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AMERICAN
GENERAL
FINANCIAL GROUP
2929 ALLEN PARKWAY (A40-04), HOUSTON, TEXAS 77019
PAULETTA P. COHN
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
Direct Line (713) 831-1230
FAX (713) 620-3878
E-mail: [email protected]
October 23, 2000
BY EDGAR
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20549
Re: American General Life Insurance Company ("AGL") and
American General Life Insurance Company
Separate Account VL-R ("Registrant")
Product: The One VUL Solution - VUL
File Nos: 333-87307 and 811-08561
CIK No. 0001051485
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
As Deputy General Counsel of American General Life Companies and counsel to
AGL, as the depositor for the Registrant and on behalf of the Registrant,
pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"),
Registrant has elected to file the certification set out below in lieu of
electronically filing definitive copies of the prospectus contained in its most
recent amendment to its Form S-6 Registration Statement ("Amendment"), as
required by Rule 497(b) under the 1933 Act and as provided by Rule 309(b) of
Regulation S-T.
Registrant hereby certifies that:
(1) the form of prospectus that would have been filed under paragraph (b)
of Rule 497 under the 1933 Act following the filing of the Amendment
would not have been different from that contained in the Amendment,
and
(2) the Amendment, which is designated as Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
under the 1933 Act, was filed electronically on October 10, 2000.
Please direct any inquiry regarding the foregoing to the undersigned at
(713) 831-1230.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PAULETTA P. COHN
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AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE COMPANIES
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2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, TX 77019
