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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a) OF THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information:
FNAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT I
(Name)
c/o First North American Life Assurance Company
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, New York 10580
(Address of Principal Business Office)
(914) 921-1020
(Telephone Number, including area code)
Joseph Scott
President
First North American Life Assurance Company
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Rye, New York 10580
(Name and address of agent for service of process)
Copies to:
J. Sumner Jones
Jones & Blouch L.L.P.
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Suite 405 West
Washington, D.C. 20007
Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 8(b) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the filing of Form N-8A:
YES NO X
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Form N-8A
Item 1. Exact name of registrant.
Registrant's name is "FNAL Variable Life Account I."
Item 2. Name of state under the laws of which registrant was organized or
created and the date of such organization or creation.
Registrant was organized under the laws of the State of New York on May
6, 1997.
Item 3. Form of organization of registrant (for example, corporation,
partnership, trust, joint stock company, association, fund).
Registrant is an insurance company separate account.
Item 4. Classification of registrant (face-amount certificate company, unit
investment trust, or management company).
Registrant is a unit investment trust.
Item 5. If registrant is a management company:
(a) state whether registrant is a "closed-end" company or an "open-end"
company;
Not applicable.
(b) state whether registrant is registering as a "diversified" company
or a "non-diversified" company (read Instruction 4(i) carefully before
replying).
Not applicable.
Item 6. Name and address of each investment adviser of registrant.
Registrant has no investment adviser.
Item 7. If registrant is an investment company having a board of directors,
state the name and address of each officer and director of registrant.
Not applicable.
Item 8. If registrant is an unincorporated investment company not having a
board of directors:
(a) state the name and address of each sponsor of registrant;
Registrant's sponsor is First North American Life Assurance Company,
555 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye, New York 10580.
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(b) state the name and address of each officer and director of each
sponsor of registrant;
The name and address of each officer and director of First North
American Life Assurance Company is as follows:
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NAME ADDRESS POSITION
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Bruce Avedon 6601 Hitching Post Lane Director
Cincinnati, OH 45230
Kenneth H. Conrad Somerset House Director
378 Commercial Street
Provincetown MA 02657
John D. DesPrez, III 73 Tremont Street Director
Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02108
Stephanie Elliman 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue Vice President and Chief
Rye, NY 10580 Administration Officer
Ruth Ann Fleming 205 Highland Avenue Director
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Bruce Gordon 200 Bloor Street East Director
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4W 1E5
Richard C. Hirtle 73 Tremont Street Director, Vice President and
Suite 1300 Treasurer
Boston, MA 02108
Peter S. Hutchison 200 Bloor Street East Director
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4W 1E5
Tracy A. Kane 73 Tremont Street Secretary and Counsel
Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02108
Neil M. Merkl 35-35 161st Street Director
Flushing, NY 11358
Robert C. Perez Garden Apt. 50 Director
West 70th Street
New York, NY 10023
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NAME ADDRESS POSITION
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John Richardson 200 Bloor Street East Director and Chairman of the
Toronto, Ontario Board
Canada M4W 1E5
James K. Robinson 7 Summit Drive Director
Rochester, NY 14620
Joseph Scott 73 Tremont Street Director and President
Suite 1300
Boston, MA 02108
John G. Vrysen 73 Tremont Street Director, Vice President and
Suite 1300 Chief Actuary
Boston, MA 02108
H. Douglas Wood 111 West Micheltorena Ave. Director
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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(c) state the name and address of each trustee and each custodian of
registrant.
Registrant has no trustee or custodian.
Item 9. (a) State whether registrant is currently issuing and offering its
securities directly to the public (yes or no).
No.
(b) If registrant is currently issuing and offering its securities to
the public through the underwriter, state the name and address of such
underwriter.
Not applicable.
(c) If the answer to Item 9(a) is "no" and the answer to Item 9(b) is
"not applicable," state whether registrant presently proposes to make a public
offering of its securities (yes or no).
Yes.
(d) State whether registrant has any securities currently issued and
outstanding (yes or no).
No.
(e) If the answer to Item 9(d) is "yes," state as of a date not to
exceed ten days prior to the filing of this notification of registration the
number of beneficial owners of registrant's outstanding securities (other than
short-term paper) and the name of any company owning 10 percent or more of
registrant's outstanding voting securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 10. State the current value of registrant's total assets.
Registrant has no assets.
Item 11. State whether registrant has applied or intends to apply for a license
to operate as a small business investment company under the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (yes or no).
No.
Item 12. Attach as an exhibit a copy of the registrant's last regular periodic
report to its securityholders, if any.
Registrant has not issued a periodic report to security holders.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
sponsor of the registrant has caused this notification of registration to be
duly signed on behalf of the registrant in the city of Boston and the state of
Massachusetts on the 7th day of August, 1997.
Signature: FNAL Variable Life Account I
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(Name of Registrant)
By: First North American Life Assurance Company
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(Name of Sponsor)
By: /s/ JOSEPH SCOTT
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Joseph Scott, President
[SEAL]
Attest: /s/ TRACY A. KANE
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Tracy A. Kane
