[LOGO] Liberty
COLONIAL CRABBE HUSON NEWPORT STEIN ROE ADVISOR
May 5, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Liberty Funds Trust VII
Neport Tiger Fund
File Nos. 811-6347 & 33-41559
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933,
please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectuses and Statement
of Additional Information dated May 1, 2000 for the Fund do not differ from that
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 (Amendment) to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was filed electronically on
April 27, 2000.
The Fund's Class A, B, C, T and Z Prospectuses and Statement of Additional
Information dated May 1, 2000 are now being used in connection with the sale of
shares of the Fund.
The Fund is a separate portfolio of the Trust.
Very truly yours,
LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST VII
By:Tracy S. DiRienzo
Assistant Secretary
cc: M. Muller (Ropes & Gray)
Blue Sky
L. DiSilva
J. DiMaria (PWC) (4)
D. Young (2)
T. Tuttle
C. Legallet
One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621, 1-800-225-2365
