July 5, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
ATTN: Office of Filings, Information and Consumer Services
RE: Alleghany Funds (the "Company")
File Nos. 33-68666 and 811-8004
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, please accept this letter as certification on behalf of the
Company's Alleghany/Veredus SciTech Fund Prospectus and the combined
Statement of Additional Information which do not differ from that
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 (the "Amendment") to
the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment was
filed electronically on June 30, 2000 (Accession # 00000927405-00-
000182)
Kindly return an electronic transmittal as evidence of your
receipt of this filing. If you have any questions, please contact me
at (617) 535-0544.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kimberly A. Brimus
Kimberly A. Brimus
Regulatory Administrator
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