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FORM N-SAR
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Report for six month period ending: / / (a)
or fiscal year ending: 12/31/99 (b)
Is this a transition report? (Y/N) N
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Is this an amendment to a previous filing? (Y/N) N
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Those items or sub-items with a box "[/]" after the item number should be
completed only if the answer has changed from the previous filing on this form.
1. A. Registrant Name: Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A
B. File Number: 811-09507
C. Telephone Number: 206-232-8400
2. A. Street: 3003 - 77th Avenue, S.E.
B. City: Mercer Island C. State: WA D. Zip Code: 98040 Zip Ext:
E. Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
3. Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) Y
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4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) N
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5. Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)? (Y/N) N
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[If answer is "Y" (Yes), complete only items 89 through 110.]
6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)? (Y/N) Y
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[If answer is "Y" (Yes) complete only items 111 through 132.]
7. A. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company? (Y/N) N
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[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 8.]
B. How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have at the end
of the period?
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UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS
111. A. [/] Depositor Name: Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
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B. [/] File Number (If any): N/A
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C. [/] City: Mercer Island State: WA Zip Code: 98040 Zip Ext.:
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111. A. [/] Depositor Name:
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B. [/] File Number (If any):
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C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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112. A. [/] Sponsor Name: N/A
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B. [/] File Number (If any):
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C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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112. A. [/] Sponsor Name:
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B. [/] File Number (If any):
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C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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113. A. [/] Trustee Name: N/A
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B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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113. A. [/] Trustee Name:
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B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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114. A. [/] Principal Underwriter Name: Investors Brokerage Services, Inc.
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B. [/] File Number 8-14989
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C. [/] City: Long Grove State: IL Zip Code: 60049 Zip Ext.: 0001
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114. A. [/] Principal Underwriter Name:
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B. [/] File Number 8-
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C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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115. A. [/] Independent Public Accountant Name: Deloitte & Touche LLP
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B. [/] City: Seattle State: WA Zip Code: 98104 Zip Ext.: 5044
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115. A. [/] Independent Public Accountant Name:
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B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
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116. Family of investment companies information:
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A. [/] Is Registrant part of a family of investment companies? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
B. [/] Identify the family in 10 letters:
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(Note: In filing this form, use this identification
consistently for all investment companies in family. This
designation is for purposes of this form only.)
117. A. [/] Is Registrant a separate account of an insurance company? (Y/N) Y
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Y/N
If answer is "Y" (Yes), are any of the following types of contracts funded by the Registrant?
B. [/] Variable annuity contracts? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
C. [/] Scheduled premium variable life contracts? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
D. [/] Flexible premium variable life contracts? (Y/N) Y
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Y/N
E. [/] Other types of insurance products registered under the Securities Act of
1933? (Y/N) N
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Y/N
118. [/] State the number of series existing at the end of the period that had securities registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 1
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119. [/] State the number of new series for which registration statements under the Securities Act of
1933 became effective during the period 0
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120. [/] State the total value of the portfolio securities on the date of deposit for the new series
included in item 119 ($000's omitted) $ 0
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121. [/] State the number of series for which a current prospectus was in existence at the end
of the period 1
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122. [/] State the number of existing series for which additional units were registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 during the current period 0
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123. [/] State the total value of the additional units considered in answering item 122
($000's omitted) $ 0
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124. [/] State the total value of units of prior series that were placed in
the portfolios of subsequent series during the current period (the
value of these units is to be measured on the date they were placed
in the subsequent series) ($000's omitted) $ 0
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125. [/] State the total dollar amount of sales loads collected (before
reallowances to other brokers or dealers) by Registrant's principal
underwriter and any underwriter which is an affiliated person of the
principal underwriter during the current period solely from the sale
of units of all series of Registrant ($000's omitted) $ 0
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126. Of the amount shown in item 125, state the total dollar amount of
sales loads collected from secondary market operations in
Registrant's units (include the sales loads, if any, collected on
units of a prior series placed in the portfolio of a subsequent
series.) ($000's omitted) $ 0
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127. List opposite the appropriate description below the number of series
whose portfolios are invested primarily (based upon a percentage of
NAV) in each type of security shown, the aggregate total assets at
market value as of a date at or near the end of the current period
of each such group of series and the total income distributions made
by each such group of series during the current period (excluding
distributions of realized gains, if any):
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Number of Total Assets Total Income
Series ($000's Distributions
Investing omitted) ($000's omitted)
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A. U.S. Treasury direct issue
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B. U.S. Government agency
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C. State and municipal tax-free
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D. Public utility debt
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E. Brokers or dealers debt or debt of brokers' or dealers' parent
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F. All other corporate intermed. & long-term debt
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G. All other corporate short-term debt
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H. Equity securities of brokers or dealers or parents of brokers
or dealers
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I. Investment company equity securities
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J. All other equity securities
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K. Other securities
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L. Total assets of all series of registrant
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128. [/] Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
portfolio securities held by any of Registrant's series at the end
of the current period insured or guaranteed by an entity other than
the issuer? (Y/N) N
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[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.] Y/N
129. [/] Is the issuer of any instrument covered in item 128 delinquent or
in default as to payment of principal or interest at the end of
the current period? (Y/N) N/A
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[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.] Y/N
130. [/] In computations of NAV or offering price per unit, is any part of
the value attributed to instruments identified in item 129 derived
from insurance or guarantees? (Y/N) N/A
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Y/N
131. Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant during the
current reporting period ($000's omitted) $ 0
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132. [/] List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940) registration
number for all Series of Registrant that are being included in
this filing: N/A
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This report is signed on behalf of the Registrant Los Angeles, State of
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California.
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Date: February 28, 2000.
(Name of Registrant, Depositor, or Trustee)
Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A
By: /s/ M. Douglas Close Witness: /s/ James P. Brennan, Sr.
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M. Douglas Close
Vice President & General Counsel
Farmers New World Life Insurance Co.
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