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[Letterhead of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP]
January 29, 1999
VIA EDGARLINK
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: GE Institutional Funds
File Nos. 333-29337; 811-08257
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Commissioners:
On behalf of GE Institutional Funds (the "Trust"), we hereby certify,
pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, that the form of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") being
used in connection with the offering of interests in the Trust and otherwise
required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from the
SAI contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 for the Trust filed with
Commission on January 27, 1999 via EDGARLINK.
If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (202) 383-0202
or David S. Goldstein at (202) 383-0606.
Sincerely,
/s/ Terrence O. Davis
Terrence O. Davis
Attachment
cc: Marc Bryant, Esq./GE Institutional Funds
Jeanne La Porta, Esq./GE Institutional Funds
David S. Goldstein, Esq./SA&B
