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FORM N-SAR
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
FOR REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Report for six month period ending: / / (a)
or fiscal year ending: 12/31/98 (b)
Is this a transition report? (Y/N) N
Is this an amendment to a previous filing? (Y/N) N
Those items or sub-items with a box "[/]" after the item number should be
completed only if the answer has changed from the previous filing on this form.
1. A. Registrant Name: Empire Life Deferred Variable Annuity Account
B. File Number: 811-5478
C. Telephone Number: (425) 867-8000
2. A. Street: 15411 NE 51st Street
B. City: Redmond C. State: WA D. Zip Code: 98052 Zip Ext:
E. Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
3. Is this the first filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) N
4. Is this the last filing on this form by Registrant? (Y/N) N
5. Is Registrant a small business investment company (SBIC)? (Y/N) N
[If answer is "Y" (Yes), complete only items 89 through 110.]
6. Is Registrant a unit investment trust (UIT)? (Y/N) Y
[If answer is "Y" (Yes) complete only items 111 through 132.]
7. A. Is Registrant a series or multiple portfolio company? (Y/N)
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 8.]
B. How many separate series or portfolios did Registrant have at the
end of the period?
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UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS
111. A. [/] Depositor Name:
B. [/] File Number (If any):
C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
111. A. [/] Depositor Name:
B. [/] File Number (If any):
C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
112. A. [/] Sponsor Name:
B. [/] File Number (If any):
C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
112. A. [/] Sponsor Name:
B. [/] File Number (If any):
C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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113. A. [/] Trustee Name:
B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
113. A. [/] Trustee Name:
B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
114. A. [/] Principal Underwriter Name:
B. [/] File Number 8-
C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
114. A. [/] Principal Underwriter Name:
B. [/] File Number 8-
C. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
115. A. [/] Independent Public Accountant Name:
B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
115. A. [/] Independent Public Accountant Name:
B. [/] City: State: Zip Code: Zip Ext.:
[/] Foreign Country: Foreign Postal Code:
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116. Family of investment companies information:
A. [/] Is Registrant part of a family of investment
companies? (Y/N) N
B. [/] Identify the family in 10 letters: (Note: In filing this form,
use this identification consistently for all investment companies
in family. This designation is for purposes of this form only.)
117. A. [/] Is Registrant a separate account of an insurance
company? (Y/N) Y
If answer is "Y" (Yes), are any of the following types of contracts
funded by the Registrant?
B. [/] Variable annuity contracts? (Y/N) N
C. [/] Scheduled premium variable life contracts? (Y/N) N
D. [/] Flexible premium variable life contracts? (Y/N) N
E. [/] Other types of insurance products registered under the Securities
Act of 1933? (Y/N) N
118. [/] State the number of series existing at the end of the period that had
securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 0
119. [/] State the number of new series for which registration statements under
the Securities Act of 1933 became effective during the period 0
120. [/] State the total value of the portfolio securities on the date
of deposit for the new series included in item 119
($000's omitted) 0
121. [/] State the number of series for which a current prospectus was in
existence as the end of the period 0
122. [/] State the number of existing series for which additional units
were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 during the
current period 0
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123. [/] State the total value of the additional units considered in answering
item 122 ($000's omitted) 0
124. [/] State the total value of units of prior series that were placed in the
portfolios of subsequent series during the current period (the value
of these units is to be measured on the date they were placed in the
subsequent series) ($000's omitted) 0
125. [/] State the total dollar amount of sales loads collected (before
reallowances to other brokers or dealers) by Registrant's principal
underwriter and any underwriter which is an affiliated person of the
principal underwriter during the current period solely from the sale
of units of all series of Registrant ($000's omitted) 0
126. Of the amount shown in item 125, state the total dollar amount of sales
loads collected from secondary market operations in Registrant's units
(include the sales loads, in any, collected on units of a prior series
placed in the portfolio of a subsequent series.) ($000's omitted) $0
127. List opposite the appropriate description below the number of series whose
portfolios are invested primarily (based upon a percentage of NAV) in each
type of security shown, the aggregate total assets at market value as of a
date at or near the end of the current period of each such group of series
and the total income distributions made by each such group of series during
the current period (excluding distributions of realized gains, if any):
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<CAPTION>
Number of Total Assets Total Income
Series ($000's Distributions
Investing omitted) ($000's omitted)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
A. U.S. Treasury direct issue $ $
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B. U.S Government agency $ $
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C. State and municipal tax-free $ $
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D. Public utility debt $ $
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E. Brokers or dealers debt or debt of
brokers' or dealers' parent $ $
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F. All other corporate intermed. & long-
term debt $ $
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G. All other corporate short-term debt $ $
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H. Equity securities of brokers or dealers
or parents of brokers or dealers $ $
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I. Investment company equity securities $ $
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J. All other equity securities $ $
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K. Other securities $ $
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L. Total assets of all series of registrant 0 $ 0 $ 0
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128. [/] Is the timely payment of principal and interest on any of the
portfolio securities held by any of Registrant's series at the end of
the current period insured or guaranteed by an entity other than the
issuer? (Y/N)
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.]
129. [/] Is the issuer of any instrument covered in item 128 delinquent or in
default as to payment of principal or interest at the end of the
current period? (Y/N)
[If answer is "N" (No), go to item 131.]
130. [/] In computations of NAV or offering price per unit, is any part of the
value attributed to instruments identified in item 129 derived from
insurance or guarantees? (Y/N)
131. Total expenses incurred by all series of Registrant during the current
reporting period ($000's omitted) $0
132. [/] List the "811" (Investment Company Act of 1940) registration number
for all Series of Registrant that are being included in this filing:
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
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811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
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811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
811- 811- 811- 811- 811-
----- ----- ----- ----- -----
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This report is signed by SAFECO Life Insurance Company (Depositor) on behalf of
the Registrant Empire Life Deferred Variable Annuity Account in the City of
Redmond, State of Washington on February 26, 1999.
By: /s/
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James Flynn
Controller
Attest: /s/
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George Pagos
General Counsel
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