[letterhead of
State Street Research Investment Services, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111]
VIA EDGAR
April 20, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: State Street Research Capital Trust
Securities Act of 1933 Registration No. 2-86271
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-3838
CIK 0000727101
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of State Street Research Capital Trust (the "Registrant") and pursuant
to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, as the same have been modified by Regulation
S-T, we hereby file a statement to note for the record that prospectuses are in
use which are foreign language translations of the English language prospectuses
dated February 1, 2000, as supplemented February 1, 2000. The prospectuses and
supplements were filed electronically on February 4, 2000 (EDGAR accession
number 0000950146-00-000096):
Fund Language
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State Street Research Chinese
Emerging Growth Fund
State Street Research Spanish
Emerging Growth Fund
State Street Research Spanish
Aurora Fund
Pursuant to Rule 306 of Regulation S-T, the Registrant represents that the
English language prospectuses are fair and accurate translations of the foreign
language versions now in use.
If you have any questions with respect to the enclosed or if there is any way in
which we may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to telephone the
undersigned at (617) 357-1371.
STATE STREET RESEARCH
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CAPITAL TRUST
By: /s/ Amy L. Simmons
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Amy L. Simmons
Assistant Secretary
cc: John Hunt, Esq.
Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.
Evelyn M. Talmo
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Darman A. Wing, Esq.
State Street Research & Management Company
