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RULE 497(j) CERTIFICATION
Date: March 2, 1998
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), First Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of its Capital
Appreciation Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
relating to the Portfolio that would have been filed pursuant to Rule
497(b) or (c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from those
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A, constituting the most recent
amendment to the Trust's Registration Statement pertaining to the
Portfolio; and
(2) the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Trust's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A was filed electronically with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 1998.
FIRST FUNDS
By: /s/ James V. Hyatt
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Title: James V. Hyatt, Secretary
