GE FUNDS, 497J, 2000-02-01

GE FUNDS
497J, 2000-02-01

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                                    GE FUNDS


                  I, the undersigned, a duly elected officer of GE Funds, do
hereby certify that (i) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, would not have differed from that contained in the most
recent registration statement amendment, filed January 25, 2000, and (ii) the
text of such amendment was filed electronically.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate on this 1st
day of February, 2000.

                                    GE FUNDS


                                    By:/s/ Matthew J. Simpson
                                       ----------------------
                                       Matthew J. Simpson
                                       Secretary