FEDERATED HERMES EQUITY FUNDS

4000 Ericsson Drive
Warrendale, Pennsylvania 15086-7561

November 28, 2022

EDGAR Operations Branch
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549

RE:	FEDERATED HERMES EQUITY FUNDS (the “Registrant”)
	Federated Hermes Clover Small Value Fund Class A Shares Class C Shares Class R Shares Class R6 Shares Institutional Shares Federated Hermes Prudent Bear Fund Class A Shares Cass C Shares Institutional Shares (the “Fund” or collectively, the Funds”)
	1933 Act File No. 002-91090 1940 Act File No. 811-04017

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the above-named Registrant hereby certifies that the definitive forms of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information dated November 30, 2022, that would have otherwise been filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information contained in the Registration Statement for the Funds which was electronically filed pursuant to 485(b) as Post-Effective Amendment No. 223 on November 23, 2022.

If you have any questions on the enclosed material, please contact me at (412) 288-1474.

Very truly yours,

/s/ George F. Magera
George F. Magera
Assistant Secretary