1. Name and address of issuer:
Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company
5900 "O" Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
3. Investment Company Act Filer Number: 811-5192
Securities Act File Number: 33-98848
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities
sold after the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the
issuer's 24f-2 declaration.
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6):
Not Applicable.
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to
rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the
beginning of the fiscal year. - 0 -
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2: -0-
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year: $97,941,642
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2: $97,941,642
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7): (Included in #9 response).
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
$ 97,941,642
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
+ 0
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable):
-$ 989,512
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if
applicable):
+ 0
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), less line
(iii), plus line (iv)] (if applicable):
$ 96,952,130
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6):
x 1/3300
(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
$ 29,379.43
13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lock box
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of
Informal and Other Procedures (17CFR202.3a).
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Date if mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository: February 12, 1997
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Norman M. Krivosha
By (Signature and Title): Norman M. Krivosha
Secretary and General Counsel
Date: February 12, 1997
AMERITAS VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LOGO
5900 "O" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510
February 12, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Rule 24f-2 Notice for Ameritas Variable Life Insurance
Company Separate Account VA-2
(Registration No. 811-5192) (Registration No. 33-98848)
Gentlemen:
In my opinion:
1. Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company ("AVLIC") is a
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Nebraska.
2. The offer and sale by AVLIC of the variable annuity insurance
contracts covered by the foregoing Rule 24f-2 Notice have been
validly authorized and the contracts, the registration of
which is made definite by said Notice, create lawful and valid
obligations of AVLIC in accordance with the terms thereof.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Norman Krivosha
Norman Krivosha
Secretary and General Counsel
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