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Ropes & Gray
One Franklin Square
1301 K Street, NW
Suite 800 East
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 626-3925
January 10, 2001
BY EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: American Performance Funds (File Nos. 33-35190 and 811-6114)
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Ladies/Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that the forms of prospectuses and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not
have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 filed on
December 28, 2000 and effective on January 1, 2001 pursuant to Rule 485(b). The
text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 was filed electronically.
Sincerely,
AMERICAN PERFORMANCE FUNDS
Registrant
By: /s/ Alan G. Priest
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Alan G. Priest
Pursuant to power of attorney filed previously
