The JPM Pierpont Funds
60 State Street, Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 557-0700
December 23, 1997
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Dear Sir or Madam:
Re: The JPM Pierpont Funds (the "Registrant") (File Nos. 033-54632 and
811-07340) for The JPM Pierpont Disciplined Equity Fund and The JPM
Pierpont U.S. Small Company Opportunities Fund (the "Funds") and The JPM
Pierpont Funds Statement of Additional Information relating to the Funds
dated December 17, 1997
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant hereby certifies that the form of the prospectus for The JPM Pierpont
Disciplined Equity Fund and the supplement to The JPM Pierpont U.S. Small
Company Opportunities Fund and statement of additional information that would
have been filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness
of post-effective amendment No. 44 to the Registrant's registration statement on
Form N-1A (File No. 033-54632) (the "Amendment") would not have differed from
that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such
registration statement filed electronically on December 17, 1997 (Accession No.
0001042058-97-000016).
Please direct any comments or questions concerning this certification to the
undersigned at (617) 557-0700.
Very truly yours,
THE JPM PIERPONT FUNDS
By: /s/ Karen Jacoppo-Wood
Karen Jacoppo-Wood
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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