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July 22, 1998
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 17, 1998, 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 No. 11 to the
Corporation's registration statement which was filed electronically pursuant to
Rule 485(b) of the Act on July 17, 1998.
Please contact the undersigned at (614) 470-8096 with any questions. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
JEANETTE PEPLOWSKI
Assistant Secretary
ESC Strategic Funds, Inc.
