THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Thomas C. Castano
Assistant General Counsel
Law Department
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
213 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102-2992
(201) 802-4708 fax: (201) 802-8357
December 30, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Prudential Variable Appreciable Account
(Registration No. 33-20000)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant hereby certifies (i) that its Prospectus that would have been
filed pursuant to Rule 497(b) would not have differed from the Prospectus
contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 and (ii) that the text of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 was filed electronically on December 26, 1996.
(Accession No. 0000950110-96-001592
By: /s/
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Thomas C. Castano
Assistant Secretary
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
