ATTACHMENT
                       NOTICE TO REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS


                               SOGEN FUNDS, INC.
                          1221 Avenue of the Americas
                              New York, NY 10020
                                                               January 11, 1999
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                             IMPORTANT INFORMATION
                              REGARDING YOUR FUND
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Dear Shareholder:

In late December, you received a Proxy Statement regarding the proposal to
merge SoGen Money Fund into Colonial Trust II - Colonial Money Market Fund.
Our records indicate that you have not yet voted on this proposal. We are
contacting you once again to ask that you vote your shares in order to
represent your shares at the Meeting.

Please take a moment to vote using one of the following five easy methods:


1.  By Phone:   Please call  Shareholder  Communications  Corporation toll free
                at   1-800-733-8481,   Extension   401.   Operators  will  be
                available to take your vote Monday  through  Friday between the
                hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
 
2.  By Phone:   Call our automated  toll-free number referenced on your ballot,
                1-800-690-6903, and follow the simple instructions.

3.  By Internet:     www.proxyvote.com
 

4.  By Fax:          Fax your proxy to us toll free at 1-800-733-1885, anytime.

 
5. By Mail:     Return  your  executed  proxy  in  the  enclosed  postage  paid
                envelope.  Please  utilize this option only if methods 1, 2, 3,
                or 4 are unavailable,  as we may not receive your proxy by mail
                by January 25, 1999.

In addition, please note that the Special Meeting of Shareholders which was
originally scheduled for December 30, 1998 has once more been adjourned to
January 25, 1999, at 8:30 a.m.

If you have any questions, please call us at (800) 794-6889.

Sincerely Yours,


Jean-Marie Eveillard
President and Director