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WRITER’S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER: (202) 508-4662
December 3, 2009
VIA EDGAR
Filing Desk
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: | Artisan Funds, Inc. (Registration Nos. 033-88316 and 811-08932) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Artisan Funds, Inc., accompanying this letter for electronic filing under Rule 30b2-1(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is Form N-CSR.
Please call me at 202-508-4662 or my colleague Marian G. Fowler at 202-508-4751, if you have any questions regarding this filing.
Sincerely,
/s/ Melissa S. Gainor
Melissa S. Gainor