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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 1, 1997
Registration No. 2-68607
Registration No. 811-3079
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / /
Pre-Effective Amendment No. / /
Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 /X/
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / /
Amendment No. 9 /X/
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MERRILL LYNCH VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT
of
FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant)
FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)
P.O. Box 149138
Austin, Texas 78714-9138
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (800) 925-6000
THEODORE A. FLERON, ESQUIRE
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Family Life Insurance Company
P.O.Box 149138
Austin, Texas 78714-9138
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
/X/ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/ / on , pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
/ / on , pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, an indefinite
amount of securities has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 by
this Registration Statement.
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This post-effective amendment is being filed solely to satisfy the requirements
of Section 26(e)(2)(A) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The contents of Registrant's previously-filed registration statement,
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 of
the Merrill Lynch Variable Annuity Account filed April 27, 1989 (File Nos.
2-68607, 811-3079), is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The following undertaking is added to Part C, Undertakings:
Family Life Insurance Company hereby represents that the fees and charges
deducted under the Contract, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to
the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks
assumed by Family Life Insurance Company.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant, Merrill Lynch Variable Annuity Account, certifies
that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness
of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement and has
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of
Austin, State of Texas, on the 31st day of July, 1997.
ATTEST: MERRILL LYNCH VARIABLE ANNUITY
ACCOUNT
(Registrant)
/s/ Theodore A. Fleron By: /s/ Roy F. Mitte
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Theodore A. Fleron Roy F. Mitte
Senior Vice President and General Counsel Chairman of the Board,
President and
Principal Executive
Officer
ATTEST: FAMILY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Depositor)
/s/ Theodore A. Fleron By: /s/ Roy F. Mitte
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Theodore A. Fleron Roy F. Mitte
Senior Vice President and General Counsel Chairman of the Board,
President and Principal
Executive Officer
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 13
to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in
the capacities indicated on July 31, 1997.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Roy F. Mitte Chairman of the Board, President and
- ------------------------------ Principal Executive Officer
Roy F. Mitte
/s/ James M. Grace Director, Principal Financial Officer,
- ------------------------------ and Principal Accounting Officer
James M. Grace
/s/ Theodore A. Fleron Director, Senior Vice President, and
- ------------------------------ General Counsel
Theodore A. Fleron
/s/ Eugene E. Payne Director
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Eugene E. Payne
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Steven P. Schmitt Director
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Steven P. Schmitt
/s/ Jeffrey H. Demgen Director
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Jeffrey H. Demgen
/s/ Dale E. Mitte Director
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Dale E. Mitte
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