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DODGE & COX STOCK FUND
ONE SANSOME STREET, 35TH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
(415) 981-1710
CERTIFICATION OF
DODGE & COX STOCK FUND
DODGE & COX STOCK FUND (the "Registrant") does hereby
certify as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the
Securities Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Registrant's Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information each dated March 13, 1996 filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 (File No.
2-22963), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 12, 1996 (the "Post-Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-effective
amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Registrant's Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule
497(b) or 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 would not have
differed from that contained in the Post-Effective Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed
electronically.
DODGE & COX STOCK FUND
/s/ W. TIMOTHY RYAN
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By: W. Timothy Ryan
Title: Secretary-Treasurer
Dated: April 1, 1996
