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                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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Dear Shareholder:

The Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Boston Partners Family of Funds of
The RBB Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") has been rescheduled from Tuesday, October 15,
2002 to Friday, October 25, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will continue to be
held at the offices of the Fund, Bellevue Park Corporate Center, 400 Bellevue
Parkway, 4th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19809. If you have any questions, please
contact Mr. Henry J. Lawlor, at 1-888-261-4073.