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May 2, 2024
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | The Merger Fund |
| 1933 Act/Rule 497(j) | |
| File Nos. 002-76969 and 811-03445 | |
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 77 |
To The Commission Staff:
In accordance with Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned certifies that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) did not differ from those contained in the most recent registration statement for such registrant, filed electronically on April 25, 2024, and effective on April 29, 2024.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jennifer Fromm
Jennifer Fromm
Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer,
Counsel and Secretary
cc: Ralph Summa
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