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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL FILING UNDER RULE 24F-2
OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer.
American General Life Insurance Company
Separate Account VL-R
2727-A Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
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2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (leave this item blank if the Form is being filed for all series and
classes of securities of the issuer):
AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. International Equity Fund; AIM Variable
Insurance Funds, Inc. Value Fund; American General Series Portfolio
Company International Equities Fund; American General Series Portfolio
Company MidCap Index Fund; American General Series Portfolio Company Money
Market Fund; American General Series Portfolio Company Stock Index Fund;
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund Quality Bond Portfolio; Dreyfus Variable
Investment Fund Small Cap Portfolio; MFS Variable Insurance Trust Emerging
Growth Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. Equity
Growth Portfolio; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. High
Yield Portfolio; Putnam Variable Trust Diversified Income Fund; Putnam
Variable Trust Growth and Income Fund; Putnam Variable Trust International
Growth and Income Fund; SAFECO Resource Series Trust Equity Portfolio;
SAFECO Resource Series Trust Growth Portfolio; Van Kampen Life Investment
Trust Strategic Stock Portfolio; BT Insurance Funds Trust Equity 500 Index
Fund; BT Insurance Funds Trust EAFE Equity Index Fund; Royce Capital Fund
Total Return Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-08561
Securities Act file Number: 333-42567, 333-53909
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4.(a) Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: 12/31/98
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4.(b) [_] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 days
after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
Note: If the Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of the
issuer's fiscal year, interest must be paid on the registration fee due.
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4.(c) [_] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $ 9,804,823
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 701,022
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(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year
ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to
reduce registration fees payable
to the Commission: $ 0
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(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $ 701,022
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(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater $ 9,103,801
than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) -----------
from Item 5(i)]:
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(vi) Redemption credits available for $( N/A )
use in future years - if Item 5(i) is less ------------
than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv)
from Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee x 1/3597
(See Instruction C.8): -----------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by =$ 2,530.94
Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): ===========
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6. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end
of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ N/A
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7. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[Item 5(vii) plus Item 6]:
=$ 2,530.94
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8. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository : February 25, 1999
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Account Number: 9108739
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Method of Delivery:
[X] Wire Transfer
[_] Mail or other means
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SIGNATURES
This Form has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
BY (Signature and Title) /s/ PHILIP K. POLKINGHORN
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Philip K. Polkinghorn
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date February 26, 1999
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