VEDDER PRICE VEDDER, PRICE, KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601-1003
312-609-7500
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A PARTNERSHIP INCLUDING VEDDER, PRICE,
KAUFMAN & KAMMHOLZ, P.C.
WITH OFFICES IN CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY
June 16, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: WILLIAM BLAIR FUNDS
FILE NOS. 33-17463 AND 811-5344
To The Commission:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) of Regulation C, under the Securities Act of 1933,
in lieu of filing under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497, on behalf of the
Registrant, we hereby certify that (1) the form of Prospectus dated June 15,
2000 and Statement of Additional Information dated June 15, 2000 for the
above-captioned Registrant that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c)
of Rule 497 does not differ from that contained in the most recent registration
statement or amendment and (2) the text of the most recent registration
statement or amendment has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Byron F. Bowman
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Byron F. Bowman
BFB/sp
