As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 1997
Registration Nos. 811-2079; 2-38307
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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
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 46
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 3
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THE GUARDIAN VARIABLE ACCOUNT 1
(Exact name of Registrant)
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THE GUARDIAN INSURANCE & ANNUITY COMPANY, INC.
(Name of Depositor)
201 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003
(Complete address of depositor's principal executive offices)
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RICHARD T. POTTER, JR., ESQ.
The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.
201 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10003
(Name and complete address of agent for service)
Copy to:
STEPHEN E. ROTH, ESQ.
Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate
box):
|X| immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b), or
|_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
|_| 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(i), or
|_| on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) 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.
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The Registrant has registered an indefinite number of its securities under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The notice required by such rule for the Registrant's most recent
fiscal year was filed on February 26, 1997.
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This post-effective amendment is being filed solely to satisfy the requirements
of Section 26(e)(2)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The contents of Registrant's previously filed registration statement,
Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 of the
Guardian Variable Account 1 filed April 27, 1988 (File No. 2-38307), are
incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
The following undertaking is added to Part C, Item 32 - Undertakings:
The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. 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 The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, The Guardian Variable Account 1, certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment pursuant to Rule 485(b) and has
duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of New York and State of New York, on the 24th day of July, 1997.
THE GUARDIAN VARIABLE ACCOUNT 1
(Registrant)
THE GUARDIAN INSURANCE & ANNUITY COMPANY, INC.
(Depositor)
By /s/ THOMAS R. HICKEY, JR.
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THOMAS R. HICKEY, JR.
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following directors and principal officers of The Guardian Insurance &
Annuity Company, Inc. in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
JOSEPH D. SARGENT* President, Chief Executive
Joseph D. Sargent Officer and Director
Principal Executive Officer
FRANK J. JONES* Senior Vice President and
Frank J. Jones Chief Investment Officer
Principal Financial Officer
FRANK L. PEPE* Vice President and Controller
Frank L. Pepe
Principal Accounting Officer
JOHN M. SMITH* Executive Vice President and
John M. Smith Director
EDWARD K. KANE* Senior Vice President and
Edward K. Kane Director
PHILIP H. DUTTER* Director
Philip H. Dutter
ARTHUR V. FERRARA* Director
Arthur V. Ferrara
LEO R. FUTIA* Director
Leo R. Futia
Peter L. Hutchings Director
WILLIAM C. WARREN* Director
William C. Warren
*By: /s/ Thomas R. Hickey, Jr. Date: July 24, 1997
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Thomas R. Hickey, Jr.
Vice President, Operations
Pursuant to a Power of Attorney
