SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 31,2000
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 333-1173 84-0467907
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
8515 East Orchard Road, Englewood, Colorado 80111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 737-3000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
ITEM 1. CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
See Item 5.
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 31, 2000, the registrant, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GWL&A
Financial Inc. ("GWL&A Financial"), and certain affiliated companies completed a
corporate reorganization. Under the new structure, the registrant and The
Great-West Life Assurance Company ("GWL") will each continue to be indirectly
owned by Great-West Lifeco Inc., a Canadian holding company ("Lifeco"), but GWL
will no longer hold an indirect equity interest in the registrant. As was the
case before the reorganization: (a) Lifeco is a subsidiary of Power Financial
Corporation ("Power Financial"), a Canadian holding company with substantial
interests in the financial services industry; (b) Power Corporation of Canada
("Power Corporation"), a Canadian holding and management company, has voting
control of Power Financial; (c) Mr. Paul Desmarais, through a group of private
holding companies which he controls, has voting control of Power Corporation.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 12, 2001
GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY
INSURANCE COMPANY
By:/s/ William T. McCallum
Name: William T. McCallum
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
