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File Nos. 333-59261, 811-05626
Filed under Rule 497(e)
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
DATED APRIL 6, 1998
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 17, 1998 FOR
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACTS
ISSUED BY GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(THE "GOLDENSELECT/r/ DVA PLUS PROSPECTUS")
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This supplement should be retained with your GOLDENSELECT/r/
DVA PLUS Prospectus.
The following information supplements certain information
contained in the Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed
Annuity Prospectus, dated February 17, 1998 (the "Prospectus")
for GoldenSelect DVA Plus contracts issued for delivery in
Washington, D.C. and all states except Kansas, Maryland, North
Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
All capitalized terms have the meaning set forth in the
Prospectus.
The following supplements the second paragraph on the cover
page, the definition of "Guarantee Period," appearing on page 4,
the section titled "Summary of the Contract, The Fixed Account,"
appearing on page 5, and the section titled "The Fixed Account,
Selecting a Guarantee Period," appearing on page 17:
Effective immediately, in addition to Guarantee Periods
with durations of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years, we currently offer
a Guarantee Period of 6 months. The same rules, with a single
exception as enumerated following, apply to the Guarantee
Period of 6 months that apply to the Guarantee Period of 1
year.
The following supplements the definition of "Dollar Cost
Averaging," appearing on page 6, and the section titled "Facts
About the Contract, Dollar Cost Averaging," appearing on pages
22-23:
In addition to the Limited Maturity Bond Division, the Liquid
Asset Division and a Fixed Allocation with a one year
Guarantee Period, you may elect the dollar cost averaging
program and have a specified dollar amount transferred from
those Divisions or from a Fixed Allocation with a six month
Guarantee Period on a monthly basis.
The maximum amount that may be transferred from a Fixed
Allocation with a six month Guarantee Period is equal to your
Accumulation Value in the Fixed Allocation when you elect the
dollar cost averaging program, divided by six. The maximum
amount that may be transferred from other Divisions remains
the same.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Golden American Life Insurance Company is a stock copmany domiciled
in Wilmington, Delaware
G3306 DVA PLUS 6MOS 4/98
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