Cortina Funds, Inc. 825 North Jefferson Street, Suite 400 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 | ALPS Distributors, Inc. 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 |
September 29, 2011
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Dominic Minore
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington D.C. 20549
RE:
Cortina Funds, Inc. (Registration Nos.: 333-115299; 811-21580)
Form N-1A – Cortina Small Cap Growth Fund and Cortina Small Cap Value Fund
In accordance with Rule 461 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, on behalf of Cortina Funds, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc., hereby request acceleration of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2011 such that the Registration Statement will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) on September 29, 2011, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this request for acceleration. Please contact Mr. Christopher M. Cahlamer of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. at (414) 287-9338 if you have any questions or need further information.
Very truly yours,
Cortina Funds, Inc.
/s/ Ryan T. Davies
By: Ryan T. Davies
Its: President
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
/s/ Tané T. Tyler
By: Tané T. Tyler
Its: Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
cc:
Working Group
