CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of the following series:
Strong Growth Fund
Strong Value Fund
Strong Small Cap Fund
Strong Mid Cap Fund
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC. (the "Registrant") does hereby certify as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act
of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Strong Growth, Strong Value, Strong Small Cap,
and Strong Mid Cap Funds' Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
each dated May 1, 1996, as supplemented on December 31, 1996, filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 (File No. 33-70764;
811-8100), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 30, 1996 (the "Post-Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-effective amendment
filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Strong Growth, Strong Value, Strong Small Cap, and Strong
Mid Cap Funds' Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that
would have been filed under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933
would not have differed from that contained in the Post-Effective
Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been filed electronically.
STRONG EQUITY FUNDS, INC.
/s/ John S. Weitzer
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By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: January 3, 1997
