[Aetna 151 Farmington Avenue
Retirement Services Hartford, CT 06156
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Linda M. Hernandez
Prospectus Development Unit
ARS Operations, TS41
(860) 273-0912
June 2, 1998 Fax (860) 273-3004
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
RE: Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and its Variable Annuity Account C
Prospectus Title: Group Variable Annuity Contracts for State University of
New York (SUNY) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
File Nos. 33-81216; 811-2513
Rule 497(e) Filing
Dear Sir or Madam:
Submitted for filing pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of
1933 is the Prospectus Supplement dated May 1, 1998 for the
above-referenced registrant. The definitive Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information, each dated May 1, 1998, have been filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 1998
(Accession No. 0000950146-98-000756).
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact the
undersigned at (860) 273-0912.
Sincerely,
/s/ Linda M. Hernandez
Linda M. Hernandez
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VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company
Supplement dated May 1, 1998 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1998
Group Variable Annuity Contracts for State University of New York (SUNY)
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
The information in this Supplement amends the information contained in the
Prospectus dated May 1, 1998 (the "Prospectus") and should be read with that
Prospectus.
In the section of the Prospectus entitled "PURCHASE - Contract Availability"
found on page 5, the fourth paragraph should read as follows:
Under a Modal Contract, ongoing Purchase Payments made pursuant to
Section 414(h) of the Code and transferred funds attributable to Code Section
414(h) contributions from another investment provider under the SUNY Plan are
allocated to the Employee Account, and ongoing Purchase Payments made pursuant
to Section 401(a) of the Code and transferred funds attributable to Code Section
401(a) contributions from another investment provider under the SUNY Plan are
allocated to the Employer Account. (See also "Tax Status.")
