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WANGER ADVISORS TRUST
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312 634-9200
May 1, 1996
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Wanger Advisors Trust
1933 Act Registration 33-83548
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, Wanger Advisors Trust (the "Trust") certifies that:
a. 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 most recent post-effective amendment
to the Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A; and
b. the text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Trust's
registration statement was filed with the Commission electronically on
April 19, 1996.
Very truly yours,
WANGER ADVISORS TRUST