CENTURA FUNDS INC
497, 1997-01-09
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                               CENTURA FUNDS, INC.
                        SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 2, 1997
                   TO CLASS C PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 28, 1996

     This  Supplement is provided to update,  and should be read in  conjunction
with, the information provided in the Prospectus.

     Effective January 1, 1997 BISYS Fund Services Limited  Partnership,  d/b/a
BISYS Fund Services ("BISYS") became the successor  Administrator to Furman Selz
LLC. The Company's  principal place of business is 3435 Stelzer Road,  Columbus,
Ohio 43219. The Company's  Distributor remains Centura Funds Distributor,  Inc.,
and is an affiliate of BISYS. All services  formerly  provided to the Company by
Furman Selz LLC are now performed by BISYS and all references to Furman Selz LLC
in the Prospectus shall refer to BISYS.

                       SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 11, 1996
                   TO CLASS C PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 28, 1996

     Effective  November 9, 1996 BISYS Fund Services,  Inc. ("BISYS") became the
successor  Transfer  Agent to  Furman  Selz LLC.  BISYS  will  perform  the same
services as Furman Selz LLC, at the  identical  fees.  All  references to Furman
Selz LLC as Transfer Agent in the Prospectus shall refer to BISYS.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS REGARDING "EXCHANGE OF FUND SHARES"

EXCHANGE BY MAIL

     The provision in the last sentence of this  paragraph  regarding  signature
guarantees is deleted.

EXCHANGE  BY  TELEPHONE  (The  following  sentence  is  added at the end of this
section):

     Telephone  Redemption and Telephone Exchange will be suspended for a period
of 10 days following a telephonic address change.


PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS REGARDING "REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES"

REDEMPTION  METHODS  (The  following  sentence  is  added  at the  end  of  this
paragraph):

     Requests in "proper order" must include the following documentation:  (a) a
letter of  instruction,  if  required,  signed by all  registered  owners of the
shares  in the  exact  names in  which  they are  registered;  (b) any  required
signature   guarantees  (see  "Signature   Guarantees"  below);  and  (c)  other
supporting  legal  documents,  if  required,  in the  case of  estates,  trusts,
guardianships,  custodianships,  corporations,  pension and profit sharing plans
and other organizations.

BY MAIL (The following sentence replaces (e) of this section):

     (e) If the  redemption  request  is to be sent to  someone  other  than the
registered address, a signature guarantee is necessary by any eligible guarantor
institution including members of national securities exchanges, commercial banks
or trust companies, brokers-dealers, credit unions and savings associations.

BY TELEPHONE {The following sentence is added at the end of this section):

     Telephone  Redemption and Telephone Exchange will be suspended for a period
of 10 days following a telephonic address change.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS REGARDING "FUND SHARE VALUATION" (This first
sentence of this section now reads as follows):

     The net asset  value  per  share  for each  class of shares of each Fund is
calculated at 4:00 p.m.  (Eastern time),  Monday through Friday, on each day the
New York Stock  Exchange  is open for  trading,  which  excludes  the  following
business holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day,
Good Friday,  Memorial Day,  Independence Day, Labor Day,  Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day.

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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS REGARDING "DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND
FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION"

     The last sentence of the fourth  paragraph  stating,  "Investors who redeem
all or a portion of their Fund shares  prior to a dividend  payment date will be
entitled on the next payment date to all dividends  declared but unpaid on those
shares at the time of their redemption", is deleted.

(The following is added at the end of this section):

If you elect to receive  distributions  in cash and checks (1) are  returned and
marked as  "undeliverable"  or (2) remain  uncashed  for six  months,  your cash
election  will be changed  automatically  and your future  dividend  and capital
gains  distributions  will be  reinvested in the Fund at the per share net asset
value determined as of the date of payment of the distribution. In addition, any
undeliverable  check or checks  that  remain  uncashed  for six  months  will be
canceled  and will be  reinvested  in the Fund at the per share net asset value
determined as of the date of cancellation.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS REGARDING "OTHER INFORMATION"

SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES (This section now reads as follows):

     All  Shareholder  inquiries  should be directed to Centura Funds,  P.O. Box
182485,  Columbus,  Ohio  43218-2485.  General  and Account  Information:  (800)
44CENTURA (442-3688).

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