<PAGE> 1
MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS FUNDS, INC.
725 S. Figueroa Street
Suite 4000
Los Angeles, California 90017-5400
October 10, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20549
RE: MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS FUNDS, INC.
File Nos. 333-43552; 811-10053
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Fund hereby certifies (i) that its Prospectuses and Statements of Additional
Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would not have
differed from the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information
contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 and (ii) that the text of
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 was filed electronically on October 6, 2000, and
became effective on October 6, 2000.
MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Turner Swan
----------------------------------------
Secretary
