Supplement dated October 1, 1997 to the:
Prospectus of the Advantus Series Fund, Inc. dated May 1, 1997
Prospectus of the Minnesota Mutual Variable Fund D dated May 1, 1997
Prospectus of the Minnesota Mutual Variable Annuity Account dated May 1, 1997
Prospectus of the Minnesota Mutual Variable Life Account dated May 1, 1997
Prospectus of the Minnesota Mutual Group Variable Annuity Account dated May 1,
1997
Prospectus of the Minnesota Mutual Variable Universal Life Account dated
May 1, 1997
Effective October 1, 1997, MIMLIC Sales Corporation changed its name to Ascend
Financial Services, Inc. ("Ascend"). Ascend remains a wholly-owned subsidiary
of MIMLIC Asset Management Company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company. Ascend is a registered broker-dealer
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and is the principal underwriter of
the variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by
Minnesota Mutual. All references in the prospectus to MIMLIC Sales
Corporation shall mean Ascend Financial Services, Inc. as of that date.
The portfolio manager of the Micro-Cap Value Portfolio has left the employ of
Keystone Investment Management Company, and the sub-advisory agreement between
Advantus Capital Management, Inc. and the sub-adviser for this Portfolio, has
been terminated.
In addition, the public offering of the Micro-Cap Value Portfolio of Advantus
Series Fund, Inc., which was scheduled to be made available to variable
annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies on October 1, 1997,
will be postponed until further notice in order to complete a search for a
qualified portfolio manager.
The public offering of the Macro-Cap Value Portfolio of Advantus Series Fund,
Inc., also scheduled to be made available to variable annuity contracts and
variable life insurance policies on October 1, 1997, will be postponed until
October 15, 1997, to allow for the completion of computer systems development.
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