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As Filed With The Securities And Exchange Commission On July 15, 1997
Registration No. 33-7033
811-4734
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 8
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 9
PROVIDIAN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT II
(Exact Name of Registrant)
PROVIDIAN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
(Formerly National Home
Life Assurance Company)
(Name of Depositor)
20 Moores Road
Frazer, Pennsylvania 19355
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Office)
Depositor's Telephone Number (800) 523-7900
Kimberly A. Scouller, Esquire
Providian Life and Health Insurance Company
400 West Market Street
P.O. Box 32830
Louisville, Kentucky 40232
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Michael Berenson, Esquire
Jorden Burt Berenson & Johnson LLP
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Suite 400 East
Washington, D.C. 20007-0805
Approximate Date of Proposed Offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[x] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
[_] On ________________, pursuant to paragraph (b)(1)(v) of Rule 485.
[_] 60 Days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
[_] On ________________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
[_] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant
registered an indefinite amount of securities being offered. Registrant filed
the Rule 24f-2 notice for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, on February
27, 1997.
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Cross Reference Sheet
Pursuant to Rule 481
Showing Location in Part A (Prospectus) and Part B
(Statement of Additional Information) of Registration
Statement of Information Required by Form N-4
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PART A
Applicable Contract
Item of Form N-4 Prospectus Caption
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1. Cover Page.................................. Cover Page
2. Definitions................................. Definitions
3. Synopsis.................................... Expense Fee Table, Questions and Answers
About the Contract
4. Condensed Financial Information............. Condensed Financial Information
5. General
(a) Depositor........................... National Home Life Assurance Company
(b) Registrant.......................... National Home Life Assurance Company
Separate Account II
(c) Portfolio Company................... The Variable Insurance Products Fund
(d) Fund Prospectus..................... The Variable Insurance Products Fund
(e) Voting Rights....................... Voting Rights
(f) Administrators...................... Contract Owner Inquiries
6. Deductions and Expenses..................... Charges and Deductions
(a) General............................. Other Charges; Taxes
(b) Sales Load %........................ Surrender Charges
(c) Special Purchase Plan............... N/A
(d) Commissions......................... Distributor of the Contracts
(e) Expenses - Registrant............... Taxes
(f) Fund Expenses....................... The Variable Insurance Products Fund Expenses
(g) Organizational Expenses............. N/A
7. Contracts
(a) Persons with Rights................. The Contract; Distributions Under the Contract;
Voting Rights
(b) (i) Allocation of Purchase Payments Allocation of Purchase Payments
(ii) Transfers...................... Transfers
(iii) Exchanges..................... N/A
(c) Changes.............................. Additions, Deletions or Substitutions of
Investment
(d) Inquiries............................ Contract Owner Inquiries
8. Annuity Period.............................. Annuity Income Options
9. Death Benefit............................... Death of Annuitant Prior to Annuity Date
10. Purchases and Contract Value
(a) Purchases............................ Contract Application and Purchase Payments;
Accumulated Value
(b) Valuation............................ Accumulated Value
(c) Daily Calculation.................... Accumulated Value
(d) Underwriter.......................... Distributor of the Contracts
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11. Redemptions
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(a) - By Owners................. Full and Partial Surrenders
- By Annuitant.............. Annuity Income Options
(b) Texas ORP.................... N/A
(c) Check Delay.................. Full and Partial Surrenders
(d) Lapse........................ N/A
(e) Free Look.................... Can the Contract be Returned After it is
Delivered?; The Contract
12. Taxes............................. Federal Tax Matters
13. Legal Proceedings................. Part B: Legal Proceedings
14. Table of Contents for the Statement
of Additional Information......... Statement of Additional Information
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PART B
Item of Form N-4 Statement of Additional Information Caption
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15. Cover Page.......................... Cover Page
16. Table of Contents................... Table of Contents
17. General Information and History..... National Home
18. Services
(a) Fees and Expenses of Registrant N/A
(b) Management Contracts .......... N/A
(c) Custodian...................... N/A
Independent Public Accountant.. Independent Accountant
(d) Assets of Registrant........... Safekeeping of Account Assets
(e) Affiliated Persons............. N/A
(f) Principal Underwriter.......... Distribution of Contract
19. Purchase of Securities
Being Offered....................... Distribution of Contract
20. Underwriters........................ Distribution of Contract
21. Calculation of Performance Data..... N/A
22. Annuity Payments.................... Computation of Variable Annuity Income
Payments
23. Financial Statements................ Financial Statements
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This filing hereby incorporates by reference the previously filed post-
effective amendment to this registration statement. However, the audited
financial statements filed as part of such previously filed post-effective
amendment are no longer current and therefore should not be relied on as an
accurate reflection of the current financial condition of the depositor or the
registrant. Current audited financial statements are periodically distributed
to current policyholders in accordance with the no-action position articulated
in Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (no-action letter dated October
23, 1990, ref. no. IP-13-90).
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OTHER INFORMATION
Item 32. Undertakings
The following undertaking is in addition to those already included in the
registration statement:
(f) Providian Life and Health Insurance Company (formerly known as National
Home Life Assurance Company) represents that the fees and charges deducted under
the contracts in this registration statement, in the aggregate, are reasonable
in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred and
the risks assumed by Providian Life and Health Insurance Company.
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant, Providian Life and Health Insurance Company Separate
Account II, certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule
485(b) for effectiveness of this amended Registration Statement and has caused
this amended Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf in the County of
Jefferson and Commonwealth of Kentucky on the 15th day of July, 1997.
PROVIDIAN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT II (REGISTRANT)
By: Providian Life and Health Insurance Company
/s/ DAVID J. MILLER*
By: ___________________________________________
David J. Miller, President
PROVIDIAN LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
(DEPOSITOR)
/s/ DAVID J. MILLER*
By: ___________________________________________
David J. Miller, President
*By: /s/ R. Michael Slaven
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R. Michael Slaven
Attorney-in-fact
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amended Registration
Statement has been duly signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ DAVID J. MILLER* Director, President and July 15, 1997
- --------------------------- Chief Operating Officer
David J. Miller
/s/ DENNIS E. BRADY* Director, Senior Vice President, Treasurer July 15, 1997
- --------------------------- and Senior Financial Officer (Chief
Dennis E. Brady Accounting Officer)
/s/ ELLEN S. ROSEN* Director Vice President and Associate July 15, 1997
- --------------------------- General Counsel
Ellen S. Rosen
/s/ THOMAS B. NESSPOR* Director and Vice President July 15, 1997
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Thomas B. Nesspor
/s/ JULIE S. CONGDON* Director, Vice President and Associate July 15, 1997
- --------------------------- General Counsel
Julie S. Congdon
/s/ SUSAN E. MARTIN* Director, Vice President, Secretary July 15, 1997
- --------------------------- and Associate General Counsel
Susan E. Martin
/s/ KEVIN P. McGLYNN* Director and Senior Vice President July 15, 1997
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Kevin P. McGlynn
/s/ JOHN C. PRESTWOOD, JR.* Director, Vice President and Actuary July 15, 1997
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John C. Prestwood, Jr.
/s/ MARTIN RENNINGER* Director and Senior Vice President July 15, 1997
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Martin Renninger
*By: /s/ R. Michael Slaven
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R. Michael Slaven
Attorney-in-fact
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