Conseco Fund Group 11815 North Pennsylvania Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 April 4, 2002 VIA EDGAR - --------- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Re: Conseco Fund Group - CIK No. 0001023658 -- Conseco Small-Cap Growth Fund -- Conseco Large-Cap Value Fund 1933 Act File No. 333-13185 1940 Act File No. 811-07839 Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 - Application for Withdrawal ------------------------------------------------------------ Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of Conseco Fund Group (the "Registrant"), I hereby request, pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 11, 2002. The Fund has determined not to proceed with the offering. No securities were sold in connection with the offering. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Fatima Sulaiman, Esq. of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, counsel to the Fund, at (202) 778-9223. Sincerely, /s/ William P. Kovacs --------------------- William P. Kovacs Vice President and Secretary cc: Fatima Sulaiman, Esq. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP Houghton R. Hallock, Jr. Securities and Exchange Commission Via Facsimile 202/628-9002