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HOTCHKIS AND WILEY FUNDS
725 S. Figueroa Street
Suite 4000
Los Angeles, California 90017-5400
August 27, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: HOTCHKIS AND WILEY FUNDS
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 Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would
not have differed from the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 and (ii) that the text of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 was filed electronically on August 20, 1999, and
became effective on August 27, 1999.
HOTCHKIS AND WILEY FUNDS
By: /s/ Turner Swan
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Secretary
