SMITH BARNEY SERIES FUND, 497J, 1996-05-07

SMITH BARNEY SERIES FUND
497J, 1996-05-07

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                                        May 6, 1996

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

ATTN:     Office of Filings, Information and Consumer
Services

RE:  Smith Barney Series Fund (the "Fund")
     File Nos. 33-40603 and 811-6310

Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, please accept this letter as certification
that the prospectuses and statement of additional
information for the above-referenced Fund does not differ
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (the
"Amendment") to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-
1A. The Amendment was filed electronically on April 29,
1996.

     Any comments on this filing should be directed to Sean
McCormack at (212) 816-6591. Please return an electronic
transmittal as evidence of receipt of this filing.


                                        Yours truly,

                                        /s/Caren Cunningham
                                        Caren Cunningham
                                        Vice President and
                                        Associate General
Counsel