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[LETTERHEAD]
January 14, 1999
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account
File No. 811-08013
Rule 30b2-1 Filing
Commissioners:
As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "Act"), State Farm Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate
Account, a unit investment trust registered under the Act, mailed to its policy
owners the semi-annual (mid-year) report for the underlying management
investment company, State Farm Variable Product Trust, on August 31, 1998. This
filing constitutes our late filing of that report as required by Rule 30b2-1.
1998 was the first year of operation for our variable product separate accounts.
In the future, this notice will be filed with the SEC within 10 days of the
mailing of mid-year and annual reports to policy owners.
Pursuant to Rule 30d-1 under the Act, on August 26, 1998, State Farm
Variable Product Trust (File No. 811-08073) filed its mid-year report with the
Commission via EDGAR. To the extent necessary, that filing is incorporated
herein by reference.
Sincerely,
/s/ Stephen L. Horton
Stephen L. Horton
Counsel
(309) 766-3552
