DIRECTED SERVICES, INC.
1001 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Tel: (800) 963-9539
Fax: (302) 576-3520
May 20, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: The Market Manager Series and the Fund For Life
Series of The GCG Trust
Filing of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended
File Nos. 33-23512 and 811-5629
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), the undersigned on behalf of The GCG
Trust (the "Trust"), hereby submits this filing in lieu of a filing under
Securities Act Rule 497(c) and certifies that for the prospectuses and
statements of additional information the for Market Manager Series and the
Fund For Life Series of The GCG Trust:
(1) the form of the prospectuses and statements of additional
information that would have been filed under Securities
Act Rule 497(c) would not have differed from that contained
in the Registrant's most recent amendment to its registration
statement; and
(2) the text of the Registrant's most recent amendment
to its registration statement has been filed
electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marilyn Talman
Marilyn Talman
Vice President and
Associate
General Counsel
