Excelsior Institutional Trust
6 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 423-0800
October 11, 1995
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Excelsior Institutional Trust (the "Registrant")
File No. 33-78264
Statement of Additional Information dated October 2, 1995 for
Excelsior Institutional Equity Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Income Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Total Return Bond Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Equity Index Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Bond Index Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Small Capitalization Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Balanced Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Equity Growth Fund,
Excelsior Institutional Value Equity Income Fund and
Excelsior Institutional International Equity Fund (the "Funds"),
Each a Series of Shares of the Registrant
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant hereby certifies that the form of the captioned Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed by the Registrant on behalf of
the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of post-effective
amendment number 4 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A (File
No. 33-78264) (the "Amendment") would not have differed from that contained in
the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such registration statement
and was filed electronically on October 2, 1995.
Please direct any comments or questions concerning this certificate to the
undersigned at (617) 423-0800.
Very truly yours,
EXCELSIOR INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
By: /s/ Andres E. Saldana
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Andres E. Saldana
Assistant Secretary
