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CERTIFICATION OF
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN FUND, INC.
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SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN FUND, INC. (the "Registrant") does hereby certify
as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities
Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Institutional Prospectus, Regular Prospectus
and Statement of Additional Information each dated January 31, 1997
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15
(File No. 33-21844; 811-5555), which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 29, 1997 (the "Post-Effective
Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-effective
amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Institutional Prospectus, Regular Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c)
of the Securities Act of 1933 would not have differed from that
contained in the Post-Effective Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed electronically.
SANFORD C. BERNSTEIN FUND, INC.
By: Jean Margo Reid
Title: Secretary
Dated: February 4, 1997
