March 27, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
ATTN.: Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services
RE: Smith Barney Investment Trust (the "Trust")
File Nos. 33-43446 and 811-6444
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 of the Trust do not differ from those contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 (the "Amendment") to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment was filed electronically on March 25,
1997, as Accession Number: 0000091155-97-000159 and became effective
immediately.
Any comments on this filing should be directed to the undersigned at
(212) 816-3579. Please return an electronic transmittal as evidence of your
receipt of this filing.
Very truly yours,
SMITH BARNEY INVESTMENT TRUST
/s/ David Barnett
David Barnett
Assistant Secretary
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