497 1 g02-0550.txt BOSTON PARTNERS 497 FILING BOSTON PARTNERS FAMILY OF FUNDS BOSTON PARTNERS BOND FUND (INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OF THE RBB FUND, INC.) Institutional Class Supplement dated February 27, 2002 to Prospectus dated December 18, 2001 Capitalized terms not defined in this Supplement have the meaning assigned to them in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. At a special meeting of shareholders held on February 25, 2002, the shareholders of the Boston Partners Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The RBB Fund, Inc., approved the liquidation and termination of the Fund pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation and Termination. As a result, the Fund was liquidated and its assets distributed to shareholders on February 25, 2002. BOSTON PARTNERS FAMILY OF FUNDS BOSTON PARTNERS BOND FUND (INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OF THE RBB FUND, INC.) Investor Class Supplement dated February 27, 2002 to Prospectus dated December 18, 2001 Capitalized terms not defined in this Supplement have the meaning assigned to them in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. At a special meeting of shareholders held on February 25, 2002, the shareholders of the Boston Partners Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of The RBB Fund, Inc., approved the liquidation and termination of the Fund pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation and Termination. As a result, the Fund was liquidated and its assets distributed to shareholders on February 25, 2002.