As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 1997
Registration Nos. 811-4303; 2-97765
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 20
to
FORM S-6
FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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THE GUARDIAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
(Exact name of trust)
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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. 19 to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 of The
Guardian Separate Account B, filed April 29, 1997 (File No. 2-97765), are
incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
The following undertaking is added to Part II - Undertakings and
Representations:
The Guardian Insurance & Annuity Company, Inc. hereby represents that the fees
and charges deducted under the Policy, 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 Separate Account B, 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 No. 20 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 25th day of July, 1997.
THE GUARDIAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
(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 25, 1997
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Thomas R. Hickey, Jr.
Vice President, Operations
Pursuant to a Power of Attorney
