HBI EQUITY TRUST SERIES 2, 497J, 1996-09-25

HBI EQUITY TRUST SERIES 2
497J, 1996-09-25

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                              September 25, 1996



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Attn: Filing Desk, Stop 1-4

     Re:                  HBI Equity Trust, Series 2
                             (File No. 333-11315)

Gentlemen:

     In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") this letter serves to certify that
the most recent amendment to the registration statement of Form S-6 for the
above captioned Trust does not differ from that which would have been filed
pursuant to Rule 497(b) of the Securities Act. Amendment No. 1 to the
registration statement, which was the most recent amendment to the registration
statement, was filed electronically with the Commission on September 24, 1996.

                                       Very truly yours,



                                       Howe Barnes Investments, Inc.