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Supplement dated August 24, 2000
To Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
For GE Life and Annuity Separate Account 4
P1140 10/90
The purpose of this supplement is to modify certain information contained in
your prospectus dated May 1, 2000. The changes reflected in this supplement
relate to the following sections of your prospectus:
Synopsis, When are my allocations effective (page 15)
Delete the first two sentences in this section and the third is revised to read:
Within two business days after we receive all the information necessary to
process your purchase order, we will allocate your initial premium payment
directly to the Guarantee Account and/or the Investment Subdivisions you
choose.
Account 4, Investment Subdivisions (page 25)
The investment objective for Janus Aspen Series Capital Appreciation Portfolio
is amended to read:
Non-diversified portfolio pursing long-term growth of capital. Pursues
this objective by investing primarily in common stocks of companies of any
size.
Account 4, Changes to Account 4 and the Investment Subdivisions (page 28)
Second paragraph, prior to the last sentence, the following is added:
We will not eliminate an Investment Subdivisions without prior notice to
you and before approval of the SEC.
The Policy, Allocation of Premium Payments (page 38)
The first paragraph is deleted and replaced with:
We place net purchase payments into the Separate Account's Investment
Subdivisions, each of which invests in shares of a corresponding portfolio
of the Funds, and/or Guarantee Account, according to your instructions.
You may allocate purchase payments to up to ten Investment Subdivisions at
any one time.
Transfers, Transfer Before the Maturity Date (page 41)
First paragraph, prior to the last sentence the following is added:
For this reason, there may be limitations placed on multiple transfer
requests made at different times during the same Valuation Period involving
the same Investment Subdivision of the Separate Account or the Guarantee
Account.
Transfers, Transfers by Third Parties (page 42)
The last sentence is amended to read:
Therefore, as described in your Policy, we may limit or disallow transfers
made by a third party.
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Transfers (page 42)
The following section is added after Transfers by Third Parties:
ON LINE TRANSFERS
We permit certain transactions to be performed through an electronic
process using the Internet (including transfers). We may be liable for
losses resulting from unauthorized or fraudulent electronic transactions if
we fail to employ reasonable procedures to confirm that the electronic
instructions that we receive our genuine. Therefore, we will employ means
to prevent unauthorized or fraudulent electronic requests, such as sending
written confirmation, retaining a record of electronic requests, and/or
requesting other identifying information. Unless you notify us in writing
not to authorize electronic transactions, such transaction will also be
accepted on your behalf from your registered representative. We reserve
the right to limit electronic transactions.
To request an electronic transaction, you should go to the Universal
Resource Locator ("URL") established for such purposes,
http://GEFinancialService.com. We will execute transfer requests received
before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on a
Valuation Day at that day's prices. We will execute requests received after
that time on the next Valuation Day at that day's prices.
Income Payments, Variable Income Payments (page 51)
Item 2 is amended to read:
2. The annuity tables contained in the Policy including the settlement age
tables;
Appendix, Adjusted Historical performance Data (page B-3)
The first sentence of the first paragraph on this page is amended to read:
Based on the method of calculation described in the Statement of Additional
Information, the adjusted historic annual total returns for the portfolios for
periods from the time a particular portfolio was declared effective by the SEC
to December 31, 1999, and for one, five and ten year periods ended December 31,
1999 is shown in Tables 2 and 3.
This Supplement should be retained with your Prospectus for future reference.
Customer Service Line: 800-352-9910
GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company
6610 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230
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