497 1 nfttwo.htm 497(E) NFT - Supp re: New Port Mgr J. Frith - 9/97

NATIONS FUNDS TRUST

Corporate Bond Portfolio

Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

High Income Portfolio

Supplement dated May 28, 2003
to the Statement of Additional Information dated August 28, 2002, as supplemented

        The Statement of Additional Information for the offered share classes of the above-listed series of open-end management investment companies is hereby supplemented by:

1. Replacing the text under the heading "PURCHASE, REDEMPTION AND PRICING OF
   SHARES-Offering Price-Non-Money Market Funds", with the following:

Non-Money Market Funds

        The share price of the Non-Money Market Funds is based on a Fund's net asset value per share, which is calculated for each class of shares as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE (which is usually 4:00 p.m.) on each day a Fund is open for business, unless a Board determines otherwise.

        The value of a Fund's portfolio securities for which a market quotation is available is determined in accordance with the Trust's valuation procedures. In general terms, the valuation procedures provide that: (i) domestic exchange traded securities (other than NASDAQ listed equity securities) will be valued at their last composite sale prices as reported on the exchanges where those securities are traded. If no sales of those securities are reported on a particular day, the securities will be valued based upon their composite bid prices for securities held long, or their composite ask prices for securities held short, as reported by those exchanges. Securities traded on a foreign securities exchange will be valued at their last sale prices on the exchange where the securities are primarily traded, or in the absence of a reported sale on a particular day, at their bid prices (in the case of securities held long) or ask prices (in the case of securities held short) as reported by that exchange. Other securities for which market quotations are readily available will be valued at their bid prices (or ask prices in the case of securities held short) as obtained from one or more dealers making markets for those securities. If market quotations are not readily available, securities and other assets and liabilities will be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by, or in accordance with procedures adopted by, the Board. Securities listed on Nasdaq will be valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price ("NOCP") (which as of May 2003, is the last trade price at or before 4:00:02 p.m. (Eastern Time) adjusted up to Nasdaq's best bid price if the last trade price is below such bid price and down to Nasdaq's best offer price if the last trade price is above such offer price). If no NOCP is available, the security will be valued at the last sale price on the Nasdaq prior to the calculation of the NAV of the Fund. If no sale is shown on Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale is shown and no bid price is available, the price will be deemed "stale" and the value will be determined in accordance with a Fund's fair valuation procedures; (ii) non-exchange traded securities are valued at the mean between the latest bid and asked prices based upon quotes furnished by the appropriate market makers; (iii) debt securities are valued at prices obtained from a reputable independent pricing service approved by the Adviser. The service may value the debt securities relying not only on quoted prices, but also upon a consideration of additional factors such as yield, type of issue, coupon rate, and maturity; (iv) money market instruments are valued at amortized cost; (v) repurchase agreements are valued at a price equal to the amount of the cash invested in the repurchase agreement at the time of valuation; (vi) financial futures are valued at the latest reported sales price, forward foreign currency contracts are valued using market quotations from a widely used quotation system at the current cost of covering or off-setting the contract, exchange traded options are valued at the latest reported sales price and over-the-counter options will be valued using broker-dealer market quotations; and (vii) shares of open-end investment companies are valued at the latest net asset valued reported by the company.

        Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at "fair value" as determined in good faith by the Board of the Adviser's valuation committee. In general, any one or more of the following factors may be taken into account in determining fair value: the fundamental analytical data relating to the security; the value of other financial instruments, including derivative securities, traded on other markets or among dealers; trading volumes on markets, exchanges, or among dealers; values of baskets of securities traded on other markets; changes in interest rates; observations from financial institutions; government (domestic or foreign) actions or pronouncements; other news events; information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; nature and expected duration of the event, if any, giving rise to the valuation issue; pricing history of the security; the relative size of the position in the portfolio; and other relevant information.

        With respect to securities traded on foreign markets, the following factors also may be relevant: the value of foreign securities traded on other foreign markets; ADR trading; closed-end fund trading; foreign currency exchange activity; and the trading of financial products that are tied to baskets of foreign securities, such as WEBS.

        The Board has determined, and the valuation procedures provide, that in certain circumstances it may be necessary to use an alternative valuation method, such as in-kind redemptions with affiliated benefit plans where the Department of Labor requires that valuation to be done in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act.