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WRITER'S DIRECT LINE
VIA EDGAR SYSTEM
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The Hennessy Funds, Inc.
File Nos. 333-00227 & 811-7493
Rule 497(j) Certification
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The undersigned officer of The Hennessy Funds, Inc. ("the Fund")
does hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended: (i) that the form of statement of
additional information that would have been filed under Paragraph (c) of
Rule 497 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would
not have differed from that contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Form N-1A registration statement filed by the Fund on March 4, 1996, which
is the most recent amendment to such registration statement; and (ii) that
the text of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 was filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through the EDGAR system on
March 4, 1996.
Very truly yours,
THE HENNESSY FUNDS, INC.
By /s/ Neil J. Hennessy
