FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST, 497J, 1997-05-05

FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRUST
497J, 1997-05-05

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                             DECHERT PRICE & RHOADS
                               1500 K Street, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20005
                                 (202) 626-3300




                                   May 5, 1997




VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

         Re:  Fenimore Asset Management Trust
              File No.33-7190

Dear Sirs:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(j)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  we hereby
certify on behalf of Fenimore Asset  Management  Trust (the  "Trust"),  that the
form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional  Information  for the Trust's two
separate  investment  series,  FAM Value Fund and FAM  Equity-Income  Fund, that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c),  do not differ from those  contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No.21 which was filed on May 1, 1997. The text of Post-
Effective Amendment No. 21 was filed electronically.

                                       Very truly yours,


                                       /s/ Patrick W.D. Turley
                                       Patrick W.D. Turley