March 15, 2013
BNY MELLON FUNDS TRUST
BNY Mellon Large Cap Market Opportunities Fund
BNY Mellon Tax-Sensitive Large Cap Multi-Strategy Fund
BNY Mellon Mid Cap Multi-Strategy Fund
BNY Mellon International Fund
BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Fund
BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund
Supplement to Statement of Additional Information
dated December 31, 2012
The following information supplements and supersedes any contrary information contained in the section of the Trust's Statement of Additional Information entitled "Certain Portfolio Manager Information":
The following table lists the funds' portfolio managers, if any, who are in addition to the primary portfolio managers listed in the prospectus (other than those funds currently listed in the Trust's SAI):
Fund
Additional Portfolio Managers
AAF N/A
EMF Clifford A. Smith and C. Warren Skillman
IF N/A
LCMOF Martin Stephan, Alex Marshall, Bill Costello, Chuck Silberstein, Connie DeBoever, Daphne Karydas, Kent Forkner, Leigh Todd, Michael Friedman, Jeffrey M. Mortimer (investment allocation decisions), Rick Rosania, Roger Threlfall, Tim Kierstead, Tim McCormick and Erik Swords
MCMF Jeffrey M. Mortimer (investment allocation decisions)
TLCMF Luis P. Rhi, John Bailer, Martin Stephan, Alex Marshall, Bill Costello, Chuck Silberstein, Connie DeBoever, Daphne Karydas, Kent Forkner, Leigh Todd, Michael Friedman, Jeffrey M. Mortimer (investment allocation decisions), Rick Rosania, Roger Threlfall, Tim Kierstead, Tim McCormick and Erik Swords
The following table lists the number and types of other accounts advised by the primary portfolio managers shown below and assets under management in those accounts as of January 31, 2013:
|
Primary Portfolio Manager
|
Registered Investment
Companies
|
Total Assets
Managed
|
Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
|
Total Assets
Managed
|
Other
Accounts
|
Total Assets
Managed
|
|
Jeffrey M. Mortimer
†
|
0
|
$0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
0
|
$0
|
|
Clifford A. Smith
††
|
11
|
$3.56B
|
9
|
$3.10B
|
20
|
$3.48B
|
__________________
†
Jeffrey M. Mortimer serves as the primary portfolio manager responsible for investment allocation decisions for AAF.
††
Clifford A. Smith serves as a primary portfolio manager with respect to the portion of IF's assets managed in accordance with a value investment style.
None of the registered investment
companies, other pooled investment vehicles or other accounts managed by
Clifford A. Smith are subject to performance-based advisory fees.
As of the date of this Supplement, Clifford
A. Smith does not own any shares of BNY Mellon International Fund and Jeffrey
M. Mortimer does not own any shares of BNY Mellon Asset Allocation Fund.