First Investors Management Company, Inc.
95 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-858-8144
May 3, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc.
File No. 2-66294 and 811-2981
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Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), we hereby electronically file the definitive Prospectus dated April 28,
2000 for the above Registrant.
Please note that the Prospectus for Registrant and First Investors Life
Variable Annuity Fund A are printed as one document.
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Act, Registrant hereby certifies:
(1) The form of Statement of Additional Information that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c) of the Act would not have differed from that contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant's Registration Statement, the
most recent Post-Effective Amendment filed with the Commission; and
(2) The text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 was filed electronically
with the Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Tammie Lee
Tammie Lee
Assistant Counsel
