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Horace Mann Life Insurance Company Separate Account
#1 Horace Mann Plaza
Springfield, IL 62715-0001
May 2, 1996
By EDGAR
Attn: Filing Desk
Insurance Products Division
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Horace Mann Life Insurance Company Separate Account
File Nos. 2-24256 and 811-1343
Request for Amendment Withdrawal
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule #477 of the Securities Act of 1933 we would like to withdraw a
filing for Horace Mann Life Insurance Company Separate Account. In error it was
filed under an incorrect form type. It was later filed under Form Type 485BPOS.
Please withdraw accession number 0000950131-96-001862, form type 486BPOS, filed
May 1, 1996 and accepted at 5:08 p.m. (17:08).
Please call the undersigned at (217) 788-5757 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ann Caparros
Ann Caparros