Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company [LOGO]
Donald R. Stading
Secretary and General Counsel
(402) 467-7465 (Direct) 5900 "O" Street / Lincoln, NE / 68510
(402) 467-7956 (Fax) P.O. Box 82550/ Lincoln, NE / 68501-2550
(402) 467-1122
January 17, 2001
TRANSMITTED VIA EDGAR ON 1/17/2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
RE: AMERITAS VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (DEPOSITOR)
AMERITAS VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA-2(REGISTRANT)
FILE NO. 333-47162
RULE 497(J) CERTIFICATION
Dear Sir or Madam:
In lieu of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") the
definitive prospectus dated December 29, 2000, for Ameritas Variable Life
Insurance Company Separate Account VA-2 ("Separate Account"), File No.
333-47162, as otherwise required by Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of
1933, Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company, on behalf of the Separate
Account, hereby certifies that:
1. The form of prospectus that would have been filed under Rule 497(c)
would not have differed from that contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No.
1 to the Separate Account's registration statement for File No. 333-47162
on Form N-4 filed with the SEC December 15, 2000; and
2. The text of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Separate Account's
registration statement for File No. 333-47162 on Form N-4 has been filed
electronically via EDGAR.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this filing, please telephone
me at 402-467-7465.
Sincerely,
/s/ Donald R. Stading
Donald R. Stading
Secretary and General Counsel
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