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[LETTERHEAD OF THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT A. GRAHAM, JR.]
October 24, 1996
VIA FACSIMILE
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds
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File No. 33-56546
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Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497 (j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby
certify on behalf of Santa Barbara Group of Mutual Funds (the "Fund"), that the
form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the Fund's
separate investment series, the Starbuck Tisdale Growth and Income Fund, that
would have been filed under Rule 497 (c), do not differ from those contained in
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 which was filed on October 15, 1996. The text of
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 was filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert A. Graham, Jr.
Robert A. Graham, Jr.
RAG/jp
