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[LETTERHEAD]
September 4, 1997
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The OFFITBANK Investment Fund, Inc.
Securities Act of 1933 Registration No. 33-70116 and
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-8036
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by The
OFFITBANK Investment Fund, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 497(j) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation S-T.
As assistant secretary of the Company, I hereby certify that the Company's
definitive Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated May 1,
1997 as supplemented August 29, 1997, which would have been filed by the Company
pursuant to Rule 497(c), would not have differed from that contained in the
Company's most recent Post-Effective Amendment on Form N-1A, filed pursuant to
EDGAR on August 29, 1997.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned at (614)470-8305.
Sincerely,
/s/ Matthew A. Constancio
Matthew Constancio
Associate Manager, Client Legal Services
BISYS Fund Services
cc: Mr. James J. Burns, Esq. Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett
