1933 Act
Rule 497(d)
December 20, 1999
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Phoenix Home Life Variable Universal Life Account
Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company
Registration No. 333-23171 and 811-4721
To the Commission Staff:
Transmitted herewith for filing, and pursuant to Rule 497(d) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is supplement dated December 20, 1999 to the
Estate Edge Phoenix Home Life Variable Universal Life Account prospectus for
flexible premium variable life policies, dated May 1, 1999, as supplemented July
15 and December 20, 1999.
Please call the undersigned at (860) 403-5753 if you have any questions
concerning this filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Edwin L. Kerr
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Edwin L. Kerr, Counsel
Phoenix Life and Annuity Company
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PHOENIX HOME LIFE
VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE ACCOUNT
o The Phoenix Edge o Flex Edge
o Flex Edge Success o Estate Edge
o Joint Edge o Variable Insurance Additions Rider
SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 20, 1999
TO PROSPECTUSES DATED MAY 1, 1999, AS SUPPLEMENTED JULY 15, 1999
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THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT OPTIONS ARE ADDED TO THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PROSPECTUS:
THE PHOENIX EDGE SERIES FUND
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MANAGED BY PHOENIX VARIABLE ADVISORS, INC.
[diamond] Phoenix Research Enhanced Index Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Bankers Trust Dow 30 Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Federated U.S. Government Bond Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Janus Equity Income Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Janus Flexible Income Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Janus Growth Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Morgan Stanley Focus Equity Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Schafer Mid-Cap Value Series
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER UNIVERSAL FUNDS, INC.
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MANAGED BY MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC.
[diamond] Technology Portfolio
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ALL REFERENCES TO THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENT OPTIONS SHOULD BE REVISED AS FOLLOWS:
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OLD NAME NEW NAME
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[diamond] Phoenix-Goodwin Growth Series [diamond] Phoenix-Engemann Capital Growth Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Goodwin Balanced Series [diamond] Phoenix-Oakhurst Balanced Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Goodwin Strategic Allocation Series [diamond] Phoenix-Oakhurst Strategic Allocation Series
[diamond] Phoenix-Goodwin Strategic Theme Series [diamond] Phoenix-Seneca Strategic Theme Series
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THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED TO THE SECTION TITLED "INVESTMENTS OF THE VUL ACCOUNT" IN
YOUR PROSPECTUS:
PHOENIX-BANKERS TRUST DOW 30 SERIES: The series seeks to track the total
return of the Dow Jones Industrial Average(SM) (the "DJIA(SM)") before fund
expenses.
PHOENIX-FEDERATED U.S. GOVERNMENT BOND SERIES: The investment objective of
the series is to maximize total return by investing primarily in debt
obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities.
PHOENIX-JANUS EQUITY INCOME SERIES: The investment objective of the series
is to seek current income and long-term growth of capital.
PHOENIX-JANUS FLEXIBLE INCOME SERIES: The investment objective of the series
is to seek to obtain maximum total return, consistent with preservation of
capital.
PHOENIX-JANUS GROWTH SERIES: The investment objective of the series is to
seek long-term growth of capital, in a manner consistent with the preservation
of capital.
PHOENIX-MORGAN STANLEY FOCUS EQUITY SERIES: The investment objective of the
series is to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity
securities.
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MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER UNIVERSAL FUNDS, INC.
A certain subaccount invests in a corresponding series of the Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc. The following series is currently available:
TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO: The investment objective of the series is to seek
long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of
companies that the investment adviser expects to benefit from their involvement
in technology and technology-related industries.
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IN THE "SPECIAL TERMS" SECTION OF YOUR PROSPECTUS THE 'FUNDS' ENTRY IS REPLACED
BY THE FOLLOWING:
FUNDS: The Phoenix Edge Series Fund, BT Insurance Funds Trust, Federated
Insurance Series, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Universal Funds, Inc., Templeton
Variable Products Series Fund and Wanger Advisors Trust.
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THE FOLLOWING REPLACES THE SECTION TITLED "INVESTMENT ADVISORS" IN YOUR
PROSPECTUS:
INVESTMENT ADVISORS
Phoenix Investment Counsel, Inc. ("PIC") is an investment advisor to the
following series in The Phoenix Edge Series Fund:
o Phoenix-Goodwin Money Market Series
o Phoenix-Goodwin Multi-Sector Fixed Income Series
o Phoenix-Hollister Value Equity Series
o Phoenix-Oakhurst Balanced Series
o Phoenix-Oakhurst Growth and Income Series
o Phoenix-Oakhurst Strategic Allocation Series
Based on subadvisory agreements with the fund, PIC as an investment advisor
delegates certain investment decisions and research functions to subadvisors for
the following series:
[diamond] Phoenix-Aberdeen International Advisors, LLC ("PAIA")
o Phoenix-Aberdeen International Series
[diamond] Roger Engemann & Associates, Inc. ("Engemann")
o Phoenix-Engemann Capital Growth Series
o Phoenix-Engemann Nifty Fifty Series
[diamond] Seneca Capital Management, LLC ("Seneca")
o Phoenix-Seneca Mid-Cap Growth Series
o Phoenix-Seneca Strategic Theme Series
Phoenix Variable Advisors, Inc. ("PVA") is also an investment advisor to The
Phoenix Edge Series Fund. Based on subadvisory agreements with the fund, PVA
delegates certain investment decisions and research functions to the following
subadvisors for the series listed:
[diamond] Bankers Trust Company
o Phoenix-Bankers Trust Dow 30 Series
[diamond] Federated Investment Management Company
o Phoenix-Federated U.S. Government Bond Series
[diamond] J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
o Phoenix Research Enhanced Index Series
[diamond] Janus Capital Corporation
o Phoenix-Janus Equity Income Series
o Phoenix-Janus Flexible Income Series
o Phoenix-Janus Growth Series
[diamond] Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc.
o Phoenix-Morgan Stanley Focus Equity Series
[diamond] Schafer Capital Management, Inc.
o Phoenix-Schafer Mid-Cap Value Series
The investment advisor to the Phoenix-Duff & Phelps Real Estate Securities
Series is Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. ("DPIM").
The investment advisor to the Phoenix-Aberdeen New Asia Series is PAIA.
Pursuant to subadvisory agreements with the fund, PAIA delegates certain
investment decisions and research functions with respect to the Phoenix-Aberdeen
New Asia Series to PIC and Aberdeen Fund Managers, Inc.
PIC, DPIM, Engemann and Seneca are indirect less than wholly owned
subsidiaries of Phoenix. PAIA is jointly owned and managed by PM Holdings, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Phoenix, and by Aberdeen Fund Managers, Inc. PVA is a wholly
owned subsidiary of PM Holdings, Inc.
The other investment advisors and their respective funds are:
[diamond] Bankers Trust Company
o EAFE[registered trademark] Equity Index Fund
[diamond] Federated Investment Management Company
o Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II
o Federated High Income Bond Fund II
[diamond] Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
o Mutual Shares Investments Fund
[diamond] Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment
Management Inc.
o Technology Portfolio
[diamond] Templeton Asset Management, Ltd.
o Templeton Developing Markets Fund
[diamond] Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc.
o Templeton Asset Allocation Fund
o Templeton International Fund
o Templeton Stock Fund
[diamond] Wanger Asset Management, L.P.
o Wanger Foreign Forty
o Wanger International Small Cap
o Wanger Twenty
o Wanger U.S. Small Cap
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