497J 1 d497j.txt CORRESPONDENCE LETTER TO THE SEC SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP 1666 K STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 TELEPHONE: 202-775-1200 FACSIMILE: 202-293-2275 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE 29th FLOOR BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104 TELEPHONE: 617-338-2800 TELEPHONE: 212-660-3000 FACSIMILE: 617-338-2880 FACSIMILE: 212-660-3001 February 6, 2006 VIA EDGAR EDGAR Operations Branch Division of Investment Management Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Met Investors Series Trust (Lord Abbett Growth and Income Portfolio) -Registration Statement on Form N-14 File No. 333-130474 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), the undersigned certifies that (i) the form of prospectus/proxy statement and Statement of Additional Information that the Registrant would have filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from the prospectus/proxy statement and Statement of Additional Information contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2") and (ii) the text of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 was filed electronically on January 27, 2006. Page 2 Any questions or comments with respect to this filing may be directed to the undersigned at (202) 775-1205. Very truly yours, /s/Robert N. Hickey ------------------------------ Robert N. Hickey Enclosures cc: Elizabeth M. Forget Richard Pearson, Esq. Thomas Lenz, Esq.