497 1 l18640ae497.txt STI CLASSIC FUNDS 497 STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC FUNDS FOR SUNTRUST RETIREMENT SERVICES CLIENTS SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2006 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 1, 2005 THIS SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING A CHANGE TO THE STI CLASSIC STRATEGIC QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS. Effective April 17, 2006 the STI Classic Strategic Quantitative Equity Fund will be renamed the STI Classic Large Cap Quantitative Equity Fund. The Fund will also adopt a principal investment strategy of investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. traded companies with market capitalizations of at least $3 billion. PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE STI CLASSIC FUNDS STI CLASSIC EQUITY FUNDS I SHARES (FORMERLY T SHARES) SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2006 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 1, 2005 THIS SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING A CHANGE TO THE STI CLASSIC STRATEGIC QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS. Effective April 17, 2006 the STI Classic Strategic Quantitative Equity Fund will be renamed the STI Classic Large Cap Quantitative Equity Fund. The Fund will also adopt a principal investment strategy of investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. traded companies with market capitalizations of at least $3 billion. PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE STI CLASSIC FUNDS STRATEGIC QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUND STI CLASSIC EQUITY FUNDS A SHARES AND C SHARES (FORMERLY L SHARES) SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 16, 2006 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 1, 2005 THIS SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING A CHANGE TO THE STI CLASSIC STRATEGIC QUANTITATIVE EQUITY FUND'S PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS. Effective April 17, 2006 the STI Classic Strategic Quantitative Equity Fund will be renamed the STI Classic Large Cap Quantitative Equity Fund. The Fund will also adopt a principal investment strategy of investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. traded companies with market capitalizations of at least $3 billion. PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE