ELECTRONIC EDITION OF DIRECTORY OF MUTUAL FUNDS, CLOSED-END FUNDS AND UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST SPONSORS

[10405] October 23, 1998 TO: DIRECT MARKETING COMMITTEE No. 19-98 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 95-98 PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE No. 47-98 SALES FORCE MARKETING COMMITTEE No. 22-98 SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE No. 21-98 RE: Electronic Edition of Directory of Mutual Funds, Closed-end Funds and Unit Investment Trust Sponsors ______________________________________________________________________________ We are pleased to inform you that this year for the first time, in response to your many requests, the electronic edition of our annual fund directory includes active links to ICI member websites. You will be receiving a printed copy of this publication shortly. In the meantime, you may access the electronic edition from: http://www.ici.org/aboutfunds/98dofmf_toc.html Please note that information in the directory is current as of August 19, 1998. Links to member websites are included for those members who provided this information in response to our membership verification report mailed this past summer. To report any changes to a listing, please use the correction form at the back of the printed edition of the book. Sue Duncan Assistant Vice President Public Information