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|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| May 5, 2010

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: File Room

Re:	Variable Insurance Products Fund III (the trust):
	Balanced Portfolio
	Dynamic Capital Appreciation Portfolio
	Growth & Income Portfolio
	Growth Opportunities Portfolio
	Growth Strategies Portfolio
	Mid Cap Portfolio
	Value Strategies Portfolio (the funds)
	File Nos. 033-54837 and 811-07205

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 is certification that the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information with respect to the above referenced funds do not differ from those filed in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed electronically.

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||	Very truly yours,
	/s/ Scott C. Goebel
	Scott C. Goebel
	Secretary of the Trust