May 5, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Office of Filings, Information & Consumer Services
Re: The Gabelli Utilities Fund (the "Fund")
File Nos. 333-81209/811-09397
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act), please accept this letter as certification that the
Prospectus for the above-named Fund does not differ from that contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to the Fund's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A. This Amendment was filed electronically on May 1, 2000
(Accession #0000935069-00-000198).
Any questions with respect to this filing should be directed to
Christopher Howe at (617) 535-0527. Please acknowledge receipt of this
transmission via private mailbox at [email protected].
Kindly return an electronic transmittal as evidence of your receipt of
this filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ CHRISTOPHER HOWE
Christopher Howe
Regulatory Administrator
cc: B. Thompson - Securities and Exchange Commission
B. Alpert - Gabelli Funds, LLC
J. McKee - Gabelli Funds, LLC
R. Prins - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
T. Hamlin
P. Gilligan
L. Dowd
