THE ALGER DEFINED CONTRIBUTION TRUST
I, the undersigned duly elected officer of The Alger Defined Contribution
Trust, do hereby certify that (i) the form of prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would not have differed from that contained
in the most recent registration statement amendment, filed February 27, 1996,
and (ii) the text of such amendment was filed electronically.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate on this 1st day of March
1996.
THE ALGER DEFINED CONTRIBUTION TRUST
By: Mary Marsden-Cochran
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Mary Marsden-Cochran
Secretary