November 3, 1998
VIA EDGAR SYSTEM
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Hennessy Funds, Inc.
File Nos. 333-00227 and 811-07493
Rule 497(j) Certification - Statement of Additional Information
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The undersigned officer of Hennessy Funds, Inc. (the "Company") does
hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended:
1. 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
Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form N-1A Registration Statement filed by the
Company on October 30, 1998, which is the most recent amendment to such
registration statement; and
2. that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through the EDGAR
system on October 30, 1998.
Very truly yours,
HENNESSY FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Teresa M. Nilsen
Teresa M. Nilsen
Vice President
