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Anngharaad S. Reid
Prospectus Consultant
ARS Law TS31
September 1, 1999 (860) 273-4474
Fax: (860) 273-3004
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
Re: Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and its Variable Annuity Account B
Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registration Statement on Form N-4
Prospectus Title: Aetna Variable Annuity
File Nos.: 333-56297 and 811-2512
Rule 497(j) Filing
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act"), this is
to certify that the Prospectus Supplements and Statement of Additional
Information Supplement contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-4 ("Amendment No. 9") for Variable Annuity
Account B of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Registrant") that
would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Act would not have
differed from that contained in Amendment No. 9 of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-4 which was declared effective on September 1, 1999. The
text of Amendment No. 9 was filed electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-4474.
Sincerely,
/s/ Anngharaad S. Reid
Anngharaad S. Reid
