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SIGNATURE PAUL KANE
TITLE TREASURER
Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
1. On October 26, 1998, Registrant by action
of its Board of Trustees dismissed McGladrey
& Pullen, LLP as the Registrant's
independent accountants.
2. During the Registrant's two most recent
fiscal years ended April 30, 1998 and 1997,
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP's reports on the
Registrant's financial statements contained
no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,
nor were they qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
3. During the Registrant's two most recent
fiscal years ended April 30, 1998 and
1997 and the interim period (commencing
April 30, 1998 and ending October 26,
1998), there were no disagreements with
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP on any matter of
accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements, if not
resolved to the satisfaction of McGladrey
& Pullen, LLP, would have caused it
to make reference to the subject matter of
the disagreement in connection with its
report on the financial statements for
such years.
4. During the Registrant's two most recent
fiscal years and the subsequent interim period
ended October 26, 1998, there were no
events of the kind described in Item 304 (a) (1) (v)
of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
5. On October 26, 1998, the Registrant by action
of its Board of Trustees engaged KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP as its principal accountants to
audit the Registrant's financial statements for
the fiscal year ending April 30, 1999.
During the Registrant's two most recent fiscal
years and the subsequent interim period, neither
Registrant nor anyone on its behalf has consulted
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP on items which (i)
concerned the application of accounting principles
to a specified transaction, either completed or
proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be
rendered on the Registrant's financial statements or
(ii) concerned the subject matter of a disagreement
(as defined in paragraph (a) (1) (iv) of Item 304 of
regulation S-K) or reportable event (as described in
paragraph (a) (1) (v) of said Item 304).
6. The Registrant has requested McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
to furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and
Exchange Commission stating whether McGladrey & Pullen,
LLP agrees with the statements contained in the second,
third and fourth paragraphs above. A copy of the letter
from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP to the Securities and
Exchange Commission is filed as Annex I hereto.
December 30, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs:
We were previously the independent accountants
for Centura Funds, Inc. On May 22, 1998, we
reported on the financial statements of Centura
Funds, Inc. as of and for the year ended April
30, 1998 and on May 23, 1997 we reported on the
financial statements of Centura Funds, Inc. as
of and for the year ended April 30, 1997. On
October 26, 1998, we were dismissed as
independent accountants of Centura Funds, Inc.
We have read Centura Funds, Inc.'s statements
included under item 77 K of Centura Funds,
Inc.'s Form NSAR and we agree with such statements.
Very truly yours,
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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