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[Letterhead of Fortis Financial Group]
January 3, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Fortis Equity Portfolios, Inc.
File No. 2-11387
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, Fortis Equity
Portfolios, Inc. (the "Company") certifies that:
(1) the form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed
from that contained in the most recent amendment to the registration statement
of the Company (Post-effective amendment #78, filed December 31, 1996); and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration statement has been
filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Scott R. Plummer
Scott R. Plummer
2d Vice-President and Corporate Counsel
