WRL LETTERHEAD
May 1, 1997
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
WRL Series Annuity Account
WRL Freedom Bellwether
File No. 33-49550
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio ("Western
Reserve") and the WRL Series Annuity Account (the "Account"), we are filing a
certification pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of
1933. In this regard, we certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information ("SAI") for certain deferred variable annuity contracts
offered by the Western Reserve through the Account otherwise required to be
filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from the form of
Prospectus and SAI contained in the Form N-4 registration statement for the
Account (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 1997 via
EDGAR.
Sincerely,
/s/ PRISCILLA I. HECHLER
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Priscilla I. Hechler
Assistant Vice President
and Assistant Secretary
cc: Thomas E. Pierpan, Esq.
Stephen E. Roth, Esq.
Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, Esq.
