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The RBB FUND, INC.
Bellevue Park Corporate Center
400 Bellevue Parkway, Suite 100
Wilmington, DE 19809
December 23, 1997
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The RBB Fund, Inc.
(1933 Act Registration No. 33-20827)
(1940 Act Registration No. 811-5518)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the RBB Fund, Inc. (the "Company") and pursuant to Rule
497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), I hereby certify that (i)
the prospectus and statement of additional information listed below that would
have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 of the 1933 Act would not have
differed from the prospectus and statement of additional information contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Company's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940 ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 51"), which was filed on December 8, 1997;
and (ii) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 has been filed
electronically:
1. n/i numeric investors Prospectus dated December 9, 1997 for the
Micro Cap, Growth, Growth & Value and Larger Cap Value Funds;
and
2. n/i numeric investors Statement of Additional Information dated
December 9, 1997 for the Micro Cap, Growth, Growth & Value and
Larger Cap Value Funds.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
December 23, 1997
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If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, do not hesitate to
contact David F. Connor, Esq. at (215) 988-2446.
Very truly yours,
The RBB Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Edward J. Roach
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President
