Republic Funds
6 St. James Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 423-0800
February 9, 1996
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Republic Funds (File no. 33-7647) (the "Registrant"); Prospectuses dated
January 26, 1996 for Republic U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Republic New
York Tax Free Money Market Fund, Republic New York Tax Free Bond Fund, Republic
Fixed Income Fund, Republic Equity Fund and Republic International Equity Fund
(the "Funds"), each a series of shares of the Registrant.
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Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant hereby certifies that the form of the captioned prospectuses that
would have been filed by the Registrant on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule
497(c) upon the effectiveness of post-effective amendment no. 35 to the
Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A (File no. 33-7647) (the
"Amendment") would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which
is the most recent amendment to such registration statement with respect to the
Funds and was filed electronically on January 23, 1996.
Please direct any comments or questions concerning this certificate to the
undersigned at (617) 423-0800.
Very Truly Yours,
REPUBLIC FUNDS
By: /s/ Andres E. Saldana
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Andres E. Saldana
Assistant Secretary
