Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of The Yacktman Funds, Inc., does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that the report on Form N-CSR of The Yacktman Funds, Inc. for the period ended December 31, 2007 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable, and that the information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of The Yacktman Funds, Inc. for the stated period.

/s/ Donald A. Yacktman                                                  Donald A. Yacktman President & Treasurer, The Yacktman Funds, Inc.
Dated:     03/05/2008

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