PIPER & MARBURY
L.L.P.
CHARLES CENTER SOUTH
36 SOUTH CHARLES STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21201-3018
410-539-2530 WASHINGTON
FAX: 410-539-0489 NEW YORK
WRITER'S DIRECT NUMBER PHILADELPHIA
(410) 576-1626 RESTON
FAX: (410) 576-1700 EASTON
[email protected]
September 2, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: ARK Funds (File Nos. 33-53690 and 811-7310)
Filing pursuant to Rule 497(j)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of our client, ARK Funds (the "Funds"), we are filing,
pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
letter certifying that the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information
dated August 31, 1999 do not differ from those contained in the Fund's
Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 which was filed via EDGAR on August 31, 1999.
Please contact me at (410) 576-1626 if you have any questions or
comments concerning this filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robye Shaw Margolius
Robye Shaw Margolius
