RODNEY SQUARE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001
Rule 497(j)
File No. 2-99436
File No. 811-4372
January 6, 1998
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Rodney Square Tax Exempt Fund
Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
File No. 2-99436
File No. 811-4372
CIK No. 773826
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of The Rodney Square Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund") and pursuant to
Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned hereby certifies
that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A as filed electronically on December 24,
1997.
All questions and comments regarding the enclosed materials should be
address to the undersigned at Rodney Square Management Corporation, Rodney
Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, phone
number: (302) 651-8998.
Sincerely,
/s/ Carl M. Rizzo
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Carl M. Rizzo
Secretary