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THE CHAPMAN FUNDS, INC.
DEM Equity Fund
DEM Index Fund
DEM Multi-Manager Equity Fund
DEM Multi-Manager Bond Fund
Certification Pursuant to Rule 497(j)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
A. I am the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Chapman
Funds, Inc.
B. The form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the
Investor Shares and Institutional Shares classes of the following series of The
Chapman Funds, Inc. (the "Registrant"): DEM Equity Fund, DEM Index Fund, DEM
Multi-Manager Equity Fund and DEM Multi-Manager Bond Fund (the "Funds"), that
would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 under the
Securities Act of 1934, as amended, would not have differed from that contained
in Post-Effective Amendment 23 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A (File Nos.: 33-25716; 811-5697) as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 29, 2000 pursuant to Rule 485(b) (the
"Amendment"), the most recent registration statement or amendment applicable to
the Funds.
C. The text of the Amendment has been filed electronically pursuant to
Regulation S-T.
February 29, 2000
/s/ NATHAN A. CHAPMAN, JR.
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Nathan A. Chapman, Jr.
