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AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VL-R
PLATINUM INVESTOR I(SM) AND PLATINUM INVESTOR II(SM)
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 1, 1998
TO
PROSPECTUS DATED APRIL 1, 1998
AS SUPPLEMENTED AUGUST 10, 1998
The amount of the Mutual Fund management fees and other Fund operating expenses,
which are described in the prospectus, have changed for American General
Securities Portfolio Company.
ON PAGE 11, PLEASE DELETE THE INFORMATION ABOUT AMERICAN GENERAL SERIES
PORTFOLIO COMPANY AND INSERT IN ITS PLACE THE FOLLOWING:
The following funds of AMERICAN GENERAL
SERIES PORTFOLIO COMPANY ("AGSPC"):
International Equities Fund 0.35% 0.05% 0.40%
MidCap Index Fund 0.32% 0.04% 0.36%
Money Market Fund 0.50% 0.04% 0.54%
Stock Index Fund 0.27% 0.04% 0.31%
All capitalized terms not defined in this Supplement have the same meaning as
stated in the prospectus.
