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WM Variable Trust
1201Third Avenue
22nd Floor
Seattle, Washington 98101
May 6, 1999
Mr. Kevin McEnry
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: WM Variable Trust (File Nos. 33-57732, 811-07462)
Dear Mr. McEnry:
I hereby certify on the Registrant's behalf, pursuant to paragraph (j)
of Rule 497 of the Securities Act of 1933, that:
1. The form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from that contained in the Registrant's most recent amendment to its
Registration Statement as filed pursuant to Form N-1A on April 30, 1999; and
2. The text of the amendment described in paragraph 1 above was
filed electronically.
Very Truly Yours,
/s/ JOHN T. WEST
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John T. West
Vice President, Secretary and
Compliance Officer
