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THE L. ROY PAPP STOCK FUND, INC.
4400 North 32nd Street
Suite 280
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
(602) 956-1115
May 1, 1998
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
The L. Roy Papp Stock Fund, Inc.
1933 Act Registration No. 33-31465
1940 Act Registration No. 811-05922
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, The L. Roy Papp Stock Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") certifies that:
a. 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 Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A; and
b. the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Fund's
registration statement was filed with the Commission via EDGAR on
April 30, 1998.
Very truly yours,
The L. Roy Papp Stock Fund, Inc.
