FORM N-SAR
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Report for six month period ending:
or fiscal year ending: 12/31/97
Is this a transition report? N
Is this an amendment to a previous filing? N
1. A. Registrant Name:Horace Mann Life Insurance Company
Allegiance Separate Account A
B. File Number:811-1690
C. Telephone Number:(217) 789-2500
2. A. Street:#1 Horace Mann Plaza
B. City:Springfield C. State: IL D. Zip Code: 62715 Zip Ext: 0001
3. Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant? N
4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant? N
5. Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)? N
6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)? Y
7. A. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company? N
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For period ending 12/31/97
File number 811-1690
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 $1
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):
I. Investment company equity securities 1 $8,388 $1,029
L. Total assets of all series of registrant 1 $8,388 $1,029
131. Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant during the current
reporting period $5
132. List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940) registration number for
all Series of Registrant that are being included in this filing:
811-1690
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For period ending (a) 12/31/97
File number (c) 811-1690
SIGNATURE
This report is signed on behalf of the registrant in the City of Springfield and
State of Illinois on 18th day of February, 1998.
Horace Mann Life Insurance Company
Allegiance Separate Account A
Registrant
Witness By:
Ann Caparros Paul J. Kardos
Vice President President & Chief
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Executive Officer
