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May 3, 2000
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Re: The MainStay VP Series Fund, Inc.
File Nos. 2-86082 and 811-03833
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of the above-captioned registrant ("Registrant"), I hereby
certify, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, that (i) the
form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information reflecting all 15
series of the Fund that Registrant would have filed pursuant to Rule 497(c)
would not have differed from that filed on April 14, 2000 as part of the
Registrant's most recent registration statement, and (ii) the text of the most
recent amendment to the registration statement was filed electronically on April
14, 2000.
If you have any questions concerning the attached filing, please do not
hesitate to contact the undersigned at (212) 576-7965.
Very truly yours,
Judith C. Keilp
Assistant General Counsel
