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May 6, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Jefferson-Pilot Separate Account A
File No. 33-11084
Dear Commissioners:
On Behalf of Jefferson-Pilot Separate Account A (the "Account"), I hereby
certify, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933,
that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for
the Account otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would
not differ from the form of prospectus and SAI contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 3 to the Form N-4 registration statement for the Account which was
filed electronically on May 2, 1997.
Sincerely,
/s/ J. Gregory Poole
