VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
In lieu of filing the form of Prospectus and the form of Statement of Additional Information
which will be used by the Fund after the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the
Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A as required by Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of
1993, as amended (the
“Act”), in accordance with Rule 497(j) under the Act, we hereby provide you
with notice that (i) the form of Prospectus and the form of Statement of Additional Information
that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) for the Fund would not have differed from the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in the Fund’s Post-Effective Amendment
No. 8, and (ii) the text of the Fund’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 was filed electronically on
January 27, 2006 (with an effective date of
January 27, 2006).
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this letter.