0000930413-18-001651.txt : 20180501 0000930413-18-001651.hdr.sgml : 20180501 20180501093052 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000930413-18-001651 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180501 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180501 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20180501 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLLEGE RETIREMENT EQUITIES FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000777535 IRS NUMBER: 136022042 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-00480 FILM NUMBER: 18793537 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129164905 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 730 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017

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Title: TIAA

F. Scott Thomas, Esq.

Senior Director and Associate
General Counsel

Advocacy & Oversight

8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard

Mail Stop C2-04

Charlotte, NC 28262

(704) 988-3687 (tele)

sthomas@tiaa.org

May 1, 2018

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549-4644

Re:

College Retirement Equities Fund (“CREF”): Amendment No. 53 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-3 (File Nos. 33-00480 and 811-04415)

Commissioners:

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), this letter serves as certification that: (i) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated May 1, 2018 that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act for CREF would not have differed from that contained in CREF’s most recent amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-3; and (ii) the text of this amendment was filed electronically via EDGAR on April 26, 2018.

Please contact the undersigned at the number listed above should you have any questions or comments regarding this matter.

Very truly yours,

/s/ F. Scott Thomas

F. Scott Thomas

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