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September 15, 1999
VIA EDGAR
EDGAR Operations Branch
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Evergreen Equity Trust
(Evergreen Utility Fund)
-Registration Statement on Form N-14
CIK 0001046026
(File No. 333-82817)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus/Proxy Statement
and Statement of Additional Information for Evergreen Utility Fund do not differ
from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to
Evergreen Equity Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-14AE. The Amendment
was filed electronically on August 25, 1999 and became automatically effective
on August 25, 1999.
Any comments on this filing may be directed to the undersigned at
(202) 775-8190.
Very truly yours,
/s/Robert N. Hickey, Esq.
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Robert N. Hickey, Esq.
cc: Michael H. Koonce, Esq.
Timothy W. Diggins, Esq.
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