FIDELITY (LOGO) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire
INVESTMENTS(registered Street Boston MA 02109-3614
trademark) 617 563 7000
May 3, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: File Room
RE: Variable Insurance Products
Fund II (the trust)
Investment Grade Bond
Portfolio, Asset Manager
Portfolio,
Asset Manager: Growth
Portfolio, Contrafund
Portfolio,
and Index 500 Portfolio (the
funds)
File Nos. 33-20773 and 811-5511
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act
of 1933 is certification that the Prospectuses and Statement of
Additional Information with respect to the above referenced funds does
not differ from that filed in the most recent post-effective
amendment, which was filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/Eric D. Roiter
Eric D. Roiter
Secretary
