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WANGER ADVISORS TRUST
227 W. Monroe Street
Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
May 1, 1997
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Wanger Advisors Trust
1933 Act Registration 33-83548
1940 Act Registration 811-8748
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 25, 1997, with an effective date of April 30, 1997.
Very truly yours,
WANGER ADVISORS TRUST
