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Dechert Price & Rhoads
1775 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
February 9, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Republic Funds
(File No. 33-7647)
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933
Act"), the undersigned has been authorized by Republic Funds (the "Trust") to
submit this filing in lieu of a filing under Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act, and
to certify that:
1. the forms of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
dated February 1, 1999 relating to each of the Republic Money Market
Fund, Republic U.S. Government Money Market Fund, and the Republic New
York Tax-Free Money Market Fund of the Trust that would have been filed
under Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act do not differ from the Prospectus
and Statements of Additional Information contained in the Trust's most
recent amendment to its registration statement; and
2. the text of the Trust's most recent amendment to its registration
statement has been filed electronically.
No fees are required in connection with this filing. Please contact the
undersigned at (202) 261-3385 with any questions or comments regarding this
matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ David J. Harris
