# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000053808
**File Stem:** 0000053808-23-000015
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 2984
**Document Hash:** a699a9ce4694c04bfd683dcb56eea5a7
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000053808-23-000015.hdr.sgml**: 20230303

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000053808-23-000015

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230303

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230303

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230303

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BNY Mellon Investment Funds III
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000053808
- **IRS NUMBER:** 042694144
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-43846
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23701883

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
- **STREET 2:** 240 GREENWICH STREET
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10286
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2129226400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
- **STREET 2:** 240 GREENWICH STREET
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10286

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20181030

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DREYFUS LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19941122

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940202

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BNY Mellon International Bond Fund (Series ID: S000005159)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000014125 | Class A      | DIBAX           |
| C000014126 | Class C      | DIBCX           |
| C000014127 | Class I      | DIBRX           |
| C000130466 | Class Y      | DIBYX           |

### BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund (Series ID: S000018029)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000049945 | Class A      | DEQAX           |
| C000049946 | Class C      | DEQCX           |
| C000049947 | Class I      | DQEIX           |
| C000130468 | Class Y      | DEQYX           |

March 3, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission<br>Office of Filings and Information Services<br>100 F Street, NE<br>Washington, DC 20549

RE: BNY Mellon Investment Funds III

- BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund <br>- BNY Mellon International Bond Fund<br>(the "Funds")<br> 1933 Act File No.: 33-43846<br> 1940 Act File No.: 811-00524<br> CIK No.: 0000053808

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify that the form of Prospectuses for the above-referenced Funds that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of this section does not differ from that contained in the most recent amendment, Post-Effective Amendment No. 247 to the Registration Statement, electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on <br>February 27, 2023.

Please address any comments or questions to my attention at (412) 236-9846.

Sincerely,

<u>/s/ Shelby L. Pelesky</u> <br>Shelby L. Pelesky<br>Analyst/Paralegal