As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 1997
File No. 33-49566
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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 [X]
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [ ]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 [X]
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER [ ]
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
AMENDMENT NO.
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES.)
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PHOENIX HOME LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT )
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PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
(NAME OF DEPOSITOR)
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ONE AMERICAN ROW, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06115
(ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
(800) 447-4312
(DEPOSITOR'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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DONA D. YOUNG, ESQ.
PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
ONE AMERICAN ROW
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06115
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES TO:
EDWIN L. KERR, ESQ.
PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
ONE AMERICAN ROW
HARTFORD, CT 06115
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.
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REGISTRANT HAS CHOSEN TO REGISTER AN INDEFINITE NUMBER OF SECURITIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24F-2. THE RULE 24F-2 NOTICE FOR REGISTRANT'S MOST RECENT
FISCAL YEAR WAS FILED ON FEBRUARY 21, 1997.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to the SEC staff's position in No-Action letters concerning annual
update requirements for inactive contracts (e.g., Great West Life and Annuity
Insurance Co. (pub. avail. Oct. 23, 1990)), Registrant no longer files annual
post-effective amendments to this Form N-4. This post-effective amendment is
filed only for the purpose of including the new "reasonableness" representation
as to contract charges as required by the National Securities Markets
Improvement Act of 1996, pursuant to the Commission's interpretation set forth
in the general guidance letter dated November 7, 1996.
The following pages from the Registration Statement on Form N-4 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 1992 are incorporated herein by
reference thereto:
Cross Reference Sheet
Part A - Prospectus, pages 1 through 18, and all supplements thereto
Part B - Statement of Additional Information, pages 1 through 50
Part C - pages C-1 through C-5, and all Exhibits except Exhibits 10.1
and 10.2
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REASONABLENESS REPRESENTATION
Pursuant to Section 26(e)(2)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company ("Phoenix Home Life")
represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Contracts, in the
aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses
expected to be incurred and the risks to be assumed thereunder by Phoenix Home
Life.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act
Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this
Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City
of Hartford and State of Connecticut on this 31st day of July, 1997.
PHOENIX HOME LIFE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
By: *Robert W. Fiondella
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Robert W. Fiondella
Chief Executive Officer
PHOENIX HOME LIFE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
By: *Robert W. Fiondella
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Robert W. Fiondella
Chief Executive Officer
of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated with Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company on this
31st day of July, 1997.
Signature Title
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- ----------------------------- Director
*Sal H. Alfiero
- ----------------------------- Director
*J. Carter Bacot
- ----------------------------- Director
*Carol H. Baldi
- ----------------------------- Director
*Peter C. Browning
- ----------------------------- Director
Arthur P. Byrne
- ----------------------------- Director
*Richard N. Cooper
- ----------------------------- Director
*Gordon J. Davis
- ----------------------------- Chairman of the Board,
*Robert W. Fiondella President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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- ----------------------------- Director
*Jerry J. Jasinowski
- ----------------------------- Director
*John W. Johnstone
- ----------------------------- Director
*Marilyn E. LaMarche
- ----------------------------- Director
*Philip R. McLoughlin
- ----------------------------- Director
Indra K. Nooyi
- ----------------------------- Director
*Charles J. Paydos
- ----------------------------- Director
*Herbert Roth, Jr.
- ----------------------------- Director
*Robert F. Vizza
- ----------------------------- Director
*Robert G. Wilson
By: /S/ DONA D. YOUNG
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*DONA D. YOUNG, as Attorney in Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney, which are
incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registration
Statement No. 2-78020 on Form N-4 filed April 24, 1996.
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