UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
ANNUAL NOTICE OF SECURITIES SOLD
PURSUANT TO RULE 24F-2
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 Form is filed:
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5192
Securities Act File Number: 33-98848
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: December 31,
1997
4(b). [] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e. more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
See Instruction A.2
4(c). [] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
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(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $154,892,499
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(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 5,568,577
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(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending no
earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees payable
to the Commission: $ -----
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(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii)
and 5(iii)]: -$ 5,568,577
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(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]: $149,323,922
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(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years $( -----)
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---if Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract
Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9): X .000295
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(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee is due): = $44,050.55
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6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then
report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units)
deducted here: ------ If there is a number of shares or other units
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that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the
end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that are
available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then
state that number here: ------ .
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7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$ ------
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8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 44,050.55
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9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository: March 25, 1998
Method of Delivery:
[x] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
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.
By (Signature and Title): /s/Norman M. Krivosha
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Norman M. Krivosha
Secretary and General Counsel
Date: March 25, 1998