The Benham Group
1665 Charleston Road
Mountain View, California 94043
September 9, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Benham Investment Trust
Benham Prime Money Market Fund
1933 Act File No. 65170
1940 Act File No. 811-7822
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned hereby certifies that the form of prospectus and statement of
additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of
Rule 497 with respect to the above-referenced issuer would not have differed
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 4, filed September 3, 1996,
to the issuer's Registration Statement on Form N-1A.
Any concerns regarding this filing should be directed to the undersigned at
415-967-9806.
Sincerely,
/s/Lisa S. Brown
Lisa S. Brown
Federal Securities Administrator
