SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
January 5, 1998
Re: Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust (Registration Statement
File Nos. 33-81712 and 811-8630)
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of Mutual Fund Variable Annuity Trust (the "Company"), and
pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") we hereby certify that the definitive forms of prospectuses
and statement of additional information that would have been filed on behalf
of the Company in accordance with Rule 497(c), each dated December 29, 1997, do
not differ from those contained in the most recent amendment to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form N-1A, the text of which was filed electronically
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 1997.
Any questions or communications concerning this certification should be
directed to Robert Kaner at 212-455-3275 or Nick Patnaik at 212-455-3193 of
this firm.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
