VEDDER PRICE
VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601-1003
312-609-7500
FACSIMILE: 312-609-5005
A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ, P.C.
WITH OFFICES IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY
May 2, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS
FILE NOS. 333-05265 AND 811-7655
To The Commission:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of Regulation C, under the Securities Act of 1933,
in lieu of filing under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497, on behalf of the
Registrant, we hereby certify that (1) the form of Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
and Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2000 for the
above-captioned Registrant that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c)
of Rule 497 does not differ from that contained in the most recent registration
statement or amendment and (2) the text of the most recent registration
statement or amendment has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Stephanie Grauerholz-Lofton
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Stephanie Grauerholz-Lofton
SGL/sp
