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State Street Research Institutional Funds
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Douglas A. Romich, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of State Street Research
Institutional Funds;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, and changes in net
assets of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in rule 30a-2 (c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of the date within 90 days prior to the filing date
of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of
the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: September 29, 2003
/s/ Douglas A. Romich
Douglas A. Romich
Treasurer
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State Street Research Institutional Funds
Certification
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Richard S. Davis, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of State Street Research
Institutional Funds;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, and changes in net
assets of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in rule 30a-2 (c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of the date within 90 days prior to the filing date
of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of
the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: September 29, 2003
/s/ Richard S. Davis
Richard S. Davis
President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer