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The Fulcrum Trust
Supplement effective July 1, 2000
to
Statement of Additional Information ("SAI")
dated May 1, 2000
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On July 1, 2000, shares of the Allmerica Investment Trust Select Investment
Grade Income Fund were substituted at the separate account level for shares of
The Fulcrum Trust Strategic Income Portfolio and shares of the Strategic Income
Portfolio are no longer available. Therefore, effective immediately, all
references to the Strategic Income Portfolio in the SAI are deleted.
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The following is added on page 22 of the SAI under the section entitled,
"MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST", "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS":
Principal Occupations During
Name, Address, Age Position Held With Trust Past Five Years
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Kristin Bushard (33) Vice President Director, Investment Advisory
440 Lincoln Street Services, Allmerica Asset
Worcester, MA 01653 Management, Inc., May 2000 -
present; previously Manager of
Stable Value Products.
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The following information replaces the "Principal Occupations During Past Five
Years" section for Ann K. Tripp on page 22 of the SAI under "MANAGEMENT OF THE
TRUST", "TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS":
Vice President of Allmerica Asset Management, Inc. ("AAM") since 1993; Senior
Financial Consultant at The New England before joining AAM in 1987.
