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FORM N-SAR
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Report for six month period ending: ____/____/____ (a)
or fiscal year ending: 12/ 31/ 99 (b)
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Is this a transition report? (Y/N) N
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Is this an amendment to a previous filing? (Y/N) N
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Those items or sub-items with a box "[ ]" after the item number should be
completed only if the answer has changed from the previous filing on this form.
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1. A. Registrant Name: PFL Life Variable Annuity Account C
B. File Number: 811- 09503
C. Telephone Number: 319-297-8121
2. A. Street: 4333 Edgewood Road N.E.
B. City: Cedar Rapids C. State: IA D. Zip Code: 52499 Zip Ext: 0001
E. Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
3. Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) Y
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4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) N
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5. Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)? (Y/N) N
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[If answer is "Y" (Yes), complete only items 89 through 110.]
6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)? (Y/N) Y
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[If answer if "Y" (Yes), complete only items 111 through 132.]
7. A. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company? (Y/N)
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[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 8.]
B. How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have at the end of the period?
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UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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111. [ ] A. Depositor Name: PFL Life Insurance Company
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[ ] B. File Number (If any):
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[ ] C. City: Cedar Rapids State: IA Zip Code: 52499 Zip Ext.: 0001
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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111. [ ] A. Depositor Name:
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[ ] B. File Number (If any):
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[ ] C. City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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112. [ ] A. Sponsor Name: PFL Life Insurance Company
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[ ] B. File Number (If any):
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[ ] C. City: Cedar Rapids State: IA Zip Code: 52499 Zip Ext.: 0001
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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112. [ ] A. Sponsor Name:
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[ ] B. File Number (If any):
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[ ] C. City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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113. A. [ ] Trustee Name: N/A
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B. [ ] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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113. A. [ ] Trustee Name: N/A
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B. [ ] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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114. A. [ ] Principal Underwriter Name: AFSG Securities Corporation
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B. [ ] File Number 8- 36562
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C. [ ] City: Cedar Rapids State: IA Zip Code: 52499 Zip Ext.: 0001
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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114. A. [ ] Principal Underwriter Name:
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B. [ ] File Number 8-
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C. [ ] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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115. A. [ ] Independent Public Accountant Name: Ernst & Young, LLP
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B. [ ] City: Des Moines State: IA Zip Code: 50309 Zip Ext.:
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[ ] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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115. A. [ ] Independent Public Accountant Name:
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B. [ ] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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116. Family of investment companies information:
A. [ ] Is Registrant part of a family of investment companies? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
B. [ ] Identify the family in 10 letters: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
(NOTE: In filing this form, use this identification consistently for
all investment companies in family. This designation is for purposes
of this form only.)
117. A. [ ] Is Registrant a separate account of an insurance company? (Y/N) Y
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Y/N
If answer is "Y" (Yes), are any of the following types of contracts funded by the Registrant?
B. [ ] Variable annuity contracts? (Y/N) Y
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Y/N
C. [ ] Scheduled premium variable life contracts? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
D. [ ] Flexible premium variable life contracts? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
E. [ ] Other types of insurance products registered under the Securities Act of 1933? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
118. [ ] State the number of series existing at the end of the period that had securities registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 1
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119. [ ] State the number of new series for which registration statements under the Securities Act
of 1933 became effective during the period 1
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120. [ ] State the total value of the portfolio securities on the date of deposit for the new series
included in item 119 ($000's omitted) $22
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121. [ ] State the number of series for which a current prospectus was in existence
at the end of the period. 1
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122. [ ] State the number of existing series for which additional units were registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 during the current period
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123. [ ]State the total value of the additional units considered in answering item 122 ($000's) omitted. $
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124. [ ]State the total value of units of prior series that were placed in the portfolios of subsequent
series during the current period (the value of these units is to be measured on the date they
were placed in the subsequent series) ($000's omitted) $
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125. [ ]State the total dollar amount of sales loads collected (before reallowances to other brokers
or dealers) by Registrant's principal underwriter and any underwriter which is an affiliated
person of the principal underwriter during the current period solely from the sale of units of
all series of Registrant ($000's omitted) $
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126. Of the amount shown in item 125, state the total dollar amount of sales loads collected from
secondary market operations in Registrant's units (include the sales loads, if any, collected on
units of a prior series placed in the portfolio of a subsequent series.) ($000's omitted) $
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127. List opposite the appropriate description below the number of series whose portfolios are
invested primarily (based upon a percentage of NAV) in each type of security shown, the
aggregate total assets at market value as of the date at or near the end of the current period of
each such group of series and the total income distributions made by each such group of series
during the current period (excluding distributions of realized gains, if any): $
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Number of Total Assets Total Income
Series ($000's Distributions
Investing omitted) ($000's omitted)
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A. U.S. Treasury direct issue _________ $____________ $_______________
B. U.S. Government agency _________ $____________ $_______________
C. State and municipal tax-free _________ $____________ $_______________
D. Public utility debt _________ $____________ $_______________
E. Brokers or dealers debt or
debt of brokers' or dealers' parent _________ $____________ $_______________
F. All other corporate intermed. & long-term debt _________ $____________ $_______________
G. All other corporate short-term debt _________ $____________ $_______________
H. Equity securities of brokers or dealers
or parents of brokers or dealers _________ $____________ $_______________
I. Investment company equity securities _________ $____________ $_______________
J. All other equity securities 1 164 1
_________ $____________ $_______________
K. Other securities _________ $____________ $_______________
L. Total assets of all series of registrant 1 164 1
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128. [ ]Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the portfolio securities held by
any of Registrant's series at the end of the current period insured or guaranteed by an entity
other than the issuer? (Y/N)
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Y/N
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.]
129. [ ]Is the issuer of any instrument covered in item 128 delinquent or in default as to payment of
principal or interest at the end of the current period? (Y/N)
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Y/N
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.]
130. [ ]In computations of NAV or offering price per unit, is any part of the value attributed to
instruments identified in item 129 derived from insurance or guarantees? (Y/N)
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Y/N
131. Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant during the current reporting period
($000's omitted) $ 0
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132. [ ]List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940) registration number for all Series of Registrant that
are being included in this filing:
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811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
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FORM N-SAR -
PFL LIFE VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C,
A SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF PFL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
FILE NO. 811- 09503
This report is signed on behalf of the registrant in the City of Cedar Rapids
and the State of Iowa on the 23rd day of February, 2000.
PFL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Ronald L. Ziegler
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Vice President and Actuary
Witness:
/s/ Frank A. Camp
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Frank A. Camp
Division General Counsel
Financial Markets Division
PFL Life Insurance Company
