  the securities subject  to the option  so long as  the option  is
outstanding.  All put options written by the Funds are covered, which means that
the  Fund  would  have  deposited  with  its  custodian  cash,  U.S.  Government
Securities  or other  high grade  liquid debt securities  with a  value at least
equal to the exercise price of the put option. Call and put options written by a
Fund will  also be  considered  to be  covered to  the  extent that  the  Fund's
liabilities  under such  options are  wholly or  partially offset  by its rights
under call and put options purchased by the Fund. The Funds other than the Money
Market Fund may also write call and put options on any securities index composed
of securities in which they may invest.

    PURCHASING OPTIONS.   All  of the  Funds except  the Money  Market Fund  may
purchase  put and  call options on  any securities  in which they  may invest or
options on any securities index based on securities in which they may invest.

    YIELD CURVE  OPTIONS.   The  Global  Income  Fund may  enter  into  options,
referred  to as  "yield curve  options," on  the yield  differential between two
securities.

    RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OPTIONS  TRANSACTIONS.  There is  no assurance that  a
liquid secondary market on a domestic or foreign options exchange will exist for
any  particular exchange-traded option or  at any particular time.  If a Fund is
unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to covered  options
it  has written, the Fund will not be  able to sell the underlying securities or
dispose of assets held in a segregated  account until the options expire or  are
exercised.  Similarly, if a Fund is unable  to effect a closing sale transaction
with respect to options it has purchased, it would have to exercise the  options
in  order  to realize  any  profit and  will  incur transaction  costs  upon the
purchase or sale  of the underlying  securities. In a  closing purchase or  sale
transaction,  a  Fund acquires  a position  that offsets  and cancels  an option
position then held by the Fund.

    The Funds (other  than the  Money Market Fund)  may purchase  and sell  both
options  that  are traded  on United  States and  foreign exchanges  and options
traded over-the-counter with broker-

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dealers  who  make  markets   in  these  options.   The  ability  to   terminate
over-the-counter  options is more limited  than with exchange-traded options and
may involve the risk that broker-dealers participating in such transactions will
not fulfill their obligations. Until such time  as the staff of the SEC  changes
its  position, the Funds  will treat purchased  over-the-counter options and all
assets used to  cover written over-the-counter  options as illiquid  securities.
However,  for options written with primary dealers in U.S. Government Securities
pursuant to an agreement requiring a  closing purchase transaction at a  formula
price,  the amount of illiquid securities may  be calculated with reference to a
formula approved by the SEC staff.

    The writing and purchase of options  is a highly specialized activity  which
involves  investment techniques and  risks different from  those associated with
ordinary portfolio securities transactions. For  example, the successful use  of
puts  for hedging  purposes depends  in part  on the  ability of  the Adviser to
predict future  price fluctuations  and the  degree of  correlation between  the
options and securities markets. If the Adviser is incorrect in its determination
of  the direction or the  extent of the movement  of the yield differential, the
investment performance of a Fund will be less favorable than it would have  been
in  the absence of such option transactions. The Funds pay brokerage commissions
or spreads in connection with their options transactions. The writing of options
could significantly increase a Fund's portfolio turnover rate.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

    To hedge against changes  in interest rates,  securities prices or  currency
exchange  rates or to  seek to increase  total return, the  Funds other than the
Money Market Fund and the Select Equity Fund may purchase and sell various kinds
of futures contracts, and purchase and sell call and put options on any  futures
contract  that it may  purchase or sell.  The futures contracts  may be based on
various securities  (such as  U.S. Government  Securities), securities  indices,
foreign  currencies and other financial instruments and indices. These Funds may
also enter  into closing  purchase and  sale transactions  with respect  to  any
futures  contract and options that  each may purchase or  sell. To hedge against
changes in securities  prices or to  seek to increase  total return, the  Select
Equity  Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts on the S&P 500 and purchase
and sell call and put options on such futures contracts. No Fund will engage  in
futures  and related options transactions except  for bona fide hedging purposes
as defined in regulations of  the Commodity Futures Trading Commission  ("CFTC")
or to seek to increase total return to the extent permitted by such regulations.

    The  Funds may not  purchase or sell  futures contracts or  purchase or sell
related options to seek to increase total return, except for closing purchase or
sale transactions, if immediately  thereafter the sum of  the amount of  initial
margin  deposits and premiums paid on  a Fund's outstanding positions in futures
and related options entered  into for the purpose  of seeking to increase  total
return  would  exceed  5%  of  the  market  value  of  the  Fund's  net  assets.
Transactions in  futures  contracts and  options  on futures  involve  brokerage
costs,  require  margin  deposits and,  in  the  case of  contracts  and options
obligating a  Fund to  purchase  securities or  currencies,  require a  Fund  to
segregate  liquid high-grade debt securities with a value equal to the amount of
the Fund's obligations.

    While transactions in futures  contracts and options  on futures may  reduce
certain  risks, such transactions  themselves entail certain  other risks. Thus,
while a  Fund may  benefit  from the  use of  futures  and options  on  futures,
unanticipated  changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency exchange
rates may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not
entered into any futures contracts or options transactions. The loss incurred by
a Fund in writing options on futures is potentially unlimited and may exceed the
amount of the premium received.

    Futures markets  are highly  volatile and  the profitability  of the  Fund's
trading  in futures to increase  total return will depend  on the ability of the
Adviser to  correctly analyze  the futures  markets. In  addition, a  relatively
small  price movement in a futures contract  may result in substantial losses to
the Fund. Further, futures contracts and options on futures may be illiquid, and
exchanges may limit fluctuations in futures contract prices during a single day.

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    In the event of  an imperfect correlation between  a futures position and  a
portfolio position which is intended to be protected, the desired protection may
not be obtained and a Fund may be exposed to risk of loss. The risk of imperfect
correlation  may be minimized by investing  in contracts whose price behavior is
expected to resemble  that of a  Fund's underlying securities.  The risk that  a
Fund  will be unable  to close out a  futures position will  be minimized to the
extent that a Fund enters into such transactions on a national exchange with  an
active  and  liquid  secondary  market. Nonetheless,  it  is  not,  for example,
possible to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the
value of securities denominated in foreign currencies because the value of  such
securities  is also likely to  fluctuate as a result  of independent factors not
related to  currency  fluctuations.  Therefore, perfect  correlation  between  a
Fund's futures positions and portfolio positions will be impossible to achieve.

    A  Fund's  transactions  in futures  contracts  and options  thereon  may be
limited by the  requirements of the  Internal Revenue Code  of 1986, as  amended
(the "Code") for qualification as a regulated investment company.

FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS

    FOREIGN  INVESTMENTS.  Investments in  the securities of companies organized
outside the  United States  or  of companies  whose securities  are  principally
traded   outside  the  United  States  ("foreign  issuers")  or  investments  in
securities denominated or quoted  in foreign currency ("non-dollar  securities")
may offer potential benefits not available from investments solely in securities
of  domestic issuers or dollar denominated  securities. The Funds other than the
Money Market Fund may invest in  foreign issuers or non-dollar securities.  Such
benefits  may include the opportunity to  invest in foreign issuers that appear,
in the opinion of the Adviser, to offer better opportunity for long-term capital
appreciation or  current  earnings than  investments  in domestic  issuers,  the
opportunity  to invest in  foreign countries with  economic policies or business
cycles different from those of the  United States and the opportunity to  reduce
fluctuations  in  portfolio  value  by taking  advantage  of  foreign securities
markets that do not necessarily move in a manner parallel to U.S. markets.

    Investing in non-dollar securities or  in the securities of foreign  issuers
involves  significant risks that are not  typically associated with investing in
U.S. dollar denominated securities  or in securities  of domestic issuers.  Such
investments  may be affected by changes in currency rates, changes in foreign or
U.S. laws or restrictions applicable to such investments and in exchange control
regulations (E.G., currency blockage).  For example, a  decline in the  exchange
rate  would reduce the  value of certain portfolio  investments. In addition, if
the exchange rate for  the currency in which  a Fund receives interest  payments
declines  against the U.S. dollar  before such interest is  paid as dividends to
shareholders,  the  Fund  may  have  to  sell  portfolio  securities  to  obtain
sufficient  cash to pay  such dividends. As  discussed below, a  Fund may employ
certain investment techniques to hedge  its foreign currency exposure;  however,
such  techniques also entail certain risks.  Some foreign stock markets may have
substantially less volume  than, for example,  the New York  Stock Exchange  and
securities  of  some  foreign issuers  may  be  less liquid  than  securities of
comparable domestic issuers. Commissions and dealer mark-ups on transactions  in
foreign  investments may be  higher than for similar  transactions in the United
States. In addition,  clearance and  settlement procedures may  be different  in
foreign countries and, in certain markets, on certain occasions, such procedures
have  been unable to keep pace with  the volume of securities transactions, thus
making it  difficult  to  conduct  such transactions.  For  example,  delays  in
settlement  could result in temporary periods when  a portion of the assets of a
Fund are uninvested and no return is earned thereon. The inability of a Fund  to
make  intended investments  due to  settlement problems  could cause  it to miss
attractive  investment  opportunities.   Inability  to   dispose  of   portfolio
securities  or other investments due to  settlement problems could result either
in losses  to a  Fund  due to  subsequent declines  in  value of  the  portfolio
investment  or, if the Fund has entered  into a contract to sell the investment,
could result in possible liability to the purchaser.

    Foreign issuers are  not generally subject  to uniform accounting,  auditing
and  financial reporting  standards comparable  to those  applicable to domestic
companies. There may be less publicly available

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information about a foreign issuer than about a domestic one. In addition, there
is generally less government regulation of stock exchanges, brokers, and  listed
and   unlisted  issuers  in  foreign  countries   than  in  the  United  States.
Furthermore, with respect to certain  foreign countries, there is a  possibility
of  expropriation or confiscatory  taxation, imposition of  withholding taxes on
dividend or interest  payments, limitations  on the  removal of  funds or  other
assets   of  the  Fund,  or  political   or  social  instability  or  diplomatic
developments which  could  affect  investments in  those  countries.  Individual
foreign  economies  also may  differ favorably  or  unfavorably from  the United
States economy in  such respects as  growth of gross  national product, rate  of
inflation,  capital  reinvestment,  resource  self-sufficiency  and  balance  of
payments position.

    INVESTMENTS IN ADRS, EDRS AND GDRS.  Many securities of foreign issuers  are
represented  by ADRs, EDRs and GDRs. The  Funds other than the Money Market Fund
may invest in ADRs and,  except for the Select Equity  Fund, may invest in  EDRs
and  GDRs as  well. ADRs  represent the right  to receive  securities of foreign
issuers deposited in a domestic bank or a foreign correspondent bank. Prices  of
ADRs  are quoted in  U.S. dollars, and ADRs  are traded in  the United States on
exchanges or over-the-counter and  are sponsored and  issued by domestic  banks.
ADRs  do not eliminate all  the risk inherent in  investing in the securities of
foreign issuers. To the extent that a Fund acquires ADRs through banks which  do
not  have a  contractual relationship  with the  foreign issuer  of the security
underlying the ADR to  issue and service  such ADRs, there  may be an  increased
possibility  that the Fund would  not become aware of and  be able to respond to
corporate actions such as stock splits or rights offerings involving the foreign
issuer in a timely manner.  In addition, the lack  of information may result  in
inefficiencies  in the valuation  of such instruments.  However, by investing in
ADRs rather than directly  in the stock  of foreign issuers,  a Fund will  avoid
currency  risks during the  settlement period for either  purchases or sales. In
general, there is a large, liquid market in the United States for ADRs quoted on
a national  securities  exchange  or  the NASD's  national  market  system.  The
information  available  for  ADRs is  subject  to the  accounting,  auditing and
financial reporting standards of the domestic  market or exchange on which  they
are  traded, which standards  are more uniform  and more exacting  than those to
which many foreign issuers may be subject.

    Certain of the Funds may  also invest in EDRs  and GDRs, which are  receipts
evidencing  an arrangement with a non-U.S. bank similar to that for ADRs and are
designed for  use  in  non-U.S.  securities  markets.  EDRs  and  GDRs  are  not
necessarily quoted in the same currency as the underlying security.

    INVESTMENTS  IN EMERGING MARKETS.  The  Small Cap Equity Fund, International
Equity Fund  and Growth  and Income  Fund may  invest in  securities of  issuers
located  in countries with  emerging economies and  or securities markets. These
countries are located in  the Asia-Pacific region,  Eastern Europe, Central  and
South  America and  Africa. Political and  economic structures in  many of these
countries may be  undergoing significant  evolution and  rapid development,  and
such   countries  may  lack   the  social,  political   and  economic  stability
characteristic of more developed countries. Certain of these countries may  have
in  the  past failed  to recognize  private  property rights  and have  at times
nationalized or expropriated the assets of  private companies. As a result,  the
risks  of foreign investment generally including the risks of nationalization or
expropriation of assets, may be heightened. See "Special Investment Methods  and
Risks  --  Foreign Securities"  above. In  addition, unanticipated  political or
social  developments  may  affect  the  values  of  the  Small  Cap  Equity   or
International  Equity Fund's investments in those countries and the availability
to either Fund of additional investments in those countries.

    The small size  and inexperience  of the  securities markets  in certain  of
these  countries  and  the limited  volume  of  trading in  securities  in those
countries may also  make the  Small Cap  Equity Fund's  or International  Equity
Fund's investments in such countries illiquid and more volatile than investments
in  Japan or most Western European countries, and these Funds may be required to
establish  special  custody   or  other  arrangements   before  making   certain
investments  in those  countries. There  may be  little financial  or accounting
information available  with  respect  to  issuers located  in  certain  of  such
countries,  and it may be difficult as a result to assess the value or prospects
of an investment in

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such issuers. The laws of some foreign countries may limit the ability of  these
Funds to invest in securities of certain issuers located in those countries. The
securities  markets of these countries are  also briefly described in Appendix B
of the SAI.

    FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS.  Because  investment in foreign issuers  will
usually  involve  currencies of  foreign countries,  and  because the  Small Cap
Equity Fund, International Equity Fund, Growth and Income Fund and Global Income
Fund may have currency exposure  independent of their securities positions,  the
value  of the assets of these Funds as measured in U.S. dollars will be affected
by changes  in foreign  currency exchange  rates. To  the extent  that a  Fund's
assets  consist of investments denominated in  a particular currency, the Fund's
exposure to  adverse developments  affecting  the value  of such  currency  will
increase.  See Appendix B of  the SAI for a list  of foreign currencies in which
the Fund's portfolio securities may be denominated or quoted.

    An issuer of securities purchased  by a Fund may  be domiciled in a  country
other  than  the country  in  whose currency  the  instrument is  denominated or
quoted. The International  Equity and  Global Income  Funds may  also invest  in
securities quoted or denominated in the European Currency Unit ("ECU"), which is
a  "basket" consisting of specified amounts of  the currencies of certain of the
twelve member states of the European Economic Community. The specific amounts of
currencies comprising the ECU may be adjusted by the Council of Ministers of the
European Economic Community  from time to  time to reflect  changes in  relative
values  of  the  underlying currencies.  In  addition,  the Fund  may  invest in
securities quoted or denominated in other currency "baskets."

    Currency exchange rates  may fluctuate significantly  over short periods  of
time causing, along with other factors, a Fund's net asset value to fluctuate as
well.  They generally are determined  by the forces of  supply and demand in the
foreign exchange markets  and the  relative merits of  investments in  different
countries,  actual or  anticipated changes in  interest rates  and other complex
factors, as seen from an international perspective. Currency exchange rates also
can be affected unpredictably by intervention by U.S. or foreign governments  or
central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political
developments  in  the U.S.  or abroad.  The market  in forward  foreign currency
exchange contracts,  currency  swaps  and other  privately  negotiated  currency
instruments  offers less protection against defaults  by the other party to such
instruments than is available for currency instruments traded on an exchange. To
the extent that  a substantial  portion of a  Fund's total  assets, adjusted  to
reflect the Fund's net position after giving effect to currency transactions, is
denominated  or quoted in the currencies of  foreign countries, the Fund will be
more susceptible  to the  risk of  adverse economic  and political  developments
within those countries.

    In  addition to investing  in securities denominated or  quoted in a foreign
currency, certain of  the four Funds  listed above  may engage in  a variety  of
foreign  currency management techniques.  These Funds may  hold foreign currency
received in  connection with  investments  in foreign  securities when,  in  the
judgment  of the Adviser, it  would be beneficial to  convert such currency into
U.S. dollars  at a  later date,  based on  anticipated changes  in the  relevant
exchange rate. The Funds will incur costs in connection with conversions between
various currencies.

    These Funds may purchase or sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts
for  hedging purposes  and the International  Equity and Global  Income Funds to
seek to increase  total return  as well when  the Adviser  anticipates that  the
foreign  currency  will  appreciate  or  depreciate  in  value,  but  securities
denominated or  quoted in  that currency  do not  present attractive  investment
opportunities  and are not held in the  Fund's portfolio. When purchased or sold
for the purpose of  increasing total return,  forward foreign currency  exchange
contracts  are considered speculative.  In addition, these  four Funds may enter
into forward foreign  currency exchange  contracts in order  to protect  against
anticipated changes in future foreign currency exchange rates. The International
Equity  Fund and Global Income Fund may engage in cross-hedging by using forward
contracts in a  currency different  from that in  which the  hedged security  is
denominated  or quoted  if the  Adviser determines  that there  is a  pattern of
correlation between the two currencies.

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    All  four  of  these Funds  may  enter  into contracts  to  purchase foreign
currencies to protect against  an anticipated rise in  the U.S. dollar price  of
securities it intends to purchase. They may enter into contracts to sell foreign
currencies  to  protect against  the decline  in value  of its  foreign currency
denominated or  quoted  portfolio securities,  or  a  decline in  the  value  of
anticipated  dividends from such  securities, due to  a decline in  the value of
foreign currencies against the U.S.  dollar. Contracts to sell foreign  currency
could limit any potential gain which might be realized by a Fund if the value of
the hedged currency increased.

    If  a Fund enters into a forward  foreign currency exchange contract to sell
foreign currency to  increase total return  or to buy  foreign currency for  any
purpose,  the Fund  will be  required to  place cash  or liquid  high grade debt
securities in a segregated account with the Fund's custodian in an amount  equal
to  the value of  the Fund's total  assets committed to  the consummation of the
forward contract.  If the  value  of the  securities  placed in  the  segregated
account declines, additional cash or securities will be placed in the segregated
account  so that the  value of the account  will equal the  amount of the Fund's
commitment with respect to the contract.

    Forward contracts are  subject to  the risk  that the  counterparty to  such
contract  will  default on  its obligations.  Since  a forward  foreign currency
exchange contract is not guaranteed by  an exchange or clearinghouse, a  default
on the contract would deprive a Fund of unrealized profits, transaction costs or
the benefits of a currency hedge or force the Fund to cover its purchase or sale
commitments,  if any, at  the current market  price. A Fund  will not enter into
such transactions unless the credit quality of the unsecured senior debt or  the
claims-paying  ability of the counterparty is  considered to be investment grade
by the Adviser.

    OPTIONS ON FOREIGN  CURRENCIES.   The Small Cap  Equity Fund,  International
Equity Fund, Growth and Income Fund and Global Income Fund may purchase and sell
(write) put and call options on foreign currencies for the purpose of protecting
against  declines in the  U.S. dollar value of  foreign portfolio securities and
anticipated dividends  on such  securities  and against  increases in  the  U.S.
dollar  cost of foreign securities to  be acquired. The International Equity and
Global Income Funds may use options  on currency to cross-hedge, which  involves
writing  or  purchasing options  on  one currency  to  hedge against  changes in
exchange rates for a  different currency, if there  is a pattern of  correlation
between the two currencies. As with other kinds of option transactions, however,
the  writing of  an option  on foreign currency  will constitute  only a partial
hedge, up to the  amount of the  premium received. A Fund  could be required  to
purchase  or sell foreign currencies  at disadvantageous exchange rates, thereby
incurring losses. The purchase of an  option on foreign currency may  constitute
an  effective hedge against exchange rate fluctuations; however, in the event of
exchange rate movements adverse to a  Fund's position, the Fund may forfeit  the
entire  amount of the  premium plus related transaction  costs. In addition, the
International Equity and Global Income Funds may purchase call or put options on
currency to seek to increase total return when the Adviser anticipates that  the
currency  will appreciate or  depreciate in value, but  the securities quoted or
denominated in that currency do not present attractive investment  opportunities
and  are not held  in the Fund's  portfolio. When purchased  or sold to increase
total return,  options  on currencies  are  considered speculative.  Options  on
foreign  currencies to be written or purchased  by these Funds will be traded on
U.S. and foreign exchanges or  over-the-counter. See "Options on Securities  and
Securities  Indices" above  for a discussion  of the  liquidity risks associated
with options transactions.

    INTEREST RATE AND  CURRENCY SWAPS.   The Global Income  Fund may enter  into
interest  rate  and currency  swaps for  both  hedging purposes  and to  seek to
increase total return.  The International  Equity Fund may  enter into  currency
swaps  for these  purposes. The Global  Income Fund will  typically use interest
rate swaps to  shorten the effective  duration of its  portfolio. Interest  rate
swaps  involve the exchange by  the Fund with another  party of their respective
commitments to  pay or  receive interest,  such  as an  exchange of  fixed  rate
payments  for floating  rate payments.  Currency swaps  involve the  exchange of
their respective rights  to make  or receive payments  in specified  currencies.
Since interest

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rate  and  currency swaps  are individually  negotiated,  these Funds  expect to
achieve an acceptable degree of correlation between their portfolio  investments
and  their interest  rate or  currency swap  positions entered  into for hedging
purposes.

    The Global Income Fund  will only enter  into interest rate  swaps on a  net
basis,  which means that the  two payment streams are  netted out, with the Fund
receiving or  paying, as  the  case may  be,  only the  net  amount of  the  two
payments.  Interest rate swaps do not  involve the delivery of securities, other
underlying assets or principal.  Accordingly, the risk of  loss with respect  to
interest  rate swaps is limited to the  net amount of interest payments that the
Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to an interest  rate
swap  defaults, the Fund's risk  of loss consists of  the net amount of interest
payments that  the  Fund is  contractually  entitled to  receive.  In  contrast,
currency swaps usually involve the delivery of the entire principal value of one
designated  currency in exchange  for the other  designated currency. Therefore,
the entire principal value of  a currency swap is subject  to the risk that  the
other  party to the  swap will default on  its contractual delivery obligations.
The Company will maintain  in a segregated account  with its custodian cash  and
liquid high-grade debt securities equal to the net amount, if any, of the excess
of   each  Fund's  obligations  over  its  entitlements  with  respect  to  swap
transactions. To  the  extent that  the  net  amount of  a  swap is  held  in  a
segregated account consisting of cash and high-grade liquid debt securities, the
Company  believes that swaps  do not constitute senior  securities under the Act
and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to each Fund's  borrowing
restriction.

    The use of interest rate and currency swaps is a highly specialized activity
which  involves investment techniques and  risks different from those associated
with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Adviser is incorrect  in
its  forecasts of market values, interest rates and currency exchange rates, the
investment performance of the International  Equity or Global Income Fund  would
be  less favorable than it would have been if this investment technique were not
used.

OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES

    All of  the Funds  reserve the  right to  invest up  to 10%  of their  total
assets,  calculated  at  the  time  of  purchase,  in  the  securities  of other
investment companies including business development companies and small business
investment companies. No Fund may invest more than 5% of its total assets in the
securities of  any one  investment company  or in  more than  3% of  the  voting
securities  of  any other  investment company.  Pursuant  to an  exemptive order
obtained from the SEC, other investment companies in which a Fund may invest may
include money markets funds  for which its Adviser  or its Adviser's  affiliates
serve as the investment adviser. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate
share of any management fees paid by investment companies in which it invests in
addition  to the advisory and administration fees  paid by the Fund. However, to
the extent that a Fund invests in a  money market fund for which its Adviser  or
any of its Adviser's affiliates acts as adviser, the advisory and administrative
fees  payable by the Fund to  the Adviser will be reduced  by an amount equal to
the Fund's proportionate share of the  advisory and administration fees paid  by
such money market fund to the Adviser or any of its affiliates.

NON-DIVERSIFIED STATUS

   
    Since the Small Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund and Global Income
Fund  are not "diversified" as defined by the Act, each will be more susceptible
to  adverse  developments  affecting  any  single  issuer.  Nonetheless,   these
"non-diversified"  Funds are  still subject to  the diversification requirements
that arise  under  federal  tax  law  and the  25%  limit  on  concentration  of
investments in a single industry. See "Taxes" and "Investment Restrictions."
    

RISKS OF INVESTING IN SMALL CAPITALIZATION COMPANIES

    Investing  in securities of smaller, lesser-known companies involves greater
risks than investing in larger, more mature, better known issuers, including  an
increased   possibility  of  portfolio  price  volatility.  Historically,  small
capitalization stocks  and  stocks of  recently  organized companies,  in  which
certain  of the Funds may also invest, have been more volatile in price than the
larger capitalization stocks included in the S&P 500. Among the reasons for  the
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company stocks are the less certain growth prospects of smaller firms, the lower
degree  of liquidity in the markets for  such stocks and the greater sensitivity
of small companies to changing economic conditions. For example, these companies
are associated with higher  investment risk than  that normally associated  with
larger,  more mature, better  known firms due  to the greater  business risks of
small size  and  limited  product  lines,  markets,  distribution  channels  and
financial  and  managerial  resources. The  Small  Cap Equity  Fund  may invest,
without limitation, in  securities of  small capitalization  companies that  may
have experienced financial difficulties.

    The  values of  small company stocks  may fluctuate  independently of larger
company stock prices. Small company stocks may decline in price as large company
stock prices  rise, or  rise in  price as  large company  stock prices  decline.
Investors  should therefore expect that to the extent a Fund invests in stock of
small capitalization companies, the net asset value of that Fund's shares may be
more volatile  than, and  may  fluctuate independently  of, broad  stock  market
indices such as the S&P 500. Furthermore, the securities of companies with small
stock market capitalizations may trade less frequently and in limited volume.

WARRANTS AND RIGHTS

    The Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund and
Growth  and  Income  Fund  each  may  invest up  to  5%  of  their  total assets
(calculated at the time of purchase) in certain warrants or rights that  entitle
the holder to buy equity securities at a specific price for a specific period of
time.

UNSEASONED ISSUERS

    The Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund and
Growth  and Income Fund each may invest up to 5% of their net assets, calculated
at the  time  of purchase,  in  companies (including  predecessors)  which  have
operated  less  than three  years.  The securities  of  such companies  may have
limited liquidity  which can  result  in their  being  priced lower  than  might
otherwise be the case. In addition, investments in unseasoned companies are more
speculative  and entail  greater risk than  do investments in  companies with an
established operating record.

                            INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

    Each of the Funds is also  subject to certain investment restrictions  which
have  been adopted  by the  Company for each  Fund as  fundamental policies that
cannot be changed without  the approval of a  majority of the outstanding  votes
attributable  to shares  of the Fund.  Among other  restrictions, as diversified
funds, the Money Market Fund, Select Equity Fund and Growth and Income Fund each
may not, with respect to 75% of its total assets, purchase the securities of any
one issuer (except U.S. Government Securities) if  more than 5% of the value  of
the Fund's assets would be invested in such issuer. Similarly, none of the Funds
may invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers in any one
industry,  except  that  this  limitation  does  not  apply  to  U.S. Government
Securities or foreign currency investments.  For a more complete description  of
the investment restrictions to which each Fund is subject, see the SAI.

                               PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

    Other  than the  Global Income  Fund, the  Funds do  not expect  to trade in
securities for short-term  gain. The  Global Income  Fund may  engage in  active
short-term  trading to benefit from yield  disparities among different issues of
securities or  among  the  markets  for  fixed-income  securities  of  different
countries,  to seek  short-term profits  during periods  of fluctuating interest
rates, or for other reasons. Such trading will increase the Global Income Fund's
portfolio turnover rate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the Adviser may,  from
time to time, make short-term investments when it believes that such investments
will benefit a Fund. A high rate of portfolio turnover (100% or higher) involves
correspondingly  greater  expenses  which  must  be  borne  by  a  Fund  and its
shareholders and may under  certain circumstances make it  more difficult for  a
Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code.

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    The  portfolio turnover  rate is  calculated by  dividing the  lesser of the
dollar amount  of sales  or purchases  of portfolio  securities by  the  average
monthly  value of the Fund's portfolio securities, excluding securities having a
maturity at the  date of purchase  of one year  or less. For  the fiscal  period
ended  December 31, 1994, the Funds  had the following portfolio turnover rates:
Select Equity Fund  56%, Small Cap  Equity Fund 17%,  International Equity  Fund
33%, Growth and Income Fund 36%, and Global Income Fund 210%.
    

                                   MANAGEMENT

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

    The  Company's board  of directors  is responsible  for deciding  matters of
general policy  and reviewing  the actions  of the  Investment Manager  and  the
Advisers,  the custodian,  accounting and  administrative services  provider and
other providers  of  services  to  the Company.  The  officers  of  the  Company
supervise  its daily business operations. The SAI contains information as to the
identify of, and  other information  about, the  directors and  officers of  the
Company.

INVESTMENT MANAGER

    Investment  Distributors Advisory Services, Inc. ("IDASI"), 2801 Highway 280
South, Birmingham, Alabama 35223, is the  investment manager of the Company  and
its  Funds. IDASI  is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of  Protective Life Corporation
("PLC"), an insurance holding  company whose common stock  is traded on the  New
York  Stock Exchange.  PLC's principal  operating subsidiary  is Protective Life
Insurance  Company,  a  stock  life   insurance  company  which  maintains   its
administrative  offices in Birmingham, Alabama. Protective Life was incorporated
in Alabama in 1907 and changed its  state of domicile from Alabama to  Tennessee
in  1992. Protective Life's principal business  is the writing of individual and
group life and  health insurance  contracts, annuity  contracts, and  guaranteed
investment contracts.

    The  Investment  Manager  has  no direct  previous  experience  in providing
management services for investment companies; however, its officers, all of whom
are officers of Protective  Life, have extensive  experience in the  development
and  distribution  of investment  products, particularly,  guaranteed investment
contracts. In  addition,  the  Investment Manager  has  retained  the  Advisers,
entities  that  have  extensive  experience managing  the  assets  of investment
companies, pension  plans  and  other  clients, to  manage  the  investment  and
reinvestment of the Funds' assets.

    The  Investment Manager has entered into an investment management agreement,
dated March 3, 1994, with the Company under which the Investment Manager assumes
overall responsibility, subject  to the  supervision of the  Company's board  of
directors,  for administering all  operations of the  Company and for monitoring
and evaluating the management of the assets of each of the Funds by the Advisers
on an  ongoing  basis. The  Investment  Manager  provides or  arranges  for  the
provision  of  the  overall  business  management  and  administrative  services
necessary for  the Company's  operations  and furnishes  or procures  any  other
services  and  information necessary  for the  proper  conduct of  the Company's
business. The Investment Manager also acts as liaison among, and supervisor  of,
the  various service providers to the Company, including the custodian, transfer
agent, and accounting services  agent and to its  own administration agent  that
performs  services for the Company on its behalf. The Investment Manager is also
responsible for overseeing  the Company's  compliance with  the requirements  of
applicable  law  and  with  each Fund's  investment  objective(s),  policies and
restrictions, including oversight of the Advisers.

    For its services to the Company,  the Investment Manager receives a  monthly
management  fee. The fee is deducted daily from  the assets of each of the Funds
and paid to the Investment  Manager monthly. The fee for  each Fund is based  on
the  average daily net assets  of the Fund at  the following annual rates: Money
Market Fund  .60%,  Select  Equity  Fund  .80%,  Small  Cap  Equity  Fund  .80%,
International  Equity Fund 1.10%, Growth and Income Fund .80%, and Global Income
Fund 1.10%. See "Investment  Manager" in the SAI  for more detailed  information
about the investment management agreement.

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    The  investment management agreement does not  place limits on the operating
expenses of the Company or of any Fund. However, Protective Life has voluntarily
undertaken to  pay any  such  expenses (but  not  including brokerage  or  other
portfolio transaction expenses or expenses of litigation, indemnification, taxes
or  other extraordinary expenses)  to the extent that  such expenses, as accrued
for each Fund, exceed the following percentages of that Fund's estimated average
daily net assets  on an annualized  basis: Protective Money  Market Fund,  .60%;
Protective  Select Equity  Fund, .80%; Protective  Small Cap  Equity Fund, .80%;
Protective International Equity Fund, 1.10%; Protective Growth and Income  Fund,
.80%;  and Protective Global Income Fund, 1.10%. This reduction of expenses will
increase the yield  or total return  of the Funds  for any period  for which  it
remains  in effect.  The Protective  Life may  withdraw this  undertaking to pay
expenses as to any or all of the Funds upon 120 days notice to the Company.

INVESTMENT ADVISERS

    Goldman Sachs Asset  Management, 32 Old  Slip, New York,  New York 10005,  a
separate  operating division of Goldman Sachs, acts as the investment adviser of
the Money Market Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and Growth  and
Income  Fund. Goldman  Sachs Asset  Management International,  140 Fleet Street,
London EC4A 2BJ England, an affiliate  of Goldman Sachs, acts as the  investment
adviser  to  the International  Equity  Fund and  the  Global Income  Fund. Both
Goldman Sachs and GSAMI are registered  with the SEC as investment advisers.  As
of  August  31, 1994,  the Advisers,  together with  their affiliates,  acted as
investment adviser, administrator or  distributor for approximately $52  billion
in assets.

    The  Advisers and their  affiliates serve a wide  range of clients including
private and  public  pension  funds, endowments,  foundations,  banks,  thrifts,
insurance companies, corporations, and private investors and family groups.

    Founded  in 1869, Goldman  Sachs is among the  oldest and largest investment
banking firms in the U.S. Goldman Sachs is a leader in virtually every field  of
investing  and  financing,  participating in  financial  markets  world-wide and
serving individuals, institutions, corporations  and governments. Goldman  Sachs
is  headquartered in New York and has offices throughout the U.S. and in Beijing
Frankfurt, George  Town,  Hong Kong,  London,  Madrid, Milan,  Montreal,  Moscow
Osaka,  Paris,  Seoul Singapore,  Sydney, Taipei,  Tokyo, Toronto  Vancouver and
Zurich.

    GSAMI was organized in 1990. As a company with unlimited liability under the
laws of England, it is authorized to conduct investment advisory business in the
United Kingdom as a member of the Investment Management Regulatory  Organization
Limited, a U.K. self-regulatory organization.

    In  performing its investment advisory  services to the International Equity
Fund and the Global Income Fund, GSAMI, while remaining responsible for advising
the Funds, may draw  upon the research and  market expertise of its  affiliates,
including  Goldman Sachs Asia, Ltd. (its  Hong Kong affiliate) and Goldman Sachs
Asset Management Japan,  Limited. GSAMI may  also rely upon  its affiliates  for
portfolio decisions and management with respect to certain portfolio securities.

    PORTFOLIO  MANAGERS.  The  following individuals are  the portfolio managers
for the Funds:

         SELECT  EQUITY FUND, Robert  C. Jones,  Quantitative Equity  Strategies
    Manager/Portfolio  Manager, Vice President, Goldman  Sachs. Mr. Jones has 11
    years  of  investment  experience  in  developing  and  implementing  GSAM's
    quantitative  equity management services.  Most recently, Mr.  Jones was the
    firm's senior quantitative analyst in the research department and the author
    of the monthly stock selection publication. Before joining Goldman Sachs  in
    1987, he provided quantitative research for both a major investment firm and
    an  options consulting  firm. His  articles on  quantitative techniques have
    been published in leading financial journals and he is a Chartered Financial
    Analyst.

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        SMALL CAP EQUITY  FUND, Paul D. Farrell, Equity Portfolio Manager,  Vice
    President,   Goldman  Sachs.  Mr.  Farrell   is  responsible  for  analyzing
    individual companies and  managing equity portfolios  for private  investors
    and  institutions,  as well  as  mutual funds.  Prior  to joining  GSAM, Mr.
    Farrell served as a managing  Director at Plaza Investments, the  investment
    subsidiary  of GEICO  Corp., a  major insurance  company. He  was previously
    employed by Goldman Sachs as a Vice President in the research department and
    was responsible for  the formation  of the firm's  Emerging Growth  Research
    Group.

         INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND, Roderick D. Jack, Executive Director, Equity
    Portfolio  Manager,  GSAMI;  Marcel   Jongen,  Executive  Director,   Equity
    Portfolio Manager, GSAMI; and Octavia K. Morley, Associate, Equity Portfolio
    Manager, GSAMI. Before joining GSAMI in 1992, Mr. Jack spent five years with
    the  advisory and  financing group for  S.G. Warburg  in London, responsible
    primarily for  the  development  and execution  of  merger  and  acquisition
    business  in the  U.K. and  Continental Europe. Previous  to that,  he was a
    management consultant  with  the  LEK  Partnership  in  London  and  Sydney,
    advising  on corporate strategy and company valuations. Before joining GSAMI
    in 1992, Mr. Jongen was with Philips pension fund in Eindhaven where he  was
    head  of equities. At Philips, he  managed U.S. Japanese and U.K. portfolios
    and later  took  on the  task  of  managing their  European  portfolios  and
    building up representation in France, Spain and Sweden. Before joining GSAMI
    in  1992, Ms Morely spent three years as an analyst in the firm's investment
    banking division, two years in the London mergers & acquisitions  department
    and one year in the Australian office corporate finance department.

          GROWTH  AND INCOME  FUND, Mitchell  E. Cantor,  Vice President, Equity
    Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs. Mr.  Cantor joined Goldman Sachs in  1991.
    Before  joining Goldman Sachs, he was with  Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. since
    1983 where he served as research director of the Institutional Division  and
    as   the  management  research   director.  Mr.  Cantor   was  the  youngest
    professional ever to become a partner at Sanford C. Bernstein.

         GLOBAL INCOME FUND, Stephen  C. Fitzgerald, Executive Director,  Global
    Bond  Portfolio Manager, GSAMI. Before joining GSAMI in 1992, Mr. Fitzgerald
    spent two years managing multi-currency fixed-income and balanced portfolios
    at Invesco  MIM Limited  where he  was  a senior  member of  the  derivative
    products  group. Prior  to Invesco,  Mr. Fitzgerald  spent three  years with
    Foreign and Colonial Management Limited in London managing fixed-income  and
    derivative funds and in the treasury department of NRMA Insurance Limited in
    Sydney.

    INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS.  Each Adviser has entered into an investment
advisory  agreement for  each Fund  it advises,  dated March  2, 1994,  with the
Investment Manager under which the  Adviser, subject to the general  supervision
of  the Investment  Manager and  the Company's  board of  directors, manages the
investment portfolio  of  the  Funds of  which  it  is the  Adviser.  Under  the
investment   advisory  agreements,  the  Advisers  are  responsible  for  making
investment decisions for the Funds and for placing the purchase and sale  orders
for  the portfolio  transactions of  each Fund.  In this  capacity, the Advisers
obtain and  evaluate appropriate  economic, statistical,  timing, and  financial
information  and formulate and  implement investment programs  in furtherance of
each Fund's investment objective(s). The Advisers may place orders for portfolio
transactions with  any  broker  including,  to the  extent  and  in  the  manner
permitted by applicable law, Goldman Sachs or its affiliates.

    As  compensation for its  services, the Advisers receive  a monthly fee from
the Investment Manager based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the
following annual rates:

    Protective Money Market Fund .35% of the first $50 million, .25% of the next
    $100 million, .20% of the next $100 million, and .15% of assets in excess of
    $250 million; Protective  Select Equity  Fund, Protective  Small Cap  Equity
    Fund,  and Protective Growth and Income Fund, .40% of the first $50 million,
    .30% of the next $150 million, and .20% of assets in excess of $200 million;

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    Protective International Equity Fund and Protective Global Income Fund, .40%
    of the first $50 million,  .30% of the next $100  million, .25% of the  next
    $100 million, and .20% of the assets in excess of $250 million.

See  the  SAI  for  more  detailed  information  about  the  investment advisory
agreement.

    ACTIVITIES OF GOLDMAN SACHS AND ITS AFFILIATES AND OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY
GOLDMAN SACHS.   The  involvement of  the Adviser  and Goldman  Sachs and  their
affiliates in the management of, or their interests in, other accounts and other
activities  of Goldman Sachs  may present conflicts of  interest with respect to
the Funds or impede their investment activities.

    Goldman Sachs  and its  affiliates,  including Goldman  Sachs  International
("GSI")  and J. Aron &  Co., ("J. Aron") have  proprietary interests in, and may
manage or advise with respect to funds or accounts (including insurance  company
separate   accounts  and  other  collective  investment  vehicles),  which  have
investment objectives similar to those of  the Funds and/or which invest in  the
same types of securities, currencies and instruments as the Funds. Goldman Sachs
and its affiliates are major participants in the global currency, equities, swap
and fixed-income markets. As such, Goldman Sachs and its affiliates are actively
and  regularly  engaged in  trading,  on a  proprietary  basis and  for customer
accounts, the same types of securities, currencies and instruments to be  traded
on behalf of the Funds. Such activities of such entities could affect the prices
and  availability of  the securities,  currencies and  instruments in  which the
Funds will invest, which could have  an adverse impact on a Fund's  performance.
Such  transactions, particularly in respect  of proprietary accounts or customer
accounts other than those advised or managed by the Advisers and their  advisory
affiliates,  will be executed independently of a Fund's transactions and thus at
prices or rates that may be more or less favorable. When the Advisers and  their
advisory  affiliates seek to purchase or sell  the same assets for their managed
accounts, including  a  Fund, the  assets  actually  purchased or  sold  may  be
allocated  among  the  accounts  on  a  basis  determined  in  their  good faith
discretion to be equitable. In some cases, this system may adversely affect  the
size or the price of the assets purchased or sold for a Fund.

    From  time  to  time,  a  Fund's activities  may  be  restricted  because of
regulatory restrictions applicable to Goldman  Sachs and its affiliates,  and/or
their internal policies, designed to comply with such restrictions. As a result,
there  may  be periods,  for example,  when  the Advisers  will not  initiate or
recommend certain types  of transactions  in certain  securities or  instruments
with  respect  to  which the  Advisers  and/or their  affiliates  are performing
services or when position limits have been reached.

    In connection with their advice to  the Funds, the Advisers may have  access
to  certain fundamental analysis  and proprietary technical  models developed by
Goldman Sachs, J. Aron and other affiliates. The Advisers will not be under  any
obligation,  however, to effect  transactions on behalf of  a Fund in accordance
with such analysis and models. In addition, neither Goldman Sachs nor any of its
affiliates will have any obligation to make available any information  regarding
their proprietary activities or strategies, or the activities or strategies used
for  other accounts managed  by them, for  the benefit of  a Fund and  it is not
anticipated that  the Advisers  will have  access to  such information  for  the
purpose   of  managing  the  Funds.  The  proprietary  activities  or  portfolio
strategies of Goldman Sachs and its  affiliates or the activities or  strategies
used  for accounts  managed by them  or other customer  accounts, could conflict
with the transactions and  strategies employed by the  Advisers in advising  the
Funds.

    The  results of a Fund's investment activities may differ significantly from
the results achieved by the Advisers and their affiliates for their  proprietary
accounts  or accounts (including  funds, insurance company  separate accounts or
other collective investment vehicles) managed or advised by them. It is possible
that Goldman  Sachs and  its affiliates  and such  other accounts  will  achieve
investment  results  which are  substantially more  or  less favorable  than the
results achieved by a Fund.  Moreover, it is possible  that a Fund will  sustain
losses  during  periods  in  which  Goldman  Sachs  and  its  affiliates achieve
significant profits  on their  trading for  proprietary or  other accounts.  The
opposite result is also possible.

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    The  investment activities  of Goldman  Sachs and  its affiliates  for their
proprietary accounts  and accounts  under their  management may  also limit  the
investment  opportunities  for  a  Fund  in  certain  countries  having emerging
economies and  securities markets  in  which limitations  are imposed  upon  the
aggregate  amount of investment,  in the aggregate or  in individual issuers, by
affiliated foreign investors.

    An investment policy committee, which may include partners of Goldman  Sachs
and  its affiliates, may develop general policies regarding a Fund's activities,
but will not  be involved in  the day-to-day  management of the  Funds. In  such
instances,  those individuals may, as a result, obtain information regarding the
Fund's proposed investment activities  which is not  generally available to  the
public. In addition, by virtue of their affiliation with Goldman Sachs, any such
member  of an investment policy committee will have direct or indirect interests
in the activities of Goldman Sachs and its affiliates in securities,  currencies
and investments similar to those in which the Funds invest.

    In  addition, certain principals  and certain employees  of the Advisers are
also principals or employees of Goldman  Sachs, J. Aron and/or their  affiliated
entities.  As a  result, the  performance by  these principals  and employees of
their obligations  to  such other  entities  may  be a  consideration  of  which
investors in a Fund should be aware.

    The  Advisers may enter into transactions  and invest in currencies or other
instruments on behalf of a Fund in which customers of Goldman Sachs serve as the
counterparty, principal or issuers. In such cases, such party's interests in the
transaction will be adverse to the interests of a Fund, and such party may  have
no  incentive to assure that the Funds  obtain the best possible prices or terms
in connection with the transactions. Goldman  Sachs and its affiliates may  also
create,  write or issue derivative instruments for customers of Goldman Sachs or
its affiliates, the  underlying securities, currencies  or instruments of  which
may be those in which a Fund invests or which may be based on the performance of
a Fund. The Funds may, subject to applicable law, purchase investments which are
the  subject of an  underwriting or other  distribution by Goldman  Sachs or its
affiliates and may also  enter into transactions with  other clients of  Goldman
Sachs or its affiliates where such other clients have interests adverse to those
of  the Funds. The Funds  will deal with Goldman Sachs  and its affiliates on an
arm's-length basis.

                            PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

    From time  to time  the  Company may  publish  average annual  total  return
figures  for one or  more of the  Funds in advertisements  and communications to
shareholders or sales literature. Average  annual total return is determined  by
computing the annual percentage change in value of $1,000 invested for specified
periods  ending with the most recent  calendar quarter, assuming reinvestment of
all dividends and  distributions at net  asset value. The  average annual  total
return calculation assumes a complete redemption of the investment at the end of
the relevant period.

    The  Company also may  from time to time  publish year-by-year total return,
cumulative total return and yield  information for the Funds in  advertisements,
communications  to shareholders or  sales literature. These  may be provided for
various specified periods by means  of quotations, charts, graphs or  schedules.
Year-by-year total return and cumulative total return for a specified period are
each  derived  by calculating  the  percentage rate  required  to make  a $1,000
investment in  a  Fund  (assuming  all  distributions  are  reinvested)  at  the
beginning  of such period equal to the  actual total value of such investment at
the end of such period.

    Yield is computed by dividing net  investment income earned during a  recent
30  day period by the product of the average daily number shares outstanding and
entitled to receive dividends during the period  and the price per share on  the
last day of the relevant period. The results are compounded on a bond equivalent
(semi-annual)  basis and  then annualized.  Net investment  income per  share is
equal to the dividends and interest earned during the period, reduced by accrued
expenses for the  period. The  calculation of  net investment  income for  these
purposes  may differ  from the net  investment income  determined for accounting
purposes.

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    In addition, the Company  may from time to  time publish performance of  its
Funds relative to certain performance rankings and indices.

    The  investment  results  of the  Funds  will  fluctuate over  time  and any
presentation of investment results for any prior period should not be considered
a representation of what an investment may earn or what a Fund's performance may
be in any  future period.  In addition  to information  provided in  shareholder
reports,  the Company may, in it's discretion, from  time to time make a list of
the Fund's holdings available to investors upon request.

                        DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

    The net asset value per share of each Fund is normally determined once daily
as of the close  of regular trading  on the New  York Stock Exchange,  currently
4:00  p.m. New York time, on each day  when the New York Stock Exchange is open,
except as noted  below. The  New York  Stock Exchange  is scheduled  to be  open
Monday  through Friday throughout the year, except for certain federal and other
holidays. The net asset value  of each Fund's shares  will not be calculated  on
the  Friday following Thanksgiving, the  Friday following Christmas if Christmas
falls on a  Thursday and the  Monday before  Christmas if Christmas  falls on  a
Tuesday. The net asset value of each Fund is determined by dividing the value of
the Fund's securities, cash, and other assets (including accrued but uncollected
interest  and dividends), less  all liabilities (including  accrued expenses but
excluding capital and surplus) by the number of shares of the Fund outstanding.

    The value of each  Fund's securities and assets,  except those of the  Money
Market  Fund and  certain short-term  debt securities held  by any  of the other
Funds, is determined on the basis of their market values. All of the  securities
and  assets  of the  Money  Market Fund  and  short-term debt  securities having
remaining maturities of sixty days  or less held by any  of the other Funds  are
valued   by  the  amortized  cost   method,  which  approximates  market  value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are valued  at
their  fair value as determined  in good faith by,  or under authority delegated
by, the Company's board of directors. See "Determination of Net Asset Value"  in
the SAI.

                  OFFERING, PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

    Pursuant  to a distribution agreement, Investment Distributors, Inc. ("IDI")
acts without remuneration as  the Company's distributor  in the distribution  of
the  shares of  each Fund. IDI  is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of PLC  and has no
obligation to sell any  stated number of  shares. IDI's address  is the same  as
that of Protective Life and PLC.

    Shares  of the Funds are sold in a continuous offering and are authorized to
be offered to the Account to support the Contracts. Net purchase payments  under
the  Contracts are  placed in  one or  more subaccounts  of the  Account and the
assets of  each  such  subaccount  are  invested  in  the  shares  of  the  Fund
corresponding  to that subaccount.  The Account purchases  and redeems shares of
the Funds for  its subaccounts at  net asset value  without sales or  redemption
charges.

    For  each day on which  a Fund's net asset  value is calculated, the Account
transmits to the Company any orders to purchase or redeem shares of the  Fund(s)
based  on the purchase  payments, redemption (surrender)  requests, and transfer
requests from  Contract  owners, annuitants  and  beneficiaries that  have  been
processed  on that day. The Account purchases and redeems shares of each Fund at
the Fund's net asset  value per share  calculated as of  that same day  although
such  purchases and redemptions may be executed the next morning. Money received
by the Company  from the  Account for the  purchase of  shares of  International
Equity  Fund and Global Income Fund may not be invested by those Funds until the
day following the execution of such purchases.

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    Please refer to the separate prospectus for the Contract and the Account for
a more  detailed  description  of  the  procedures  whereby  a  Contract  owner,
annuitant,  or beneficiary may allocate his or  her interest in the Account to a
subaccount using the  shares of  one of the  Funds as  an underlying  investment
medium.

    In  the future,  the Company may  offer shares of  one or more  of the Funds
(including new funds that might be added to the Company) to other registered  or
unregistered  separate accounts of Protective Life or its life insurance company
affiliates to support variable annuity  contracts (other than the Contracts)  or
variable  life  insurance  contracts. Likewise,  the  Company may  also,  in the
future, offer shares of one or more  of the Funds directly to qualified  pension
and retirement plans.

    In  the event  that shares  of any  Fund are  offered to  a separate account
supporting variable life insurance or to qualified pension and retirement plans,
a potential for certain  conflicts may exist between  the interests of  variable
annuity  contract  owners,  variable  life insurance  contract  owners  and plan
participants. The Company currently does not foresee any disadvantage to  owners
of  the Contracts arising from the fact that shares of any Fund might be held by
such entities. In such an event, the Company's board of directors, however, will
monitor the Funds in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts  of
interest  which may possibly arise, and to determine what action, if any, should
be taken in response to such conflicts.

                INCOME DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTIONS

    The Money Market Fund intends to  declare dividends from its net  investment
income every day. The Fund will distribute such dividends monthly by reinvesting
them in additional Fund shares at net asset value.

    The  Global Income Fund  intends to distribute substantially  all of its net
investment income in  monthly dividends. The  Select Equity Fund,  International
Equity  Fund and Small  Cap Equity Fund each  intend to distribute substantially
all of  their net  investment income  annually and  the Growth  and Income  Fund
intends  to distribute such income quarterly. Each Fund also intends to annually
distribute substantially  all of  its  net realized  capital gains.  All  income
dividends  and capital gain distributions  made by a Fund  will be reinvested in
shares of that Fund at that Fund's net asset value.

                                     TAXES

    TAX STATUS.  The Company believes that each Fund will qualify as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter  M, Chapter 1, Subtitle  A of the Code,  and
each  Fund intends to distribute substantially  all of its net investment income
and net capital gain to its shareholders.  As a result, under the provisions  of
subchapter M, there should be little or no income or gains taxable to the Funds.
In  addition, each Fund intends to  comply with certain other distribution rules
specified in the  Code so  that it  will not  incur a  4% nondeductible  federal
excise  tax that  otherwise would apply.  Under current law,  the net investment
income of the Funds, including net capital gain, is not taxed to Protective Life
to the extent that  it is applied  to increase the  reserves held by  Protective
Life in respect of the Contracts.

    SOURCES OF GROSS INCOME.  To qualify for treatment as a regulated investment
company,  a  Fund  must, among  other  things,  derive its  income  from certain
sources. Specifically, in  each taxable year,  a Fund must  generally derive  at
least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to
securities  loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities
or foreign currencies,  or other income  (including, but not  limited to,  gains
from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business
of  investing in  stock, securities, or  currencies. A Fund  must also generally
derive less than 30% of its gross  income from the sale or other disposition  of
any  of the following  which was held for  less than three  months: (1) stock or
securities, (2)  options, futures,  or forward  contracts (other  than  options,
futures,  or forward contracts on foreign currencies), or (3) foreign currencies
(or options, futures, or  forward contracts on foreign  currencies) but only  if
such

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currencies  (or options, futures, or forward contracts) are not directly related
to the Fund's principal business of investing in stock or securities (or options
and futures with respect to stock  or securities). For purposes of these  tests,
gross  income generally is determined without regard  to losses from the sale or
other disposition of stock or securities or other Fund assets.

    DIVERSIFICATION OF  ASSETS.    To  qualify  for  treatment  as  a  regulated
investment  company, a Fund must also  satisfy certain requirements with respect
to the diversification of  its assets. A  Fund must have, at  the close of  each
quarter  of the  taxable year,  at least 50%  of the  value of  its total assets
represented by cash, cash items, United States Government securities, securities
of other regulated investment companies, and other securities which, in  respect
of  any one issuer, do not represent more than  5% of the value of the assets of
the Fund nor more than 10% of the voting securities of that issuer. In addition,
at those times  not more  than 25%  of the  value of  the Fund's  assets may  be
invested  in securities (other  than United States  Government securities or the
securities of other regulated investment companies) of any one issuer, or of two
or more issuers which  the Fund controls  and which are engaged  in the same  or
similar  trades or  businesses or  related trades  or businesses.  The foregoing
diversification requirements are in addition to those imposed by the  Investment
Company Act of 1940.

    Because  the Company is established as an investment medium for the Account,
which is a separate account of Protective Life, regulations under Subchapter  L,
Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code impose additional diversification requirements
on  each Fund.  These requirements generally  are that  no more than  55% of the
value of the assets of a Fund may be represented by any one investment; no  more
than  70% by any two investments; no more than 80% by any three investments; and
no more than 90% by any four investments. For these purposes, all securities  of
the  same  issuer are  treated as  a  single investment  and each  United States
government agency or instrumentality is treated as a separate issuer.

    FOREIGN INVESTMENTS.   Funds investing in  foreign securities or  currencies
may  be  required to  pay  withholding or  other  taxes to  foreign governments.
Foreign tax withholding from dividends and  interest, if any, is generally at  a
rate  between 10%  and 35%.  The investment  yield of  the Funds  that invest in
foreign securities  or  currencies  will  be reduced  by  these  foreign  taxes.
Shareholders  will bear the cost of any  foreign tax withholding, but may not be
able to claim a foreign tax credit  or deduction for these foreign taxes.  Funds
investing  in securities of passive foreign  investment companies may be subject
to U.S. Federal income taxes and  interest charges, and the investment yield  of
the  Funds making such investments  will be reduced by  these taxes and interest
charges. Shareholders will bear  the cost of these  taxes and interest  charges,
but will not be able to claim a deduction for these amounts.

    ADDITIONAL  TAX CONSIDERATIONS.  If a Fund  failed to qualify as a regulated
investment company, (1)  owners of Contracts  based on the  Fund might be  taxed
currently  on the investment earnings under their Contracts and thereby lose the
benefit of  tax deferral,  and (2)  the Fund  might incur  additional taxes.  In
addition,  if a Fund  failed to comply with  the diversification requirements of
the regulations under Subchapter L of the Code, owners of Contracts based on the
Fund would be taxed on the investment earnings under their Contracts and thereby
lose the benefit of tax deferral.  Accordingly, compliance with the above  rules
is  carefully monitored by the  Advisers and it is  intended that the Funds will
comply with these rules as  they exist or as they  may be modified from time  to
time.  Compliance  with the  tax requirements  described above  may result  in a
reduction in the return under a Fund, since, to comply with the above rules, the
investments utilized (and the  time at which such  investments are entered  into
and  closed out) may be different from  that the Adviser might otherwise believe
to be desirable.

    The shareholders  of the  Funds are  currently limited  to the  Account  and
Protective  Life. For  more information regarding  the tax  implications for the
purchaser of a Contract who allocates investments to the Funds, please refer  to
the prospectus for the Contract.

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    The  foregoing  is  a  general and  abbreviated  summary  of  the applicable
provisions of the Code and Treasury  Regulations currently in effect. It is  not
intended  to be  a complete  explanation or  a substitute  for consultation with
individual tax advisers. For the  complete provisions, reference should be  made
to  the  pertinent  Code  sections  and  the  Treasury  Regulations  promulgated
thereunder. The Code and Regulations are subject to change.

                               OTHER INFORMATION

REPORTS

    Annual Reports containing  audited financial statements  of the Company  and
Semi-Annual  Reports containing unaudited financial statements, as well as proxy
materials,  are  sent  to  Contract  owners,  annuitants  or  beneficiaries,  as
appropriate. Inquiries may be directed to the Company at the telephone number or
address set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS

    Each  share outstanding is entitled to one vote for each dollar of net asset
value on all  matters submitted  to a  vote of shareholders  (of a  Fund or  the
Company) and is entitled to a pro-rata share of any distributions made by a Fund
and, in the event of liquidation, of its net assets remaining after satisfaction
of   outstanding  liabilities.  Each  share  (of  each  Fund),  when-issued,  is
nonassessable and  has  no preemptive  or  conversion rights.  The  shares  have
noncumulative  voting rights. Protective Life will vote shares of a Fund held by
the Account which are attributable to Contracts in accordance with  instructions
received  from Contract owners, annuitants and  beneficiaries as provided in the
prospectus for the Contracts.  Fund shares held  by the Account  as to which  no
instructions have been received will be voted for or against any proposition, or
in  abstention, in the same proportion as the  shares of the Account as to which
instructions have been  received. Fund  shares held by  any registered  separate
account  of  Protective Life  or  its affiliates  that  are not  attributable to
Contracts will  also  be  voted for  or  against  any proposition  in  the  same
proportion  as the  shares for  which voting  instructions are  received by that
separate account. However, if Protective Life determines that it is permitted to
vote any such shares of a Fund in its own right, it may elect to do so,  subject
to  the then current  interpretation of the  Act and the  rules thereunder. Fund
shares held by non-registered separate accounts or qualified plans will be voted
for or against any proposition in the  same proportion as all other Fund  shares
are voted unless the separate account or the plan makes other arrangements.

    As  a Maryland corporate entity, the Company is not required to hold regular
annual  shareholder  meetings.  The  Company  is,  however,  required  to   hold
shareholder  meetings for such  proposes as, for  example: (i) approving certain
agreements  as  required  by  the  Act;  (ii)  changing  fundamental  investment
objectives,  policies and restrictions of any  Fund; and (iii) filling vacancies
on the  board of  directors  in the  event  that less  than  a majority  of  the
directors  were  elected  by  shareholders. Directors  may  also  be  removed by
shareholders by a vote  of two-thirds of the  outstanding votes attributable  to
shares  at a meeting  called at the  request of holders  of 10% or  more of such
votes. The Company has the obligation to assist in shareholder communications.

    Protective Life owns more  than 25% of the  outstanding shares of each  Fund
which may result in it being deemed a controlling person of each of these Funds,
as that term is defined in the Act.

CUSTODY OF ASSETS

    Pursuant  to a  custody agreement  with the  Company, State  Street Bank and
Trust Company ("State Street") serves as the custodian of the Funds' assets.

ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

    Pursuant to  the  custody  agreement, State  Street  also  performs  certain
accounting  services  for the  Company. These  services include  maintaining and
keeping current  the  Company's books,  accounts,  records, journals  and  other
records  of original entry related to the Company's business, performing certain
daily functions related  thereto, including  calculating each  Fund's daily  net
asset  value. IDASI is responsible for providing certain administrative services
to the Company such as calculating each

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Fund's standardized performance  information, preparing  annual and  semi-annual
reports  to  shareholders  and  the  SEC,  preparing  each  Fund's  tax returns,
monitoring compliance and performing other administrative duties. Pursuant to  a
subadministration  agreement  with IDASI,  State Street  performs many  of these
administrative services.

TRANSFER AGENT

    Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with the Company,  State
Street also acts as a transfer, redemption and dividend disbursing agent for the
Company.

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                                     PART B
                       INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE IN THE
                      STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    
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                      STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

                          PROTECTIVE MONEY MARKET FUND
                         PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND
                        PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
                      PROTECTIVE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                       PROTECTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                         PROTECTIVE GLOBAL INCOME FUND

   
                                 April 7, 1995
    

    This  Statement of Additional  Information is not a  prospectus. Much of the
information contained in  this Statement expands  upon information discussed  in
the  prospectus for  Protective Investment  Company (the  "Company") and should,
therefore, be read in conjunction with the prospectus for the Company. To obtain
a  copy  of   the  prospectus  with   the  same  date   as  this  Statement   of
Additional  Information  write  to the  Company  at P.O.  Box  2606, Birmingham,
Alabama 35202 or call 1-800-866-3555.
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION..............................................................    2
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT POLICY INFORMATION..................................    3
  Protective Money Market Fund............................................    3
  Protective Select Equity Fund...........................................    3
  Protective Small Cap Equity Fund and Protective Growth and Income
   Fund...................................................................    5
  Protective International Equity Fund....................................    6
  Protective Global Income Fund...........................................    7
SPECIAL INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISKS......................................    8
  Custody Receipts........................................................    8
  Restricted and Illiquid Securities......................................    8
  Options on Securities and Securities Indices............................    8
  Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts......................   10
  Foreign Investments.....................................................   13
  Fixed-Income Securities.................................................   17
  Warrants and Rights.....................................................   21
  Real Estate Investment Trusts...........................................   21
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS...................................................   22
  Fundamental Restrictions................................................   22
  Non-fundamental Restrictions............................................   23
  Interpretive Rules......................................................   24
INVESTMENT MANAGER........................................................   24
  Investment Management Agreement.........................................   25
  Expenses of the Company.................................................   26
INVESTMENT ADVISERS.......................................................   26
  Investment Advisers.....................................................   26
  Investment Advisory Agreements..........................................   28
PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE......................................   29
DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE..........................................   30
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION...................................................   32
SHARES OF STOCK...........................................................   34
CUSTODY OF ASSETS.........................................................   34
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS....................................................   36
OTHER INFORMATION.........................................................   36
  Independent Certified Public Accountants................................   36
  Legal Counsel...........................................................   36
  Other Information.......................................................   36
APPENDIX A................................................................   37
APPENDIX B................................................................   41
APPENDIX C................................................................   47
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......................................................   48
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                                  INTRODUCTION

    Protective  Investment  Company (the  "Company")  is an  open-end management
investment company incorporated in the State  of Maryland on September 2,  1993.
The Company consists of six separate investment portfolios or funds (the "Funds"
or  a "Fund"), each of which is, in  effect, a separate mutual fund. The Company
issues a separate class of stock for each Fund representing fractional undivided
interests in that Fund. An investor, by investing in a Fund, becomes entitled to
a pro-rata share of all dividends and distributions arising from the net  income
and  capital gains on the investments of that Fund. Likewise, an investor shares
pro-rata in any losses of that Fund.

    Pursuant to an investment management agreement and subject to the  authority
of  the Company's board of directors, Investment Distributors Advisory Services,
Inc. ("IDASI")  serves  as the  Company's  investment manager  (the  "Investment
Manager")  and  conducts the  business  and affairs  of  the Company.  IDASI has
engaged Goldman Sachs Asset Management International ("GSAMI"), an affiliate  of
Goldman,  Sachs & Co., as the investment adviser to provide day-to-day portfolio
management for  the  Protective International  Equity  Fund and  the  Protective
Global  Income  Fund.  IDASI also  has  engaged Goldman  Sachs  Asset Management
("GSAM"), a  separate  operating  division  of Goldman,  Sachs  &  Co.,  as  the
investment  adviser to provide  day-to-day portfolio management  for each of the
other Funds. (GSAM and  GSAMI are each  referred to herein  as the "Adviser"  or
together  as the "Advisers," as appropriate. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is referred to
herein as "Goldman Sachs").

    The Company currently offers each class  of its stock to a separate  account
of Protective Life Insurance Company ("Protective Life") as funding vehicles for
certain  variable annuity contracts (the  "Contracts") issued by Protective Life
through the separate  account (the "Account").  The Company does  not offer  its
stock  directly  to  the  general  public. The  Account,  like  the  Company, is
registered as an investment company with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
("SEC")  and a  separate prospectus,  which accompanies  the prospectus  for the
Company (the  "Prospectus"),  describes  the  Account  and  the  Contracts.  The
prospectus  for the Account and the Contracts also has a statement of additional
information similar to this statement of additional information (the "SAI").

    The Company may,  in the  future, offer its  stock to  other registered  and
unregistered  separate accounts of Protective Life and its affiliates supporting
other variable annuity  contracts or  variable life insurance  contracts and  to
qualified pension and retirement plans.

    Terms appearing in the Statement that are defined in the Prospectus have the
same meaning herein as in the Prospectus.

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                    ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT POLICY INFORMATION

PROTECTIVE MONEY MARKET FUND

    Pursuant  to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"),
securities which are rated (or that have been issued by an issuer that has  been
rated  with respect to a  class of short-term debt  obligations, or any security
within that class, comparable in priority and quality with such security) in the
highest short-term rating category by at least two NRSROs are designated  "First
Tier  Securities." Securities rated in the  top two short-term rating categories
by at least two NRSROs, but which are not rated in the highest short-term rating
category by at least two NRSROs, are designated "Second Tier Securities." NRSROs
are listed in the  Prospectus and a  description of their  ratings are found  in
Appendix A herein.

    Pursuant  to Rule 2a-7, the Protective Money Market Fund may not invest more
than 5% of  its assets  taken at  amortized cost in  the securities  of any  one
issuer   (except   the   U.S.   Government,   including   repurchase  agreements
collateralized by U.S.  Government Securities).  The Fund  may, however,  invest
more than 5% of its assets in the First Tier Securities of a single issuer for a
period  of up to  three business days  after the purchase  thereof, although the
Fund may not make more than one  such investment at any time. Further, the  Fund
will not invest more than the greater of (i) 1% of its total assets; or (ii) one
million  dollars in  the securities  of a  single issuer  that were  Second Tier
Securities when acquired by the Fund. In addition, the Fund may not invest  more
than 5% of its total assets in securities which were Second Tier Securities when
acquired.

    The  foregoing operating policies are  more restrictive than the fundamental
investment restriction number 12 set forth below, which would give the Fund  the
ability to invest, with respect to 25% of its assets, more than 5% of its assets
in  any one  issuer. The  Fund will operate  in accordance  with these operating
policies which comply with Rule 2a-7.

PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND

    THE RECOMMENDED LIST AND THE SECONDARY  GROUP.  The Select Equity Fund  will
invest  65% of its net  assets in securities that, at  the time of purchase, are
included on the research  department recommended list.  The recommended list  is
typically  comprised of equity  securities traded in the  United States that are
issued by approximately 150 to 200 domestic companies and foreign companies that
comply with U.S. accounting standards.

    The Select Equity Fund may invest up  to 35% of its net assets in  secondary
group  securities that, at  the time of  purchase, are rated  by analysts in the
research department as likely to  outperform the relevant market. The  secondary
group  is typically comprised of domestically traded equity securities issued by
approximately 300 to 400  domestic and foreign companies  that comply with  U.S.
accounting  standards. Analysts in the research department also rate stocks that
are not on the recommended  list or in the secondary  group as likely either  to
match or fall short of the performance of the relevant market. Those stocks that
match such performance may be included in the hold range, but are not in the buy
range.  Those stocks  that do  not match  such performance  are not  included in
either the hold range or the buy range.

    A security is proposed for inclusion on or removal from the recommended list
by the research department analyst following the issuer of a particular security
based on his or  her knowledge of the  security's fundamentals and the  industry
outlook. Once the inclusion or removal of a security is proposed by the analyst,
the  co-heads of  the research department  and the Stock  Selection Committee at
Goldman Sachs (comprised of senior  investment strategists and analysts)  decide
whether to include the security on, or remove the security from, the recommended
list.  They  consider  the fundamental  characteristics  of a  security  and its
attractiveness in the anticipated economic and market climate when reviewing the
proposals of analysts and selecting securities for inclusion in or removal  from
the recommended list.

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    A  simpler procedure is followed for determining which securities not on the
recommended list should be  added to or removed  from the secondary group.  This
determination  is based solely on an assessment  of whether a security is likely
to outperform  the relevant  market by  an individual  analyst in  the  research
department.

    The research department analyses and monitors securities issued by more than
1,600  companies, encompassing  most major industries.  For more  than a decade,
Goldman Sachs has been  among the top-ranked  firms in INSTITUTIONAL  INVESTOR'S
annual  "All-American Research  Team" survey. Research  department personnel and
procedures and the composition of the  recommended list and the secondary  group
may change from time to time.

    THE   MULTIFACTOR  MODEL.     The  multifactor  model   is  a  sophisticated
computerized rating system for evaluating equity securities according to  twelve
fundamental  investment characteristics (or factors). The twelve factors used by
the  multifactor  model  incorporate  many  variables  studied  by   traditional
fundamental analysts, and cover measures of value, yield, growth, momentum, risk
and  liquidity  which  include price/earnings  ratio,  sustainable  growth rate,
earnings momentum and market liquidity. All of these factors have been shown  to
significantly  impact the performance of  equity securities. The weights applied
to the twelve factors are derived using a statistical formulation that considers
each factor's historical relationship to returns for the type of security  being
evaluated.  As such, the multifactor model is designed to evaluate each security
using only the factors that are  statistically related to returns for that  type
of  security. For example, because  their investment characteristics may differ,
the multifactor model may not evaluate the securities of an electric utility  in
the same manner that it evaluates the securities of a drug manufacturer.

    Because  it includes many  disparate factors, the  Adviser believes that the
multifactor model is broader  in scope and provides  a more thorough  evaluation
than  most conventional,  value-oriented quantitative  models. As  a result, the
securities ranked highest  by the  multifactor model  do not  have one  dominant
investment  characteristic (such  as a  low price/earnings  ratio); rather, such
securities possess many different investment characteristics. By using a variety
of relevant factors to select securities from the recommended list and secondary
group, the Adviser believes that the Select Equity Fund will be better  balanced
and have more consistent performance than an investment portfolio that uses only
one or two factors to select securities.

    The  Adviser  will monitor,  and may  occasionally  suggest changes  to, the
method by which  securities are selected  for or weighted  in the Select  Equity
Fund.  Such changes  (which may be  the result of  changes in the  nature of the
recommended list, the secondary  group, the multifactor model  or the method  of
applying  the multifactor  model) may include:  (i) evolutionary  changes to the
structure of the multifactor model (E.G., the  addition of new factors or a  new
means  of  weighting the  factors); (ii)  changes  in trading  procedures (E.G.,
trading frequency or the manner  in which the Fund uses  futures on the S&P  500
Index);  (iii) changes  in the  method by which  securities are  weighted in the
Fund; or  (iv) changes  to the  parameters of  the buy  and hold  ranges  (E.G.,
allowing  the  purchase  generally  of  recommended  list  and  secondary  group
securities ranked below the top 50  by the multifactor model). Any such  changes
will  preserve the Fund's  basic investment philosophy  of combining qualitative
and quantitative methods of selecting securities using a disciplined  investment
process.

    USE  OF  THE  RECOMMENDED  LIST, THE  SECONDARY  GROUP  AND  THE MULTIFACTOR
MODEL.   By employing  both  qualitative (I.E.,  the  recommended list  and  the
secondary  group) and  a quantitative  (I.E., the  multifactor model)  method of
selecting securities,  as  described  below,  the Fund  seeks  to  overcome  the
inherent  inability of quantitative methods  to analyze non-quantitative factors
(such as  the impact  of  a change  in management  or  a pending  lawsuit)  and,
conversely,  the susceptibility of quantitative methods to subjective influences
and biases.

    Once securities are  within the  buy range, the  Fund will  acquire them  in
amounts  that are  approximately proportionate  to their  market capitalizations
relative to the  market capitalizations of  the other securities  in the  Select
Equity   Fund's  portfolio  as   adjusted  based  on   a  proprietary  portfolio
optimization methodology of the Adviser that is designed to balance the tradeoff
between risk and

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expected return.  However, under  normal conditions  the securities  of any  one
issuer  may not exceed 5% of the Fund's  net assets at the time of purchase. The
Adviser believes that  this weighing method  should reduce portfolio  volatility
and  enhance trading liquidity  as compared to most  other methods for assigning
weight to each investment.

    Periodically, the Select Equity Fund will be "rebalanced" in order to  align
the  securities in the  Fund's portfolio with  those included in  the buy range.
Such rebalancings are expected when the  Adviser determines a rebalancing to  be
necessary.  Such rebalancings  are not  expected to  cause the  annual portfolio
turnover rate of the Fund to exceed 150%. To limit portfolio turnover,  however,
recommended  list and secondary  group securities not within  the buy range that
continue to  be rated  attractively  by the  multifactor  model and  which  were
previously  acquired by  the Fund  will be  sold only  to the  extent that their
actual weights in the Fund  exceed weights that are approximately  proportionate
to  their  relative market  capitalization as  adjusted  in accordance  with the
portfolio  optimization  methodology.  Recommended  list  and  secondary   group
securities  that  are  not  within  the buy  range,  but  continue  to  be rated
attractively by the multifactor model, will  be considered by the Adviser to  be
within  the "hold range"  for the Fund.  Hold range securities  may also include
recommended list and secondary group  securities that are subsequently rated  by
research  department analysts as likely to at least match the performance of the
relevant market. The Fund will not make new purchases of securities in the  hold
range.

    During  a rebalancing, all securities not within the buy range or hold range
will be sold in their entirety. Securities  in the buy range or hold range  will
also  be sold to the  extent that their actual  Fund weights exceed weights that
are approximately  proportionate to  their  relative market  capitalizations  as
adjusted in accordance with the portfolio optimization methodology. The proceeds
from  the sale of  Select Equity Fund  portfolio securities will  be invested in
securities from the recommended list or the secondary group that are in the  buy
range  and are weighted in the Fund  in amounts below their proportionate market
capitalizations as  adjusted  in  accordance  with  the  portfolio  optimization
methodology  (but not  to exceed 5%  of the  Fund's net assets).  This may often
include securities not previously held by the Fund (E.G., securities new to  the
recommended list, the secondary group or the buy range).

    The  Select  Equity  Fund  may also  purchase  and  sell  securities between
rebalancing dates.  For instance,  it is  expected  that the  Fund will  sell  a
security within a reasonable time after it has been removed from the recommended
list  or the secondary group (unless the  security has been removed for a reason
not related  to its  investment  characteristics or  it  continues to  be  rated
attractively  by  the  multifactor model).  The  Fund may  make  new investments
between rebalancing  dates when  dividends are  paid on  Fund holdings  or  when
additional  Fund  shares  are  sold to  Protective  Life.  In  determining which
securities to purchase or sell under  these types of circumstances, the  Adviser
will  consider, among other things, such  factors as a security's present status
on the recommended list or the  secondary group, its ranking by the  multifactor
model,  its weighing in the portfolio, the  amount of unrealized gain or loss in
the security and the depth and liquidity of the market for the security.

    The investment strategy described above will be implemented to the extent it
is consistent  with maintaining  the  Select Equity  Fund's qualification  as  a
regulated  investment  company  under the  Internal  Revenue Code  of  1986 (the
"Code"). See "Taxes" in the Prospectus.  The Fund's strategy may be limited,  in
particular,  by the requirement for such qualification that less than 30% of the
Fund's annual gross  income be  derived from the  sale or  other disposition  of
stocks  or securities  (including options and  futures contracts)  held for less
than three months.

PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND AND PROTECTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND.

    Members of GSAM's equity portfolio team will manage the Small Cap Equity and
Growth and Income Funds' investment  portfolios. They bring together many  years
of  experience in  analyzing and  investing in  a wide  range of  businesses. In
building each Fund's investment portfolio, GSAM's equity portfolio team  reviews
a  wide  range of  companies,  looking for  businesses  that have  strong market

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positions in  profitable industries.  Generally, such  companies often  generate
more  cash  flow  then  they  can  effectively  deploy  and  have  a  history of
distributing increasing dividends.  GSAM regards the  equity securities of  such
companies as potential investments for the Funds.

    Companies  satisfying the above  criteria are analyzed  by GSAM to determine
the quality and durability of their business franchises as well as the  strength
of their financial condition. GSAM seeks to avoid investments for these Funds in
the  securities of companies that are burdened by greater than average levels of
debt. Quality of  management is  also an  important factor  in GSAM's  selection
process and GSAM expects company visits to play a major role in this process.

PROTECTIVE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

    INVESTING ABROAD: HIGH HISTORICAL RETURNS AND UNRECOGNIZED VALUES.  Although
widespread  interest in foreign  equity investments has  only recently developed
among U.S. investors, foreign equities  have since 1970 produced higher  returns
in  dollars than  the S&P  500. Because  research coverage  outside the  U.S. is
fragmented and relatively unsophisticated, many foreign companies that are well-
positioned to grow and prosper have not come to the attention of investors.  The
Adviser  believes that the high historical returns and less efficient pricing of
foreign markets  create  favorable  conditions for  the  Fund's  highly  focused
investment approach.

    A  RIGOROUS  PROCESS OF  STOCK SELECTION.    Using fundamental  industry and
company research, the Adviser's equity team in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo seeks
to identify  companies  that  have  a high  probability  of  achieving  superior
long-term  returns.  Stocks  are  carefully selected  for  the  Fund's portfolio
through a three-stage investment process.

        INDUSTRIES:  Using the research of the Adviser and Goldman Sachs as well
    as information gathered  from other  sources in Europe  and the  AsiaPacific
    region,  the portfolio managers first  identify attractive industries around
    the world. Such  industries have  favorable underlying  economics and  allow
    companies  to generate sustainable and predictable  high returns. As a rule,
    they are  less economically  sensitive, relatively  free of  regulation  and
    favor strong franchises.

        COMPANIES  AND  MANAGEMENT:    Within  these  industries  the  portfolio
    managers  identify  well-run  companies  that  enjoy  a  stable  competitive
    advantage  and  are  able to  benefit  from  the favorable  dynamics  of the
    industry. This stage includes analyzing  the current and expected  financial
    performance of the company; contacting suppliers, customers and competitors;
    and  meeting with management. In particular, the portfolio managers look for
    companies whose managers have  a strong commitment  to both maintaining  the
    high  returns of the existing business and reinvesting the capital generated
    at high  rates of  return. The  Fund looks  for companies  whose  management
    always  acts in the interests of the  owners and seek to maximize returns to
    all stockholders.

        BUSINESS VALUE:  The Adviser measures a company's business value by  its
    ability  to generate substantial free cash  flow after all working and fixed
    capital expenditures. In the judgment of the Adviser, free cash flow is  the
    best  measure of the underlying  economics of a company,  is less subject to
    manipulation than reported  earnings, and  is more  meaningful when  valuing
    companies  across different  tax and  accounting regimes.  Having identified
    companies with superior  free cash  flow characteristics,  the Adviser  then
    considers  that free cash flow  relative to the current  stock price and the
    prospects for long-term growth. These  two components are used to  determine
    an expected total return at the stock's prevailing market price.

    After buying a stock, the portfolio managers monitor developments within the
    company  and  its industry  and  maintain regular  contact  with management.
    Because the Fund  is a long-term  holder of stocks,  the portfolio  managers
    adjust the Fund's portfolio only when expected returns fall below acceptable
    levels or when the portfolio managers identify substantially more attractive
    investments.

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    BUSINESS  VALUE  INVESTING  ABROAD.   The  Fund's approach  to  investing in
international markets is based on the concept of "business value." As  explained
above,  a company  is eligible for  the Fund  only if it  meets a  set of strict
criteria and its stock is trading below the Adviser's assessment of its business
value. Given  that few  companies meet  this  criteria, the  Fund invests  in  a
limited  number of stocks,  which it intends  to hold over  a long time horizon.
While the Fund  is not  designed to provide  a broadly  diversified exposure  to
different  countries or geographic regions, it  is expected that its investments
will be in countries in Western Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

    HEDGING AND ENHANCING RETURNS THROUGH  CURRENCY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.   The
Adviser's  currency team manages  the foreign exchange  risk embedded in foreign
equities by means  of a  currency overlay program.  The program  is designed  to
protect  the  value  of  foreign  investments  in  sustained  periods  of dollar
appreciation and to add returns by seeking to take advantage of foreign exchange
fluctuations.

    THE ADVISER'S  INTERNATIONAL EQUITY  TEAM.   The  members of  the  Adviser's
international equity team have substantial experience in analyzing and investing
in companies in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Their expertise spans a wide
range of skills including investment analysis, investment management, investment
banking  and  business consulting.  In addition,  they have  access to  over 200
economic, equity and currency research professionals of Goldman Sachs in London,
Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York.

PROTECTIVE GLOBAL INCOME FUND

    HIGH INCOME.  The  Fund is designed  to have a higher  current yield than  a
money  market fund, since  it can invest  in a broader  range of securities. The
Fund's portfolio managers will seek out the highest yielding bonds in the global
fixed-income market that meet  the Fund's credit  quality standards and  certain
other criteria.

    CAPITAL  APPRECIATION.   Investing in  the foreign  bond markets  offers the
potential for  capital  appreciation due  to  both interest  rate  and  currency
exchange  rate  fluctuations. The  portfolio managers  also attempt  to identify
investments with appreciation potential by carefully evaluating trends affecting
a country's  currency as  well  as a  country's fundamental  economic  strength.
However,  there is a risk  of capital depreciation as  a result of unanticipated
interest rate and currency fluctuations.

    PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT  FLEXIBILITY.   The  Fund is  designed to  be  actively
managed.  The  Fund's  portfolio managers  invest  in countries  that,  in their
judgment, meet the investment  guidelines and often  have strong currencies  and
stable  economies and in securities that they believe offer the best performance
prospects.  Furthermore,  because   the  Fund  can   purchase  securities   with
short-to-intermediate-term  maturities,  the portfolio  managers can  adjust the
Fund's holdings in  an effort to  maximize returns in  almost any interest  rate
environment.  In addition, the Fund's ability  to invest in securities deemed to
have estimated average lives of ten years or less allows its portfolio  managers
to adjust the Fund's portfolio as interest rates change to take advantage of the
most attractive segments of the yield curve.

    RELATIVE  STABILITY OF PRINCIPAL.  The Fund  may be able to reduce principal
fluctuation by investing in foreign countries with economic policies or business
cycles different  from those  of the  United States  and in  foreign  securities
markets  that do not necessarily move in  the same direction or magnitude as the
U.S. market.  Investing  in a  broad  range  of U.S.  and  foreign  fixed-income
securities  and currencies reduces  the dependence of  the Fund's performance on
developments in any particular market to  the extent that adverse events in  one
market  are offset by  favorable events in  other markets. The  Fund's policy of
investing only  in high  credit  quality securities  may also  reduce  principal
fluctuation. However, there is no assurance that these strategies will always be
successful.  The Fund's net asset value per  share will fluctuate more than that
of a money market fund.

    PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT.  Individual U.S. investors may prefer  professional
management   of   their  global   bond   and  currency   portfolios   because  a
well-diversified portfolio requires a  large amount of  capital and because  the
size  of  the  global  market  requires  access  to  extensive  resources  and a
substantial commitment of time.

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                      SPECIAL INVESTMENT METHODS AND RISKS

CUSTODY RECEIPTS

    The Funds may acquire custody receipts in connection with securities  issued
or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. Government, its agencies,
political  subdivisions, authorities or instrumentalities. Such custody receipts
evidence ownership of future  interest payments, principal  payments or both  on
certain  notes or bonds  issued by the U.S.  Government, its agencies, political
subdivisions authorities or instrumentalities. These custody receipts are  known
by  various  names, including  "Treasury  Receipts," "Treasury  Investors Growth
Receipts" ("TIGRs"),  and  "Certificates  of  Accrual  on  Treasury  Securities"
("CATS").  For  certain  securities  law  purposes,  custody  receipts  are  not
considered U.S. Government securities.

RESTRICTED AND ILLIQUID SECURITIES

    The Funds may  purchase certain  restricted securities (those  that are  not
registered  under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") but can be offered
and sold to "qualified  institutional buyers" under Rule  144A of that Act)  and
limited   amounts  of   illiquid  investments,   including  illiquid  restricted
securities. Limitations on  illiquid securities and  other illiquid  investments
for  each Fund are  described in non-fundamental  investment restrictions 4(a) -
4(c) below.

    Illiquid  investments   include  many   restricted  securities,   repurchase
agreements  that mature in more than seven days, fixed time deposits that mature
in more than seven days and participation interests in loans.

    Certain repurchase  agreements which  provide for  settlement in  more  than
seven  days, however, can be  liquidated before the nominal  fixed term on seven
days or less  notice. The Company  will consider such  repurchase agreements  as
liquid.  Likewise,  restricted  securities  (including  commercial  paper issued
pursuant to Section 4(2)  of the 1933  Act) that the board  of directors of  the
Company or the Advisers have determined to be liquid will be treated as such.

    The  SEC staff has taken  the position that fixed  time deposits maturing in
more  than  seven  days  that  cannot  be  traded  on  a  secondary  market  and
participation  interests in loans are illiquid and not readily marketable. Until
such time  (if any)  as this  position changes,  the Company  will include  such
investments  in the percentage limitation  on illiquid investments applicable to
each Fund.

OPTIONS ON SECURITIES AND SECURITIES INDICES

    All of the Funds except the Money Market Fund may write (sell) covered  call
and  put options on any securities in which it may invest. A call option written
by a Fund obligates such Fund to sell specified securities to the holder of  the
option  at a specified price  if the option is exercised  at any time before the
expiration date. All  call options written  by a Fund  are covered, which  means
that  such Fund  will own the  securities subject to  the option so  long as the
option is outstanding. A  Fund's purpose in writing  covered call options is  to
realize   greater  income  than  would   be  realized  on  portfolio  securities
transactions alone. However, a Fund may forgo the opportunity to profit from  an
increase in the market price of the underlying security.

    A  put  option  written by  a  Fund  would obligate  such  Fund  to purchase
specified securities from the option holder  at a specified price if the  option
is  exercised at any time before the expiration date. All put options written by
a Fund would be covered,  which means that such  Fund would have deposited  with
its  custodian cash or liquid  high grade debt securities  with a value at least
equal to the  exercise price  of the  put option.  The purpose  of writing  such
options  is to generate additional  income for the Fund.  However, in return for
the option premium, a Fund accepts the risk that it will be required to purchase
the underlying securities at a price  in excess of the securities' market  value
at the time of purchase.

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    In  addition,  a  written  call  option or  put  option  may  be  covered by
maintaining cash or liquid  high grade debt securities  (either of which may  be
denominated  in any currency) in  a segregated account with  its custodian or by
purchasing an offsetting  option or  any other option  which, by  virtue of  its
exercise price or otherwise, reduces a Fund's net exposure on its written option
position.

    The  Funds other than  the Money Market  Fund may also  write (sell) covered
call and put options on any securities index composed of securities in which  it
may  invest. Options on securities indices are similar to options on securities,
except that the exercise of securities index options requires cash payments  and
does  not  involve  the actual  purchase  or  sale of  securities.  In addition,
securities index options are designed to  reflect price fluctuations in a  group
of securities or segment of the securities market rather than price fluctuations
in a single security.

    A  Fund may cover  call options on  a securities index  by owning securities
whose price changes are expected to be similar to those of the underlying index,
or by having an absolute and immediate right to acquire such securities  without
additional  cash consideration (or  for additional cash  consideration held in a
segregated account  by  its custodian)  upon  conversion or  exchange  of  other
securities  in  its  portfolio. A  Fund  may cover  call  and put  options  on a
securities index by maintaining cash or liquid high grade debt securities with a
value equal to the exercise price in a segregated account with its custodian.

    A Fund may terminate  its obligations under an  exchange traded call or  put
option  by purchasing an option identical to the one it has written. Obligations
under over-the-counter  options  may be  terminated  only by  entering  into  an
offsetting  transaction with the counterparty to such option. Such purchases are
referred to as "closing purchase" transactions.

    Each Fund may purchase put  and call options on  any securities in which  it
may  invest or options on  any securities index based  on securities in which it
may invest. A Fund would also be able to enter into closing sale transactions in
order to realize gains or minimize losses on options it had purchased.

    A Fund would normally purchase call  options in anticipation of an  increase
in  the market  value of  securities of  the type  in which  it may  invest. The
purchase of a call option would entitle a Fund, in turn for the premium paid, to
purchase specified securities at a specified  price during the option period.  A
Fund  would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period, the value of
such securities exceeded  the sum of  the exercise price,  the premium paid  and
transaction costs; otherwise such a Fund would realize a loss on the purchase of
the call option.

    A  Fund would normally purchase put options  in anticipation of a decline in
the market  value of  securities  in its  portfolio  ("protective puts")  or  in
securities  in which it may invest. The purchase of a put option would entitle a
Fund, in  exchange for  the premium  paid,  to sell  specified securities  at  a
specified  price during  the option period.  The purchase of  protective puts is
designed to offset or hedge  against a decline in the  market value of a  Fund's
securities.  Put options  may also  be purchased  by a  Fund for  the purpose of
affirmatively benefiting from a decline in the price of securities which it does
not own. A Fund would  ordinarily realize a gain  if, during the option  period,
the  value  of  the underlying  securities  decreased below  the  exercise price
sufficiently to cover the premium and  transaction costs; otherwise such a  Fund
would  realize a loss on the purchase of the put option. Gains and losses on the
purchase of protective  put options would  tend to be  offset by  countervailing
changes in the value of the underlying portfolio securities.

    The  Fund would purchase put and call  options on securities indices for the
same purposes as it would purchase options on individual securities.

    RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OPTIONS  TRANSACTIONS.  There is  no assurance that  a
liquid  secondary market  on an options  exchange will exist  for any particular
exchange-traded option or at any particular time. If a Fund is unable to  effect
a  closing purchase transaction with respect  to covered options it has written,
the Fund will not be able to sell the underlying securities or dispose of assets
held in  a  segregated  account  until the  options  expire  or  are  exercised.
Similarly, if a Fund is unable to effect a

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closing sale transaction with respect to options it has purchased, it would have
to  exercise  the  options  in  order  to  realize  any  profit  and  will incur
transaction costs upon the purchase or sale of underlying securities.

    Reasons for the absence of a liquid secondary market on an exchange  include
the  following:  (i)  there  may be  insufficient  trading  interest  in certain
options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening transactions
or closing  transactions or  both;  (iii) trading  halts, suspensions  or  other
restrictions  may be  imposed with  respect to  particular classes  or series of
options;  (iv)  unusual  or   unforeseen  circumstances  may  interrupt   normal
operations  on an  exchange; (v)  the facilities of  an exchange  or the Options
Clearing Corporation may not at all times be adequate to handle current  trading
volume;  or (vi)  one or  more exchanges could,  for economic  or other reasons,
decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options
(or a  particular class  or series  of options),  in which  event the  secondary
market  on that exchange (or in that class  or series of options) would cease to
exist, although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the
Options Clearing  Corporation as  a  result of  trades  on that  exchange  would
continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

    The  Funds  other than  the Money  Market  Fund may  purchase and  sell both
options that  are traded  on United  States and  foreign exchanges  and  options
traded  over-the-counter with broker-dealers who  make markets in these options.
The ability  to terminate  over-the-counter options  is more  limited than  with
exchange-traded   options  and   may  involve   the  risk   that  broker-dealers
participating in such  transactions will  not fulfill  their obligations.  Until
such  time as the  staff of the SEC  changes its position,  each Fund will treat
purchased  over-the-counter  options  and  all  assets  used  to  cover  written
over-the-counter  options as  illiquid securities,  except that  with respect to
options written with primary dealers  in U.S. Government securities pursuant  to
an  agreement requiring a  closing purchase transaction at  a formula price, the
amount of illiquid securities may be calculated with reference to the formula.

    Transactions by a Fund  in options on securities  and stock indices will  be
subject  to limitations established by each of the exchanges, boards of trade or
other trading facilities governing the maximum  number of options in each  class
which  may be written  or purchased by  a single investor  or group of investors
acting in  concert. Thus,  the  number of  options which  a  Fund may  write  or
purchase  may be  affected by options  written or purchased  by other investment
advisory clients of the Advisers. An  exchange, board of trade or other  trading
facility  may order the liquidations of positions found to be in excess of these
limits, and it may impose certain other sanctions.

    The writing and purchase of options  is a highly specialized activity  which
involves  investment techniques and  risks different from  those associated with
ordinary portfolio  securities transactions.  The successful  use of  protective
puts  for hedging purposes depends  in part on the  Adviser's ability to predict
future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options  and
securities markets.

FUTURES CONTRACTS AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES CONTRACTS

    The  Funds other than  the Money Market  Fund may purchase  and sell futures
contracts. Of these  Funds, the  Funds other than  Select Equity  Fund may  also
purchase  and write options  on futures contracts. These  Funds may purchase and
sell futures  contracts based  on various  securities (such  as U.S.  Government
Securities),   securities  indices,  foreign   currencies  and  other  financial
instruments and indices. Select Equity Fund  may only purchase and sell  futures
contracts on the S&P 500 Index. A Fund will engage in futures or, in the case of
Funds other than Select Equity, related options transactions, only for bona fide
hedging  purposes as defined below or for  purposes of seeking to increase total
returns to the extent permitted by regulations of the Commodity Futures  Trading
Commission  ("CFTC"). All futures contracts entered into by a Fund are traded on
U.S. exchanges or boards of trade that are licensed and regulated by the CFTC or
on foreign exchanges.

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    FUTURES CONTRACTS.   A futures  contract may  generally be  described as  an
agreement  between two parties to buy  and sell particular financial instruments
for an agreed  price during a  designated month  (or to deliver  the final  cash
settlement  price, in the case  of a contract relating  to an index or otherwise
not calling for physical delivery at the end of trading in the contract).

    When interest rates are rising or securities prices are falling, a Fund  can
seek  through the sale of futures contracts to  offset a decline in the value of
its current portfolio securities. When rates are falling or prices are rising, a
Fund, through the purchase  of futures contracts, can  attempt to secure  better
rates  or prices  than might later  be available  in the market  when it effects
anticipated purchases. Similarly, a  Fund (other than the  Money Market Fund  or
Select  Equity  Fund) can  sell  futures contracts  on  a specified  currency to
protect against  a decline  in the  value  of such  currency and  its  portfolio
securities  which are  denominated in  such currency.  These Funds  can purchase
futures contracts on  foreign currency to  fix the  price in U.S.  dollars of  a
security  denominated in such currency that such Fund has acquired or expects to
acquire.

    Positions taken in the  futures markets are not  normally held to  maturity,
but are instead liquidated through offsetting transactions which may result in a
profit  or a loss.  While a Fund's  futures contracts on  securities or currency
will usually be liquidated in this manner, it may instead make or take  delivery
of  the  underlying  securities  or currency  whenever  it  appears economically
advantageous for the Fund to do  so. A clearing corporation associated with  the
exchange  on which futures on securities or currency are traded guarantees that,
if still open, the sale or purchase will be performed on the settlement date.

    HEDGING STRATEGIES.  Hedging by use of futures contracts seeks to  establish
more  certainly than  would otherwise be  possible the effective  price, rate of
return or currency exchange  rate on portfolio securities  or securities that  a
Fund  owns  or proposes  to acquire.  A Fund  may, for  example, take  a "short"
position in the futures  market by selling futures  contracts in order to  hedge
against  an anticipated rise in interest rates  or a decline in market prices or
foreign currency rates that would adversely affect the U. S. dollar value of the
Fund's portfolio securities.  Such futures contracts  may include contracts  for
the  future  delivery  of  securities  held  by  the  Fund  or  securities  with
characteristics similar to those of a Fund's portfolio securities. Similarly,  a
Fund  may sell futures contracts on a currency in which its portfolio securities
are denominated or in one currency to hedge against fluctuations in the value of
securities denominated  in  a different  currency  if there  is  an  established
historical pattern of correlation between the two currencies.

    If,  in  the  opinion  of  its Adviser,  there  is  a  sufficient  degree of
correlation between price trends for  a Fund's portfolio securities and  futures
contracts  based  on other  financial instruments,  securities indices  or other
indices, the Fund  may also enter  into such  futures contracts as  part of  its
hedging  strategy. Although under  some circumstances prices  of securities in a
Fund's portfolio  may be  more or  less  volatile than  prices of  such  futures
contracts, the Adviser will attempt to estimate the extent of this difference in
volatility  based on historical patterns and to  compensate for it by having the
Fund enter into a greater or lesser number of futures contracts or by attempting
to achieve  only a  partial hedge  against price  changes affecting  the  Fund's
securities  portfolio.  When  hedging  of  this  character  is  successful,  any
depreciation in the value of  portfolio securities will substantially be  offset
by  appreciation in the  value of the  futures position. On  the other hand, any
unanticipated appreciation in the value of the Fund's portfolio securities would
be substantially offset by a decline in the value of the futures position.

    On other occasions,  a Fund may  take a "long"  position by purchasing  such
futures  contracts. This would be done, for example, when a Fund anticipates the
subsequent purchase of particular securities when it has the necessary cash, but
expects the prices or currency exchange  rates then available in the  applicable
market to be less favorable than prices or rates that are currently available.

    OPTIONS  ON FUTURES CONTRACTS.   The acquisition of put  and call options on
futures contracts will give  a Fund the  right (but not  the obligation), for  a
specified  price, to sell  or to purchase,  respectively, the underlying futures
contract at any time during the option period. As the purchaser of an option  on

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a futures contract, a Fund obtains the benefit of the futures position if prices
move  in a favorable  direction but limits its  risk of loss in  the event of an
unfavorable price movement to the loss of the premium and transaction costs.

    The writing of a call option on a futures contract generates a premium which
may partially offset a  decline in the  value of a Fund's  assets. By writing  a
call  option, a Fund becomes  obligated, in exchange for  the premium, to sell a
futures contract,  which  may have  a  value  higher than  the  exercise  price.
Conversely,  the  writing of  a put  option  on a  futures contract  generates a
premium, which may partially offset an increase in the price of securities  that
the  Fund intends to purchase.  However, a Fund becomes  obligated to purchase a
futures contract, which may  have a value lower  than the exercise price.  Thus,
the  loss incurred  by the  Fund in  writing options  on futures  is potentially
unlimited and  may  exceed the  amount  of the  premium  received. A  Fund  will
increase transaction costs in connection with the writing of options on futures.

    The  holder or writer of  an option on a  futures contract may terminate its
position by selling or purchasing an offsetting option on the same series. There
is no guarantee that such closing transactions can be effected. A Fund's ability
to establish and  close out positions  on such  options will be  subject to  the
development and maintenance of a liquid market.

    OTHER  CONSIDERATIONS.    Where permitted,  a  Fund will  engage  in futures
transactions and in related options transactions  only for bona fide hedging  or
to  seek to increase total return to the extent permitted by CFTC regulations. A
Fund will determine  that the price  fluctuations in the  futures contracts  and
options  on futures used for hedging purposes are substantially related to price
fluctuations in securities  held by the  Fund or which  it expects to  purchase.
Except  as stated below,  each Fund's futures transactions  will be entered into
for traditional hedging  purposes --  I.E., futures  contracts will  be sold  to
protect  against a decline in the price  of securities (or the currency in which
they are denominated) that the Fund owns, or futures contracts will be purchased
to protect the  Fund against  an increase  in the  price of  securities (or  the
currency  in which they are denominated) it  intends to purchase. As evidence of
this hedging intent, the Funds  expect that on 75% or  more of the occasions  on
which  they take a long  futures or option positions  (involving the purchase of
futures contracts), the Fund will have purchased,  or will be in the process  of
purchasing,  equivalent amounts of related  securities (or assets denominated in
the related currency) in the cash market at the time when the futures or  option
position  is closed out.  However, in particular cases,  when it is economically
advantageous for a Fund to do so,  a long futures position may be terminated  or
an  option may expire without the  corresponding purchase of securities or other
assets.

    As  an  alternative  to  literal  compliance  with  the  bona  fide  hedging
definition, a CFTC regulation permits a Fund to elect to comply with a different
test,  under  which  the  aggregate  initial  margin  and  premiums  required to
establish positions in futures contracts and options on futures for the  purpose
seeking  to increase total  return, will not  exceed 5 percent  of the net asset
value of the Fund's portfolio, after taking into account unrealized profits  and
losses on any such positions and excluding the amount by which such options were
in-the-money  at the time  of purchase. As  permitted, each Fund  will engage in
transactions in futures contracts  and in related  options transactions only  to
the  extent  such  transactions  are consistent  with  the  requirements  of the
Internal Revenue  Code of  1986, as  amended (the  "Code") for  maintaining  its
qualification  as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes
(see "Taxation").

    Transactions in futures contracts and  options on futures involve  brokerage
costs,  require  margin  deposits and,  in  the  case of  contracts  and options
obligating a Fund  to purchase  securities or  currencies, require  the Fund  to
segregate  with its  custodian liquid  high grade  debt securities  in an amount
equal to the underlying value of such contracts and options.

    While transactions in futures  contracts and options  on futures may  reduce
certain  risks, such transactions  themselves entail certain  other risks. Thus,
unanticipated changes in interest rates, securities prices or currency  exchange
rates    may   result   in   a   poorer   overall   performance   for   a   Fund

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than  if it had not entered into  any futures contracts or options transactions.
In the  event  of  an  imperfect correlation  between  a  futures  position  and
portfolio position which is intended to be protected, the desired protection may
not be obtained and a Fund may be exposed to risk of loss.

    Perfect  correlation  between  a  Fund's  futures  positions  and  portfolio
positions may be  difficult to  achieve because  no futures  contracts based  on
individual equity securities are currently available. The only futures contracts
available  to hedge  a Fund's portfolio  are various futures  on U.S. Government
securities, securities indices and  foreign currencies. In  addition, it is  not
possible  for a Fund  to hedge fully or  perfectly against currency fluctuations
affecting the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies because  the
value  of such  securities is  likely to  fluctuate as  a result  of independent
factors not related to currency fluctuations.

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

    Investing in the securities of companies organized outside the United States
or of  companies whose  securities  are principally  traded outside  the  United
States ("foreign issuers") or investments in securities denominated or quoted in
foreign    currency   ("non-dollar   securities")   involves   certain   special
considerations, including  those  set  forth  below,  which  are  not  typically
associated  with  investing in  securities of  domestic  issuers or  U.S. dollar
denominated  securities.  Since  investments  in  foreign  issuers  may  involve
currencies  of foreign countries and since a  Fund may temporarily hold funds in
bank deposits in foreign currencies during completion of investment programs and
since a Fund may be subject  to currency exposure independent of its  securities
positions,  the  Fund may  be affected  favorably or  unfavorably by  changes in
currency rates  and in  exchange  control regulations  and  may incur  costs  in
connection with conversions between various currencies.

    Since  foreign issuers are  not subject to  uniform accounting, auditing and
financial reporting standards,  practices and requirements  comparable to  those
applicable  to U.S.  issuers, there may  be less  publicly available information
about a foreign  issuer than about  a domestic issuer.  Volume and liquidity  in
most  foreign  securities  markets  are  less  than  in  the  United  States and
securities of  many foreign  issuers  are less  liquid  and more  volatile  than
securities   of  comparable  domestic  issuers.  Fixed  commissions  on  foreign
securities exchanges are  generally higher than  negotiated commissions on  U.S.
exchanges, although the Funds endeavor to achieve the most favorable net results
on  its portfolio transactions.  There is generally  less government supervision
and regulation of foreign securities exchanges, brokers, dealers and listed  and
unlisted  issuers than  in the  United States.  Mail service  between the United
States and foreign  countries may  be slower or  less reliable  than within  the
United  States, thus  increasing the  risk of  delayed settlements  of portfolio
transactions or loss of certificates for portfolio securities.

    Foreign investment  markets also  have  different clearance  and  settlement
procedures,  and in certain markets there  have been times when settlements have
been unable to keep pace with the volume of transactions, making it difficult to
conduct such transactions. Such delays  in settlement could result in  temporary
periods  when a portion of the assets of  a Fund are uninvested and no return is
earned on  such  assets. The  inability  of a  Fund  to make  intended  security
purchases  due to  settlement problems could  cause the Fund  to miss attractive
investment opportunities. Inability to dispose  of portfolio investments due  to
settlement  problems could result either  in losses to a  Fund due to subsequent
declines in value of the portfolio securities or, if the Fund has entered into a
contract to  sell the  securities, could  result in  possible liability  to  the
purchaser.  In addition, with respect to certain foreign countries, there is the
possibility of  expropriation  or  confiscatory taxation,  political  or  social
instability,  or diplomatic developments which could affect a Fund's investments
in those countries. Moreover, individual foreign economies may differ  favorably
or  unfavorably  from the  U.S.  economy in  such  respects as  growth  of gross
national product,  rate  of  inflation,  capital  reinvestment,  resource  self-
sufficiency and balance of payments position.

    FORWARD  FOREIGN CURRENCY  EXCHANGE CONTRACTS.   The Small  Cap Equity Fund,
International Equity Fund,  Growth and Income  Fund and Global  Income Fund  may
enter  into  forward  foreign  currency exchange  contracts.  A  forward foreign
currency exchange contract involves an obligation to

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purchase or sell a specific  currency at a future date,  which may be any  fixed
number  of days from the date  of the contract agreed upon  by the parties, at a
price set  at the  time  of the  contract. These  contracts  are traded  in  the
interbank  market  conducted directly  between  currency traders  (usually large
commercial banks)  and their  customers.  A forward  contract generally  has  no
deposit  requirement, and no commissions are  generally charged at any stage for
trades.

    At the maturity of  a forward contract  the Fund may  either accept or  make
delivery  of the currency specified in the contract or, at or prior to maturity,
enter into a closing purchase transaction  involving the purchase or sale of  an
offsetting  contract.  Closing  purchase transactions  with  respect  to forward
contracts are usually effected with  the currency trader who  is a party to  the
original forward contract.

    These  Funds may enter  into forward foreign  currency exchange contracts in
several circumstances.  First,  when a  Fund  enters  into a  contract  for  the
purchase  or sale of a security denominated  or quoted in a foreign currency, or
when the  Fund anticipates  the receipt  in a  foreign currency  of dividend  or
interest  payments on  such a security  which it  holds, the Fund  may desire to
"lock in" the U.S. dollar price of the security or the U.S. dollar equivalent of
such dividend  or interest  payment, as  the case  may be.  By entering  into  a
forward contract for the purchase or sale, for a fixed amount of dollars, of the
amount  of foreign  currency involved in  the underlying  transactions, the Fund
will attempt to  protect itself against  an adverse change  in the  relationship
between  the  U.S. dollar  and the  subject foreign  currency during  the period
between the date on  which the security  is purchased or sold,  or on which  the
dividend  or interest payment is  declared, and the date  on which such payments
are made or received.

    Additionally, when the  Adviser of a  Fund believes that  the currency of  a
particular  foreign country  may suffer a  substantial decline  against the U.S.
dollar, it may  enter into a  forward contract to  sell, for a  fixed amount  of
dollars,  the amount of foreign currency approximating  the value of some or all
of the Fund's  portfolio securities  denominated in such  foreign currency.  The
precise matching of the forward contract amounts and the value of the securities
involved  will  not  generally be  possible  because  the future  value  of such
securities in  foreign  currencies  will  change  as  a  consequence  of  market
movements  in  the value  of  those securities  between  the date  on  which the
contract is entered  into and the  date it matures.  Using forward contracts  to
protect  the value  of a  Fund's portfolio securities  against a  decline in the
value of a currency does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices  of
the  securities.  It simply  establishes a  rate  of exchange  which a  Fund can
achieve at  some future  point in  time. The  precise projection  of  short-term
currency  market movements  is not possible,  and short-term  hedging provides a
means of fixing the dollar value of only a portion of a Fund's foreign assets.

    The  International  Equity  Fund  and  Global  Income  Fund  may  engage  in
cross-hedging  by  using  forward contracts  in  one currency  to  hedge against
fluctuations in the  value of securities  quoted or denominated  in a  different
currency  if  the Adviser  determines  that there  is  a pattern  of correlation
between the  two currencies.  These Funds  may also  purchase and  sell  forward
contracts to seek to increase total return when the Adviser anticipates that the
foreign  currency  will  appreciate  or  depreciate  in  value,  but  securities
denominated or  quoted in  that currency  do not  present attractive  investment
opportunities and are not held in the Fund's portfolio.

    A  Fund's custodian  will place  cash or  liquid high  grade debt securities
(I.E., securities rated in one of the top three ratings categories by S&P or  by
Moody's  or,  if unrated,  deemed  by the  Adviser  to be  of  comparable credit
quality) into a segregated account of the  Fund in an amount equal to the  value
of  the Fund's  total assets  committed to  the consummation  of forward foreign
currency exchange contracts requiring the Fund to purchase foreign currencies or
forward contracts entered into to seek to increase total return. If the value of
the securities placed  in the  segregated account declines,  additional cash  or
securities  will be placed in the account on  a daily basis so that the value of
the account will equal the amount of the Fund's commitments with respect to such
contracts. The segregated  account will  be marked-to-market on  a daily  basis.
Although  the contracts are not presently regulated by the CFTC, the CFTC may in
the future assert  authority to  regulate these  contracts. In  such event,  the
Fund's  ability to  utilize forward foreign  currency exchange  contracts may be
restricted.

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    While a Fund will enter into  forward contracts to reduce currency  exchange
rate  risks, transactions in  such contracts involve  certain other risks. Thus,
while a  Fund  may benefit  from  such transactions,  unanticipated  changes  in
currency  prices may result in a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if
it had not engaged  in any such transactions.  Moreover, there may be  imperfect
correlation  between  a  Fund's  portfolio  holdings  of  securities  quoted  or
denominated in a particular currency and  forward contracts entered into by  the
Fund. Such imperfect correlation may cause the Fund to sustain losses which will
prevent  the Fund from achieving a complete hedge  or expose the Fund to risk of
foreign exchange loss.

    WRITING AND PURCHASING CURRENCY CALL AND PUT OPTIONS.  The Small Cap  Equity
Fund,  International Equity Fund, Growth and  Income Fund and Global Income Fund
may write covered  put and call  options and  purchase put and  call options  on
foreign  currencies for the  purpose of protecting against  declines in the U.S.
dollar value of portfolio securities and against increases in the dollar cost of
securities to be acquired. The International Equity Fund and Global Income  Fund
may use options on currency to cross-hedge, which involves writing or purchasing
options  on  one currency  to  hedge against  changes  in exchange  rates  for a
different currency if a pattern of correlation exists between the values of  the
currencies.  In  addition,  the last  two  Funds  may purchase  call  options on
currency to seek to increase total return when the Adviser anticipates that  the
currency  will appreciate in value, but  the securities quoted or denominated in
that currency do  not present  attractive investment opportunities  and are  not
included in the Fund's portfolio.

    A  call  option written  by  a Fund  obligates  the Fund  to  sell specified
currency to the holder of the option at a specified price at any time before the
expiration date. A  put option  written by  a Fund  would obligate  the Fund  to
purchase  specified currency from the option holder  at a specified price at any
time before the expiration date. The writing of currency options involves a risk
that a Fund  will, upon exercise  of the  option, be required  to sell  currency
subject to a call at a price that is less than the currency's market value or be
required  to purchase  currency subject  to a  put at  a price  that exceeds the
currency's market value.

    A Fund  may  terminate  its  obligations  under a  call  or  put  option  by
purchasing  an option identical  to the one  it has written.  Such purchases are
referred to as  "closing purchase transactions."  A Fund would  also be able  to
enter  into  closing sale  transactions in  order to  realize gains  or minimize
losses on options purchased by it.

    A Fund would normally purchase call  options in anticipation of an  increase
in  the U.S. dollar value of currency in  which securities to be acquired by the
Fund are quoted or denominated.  The purchase of a  call option would entitle  a
Fund,  in  return for  the premium  paid,  to purchase  specified currency  at a
specified price during the  option period. The Fund  would ordinarily realize  a
gain  if, during the option period, the  value of such currency exceeded the sum
of the exercise  price, the premium  paid and transaction  costs; otherwise  the
Fund would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchase of the call option.

    A  Fund would normally purchase put options  in anticipation of a decline in
the dollar value of currency in which securities in its portfolio are quoted  or
denominated  ("protective puts"). The purchase of a put option would entitle the
Fund, in  exchange  for  the premium  paid,  to  sell specified  currency  at  a
specified  price during  the option period.  The purchase of  protective puts is
designed merely to offset or hedge against a decline in the dollar value of  the
Fund's  portfolio securities due to currency  exchange rate fluctuations. A Fund
would ordinarily realize a gain if, during  the option period, the value of  the
underlying currency decreased below the exercise price sufficiently to more than
cover the premium and transaction costs; otherwise the Fund would realize either
no  gain or a loss  on the purchase of  the put option. Gains  and losses on the
purchase of protective  put options would  tend to be  offset by  countervailing
changes in the value of underlying currency.

    In  addition to using options for  the hedging purposes described above, the
International Equity Fund and Global Income Fund may use options on currency  to
seek to increase total return. These Funds may write (sell) covered put and call
options    on   any    currency   in    order   to    realize   greater   income

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than would be realized on  portfolio securities transactions alone. However,  in
writing  covered  call options  for additional  income, the  Fund may  forgo the
opportunity to profit  from an increase  in the market  value of the  underlying
currency.  Also, when  writing put  options, a Fund  accepts, in  return for the
option premium, the  risk that  it may be  required to  purchase the  underlying
currency  at a  price in excess  of the currency's  market value at  the time of
purchase.

    These two Funds would normally purchase call options to seek to increase  in
anticipation  of  an increase  in the  market  value of  a currency.  They would
ordinarily realize  a gain  if, during  the  option period,  the value  of  such
currency  exceeded  the  sum  of  the  exercise  price,  the  premium  paid  and
transaction costs. Otherwise the Fund would realize either no gain or a loss  on
the purchase of the call option. Put options may be purchased by these two Funds
for the purpose of benefiting from a decline in the value of currencies which it
does not own. They would ordinarily realize a gain if, during the option period,
the  value  of  the  underlying  currency  decreased  below  the  exercise price
sufficiently to more  than cover  the premium and  transaction costs.  Otherwise
they would realize either no gain or a loss on the purchase of the put option.

    SPECIAL  RISKS  ASSOCIATED WITH  OPTIONS ON  CURRENCY.   An  exchange traded
options position may be closed out only on an options exchange which provides  a
secondary  market  for  an option  of  the  same series.  Although  a  Fund will
generally purchase or write only those options for which there appears to be  an
active secondary market, there is no assurance that a liquid secondary market on
an exchange will exist for any particular option, or at any particular time. For
some  options no secondary  market on an  exchange may exist.  In such event, it
might not be possible to effect closing transactions in particular options, with
the result that a Fund  would have to exercise its  options in order to  realize
any  profit  and  would incur  transaction  costs  upon the  sale  of underlying
securities pursuant to the exercise of put options. If a Fund as a covered  call
option  writer is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction in a secondary
market, it will not be able to sell the underlying currency (or security  quoted
or  denominated in that  currency) until the  option expires or  it delivers the
underlying currency upon exercise.

    There is no assurance that higher than anticipated trading activity or other
unforeseen events might not, at times,  render certain of the facilities of  the
Options  Clearing Corporation inadequate, and  thereby result in the institution
by an  exchange  of special  procedures  which  may interfere  with  the  timely
execution of customers' orders.

    The  Funds may  purchase and  write over-the-counter  options to  the extent
consistent with  its limitation  on investments  in restricted  securities.  See
"Investment Restrictions" in the Prospectus. Trading in over-the-counter options
is  subject to  the risk  that the other  party will  be unable  or unwilling to
close-out options purchased or written by the Fund.

    The amount of the premiums which a Fund may pay or receive may be  adversely
affected  as new or existing institutions, including other investment companies,
engage in or increase their option purchasing and writing activities.

    INTEREST RATE AND  CURRENCY SWAPS.   The Global Income  Fund may enter  into
interest  rate and currency swaps for hedging purposes and non-hedging purposes.
The International Equity Fund may enter  into currency swaps. Inasmuch as  swaps
are  entered into for good faith hedging  purposes or are offset by a segregated
account as described below, the Fund and  the Adviser believe that swaps do  not
constitute  senior securities as  defined in the Act  and, accordingly, will not
treat them as being subject to the Fund's borrowing restrictions. The net amount
of the excess,  if any,  of the Fund's  obligations over  its entitlement"  with
respect  to each interest rate or currency swap will be accrued on a daily basis
and an amount  of cash or  liquid high grade  debt securities (I.E.,  securities
rated  in one  of the  top three ratings  categories by  Moody's or  S&P, or, if
unrated, deemed by the  Investment Adviser to be  of comparable credit  quality)
having  an aggregate net asset value at  least equal to such accrued excess will
be maintained in a segregated account by  the Fund's custodian. A Fund will  not
enter  into any interest rate or currency  swap unless the credit quality of the
unsecured senior debt or the claims-paying ability of the other party thereto is
considered  to   be   investment   grade   by   the   Adviser.   If   there   is

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a  default  by  the  other party  to  such  a transaction,  the  Fund  will have
contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement, related to the transaction.  The
swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks
and  investment banking firms acting both  as principals and as agents utilizing
standardized swap  documentation.  As  a  result, the  swap  market  has  become
relatively  liquid in comparison with the  markets for other similar instruments
which are traded in the interbank market. Nevertheless, the SEC staff takes  the
position  that currency swaps  are illiquid investments  subject to these Funds'
15% limitation on such investments.

FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES

    SHORT-TERM BANK  AND CORPORATE  OBLIGATIONS.   Commercial  paper  represents
short-term  unsecured promissory  notes issued in  bearer form by  banks or bank
holding companies,  corporations, and  finance companies.  The commercial  paper
purchased by the Funds consists of direct U.S. dollar-denominated obligations of
domestic  issuers.  Bank  obligations  in which  the  Funds  may  invest include
certificates of  deposit, bankers'  acceptances, fixed  time deposits  and  bank
notes.  Certificates of deposit are negotiable certificates issued against funds
deposited in a  commercial bank  for a  definite period  of time  and earning  a
specified return.

    Bankers'  acceptances are negotiable  drafts or bills  of exchange, normally
drawn by an  importer or  exporter to pay  for specific  merchandise, which  are
"accepted"  by a bank, meaning, in  effect, that the bank unconditionally agrees
to pay the face  value of the  instrument on maturity.  Fixed time deposits  are
bank  obligations payable at  a stated maturity  date and bearing  interest at a
fixed rate. Fixed time deposits may be withdrawn on demand by the investor,  but
may  be subject to  early withdrawal penalties which  vary depending upon market
conditions  and  the  remaining  maturity  of  the  obligation.  There  are   no
contractual  restrictions on  the right to  transfer a beneficial  interest in a
fixed time  deposit to  a third  party, although  there is  no market  for  such
deposits.  Certain fixed time deposits  maturing in more than  seven days may be
deemed to be illiquid securities. Bank notes rank junior to deposit  liabilities
of the bank and PARI PASSU with other senior, unsecured obligations of the bank.
Bank notes are classified as "other borrowings" on a bank's balance sheet, while
deposit notes and certificates of deposit are classified as deposits. Bank notes
are  not  insured by  the  Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation or  any other
insurer. Deposit notes are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance  Corporation
only to the extent of $100,000 per depositor per bank.

    VARIABLE AMOUNT MASTER DEMAND NOTES.  The Funds may purchase variable amount
master  demand  notes. These  obligations permit  the investment  of fluctuating
amounts at varying rates of interest pursuant to direct arrangements between the
lender and borrower and are not  generally transferable nor are they  ordinarily
rated. A Fund may invest in them only if the Adviser believes that the notes are
of comparable quality to the other obligations in which the Fund may invest.

    VARIABLE  RATE AND FLOATING RATE DEMAND INSTRUMENTS.  The Funds may purchase
variable and  floating rate  demand instruments  that are  debt securities  that
possess   a  floating  or  variable  interest  rate  adjustment  formula.  These
instruments also permit a Fund to  demand payment of the principal balance  plus
unpaid accrued interest upon a specified number of days' notice to the issuer or
its  agent. The  demand feature  may be  backed by  a bank  letter of  credit or
guarantee issued with respect to such instrument.

    The terms of the  variable or floating rate  demand instruments that a  Fund
may  purchase provide  that interest rates  are adjustable  at intervals ranging
from daily up to six months, and  the adjustments are based upon current  market
levels,  the prime rate of a bank  or other appropriate interest rate adjustment
index as provided in the respective  instruments. Some of these instruments  are
payable  on demand  on a  daily basis or  on not  more than  seven days' notice.
Others,  such  as  instruments  with  quarterly  or  semiannual  interest   rate
adjustments,  may be put back to the issuer  on designated days on not more than
thirty days's notice. Still others are automatically called by the issuer unless
the Fund instructs otherwise. The Funds  intend to exercise the demand only  (1)
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default under the terms of the debt security, (2) as needed to provide liquidity
to  the  Fund, (3)  to maintain  the  respective quality  standards of  a Fund's
investment portfolio, or (4) to attain a more optimal portfolio structure.

    The Money Market Fund  will determine the variable  or floating rate  demand
instruments  that it will purchase in accordance with procedures approved by the
board of  directors  to minimize  credit  risks. Accordingly,  any  variable  or
floating  rate demand instrument  must satisfy that  Fund's credit criteria with
respect to both its  long-term and short-term ratings  except that where  credit
support  is provided, the Fund may rely solely upon the short-term rating of the
variable or  floating  rate demand  instrument  (I.E.,  the right  to  sell).  A
variable  or  floating rate  demand instrument  that is  unrated must  have high
quality characteristics  similar  to  those  of  other  obligations  rated  high
quality.  The Adviser  may determine that  an unrated variable  or floating rate
demand instrument meets the  Money Market Fund's quality  criteria by reason  of
being  backed by a letter of credit or guarantee issued by a bank that meets the
quality criteria for that  Fund. Thus, either  the credit of  the issuer of  the
obligation  or the guarantor bank or both will meet the quality standards of the
Fund.

    The maturity of the variable or floating rate demand instruments held by any
of the Funds will ordinarily be deemed to be the longer of (1) the notice period
required before the Fund is entitled to receive payment of the principal  amount
of  the  instrument or  (2)  the period  remaining  until the  instrument's next
interest rate adjustment.

    LOAN  PARTICIPATION  INTERESTS.    The   Money  Market  Fund  may   purchase
participation  interests with remaining maturities of thirteen months or less in
loans of any maturity. Such  loans must be to  issuers in whose obligations  the
Fund  may  otherwise invest.  Any participation  purchased by  the Fund  must be
issued by a bank in the United States with assets exceeding $1 billion.  Because
the  issuing  bank  does  not  guarantee  the  participation  in  any  way,  the
participations are subject  to the  credit risks generally  associated with  the
underlying  corporate borrower. In  addition, because it  may be necessary under
the terms of the loan participation for  the Fund to assert through the  issuing
bank  such rights as may exist against the underlying corporate borrower, 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  (such as  commercial paper)  of such  borrower. Moreover,  under the
terms of the  loan participation  the Money  Market Fund  may be  regarded as  a
creditor of the issuing bank (rather than of the underlying corporate borrower),
so  that the  Fund may also  be subject  to the risk  that the  issuing bank may
become insolvent. Further, in the event  of the bankruptcy or insolvency of  the
corporate  borrower, the loan  participation may be  subject to certain defenses
that can be asserted  by such borrower  as a result of  improper conduct by  the
issuing  bank. The  secondary market,  if any,  for these  loan participation is
limited and any  such participation  purchased by the  Fund may  be regarded  as
illiquid.

    The  Money  Market Fund  does not  believe  that price  quotations currently
obtainable from banks,  dealers or pricing  services consistently represent  the
market  values of  participation interests. Therefore,  the Company's accounting
servicing  agent  will,  following  guidelines  established  by  the  board   of
directors,  value the  participation interests held  by the Fund  at fair value,
which approximates market value. In valuing a participation interest, the  agent
will   consider  the   following  factors:   (i)  the   characteristics  of  the
participation interest, including  the cost, size,  interest rate, period  until
next  interest rate reset,  maturity and base lending  rate of the participation
interest, the terms and  conditions of the loan  and any related agreements  and
the  position of  the loan  in the borrower's  debt structure;  (ii) the nature,
adequacy and value of the collateral, including the Fund's rights, remedies  and
interests  with respect  to the  collateral; (iii)  the creditworthiness  of the
borrower,  based  on  an  evaluation  of  its  financial  condition,   financial
statements  and information about  the borrower's business,  cash flows, capital
structure and future prospects; (iv) the market for the participation  interest,
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quotations   for  and  trading   in  the  participation   interest  and  similar
participation interest or  instruments and the  market environment and  investor
attitudes   towards  the  participation   interest  or  participation  interests
generally;  (v)   the  quality   and   creditworthiness  of   any   intermediate
participants; and (vi) general economic or market conditions.

    LOWER-RATED CORPORATE DEBT OBLIGATIONS.  As described in the Prospectus, the
Small  Cap Equity  Fund may  make certain  investments including  corporate debt
obligations that are unrated or rated in the lower rating categories by Standard
& Poor's Corporation ("Standard & Poor's") or by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.
("Moody's") (I.E., ratings of BB or lower by Standard & Poor's or Ba or lower by
Moody's). Bonds rated BB or Ba  or below (or comparable unrated securities)  are
commonly  referred to  as "lower-rated"  securities or  as "junk  bonds" and are
considered speculative  and may  be questionable  as to  principal and  interest
payments.  In  some  cases, such  bonds  may  be highly  speculative,  have poor
prospects for  reaching investment  standing and  be in  default. As  a  result,
investment  in  such  bonds will  entail  greater speculative  risks  than those
associated with investment in investment-grade bonds (I.E., bonds rated AAA, AA,
A or BBB by Standard & Poor's or Aaa,  Aa, A or Baa by Moody's). See Appendix  A
for a description of the ratings issued by investment rating services. The Small
Cap  Equity  Fund  will  limit its  investments  in  lower-rated  corporate debt
obligations to less than 35% of its total assets.

    The  amount  of  junk  bond  securities  outstanding  has  proliferated   in
conjunction  with the  increase in merger  and acquisition  and leveraged buyout
activity. An  economic downturn  could  severely affect  the ability  of  highly
leveraged  issuers of junk bonds  to service their debt  obligations or to repay
their obligations upon maturity. Factors having an adverse impact on the  market
value  of lower  rated securities will  have an  adverse effect on  a Fund's net
asset value to the extent it invests in such securities. In addition, a Fund may
incur additional expenses to the extent it  is required to seek recovery upon  a
default in payment of principal or interest on its portfolio holdings.

    The  secondary market  for junk  bond securities,  which is  concentrated in
relatively few market makers, may not be  as liquid as the secondary market  for
more  highly rated securities,  a factor which  may have an  adverse effect on a
Fund's ability to dispose  of a particular security  when necessary to meet  its
liquidity  needs.  Under adverse  market or  economic conditions,  the secondary
market for  junk bond  securities  could contract  further, independent  of  any
specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer. As a result, a
Fund's  Adviser could find it more difficult  to sell these securities or may be
able to sell the securities  only at prices lower  than if such securities  were
widely  traded. Prices  realized upon  the sale of  such lower  rated or unrated
securities, under  these circumstances,  may be  less than  the prices  used  in
calculating a Fund's net asset value.

    Certain  proposed and recently  enacted federal laws  including the required
divestiture  by  federally  insured  savings  and  loan  associations  of  their
investments  in junk bonds and  proposals designed to limit  the use, or tax and
other advantages, of junk  bond securities could adversely  affect a Fund's  net
asset value and investment practices. Such proposals could also adversely affect
the  secondary  market  for junk  bond  securities, the  financial  condition of
issuers of these securities and the  value of outstanding junk bond  securities.
The  form of such  proposed legislation and the  probability of such legislation
being passed are uncertain.

    Since investors generally perceive that  there are greater risks  associated
with  lower-rated debt securities, the yields  and prices of such securities may
tend to fluctuate  more than  those for higher  rated securities.  In the  lower
quality  segments of the fixed-income  securities market, changes in perceptions
of issuers'  creditworthiness  tend to  occur  more  frequently and  in  a  more
pronounced manner than do changes in higher quality segments of the fixed-income
securities market resulting in greater yield and price volatility.

    Another  factor  which causes  fluctuations  in the  prices  of fixed-income
securities is the supply and demand for similarly rated securities. In addition,
the prices of fixed-income securities fluctuate in

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response to the general level of  interest rates. Fluctuations in the prices  of
portfolio securities subsequent to their acquisition will not affect cash income
from such securities but will be reflected in a Fund's net asset value.

    Lower-rated  (and  comparable  non-rated) securities  tend  to  offer higher
yields than  higher-rated  securities  with  the  same  maturities  because  the
historical  financial condition of  the issuers of such  securities may not have
been as strong as that of other issuers. Since lower rated securities  generally
involve  greater  risks  of  loss  of  income  and  principal  than higher-rated
securities, investors should  consider carefully the  relative risks  associated
with  investment  in  securities which  carry  lower ratings  and  in comparable
non-rated securities. In addition to the risk of default, there are the  related
costs of recovery on defaulted issues. The Advisers will attempt to reduce these
risks through diversification of these Funds' portfolios and by analysis of each
issuer  and its ability to make timely payments of income and principal, as well
as broad economic trends in corporate developments.

    ZERO COUPON BONDS.   The Small Cap Equity  Fund, International Equity  Fund,
Growth  and Income Fund and  Global Income Fund may  invest in zero coupon bonds
which are  debt obligations  that do  not  entitle the  holder to  any  periodic
payments  of interest prior to maturity or  provide for a specified cash payment
date when the  bonds begin  paying current interest.  As a  result, zero  coupon
bonds  are generally issued and traded at a significant discount from their face
value. The discount approximates the present value amount of interest the  bonds
would have accrued and compounded over the period until maturity.

    Zero coupon bonds benefit the issuer by mitigating its initial need for cash
to  meet  debt  service,  but  generally provide  a  higher  rate  of  return to
compensate investors for the deferment  of cash interest or principal  payments.
Such  securities are often issued by companies that may not have the capacity to
pay current interest and  so may be  considered to have  more risk than  current
interest-bearing  securities. In addition, the market price of zero coupon bonds
generally is more volatile than the market prices of securities that provide for
the periodic payment  of interest. The  market prices of  zero coupon bonds  are
likely  to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than those of
interest-bearing securities having similar maturities and credit quality.

    Zero coupon bonds  carry the  additional risk that,  unlike securities  that
provide for the periodic payment of interest to maturity, the Funds will realize
no  cash  until  a  specified  future payment  date  unless  a  portion  of such
securities is sold.  If the issuer  of such securities  defaults, the Funds  may
obtain no return at all on their investment. In addition, a Fund's investment in
zero  coupon bonds may require it to sell certain of its portfolio securities to
generate sufficient cash  to satisfy certain  income distribution  requirements.
See "Taxation" below.

    MORTGAGE-BACKED AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES.  All of the Funds may invest in
mortgage-backed securities, which represent direct or indirect participation in,
or  are  collateralized by  and  payable from,  mortgage  loans secured  by real
property.  These  Funds  may  also  invest  in  asset-backed  securities,  which
represent  participation in, or are secured by  and payable from, assets such as
motor vehicle installment sales, installment  loan contracts, leases of  various
types  of real and  personal property, receivables  from revolving credit (I.E.,
credit card) agreements  and other  categories of receivables.  Such assets  are
securitized  though the use of trusts and special purpose corporations. Payments
or distributions  of principal  and interest  may be  guaranteed up  to  certain
amounts  and for a certain time period by a letter of credit or a pool insurance
policy issued  by  a  financial  institution  unaffiliated  with  the  trust  or
corporation, or other credit enhancements may be present.

    Mortgage-backed  and asset-backed securities are often subject to more rapid
repayment than their  stated maturity  date would indicate  as a  result of  the
pass-through  of  prepayments of  principal on  the  underlying loans.  A Fund's
ability to maintain positions in such securities will be affected by  reductions
in  the principal amount of such  securities resulting from prepayments, and its
ability to reinvest the returns of principal at comparable yields is subject  to
generally  prevailing interest  rates at  that time. To  the extent  that a Fund
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values of its  portfolio securities will  vary with changes  in market  interest
rates  generally and  the differentials  in yields  among various  kinds of U.S.
Government Securities and other mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

    Asset-backed securities  present  certain  additional  risks  that  are  not
presented   by  mortgage-backed   securities  because   asset-backed  securities
generally do not have the benefit of  a security interest in collateral that  is
comparable  to mortgage assets. Credit  card receivables are generally unsecured
and the debtors on such receivables are  entitled to the protection of a  number
of  state and federal consumer credit laws,  many of which give such debtors the
right to set-off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing  the
balance  due. Automobile receivables  generally are secured,  but by automobiles
rather than residential  real property. Most  issuers of automobile  receivables
permit the loan servicers to retain possession of the underlying obligations. If
the  servicer were to sell  these obligations to another  party, there is a risk
that the purchaser would acquire an interest superior to that of the holders  of
the  asset-backed  securities.  In  addition, because  of  the  large  number of
vehicles involved in a typical  issuance and technical requirements under  state
laws,  the trustee for the holders of  the automobile receivables may not have a
proper security interest in the underlying automobiles. Therefore, there is  the
possibility that, in some cases, recoveries on repossessed collateral may not be
available to support payments on these securities.

WARRANTS AND RIGHTS

    The Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund and
Growth  and Income Fund each may invest up to 5% of its total assets, calculated
at the time of  purchase, in warrants  or rights (other  than those acquired  in
units  or attached to other  securities) which entitle the  holder to buy equity
securities at a specific price for a specific period of time but will do so only
if such equity securities are deemed  appropriate by the Adviser for  investment
by  the Fund. The Funds will each not invest more than 2% of their total assets,
calculated at the time of purchase, in  warrants or rights which are not  listed
on  the New York or American Stock Exchanges. Warrants and rights have no voting
rights, receive no dividends and  have no rights with  respect to the assets  of
the issuer.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

    The  Small Cap  Equity Fund  and the  Growth and  Income Fund  may invest in
shares of real estate investment  trusts ("REITs"). REITs are pooled  investment
vehicles  that invest primarily  in income producing real  estate or real estate
related loans  or interest.  REITs  are generally  classified as  equity  REITs,
mortgage  REITs  or a  combination of  equity and  mortgage REITs.  Equity REITs
invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive  income
primarily  from the collection  of rents. Equity REITs  can also realize capital
gains by  selling properties  that  have appreciated  in value.  Mortgage  REITs
invest  the majority of their assets in  real estate mortgages and derive income
from the collection  of interest payments.  REITs invest the  majority of  their
assets  in  real  estate mortgages  and  derive  income from  the  collection of
interest payments. REITs  are not  taxed on income  distributed to  shareholders
provided  they  comply  with  several  requirements of  the  Code.  A  Fund will
indirectly bear its proportionate share of  any expenses paid by REITs in  which
it invests in addition to the expenses paid by a Fund.

    Investing  in  REITs  involves certain  unique  risks. Equity  REITs  may be
affected by changes in the value of the underlying property owned by such REITs,
while mortgage REITs  may be  affected by the  quality of  any credit  extended.
REITs  are dependent upon management skills,  are not diversified (except to the
extent the Code requires), and are  subject to the risks of financing  projects.
REITs  are  subject  to  heavy  cash  flow  dependency,  default  by  borrowers,
self-liquidation, and the possibilities of failing to qualify for the  exemption
from  tax for distributed  income under the  Code and failing  to maintain their
exemptions from the Investment Company  Act of 1940. REITs (especially  mortgage
REITs) are also subject to interest rate risks.

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                            INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

FUNDAMENTAL RESTRICTIONS

    The  following investment restrictions  have been adopted  by the Company as
fundamental policies  for the  Fund to  which each  applies, as  shown below.  A
fundamental policy is one that cannot be changed without the affirmative vote of
the  holders of  a majority  (as defined  in the  Act) of  the outstanding votes
attributable to the shares of a Fund. The investment objective or objectives  of
each  Fund  and all  other  investment policies  or  practices of  the  Fund are
considered by the Company not to  be fundamental and accordingly may be  changed
by   the  Company's  board  of   directors  without  shareholder  approval.  See
"Investment Objective and Policies"  in the Fund's  Prospectus. For purposes  of
the  Act,  "majority"  means  the  lesser  of  (a)  67%  or  more  of  the votes
attributable to shares of the Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of  more
than 50% of such votes are present or represented by proxy, or (b) more than 50%
of the votes attributable to shares of the Fund.

    None of the Funds may:

         1.  Pledge, mortgage  or hypothecate its  assets, except  to the extent
    necessary to secure permitted  borrowings and to the  extent related to  the
    deposit  of assets in escrow  in connection with the  writing of covered put
    and call options and the purchase  of securities on a forward commitment  or
    delayed-delivery  basis  and  collateral  and  initial  or  variation margin
    arrangements  with  respect  to  currency  transactions,  options,   futures
    contracts  (including  those relating  to indices),  and options  on futures
    contracts or indices.

         2. Purchase securities on margin, except for such short-term credits as
    are necessary for the clearance of transactions, but a Fund may make  margin
    deposits  in connection  with transactions  in currencies,  options, futures
    contracts and options on futures contracts.

         3. Sell securities short or maintain a short position except for  short
    sales against the box.

         4.  Underwrite securities issued  by others, except  to the extent that
    the sale of portfolio securities by a Fund may be deemed to be underwriting.

         5. Purchase, hold or deal in real estate (including real estate limited
    partnerships) or oil, gas  or mineral leases, although  a Fund may  purchase
    and sell securities that are secured by real estate or interests therein and
    may  purchase  mortgage-related  securities and  securities  issued  by real
    estate investment trusts and may hold and sell real estate acquired for  the
    Fund as a result of the ownership of securities.

         6.  Invest  in commodities  except that  a Fund  may purchase  and sell
    futures contracts, including  those relating to  securities, currencies  and
    indices,  and  options  on  futures  contracts,  securities,  currencies  or
    indices, and  purchase  and  sell  currencies or  securities  on  a  forward
    commitment or delayed-delivery basis as described in the Prospectus.

         7. Lend any money or other assets except through the purchase of all or
    a  portion of an issue of securities or obligations of the type in which the
    Fund may invest.  However, a Fund  may lend its  portfolio securities in  an
    amount not to exceed one-third of the value of its total assets.

         8.  Issue any senior security (as such term is defined in Section 18(f)
    of the Act) except as otherwise permitted under these fundamental investment
    restrictions.

         9. Alone or together with any other of the Funds, make investments  for
    the purpose of exercising control over, or management of, any issuer.

        10.  Borrow money except from banks for temporary or short-term purposes
    and then only if  each maintains asset  coverage of at  least 300% for  such
    borrowings.  For purposes  of this  investment restriction,  transactions in
    currency,   swaps,    options,    futures   contracts,    including    those

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    relating  to  indices, forward  contracts, options  on futures  contracts or
    indices and forward commitment transactions shall not constitute  borrowing.
    None of the Funds will purchase securities when such borrowings exceed 5% of
    its assets.

    Fund-specific restrictions:

          11(a).   Each of the  Funds other than  the Money Market  Fund may not
    invest more than 25% of the value  of its total assets in the securities  of
    issuers conducting their principal business activities in the same industry.
    This limitation does not apply to U.S. Government Securities.

          11(b).   The Money  Market Fund will  not purchase  securities if such
    purchase would cause more than 25% of its total assets to be invested in the
    securities of one or more issuers having their principal business activities
    in the  same industry.  This limitation,  however, will  not apply  to  U.S.
    Government  Securities, obligations (other than  commercial paper) issued or
    guaranteed by U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks, and  repurchase
    agreements and securities loans collateralized by U.S. Government Securities
    or  such bank obligations. (For the  purposes of this restriction, telephone
    companies are  considered to  be a  separate industry  from water,  gas,  or
    electric  utilities, personal  credit finance companies  and business credit
    finance  companies  are  considered  separate  industries  and  wholly-owned
    finance companies are considered to be in the industries of their parents if
    their  activities are primarily related to financing the activities of their
    parents.)

        12. The Money Market Fund, Select Equity Fund and the Growth and  Income
    Fund  each may not,  as to 75%  of the total  assets of each  at the time of
    purchase, purchase the securities of any issuer if more than 5% of the value
    of the Fund's total assets would be invested in such securities.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL RESTRICTIONS

    In addition to the investment restrictions mentioned above, the directors of
the Company have adopted certain  non-fundamental restrictions for each Fund  as
shown  below. Non-fundamental  restrictions represent the  current intentions of
the Company's board  of directors  and they differ  from fundamental  investment
restrictions  in that they may  be changed or amended  by the board of directors
without prior notice to or approval of shareholders.

    None of the Funds (except the Global Income Fund) may:

        1.  Purchase the securities of any  issuer if by such purchase the  Fund
    would own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer.

        Fund specific restrictions:

        2.   The Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund, International Equity
    Fund and Growth and  Income Fund will  each not write  covered calls or  put
    options with respect to more than 25% of the value of its net assets, invest
    more than 25% of its net assets in puts, calls, spreads or straddles, or any
    combination  thereof other than protective  put options. The aggregate value
    of premiums paid on all options held by one of these Funds at any time  will
    not exceed 20% of the Fund's total net assets.

          3(a).  The International  Equity Fund and the  Global Income Fund each
    will not invest (a) more than 15% or its net assets in illiquid investments,
    including repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days, securities
    that are not readily marketable  and restricted securities not eligible  for
    resale  pursuant to Rule  144A under the  Securities Act of  1933 (the "1933
    Act"); (b)  more  than 10%  of  its total  assets  in securities  which  are
    restricted  under  the 1933  Act, excluding  securities eligible  for resale
    pursuant to  Rule 144A  or  foreign securities  which  are offered  or  sold
    outside  the United  States in accordance  with Regulation S  under the 1933
    Act; or  (c) more  than 15%  of  its nets  assets in  restricted  securities
    (including those eligible for resale under Rule 144A).

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          3(b).  The  Select Equity Fund,  Small Cap Equity  Fund and Growth and
    Income Fund will  each not invest  (a) more than  15% or its  net assets  in
    illiquid  investments, including repurchase agreements maturing in more than
    seven days,  securities  that  are not  readily  marketable  and  restricted
    securities not eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act;
    (b)  more than  5% of  its total assets  in securities  which are restricted
    under the 1933  Act, excluding  securities eligible for  resale pursuant  to
    Rule 144A or foreign securities which are offered or sold outside the United
    States  in accordance with Regulation S under the 1933 Act; or (c) more than
    15% of its net assets in restricted securities (including those eligible for
    resale under Rule 144A).

         3(c).  The Money  Market Fund will not  invest in illiquid  securities,
    including  certain repurchase agreements  or time deposits  maturing in more
    than seven days, if, as a result thereof, more than 10% of the value of  its
    total assets would be invested in assets that are either illiquid or are not
    readily marketable.

        4.   The Small Cap Equity Fund, International Equity Fund and the Global
    Income Fund each may not, as to 75% of the total assets of each at the  time
    of  purchase, purchase the securities of any  issuer if more than 10% of the
    value of the Fund's total assets would be invested in such securities.

        5.  The International Equity Fund  and the Global Income Fund will  each
    not  invest in  foreign issuers unless  after such investment  issuers in at
    least the following  number of  different countries are  represented in  the
    Fund's  portfolio: if up to  40% of the Fund's  total assets are invested in
    foreign issuers, two foreign countries; if between 40% and 60% of the Fund's
    total assets are invested  in foreign issuers,  three foreign countries;  if
    between  60% and  80% of  the Fund's  total assets  are invested  in foreign
    issuers, four foreign countries; and if over 80% of the Fund's total  assets
    are invested in foreign issuers, five foreign countries.

INTERPRETIVE RULES

    For  purposes of the foregoing limitations,  any limitation which involves a
maximum percentage will  not be violated  unless an excess  over the  percentage
occurs  immediately after,  and is caused  by, an acquisition  or encumbrance of
securities or assets of, or borrowings by,  a Fund. In addition, with regard  to
exceptions recited in a restriction, a Fund may only rely on an exception if its
investment  objective(s) or policies (as  disclosed in the Prospectus) otherwise
permit it to rely on the exception.

                               INVESTMENT MANAGER

    Investment Distributors Advisory Services, Inc. ("IDASI"), 2801 Highway  280
South,  Birmingham, Alabama 35223, is the  investment manager of the Company and
its Funds. IDASI  is a  wholly-owned subsidiary of  Protective Life  Corporation
("PLC"),  an insurance holding company  whose common stock is  traded on the New
York Stock Exchange.  PLC's principal  operating subsidiary  is Protective  Life
Insurance   Company,  a  stock  life   insurance  company  which  maintains  its
administrative offices in Birmingham, Alabama. Protective Life was  incorporated
in  Alabama in 1907 and changed its  state of domicile from Alabama to Tennessee
in 1992. Protective Life's principal business  is the writing of individual  and
group  life and  health insurance  contracts, annuity  contracts, and guaranteed
investment contracts.

    The Investment  Manager  has  no direct  previous  experience  in  providing
management  services for  investment companies;  however, its  officers, most of
whom  are  officers  of  Protective  Life,  have  extensive  experience  in  the
development  and  distribution of  investment products,  particularly guaranteed
investment contracts.  In  addition, the  Investment  Manager has  retained  the
Advisers,  entities  that  have  extensive  experience  managing  the  assets of
investment companies, pension plans and other clients, to manage the  investment
and reinvestment of the Funds' assets.

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

    The  Investment Manager has entered into an investment management agreement,
dated March 3, 1994, with the Company under which the Investment Manager assumes
overall responsibility, subject  to the  supervision of the  Company's board  of
directors,  for administering all  operations of the  Company and for monitoring
and evaluating the management of the assets of each of the Funds by the Advisers
on an  ongoing  basis. The  Investment  Manager  provides or  arranges  for  the
provision  of  the  overall  business  management  and  administrative  services
necessary for  the Company's  operations  and furnishes  or procures  any  other
services  and  information necessary  for the  proper  conduct of  the Company's
business. The Investment Manager also acts as liaison among, and supervisor  of,
the  various service providers to the Company, including the custodian, transfer
agent, and accounting services  agent and to its  own administration agent  that
performs  services for the Company on its behalf. The Investment Manager is also
responsible for overseeing  the Company's  compliance with  the requirements  of
applicable  law  and in  conformity  with each  Fund's  investment objective(s),
policies and restrictions, including oversight of the Advisers.

   
    For its services to the Company,  the Investment Manager receives a  monthly
management  fee. The fee is deducted daily from  the assets of each of the Funds
and paid to the Investment  Manager monthly. The fee for  each Fund is based  on
the  average daily net assets  of the Fund at  the following annual rates: Money
Market Fund  .60%,  Select  Equity  Fund  .80%,  Small  Cap  Equity  Fund  .80%,
International  Equity Fund 1.10%, Growth and Income Fund .80%, and Global Income
Fund 1.10%. For the fiscal period March 14, 1994 to December 31, 1994, the Funds
incurred the following management fees  to the Investment Manager: Money  Market
Fund  $17,340,  Select  Equity  Fund $53,590,  Small  Cap  Equity  Fund $69,118,
International Equity Fund $121,044, Growth and Income Fund $120,322, and  Global
Income Fund $88,827.
    

    The  investment management agreement does not  place limits on the operating
expenses of the  Company or  of any Fund.  However, the  Investment Manager  has
voluntarily  undertaken to pay any such expenses (but not including brokerage or
other portfolio transaction expenses or expenses of litigation, indemnification,
taxes or other  extraordinary expenses)  to the  extent that  such expenses,  as
accrued  for each Fund, exceed the  following percentages of that Fund's average
daily net assets  on an annualized  basis: Protective Money  Market Fund,  .60%;
Protective  Select Equity  Fund, .80%; Protective  Small Cap  Equity Fund, .80%;
Protective International Equity Fund, 1.10%; Protective Growth and Income  Fund,
.80%;  and Protective Global Income Fund, 1.10%. This reduction of expenses will
increase the yield  or total return  of the Funds  for any period  for which  it
remains  in effect. The Investment Manager  may withdraw this undertaking to pay
expenses as to any or all of the Funds upon 120 days notice to the Company.

    The investment management agreement provides that the Investment Manager may
render similar  services to  others so  long as  the services  that it  provides
thereunder  are not impaired  thereby. The investment  management agreement also
provides that  the Investment  Manager shall  not  be liable  for any  error  of
judgment  or mistake of law or for any loss arising out of any investment or for
any act or omission  in the management  of the Company,  except for (i)  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith or gross negligence in  the performance of its duties or
by reason  of  reckless  disregard  of  its  duties  or  obligations  under  the
investment  management agreement,  and (ii) to  the extent  specified in Section
36(b) of the Act concerning loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty  with
respect to the receipt of compensation.

    The  investment  management  agreement was  approved  for each  Fund  by the
directors of the Company, including a  majority of the directors of the  Company
who are not parties to the investment advisory agreement or "interested persons"
(as  such term is defined in the  Act) of any party thereto (the "non-interested
directors"), on February  8, 1994, and  by the sole  initial shareholder of  the
Fund on March 2, 1994. The investment management agreement will remain in effect
from  year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved as to each
Fund at least annually by (a) the  vote of a majority of the votes  attributable
to  shares  of  the  Fund  or  a  majority  of  the  directors  of  the Company,

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and (b) the vote of a majority  of the non-interested directors of the  Company,
cast  in person at a meeting called for  the purpose of voting on such approval.
The investment management agreement will terminate automatically if assigned (as
defined in the Act) and is terminable as to any Fund at any time without penalty
by the  directors  of  the Company  or  by  vote  of a  majority  of  the  votes
attributable to outstanding voting securities of the applicable Fund on 60 days'
written  notice to the  Investment Manager and  by the Investment  Manager on 60
days' written notice to the Company.

EXPENSES OF THE COMPANY

    The company incurs certain operating and general administrative expenses  in
addition  to the  Investment Manager's  fee. These  expenses, which  are accrued
daily, include but are  not limited to: taxes;  expenses for legal and  auditing
services;  costs of printing; charges for custody services; transfer agent fees,
if any; expenses of  redemption of shares; expense  of registering shares  under
federal  and  state  securities  laws;  accounting  costs;  insurance; interest;
brokerage costs, and other expenses properly payable by the Company.

    In general, each Fund is charged for the expenses incurred in its operations
as well  as for  a portion  of the  Company's general  administrative  expenses,
allocated  on the  basis of the  asset size of  the respective Funds,  or by the
board of directors as appropriate. Expenses other than the Investment  Manager's
fee that are borne directly and paid individually by a Fund include, but are not
limited  to,  brokerage commissions,  dealer markups,  taxes, custody  fees, and
other costs properly payable by the Fund. Expenses which are allocated among the
Funds include, but are not limited to, directors' fees and expenses, independent
accountant fees, transfer agent fees,  expenses of redemption, insurance  costs,
legal fees, and all other costs of operation properly payable by the Company.

                              INVESTMENT ADVISERS

INVESTMENT ADVISERS

    Goldman  Sachs Asset Management,  32 Old Slip,  New York, New  York 10005, a
separate operating division of Goldman Sachs, acts as the investment adviser  of
the  Money Market Fund, Select Equity Fund, Small Cap Equity Fund and Growth and
Income Fund. Goldman  Sachs Asset  Management International,  140 Fleet  Street,
London  EC4A 2BJ England, an affiliate of  Goldman Sachs, acts as the investment
adviser to  the International  Equity  Fund and  the  Global Income  Fund.  Both
Goldman  Sachs and GSAMI are registered with  the SEC as investment advisers. In
performing its investment advisory services to the International Equity Fund and
the Global Income Fund,  GSAMI, while remaining  responsible for advising  these
Funds,  may  draw upon  the  research and  market  expertise of  its affiliates,
including Goldman Sachs Asia, Ltd. (its  Hong Kong affiliate) and Goldman  Sachs
Asset  Management Japan Limited.  As of August 31,  1994, the Advisers, together
with their affiliates, acted as investment adviser, administrator or distributor
for approximately $52 billion in assets.

    Founded in 1869, Goldman  Sachs is among the  oldest and largest  investment
banking  firms in  the United  States. Goldman Sachs  is a  leader in developing
portfolio  strategies  and   in  many   fields  of   investing  and   financing,
participating   in   financial  markets   worldwide  and   serving  individuals,
institutions, corporations and governments. Goldman Sachs is among the principal
market sources for  current and  thorough information  on companies,  industrial
sectors,  markets, economies and  currencies, and trades and  makes markets in a
wide  range  of  equity  and  debt  securities  24-hours  a  day.  The  firm  is
headquartered  in New York and  has offices throughout the  United States and in
Frankfurt, George  Town,  Hong Kong,  London,  Madrid, Milan,  Montreal,  Osaka,
Paris,  Singapore, Sydney,  Taipei, Tokyo,  Toronto and  Zurich. It  has trading
professionals throughout the United  States, as well as  in London, Tokyo,  Hong
Kong  and Singapore.  The active participation  of Goldman Sachs  in the world's
financial markets enhances its ability to identify attractive investments.

    The Advisers  are  able to  draw  on  the substantial  research  and  market
expertise  of  Goldman Sachs,  whose investment  research effort  is one  of the
largest in the industry. With an annual equity research budget approaching  $130
million,  Goldman  Sachs's Investment  Research Department  covers approximately
1,600 companies, including approximately 900 U.S. corporations in 58 industries.
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in-depth information and analyses generated by Goldman Sachs's research analysts
are available to the Advisers.  For more than a  decade, Goldman Sachs has  been
among  the  top-ranked  firms in  INSTITUTIONAL  INVESTOR'S  annual "All-America
Research  Team"  survey.  In  addition,  many  of  Goldman  Sachs's  economists,
securities analysts, portfolio strategists and credit analysts have consistently
been  highly  ranked in  respected industry  surveys conducted  in the  U.S. and
abroad.  Goldman  Sachs  is  also  among  the  leading  investment  firms  using
quantitative  analysis (now used by a  growing number of investors) to structure
and evaluate portfolios.

    In connection with the Funds' investments in foreign securities and  related
transactions  in foreign currencies,  the Adviser has  access to Goldman Sachs's
economics team, based  in London,  which is internationally  recognized for  its
skill in currency forecasting and international economics.

    The fixed-income research capabilities of Goldman Sachs available to each of
the  Advisers include the Goldman Sachs Fixed-Income Research Department and the
Credit Department. The Fixed-Income Research Department monitors developments in
U.S. and foreign fixed-income markets, assesses the outlooks for various sectors
of the markets  and provides  relative value  comparisons, as  well as  analyzes
trading  opportunities  within  and  across  market  sectors.  The  Fixed-Income
Research Department is at the  forefront in developing and using  computer-based
tools   for  analyzing  fixed-income  securities  and  markets,  developing  new
fixed-income products and structuring portfolio strategies for investment policy
and tactical asset allocation decisions.  The Credit Department tracks  specific
governments,  regions and industries and from time to time may review the credit
quality of a Fund's investments.

    In addition to fixed-income research and credit research, both Advisers  are
supported   by  Goldman  Sachs's  economics  research.  The  Economics  Research
Department conducts  economic, financial  and  currency markets  research  which
analyzes economic trends and interest and exchange rate movements worldwide. The
Economics  Research Department tracks factors such as inflation and money supply
figures, balance of trade figures,  economic growth, commodity prices,  monetary
and  fiscal policies, and political events that can influence interest rates and
currency trends. The success of Goldman Sachs's international research team  has
brought wide recognition to its members. The team has earned top rankings in the
INSTITUTIONAL  INVESTOR  annual  "All  British  Research  Team  Survey"  in  the
following  categories:  Economics   (U.K.)  1986-1993;   Economics/International
1989-1993;  and Currency Forecasting  1986-1993. In addition,  the team has also
earned top rankings in  the annual "extel Financial  Survey" of U.K.  investment
managers  in  the following  categories:  U.K. Economy  1989-1993; International
Economies 1986, 1988-1993; and Currency Movements 1986-1993.

    In allocating assets in  a Fund's portfolio  among currencies, the  Advisers
will  have access to the global asset  allocation model developed by Dr. Fischer
Black and  Robert  Litterman, Co-head  of  Goldman Sachs's  Research  and  Model
Development  Group. The model is based on the observation that the prices of all
financial assets,  including foreign  currencies,  will adjust  until  investors
globally  are  comfortable holding  the pool  of  outstanding assets.  Using the
model, the Advisers will  estimate the total returns  from each currency  sector
which  are consistent with the average investor holding a portfolio equal to the
market capitalization  of the  financial assets  among those  currency  sectors.
These  estimated  equilibrium returns  are  then combined  with  Goldman Sachs's
research professionals' expectations  to produce an  optimal currency and  asset
allocation  for the level of risk suitable for a Fund's investment objective and
criteria. In allocating a Fund's assets among currencies, the Advisers will also
have  access  to  Goldman  Sachs's  economics  team,  which  is  internationally
recognized for its skill in currency forecasting and international economics.

    The  multifactor model has been used  by Goldman Sachs and its institutional
clients since it was first developed in  1987 and became proprietary to GSAM  in
1989.  The model  is a computerized  system that is  extremely comprehensive; it
evaluates each stock in  terms of its value,  yield, growth, momentum, risk  and
liquidity characteristics. The model ranks each security on the recommended list
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the  secondary group according to 12  diverse factors that are widely recognized
as important  performance indicators.  Based on  the results  of this  approach,
approximately  50 of  the top-ranked stocks  are selected for  the Select Equity
Fund's portfolio.

    As of August  31, 1994,  approximately $2.2  billion in  assets are  managed
using the multifactor model, including approximately $2 billion in equity assets
managed  by the  Adviser and  its affiliates.  The Adviser  believes that Select
Equity Fund  is  the  only  vehicle currently  available  to  insurance  product
investors  that  combines  a  quantitative  multifactor  model  with traditional
research recommendations.

    The Co-heads of the research department and the Stock Selection Committee at
Goldman Sachs decide which securities will  be included on the recommended  list
from  which  Select  Equity Fund  selects  its portfolio  securities.  The Stock
Selection Committee will consider, among  other things, economic data,  earnings
estimates, market data and a security's fundamental characteristics in selecting
stocks for the recommended list. A simpler procedure is followed for determining
which  securities not on the recommended list should be added to or removed from
the secondary group. This determination is  based solely on an assessment by  an
individual analyst in the research department of whether a security is likely to
outperform the relevant market.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

    Each  Adviser has entered into an investment advisory agreement, dated March
2, 1994, with the  Investment Manager in connection  with each Fund it  advises.
Under  the agreements,  the Adviser, subject  to the general  supervision of the
Company's board of  directors, manages  the investment portfolio  of each  Fund.
Under  the  investment advisory  agreements,  the Advisers  are  responsible for
making investment decisions for the Funds and for placing the purchase and  sale
orders  for  the portfolio  transactions  of each  Fund.  In this  capacity, the
Advisers obtain  and evaluate  appropriate  economic, statistical,  timing,  and
financial  information  and  formulates and  implements  investment  programs in
furtherance of each Fund's investment objective(s).

    As compensation for its  services to the Funds  on behalf of the  Investment
Manager, the Advisers receive a monthly fee from the Investment Manager based on
the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates:

    Protective Money Market Fund .35% of the first $50 million, .25% of the next
    $100 million, .20% of the next $100 million, and .15% of assets in excess of
    $250  million; Protective  Select Equity  Fund, Protective  Small Cap Equity
    Fund, and Protective Growth and Income Fund, .40% of the first $50  million,
    .30% of the next $150 million, and .20% of assets in excess of $200 million;
    Protective International Equity Fund and Protective Global Income Fund, .40%
    of  the first $50 million,  .30% of the next $100  million, .25% of the next
    $100 million, and .20% of the assets in excess of $250 million.

   
    For the fiscal period  March 14, 1994 to  December 31, 1994, the  Investment
Manager  incurred the following fees to the  Advisers in connection with each of
the Funds: Money  Market Fund  $10,105, Select  Equity Fund  $26,395, Small  Cap
Equity  Fund $34,560, International Equity Fund  $44,016, Growth and Income Fund
$60,162, and Global Income Fund $32,301.
    

    The Funds' investment advisory agreements each provide that the Advisers may
render similar services  to others  so long as  the services  that they  provide
thereunder are not impaired thereby.

    The  investment  advisory  agreement  for  each  Fund  was  approved  by the
directors of the Company, including a  majority of the directors of the  Company
who are not parties to the investment advisory agreement or "interested persons"
(as  such term is defined in the  Act) of any party thereto (the "non-interested
directors"), on February  8, 1994, and  by the sole  initial shareholder of  the
Fund  on March  2, 1994.  The foregoing agreements  will remain  in effect until
March 2, 1996  and from  year to year  thereafter provided  such continuance  is
specifically  approved at least  annually by (a)  the vote of  a majority of the
votes attributable to shares of the Fund  or a majority of the directors of  the
Company,

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and  (b) the vote of a majority  of the non-interested directors of the Company,
cast in person at a meeting called  for the purpose of voting on such  approval.
The investment advisory agreements will each terminate automatically if assigned
(as  defined in the Act)  and each is terminable at  any time without penalty by
the directors of the Company or by vote of a majority of the votes  attributable
to  outstanding voting  securities of  the applicable  Fund on  60 days' written
notice to the  Adviser and  by the  Adviser on 60  days' written  notice to  the
Company.

    GSAM  and  GSAMI  and  their  affiliates  may  manage,  or  have proprietary
interests in, accounts  with similar or  the same investment  objectives as  the
Funds.  Such  accounts may  be in  competition with  the Funds  for investments.
Investment decisions for such  accounts are based on  criteria relevant to  such
accounts;  portfolio decisions  and results of  a Fund's  investments may differ
from those of such other accounts. There is no obligation to make available  for
use  in managing the  Funds any information  or strategies used  or developed in
managing such accounts. In addition, when two or more accounts seek to  purchase
or  sell the same assets, the assets actually purchased or sold may be allocated
among accounts  on  a  good faith  equitable  basis  at the  discretion  of  the
account's  adviser. In some cases, this system may adversely affect the price or
size of the  position obtainable  for a  Fund. See  "Portfolio Transactions  and
Brokerage."

    If  determined by the Adviser  to be beneficial to  the interests of a Fund,
partners and  employees  of  Goldman  Sachs may  serve  on  investment  advisory
committees,  which will consult with the Adviser regarding investment objectives
and strategies for the  Funds. In connection with  serving on such a  committee,
such  persons may receive  information regarding the  Fund's proposed investment
activities which is not generally available to unaffiliated market participants,
and there will be no  obligation on the part of  such persons to make  available
for  use in  managing the Fund  any information  or strategies known  to them or
developed in connection with their other activities.

    It is possible that  a Fund's holdings will  include securities of  entities
for  which  Goldman  Sachs  performs  investment  banking  services  as  well as
securities of entities in which Goldman Sachs makes a market. From time to time,
Goldman Sachs's activities may limit a Fund's flexibility in purchases and sales
of securities. For example, when Goldman Sachs is engaged in an underwriting  or
other  distribution of  securities of an  entity, the Adviser  may be prohibited
from purchasing  or recommending  the  purchase of  certain securities  of  that
entity for the Fund.

                      PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

    The  Advisers are responsible  for decisions to buy  and sell securities for
the Funds, the selection of brokers  and dealers to effect the transactions  and
the  negotiation  of  brokerage  commissions, if  any.  Purchases  and  sales of
securities on a securities  exchange are effected through  brokers who charge  a
negotiated  commission for their services. Orders  may be directed to any broker
including, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law,  Goldman
Sachs.

    In  the over-the-counter market, securities are  generally traded on a "net"
basis with dealers acting as principal  for their own accounts without a  stated
commission,  although the price of  a security usually includes  a profit to the
dealer. In underwritten  offerings, securities  are purchased at  a fixed  price
which  includes an amount of compensation to the underwriter, generally referred
to as  the underwriter's  concession  or discount.  On occasion,  certain  money
market  instruments may be purchased  directly from an issuer,  in which case no
commissions or discounts are paid. The Company will not deal with Goldman  Sachs
in any transaction in which Goldman Sachs acts as principal.

    In  placing  orders  for portfolio  securities  of  a Fund,  its  Adviser is
required to give primary consideration to obtaining the most favorable price and
efficient execution.  This means  that the  Adviser will  seek to  execute  each
transaction  at a price and commission, if any, which provide the most favorable
total cost or  proceeds reasonably  attainable in the  circumstances. While  the
Adviser generally seeks reasonably competitive spreads or commissions, the Funds
will not necessarily be paying the lowest spread or commission available. Within
the framework of this policy, the Advisers will consider research and investment
services   provided  by  brokers  or  dealers  who  effect  or  are  parties  to

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portfolio transactions of the Funds, the Advisers and their affiliates, or other
clients of  the  Advisers or  their  affiliates. Such  research  and  investment
services  are those which brokerage  houses customarily provide to institutional
investors and  include statistical  and economic  data and  research reports  on
particular  companies and industries. Such services  are used by the Advisers in
connection with all of  their investment activities, and  some of such  services
obtained  in connection with the execution of  transactions for the Funds may be
used in managing other investment accounts. Conversely, brokers furnishing  such
services  may  be  selected for  the  execution  of transactions  of  such other
accounts, whose aggregate assets are far larger than those of the Funds, and the
services furnished by  such brokers  may be used  by the  Advisers in  providing
investment  advisory services for the Funds. On occasions when the Adviser deems
the purchase or sale of a security to be in the best interest of a Fund as  well
as  its other  advisory clients  (including any  other fund  or other investment
company or  advisory account  for which  the  Adviser or  an affiliate  acts  as
investment adviser), the Adviser, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and
regulations,  may aggregate the securities to be  sold or purchased for the Fund
with those to be sold or purchased  for such other customers in order to  obtain
the  best net price and  most favorable execution. In  such event, allocation of
the securities so purchased  or sold, as  well as the  expenses incurred in  the
transaction,  will be made by the Adviser in  the manner it considers to be most
equitable and consistent  with its fiduciary  obligations to the  Fund and  such
other  customers. In  some instances,  this procedure  may adversely  affect the
price and size of the position obtainable for a Fund.

    Commission rates are  established pursuant to  negotiations with the  broker
based  on the quality and quantity of  execution services provided by the broker
in the  light of  generally prevailing  rates. The  allocation of  orders  among
brokers  and the commission rates paid are reviewed periodically by the board of
directors of the Company.

    Subject to the above considerations, the Advisers may use Goldman Sachs as a
broker for  the  Funds. In  order  for Goldman  Sachs  to effect  any  portfolio
transactions for a Fund, the commissions, fees or other remuneration received by
Goldman  Sachs must be reasonable and fair  compared to the commissions, fees or
other  remuneration  paid  to  other  brokers  in  connection  with   comparable
transactions   involving  similar  securities  being  purchased  or  sold  on  a
securities exchange  during a  comparable period  of time.  This standard  would
allow  Goldman Sachs  to receive  no more than  the remuneration  which would be
expected to be received by an unaffiliated broker in a commensurate arm's-length
transaction. Furthermore, the  board of  directors of the  Company, including  a
majority  of  the non-interested  directors, have  adopted procedures  which are
reasonably designed to provide that any commissions, fees or other  remuneration
paid  to Goldman  Sachs are  consistent with  the foregoing  standard. Brokerage
transactions with Goldman Sachs are also subject to such fiduciary standards  as
may be imposed upon Goldman Sachs by applicable law.

    In  addition, although Section 11(a) of  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
provides that member  firms of  a national  securities exchange  may not  effect
transactions  on such exchange for the account of an investment company of which
the member firm or its affiliate  is the investment adviser, except pursuant  to
the  requirements of that Section. The  Company's board of directors has adopted
procedures designed to insure compliance with the requirements of Section 11(a).
In this regard, Goldman Sachs will provide the Company at least annually with  a
statement setting forth the total amount of all compensation retained by Goldman
Sachs  in connection with effecting transactions  for the accounts of each Fund.
The board of directors of the Company will review and approve all of each Fund's
portfolio transactions  with  Goldman Sachs  and  the compensation  received  by
Goldman Sachs in connection therewith.

   
    For  the fiscal period March  14, 1994 to December  31, 1994, the Funds paid
the following amounts  in brokerage  commissions: Money Market  Fund $0,  Select
Equity  Fund $26,188, Small  Cap Equity Fund  $41,556, International Equity Fund
$92,310, Growth and Income Fund $109,049, and Global Income Fund $0.
    

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    For the fiscal period March  14, 1994 to December  31, 1994, the Funds  paid
the  following amounts in  brokerage commissions to  Goldman Sachs: Money Market
Fund $0,  Select Equity  Fund $94,  Small Cap  Equity Fund  $475,  International
Equity Fund $0, Growth and Income Fund $0, and Global Income Fund $0.
    

                        DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

    Under  the Act,  the board  of directors of  the Company  is responsible for
determining in  good  faith  the fair  value  of  securities of  each  Fund.  In
accordance with procedures adopted by the board of directors of the Company, the
net  asset value per  share is calculated  by determining the  net worth of each
Fund (assets, including securities at  market value, minus liabilities)  divided
by the number of that Fund's outstanding shares. All securities are valued as of
the  close of  regular trading on  the New  York Stock Exchange.  Each Fund will
compute its net asset value  once daily at the  close of such trading  (normally
4:00  p.m. New York time), on each day (as described in the Prospectus) that the
Company is open for business.

    In the event  that the New  York Stock Exchange  or the national  securities
exchange  on which  stock options  are traded  adopt different  trading hours on
either a permanent  or temporary basis,  the board of  directors of the  Company
will  reconsider the time at which net asset value is computed. In addition, the
Funds may compute their net asset value as of any time permitted pursuant to any
exemption, order or statement of the SEC or its staff.

    Portfolio assets of the Funds (other than the Money Market Fund) are  valued
as follows:

    (a)  securities and  other investments listed  on any U.S.  or foreign stock
       exchange or  the National  Association  of Securities  Dealers  Automated
       Quotation  System ("NASDAQ")  are valued at  the last sale  price on that
       exchange or NASDAQ on  the valuation day; if  no sale occurs,  securities
       traded  on a U.S. exchange  or NASDAQ are valued  at the mean between the
       closing bid and closing asked prices  and securities traded on a  foreign
       exchange  will be valued at  the official bid price  (the last sale price
       and official bid  price for  securities traded principally  on a  foreign
       exchange  will  be  determined as  of  the  close of  the  London Foreign
       Exchange  or,  for   securities  traded  on   an  exchange  located   the
       Asia-Pacific region, noon London time);

    (b)  over-the-counter securities not quoted on NASDAQ are valued at the last
       sale price  on the  valuation day  or, if  no sale  occurs, at  the  mean
       between the last bid and asked prices;

    (c)  debt securities with a remaining maturity of 61 days or more are valued
       on the  basis  of dealer-supplied  quotations  or by  a  pricing  service
       selected  by the Adviser  and approved by  the board of  directors of the
       Company if those prices are deemed by the Adviser to be representative of
       market values at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange;

    (d) options and futures contracts are valued  at the last sale price on  the
       market where any such option or futures contracts is principally traded;

    (e)  over-the-counter options are  valued based upon  prices provided market
       makers in such securities or dealers in such currencies.

   
    (f) forward foreign currency exchange  contracts are valued using a  pricing
       service  and then  calculating the  mean between  the last  bid and asked
       quotations supplied by dealers in such contracts;
    

    (g) all  other securities  and other  assets, including  those for  which  a
       pricing  service supplies no  quotations or quotations  are not deemed by
       the Adviser to  be representative  of market values,  but excluding  debt
       securities  with remaining maturities  of 60 days or  less, are valued at
       fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established
       by the board of directors of the Company; and

    (h) debt securities with  a remaining maturity  of 60 days  or less will  be
       valued at their amortized cost which approximates market value.

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    Portfolio  securities  traded  on  more than  one  U.S.  national securities
exchange or foreign  securities exchange are  valued at the  last sale price  on
each business day at the close of the exchange representing the principal market
for  such  securities. The  value  of all  assets  and liabilities  expressed in
foreign currencies will be converted into U.S. dollar values at the mean between
the buying and selling rates of such currencies against U.S. dollars last quoted
by any major bank. If  such quotations are not  available, the rate of  exchange
will be determined in good faith by or under procedures established by the board
of directors of the Company.

    Trading  in securities on European and  Far Eastern securities exchanges and
on over-the-counter  markets is  normally  completed well  before the  close  of
business  on each business day. In  addition, European or Far Eastern securities
trading generally or in a particular country or countries may not take place  on
all  business  days. Furthermore,  trading takes  place  in Japanese  markets on
certain Saturdays and in various foreign markets on days which are not  business
days  for  the Company  and days  on which  the  Funds' net  asset value  is not
calculated. Such  calculation does  not take  place contemporaneously  with  the
determination  of the prices of the majority of the portfolio securities used in
such calculation. Events affecting the values of portfolio securities that occur
between the time their prices are determined and the close of regular trading on
the New York Stock Exchange will not be reflected in a Fund's calculation of net
asset values unless the Adviser deems that the particular event would materially
affect net asset value, in which case an adjustment will be made.

    All of  the assets  of the  Money Market  Fund are  valued on  the basis  of
amortized  cost in an effort to maintain a constant net asset value of per share
$1.00. The Company's board of  directors has determined that  to be in the  best
interests  of the  Money Market Fund  and its shareholders.  Under the amortized
cost method of valuation,  securities are valued  at cost on  the date of  their
acquisition, and thereafter a constant accretion of any discount or amortization
of  any premium to maturity is assumed,  regardless of the impact of fluctuating
interest rates on the market value  of the security. While this method  provides
certainty in valuation, it may result in periods in which value as determined by
amortized  cost is higher or  lower than the price the  Fund would receive if it
sold the security. During such periods, the quoted yield to investors may differ
somewhat from that obtained by a similar fund or portfolio which uses  available
market quotations to value all of its portfolio securities.

    The  Company's  board  of directors  has  established  procedures reasonably
designed, taking into  account current  market conditions and  the Money  Market
Fund's  investment objective,  to stabilize  the net  asset value  per share for
purposes of sales and redemptions at  $1.00. These procedures include review  by
the  board, at such intervals as it  deems appropriate, to determine the extent,
if any, to which  the net asset  value per share  calculated by using  available
market  quotations deviates  from $1.00 per  share. In the  event such deviation
should exceed  one  half  of  one percent,  the  board  will  promptly  consider
initiating  corrective  action. If  the board  believes that  the extent  of any
deviation from a  $1.00 amortized cost  price per share  may result in  material
dilution  or other unfair results to new  or existing shareholders, it will take
such steps as it considers appropriate to eliminate or reduce these consequences
to the extent reasonably practicable. Such steps may include: selling  portfolio
securities  prior to maturity; shortening the average maturity of the portfolio;
withholding or reducing  dividends; or  utilizing a  net asset  value per  share
determined from available market quotations. Even if these steps were taken, the
Money Market Fund's net asset value might still decline.

                            PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

    The  Company may  from time  to time quote  or otherwise  use average annual
total return information for the Funds in advertisements, shareholder reports or
sales literature. Average annual  total return values  are computed pursuant  to
equations specified by the SEC.

    Average annual total return for a specified period is derived by calculating
the  actual dollar amount of  the investment return on  a $1,000 investment in a
Fund made  at the  beginning of  the  period, and  then calculating  the  annual
compounded rate of return which would produce that amount, assuming a redemption
at  the end of the period. This calculation assumes a complete redemption of the
investment. It also assumes that all dividends and distributions are  reinvested
at net asset value on the reinvestment dates during the period.

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    The  Company also may from time to  time quote or otherwise use year-by-year
total return, cumulative  total return and  yield information for  the Funds  in
advertisements,  shareholder  reports  or sales  literature.  Year-by-year total
return and cumulative total  return for a specified  period are each derived  by
calculating  the percentage rate required to make  a $1,000 investment in a Fund
(assuming that all distributions are reinvested) at the beginning of such period
equal to the actual total value of such investment at the end of such period.

    Yield is computed by dividing net  investment income earned during a  recent
30  day period by the product of  the average daily number of shares outstanding
and entitled to receive dividends during the  period and the price per share  on
the  last  day of  the relevant  period. The  results are  compounded on  a bond
equivalent (semi-annual) basis  and then annualized.  Net investment income  per
share  is equal to the dividends and  interest earned during the period, reduced
by accrued expenses for the period. The calculation of net investment income for
these purposes  may  differ  from  the  net  investment  income  determined  for
accounting purposes.

    Any performance data quoted for a Fund will represent historical performance
and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so
that  an  investor's shares,  when  redeemed, may  be  worth more  or  less than
original cost.

    From time to time the Company may  publish an indication of the Funds'  past
performance  as measured  by independent  sources such  as (but  not limited to)
Lipper Analytical  Services,  Incorporated,  Weisenberger  Investment  Companies
Service,  Donoghue's Money Fund Report, Barron's, Business Week, Changing Times,
Financial World,  Forbes, Fortune,  Money,  Personal Investor,  Sylvia  Porter's
Personal  Finance and  The Wall Street  Journal. The Company  may also advertise
information which has been provided to the NASD for publication in regional  and
local  newspapers. In addition, the Company may  from time to time advertise its
performance relative to  certain indices and  benchmark investments,  including:
(a)  the  Lipper Analytical  Services,  Inc. Mutual  Fund  Performance Analysis,
Fixed-Income Analysis and Mutual  Fund Indices (which  measure total return  and
average  current  yield  for  the  mutual fund  industry  and  rank  mutual fund
performance); (b)  the  CDA  Mutual  Fund Report  published  by  CDA  Investment
Technologies,  Inc. (which analyzes  price, risk and  various measures of return
for the mutual  fund industry); (c)  the Consumer Price  Index published by  the
U.S.  Bureau of Labor Statistics  (which measures changes in  the price of goods
and services);  (d) Stocks,  Bonds, Bills  and Inflation  published by  Ibbotson
Associates (which provides historical performance figures for stocks, government
securities and inflation); (e) the Hambrecht & Quist Growth Stock Index; (f) the
NASDAQ OTC Composite Prime Return; (g) the Russell Midcap Index; (h) the Russell
2000  Index -- Total  Return; (i) the ValueLine  Composite-Price Return; (j) the
Wilshire 4500 Index; (k) the Salomon Brothers' World Bond Index (which  measures
the total return in U.S. dollar terms of government bonds, Eurobonds and foreign
bonds  of ten countries, with  all such bonds having  a minimum maturity of five
years); (l) the Shearson Lehman Brothers  Aggregate Bond Index or its  component
indices  (the Aggregate  Bond Index measures  the performance  of Treasury, U.S.
Government agencies, mortgage and Yankee bonds); (m) the S&P Bond indices (which
measure yield and price of corporate, municipal and U.S. Government bonds);  (n)
the  J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond  Index; (o) Donoghue's Money Market Fund
Report (which  provides industry  averages of  7-day annualized  and  compounded
yields  of taxable, tax-free and U.S.  Government money market funds); (p) other
taxable investments  including certificates  of  deposit, money  market  deposit
accounts,  checking accounts,  savings accounts,  money market  mutual funds and
repurchase agreements; (q) historical investment  data supplied by the  research
departments  of Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, First Boston Corporation, Morgan
Stanley (including EAFE), Salomon Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Donaldson Lufkin  and
Jenrette  or  other providers  of  such data;  (r)  the FT-Actuaries  Europe and
Pacific Index; (s) mutual fund performance indices published by Variable Annuity
Research & Data Service;  and (t) mutual fund  performance indices published  by
Morningstar,  Inc. The  composition of the  investments in such  indices and the
characteristics of such benchmark investments are not identical to, and in  some
cases  are very different from,  those of a Fund's  portfolio. These indices and

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averages are generally unmanaged and the  items included in the calculations  of
such  indices and averages may be different  from those of the equations used by
the Company to calculate a Fund's performance figures.

    The Company may  from time to  time summarize the  substance of  discussions
contained  in shareholder  reports in  advertisements and  publish the Advisers'
views as to markets, the rationale  for a Fund's investments and discussions  of
the Fund's current asset allocation.

    From time to time, advertisements or information may include a discussion of
certain  attributes or benefits to  be derived by an  investment in a particular
Fund. Such advertisements or information may include symbols, headlines or other
material which highlight or summarize  the information discussed in more  detail
in the communication.

    Such  performance data will be  based on historical results  and will not be
intended to indicate  future performance. The  total return or  yield of a  Fund
will  vary based on market conditions, portfolio expenses, portfolio investments
and other factors. The value of a Fund's shares will fluctuate and an investor's
shares may be worth more or less  than their original cost upon redemption.  The
Company  may also, at its discretion, from time  to time make a list of a Fund's
holdings available to investors upon request.

                                SHARES OF STOCK

    The  Company  was  incorporated  in  Maryland  on  September  2,  1993.  The
authorized  capital stock of  the Company consists  of 1 billion (1,000,000,000)
shares, par value  one-tenth of  one per cent  ($0.001) per  share. Six  hundred
million (600,000,000) of the authorized shares have been divided into and may be
issued  in six designated  classes as follows:  Money Market Series, 100,000,000
shares; Select  Equity  Series, 100,000,000  shares;  Small Cap  Equity  Series,
100,000,000  shares; International Equity Series, 100,000,000 shares; Growth and
Income Series 100,000,000 shares; and, Global Income Series, 100,000,000 shares.
The shares  of  each  class  represent  fractional  undivided  interests  in  an
investment  portfolio of the  Company corresponding to that  class. The board of
directors of the Company have  authority, subject to certain limitations,  under
the  Company's  Charter  to  create  and classify  shares  of  capital  stock in
additional separate series and to reclassify  existing series of stock into  one
or more different new classes without further action by shareholders.

    Each  issued and  outstanding share  is entitled  to participate  equally in
dividends  and  distributions  declared  for  the  respective  class  and,  upon
liquidation  or dissolution,  in net  assets allocated  to such  class remaining
after satisfaction of outstanding  liabilities. The shares  of each class,  when
issued,  will  be  fully  paid  and non-assessable  and  have  no  preemptive or
conversion rights.

    Rule 18f-2 under the Act provides  that any matter required to be  submitted
by  the provisions of the Act, applicable  state law or otherwise to the holders
of the  outstanding voting  securities  of an  investment  company such  as  the
Company  shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved
by the holders of a majority of  the outstanding shares of each class or  series
affected  by such  matter. Rule  18f-2 further provides  that a  class or series
shall be deemed to be affected by a matter unless the interests of each class or
series in the matter are substantially  identical or the matter does not  affect
any  interest of such class or series. However, Rule 18f-2 exempts the selection
of independent  public  accountants,  the  approval  of  principal  underwriting
contracts and the election of directors from the separate voting requirements of
Rule 18f-2.

   
    Protective Life provided the initial capital for each of the Company's Funds
by  purchasing stock of each class in  the following amounts, ($10,000 per class
on March  2,  1994 and  the  balance on  March  14, 1994):  Money  Market  Fund,
$500,000;  Select Equity  Fund, $1,000,000;  Small Cap  Equity Fund, $1,000,000;
International Equity Fund, $3,000,000; Growth  and Income Fund, $1,000,000;  and
Global Income Fund, $3,000,000. Such shares were acquired for investment and can
only  be disposed of by redemption. As of the date of this Statement, Protective
Life was the only record or beneficial holder of the Company's shares.
    

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    Under normal circumstances, subject to  the reservation of rights  explained
above,  the Company will redeem  shares of the Funds  in cash within seven days.
However, the right of a shareholder to redeem shares and the date of payment  by
the  Company may  be suspended for  more than  seven days for  any period during
which the New York Stock Exchange  is closed, other than the customary  weekends
or holidays, or when trading on such Exchange is restricted as determined by the
SEC;  or during any emergency, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which it
is not reasonably practicable for a Fund to dispose of securities owned by it or
fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or for such other period as the
SEC may by order permit for the protection of shareholders.

                               CUSTODY OF ASSETS

    Pursuant to a  custody agreement  with the  Company, State  Street Bank  and
Trust  Company  ("State  Street"), 225  Franklin  Street,  Boston, Massachusetts
02110, holds the cash and portfolio securities of the Company as custodian.

    State Street is  responsible for  holding all  securities and  cash of  each
Fund,  receiving and paying for securities purchased, delivering against payment
securities sold, and  receiving and collecting  income from investments,  making
all  payments  covering expenses  of  the Company,  all  as directed  by persons
authorized by  the  Company. State  Street  does not  exercise  any  supervisory
function  in  such matters  as the  purchase and  sale of  portfolio securities,
payment of  dividends, or  payment of  expenses  of the  Funds or  the  Company.
Portfolio  securities of the Funds purchased  domestically are maintained in the
custody of State Street and may be entered into the Federal Reserve,  Depository
Trust  Company, or Participant's  Trust Company book  entry systems. Pursuant to
the Custody Agreement, portfolio securities purchased outside the United  States
will  be maintained in the  custody of various foreign  branches of State Street
and such other custodians or subcustodians, including foreign banks and  foreign
securities  depositories,  as are  approved  by the  board  of directors  of the
Company, in accordance with regulations under the Act.

    State Street holds securities of the  Funds on which call options have  been
written  and  certain  assets of  the  Funds constituting  margin  deposits with
respect to financial futures contracts at the disposal of the futures commission
merchants ("FCMs") through which such  transactions are effected. The Funds  may
also  be required to post  margin deposits with respect  to covered call and put
options written on stock  indices and for this  purpose certain assets of  those
Funds  may be held  by the custodian  pursuant to similar  arrangements with the
brokers involved.

    This arrangement  regarding margin  deposits essentially  consists of  State
Street  creating a separate segregated account into which it transfers (upon the
Company's  instructions)  assets  from  a  Fund's  general  (regular)  custodial
account.  The  custody  agreement for  such  arrangement provides  that  FCMs or
brokers will have access to the funds in the segregated accounts when and if the
FCMs or brokers represent  that the Company has  defaulted on its obligation  to
the  FCMs or brokers  and that the FCMs  or brokers have  met all the conditions
precedent to their right to receive  such funds under the agreement between  the
Company  and the FCMs or brokers. The Company  has an agreement with each FCM or
broker which provides (1) that the assets of any Fund held by the FCM or  broker
will  be in the possession  of State Street until  released or sold or otherwise
disposed of in accordance with  or under the terms  of such agreement, (2)  that
such  assets would not otherwise be pledged  or encumbered by the FCM or broker,
(3) that when requested by the Company the FCM or broker will cause State Street
to release to its general custody account any assets to which a Fund is entitled
under the terms of  such agreement, and  (4) that the  assets in the  segregated
account shall otherwise be used only to satisfy the Company's obligations to the
FCM or broker under the terms of such agreement.

    If  on any  day a  Fund experiences  net realized  or unrealized  gains with
respect to financial futures contracts or covered options on stock indices  held
through  a given FCM or  broker, it is entitled  immediately to receive from the
FCM or broker, and usually will receive by the next business day, the net amount
of such gains.  There upon,  such assets  will be  deposited in  its general  or
segregated account with State Street, as appropriate.

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                             DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

    The  directors and  officers of the  Company are listed  below together with
their respective  positions with  the Company  and a  brief statement  of  their
principal occupations during the past five years.

   
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    NAME AND ADDRESS               POSITION WITH THE COMPANY, PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS
- -------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>
R. Stephen Briggs*         Director and President. Executive Vice President, Protective Life Corporation (since
                            October, 1993).**
D. Warren Bailey           Director.
Doretta Milligan*          Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Protective Equity Services, Inc.
                            (since March, 1994).
G. Ruffner Page, Jr.       Director.
Cleophus Thomas, Jr.       Director.
Richard J. Bielen          Vice President and Compliance Officer. Vice President, Protective Life Corporation
                            (since July 1991).**
Lizabeth R. Nichols        Vice President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer. Vice President and Senior
                            Associate Counsel, Protective Life Corporation.**
<FN>
- ------------------------
 *  "Interested Person" of the  Company for purposes of  the Act. The address of
   Interested Persons of  the Company  is the same  as that  of Protective  Life
   Corporation.
**  These  are  the most  current  titles  and positions  for  these  persons at
   Protective Life Corporation. Each has held various positions with  Protective
   Life  Corporation over  the past five  years. The address  of Protective Life
   Corporation is 2801 Highway 280 South, Birmingham, Alabama 35223.
</TABLE>
    

    As of the date of this  Statement, no director or officer beneficially  owns
more than 1% of the outstanding stock of any class of the Company.

   
                        TABLE OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        AGGREGATE
                                                                       COMPENSATION
                          NAME OF DIRECTOR                            FROM THE FUND
- --------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------
<S>                                                                   <C>
R. Stephen Briggs...................................................    $        0
D. Warren Bailey....................................................         8,000
Doretta Milligan....................................................             0
G. Ruffner Page, Jr.................................................         8,000
Cleophus Thomas, Jr.................................................         8,000
</TABLE>
    

   
    Directors and officers of the Fund do not receive any benefits from the Fund
upon  retirement nor does the Fund accrue  any expense for pension or retirement
benefits. The  directors and  officers of  the Fund  do not  currently serve  as
directors  or officers of any investment company that is an affiliated person of
the Fund or that is managed by the Investment Manager.
    

                               OTHER INFORMATION

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. an international public accounting firm, has served
since inception of Protective Investment Company as its independent accountants.
Responsibility for the  audit is assigned  to the firm's  office located at  One
Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

LEGAL COUNSEL

    Sutherland,  Asbill &  Brennan, 1275 Pennsylvania  Avenue, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20004-2404, is counsel to the Company.

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OTHER INFORMATION

    The Prospectus  and  this  Statement  do not  contain  all  the  information
included  in the registration  statement filed with  the SEC under  the 1933 Act
with respect to the  securities offered by the  Prospectus. Certain portions  of
the  registration  statement  have been  omitted  from the  Prospectus  and this
Statement pursuant to  the rules and  regulations of the  SEC. The  registration
statement  including the exhibits filed therewith  may be examined at the office
of the SEC in Washington, D.C.

    Statements contained  in the  Prospectus  or in  this  Statement as  to  the
contents  of  any contract  or other  document referred  to are  not necessarily
complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such  contract
or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which the
Prospectus and this Statement form parts, each such statement being qualified in
all respects by such reference.

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                                   APPENDIX A
           DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND AND PREFERRED STOCK RATINGS
                            AND COMMERCIAL PAPER (1)
    DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.'S CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

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

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

    A:  Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and
are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving  security
to  principal and interest are considered  adequate, but elements may be present
which suggest a susceptibility to impairment sometime in the future.

    BAA:  Bonds which  are rated Baa are  considered a medium grade  obligation,
I.E.,  they are neither  highly protected nor  poorly secured. Interest payments
and principal security appear  adequate for the  present but certain  protective
elements  may be lacking  or maybe characteristically  unreliable over any great
length of time. Such  bonds lack outstanding  investment characteristics and  in
fact have speculative characteristics as well.

    BA:   Bonds which are  rated Ba are judged  to have speculative elements and
their future  cannot be  considered as  well assured.  Often the  protection  of
interest  and  principal payments  may  be very  moderate  and thereby  not well
safe-guarded during both  good and  bad times  over the  future. Uncertainty  of
position characterizes bonds in this class.

    B:   Bonds which are  rated B generally lack  characteristics of a desirable
investment. Assurance of interest  and principal payments  or of maintenance  of
other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

    CAA:   Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in
default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal  or
interest principal or interest.

    CA:  Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative in
a  high  degree.  Such  issues  are  often  in  default  or  have  other  marked
shortcomings.

    UNRATED:  Where  no rating  has been  assigned or  where a  rating has  been
suspended  or withdrawn, it may  be for reasons unrelated  to the quality of the
issue.

    Should no rating be assigned, the reason may be one of the following:

    1.  An application for rating was not received or accepted.

- ------------------------
(1) The rating  systems described  herein are  believed to  be the  most  recent
    ratings  systems available from Moody's  Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's")
    and Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") at the date of this Statement  for
    the securities listed. Ratings are generally given to securities at the time
    of  issuance. While the  rating agencies may  from time to  time revise such
    ratings, they undertake no obligations to  do so, and the ratings  indicated
    do not necessarily represent ratings which will be given to these securities
    on the date of the Fund's fiscal year end.

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    2.   The issue or issuer belongs to  a group of securities or companies that
       are not rated as a matter of policy.

    3.  There is a lack of essential data pertaining to the issue or issuer.

    4.   The  issue was  privately  placed, in  which  case the  rating  is  not
       published in Moody's publications.

    Suspension  or withdrawal may occur if new and material circumstances arise,
the effects  of which  preclude satisfactory  analysis; if  there is  no  longer
available  reasonable up-to-date data  to permit a  judgment to be  formed; if a
bond is called for redemption; or for other reasons.

    NOTE:  Those bonds in the Aa, A and Baa groups which Moody's believe possess
the strongest investment attributes  are designated by the  symbols Aa1, A1  and
Baa1.

                 DESCRIPTION OF STANDARD & POOR'S CORPORATION'S
                             CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

    AAA:   Bonds rated AAA have the  highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to
pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

    AA:  Bonds rated AA  have a very strong capacity  to pay interest and  repay
principal and differ from the higher rated issues only in small degree.

    A:   Bonds  rated A have  a very strong  capacity to pay  interest and repay
principal although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects  of
changes  in circumstances  and economic  conditions than  bonds in  higher rated
categories.

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

    BB-B-CCC-CC:  Bonds rated  BB, B, CCC  and CC are  regarded, on balance,  as
predominantly  speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest
and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. BB indicates
the lowest degree of speculation. While such bonds will likely have some quality
and protective characteristics, these are  outweighed by large uncertainties  or
major risk exposures to adverse conditions.

    PLUS  (+) OR MINUS (-):   The ratings from "AA" to  "BBB" may be modified by
the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the  major
rating categories.

    UNRATED:   Indicates that no public rating has been requested, that there is
insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P does not rate  a
particular type of obligation as a matter of policy.

    NOTES:  Bonds which are unrated expose the investor to risks with respect to
capacity  to pay interest or  repay principal which are  similar to the risks of
lower-rated speculative  obligations. The  Fund is  dependent on  the  Adviser's
judgment, analysis and experience in the evaluation of such bonds.

                DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

STANDARD & POOR'S

    Commercial paper rated A by S&P has the following characteristics: Liquidity
ratios  are adequate to  meet cash requirements. Long-term  senior debt is rated
"A" or better, although in some cases  "BBB" credits may be allowed. The  issuer
has  access to at least two additional channels of borrowing. Basic earnings and
cash flow have an  upward trend with allowance  made for unusual  circumstances.
Typically, the issuer's industry is well established and the issuer has a strong
position within the

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industry. The reliability and quality of management are unquestioned. The rating
is  described  by  S&P as  the  investment  grade category,  the  highest rating
classification. Relative strength  or weakness  of the  above factors  determine
whether the issuer's commercial paper is rated A-1, A-2 or A-3.

MOODY'S

    Among  the  factors  considered  by Moody's  in  assigning  commercial paper
ratings are the following: (1) evaluation  of the management of the issuer;  (2)
economic  evaluation of the issuer's industry  or industries and an appraisal of
speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain areas; (3) evaluation of
the issuer's products in  relation to competition  and customer acceptance;  (4)
liquidity;  (5) amount and quality of long-term debt; (6) trend of earnings over
a period  of ten  years; (7)  financial strength  of a  parent company  and  the
relationships which exist with the issuer; (8) recognitions by the management of
obligations  which may be  present or may  arise as a  result of public interest
questions and preparations  to meet  such obligations.  Relative differences  in
strengths  and weaknesses in respect of these criteria establish a rating in one
of three classifications.  The rating  Prime-1 is the  highest commercial  paper
rating  assigned  by Moody's.  Its other  two ratings,  Prime-2 and  Prime-3 are
designated Higher Quality and High Quality, respectively.

FITCH INVESTORS SERVICE, INC.

    Fitch's short-term ratings  apply to  debt obligations that  are payable  on
demand  or have original  maturities of up to  three years, including commercial
paper, certificates of deposit, medium-term notes, and municipal and  investment
notes.

F-1+:       Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are
            regarded  as  having the  strongest degree  of assurance  for timely
            payment.
F-1:        Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues  assigned this rating reflect  an
            assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues
            rated "F-1+".

DUFF & PHELPS

Commercial Paper/Certificates of Deposits
Category 1: Top Grade

Duff 1      Highest  certainty of timely payment. Short-term liquidity including
plus:       internal  operating  factors  and/or  ready  access  to  alternative
            sources  of funds, is clearly outstanding,  and safety is just below
            risk-free U.S. Treasury short-term obligations.
Duff 1:     Very  high  certainty  of  timely  payment.  Liquidity  factors  are
            excellent  and supported  by strong  fundamental protection factors.
            Risk factors are minor.
Notes:      Bonds which  are  unrated may  expose  the investor  to  risks  with
            respect  to capacity  to pay interest  or repay  principal which are
            similar to the risks of lower-rated bonds. The Fund is dependent  on
            the  Investment Adviser's  judgment, analysis and  experience in the
            evaluation of such bonds.
            Investors should note that the assignment of a rating to a bond by a
            rating service may not reflect the effect of recent developments  on
            the issuer's ability to make interest and principal payments.

IBCA LIMITED AND ICBA INC.

        A-1:   Short-term  obligations rated  A-1 are  supported by  very strong
        capacity for  timely repayment.  A plus  ("+") sign  is added  to  those
        issues determined to possess the highest capacity for timely repayment.

        A-2:    Short-term  obligations  rated A-2  are  supported  by  a strong
        capacity for timely repayment, although such capacity may be susceptible
        to adverse changes in business, economic or financial conditions.

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THOMPSON BANKWATCH, INC.

    The TBW short-term ratings apply only  to unsecured instruments that have  a
maturity  of  one year  or less  and  specifically assess  the likelihood  of an
untimely payment of principal and interest.

        TBW-1:  The highest category; indicates a very high degree of likelihood
        that principal and interest will be paid on a timely basis.

        TBW-2:   The  second  highest  category;  while  the  degree  of  safety
        regarding  timely  repayment of  principal and  interest is  strong, the
        relative degree of safety is not as high as for issues rated TBW-1.

                      CREDIT RATINGS FOR GOVERNMENT BONDS

    The following table shows  the credit rating  assigned by Moody's  Investors
Service,  Inc.  and Standard  & Poor's  Corporation to  the government  bonds of
various countries.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    COUNTRY       MOODY'S      S&P
- ---------------  ---------  ---------
<S>              <C>        <C>
USA              Aaa        AAA
Japan            Aaa        AAA
Germany          Aaa        AAA
Italy            A1         AA
France           Aaa        AAA
UK               Aaa        AAA
Canada           Aaa        AA+
Belgium          Aa1        AA+
Denmark          Aa1        AA+
Sweden           Aa2        A+
Switzerland      Aaa        AAA
Netherlands      Aaa        AAA
Spain            Aa2        AA
Australia        Aa2        AA
</TABLE>

    Certain governments listed above carry  an implied rating by Moody's  and/or
S&P.  Information is as of January 13, 1994  for Moody's and as of January, 1994
for S&P.

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                                   APPENDIX B
                               COUNTRY SUMMARIES

    As stated in the prospectus, certain  of the Funds may invest in  securities
issued  by foreign issuers  and denominated in foreign  currencies and engage in
certain foreign currency transactions. The  following summaries are designed  to
provide  a brief general discussion of the economic and certain other conditions
of each of these countries. The  summaries are presented in alphabetical  order.
The  information  in these  summaries  has been  derived  from sources  that the
Adviser believes to  be reliable, but  has not been  independently verified.  In
some  cases the data  are seasonally adjusted. Except  as otherwise noted below,
currency exchange rate is a period average.

    Because the Protective Global  Income Fund may invest  more than 25% of  its
total assets in securities of issuers located, in addition to the United States,
in  each of Canada, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom additional information
about their bond markets is provided in their respective summaries. In addition,
more than  25%  of  that  Fund's total  assets,  adjusted  to  reflect  currency
transactions and positions, may be denominated in any currency.

    Although the countries for which summaries are provided below generally have
developed  and industrialized economies, even developed economies are subject to
periods of economic or political instability. For example, efforts by the member
countries of the European Community to  eliminate internal barriers to the  free
movement  of goods,  persons, services  and capital  have encountered opposition
arising from  the conflicting  economic, political  and cultural  interests  and
traditions  of the member countries and their citizens. The reunification of the
former German Democratic  Republic (East  Germany) with  the Federal  Democratic
Republic  of Germany (West Germany) has  caused considerable economic and social
dislocations. The  efforts  of  the  German central  bank  to  control  domestic
inflation  associated  with reunification  costs by  raising interest  rates has
adversely affected the  economies of other  European countries whose  currencies
are  linked  to  the  German deutschemark.  Such  events  can  materially affect
securities markets and have also  disrupted the relationship of such  currencies
with  each other  and with  the U.S. dollar.  Similarly, events  in the Japanese
economy as  well as  social  development may  affect  Japanese and  other  Asian
securities  and currency markets. In Japan, a  deflation in the market values of
Japanese real estate and equity securities and the resulting instability in  the
Japanese banking system, have had adverse effects on the economies of both Japan
and its regular trading partners. Future political and economic developments can
be expected to produce continuing effects on securities and currency markets.

    AUSTRALIA.  The currency is the Australian dollar (December 1993: AUD 1.4725
=  $1 U.S.). Gross  National Product was  AUD 395.3 billion  ($290.3 billion) in
1992. The current account balance in foreign trade in 1992 was a deficit of  AUD
14.6  billion  ($10.7  billion), which  was  3.7%  of GNP.  The  annual  rate of
inflation was 0.98% in 1992. The average rate of inflation over the three  years
ending  in 1992 was  3.8%. Australia is  a major power  in the Southeast Pacific
with close ties to Japan and  Southeast Asia. Iron, steel, textiles,  electrical
equipment,  chemicals, autos,  aircraft, ships,  machinery, cattle  and wool are
chief industries.

    AUSTRIA.  The currency is the Austrian schilling (May 1994: ATS 11.720 =  $1
U.S.).  Gross Domestic Product was ATS 2,108.8 billion ($181.2 billion) in 1993.
The 1993 current  account balance in  foreign trade  was a deficit  of ATS  96.9
billion  ($8.3 billion), which was 4.6% of  GDP. The annual rate of inflation in
1993 was 3.6%. The average  rate of inflation over  the three years ending  1993
was  3.7%. Steel, machinery, autos, electrical and optical equipment, glassware,
sport goods, paper,  textiles, chemicals  and cement are  the chief  industries.
Austria produces most of its food as well as an array of industrial products.

    Stock  market capitalization was ATS 382 billion at the end of December 1993
as compared to  ATS 230  billion at  the end  of 1992.  The Creditanstalt  Share
Index, which is based on 25 Austrian stocks

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quoted on the Vienna Stock Exchange which account for 65% of the total par value
officially  listed and for 90% of share  turnover, was 418.98, 348.46 and 483.67
at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    BELGIUM.  The currency is the Belgian franc (May 1994: BEF 34.31 = $1 U.S.).
Gross Domestic  Product was  BEF 7,173  billion ($207.5  billion) in  1993.  The
current  account  balance in  1992  was a  surplus  of BEF  203.5  billion ($6.3
billion), which was 3.1% of GDP. The annual rate of inflation was 2.8% in  1993.
The  average rate of inflation over the three years ending 1993 was 2.8%. Steel,
glassware, diamond cutting, textiles and chemicals are important industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market  in domestic  equities was  70,006.40 and  53,114.77,  respectively,
which  was  a  increase  of  31.80%. The  Belgian  General  Return  Index, which
comprises all Belgian  shares and  is adjusted  for dividends  and increases  in
capital, was 1,127.02 and 1,437.10 at year-end 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    CANADA.  The currency is the Canadian dollar (December 1993: CAD 1.3238 = $1
U.S.).  Gross Domestic Product  was CAD 688.5 billion  ($569.7 billion) in 1992.
The current account balance in foreign trade  in 1991 was a deficit of CAD  27.7
($22.9 billion), which was 4.0% of the GNP. The annual rate of inflation in 1992
was  1.5%. The  average rate of  inflation for  the three years  ending 1992 was
4.0%.

    CANADIAN BOND MARKETS.  As  of the year end  1991, the Canadian Bond  Market
had  445 billion Canadian dollars outstanding. The market has two major domestic
sectors. The largest  of these is  the federal government  market which has  197
billion Canadian dollars outstanding. The Provencial debt market has 168 billion
Canadian  dollars outstanding.  In the  1991-92 financial  year total government
debt outstanding was 82% of GNP.

    DENMARK.  The currency is the Danish krone (May 1994: DKK 6.5205 = $1 U.S.).
Gross Domestic  Product was  DKK  757.8 billion  in  1993. The  current  account
balance in 1993 was a surplus of DKK 34.7 billion ($5.3 billion), which was 4.6%
of  GDP. The  annual rate  of inflation was  1.3% in  1993. The  average rate of
inflation over  the  three years  ending  1993 was  1.9%.  Machinery,  textiles,
furniture, electronics and dairy are the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main  market  in domestic  equities was  35,930.00 and  27,043.91, respectively,
which was a increase of 32.85%. The KFX Index, the share index of the Copenhagen
Stock Exchange, which is  calculated on the  basis of the  values of all  shares
listed  on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange was  352.56, 261.58 and 365.84 at year-
end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    FINLAND.  The  currency is the  Finnish markka  (May 1994: FIM  5.4139 =  $1
U.S.). Gross Domestic Product was FIM 467.4 billion ($81.8 billion) in 1993. The
current  account balance in 1993 was a  deficit of FIM 5.5 billion ($1 billion),
which was  2.1% of  GDP. The  annual rate  of inflation  was 2.1%  in 1992.  The
average  rate of inflation over the three years ending 1993 was 3.1%. Machinery,
metal, ship building, textiles and clothing are the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in domestic equities was 21,030.52 and 9,864.60, respectively, which
was a increase of 113.19%. The Helsinki Stock Exchange share price index (HEXZ),
which includes  all share  series quoted  on the  Helsinki Stock  Exchange,  was
781.84 and 829.00 and 1,582.72 at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    FRANCE.   The currency is the French franc  (May 1994: FRF 5.7155 = $1 U.S.)
Gross Domestic Product was FRF 7,094.1  billion ($1,254.4 billion) in 1993.  The
current  account  balance in  1993  was a  surplus  of FRF  59.5  billion ($10.5
billion), which was 0.8% of GDP. The annual rate of inflation was 2.2% in  1993.
The  average rate of inflation over the three years ending 1993 was 2.6%. Steel,
chemicals, autos, textiles, wine, perfume, aircraft and electronic equipment are
the chief industries.

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<PAGE>
    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in  domestic equities was  408,985.00 and 271,795.63,  respectively,
which was an increase of 50.48%.

    GERMANY.  The currency is the German deutschemark (May 1994: GDM 1.6671 = $1
U.S.).  Gross Domestic Product was GDM 2,826 billion ($1,708.9 billion) in 1993.
The current account balance in foreign trade  in 1993 was a deficit of GDM  37.4
billion ($22.6 billion), which was 1.3% of the GDP. The annual rate of inflation
in  1993 was 4.1%. The average rate of inflation for the three years ending 1993
was 3.8%.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in  domestic equities was  395,991.67 and 273,033.60,  respectively,
which was an increase of 44.95%. The German Stock Index, DAX, which comprises 30
selected  German  blue  chip  stocks, was  1,577.98,  1,545.05  and  2,266.68 at
year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    GERMAN BOND  MARKETS.   The  German public  bond  market has  three  primary
sectors:  the federal government market; the bank bond market; and the corporate
bond market which includes domestically  issued and Eurodeutschemark issues.  As
of  the end of  1991, the total amount  of public debt  outstanding was GDM 2200
billion of which GDM 643 billion  represents federal debt. The bank bond  market
is  large, with  approximately GDM  1000 billion  outstanding. There  is also an
almost equal amount of  borrowing in the  form of Schuldscheinderlein,  although
these  are loans rather than securities. The  GDM Eurobond market is the primary
market for both domestic corporate  borrowers and supranational, sovereign,  and
foreign  corporate borrowers. There is approximately GDM 242 billion outstanding
in International GDM bonds. There are currently three exchanges listing  futures
on deutschemark financial instruments.

    GREECE.  The currency is the Greek drachma (May 1994: GDR 247.83 = $1 U.S.).
Gross  Domestic  Product was  GDR  17,019 billion  ($4.2  billion) in  1992. The
foreign trade  balance  in 1992  was  a deficit  of  GDR 2,529.9  billion  (13.3
billion),  which was 14.9% of the GDP. The  annual rate of inflation in 1993 was
14.4%. The average rate of inflation for the three years ending 1992 was  16.6%.
Agriculture, tourism, textiles and shipping are the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in domestic equities was 10,737.97 and 7,528.39, respectively, which
was  an increase of 42,63%.  The Greek share price  index, ASE, which takes into
account capital  increases as  a result  of new  issues, share  splits,  reverse
splits  and  capitalization of  the excess  value of  fixed assets,  was 809.71,
672.31 and 958.66 at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    IRELAND.  The currency is the Irish  punt (May 1994: IRP 0.6839 = $1  U.S.).
Gross Domestic Product was IRP 30.5 billion ($44.7 billion) in 1993. The foreign
trade balance in 1992 was a surplus of IRP 3.4 billion ($5.0 billion), which was
11.2%  of the GDP.  The annual rate of  inflation in 1993  was 1.4%. The average
rate of inflation for the three years ending 1993 was 2.6%. Agriculture,  paper,
machinery and textiles are the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in domestic equities was 15,258.66 and 8,881.35, respectively, which
was an increase of 71.81%.

    ITALY.  The currency is the Italian lira (May 1994: ITL 1,595.43 = $1 U.S.).
Gross  Domestic Product was  ITL 1,572.3 trillion ($999.9  billion) in 1993. The
current account  balance in  1993 was  a  surplus of  ITL 11,396  billion  ($7.2
billion),  which was 0.7% of GDP. The annual rate of inflation was 4.4% in 1993.
The average rate of inflation over the three years ending 1993 was 5.3%.  Steel,
machinery,  autos, textiles,  shoes, machine tools  and chemicals  are the chief
industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in  domestic equities  was 121,567.15  and 95,478.18,  respectively,
which  was an increase of 27.32%. The  Milan Stock Exchange current index, which
is based on  the prices of  all listed shares,  was 981.0, 884.0  and 992.00  at
year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

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    JAPAN.   The currency is the Japanese yen  (May 1994: Yen 104.25 = $1 U.S.).
Gross Domestic Product  was Yen  468.5 trillion  ($4,218 billion)  in 1993.  The
current  account balance in 1993  was a surplus of  US $130.5 billion, which was
3.1% of the GDP. The annual rate of inflation in 1993 was 1.2%. The average rate
of inflation  for the  three  years ending  1993 was  2.2%.  Japan is  a  highly
industrialized nation with a population in excess of 120 million people.

    At  the end  of 1993 and  1992, total market  value of shares  listed on the
Tokyo Stock Exchange was $2,881 billion and $2,301 billion, respectively,  which
was  an increase of 25.19%.  The Nikkei stock average,  which is calculated on a
formula similar to that used for the Dow Jones average in the United States, was
22,983.77,  16,924.95  and   17,417.24  at   year-end  1991,   1992  and   1993,
respectively.

    JAPANESE  BOND MARKETS.   The Japanese government bond  market is the second
largest government bond market behind the United States. Over the last few years
both the government and  private bond markets  have been substantially  reformed
and deregulated. While many of the market's new characteristics have corollaries
in  other  markets  there are  many  more  unique characteristics  that  must be
understood in order to effectively trade Japanese bonds. The Japanese government
bond market is divided  into five sectors distinguished  by the maturity of  the
bonds  being issued. As of August 1992,  the total amount of Japanese government
bonds outstanding was 164,200 billion yen. There is a very pronounced  liquidity
tiering  in the secondary market for government bonds, with the long-term sector
of the market accounting for 90% of all trades. The Euroyen market,  established
in  1977, allows highly rated supranational, sovereign and corporate entities to
issue yen-denominated  debt outside  Japan. As  of the  end of  1990, there  are
approximately  13,095  billion  yen  in  Euroyen  bonds  outstanding. Derivative
instruments (including futures contracts and options thereon) are traded on  the
Tokyo  Stock Exchange, the  London International Financial  Futures Exchange and
the Tokyo Financial Futures Exchange.

    LUXEMBOURG.  The  currency is  the Luxembourg  franc which  is identical  in
value  to the  Belgian franc  (May 1994:  LUF 34.31  = $1  U.S.). Gross Domestic
Product was  LUF 353.4  billion ($10.3  billion)  in 1993.  The annual  rate  of
inflation  was 3.6%in 1993. The  average rate of inflation  over the three years
ending 1993 was 3.3%. Steel, chemicals, beer, tires, tobacco, metal products and
cement are the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU million) for  the
main market in domestic equities was 17,332.28 and 9,782.01, respectively, which
was  an  increase  of 77.19%.  The  Domestic  Share Price  Index  comprises nine
securities  and  was  5,207.96   and  2,551.40  at   year-end  1992  and   1993,
respectively.

    NETHERLANDS.   The currency is the Dutch  guilder (May 1994; NLG 1.8864 = $1
U.S.). Gross Domestic Product was NGL 71.3 billion ($307.5 billion) in 1993. The
visible trade balance in 1992 was a  surplus of NLG 9.7 billion ($5.6  billion),
which  was 2.2%  of GDP.  The annual  rate of  inflation was  2.6% in  1993. The
average rate of  inflation over the  three years ending  1993 was 3.0%.  Metals,
machinery, chemicals, oil refinery, diamond cutting, electronics and tourism are
the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main  market in domestic  equities was 162,974.60  and 111,364.70, respectively,
which was an increase of 46.34%.

    NORWAY.  The currency  is the Norwegian  kronor (May 1994:  NOK 7.2244 =  $1
U.S.).  Gross Domestic Product  was NOK 733.6 billion  ($103.4 billion) in 1993.
The current account balance during 1993 was a surplus of NOK 17.1 billion  ($2.4
billion),  which was 2.3% of GDP. The annual rate of inflation was 2.3% in 1993.
The average  rate  of inflation  over  the three  years  ending 1993  was  2.7%.
Engineering, metals, chemical, food processing, fishing, paper, shipbuilding and
oil and gas are the chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main  market  in domestic  equities was  24,520.89 and  14,803.34, respectively,
which was an increase of 65.64%. The Oslo Stock Exchange Index, which  comprises
approximately  50 stocks, was  413.55, 372.12 and 613.08  at year-end 1991, 1992
and 1993, respectively.

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    PORTUGAL.  The currency is the Portuguese escudo (May 1994: PES 172.06 =  $1
U.S.). Gross Domestic Products was PES 12,088.1 billion ($75.1 billion) in 1993.
The  current account balance in foreign trade in  1992 was a deficit of PES 28.8
billion ($0.2 billion), which was 0.3% of the GDP. The annual rate of  inflation
in  1993 was 6.5%. The average rate of inflation for the three years ending 1993
was  8.9%.  Fishing,  agriculture,  tourism   and  engineering  are  the   chief
industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
Lisbon   Stock  Exchange  in  domestic  equities  was  10,432.39  and  7,201.59,
respectively, which was an  increase of 44.86%. The  Banco Totta & Acores  Share
Index  comprises about one-third of the listed companies on the exchange and was
1,977.7, 1,637.9 and 2,614.0 at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    SPAIN.  The currency is the Spanish peseta (May 1994: ESP 137.54 = $1 U.S.).
Gross Domestic Product was  ESP 60,881.1 billion ($477.9  billion) in 1993.  The
visible  trade  balance  in 1993  was  a  deficit of  ESP  2,422.3  billion ($19
billion), which was 4.0% of GDP. The annual rate of inflation was 4.6% in  1993.
The  average  rate  of inflation  over  the  three years  ended  1993  was 5.5%.
Machinery, steel,  textiles, shoes,  autos  and processed  foods are  the  chief
industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main  market in  domestic equities  was 130,794.65  and 92,201.21, respectively,
which was an  increase of 41.86%.  The Madrid  Index, which is  comprised of  94
Spanish  securities  and represents  over  80% of  exchange  capitalization, was
246.24, 214.25 and 322.77 at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    SWEDEN.  The currency is the Swedish krona (May 1994; SEK 7.7245 = $1 U.S.).
Gross Domestic Product  was SEK 1,449.5  billion ($186.1 billion)  in 1993.  The
current  account balance in 1993 was flat. The annual rate of inflation was 4.6%
in 1993. The average rate of inflation over the three years ended 1993 was 5.4%.
Steel, machinery, instruments, autos, shipbuilding,  shipping and paper are  the
chief industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main  market  in domestic  equities was  89,812.60 and  63,099.74, respectively,
which was an increase of 42.33%.  The Stockholm Stock Exchange All-Share  Index,
SX  General, comprises all shares listed on the  A1 and A2 lists and is weighted
for the market value of each company. The index was 912.15, 912.00 and  1,387.66
at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    SWITZERLAND.   The currency  is the Swiss  franc (May 1994;  CHF 1.4245 = $1
U.S.). Gross Domestic Product  was CHF 346.0 billion  ($234.3 billion) in  1993.
The  current account balance  in 1993 was  a surplus of  CHF 27.6 billion ($18.7
billion), which was 8.0% of GDP. The annual rate of inflation was 3.3% in  1993.
The  average  rate  of inflation  over  the  three years  ended  1993  was 4.4%.
Machinery, machine  tools,  steel, instruments,  watches,  textiles,  foodstuffs
(cheese,  chocolate),  chemicals,  drugs,  banking  and  tourism  are  the chief
industries.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main market in  domestic equities was  243,791.30 and 161,875.66,  respectively,
which  was an increase of 50.50%. The  Swiss Market Index, which contains the 22
stocks  which  are   permanently  traded   and  covers  about   45%  of   market
capitalization,  was 1,052.80, 1,238.60 and 1,867.80  at year-end 1991, 1992 and
1993, respectively.

    UNITED KINGDOM.  The currency is  the British pound sterling (May 1994;  BPS
0.6669 = $1 U.S.). Gross Domestic Product was BPS 544.1 billion ($815.9 billion)
in  1993. The current account balance in 1993  was a deficit of BPS 10.9 billion
($16.4 billion), which was 2.0% of the GDP. The annual rate of inflation in 1993
was 1.5%. The  average rate of  inflation for  the three years  ending 1993  was
3.7%.

    At the end of 1993 and 1992, market capitalization (in ECU millions) for the
main  market in domestic equities was 1,031,136.00 and 790,152.84, respectively,
which was an increase of 30.50%. The

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FT Industrial Ordinary Share Index, based  on the shares of 30 companies  chosen
to  be representative of  British industry and  commerce, was 2,493.10, 2,846.50
and 3,418.40 at year-end 1991, 1992 and 1993, respectively.

    BRITISH BOND  MARKETS.   The British  public bond  market has  five  primary
sectors;  the government bond market; the short-term debt market; the derivative
bond market; the  mortgage bond market;  and the Eurosterling  bond market.  The
derivative  bond  market  includes the  London  International  Financial Futures
Exchange. The  Eurosterling  bond  market  allows  highly  rated  supranational,
sovereign  and corporate entities to issue sterling-denominated debt outside the
United Kingdom. As of the end of 1991, the total amount of debt outstanding  was
121.72 billion pounds of which 57.96% represents government debt.

II.  OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND CURRENCIES.

    The  Protective International Equity Fund may invest  up to 25% of its total
assets in the securities of corporate and governmental issuers located in one or
more of the following countries and  any successor countries resulting from  the
dissolution,   consolidation  or  political   restructuring  of  such  counties:
Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil,  Chile, China, Columbia,  Czech Republic,  Egypt,
Hong  Kong, Hungary, India,  Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica,  Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines,  Poland,
Republic  of  Slovakia, Singapore,  South  Korea, Sri  Lanka,  Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. Such  investments may, in the aggregate,  exceed
25% of the Fund's total assets.

    More  than 25% of  the Protective International  Equity Fund's total assets,
adjusted to reflect currency transactions  and positions, may be denominated  in
each  of  the  following  currencies,  and  currencies  of  successor  countries
resulting from the dissolution, consolidation or political restructuring of such
countries: the Austrian schilling, Belgian franc, British pound sterling, Danish
krone, Dutch guilder, Finnish markka, French franc, German mark, Greek  drachma,
Irish  punt,  Italian lira,  Japanese  yen, Luxembourg  franc,  Norwegian krona,
Portuguese escudo, Spanish peseta, Swedish krona, Swiss franc, and U.S. dollar.

    Up to  25%  of the  Protective  International Equity  Fund's  total  assets,
adjusted  to reflect currency transactions and  positions, may be denominated in
each of the following currencies and currencies of successor countries resulting
from  the  dissolution,  consolidation   or  political  restructuring  of   such
countries:  Argentina  austral, Australian  dollar, Bangladeshi  taka, Brazilian
cruziero, Canadian dollar, Chilian  peso, Chinese yuan/renminbi, Columbia  peso,
Czech  and Slovakian koruna, Egyptian pound, Hong Kong dollar, Hungarian forint,
Indian rupee,  Indonesian rupiah,  Israeli  shekel, Jamaican  dollar,  Jordanian
dinar,  Kenyan shilling, Korean  won, Kuwaiti dinar,  Malaysian ringgit, Mexican
peso, Moroccan  dirham,  New Zealand  dollar,  Nigerian naira,  Pakistan  rupee,
Philippine  peso, Polish zloty,  Singapore dollar, South  African rand and South
Korean won,  Sri Lankan  rupee,  New Taiwan  dollar,  Thai baht,  Turkish  lire,
Venezuelan  bolivares and Zimbabwe dollar. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of
its total assets in  securities denominated in the  European Currency Unit.  Not
only  may up to  25% of the  Fund's total assets  be denominated in  each of the
above currencies, but the  aggregate amount of such  holdings may exceed 25%  of
the total assets.

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                                   APPENDIX C
                   GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.'S INVESTMENT BANKING
                           AND SECURITIES ACTIVITIES

    Goldman,  Sachs & Co. is a  leading global investment banking and securities
firm with a number of distinguishing characteristics.

    Privately owned and ranked among Wall Street's best capitalized firms,  with
assets exceeding $74 billion and partner capital and subordinated liabilities of
over $5 billion.

    Thirty offices worldwide, where professionals focus on identifying financial
opportunities  (includes a staff of 1,500 in London, 530 in Tokyo, 200 Hong Kong
and 5,500 in 11 offices throughout the U.S.).

    Worldwide research coverage consistently top-ranked in surveys conducted  by
Institutional  Investors, Extel Financial Ltd. and Nihon Keizei Shinbum (Japan's
leading financial newspaper). The firm has a research budget of $140 million for
1994.

    Premier lead manager of  negotiated municipal bond  offerings over the  past
decade, aggregating $151 billion.

    The number one lead manager of U.S. common stock offerings for the past five
years,  with 22 percent of  the total volume -- almost  double that of any other
firm.*

    Voted number one for overall services  in Financial World's survey of  chief
investment  and financial  officers more  than any other  firm over  the 15 year
period through 1993.

                  GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.'S HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE

1865      End of Civil War
1869      Marcus Goldman opens Goldman Sachs
1890      Dow Jones Industrial Average first published
1896      Goldman Sachs joins New York Stock Exchange
1900      Regional office network founded
1906      Goldman Sachs takes Sears Roebuck public (oldest ongoing client)
          Dow Jones Industrial Average tops 100
1925      Goldman Sachs finances Warner Brothers, producer of the first talking
          film
1956      Goldman Sachs Ford public offering is the largest to date
1960      Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 1000
1970      London office of Goldman Sachs opens (staff of 1,100 in 1993)
1977      Goldman Sachs begins 10-year stint as number one underwriter of
          negotiated municipal bonds
1980      Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 2000
1984      Goldman Sachs joins Tokyo Stock Exchange as one of the first
          non-Japanese firms (firm's Tokyo staff exceeded 650 in 1993)
1987      Goldman Sachs leads in the privatization of Conrail in the largest
          equity offering to date in the U.S.
1992      Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks 3000
1993      Goldman Sachs is lead manager in taking Allstate public, largest
          equity offering to date ($2.4 billion)

* According to Securities Data Corporation.

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                  BUSINESS PRINCIPLES OF GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.

    Goldman Sachs is noted for its  Business Principles, which guide all of  the
firm's  activities and serve as the basis for its distinguished reputation among
investors worldwide.

    OUR CLIENT'S INTERESTS ALWAYS COME FIRST.   Our experience shows that if  we
serve our clients well, our own success will follow.

    OUR  ASSETS ARE OUR PEOPLE, CAPITAL AND  REPUTATION.  If any of these assets
diminish, reputation  is the  most difficult  to restore.  We are  dedicated  to
complying  fully  with the  letter and  spirit  of the  laws, rules  and ethical
principles that  govern  us.  Our  continued  success  depends  upon  unswerving
adherence to this standard.

    WE  TAKE GREAT PRIDE  IN THE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY  OF OUR WORK.   We have an
uncompromising determination to achieve  excellence in everything we  undertake.
Though  we may be  involved in a wide  variety and heavy  volume of activity, we
would, if it came to a choice, rather be best than biggest.

    WE STRESS CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION IN EVERYTHING WE DO.  While recognizing
that the old  way may  still be the  best way,  we constantly strive  to find  a
better  solution to a client's problems.  We pride ourselves on having pioneered
many of the practices and techniques that have become standard in the industry.

    WE STRESS TEAMWORK  IN EVERYTHING  WE DO.   While  individual creativity  is
always  encouraged,  we have  found  that team  effort  often produces  the best
results. We have no room for those who put their personal interests ahead of the
interests of the firm and its clients.

    INTEGRITY AND HONESTY ARE THE HEART OF  OUR BUSINESS.  We expect our  people
to maintain high ethical standards in everything they do, both in their work for
the firm and in their personal lives.

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

TO THE INVESTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

    We  have audited  the accompanying  statement of  assets and  liabilities of
Protective  Investment  Company   (the  "Funds")  including   the  schedule   of
investments,  as of December 31, 1994, and the related statements of operations,
changes in  net  assets and  financial  highlights  for period  March  14,  1994
(commencement   of  operations)  through  December  31,  1994.  These  financial
statements  and  financial  highlights  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Funds
management.  Our  responsibility is  to express  an  opinion on  these financial
statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

    We conducted  our  audit  in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  and  financial
highlights  are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence  supporting the  amounts and disclosures  in the  financial
statements.  Our  procedures included  confirmation  of securities  owned  as of
December 31, 1994, by  correspondence with the custodian  and brokers. An  audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made  by  management,  as well  as  evaluating the  overall  financial statement
presentation. We believe  that our  audit provides  a reasonable  basis for  our
opinion.

    In  our opinion, the financial  statements and financial highlights referred
to above present  fairly, in all  material respects, the  financial position  of
Protective  Investment  Company as  of  December 31,  1994,  the results  of its
operations, the changes in its net  assets and the financial highlights for  the
period March 14, 1994 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 1994, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                                                        COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Boston, Massachusetts
February 15, 1995

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                      STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994

                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       GLOBAL     INTERNATIONAL    GROWTH AND       SELECT       SMALL CAP       MONEY
                                     INCOME FUND   EQUITY FUND     INCOME FUND    EQUITY FUND   EQUITY FUND   MARKET FUND
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                                  <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>
Investments in securities, at value
 (Note B)..........................  $16,911,149   $28,032,704     $36,584,913    $17,111,050   $19,905,456   $3,594,979
Investments in repurchase
 agreements (Note B)...............           0              0       6,199,000        558,000     2,599,000            0
Cash, including foreign currency at
 value.............................         118        201,463             215            687           315       58,758
Receivable for forward currency
 contracts (Note F)................  26,833,959     12,569,070               0              0             0            0
Interest receivable................     290,704          1,743           1,937            174           812            0
Receivable due from Investment
 Manager (Note C)..................      65,864        108,676          60,090         50,771        53,949       29,704
Foreign income tax reclaim
 receivable........................      21,651          3,634               0             72             0            0
Receivable for fund shares sold....       9,234         35,487         177,728         33,348        28,761            0
Dividends receivable...............           0         12,918          78,282         41,461         5,766            0
Receivable for currency sold.......           0        139,101               0              0             0            0
Receivable for securities sold.....           0         21,122         193,817              0       170,897            0
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    TOTAL ASSETS...................  44,132,679     41,125,918      43,295,982     17,795,563    22,764,956    3,683,441
                                                       LIABILITIES
Payable for forward currency
 contracts (Note F)................  26,773,798     12,682,334               0              0             0            0
Payable for fund shares redeemed...      29,742         53,606          86,201         42,159        48,281       43,729
Investment management fee payable
 (Note C)..........................      15,504         23,866          26,418         11,260        13,971        1,860
Payable for securities purchased...           0        740,355         847,083              0       862,893            0
Payable for currency purchased.....           0        139,578               0              0             0            0
Payable for options purchased......           0         66,424               0              0             0            0
Accounts payable and accrued
 expenses..........................      32,163         34,694          31,162         24,695        27,065       19,361
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    TOTAL LIABILITIES..............  26,851,207     13,740,857         990,864         78,114       952,210       64,950
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    NET ASSETS.....................  $17,281,472   $27,385,061     $42,305,118    $17,717,449   $21,812,746   $3,618,491
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                                       NET ASSETS
  Paid-in capital (Note E).........  $17,660,172   $27,764,376     $43,154,895    $18,056,117   $23,471,185   $3,618,488
  Distribution in excess of net
   investment income (Note B)......     (19,500 )     (229,909)              0              0             0            0
  Accumulated net realized gain
   (loss) on investments and
   foreign currency transactions...    (171,358 )     (277,050)        (35,180)        (3,076)      (56,286)           3
  Net unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation) of:
    Investments....................    (247,009 )      242,254        (814,597)      (335,592)   (1,602,153)           0
    Foreign currency translation...      59,167       (114,610)              0              0             0            0
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    NET ASSETS.....................  $17,281,472   $27,385,061     $42,305,118    $17,717,449   $21,812,746   $3,618,491
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                     -----------  -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
  Offering and redemption price per
   share (based on shares of
   capital stock outstanding, par
   value $.001 per share)..........  $    9.558    $     9.581     $     9.661    $     9.839   $     8.951   $    1.000
  Total shares outstanding at end
   of period.......................   1,808,152      2,858,191       4,378,864      1,800,828     2,436,839    3,618,488
  Cost of investments..............  $17,158,158   $27,790,450     $43,598,510    $18,004,642   $24,106,609   $3,594,979
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
            FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 14, 1994* THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1994

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           GLOBAL     INTERNATIONAL  GROWTH AND     SELECT      SMALL CAP   MONEY MARKET
                                        INCOME FUND   EQUITY FUND   INCOME FUND   EQUITY FUND  EQUITY FUND      FUND
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
<S>                                     <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
  Interest income.....................   $  556,517    $  127,027    $  143,144    $  49,808    $ 150,441    $  133,144
  Dividend income.....................            0       145,093       308,985      168,561       11,131             0
  Foreign taxes withheld..............      (16,268)      (13,808)         (671)      (1,631)        (454)            0
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
      TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME.........      540,249       258,312       451,458      216,738      161,118       133,144
EXPENSES
  Investment management fee (Note C)..       88,896       121,187       120,254       53,567       69,074        17,470
  Custodian fee and expenses..........       35,000        74,501        21,501       19,700       21,500         3,923
  Legal fee...........................       19,400        19,400        19,400       19,400       19,400        19,400
  Audit fee...........................       13,333        13,333        13,333       13,333       13,333        13,333
  Registration and filing expense.....        5,930         9,241        13,655        6,137        7,515         1,823
  Directors fees (Note C).............        3,458         3,458         3,458        3,458        3,458         3,458
  Printing expense....................        2,333         2,333         2,333        2,333        2,333         2,333
  Transfer agent fee..................        1,710         1,710         1,710        1,710        1,710         1,710
  Miscellaneous expense...............        1,392         1,392         1,392        1,392        1,392         1,377
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
      Total operating expenses before
       reimbursement..................      171,452       246,555       197,036      121,030      139,715        64,827
      Expenses borne by the investment
       manager (Note C)...............      (82,556)     (125,368)      (76,782)     (67,463)     (70,641)      (47,357)
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
        NET EXPENSES..................       88,896       121,187       120,254       53,567       69,074        17,470
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
        NET INVESTMENT INCOME.........      451,353       137,125       331,204      163,171       92,044       115,674
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
 INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
 TRANSACTIONS
  Net realized gain (loss) on:
    Investments.......................     (259,299)     (442,903)      134,697      211,953        1,583           248
    Foreign currency transactions.....       63,610      (206,507)            0            0            0             0
    Options...........................        4,831         5,326             0            0            0             0
  Change in unrealized appreciation
   (depreciation) of:
    Investments.......................     (247,009)      492,590      (814,597)    (335,592)  (1,602,153)            0
    Foreign currency translations.....       59,167      (114,610)            0            0            0             0
    Options...........................            0      (250,336)            0            0            0             0
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
      NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
       (LOSS).........................     (378,700)     (516,440)     (679,900)    (123,639)  (1,600,570)          248
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
 RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS............   $   72,653    $ (379,315)   $ (348,696)   $  39,532   ($1,508,526)  $  115,922
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
                                        ------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ------------
<FN>
- ------------------------------
*Commencement of investment operations.
</TABLE>
    

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                      STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
            FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 14, 1994* THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1994

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       GLOBAL      INTERNATIONAL    GROWTH AND       SELECT       SMALL CAP       MONEY
                                     INCOME FUND    EQUITY FUND     INCOME FUND    EQUITY FUND   EQUITY FUND   MARKET FUND
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>             <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
  From operations:
    Net investment income..........  $  451,353     $  137,125      $   331,204    $   163,171   $    92,044   $  115,674
    Net realized gain (loss) on:
      Investments..................    (259,299)      (442,903)         134,697        211,953         1,583          248
      Foreign currency
       transactions................      63,610       (206,507)               0              0             0            0
      Options......................       4,831          5,326                0              0             0            0
    Change in unrealized
     appreciation (depreciation)
     of:
      Investments..................    (247,009)       492,590         (814,597)      (335,592)   (1,602,153)           0
      Foreign currency
       translations................      59,167       (114,610)               0              0             0            0
      Options......................           0       (250,336)               0              0             0            0
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    Net increase (decrease) in net
     assets resulting from
     operations....................      72,653       (379,315)        (348,696)        39,532    (1,508,526)     115,922
  Dividends and distributions to
   shareholders from:
    Net investment income..........    (451,353)             0         (331,204)      (163,171)      (92,044)    (115,674)
    Net realized gain on
     investments...................           0              0         (134,697)      (211,953)       (1,583)        (245)
    In excess of net realized
     gains.........................           0              0          (35,180)        (3,076)      (56,286)           0
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    Total dividends and
     distributions to
     shareholders..................    (451,353)             0         (501,081)      (378,200)     (149,913)    (115,919)
  Fund share transactions (Note
   E)..............................  17,650,172     27,754,376       43,144,895     18,046,117    23,461,185    3,608,488
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
    Total increase (decrease) in
     net
     assets........................  17,271,472     27,375,061       42,295,118     17,707,449    21,802,746    3,608,491
Net assets
  Beginning of period..............      10,000         10,000           10,000         10,000        10,000       10,000
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
  End of period (1)................  $17,281,472    $27,385,061     $42,305,118    $17,717,449   $21,812,746   $3,618,491
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
(1) Including distribution in
 excess of net investment income...  $  (19,500)    $ (229,909)     $         0    $         0   $         0   $        0
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
                                     -----------   -------------   -------------   -----------   -----------   -----------
<FN>
- ------------------------------
*Commencement of investment operations.
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                         PROTECTIVE GLOBAL INCOME FUND
                            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT    U.S. $ VALUE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------             ------------------  --------------
<S>                                                                      <C>        <C>                 <C>
GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES -- 78.4%
  AUSTRALIA -- 4.2%
    Commonwealth of Australia, 9.000%, 09/15/2004......................  AUD                 1,000,000  $      726,002
                                                                                                        --------------
  FRANCE -- 3.3%
    Government of France, 8.500%, 03/28/2000...........................  FRF                 3,000,000         573,881
                                                                                                        --------------
  GERMANY -- 7.0%
    Federal Republic of Germany, 9.000%, 10/20/2000....................  DEM                 1,750,000       1,202,807
                                                                                                        --------------
  ITALY -- 7.5%
    Republic of Italy, 8.500%, 01/01/1997..............................  ITL               325,000,000         190,677
    Republic of Italy, 8.500%, 04/01/1999..............................                  2,000,000,000       1,098,644
                                                                                                        --------------
                                                                                                             1,289,321
                                                                                                        --------------
  NETHERLANDS -- 3.0%
    Dutch Government, 6.500%, 04/15/2003...............................  NLG                 1,000,000         535,745
                                                                                                        --------------
  UNITED KINGDOM -- 13.8%
    U.K. Treasury, 9.000%, 03/03/2000..................................  GBP                   350,000         554,925
    U.K. Treasury, 8.000%, 12/07/2000..................................                        750,000       1,139,945
    U.K. Treasury, 6.750%, 11/26/2004..................................                        500,000         682,646
                                                                                                        --------------
                                                                                                             2,377,516
                                                                                                        --------------
  UNITED STATES -- 39.6%
    United States Treasury Notes, 6.875%, 07/31/1999...................  US$                 1,500,000       1,443,750
    United States Treasury Notes, 8.500%, 11/15/2000...................                        600,000         618,468
    United States Treasury Notes, 6.250%, 02/15/2003...................                      1,400,000       1,266,118
    United States Treasury Notes, 7.875%, 11/15/200....................                      3,500,000       3,509,835
                                                                                                        --------------
                                                                                                             6,838,171
                                                                                                        --------------
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES -- (Cost $13,785,540).......                                     13,543,443
                                                                                                        --------------
CORPORATE BONDS -- 3.2%
  JAPAN -- 3.2%
    Japan Development Bank, 6.500%, 09/20/2001.........................  JPY                50,000,000         559,706
                                                                                                        --------------
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS -- (Cost $564,618)...........................                                        559,706
                                                                                                        --------------
TIME DEPOSIT -- 16.3%
  UNITED STATES -- 16.3%
    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
    Eurodollar Time Deposit, 6.375%, 01/03/1995........................  US$                 2,808,000       2,808,000
                                                                                                        --------------
    TOTAL TIME DEPOSIT -- (Cost $2,808,000)............................                                      2,808,000
                                                                                                        --------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- (Cost $17,158,158) -- 97.9%                                                            16,911,149
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -- 2.1%                                                                          370,323
                                                                                                        --------------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%                                                                                    $   17,281,472
                                                                                                        --------------
                                                                                                        --------------
</TABLE>
    

   
See Glossary of Terms on page 78.
    

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                             SHARES      U.S. $ VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------   ------------
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 79.8%
  AUSTRIA -- 2.8%
    Oester Elektrizita......................................        13,375   $    772,519
                                                                             ------------
  BELGIUM -- 2.2%
    Colruyt SA..............................................         2,600        602,389
                                                                             ------------
  DENMARK -- 2.8%
    Tele Danmark AS-B share.................................        15,000        761,534
                                                                             ------------
  FINLAND -- 1.2%
    Kone Corp. B share......................................         3,000        341,945
                                                                             ------------
  HONG KONG -- 9.3%
    Consolidated Electric Power of Asia.....................       343,200        754,092
    Hong Kong Electric (Holdings) Ltd.......................       284,500        777,714
    National Mutual Asia....................................       842,000        555,021
    South China Morning Post (Holdings) Ltd.................       789,380        461,670
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                2,548,497
                                                                             ------------
  INDONESIA -- 2.3%
    Astra International.....................................       238,500        455,732
    Indostat *..............................................        18,000         64,490
    Mulia Industrindo.......................................        39,000        106,461
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                  626,683
                                                                             ------------
  JAPAN -- 21.9%
    Aiwa Co.................................................        28,000        689,101
    Hoya Corp...............................................        30,000        801,607
    Inaba Denkisangyo.......................................        13,000        352,587
    Max Co..................................................        21,000        485,183
    Mirai Industry Co.......................................        16,000        368,056
    Mitsubishi Electric Corp................................       129,000        916,153
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.............................       121,000        923,757
    Santen Pharmaceutical Co................................        23,000        639,980
    Shimachu Co.............................................        23,000        829,432
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                6,005,856
                                                                             ------------
  MALAYSIA -- 0.6%
    Tanjong.................................................        53,000        157,744
                                                                             ------------
  NETHERLANDS -- 6.6%
    N.V. GTI Holdings.......................................         2,000        175,125
    Randstad Holdings N.V...................................        14,900        805,985
    Wolters Kluwer N.V......................................        11,035        816,231
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                1,797,341
                                                                             ------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                      PROTECTIVE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                             SHARES      U.S. $ VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------   ------------
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  NORWAY -- 2.5%
    Helikopter Service AS...................................        15,000   $    177,449
    Unitor Ships Service AS.................................        30,430        512,979
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                  690,428
                                                                             ------------
  SPAIN -- 4.8%
    Banco Popular Espana....................................         8,360        993,991
    Zardoya-Otis............................................         3,025        314,623
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                1,308,614
                                                                             ------------
  SWEDEN -- 12.4%
    Arjo AB *...............................................        23,600        431,944
    Getinge Industrier AB, class B..........................        15,260        396,358
    Hoganas AB, class B.....................................        49,600        767,637
    Securitas AB, class B...................................        32,000        861,303
    Skane Gripen AB.........................................        19,900        136,584
    Volvo AB................................................        42,500        800,743
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                3,394,569
                                                                             ------------
  SWITZERLAND -- 3.3%
    Cie Financier Richemont AG..............................           880        914,006
                                                                             ------------
  UNITED KINGDOM -- 7.1%
    Boots Co. PLC...........................................        49,562        391,157
    British Airport Authority PLC...........................       103,595        767,310
    Rentokil Group PLC......................................       217,000        781,553
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                1,940,020
                                                                             ------------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK -- (Cost $21,585,435)................                   21,862,145
                                                                             ------------
PREFERRED STOCK -- 3.0%
  GERMANY -- 3.0%
    Fresenius AG............................................         1,706        823,548
                                                                             ------------
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK -- (Cost $622,981)................                      823,548
                                                                             ------------
AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS -- 1.2%
  INDONESIA -- 1.2%
    Perusahaan Industries *.................................         8,900        318,175
                                                                             ------------
    TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS -- (Cost $302,862)............                      318,175
                                                                             ------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                           CONTRACTS     U.S. $ VALUE
- ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------   ------------
<S>                                                           <C>            <C>
OPTIONS PURCHASED -- 0.4%
  JAPAN -- 0.4%
    Nikkei 300 Call @ 284.70, expiring 03/09/95.............   290,000,000   $     71,217
    Nikkei 300 Call @ 328.55, expiring 12/22/95.............     1,656,946         35,619
                                                                             ------------
                                                                                  106,836
                                                                             ------------
    TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED -- (Cost $357,172)..............                      106,836
                                                                             ------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      PRINCIPAL
                                                                       AMOUNT
                                                                     -----------
<S>                                                           <C>    <C>           <C>
TIME DEPOSIT -- 18.0%
  UNITED STATES -- 18.0%
    State Street Bank and Trust Co.
    Eurodollar Time Deposit, 6.375%, 01/03/1995.............  US$      4,922,000      4,922,000
                                                                                   ------------
    TOTAL TIME DEPOSIT -- (Cost $4,922,000).................                          4,922,000
                                                                                   ------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- (Cost $27,790,450) -- 102.4%                                    28,032,704
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -- (2.4)%                                                (647,643)
                                                                                   ------------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%                                                               $ 27,385,061
                                                                                   ------------
                                                                                   ------------
<FN>
- ------------------------
* Denotes non-income producing security.
</TABLE>

   
See Glossary of Terms on page 78.
    

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 85.1%
  AEROSPACE/DEFENSE -- 4.4%
    Lockheed Corp....................................................................          4,000  $      290,500
    McDonnell Douglas Corp...........................................................          7,800       1,107,600
    Northrop Grumman Corp............................................................         10,800         453,600
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,851,700
                                                                                                      --------------
  AIRLINES -- 0.5%
    AMR Corp Delaware *..............................................................          3,600         191,700
                                                                                                      --------------
  AUTOMOBILE -- 3.3%
    General Motors Corp. *...........................................................         33,400       1,411,150
                                                                                                      --------------
  AUTOPARTS -- ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT -- 1.1%
    Lear Seating Corp................................................................         22,700         451,163
                                                                                                      --------------
  BROKERAGE FIRMS -- 3.8%
    Bear Stearns Cos. Inc............................................................         78,385       1,205,169
    Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.....................................................         26,600         392,350
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,597,519
                                                                                                      --------------
  CHEMICALS -- 1.1%
    Geon Co..........................................................................         17,600         481,800
                                                                                                      --------------
  CONTAINERS -- PAPER -- 4.3%
    Owens Illinois Inc. *............................................................         30,300         333,300
    Stone Container Corp. *..........................................................         85,300       1,471,425
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,804,725
                                                                                                      --------------
  DOMESTIC OIL -- 1.4%
    Atlantic Richfield Co............................................................          3,600         366,300
    Tenneco Inc......................................................................          4,900         208,250
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             574,550
                                                                                                      --------------
  DRUGS & HEALTH CARE -- 1.0%
    FHP International Corp. *........................................................         16,450         423,588
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRIC COMPANIES -- 4.5%
    DQE..............................................................................         21,400         633,975
    Dominion Resources Inc...........................................................          8,800         314,600
    Texas Utilities Co...............................................................         29,700         950,400
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,898,975
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRONICS -- INSTRUMENTATION -- 1.8%
    Texas Instruments Inc............................................................         10,400         778,700
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRONICS -- SEMICONDUCTORS -- 2.9%
    Advanced Micro Devices Inc. *....................................................         48,800       1,213,900
                                                                                                      --------------
  FINANCIAL -- 0.1%
    Liberty Corp.....................................................................          1,500          38,063
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>
    

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                       PROTECTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 4.3%
    North American Mortgage Co.......................................................         45,000  $      663,750
    Student Loan Marketing Assn......................................................         12,200         396,500
    Travelers Inc....................................................................         22,900         744,250
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,804,500
                                                                                                      --------------
  FOODS -- 2.4%
    Chiquita Brands International Inc................................................         75,700       1,031,412
                                                                                                      --------------
  GAMING COMPANIES -- 0.3%
    Penn National Gaming Inc. *......................................................         21,800         141,700
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOMEBUILDING -- 0.5%
    Centex Corp......................................................................          9,200         209,300
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT -- 4.8%
    Community Psychiatric Centers....................................................         48,400         532,400
    National Medical Enterprises Inc. *..............................................        104,900       1,481,712
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           2,014,112
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS -- 1.4%
    Playtex Products Inc. *..........................................................         84,300         600,638
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOUSEWARES -- 1.7%
    National Presto Industries Inc...................................................         17,400         722,100
                                                                                                      --------------
  INSURANCE BROKERS -- 1.2%
    Aetna Life & Casualty Co.........................................................         10,800         508,950
                                                                                                      --------------
  LEISURE TIME -- 3.3%
    Brunswick Corp...................................................................         42,200         796,525
    Outboard Marine Corp.............................................................         30,900         606,412
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,402,937
                                                                                                      --------------
  LIQUOR -- 0.9%
    Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc..........................................................          7,300         371,388
                                                                                                      --------------
  MAJOR REGIONAL BANKS -- 3.7%
    BankAmerica Corp.................................................................         25,500       1,007,250
    Chemical Banking Corp............................................................          4,300         154,263
    PNC Bank Corp....................................................................         19,500         411,937
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,573,450
                                                                                                      --------------
  MANUFACTURING -- DIVERSIFIED IN -- 0.9%
    Figgie International Holdings Inc. *.............................................         59,100         361,988
                                                                                                      --------------
  MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES -- 0.1%
    Pharmchem Labs Inc. *............................................................         13,200          26,400
                                                                                                      --------------
  MULTI-LINE INSURANCE -- 0.5%
    Cigna Corp.......................................................................          3,300         208,725
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  OIL -- INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED -- 2.1%
    Amoco Corp.......................................................................          6,100  $      360,662
    Exxon Corp.......................................................................          7,300         443,475
    Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.........................................................            900          96,750
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             900,887
                                                                                                      --------------
  OIL WELL EQUIPMENT & SERVICES -- 0.7%
    Sonat Offshore Drilling Inc......................................................         17,600         312,400
                                                                                                      --------------
  OTHER MAJOR BANKS -- 0.1%
    Union Bank of San Francisco......................................................          2,200          58,850
                                                                                                      --------------
  PAPER AND FOREST PRODUCTS -- 3.9%
    Champion International Corp......................................................         13,900         507,350
    Georgia Pacific Corp.............................................................         15,900       1,136,850
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,644,200
                                                                                                      --------------
  PETROLEUM SERVICES -- 1.0%
    Tosco Corp.......................................................................         14,100         410,663
                                                                                                      --------------
  PROPERTY-CASUALTY -- 2.7%
    American Premier Underwriters....................................................         20,300         525,262
    Home State Holdings Inc. *.......................................................         23,700         355,500
    Partner Re Holdings..............................................................         12,600         261,450
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,142,212
                                                                                                      --------------
  PUBLISHING -- 1.8%
    Valassis Communications Inc. *...................................................         49,900         748,500
                                                                                                      --------------
  PUBLISHING -- NEWSPAPERS -- 0.5%
    American Publishing Co...........................................................         20,900         229,900
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS -- 3.2%
    Centerpoint Properties Corp......................................................         23,100  $      450,450
    Haagen Alexander Properties Inc..................................................         40,000         635,000
    LTC Properties...................................................................         15,400         204,050
    United Mobile Homes Inc..........................................................         11,319          83,481
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,372,981
                                                                                                      --------------
  RETAIL -- SPECIALTY APPAREL STORE -- 2.1%
    TJX Cos Inc......................................................................         57,600         900,000
                                                                                                      --------------
  SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES -- 2.2%
    GP Financial Corp................................................................         45,900         946,687
                                                                                                      --------------
  STEEL -- 1.0%
    Quanex Corp......................................................................         19,100         436,913
                                                                                                      --------------
  TEXTILE -- APPAREL MANUFACTURERS -- 0.9%
    Chic By HIS Inc. *...............................................................         39,700         377,150
                                                                                                      --------------
  TOBACCO -- 2.6%
    Philip Morris Cos. Inc...........................................................          6,500         373,750
    RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. *.....................................................          8,700          47,850
    UST Inc..........................................................................         25,000         693,750
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,115,350
                                                                                                      --------------
  TRUCKERS -- 4.1%
    Consolidated Freightways Inc.....................................................         76,500       1,711,687
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK -- (Cost $36,770,574).........................................                     36,003,513
                                                                                                      --------------
PREFERRED STOCK -- 1.4%
  ELECTRONICS -- SEMICONDUCTORS -- 0.1%
    Advanced Micro Devices Inc.......................................................            700          36,750
                                                                                                      --------------
  FOODS -- 0.6%
    Chiquita Brands International Inc................................................          5,800         239,250
                                                                                                      --------------
  TOBACCO -- 0.7%
    RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp........................................................         50,900         305,400
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK -- (Cost $628,936).........................................                        581,400
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       61
<PAGE>
   
                       PROTECTIVE GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         PRINCIPAL
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      AMOUNT          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT -- 14.6%
  REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 14.6%
    State Street Bank and Trust Co., 5.625%, 01/03/1995..............................
     (Dated 12/30/1994, collateralized by $6,285,000
     United States Treasury Note, 4.625%, 2/15/1996,
      with a value of $6,202,874)....................................................  $   6,199,000  $    6,199,000

    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENT -- (Cost $6,199,000).................................                      6,199,000
                                                                                                      --------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- (Cost $43,598,510) -- 101.1%                                                         42,783,913
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -- (1.1)%                                                                     (478,795)
                                                                                                      --------------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%                                                                                  $   42,305,118
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                      --------------
<FN>
- ------------------------
* Denotes non-income producing security.
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       62
<PAGE>
                         PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND
                            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 93.1%
  AEROSPACE/DEFENSE -- 3.8%
    Allied Signal Inc................................................................          7,400  $      251,600
    Rockwell International Corp......................................................          4,500         160,875
    United Technologies Corp.........................................................          4,300         270,362
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             682,837
                                                                                                      --------------
  ALUMINUM -- 0.9%
    Aluminum Co. of America..........................................................          1,900         164,588
                                                                                                      --------------
  AUTOMOBILE -- 2.7%
    Chrysler Corp....................................................................          2,900         142,100
    Ford Motor Co....................................................................          6,200         173,600
    General Motors Corp..............................................................          4,000         169,000
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             484,700
                                                                                                      --------------
  AUTO PARTS -- 0.7%
    Masland Corp.....................................................................          7,700         120,313
                                                                                                      --------------
  BEVERAGES -- ALCOHOLIC -- 0.7%
    Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc..........................................................          2,600         132,275
                                                                                                      --------------
  BEVERAGES -- SOFT DRINKS -- 3.2%
    PepsiCo Inc......................................................................         15,500         561,875
                                                                                                      --------------
  BROADCAST MEDIA -- 2.2%
    Capital Cities ABC Inc...........................................................          4,500         383,625
                                                                                                      --------------
  BUSINESS SERVICES -- 0.7%
    Ogden Corp. *....................................................................          6,552         122,850
                                                                                                      --------------
  CHEMICALS -- 6.8%
    Dow Chemical Co..................................................................          5,500         369,875
    Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co......................................................          8,900         500,625
    Monsanto Co......................................................................          4,700         331,350
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,201,850
                                                                                                      --------------
  COMMERCIAL SERVICES -- 2.4%
    Omnicom Group....................................................................          8,100         419,175
                                                                                                      --------------
  COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES -- 2.3%
    International Business Machines, Inc.............................................          5,500         404,250
                                                                                                      --------------
  CONGLOMERATES -- 2.7%
    ITT Corp.........................................................................          2,400         212,700
    Tenneco Inc......................................................................          6,100         259,250
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             471,950
                                                                                                      --------------
  CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS -- 0.7%
    Armstrong World Industries Inc...................................................          3,400         130,900
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       63
<PAGE>
   
                         PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  DRUGS & HEALTH CARE -- 1.7%
    American Home Products Corp......................................................          4,700  $      294,925
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRIC COMPANIES -- 3.4%
    General Public Utilities Corp....................................................          6,500         170,625
    Peco Energy Co...................................................................          8,600         210,700
    Public Service Co. *.............................................................         16,800         218,400
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             599,725
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -- 0.6%
    Philips Electronics N.V..........................................................          3,700         108,688
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRONICS -- INSTRUMENTATION -- 2.7%
    Hewlett Packard Co...............................................................          3,300         329,587
    Texas Instruments Inc............................................................          1,900         142,263
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             471,850
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRONICS -- SEMICONDUCTORS -- 1.3%
    Intel Corp.......................................................................          3,600         229,950
                                                                                                      --------------
  ENTERTAINMENT -- 1.6%
    Disney (Walt) Co. (The)..........................................................          6,200         285,975
                                                                                                      --------------
  FINANCIAL -- 1.3%
    Federal National Mortgage Assn...................................................          3,200         233,200
                                                                                                      --------------
  FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 2.0%
    Allstate Corp....................................................................          4,800         113,400
    Dean Witter Discover & Co........................................................          3,600         121,950
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp..................................................          2,300         116,150
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             351,500
                                                                                                      --------------
  GAS & PIPELINE UTILITIES -- 2.0%
    Enron Corp.......................................................................          5,800         176,900
    Panhandle Eastern Corp...........................................................          9,200         181,700
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             358,600
                                                                                                      --------------
  HEALTH CARE DRUGS -- 3.0%
    Schering Plough Corp.............................................................          7,100         525,400
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT -- 1.0%
    Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp.....................................................          4,900         178,850
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS -- 4.2%
    Corning Inc......................................................................          6,700         200,162
    Procter & Gamble Co..............................................................          7,600         471,200
    Unilever N.V.....................................................................            700          81,550
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             752,912
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       64
<PAGE>
   
                         PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  INSURANCE BROKERS -- 0.9%
    MGIC Investment Corp.............................................................          4,800  $      159,000
                                                                                                      --------------
  INSURANCE -- PROPERTY & CASUALTY -- 0.8%
    CMAC Investment Corp.............................................................          5,100         147,263
                                                                                                      --------------
  MACHINERY -- DIVERSIFIED -- 1.2%
    Caterpillar Inc..................................................................          3,800         209,475
                                                                                                      --------------
  MAJOR REGIONAL BANKS -- 5.2%
    BankAmerica Corp.................................................................          5,300         209,350
    Citicorp.........................................................................          5,600         231,700
    First Fidelity Bancorp...........................................................          3,800         170,525
    Nationsbank Corp.................................................................          6,700         302,337
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             913,912
                                                                                                      --------------
  MANUFACTURING -- DIVERSIFIED IN -- 1.6%
    Dover Corp.......................................................................          5,500         283,937
                                                                                                      --------------
  MULTI-LINE INSURANCE -- 2.6%
    American International Group Inc.................................................          4,700         460,600
                                                                                                      --------------
  OIL -- INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED -- 5.4%
    Amoco Corp.......................................................................          3,000         177,375
    Exxon Corp.......................................................................          7,000         425,250
    Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.........................................................          3,300         354,750
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             957,375
                                                                                                      --------------
  PERSONAL LOANS -- 0.6%
    Beneficial Corp..................................................................          2,900         113,100
                                                                                                      --------------
  PHOTOGRAPHY -- 1.2%
    Eastman Kodak Co.................................................................          4,600         219,650
                                                                                                      --------------
  PUBLISHING -- NEWSPAPERS -- 0.6%
    Gannett Inc......................................................................          2,100         111,825
                                                                                                      --------------
  RAILROADS & EQUIPMENT -- 1.1%
    Union Pacific Corp...............................................................          4,100         187,062
                                                                                                      --------------
  RETAIL -- FOOD CHAINS -- 1.0%
    Penn Traffic Co. *...............................................................          4,600         174,800
                                                                                                      --------------
  RETAIL -- GENERAL MERCHANDISE -- 1.7%
    Wal Mart Stores Inc..............................................................         14,000         297,500
                                                                                                      --------------
  RETAIL -- SPECIALTY APPAREL STORE -- 2.9%
    Federated Department Stores Inc. *...............................................          5,400         103,950
    LTD. Inc.........................................................................         10,400         188,500
    Sears Roebuck & Co...............................................................          4,900         225,400
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             517,850
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       65
<PAGE>
   
                         PROTECTIVE SELECT EQUITY FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- LONG DISTANCE -- 4.1%
    American Telephone & Telegraph Corp..............................................         10,100  $      507,525
    Sprint Corp......................................................................          8,100         223,762
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             731,287
                                                                                                      --------------
  TELEPHONE -- 1.9%
    Ameritech Corp...................................................................          8,200         331,075
                                                                                                      --------------
  TEXTILE -- APPAREL MANUFACTURERS -- 1.0%
    V F Corp.........................................................................          3,600         175,050
                                                                                                      --------------
  TOBACCO -- 4.0%
    Philip Morris Cos. Inc...........................................................         12,300         707,250
                                                                                                      --------------
  TOYS -- 0.7%
    Mattel Inc.......................................................................          5,100         128,138
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK -- (Cost $16,846,269).........................................                     16,498,912
                                                                                                      --------------
AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS -- 3.5%
  OIL -- INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED -- 1.8%
    British Petroleum PLC............................................................          3,900         311,513
                                                                                                      --------------
  TELEPHONE -- 1.7%
    British Telecommunications *.....................................................          5,000         300,625
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS -- (Cost $600,373).....................................                        612,138
                                                                                                      --------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         PRINCIPAL
                                                                                          AMOUNT
                                                                                       -------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT -- 3.1%
  REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 3.1%
    State Street Bank and Trust Co., 5.625%, 01/03/1995
    (Dated 12/30/1994, collateralized by $570,000 United States
     Treasury Note, 4.625%, 2/15/1996, with a value of $558,349).....................  $     558,000  $      558,000
                                                                                                      --------------

    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENT -- (Cost $558,000)...................................                        558,000
                                                                                                      --------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- (Cost $18,004,642) -- 99.7%                                                          17,669,050
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -- 0.3%                                                                         48,399
                                                                                                      --------------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%                                                                                  $   17,717,449
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                      --------------
<FN>
- ------------------------
* Denotes non-income producing security.
</TABLE>
    

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       66
<PAGE>
   
                        PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
                            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK -- 65.7%
  ADVERTISING -- 1.6%
    Dimac Corp. *....................................................................         26,700  $      337,088
                                                                                                      --------------
  BUILDING MATERIALS -- 3.5%
    ABT Building Products Corp. *....................................................         54,100         757,400
                                                                                                      --------------
  COMMERCIAL SERVICES -- 1.0%
    Childrens Discovery Centers America *............................................          5,100          58,013
    International Post Ltd. *........................................................         31,200         148,200
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             206,213
                                                                                                      --------------
  COMMUNICATION -- EQUIPMENT/MANUFACTURERS -- 2.7%
    IPC Information Systems Inc. *...................................................         23,000         258,750
    Micom Communications *...........................................................         16,699         146,116
    Plantronics Inc. *...............................................................          6,100         183,000
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             587,866
                                                                                                      --------------
  COMMUNICATION SERVICES -- 2.8%
    Black Box Corp. *................................................................         40,600         609,000
                                                                                                      --------------
  COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES -- 0.2%
    Opinion Research Corp.*..........................................................          8,600          43,269
                                                                                                      --------------
  DRUGS & HEALTH CARE -- 0.5%
    Playtex Products *...............................................................         16,000         114,000
                                                                                                      --------------
  ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -- 0.3%
    Holophone Corp. *................................................................          3,600          67,500
                                                                                                      --------------
  FOODS -- 3.1%
    Alpine Lace Brands Inc. *........................................................          5,300          18,550
    Brothers Gourmet Coffees Inc. *..................................................         14,100         155,100
    Morningstar Group Inc............................................................         70,000         490,000
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             663,650
                                                                                                      --------------
  HEALTH CARE MISCELLANEOUS -- 4.6%
    American Healthcorp Inc. *.......................................................         18,900          95,681
    Grancare Inc. *..................................................................         36,900         645,750
    National Health Labs Inc.........................................................          9,600         127,200
    Physicians Clinical Labs Inc. *..................................................         16,400         143,500
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,012,131
                                                                                                      --------------
  HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS -- 1.9%
    American Safety Razor Co. *......................................................         30,400         418,000
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>
    

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>
   
                        PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  HOUSEWARES -- 3.1%
    Levitz Furniture Inc. *..........................................................         81,800  $      674,850
                                                                                                      --------------
  MACHINERY -- DIVERSIFIED -- 1.7%
    DT Industries Inc................................................................         35,100         377,325
                                                                                                      --------------
  MANUFACTURING -- DIVERSIFIED IN -- 4.8%
    Figgie International Holdings Inc. *.............................................         53,000         324,625
    Foamex International Inc. *......................................................         71,200         712,000
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           1,036,625
                                                                                                      --------------
  MEDICAL PRODUCTS & SUPPLIES -- 0.1%
    American White Cross Inc. *......................................................         11,700          30,713
                                                                                                      --------------
  OFFICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES -- 0.6%
    Nu Kote Holding Inc. *...........................................................          5,400         139,725
                                                                                                      --------------
  OIL -- INTERNATIONAL INTEGRATED -- 1.9%
    Total Petroleum North America Ltd................................................         33,400         417,500
                                                                                                      --------------
  PUBLISHING -- NEWSPAPERS -- 3.0%
    American Publishing Co...........................................................         59,700         656,700
                                                                                                      --------------
  RESTAURANTS -- 3.1%
    Quantum Restaurant Group Inc. *..................................................         28,200         338,400
    Sonic Corp. *....................................................................         16,900         342,225
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             680,625
                                                                                                      --------------
  RETAIL -- SPECIALTY -- 14.1%
    Brookstone Inc.*.................................................................         31,800         202,725
    Ernst Home Center Inc. *.........................................................         37,300         317,050
    J. Baker Inc.....................................................................         51,900         778,500
    Musicland Stores Corp. *.........................................................         68,100         612,900
    North American Watch Corp........................................................         28,400         404,700
    Oroamerica Inc. *................................................................          9,900          79,200
    Service Merchandise Co. Inc. *...................................................         43,400         200,725
    Shoe Carnival Inc. *.............................................................         32,600         154,850
    Supercuts Inc. *.................................................................         38,000         313,500
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                           3,064,150
                                                                                                      --------------
  RETAIL -- SPECIALTY APPAREL STORE -- 4.3%
    A Pea In The Pod Inc. *..........................................................          9,100          20,475
    Charming Shoppes Inc.............................................................         40,600         268,975
    TJX Cos Inc......................................................................         41,900         654,687
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             944,137
                                                                                                      --------------
  STEEL -- 0.8%
    Webco Industries Inc. *..........................................................         20,900         182,875
                                                                                                      --------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

                                       68
<PAGE>
   
                        PROTECTIVE SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
                      SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      SHARES          VALUE
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
COMMON STOCK (CONTINUED)
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- LONG DISTANCE -- 1.1%
    USA Mobile Communications *......................................................         23,200  $      229,100
                                                                                                      --------------
  TEXTILE -- APPAREL MANUFACTURERS -- 1.7%
    Authentic Fitness Corp. *........................................................          2,500          34,687
    Norton McNaughton Inc. *.........................................................         22,200         338,550
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                             373,237
                                                                                                      --------------
  TOYS -- 1.2%
    American Recreation Co. Holdings Inc. *..........................................         37,900         255,825
                                                                                                      --------------
  TRUCKERS -- 2.0%
    Consolidated Freightways Inc.....................................................         19,800         443,025
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL COMMON STOCK -- (Cost $15,815,797).........................................                     14,322,529
                                                                                                      --------------
AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS -- 2.7%
  COMMERCIAL SERVICES -- 2.2%
    Automated Security Holdings PLC *................................................        210,606         473,863
                                                                                                      --------------
  PAPER AND FOREST PRODUCTS -- 0.5%
    Concordia Paper Holdings Ltd. *..................................................         10,700         109,675
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS -- (Cost $692,423).....................................                        583,538
                                                                                                      --------------
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         PRINCIPAL
                                                                                          AMOUNT
                                                                                       -------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>            <C>
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT -- 11.9%
  REPURCHASE AGREEMENT -- 11.9%
    State Street Bank and Trust Co., 5.625%, 01/03/1995
    (Dated 12/30/1994, collateralized by $2,635,000 United States Treasury Note,
     4.625%, 2/15/1996, with a value of $2,600,624)..................................  $   2,599,000       2,599,000
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENT -- (Cost $2,599,000).................................                      2,599,000
                                                                                                      --------------
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION -- 22.9%
    United States Treasury Bill, 1.10%, 01/05/1995 **................................      5,000,000       4,999,389
                                                                                                      --------------
    TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS -- (Cost $4,999,389)                                                 4,999,389
                                                                                                      --------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- (Cost $24,106,609) -- 103.2%                                                         22,504,456
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -- (3.2)%                                                                     (691,710)
                                                                                                      --------------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%                                                                                  $   21,812,746
                                                                                                      --------------
                                                                                                      --------------
<FN>
- ------------------------
 *   Denotes non-income producing security.
**   Annualized yield at time of purchase. (unaudited)
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                          PROTECTIVE MONEY MARKET FUND
                            SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         PRINCIPAL
SECURITY DESCRIPTION                                                                      AMOUNT         VALUE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------  -------------
<S>                                                                                     <C>          <C>
U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES -- 99.4%
  FEDERAL AGENCIES -- 99.4%
    Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.780%, 01/23/1995......................................  $   800,000  $     797,174
    Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.900%, 02/03/1995......................................      270,000        268,540
    Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.330%, 01/10/1995........................................      300,000        299,600
    Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.950%, 01/17/1995........................................      210,000        209,445
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.900%, 01/05/1995..............................      200,000        199,869
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.830%, 01/18/1995..............................      725,000        723,004
    Federal National Mortgage Assn., 5.880%, 01/06/1995...............................      400,000        399,673
    Federal National Mortgage Assn., 5.300%, 01/09/1995...............................      100,000         99,882
    Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.760%, 01/24/1995....................................      600,000        597,792
                                                                                                     -------------
    TOTAL GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES --
      (Cost $3,594,979)                                                                                  3,594,979
                                                                                                     -------------
TOTAL INVESTMENTS -- (Cost $3,594,979) -- 99.4                                                           3,594,979
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES -- 0.6                                                                        23,512
                                                                                                     -------------
NET ASSETS -- 100.0%                                                                                 $   3,618,491
                                                                                                     -------------
                                                                                                     -------------
</TABLE>

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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<PAGE>
   
                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                              FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
        FOR A SHARE OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 14,
     1994 (COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTMENT OPERATIONS) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1994
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     REALIZED AND
                                                    UNREALIZED GAIN
                                                       (LOSS) ON                                                DISTRIBUTIONS
                        NET ASSET        NET        INVESTMENTS AND     TOTAL      DIVIDENDS      DIVIDENDS       IN EXCESS
                        VALUE AT     INVESTMENT         FOREIGN          FROM       FROM NET      FROM NET           OF
                        BEGINNING      INCOME          CURRENCY       INVESTMENT   INVESTMENT     REALIZED      NET REALIZED
                        OF PERIOD      (2)(6)       TRANSACTIONS(6)   OPERATIONS     INCOME     CAPITAL GAINS       GAINS
                        ---------   -------------   ---------------   ----------   ----------   -------------   -------------
<S>                     <C>         <C>             <C>               <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>
Global Income
 Fund(1)..............  $ 10.000    $      0.367    $       (0.442)   $  (0.075)   $  (0.367)   $      0.000    $      0.000
International Equity
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.048            (0.467)      (0.419)       0.000           0.000           0.000
Growth and Income
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.114            (0.300)      (0.186)      (0.114)         (0.031)         (0.008)
Select Equity
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.093            (0.039)       0.054       (0.093)         (0.120)         (0.002)
Small Cap Equity
 Fund(1)..............    10.000           0.038            (1.025)      (0.987)      (0.038)         (0.001)         (0.023)
Money Market
 Fund(1)..............     1.000           0.031             0.000        0.031       (0.031)          0.000           0.000

<CAPTION>

                                                                                    RATIO       RATIO OF NET
                                        NET ASSET                               OF OPERATING     INVESTMENT
                                        VALUE AT                   NET ASSETS     EXPENSES        INCOME TO     PORTFOLIO
                            TOTAL        END OF        TOTAL          END        TO AVERAGE        AVERAGE      TURNOVER
                        DISTRIBUTIONS    PERIOD     RETURN(3)(5)   OF PERIOD    NET ASSETS(4)   NET ASSETS(4)    RATE(5)
                        -------------   ---------   ------------   ----------   -------------   -------------   ---------
<S>                     <C>             <C>         <C>            <C>          <C>             <C>             <C>
Global Income
 Fund(1)..............  $     (0.367)   $  9.558          (0.74)%  $  17,281            1.10%           5.58%        210%
International Equity
 Fund(1)..............         0.000       9.581          (4.18)      27,385            1.10            1.25          33
Growth and Income
 Fund(1)..............        (0.153)      9.661          (1.86)      42,305            0.80            2.21          36
Select Equity
 Fund(1)..............        (0.215)      9.839           0.53       17,717            0.80            2.44          56
Small Cap Equity
 Fund(1)..............        (0.062)      8.951          (9.87)      21,813            0.80            1.07          17
Money Market
 Fund(1)..............        (0.031)      1.000           3.14        3,618            0.60            3.80      N/A
<FN>
- ----------------------------------
          (1)  Investment operations commenced on March 14, 1994.
          (2)  Net  Investment Income and Ratio of Operating Expenses to Average
               Net Assets is after reimbursement of certain fees and expenses by
               the Investment Manager.  (See Note C  to the Company's  financial
               statements.)   Had  the  Investment  Manager  not  undertaken  to
               reimburse expenses related  to the Funds,  net investment  income
               per  share and  the ratio  of operating  expenses to  average net
               assets would have been as follows: Global Income Fund, $0.320 and
               2.12%; International Equity  Fund, $0.004 and  2.24%; Growth  and
               Income  Fund,  $0.097 and  1.31%; Select  Equity Fund,  $.055 and
               1.81%; Small Cap Equity Fund,  $.009 and 1.62%; and Money  Market
               Fund, $0.018 and 2.24%, respectively.
          (3)  Total  return is calculated assuming a  purchase of shares at net
               asset value per share on  the first day and  a sale at net  asset
               value  per  share  on  the  last  day  of  each  period reported.
               Distributions are assumed, for the purposes of this  calculation,
               to  be  reinvested  at  the  net asset  value  per  share  on the
               respective payment dates of each Fund.
          (4)  Annualized.
          (5)  Non-Annualized.
          (6)  The per share computation is a mathematical computation which may
               appear inconsistent with the statement of operations.
</TABLE>
    

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE A -- ORGANIZATION
    
   
    Protective Investment Company (the "Company") was incorporated in the  State
of  Maryland on September 2, 1993  as an open-end management investment company.
The Company offers six separately managed  pools of assets which have  differing
investment  objectives and policies. The Company currently issues six classes of
its shares: Global  Income Fund,  International Equity Fund,  Growth and  Income
Fund,  Select  Equity  Fund,  Small  Cap  Equity  Fund  and  Money  Market  Fund
(collectively a "Fund" and the "Funds"). The Company had no operations prior  to
March  2, 1994, other than those relating to organizational matters. The initial
capital contribution of $60,000,  $10,000 per class,  resulting in 1,000  shares
being  issued by the  Global Income Fund, International  Equity Fund, Growth and
Income Fund, Select  Equity Fund  and Small Cap  Equity Fund  and 10,000  shares
being  issued  by  the Money  Market  Fund, was  provided  on March  2,  1994 by
Protective Life Insurance Company.  The Company commenced investment  operations
on March 14, 1994.
    

   
    The  Company  offers  each class  of  its  stock to  a  separate  account of
Protective Life Insurance  Company ("Protective Life")  as funding vehicles  for
certain  variable  annuity  contracts  issued  by  Protective  Life  through the
separate account.
    

   
NOTE B -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
    
   
    The following is a  summary of significant  accounting policies followed  by
the Company in the preparation of its financial statements.
    

   
VALUATION  OF  INVESTMENTS --  The Company's  portfolio  securities traded  on a
national securities exchange are valued at the  last sale price, or, if no  sale
occurs,  at the mean between the closing bid and closing asked prices. Portfolio
securities traded over-the-counter are valued at the last sale price, or, if  no
sale  occurs, at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. Debt securities
with a  remaining maturity  of  61 days  or  more are  valued  on the  basis  of
dealer-supplied  quotations or  by a pricing  service selected  by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management, investment adviser to the  Company, and approved by the  board
of  directors of the  Company. Short-term securities and  debt securities with a
remaining maturity of 60 days or less  are valued at their amortized cost  which
approximates  market value. Options and futures contracts are valued at the last
sale price  on  the  market  where  any such  options  or  futures  contract  is
principally traded. Options traded over-the-counter are valued based upon prices
provided  by market  makers in  such securities  or dealers  in such currencies.
Securities for  which current  market quotations  are unavailable  or for  which
quotations  are not  deemed by  the investment  adviser to  be representative of
market values are valued at fair value  as determined in good faith pursuant  to
procedures established by the board of directors.
    

   
FOREIGN  SECURITIES  -- Foreign  securities  traded on  a  recognized securities
exchange are valued at the  last sale price in  the principal market where  they
are  traded,  or, if  closing  prices are  unavailable,  at the  last  bid price
available prior to  the time  a Fund's net  asset value  is determined.  Foreign
portfolio securities prices are furnished by quotation services expressed in the
local  currency's value and are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate
of exchange.
    

   
REPURCHASE  AGREEMENTS  --  In   connection  with  transactions  in   repurchase
agreements,   the  Company's  custodian  takes   possession  of  the  underlying
collateral securities, the value or market price  of which is at least equal  to
the  principal amount, including interest, of the repurchase transaction. To the
extent that any repurchase  transaction exceeds one business  day, the value  of
the  collateral is marked-to-market on  a daily basis to  ensure the adequacy of
the collateral. In  the event of  default of the  obligation to repurchase,  the
Fund  has  the right  to  liquidate the  collateral  and apply  the  proceeds in
    

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE B -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    
   
satisfaction of the  obligation. Under  certain circumstances, in  the event  of
default  or bankruptcy by  the other party to  the agreement, realization and/or
retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal proceedings.
    

   
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS -- Investment security transactions are recorded on  the
date  of purchase or sale. Realized  gains and losses from security transactions
are determined on the basis of identified cost.
    

   
INVESTMENT INCOME -- Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or, in
the case of dividend  income on foreign securities,  on the ex-dividend date  or
when  the Fund becomes aware of its  declaration. Interest income is recorded on
the accrual basis.
    

   
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS --  The records of the  Company are maintained  in
U.S.  dollars. Foreign  currency amounts are  translated into U.S.  dollars at a
current rate of exchange of such currency to determine the value of investments,
other assets and liabilities on the date of any determination of net asset value
of the Funds.  Purchases and  sales of securities  and income  and expenses  are
converted  at the prevailing  rate of exchange  on the respective  dates of such
transactions. Net  realized  gain  or  loss on  foreign  currency  includes  net
realized currency gains and losses recognized between accrual and payment dates.
    

   
    Upon  the purchase or sale of a  security denominated in a foreign currency,
the Company may enter into a foreign currency exchange contract for the purchase
or sale,  for a  fixed amount  of  U.S. dollars,  of an  amount of  the  foreign
currency  required to settle the  security transaction. Accordingly, the Company
would not realize  currency gains  or losses  between the  trade and  settlement
dates on such security transactions.
    

   
    The  net U.S.  dollar value of  foreign currency  underlying all contractual
commitments held by  the Company on  each day and  the resulting net  unrealized
appreciation,  depreciation and  related net  receivable or  payable amounts are
determined by  using forward  currency exchange  rates supplied  by a  quotation
service.
    

   
FORWARD CURRENCY CONTRACTS -- A forward foreign currency contract ("Forward") is
an  agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a
future date. The market value of the Forward fluctuates with changes in currency
exchange rates. The  Forward is  marked-to-market daily  and the  change in  the
market  value is recorded  by the Fund as  an unrealized gain  or loss. When the
Forward is  closed, the  Fund  records a  realized gain  or  loss equal  to  the
difference  between the value  at the time its  was opened and  the value at the
time it was  closed. The  Fund could  be exposed to  risk if  a counterparty  is
unable to meet the terms of the contract or if the value of the currency changes
unfavorably.  The  Fund  may  enter into  Forwards  in  connection  with planned
purchases and sales  of securities,  to hedge specific  receivables or  payables
against  changes in future exchange  rates or to hedge  the U.S. dollar value of
portfolio securities denominated in a  foreign currency. The Funds purchase  and
sell  forward currency  contracts in order  to hedge against  the fluctuation of
foreign currencies and, in  certain circumstances, to  increase the Funds  total
returns.
    

   
CALL  AND PUT OPTIONS -- A  call option written by a  Fund obligates the Fund to
sell specified currency or security to the option holder at a specified price at
any time before the expiration  date. A put option  written by a Fund  obligates
the  Fund to purchase specified currency or security from the option holder at a
specified price  at any  time  before the  expiration date.  These  transactions
involve a risk that a Fund may, upon exercise of the option, be required to sell
currency  or securities  at a  price that is  less than  its market  value or be
required to purchase currency or securities  at a price that exceeds its  market
value. A Fund may also realize gains or losses by entering into closing purchase
transactions
    

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE B -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
    
   
identical  to call or put options that have been written by the Fund in order to
terminate its obligation under a call  or put option. In determining the  amount
of gain or loss realized, the option premium paid and related transactions costs
are  added to the  exercise price. The  Funds enter into  option transactions to
hedge against the fluctuation  in a security's value,  index's value or  foreign
currency's value or to seek to increase the Funds total returns.
    

   
EXPENSES  -- Expenses directly attributable to a  Fund are charged to that Fund.
Expenses not directly attributable to a Fund are split evenly among the affected
Funds, allocated  on the  basis of  relative average  net assets,  or  otherwise
allocated among the Funds as the board of directors may direct or approve.
    

   
DISTRIBUTIONS  --  Distributions from  net  investment income  are  declared and
distributed at least annually for International Equity Fund, Select Equity  Fund
and  Small Cap  Equity Fund; declared  and distributed quarterly  for Growth and
Income Fund;  declared  and distributed  monthly  for Global  Income  Fund;  and
declared daily and distributed monthly for Money Market Fund. Distributions from
net  realized  capital gains,  if  any, are  declared  and distributed  at least
annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
    

   
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES -- Each Fund of the Company is treated as a separate entity
for federal tax purposes. Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a  regulated
investment  company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
By so qualifying, the Funds will not  be subject to federal income taxes to  the
extent  that they  distribute all  of their  taxable income,  including realized
capital gains, for  the fiscal year.  In addition, by  distributing during  each
calendar  year substantially all  of their net  investment income, capital gains
and certain other amounts, if any , the  Funds will not be subject to a  federal
excise  tax. Income distributions and capital  gains distributions of a Fund are
determined in  accordance with  income  tax regulations  which may  differ  from
generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to
differing  treatments of income and gains on  various securities held by a Fund,
timing differences and/or differing characterization of distribution made by the
Funds. Any permanent book and tax basis differences at fiscal year-end have been
reclassified to reflect the tax characterization.
    

   
NOTE C -- AGREEMENTS AND FEES
    
   
    The Company  has  entered  into  an  investment  management  agreement  with
Investment  Distributors Advisory  Services, Inc. (the  "Investment Manager"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, under which the  Company
agrees  to pay for business management  and administrative services furnished by
the Investment Manager. For its services to the Company, the Investment  Manager
receives  a monthly management fee based on the average daily net assets of each
Fund at the  following annual  rates: Global Income  Fund, 1.10%;  International
Equity  Fund, 1.10%;  Growth and  Income Fund,  .80%; Select  Equity Fund, .80%;
Small Cap Equity Fund, .80%; and Money Market Fund, .60%.
    

   
    In order to limit  expenses, Protective Life  has voluntarily undertaken  to
pay  certain operating expenses of the Company or of any Fund to the extent that
such expenses (excluding  brokerage or other  portfolio transaction expenses  or
expenses  of litigation, indemnification, taxes or other extraordinary expenses,
as accrued  for each  Fund)  exceed the  following  percentages of  that  Fund's
estimated  average daily net assets on  an annualized basis: Global Income Fund,
1.10%; International Equity Fund,  1.10%; Growth and  Income Fund, .80%;  Select
Equity Fund, .80%; Small Cap Equity Fund, .80%; and Money Market Fund, .60%. The
Investment  Manager may  end its  obligation to pay  such expense  upon 120 days
notice to the Company.
    

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE C -- AGREEMENTS AND FEES (CONTINUED)
    
   
    Goldman  Sachs  Asset  Management  acts  as  the  investment  adviser   (the
"Adviser")  of Growth and Income Fund, Money Market Fund, Select Equity Fund and
Small Cap Equity Fund. Goldman Sachs Asset Management-International acts as  the
Adviser  to Global Income  Fund and International Equity  Fund. Each Adviser has
entered into an investment advisory agreement for each Fund with the  Investment
Manager  under which the Adviser manages  the investment portfolios of the Funds
of which it is Adviser. As compensation for its services, the Advisers receive a
monthly fee from the Investment Manager based on the average daily net assets of
each Fund at the  following annual rates: Global  Income Fund and  International
Equity  Fund, .40% of the first $50 million, .30% of the next $100 million, .25%
of the next  $100 million, and  .20% of the  assets in excess  of $250  million;
Growth  and Income Fund, Select  Equity Fund and Small  Cap Equity Fund, .40% of
the first $50 million,  .30% of the next  $150 million , and  .20% of assets  in
excess  of $200 million; Money Market Fund,  .35% of the first $50 million, .25%
of the next $100 million, .20% of the  next $100 million, and .15% of assets  in
excess of $250 million.
    

   
    Directors  of the Company  who are not interested  persons receive an annual
fee of $2,000 and $1,500 for each meeting attended.
    

   
NOTE D_--_INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
    
   
    Purchases and proceeds from sales  and maturities of investments,  excluding
short-term  securities for each Fund  other than the Money  Market Fund, for the
period from March 14, 1994  (commencement of investment operations) to  December
31, 1994 were as follows:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                NON-U.S.           U.S.            NON-U.S.           U.S.
                                                               GOVERNMENT       GOVERNMENT        GOVERNMENT       GOVERNMENT
                                                               PURCHASES         PURCHASES          SALES             SALES
                                                            ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------
<S>                                                         <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Global Income Fund........................................  $     25,087,819  $     9,243,656  $     16,171,452  $     3,689,992
International Equity Fund.................................        26,489,544                0         3,804,708                0
Growth and Income Fund....................................        43,453,645                0         6,188,832                0
Select Equity Fund........................................        21,749,443                0         4,514,754                0
Small Cap Equity Fund.....................................        17,870,509                0         1,363,872                0
</TABLE>
    

   
    Purchases  and sales, including maturities,  of short-term securities by the
Money Market Fund for the period from March 14, 1994 (commencement of investment
operations) to December 31, 1994 were $34,241,424 and $30,779,588, respectively.
    

   
    The identified cost  of investments  in securities  owned by  each Fund  for
federal  income tax purposes and  their respective gross unrealized appreciation
and depreciation at December 31, 1994 were as follows:
    

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     GROSS UNREALIZED            NET UNREALIZED
                                                              IDENTIFIED     ---------------------------------    APPRECIATION
                                                                 COST         APPRECIATION     (DEPRECIATION)    (DEPRECIATION)
                                                           ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------
<S>                                                        <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
Global Income Fund.......................................  $     17,203,321  $        35,726  $       (327,898) $       (292,172)
International Equity Fund................................        27,822,218        1,095,799          (885,313)          210,486
Growth and Income Fund...................................        43,747,613          854,457        (1,818,157)         (963,700)
Select Equity Fund.......................................        18,007,718          337,117          (675,785)         (338,668)
Small Cap Equity Fund....................................        24,106,609          769,467        (2,371,620)       (1,602,153)
Money Market Fund........................................         3,594,979                0                 0                 0
</TABLE>
    

   
    In addition,  the following  Funds had  capital loss  carryforwards:  Global
Income  Fund $123,300 and  International Equity Fund  $247,765. The capital loss
carryforwards may be utilized to offset capital gains through December 31, 2002.
    

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE E_--_SHAREHOLDER TRANSACTIONS
    
   
    The authorized capital stock  of the Company consists  of 1 billion  shares,
par  value $.001 per  share. Six hundred  million of the  authorized shares have
been divided into and may be issued in six designated classes as follows: Global
Income Fund, 100 million shares; International Equity Fund, 100 million  shares;
Growth  and Income  Fund, 100  million shares;  Select Equity  Fund, 100 million
shares; Small Cap Equity  Fund, 100 million shares;  and Money Market Fund,  100
million shares.
    

   
    Transactions in shares were as follows:
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                GLOBAL INCOME FUND              INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                                                  MARCH 14, 1994*                    MARCH 14, 1994*
                                               TO DECEMBER 31, 1994               TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                          -------------------------------  -----------------------------------
                                             SHARES          DOLLARS            SHARES            DOLLARS
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
<S>                                       <C>            <C>               <C>               <C>
Shares sold.............................      1,975,710  $     19,281,417         2,926,579  $      28,423,406
Shares issued to shareholders in
 reinvestment of dividends..............         46,868           451,352                 0                  0
Shares redeemed.........................       (215,426)       (2,082,597)          (69,388)          (669,030)
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
Net increase............................      1,807,152  $     17,650,172         2,857,191  $      27,754,376
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------

<CAPTION>

                                              GROWTH AND INCOME FUND               SELECT EQUITY FUND
                                                  MARCH 14, 1994*                    MARCH 14, 1994*
                                               TO DECEMBER 31, 1994               TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                          -------------------------------  -----------------------------------
                                             SHARES          DOLLARS            SHARES            DOLLARS
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
<S>                                       <C>            <C>               <C>               <C>
Shares sold.............................      4,404,799  $     43,422,513         1,816,889  $      18,229,784
Shares issued to shareholders in
 reinvestment of dividends..............         51,337           501,081            38,441            378,199
Shares redeemed.........................        (78,272)         (778,699)          (55,502)          (561,866)
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
Net increase............................      4,377,864  $     43,144,895         1,799,828  $      18,046,117
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
<CAPTION>

                                               SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND                MONEY MARKET FUND
                                                  MARCH 14, 1994*                    MARCH 14, 1994*
                                               TO DECEMBER 31, 1994               TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
                                          -------------------------------  -----------------------------------
                                             SHARES          DOLLARS            SHARES            DOLLARS
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
<S>                                       <C>            <C>               <C>               <C>
Shares sold.............................      2,469,183  $     23,792,481        19,446,623  $      19,446,623
Shares issued to shareholders in
 reinvestment of dividends..............         16,747           149,912           115,976            115,976
Shares redeemed.........................        (50,091)         (481,208)      (15,954,111)       (15,954,111)
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
Net increase............................      2,435,839  $     23,461,185         3,608,488  $       3,608,488
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
                                          -------------  ----------------  ----------------  -----------------
<FN>
- ------------------------
*Commencement of investment operations.
</TABLE>
    

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                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE F -- FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
    
   
    At  December 31, 1994, the  outstanding forward exchange currency contracts,
which contractually obligate the Fund to deliver currencies at a specified date,
were as follows:
    

   
                               GLOBAL INCOME FUND
    
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         U.S. $ COST
                                                              ON           U.S. $        UNREALIZED
                                                         ORIGINATION      CURRENT       APPRECIATION
                                                             DATE          VALUE       (DEPRECIATION)
                                                         ------------   ------------   ---------------
FOREIGN CURRENCY PURCHASE CONTRACTS
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>            <C>
CAD, expiring 03/02/1995...............................  $  2,432,059   $  2,432,059   $             0
CHF, expiring 02/15/1995...............................       805,025        805,025                 0
DEM, expiring 02/14/1995-03/07/1995....................     1,417,007      1,417,007                 0
ESP, expiring 02/09/1995...............................       790,287        787,358            (2,929)
FRF, expiring 02/28/1995...............................     1,265,193      1,265,193                 0
GBP, expiring 02/09/1995-02/14/1995....................     2,339,798      2,340,713               915
NLG, expiring 01/23/1995...............................       589,094        589,094                 0
                                                         ------------   ------------   ---------------
                                                            9,638,463      9,636,449            (2,014)
                                                                                       ---------------
FOREIGN CURRENCY SALE CONTRACTS
AUD, expiring 01/23/1995...............................       696,511        718,262           (21,751)
CAD, expiring 03/02/1995...............................     2,458,029      2,432,059            25,970
CHF, expiring 02/15/1995...............................       803,934        805,025            (1,091)
DEM, expiring 02/09/1995-03/07/1995....................     4,319,288      4,369,250           (49,962)
ESP, expiring 02/09/1995...............................       787,358        787,358                 0
FRF, expiring 02/28/1995...............................     1,902,777      1,878,038            24,739
GBP, expiring 02/07/1995-02/14/1995....................     3,181,541      3,097,561            83,980
ITL, expiring 02/27/1995...............................     1,329,121      1,315,566            13,555
JPY, expiring 03/13/1995...............................       570,071        574,927            (4,856)
NLG, expiring 01/23/1995...............................     1,148,880      1,157,289            (8,409)
                                                         ------------   ------------   ---------------
                                                           17,197,510     17,135,335            62,175
                                                                                       ---------------
                                                                                       $        60,161
                                                                                       ---------------
                                                                                       ---------------

                                      INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

<CAPTION>
                                                         U.S. $ COST
                                                              ON           U.S. $        UNREALIZED
                                                         ORIGINATION      CURRENT       APPRECIATION
                                                             DATE          VALUE       (DEPRECIATION)
                                                         ------------   ------------   ---------------
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>            <C>
FOREIGN CURRENCY PURCHASE CONTRACTS
DEM, expiring 03/03/1995...............................  $  1,278,162   $  1,280,741   $         2,579
JPY, expiring 01/23/1995...............................     1,914,851      1,926,333            11,482
SEK, expiring 03/06/1995...............................        41,359         41,359                 0
                                                         ------------   ------------   ---------------
                                                            3,234,372      3,248,433            14,061
                                                                                       ---------------
FOREIGN CURRENCY SALE CONTRACTS
DEM, expiring 07/03/1995...............................     4,406,797      4,478,812           (72,015)
ESP, expiring 03/03/1995...............................     1,278,162      1,282,549            (4,387)
JPY, expiring 01/23/1995...............................       326,438        326,438                 0
SEK, expiring 03/06/1995...............................     3,309,240      3,360,163           (50,923)
                                                         ------------   ------------   ---------------
                                                            9,320,637      9,447,962          (127,325)
                                                                                       ---------------
                                                                                       $      (113,264)
                                                                                       ---------------
                                                                                       ---------------
</TABLE>
    

                                       77
<PAGE>
   
                         PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                               DECEMBER 31, 1994
    

   
NOTE F -- FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS (CONTINUED)
    
   
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
    

   
  AUD -- Australian Dollar
  CAD -- Canadian Dollar
  CHF -- Swiss Franc
  DEM -- Deutsche Mark
  ESP -- Spanish Peseta
  FRF -- French Franc
  GBP -- Great British Pound
  ITL -- Italian Lira
  JPY -- Japanese Yen
  NLG -- Dutch Guilder
  SEK -- Swedish Krona
  US$ -- United States Dollar
    

                                       78
<PAGE>
                                     PART C
                               OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Financial Statements:

    The audited statements of assets and liabilities of the Registrant are found
in Part B.

   
    The  audited financial  statements of the  Registrant for  the fiscal period
March 14, 1994 through December 31, 1994 are found in Part B.
    
(b) Exhibits:

<TABLE>
<S>   <C>   <C>
1.    Articles of Incorporation of Registrant. (1)
2.    By-Laws of Registrant. (2)
3.    None.
4.    None.
5.    (a)   Investment  Management  Agreement  Between  Investment  Distributors
            Advisory Services, Inc. and the Registrant. (3)
      (b)   Investment  Advisory  Agreements  (sub-advisory  agreement)  Between
            Investment Distributors Advisory  Services, Inc.  and Goldman  Sachs
            Asset Management. (3)
      (c)   Investment  Advisory  Agreements  (sub-advisory  agreement)  Between
            Investment Distributors Advisory  Services, Inc.  and Goldman  Sachs
            Asset Management International. (3)
6.    Participation/Distribution   Agreement   between   Registrant,  Investment
      Distributors, Inc. and Protective Life Insurance Company. (3)
7.    None.
8.    Custody Agreement  between  Registrant and  State  Street Bank  and  Trust
      Company. (3)
9.    (a)   Transfer  Agency and Service Agreement  between Registrant and State
            Street Bank and Trust Company. (3)
      (b)   Subadministration Agreement  Between Registrant,  State Street  Bank
            and  Trust  Company and  Investment Distributors  Advisory Services,
            Inc. (3)
10.   Opinion and Consent of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan. (2)
11.   (a)   Consent of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan.
      (b)   Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
12.   None.
13.   Subscription Agreement. (2)
14.   None.
15.   None.
16.   Schedule for Computation of Performance Calculations.
17.   None.
18.   Copies of Powers of Attorney. (2)
27.1  Protective Money Market Fund Financial Data Schedule (3)
27.2  Protective Select Equity Fund Financial Data Schedule (3)
27.3  Protective Small Cap Fund Financial Data Schedule (3)
27.4  Protective International Equity Fund Financial Data Schedule (3)
27.5  Protective Growth and Income Fund Financial Data Schedule (3)
27.6  Protective Global Income Fund Financial Data Schedule (3)
<FN>
- ------------------------
(1)  Incorporated herein  by reference  to the  initial Form  N-1A  registration
     statement filed on November 12, 1993 (file No. 33-71592).
(2)  Incorporated  herein by reference  to the pre-effective  amendment No. 1 to
     the Form  N-1A registration  statement filed  on March  4, 1994  (file  No.
     33-71592).
(3)  Incorporated  herein by reference to the  post-effective amendment No. 1 to
     the Form N-1A registration statement filed on September 14, 1994 (file  No.
     33-71592).
</TABLE>

                                      C-1
<PAGE>
Item 25. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT.

    No  person is  controlled by the  Registrant. All of  the outstanding common
stock of  the Registrant  is, or  will be,  owned by  Protective Life  Insurance
Company  ("Protective"), a Tennessee life insurance corporation, Protective Life
Corporation 401(k)  and Stock  Ownership Plan  and Protective  Variable  Annuity
Separate  Account, a separate account of Protective that is registered as a unit
investment  trust  under  the  Investment   Company  Act  of  1940  (File   Nos.
811-8108/33-70984).  Protective is a wholly-owned  subsidiary of Protective Life
Corporation ("PLC"),  an insurance  holding corporation  whose common  stock  is
traded  on the New York Stock Exchange. Since 1983, Protective has owned 100% of
American Foundation Life Insurance Company, an Alabama domiciled life  insurance
company.  In addition, various other companies  controlled by Protective and PLC
or otherwise affiliated with Protective and therefore may be deemed to be  under
common  control with the Registrant. These companies, together with the identity
of the owners of their common stock, are set forth on the diagram following.

                                      C-2
<PAGE>
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
                          PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART*
(Ultimate Controlling Person)
Delaware Corporation
TIN 95-2492236
  INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (TENNESSEE)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1100710
  INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. (TENNESSEE)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1100711
  PES OF MARYLAND, INC. (MARYLAND)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 52-1841605
  PES OF OHIO, INC. (OHIO)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 34-1749375
  FIRST PROTECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP, INC. (ALABAMA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-0846761
  HOTEL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. (ALABAMA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-0938078
  PROTECTIVE EQUITY SERVICES, INC. (ALABAMA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-0879387
  PROTECTIVE BENEFITS COMMUNICATIONS INC. (MISSOURI)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 43-1199343
  PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (TENNESSEE)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-0169720 NAIC CO 68136
    WISCONSIN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (WISCONSIN)
    PLIC owns 100% of Stock TIN 39-0714280 NAIC CO 70580
    PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF ALABAMA (ALABAMA)
    PLIC owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1088714 NAIC CO 62868
    EMPIRE GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (FORMERLY, NATIONAL OLD LINE
    INSURANCE COMPANY (TENNESSEE)
    PLIC owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1073929 NAIC CO 94285
    AMERICAN FOUNDATION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (ALABAMA)
    PLIC owns 100% Voting Stock PLC Owns 100% of Non-Voting Preferred Stock TIN
    63-0761690 NAIC CO 88536
    PROTECTIVE ASSIGNED BENEFITS COMPANY (FORMERLY) PFC AGENCY OF TEXAS, INC.
    (TEXAS)
    PLIC owns 100% of Stock TIN 75-2366969
    CAPITAL INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (ARIZONA)
    PLIC owns 100% of Stock TIN 56-1407737 NAIC CO 62456
    PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY (MARYLAND)
    PLIC Separate Account will own 100% of Stock TIN 52-1854793
  FINANCIAL PROTECTION MARKETING, INC FORMERLY, R. L. HERNDON & ASSOCIATES,
  INC. (INDIANA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 34-1349213
  VOLUNTARY BENEFITS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (ALABAMA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-0984208
  CENTRAL FINANCIAL CENTER, INC. (LOUISIANA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 72-1183399
  IPD MARKETING SERVICES, INC. (ALABAMA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1062369
  PRODUCT RESOURCE GROUP, INC. (ALABAMA)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1087298
  SPECIALTY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (DELAWARE)
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 52-1836315
    PROTECTIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    (Delaware General Partnership) SAMCO has 60% interest
  PROTECTIVE LLC HOLDING, INC.
  Parent Company Owns 100% of Stock TIN 63-1114345
    PLC CAPITAL L.L.C
    (Delaware Limited Liability Company) Class A Interest Owned by PLC Class B
    Interest Owned by Protective LLC Holding, Inc. TIN 63-1114346
  LIPPO PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
  Parent Company Owns 50% of Stock

                                      C-3
<PAGE>
Item 26. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     NUMBER OF RECORD HOLDERS
                 TITLE OF CLASS                      AS OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1994
- ------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>
Money Market Series                                              2
Select Equity Series                                             2
Small Cap Equity Series                                          2
International Equity Series                                      2
Global Income Series                                             2
Growth and Income Series                                         2
</TABLE>

Item 27. INDEMNIFICATION.

    See Article  X  of the  Registrant's  Articles of  Incorporation,  filed  as
Exhibit  1 to the initial filing of this Registration Statement, which provision
is incorporated herein by reference.

    The Investment  Advisory  Agreements  between  the  Investment  Manager  and
Goldman  Sachs Asset Management and Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
all provide that the Manager will indemnify the Adviser (and its affiliates) for
all claims, actions, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, charges, counsel  fees
and  expenses arising out of any breach  by the Manager of any representation or
agreement contained in the Advisory Agreements. The Advisory Agreements also all
provide that the Adviser will indemnify  the Manager for any losses arising  out
of the Adviser's disabling conduct.

    The  Registrant has purchased  a directors and  officers liability insurance
policy to  insure  such  persons  (subject  to  the  policy's  coverage  limits,
exclusions  and deductibles) against loss resulting from claims by reason of any
act, error, omission, misstatement, misleading  statement, neglect or breach  of
duty.

    Insofar  as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 ("Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling  persons
of  the  Registrant  pursuant to  the  foregoing provisions,  or  otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in  the opinion of the Securities and  Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and  is, therefore, 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 a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities  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  Registrant will be  governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
Item 28.BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF THE INVESTMENT MANAGER AND INVESTMENT
        ADVISER.

    INVESTMENT MANAGER

    The Registrant's  investment  manager is  Investment  Distributors  Advisory
Services, Inc. ("IDASI"). The business of Protective is summarized in item 25 of
this  registration statement and in the prospectus constituting Part A under the
caption "Investment  Manager" and  in the  statement of  additional  information
constituting Part B under the caption "Investment Manager," which summarizations
are  incorporated by reference  herein. Set forth  below is a  list of: (a) each
director of  IDASI, (b)  each  principal executive  officer  of IDASI,  and  (c)
certain  other officers of IDASI who may be considered to be involved in IDASI's
investment management activities.

    As to each director,  the list indicates  business, profession, vocation  or
employment  of a  substantial nature  that such director  has been,  at any time
during the past two fiscal years, engaged for  his or her own account or in  the
capacity  of director, officer, partner  or trustee. Unless otherwise indicated,
officers of IDASI have no other business, profession, vocation or employment  of
a  substantial  nature  than their  position  at IDASI.  The  principal business
address of each officer of IDASI is the same as that of the Registrant.

                                      C-4
<PAGE>

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
            NAME                       POSITION                           ADDRESS OF ORGANIZATION
- ----------------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>                          <C>
J. Kelly Ardrey               Treasurer                    Treasurer and Financial Operations Principal
                                                           ProEquities, Inc.
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
John K. Wright                Secretary, Director          Secretary, Director
                                                           ProEquities, Inc.
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
                                                           Vice President & Senior Associate Counsel
                                                           Protective Life Corporation
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Lizabeth R. Nichols           Assistant Secretary, Chief   Assistant Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer,
                              Compliance Officer,          Director
                              Director                     ProEquities, Inc.
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
                                                           Vice President &
                                                           Senior Associate Counsel
                                                           Protective Life Corporation
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
R. Stephen Briggs             Director                     Director
                                                           ProEquities, Inc.
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
                                                           Executive Vice President
                                                           Protective Life Corporation
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Doretta Milligan              President, Director          President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
                                                           ProEquities, Inc.
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Richard Bielen                Director                     Vice President, Investments
                                                           Protective Life Corporation
                                                           2801 Highway 280 South
                                                           Birmingham, Alabama 35223
</TABLE>
    

    INVESTMENT ADVISER

    The Registrant has two investment  advisers: Goldman Sachs Asset  Management
("GSAM"),  a separate operating division of Goldman Sachs & Company, and Goldman
Sachs Asset Management International ("GSAMI"), an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs &
Co. The business of GSAM and GSAMI is summarized in the prospectus  constituting
Part  A  under  the  caption  "Advisers"  and  in  the  statement  of additional
information constituting Part B under  the caption "Investment Advisers,"  which
summarizations are incorporated by reference herein.

                                      C-5
<PAGE>
    More  information about  GSAM and  GSAMI, including  the business  and other
connections of the  officers and partners  of Goldman, Sachs  & Co. and  Goldman
Sachs  Funds Management, L.P., is included in the Form ADVs for Goldman, Sachs &
Co., GSAMI, and Goldman Sachs Funds Management, L.P., respectively as  currently
filed  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (File  Nos.  801-16048,
801-38157, and 801-37591, respectively) the text of which is incorporated herein
by reference.

Item 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER.

    (a) Investment Distributors,  Inc. ("IDI") serves  as principal  underwriter
       for  Registrant and also  acts as the  principal underwriter for variable
       annuity contracts issued  by Protective and  Protective Variable  Annuity
       Separate Account. IDI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PLC.

    (b)  The principal business address  of each director and  officer of IDI is
       the same as that  of the Registrant.  Set forth below is  a list of  each
       director and officer of IDI.

   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          NAME                             POSITION WITH IDI                        POSITION WITH REGISTRANT
         ------            --------------------------------------------------  -----------------------------------
<S>                        <C>                                                 <C>
Briggs, R. Stephen         Director                                            Chairman and President, Director
Wright, John K.            Director, Secretary                                 None
Nichols, Lizabeth R.       Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant       Vice President, Secretary and Chief
                            Secretary                                           Compliance Officer
Milligan, Doretta          President/CEO, Director                             Director
Bielen, J. Richard         Vice President                                      Vice President and Compliance
                                                                                Officer
Ballard, Michael B.        Director                                            None
Merrill, Lawrence G.       Director                                            None
Ardrey, J. Kelly           Treasurer                                           None
</TABLE>
    

    (c) Inapplicable.

Item 30. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.

    All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section
31(a)  of the Investment  Company Act of  1940 and the  rules thereunder will be
maintained at  the following  offices  of the  Registrant, Goldman  Sachs  Asset
Management,  Goldman Sachs Asset Management  International, or State Street Bank
and Trust Company.

                  Protective Investment Company
                  2801 Highway 280 South
                  Birmingham, Alabama 35223
                  Goldman Sachs Asset Management
                  32 Old Slip
                  New York, N.Y. 10005
                  Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
                  140 Fleet Street
                  London EC4A 2BJ
                  England
                  State Street Bank and Trust Company
                  225 Franklin Street
                  Boston, Massachusetts 02110

                                      C-6
<PAGE>
Item 31.MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

        Inapplicable.

Item 32. UNDERTAKINGS.

    (a) Inapplicable.

    (b) Inapplicable.

    (c) The Registrant undertakes to  furnish, upon request and without  charge,
       to  each  person  to  whom  a  prospectus  is  delivered  a  copy  of the
       Registrant's latest annual report to shareholders.

                                      C-7
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

   
    Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933  and the
Investment Company Act of  1940, the Registrant certifies  that it meets all  of
the  requirements for effectiveness  of this registration  statement pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under  the Securities Act  of 1933  and has duly  caused this  post-
effective  amendment number 3 to the registration  statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned,  thereto duly authorized, in  the City of  Birmingham
and State of Alabama, on the 3rd day of April, 1995.
    

                                          PROTECTIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY

                                          By /s/ R. STEPHEN BRIGGS

                                          --------------------------------------
                                                R. Stephen Briggs, President

    Pursuant   to  the  requirements  of  the   Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
registration statement has  been signed below  by the following  persons in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

   
           /S/ R. STEPHEN BRIGGS
- ----------------------------------  President and Director               4/3/95
        R. Stephen Briggs            (Principal Executive Officer)      (dated)

- ----------------------------------  Director                             4/3/95
         D. Warren Bailey                                               (dated)

- ----------------------------------  Director                             4/3/95
         Doretta Milligan                                               (dated)

- ----------------------------------  Director                             4/3/95
       Cleophus Thomas, Jr.                                             (dated)

- ----------------------------------  Director                             4/3/95
       G. Ruffner Page, Jr.                                             (dated)

            /S/ JERRY W. DEFOOR
- ----------------------------------  Vice President, Principal            4/3/95
         Jerry W. DeFoor             Financial and Accounting Officer   (dated)

By         /S/LIZABETH R.
NICHOLS
- ----------------------------------
          *ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

*Pursuant to a power of attorney.
    
<PAGE>
   
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
    

   
<TABLE>
<C>         <S>
    11.(a)  Consent of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan.
    11.(b)  Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
</TABLE>
    


<PAGE>
                          SUTHERLAND, ASBILL & BRENNAN
Tel: (202) 383-0100      1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.                ATLANTA
Fax: (202) 637-3593        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004-2404                  AUSTIN
                                                                      NEW YORK
                                                                    WASHINGTON


                                 MARCH 30, 1995


Board of Directors
Protective Investment Company
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama  35229


Directors:

     We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal
Counsel" in the statement of additional information filed as part of
post-effective amendment No. 3 to the Form N-1A registration statement for
Protective Investment Company (File No. 33-71592). In giving this consent, we
do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.

                                       Sincerely,

                                       SUTHERLAND, ASBILL & BRENNAN

                                       By: /s/ Stephen B. Boehm
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Stephen B. Boehm


<PAGE>

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




To the Board of Directors of
Protective Investment Company:

We consent to the inclusion in Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement of Protective Investment Company on Form N-1A (File
No. 33-71592) of our report dated February 15, 1995 on our audit of the
financial statements and financial highlights of the Fund for the period
ended December 31, 1994, which report is included in the Registration
Statement. We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption
"Other Information".





                                       COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Boston, Massachusetts
April 3, 1995


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