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COMPASS 2 AND COMPASS 3
High Yield Variable Account
Supplement to the Current Statement of Additional Information
Certain investment limitations of the High Yield Variable Account
("HYVA"), as noted in the section entitled "The Variable Accounts' Investment
Objectives, Policies and Restrictions" on page 3 of the Statement of Additional
Information dated May 1, 1999, for Compass 2 and Compass 3 are amended and
restated as follows:
Percentage Limitations
(Based on Net Assets)
HYVA
Foreign Securities ............... 50%
Emerging Markets Securities ...... 50%
The date of this Supplement is August 25, 1999.
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