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COLONIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
617-426-3750
March 31, 1998
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Colonial Trust IV (the "Trust")
Colonial Utilities Fund
File Nos. 811-2865 & 2-62492
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information dated March 30, 1998 and Prospectus
Supplement dated January 15, 1998 for the Fund does not differ from that
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed electronically on
March 30, 1998 (accession number 0000276716-98-000007).
The above referenced Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and Statement of
Additional Information are now being used in connection with the public offering
and sale of shares of the Fund.
The Fund is a separate portfolio of the Trust.
Very truly yours,
COLONIAL TRUST IV on behalf of
Colonial Utilities Fund
Ellen Harrington
Assistant Secretary
cc: T. Festekjian
J. Loder
M. Muller
M.C. Teleman
E. Edson
J. Lennon
R. Petrino
D. Young(2)
