0000030167-15-000003.txt : 20150311 0000030167-15-000003.hdr.sgml : 20150311 20150311132137 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000030167-15-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150311 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20150311 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS THIRD CENTURY FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030167 IRS NUMBER: 132691318 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-40341 FILM NUMBER: 15691958 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226883 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DREYFUS CORP STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS PREMIER THIRD CENTURY FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020517 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS THIRD CENTURY FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000030167 S000000095 DREYFUS THIRD CENTURY FUND INC C000000149 Class A DTCAX C000000151 Class C DTCCX C000000152 Class I DRTCX C000000154 Class Z DRTHX 497 1 stk0315.htm SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS stk0315.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing  

 

March 11, 2015

 

 

THE DREYFUS THIRD CENTURY FUND, INC.

 

Supplement to Summary and Statutory Prospectuses dated October 1, 2014

 

 

The following information supersedes and replaces the information contained in "Portfolio Management" in the summary prospectus and "Fund Summary – Portfolio Management" in the statutory prospectus:

The fund's investment adviser is The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus).  Investment decisions for the fund are made by members of the Active Equity Team of Mellon Capital Management Corporation (Mellon Capital), an affiliate of Dreyfus.  The team members are C. Wesley Boggs, William S. Cazalet, CAIA and Ronald P. Gala, CFA. Messrs. Boggs and Gala have each served as primary portfolio manager of the fund since May 2012, and Mr. Cazalet has served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since December 2014. Mr. Boggs is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital.  Mr. Cazalet is a managing director and head of active equity strategies at Mellon Capital.  Mr. Gala is a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital.  Each member of the team also is an employee of Dreyfus. 

 

The following information supersedes and replaces the third paragraph in "Fund Details – Management" in the statutory prospectus:

 

Investment decisions for the fund are made by key members of the Active Equity Team of Mellon Capital, an affiliate of Dreyfus.  The team members are C. Wesley Boggs, William S. Cazalet, CAIA and Ronald P. Gala, CFA, each of whom serves as a primary portfolio manager of the fund and all of whom are jointly and primarily responsible for managing the fund's portfolio. Messrs. Boggs and Gala have each served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since May 2012, and Mr. Cazalet has served as a primary portfolio manager of the fund since December 2014.  Mr. Boggs is a vice president and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital, where he has been employed since 1993.  He also has been employed by Dreyfus since 2007.  Mr. Cazalet is a managing director and head of active equity strategies at Mellon Capital, where he has been employed since July 2013. He also has been employed by Dreyfus since December 2014. Prior to joining Mellon Capital, Mr. Cazalet was employed from November 2011 until June 2013 by Commonfund, Inc. as a Managing Director where he was responsible for U.S. west coast and international clients. From October 2005 until December 2010, he served as global co-head of long short equity strategies at AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC, where he was responsible for strategy and portfolio design, product development and marketing. Mr. Gala is a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Mellon Capital and has been employed by other current or predecessor BNY Mellon entities since 1993.  He also has been employed by Dreyfus since 1998. 

 

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