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PROTECTIVE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Telephone: 1-800-866-3555
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT A OF PROTECTIVE LIFE
THE PROTECTIVE VARIABLE ANNUITY
AN INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM
DEFERRED VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT
This Statement of Additional Information contains information in addition to
the information described in the Prospectus for the Protective Variable Annuity,
an individual flexible premium deferred variable and fixed annuity contract (the
"Contract") offered by Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company. This
Statement of Additional Information is not a Prospectus. It should be read only
in conjunction with the Prospectuses for the Contract and the Funds. The
Prospectus is dated the same as this Statement of Additional Information. You
may obtain a copy of the Prospectus by writing or calling us at our address or
phone number shown above.
THE DATE OF THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MAY 1, 1999.
AS SUPPLEMENTED MAY 26, 1999
