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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000898432-99-000677
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497J
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990604

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEUBERGER BERMAN EQUITY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000906926
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		497J
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-64368
		FILM NUMBER:		99641013

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		605 THIRD AVE
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10158-0006
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2124768800

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEUBERGER & BERMAN EQUITY TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930615
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                                         CERTIFICATION


        Pursuant to Rule 497(j),  Neuberger  Berman  Equity Trust (1933 Act File
No. 033-64368;  1940 Act File No. 811-07784) ("Registrant") hereby certifies (a)
that the form of Prospectus  used with respect to the Registrant does not differ
from that contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 20 ("Amendment No. 20") to
its   Registration   Statement   and  (b)  that   Amendment  No.  20  was  filed
electronically.


Dated:  June 3, 1999                        By:  /s/ Claudia A. Brandon
                                                 -----------------------
                                                     Claudia A. Brandon


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