[letterhead of
State Street Research & Management Company
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111]
VIA EDGAR
November 2, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: State Street Research Securities Trust
Securities Act of 1933 Registration No. 33-74628
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-8322
CIK 0000918572
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of State Street Research Securities Trust (the "Registrant") and
pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"), as the same have been modified by Regulation S-T, we hereby file a
statement to note for the record that prospectuses for State Street Research
Legacy Fund and State Street Research Galileo Fund, series of the Registrant,
are in use which are Spanish language translations of the English language
prospectuses dated September 1, 1999. The prospectuses were filed electronically
on September 3, 1999 (EDGAR accession number 0000950146-99-001518).
Pursuant to Rule 306 of Regulation S-T, the Registrant represents that the
English language prospectuses referenced above are fair and accurate
translations of the Spanish versions now in use.
If you have any questions with respect to the enclosed or if there is any way in
which we may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to telephone the
undersigned at (617) 357-1371.
STATE STREET RESEARCH
SECURITIES TRUST
By: /s/ Amy L. Simmons
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Amy L. Simmons
Assistant Secretary
cc: John Hunt, Esq.
Geoffrey R.T. Kenyon, Esq.
Evelyn M. Talmo
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Darman A. Wing, Esq.
State Street Research & Management Company
