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May 2, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: W.P. Stewart & Co. Growth Fund, Inc. (File No. 33-71142)
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Ladies and Gentleman:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the registrant hereby certifies (i) that its Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed pursuant to Rule
497(c) would not have differed from the Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 and (ii) that the text
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 was filed electronically on April 28, 2000.
W.P. Stewart & Co. Growth Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ Lisa D. Levey
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Lisa D. Levey, Esq.
Secretary
