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Westport Advisers, LLC The Westport Funds
253 Riverside Avenue Post Office Box 5354
Westport, CT 06880 Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5354
203.227.3645 1.888.5WESTPT
May 4, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Filing Desk
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Westport Funds
File No. 333-35821 and 811-08359
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under paragraph (j) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the most recent amendment to The Westport Funds'
registration statement on Form N-1A (Post-Effective Amendment No. 3) which has
been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Tina D. Hosking
Tina D. Hosking
Assistant Secretary
