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NATIONS FUND TRUST
REGISTRATION NOS. 2-97817; 811-4305
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
17 C.F.R. 230.497(J)
The undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of Nations Fund Trust
(the "Trust") that the form of Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for
the Trust's Funds, listed on the attached Appendix, that would have been filed
pursuant to 17 C.F.R. 230.497(c) does not differ from the SAI contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 42, the most recent amendment to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 42
to the Trust's Registration Statement was filed electronically on March 19,
1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has caused this certificate to be
executed and witnessed in its name and on its behalf by the undersigned on the
5th day of April, 1996.
Witness: NATIONS FUND TRUST
By: /s/ Louise P. Newcomb By: /s/ Richard H. Blank, Jr.
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Name: Louise P. Newcomb Name: Richard H. Blank, Jr.
Title: Asst. Secretary Title: Secretary
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APPENDIX
o Nations Government Money Market Fund
o Nations Tax Exempt Fund
o Nations Value Fund
o Nations Capital Growth Fund
o Nations Emerging Growth Fund
o Nations Disciplined Equity Fund
o Nations Equity Index Fund
o Nations Balanced Assets Fund
o Nations Short-Intermediate Government Fund
o Nations Short-Term Income Fund
o Nations Diversified Income Fund
o Nations Strategic Fixed Income Fund
o Nations Municipal Income Fund
o Nations Short-Term Municipal Income Fund
o Nations Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Florida Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Georgia Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Maryland Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Tennessee Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Texas Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Texas Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund
o Nations Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
