Notice to Contract Owners
Important! Please Respond Immediately
May 20, 1999
Dear Transamerica Series(R) Variable Annuity Contract Owner:
The Board of Directors of Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., has called
a special meeting of shareholders to be held June 16, 1999, for the purposes
explained in the enclosed Notice of a Special Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy
Statement.
The Growth Portfolio and the Money Market Portfolio of Transamerica Variable
Insurance Fund, Inc., are two of the portfolios available for investment under
your Transamerica variable annuity. As a shareholder in the Portfolios,
Transamerica will vote its shares at this meeting. As a Contract Owner, with
amounts allocated to one or both of the sub-accounts associated with the
Portfolios, you have the right to instruct Transamerica how to vote its shares.
Transamerica will vote all the shares held in its separate account that is
associated with your variable annuity in accordance with the instructions it
receives from you and other Contract Owners. This mailing is to solicit
instructions from you.
This special meeting is prompted by the merger agreement between Transamerica
Corporation, the parent company of the Portfolios' investment adviser and
sub-adviser, and AEGON N.V., one of the world's leading international insurance
groups. We expect the transaction to be completed in the next few months.
However, you can rest assured that it will not cause any disruptions in the
services you currently receive from Transamerica.
The enclosed materials provide information about the meeting and seek your
instructions regarding approval of new investment advisory and sub-advisory
agreements for the Portfolios and other proposals. The enclosed materials
explain that these new agreements are identical to the existing agreements in
all material respects. In the course of representing your interests, the Fund's
Board of Directors has evaluated and unanimously approved the proposals and
recommends approval of the new agreements and the other proposals.
Your instructions are important to us. Please mark your instructions on the
enclosed instruction form and sign, date and return it in the enclosed postage
paid envelope as soon as possible. At any time prior to when Transamerica votes
its shares, you may revoke your previously submitted instructions. If you have
any questions, please call our proxy solicitor, Georgeson & Company, at
800-223-2064, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. If we have not received your
instructions prior to the meeting date, you may be contacted by Georgeson. We
hope this contact will not be an inconvenience to you.
Sincerely,
Sandra Brown, Vice President
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company
Transamerica Life Insurance Company of New York
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INSTRUCTION FORM TO TRANSAMERICA
IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PROXY SOLICITED BY For
TRANSAMERICA VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND, INC. Against Abstain
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1. To approve the new investment o o o
The undersigned Contract Owner instructs Transamerica advisory agreement between the
Life Insurance and Annuity Company or Transamerica Portfolio and Transamerica Occidental
Life Insurance Company of New York, as applicable Life Insurance Company.
("Transamerica"), to vote in the manner indicated on
this form all shares of the Money Market Portfolio
("Portfolio") of Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund,
Inc., attributable as of May 10, 1999, to the Contract
Owner's account value in the corresponding sub-account of
Separate Account VA-6, VA-7 or VA-6NY, as applicable, at 2. To approve the new investment o o o
the Special Meeting of Shareholders on June 16, 1999, and sub-advisory agreement, relating to
all adjournments or postponements thereof, and in its sole the Portfolio, between Transamerica
discretion on such other matters as may properly come Occidental Life Insurance Company and
before the meeting. Transamerica Investment Services, Inc.
These instructions are being solicited by Transamerica as a shareholder in
the Portfolio. Receipt of the Notice to Contract Owners, Notice of a
Special Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
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PLEASE MARK INSTRUCTIONS AS FOLLOWS: x For The
Nominee Abstain
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3. To elect as directors the nominees o o
listed below:
Gary U. Rolle
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Peter J. Sodini
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Jon C. Strauss
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Dr. James H. Garrity o o
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For Against Abstain
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4. To ratify the selection
by the Board of Directors of Ernst
& Young LLP as independent public accountants
Please be sure to sign and date for the fiscal year ending December
this form. 31, 1999.
Date
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Please sign exactly as name appears
to the left. When signing
as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or
guardian, please give full title as
such. If signing for a corporation,
please sign in full corporate
name by President or other authorized
officer. If a partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized person.
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Contract Owner signs here Joint-owner signs here
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INSTRUCTION FORM TO TRANSAMERICA
IN CONNECTION WITH
THE PROXY SOLICITED BY For
TRANSAMERICA VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND, INC. Against Abstain
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1. To approve the new investment o o o
The undersigned Contract Owner instructs Transamerica advisory agreement between the
Life Insurance and Annuity Company or Transamerica Life Portfolio and Transamerica
Life Insurance Company of New York, as applicable Occidental Insurance Company.
("Transamerica"), to vote in the manner indicated on this
form all shares of the Growth Portfolio ("Portfolio") of
Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc., attributable o o o
as of May 10, 1999, to the Contract Owner's account value
in the corresponding sub-account of Separate Account VA-6,
VA-7 or VA-6NY, as applicable, at the Special Meeting of 2. To approve the new investment
Shareholders on June 16, 1999, and all adjournments or sub-advisory agreement, relating to
postponements thereof, and in its sole discretion on such the Portfolio, between Transamerica
other matters as may properly come before the meeting. Occidental Life Insurance Company and
Transamerica Investment Services, Inc.
These instructions are being solicited by Transamerica
as a shareholder in the Portfolio. Receipt of the
Notice to Contract Owners, Notice of a
Special Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement
is hereby acknowledged.
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PLEASE MARK INSTRUCTIONS AS FOLLOWS: x For The
Nominee Abstain
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3. To elect as directors the nominees o o
listed below:
Gary U. Rolle
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o o
Peter J. Sodini
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o o
Jon C. Strauss
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Dr. James H. Garrity o o
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For Against Abstain
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o o o
4. To ratify the selection
by the Board of Directors
of Ernst & Young LLP as independent
public accountantsfor the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1999.
Please be sure to sign and date this form.
Date
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to the left. When signing
as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee, or
guardian, please give full title as
such. If signing for a corporation,
please sign in full corporate
name by President or other authorized
officer. If a partnership, please sign in
Contract Owner signs here Joint-owner signs here partnership name by authorized person.
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