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COLONIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
617-426-3750
February 1, 1999
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 dated
January 25, 1999 and Statement of Additional Information dated March 30, 1998
with Supplement dated October 30, 1998 for the Fund does not differ from that
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed electronically on
January 12, 1999 (accession number 00000218472-99-000007).
The above referenced Prospectus is now being used in connection with the
offering and sale of shares of the Fund exclusively to the Colonial Counselor
Select(sm) Portfolios.
The Fund is a separate portfolio of the Trust.
Very truly yours,
COLONIAL TRUST IV on behalf of
Colonial Utilities Fund
By:Kevin Jacobs
Assistant Secretary
cc: M. Muller(with prospectus encl. only)
M.C. Telman(with prospectus encl. only)
