WERNER & KENNEDY
1633 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
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TELEPHONE (212) 408-6900
FACSIMILE (212) 408-6950
Writer's Direct Dial Number
(212) 408-6920
January 2, 1997
VIA EDGAR SUBMISSION
Filing Desk
Securities & Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Certification Filing on behalf of American Skandia Trust
Pursuant to Rule 497(j)
Registration No. 33-24962
Investment Company Act No. 811-5186
CIK # 814679
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Dear Sir/Madam:
On behalf of American Skandia Trust ("AST"), we hereby certify,
pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497, that: (1) the form of Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under paragraph
(c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in the most recent
post-effective amendment to the AST registration statement (Post-Effective
Amendment No. 20); and (2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the
AST Registration Statement was filed electronically with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 24, 1996.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the
above number. Thank you for your attention.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Robert K. Fulton
Robert K. Fulton
cc: Patrice C. Pitts, Esq.
Mark Amorosi, Esq.
John T. Buckley, Esq.
Eric Freed, Esq.
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