[INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
June 30, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Merrimac Series
File Nos. 333-49693 and 811-08741
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
on behalf of the Merrimac Series (the "Trust"), the undersigned certifies that
(i) the Trust's Prospectus dated June 24, 1998, and the Statement of Additional
Information dated June 24, 1998, that would have been filed under paragraph (c)
of Rule 497 would not have differed from those contained in Pre-Effective
Amendment ("PEA") No. 2, the most recent amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A, which became effective with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 24, 1998, and (ii) the text of PEA No. 2 was filed
electronically via EDGAR on June 24, 1998.
Questions regarding this filing should be directed to the undersigned
at (617) 330-6413.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Susan C. Mosher, Esq.
Susan C. Mosher, Esq.
Secretary
