0000869356-12-000018.txt : 20121219 0000869356-12-000018.hdr.sgml : 20121219 20121219152629 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000869356-12-000018 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121219 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121219 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER EQUITY INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000869356 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-46453 FILM NUMBER: 121274228 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6174224947 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 60 STATE STREET 13TH FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109-1820

0000869356 S000003948 Pioneer Equity Income Fund

C000011065 Pioneer Equity Income Fund: Class A PEQIX

C000011066 Pioneer Equity Income Fund: Class B PBEQX

C000011067 Pioneer Equity Income Fund: Class C PCEQX

C000011068 Pioneer Equity Income Fund: Class Y PYEQX

C000011069 Pioneer Equity Income Fund: Class R PQIRX

C000052223 Class Z

C000123818 Pioneer Equity Income Fund: Class K

497J 1 ei-121912497j.txt CERTIFICATION LETTER [Logo] PIONEER Investments(R) December 19, 2012 VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION --------------------------- Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Investment Management 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Re: Pioneer Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") File Nos. 333-46453 and 811-08657 CIK No. 0000869356 Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I certify that the form of prospectus and statement of additional information for the Fund, which would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, does not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Fund's registration statement on Form N-1A, filed electronically on December 14, 2012 (Accession No. 0000869356-12-000016). If you have any questions concerning the foregoing certification, please contact me at (617) 422-4703. Very truly yours, /s/ Kathleen H. Alexander ------------------------- Kathleen H. Alexander Legal Product Manager cc: Christopher J. Kelley, Esq. Toby R. Serkin, Esq. Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109-1820 "Member of the UniCredit S.p.A. banking group"