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Prospectus Supplement
Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
IN CONNECTION WITH ITS
LLAC VARIABLE ACCOUNT
(LIBERTY'S SPECTRUM SELECT MODIFIED VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACT)
Supplement to Prospectus Dated June 2, 1999
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For Maryland Contract Owners, the third paragraph under "WITHDRAWAL CHARGE" on
pages 35 -36 of the Prospectus, and the table that follows, is deleted and
replaced by the following:
The rate used to determine the Withdrawal Charge depends on the age of the
Insured on the Contract Date (the age of the younger Insured for
Survivorship Contracts) and the year the withdrawal is made. The Withdrawal
Charge declines to zero percent after the seventh Contract Year. The
Withdrawal Charge is assessed at the following rates:
Single Life Contracts
Contract Issue Ages Issue Ages Issue Ages
Year 0 - 65 66 - 80 81 - 85
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1 9.75% 7.75% 7.25%
2 9.50% 7.50% 7.00%
3 9.25% 7.00% 6.75%
4 7.50% 6.75% 6.25%
5 7.25% 6.50% 6.00%
6 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
7 4.75% 4.75% 4.75%
8+ 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Survivorship Contracts
Contract Issue Ages Issue Ages Issue Ages
Year 0 - 65 66 - 80 81 - 85
-------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1 9.75% 8.50% 8.00%
2 9.50% 7.50% 7.00%
3 9.25% 6.75% 6.25%
4 7.50% 6.25% 5.75%
5 7.25% 5.75% 5.25%
6 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
7 4.75% 4.75% 4.75%
8+ 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Supplement Dated September 27, 1999 SVUL-99029 MD
