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May 4, 1998
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: EAI Select Managers Equity Fund
1933 ACT FILE NO. 33-98164
1940 ACT FILE NO. 811-9112
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of EAI Select Managers Equity Fund (the "Registrant"), and
pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), I hereby certify that : (i) the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information dated May 1, 1998 that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 under the 1933 Act would not have differed from the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information contained in the Registrant's most recent
Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the
1933 Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, ("PEA#4"), which
was filed on May 1, 1998; and (ii) the text of PEA#4 has been filed
electronically.
If you should have questions regarding this filing, please call the
undersigned at (212) 293-2141.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Susan I. Grant
Susan I. Grant
99 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 687-5200 Fax: (212) 687-5248
