File No. 002-35306
Rule 497(j)
Penn Mutual Variable Annuity Account I
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and
Statement of Certification
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended
The Registrant hereby certifies that the forms of prospectuses that
would have been filed under Paragraph (c) of Rule 497 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would not have differed from
the prospectuses and statement of additional information
incorporated by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to its
Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 002-35306), which was
filed electronically on July 31, 1997 (Accession No. 0000918507-97-
000083).
PENN MUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT I
BY: THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
BY: /s/ Richard F. Plush
Richard F. Plush
Vice President
Date: August 20, 1997
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