One Commerce Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Delaware Group of Funds
DELAWARE
GROUP
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1933 Act Rule 497(j)
File No. 33-40991
1940 Act File No. 811-6322
May 27, 1997
Filed via EDGAR (CIK #0000875352)
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: File No. 33-40991
DELAWARE POOLED TRUST, INC.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j), under the
Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the forms of
Supplements to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 16, the most recent post-effective amendment of
Delaware Pooled Trust, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No.
16 was filed electronically with the Commission on May 23, 1997
under paragraph (b) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933.
Very truly yours,
/s/Eric E. Miller
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Eric E. Miller
Vice President/
Assistant Secretary
