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November 3, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: ESC Strategic Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation")
File Nos: 33-72190/811-8166
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by the
Corporation pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), and Regulation S-T.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the definitive form of the Prospectus and
the Statement of Additional Information, each dated July 29, 1997 (as
supplemented October 30, 1997), which would have been filed by the Corporation
pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the Act, do not differ from those contained in the
Post Effective Amendment #9 to the Corporation's registration statement which
was filed electronically pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the Act on October 30, 1997.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 470-8619 or, in my absence, Jeanette
Peplowski at (614) 470-8069 with any questions. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
ELLEN STOUTAMIRE
Ellen Stoutamire
Secretary
ESC Strategic Funds, Inc.
cc: Curtis Barnes
Olivia Adler, Esq.
Jeanette Peplowski
