- The Board of Trustees of the Evergreen Funds today approved Evergreen's proposal to reopen Evergreen Special Values Fund and Evergreen VA Special Values Fund to new accounts, effective October 1, 2008.
- Since April 8, 2005, the sale of shares to new accounts in the Funds has been restricted.

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