Registration No. 333-24009
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
13-5570651
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104
(212) 554-1234
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's
principal executive offices)
MARY JOAN HOENE, VICE PRESIDENT AND COUNSEL
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104
(212) 554-1234
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Please send copies of all communications to:
PETER E. PANARITES
FREEDMAN, LEVY, KROLL & SIMONDS
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W., SUITE 825
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
(202) 457-5100
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NOTE
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This Post Effective Amendment to the Form S-3 Registration Statement No.
333-24009 ("Registration Statement") is being filed solely for the purpose of
resubmitting as an exhibit the Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, now dated
May 4, 1999. The Consent being filed replaces the Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated April 30, 1999, contained in the immediately
preceding Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement. Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9 is being filed for no other purpose.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
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The Following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
(23)(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-3 and has caused this Registration Statement or amendment
thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City and State of New York, on May 5, 1999.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE
UNITED STATES
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Jerome S. Golden
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Jerome S. Golden
Executive Vice President
Product Management Group
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States
As required by the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement or amendment thereto has been signed by or on behalf of
the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
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Michael Hegarty President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Edward D. Miller Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER:
Stanley B. Tulin Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer and Director
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:
/s/ Alvin H. Fenichel Senior Vice President and Controller
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Alvin H. Fenichel
May 5, 1999
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DIRECTORS:
Francoise Colloc'h Donald J. Greene George T. Lowy
Henri de Castries John T. Hartley Edward D. Miller
Joseph L. Dionne John H.F. Haskell, Jr. Didier Pineau-Valencienne
Denis Duverne Michael Hegarty George J. Sella, Jr.
Jean-Rene Fourtou Mary R. (Nina) Henderson Peter J. Tobin
Norman C. Francis W. Edwin Jarmain Stanley B. Tulin
Dave H. Williams
By: /s/Jerome S. Golden
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Jerome S. Golden
Attorney-in-Fact
May 5, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. TAG VALUE
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23(a) Consent of Independent Accountants. EX-99.23a
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in each Prospectus
constituting part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration
Statement No. 333-24009 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 8, 1999
appearing on page F-1 of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United
States' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Consolidated
Financial Statement Schedules dated February 8, 1999 which appears on page F-53
of such Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to us
under the heading "Independent Accountants" in each Prospectus.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 4, 1999
