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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-8A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION FILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 8(a) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange
Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of Section
8(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such
notification of registration submits the following information:
Name: The Sage Variable Life Account A
Address of Principal Business Office: 300 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Telephone Number: (203) 602-6500
Name and Address of Agent for Service of James F. Bronsdon
Process: Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.
300 Atlantic Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Copies to: Stephen E. Roth
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2415
Check Appropriate Box: Registrant is filing a Registration
Statement pursuant to Section 8(b)
of the Investment Company Act of
1940 concurrently with the filing of
Form N-8A:
Yes [ ] No [ X]
Item 1. The Sage Variable Life Account A.
Item 2. Registrant was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on
December 3, 1997.
Item 3. Registrant is organized as a separate account of Sage Life Assurance
of America, Inc.
Item 4. Registrant is organized as a unit investment trust.
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Item 5. Not applicable.
Item 6. Not applicable.
Item 7. Not applicable.
Item 8.
(a) Registrant is sponsored by Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.,
300 Atlantic Street, Stamford, CT 06901.
(b) The names and addresses of each officer and director of Sage Life
Assurance of America, Inc. are:
Ronald S. Scowby/1/ Director, Chairman
Robin I. Marsden/1/ Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer
H. Louis Shill/2/ Director
Paul C. Meyer/3/ Director
Richard D. Starr/4/ Director
Mitchell R. Katcher/1/ Director, Senior Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, and
Chief Actuary
Roderick J. Halvorson/1/ Senior Vice President, New Business
Development
James F. Bronsdon/1/ Vice President, Legal and Compliance
James F. Renz/1/ Vice President, Accounting and Finance
Thomas Fileccia/1/ Vice President, Operations
Ralph H. Gorter/1/ Vice President and Actuary
Judith A. Nivert/1/ Vice President, Corporate Communications
/1/ The principal business address of these persons is 300 Atlantic Street,
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Stamford, CT 06901.
/2/ Mr. Shill's principal business address is Sage Centre, 10 Fraser Street,
Johannesburg, South Africa 2000.
/3/ Mr. Meyer's principal business address is 200 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.
10166.
/4/ Mr. Starr's principal business address is 22507 SE 47th Place, Issaquah,
WA 98029.
(c) Not applicable.
Item 9.
(a) No.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 10. Zero.
Item 11. No.
Item 12. Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
registrant has caused this notification of registration to be duly signed on its
behalf in the city of Stamford and the State of Connecticut on the 13th day of
May, 1999.
[SEAL] The Sage Variable Life Account A
Attest:
/s/James F. Renz By: /s/James F. Bronsdon
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Vice President, Vice President, Legal
Accounting and and Compliance
Finance Sage Life Assurance of
Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.
America, Inc.
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