MERRILL LYNCH VARIABLE SERIES FUNDS, INC.
May 5, 1995
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Division of Investment Management
Re: Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
(File No. 2-74452)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc. (the "Fund") hereby
certifies that:
(1) the forms of prospectus and statement of additional information that
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have
differed from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A, constituting the most recent amendment to
the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Fund's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 28, 1995.
Very truly yours,
Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc.
By: /s/ Authorized Officer
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Authorized Officer
