0000914775-11-000130.txt : 20110915 0000914775-11-000130.hdr.sgml : 20110915 20110915171319 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914775-11-000130 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110915 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110915 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110915 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BNY MELLON FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001111565 IRS NUMBER: 134121547 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-34844 FILM NUMBER: 111093506 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226787 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MELLON FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030429 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MPAM FUNDS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000410 0001111565 S000029431 BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund C000090380 Class M Shares MTSMX C000090381 Investor Shares MTSIX 0001111565 S000029432 BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund C000090382 Class M Shares MMOMX C000090383 Investor Shares MMOIX 497 1 lp1.htm SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS & SAI lp1.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

 

September 15, 2011

BNY MELLON FUNDS TRUST
- BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund

                        - BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund

 (together, the "Funds")

 

Supplement to Prospectus
dated December 31, 2010

(Class M and Investor Shares)

The following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in the sections of the Funds' prospectus entitled "Fund Summary – BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund – Portfolio Management" and "Fund Summary – BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund – Portfolio Management":

Bernard Schoenfeld has been the fund's primary portfolio manager responsible for investment allocation decisions since September 2011; he is a senior investment strategist and vice president for BNY Mellon Wealth Management and an employee of The Dreyfus Corporation.

The following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in the section of the Funds' prospectus entitled "Fund Details  – Management – Portfolio Managers":

Name of Fund                                                             Primary Portfolio Manager

 

BNY Mellon Large Cap                                               Bernard Schoenfeld (investment allocation)

Market Opportunities Fund                           

 

BNY Tax-Sensitive Large Cap                                     Bernard Schoenfeld (investment allocation)

Multi-Strategy Fund                                      

 

The following information supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in the section of the Funds' prospectus entitled "Fund Details  – Management – Biographical Information":

Bernard Schoenfeld has been a primary portfolio manager of BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund and BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund responsible for investment allocation decisions since September 2011. Mr. Schoenfeld is a senior investment strategist for BNY Mellon Wealth Management and has been employed by The Bank of New York Mellon since 1970. He also has been employed by Dreyfus since September 2011.

 

The references to Christopher E. Sheldon in each of the above-referenced sections are deleted because he is no longer the Funds' primary portfolio manager responsible for investment allocation decisions.

 

 

 

September 15, 2011

BNY MELLON FUNDS TRUST

- BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund

- BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund

(together, the "Funds")

 

Supplement to Statement of Additional Information

dated December 31, 2010

The following supersedes and replaces any contrary information contained in the section of the Statement of Additional Information entitled “Management Arrangements – Portfolio Management”:

Bernard Schoenfeld is the primary portfolio manager of BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund and BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund responsible for each Fund's investment allocation decisions.

The following supplements the information contained in the section of the Statement of Additional Information entitled “Management Arrangements – Additional Information about the Portfolio Managers”:

The following table lists the number and types of other accounts advised by the primary portfolio manager indicated below and assets under management in those accounts as of August 31, 2011:

Portfolio Manager

Registered Investment Company Accounts 

Assets
Managed 

Pooled Accounts 

Assets Managed 

Other Accounts 

Assets
Managed 

Bernard Schoenfeld

0

N/A

0

N/A

0

N/A

 

 

The dollar range of fund shares beneficially owned by the primary portfolio manager indicated below is as follows as of August 31, 2011:

Portfolio Manager

Fund Name

Dollar Range of Fund
Shares Beneficially Owned

Bernard Schoenfeld

BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund

BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund

None

 

None

 

 

 

The information pertaining to Christopher E. Sheldon contained in the Statement of Additional Information is deleted because he is no longer the Funds' primary portfolio manager responsible for investment allocation decisions.