WRL SERIES ANNUITY ACCOUNT
497, 2000-09-01
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                            WRL FREEDOM CONQUEROR(R)
                       SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2000
                         TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2000

Effective September 1, 2000:

o    WRL Series Fund, Inc. offers two new investment options* under this
     Contract; and

o    the WRL Janus Global portfolio and subaccount are not available for
     investment to new Contract owners, but owners who purchased the Contract
     before September 1, 2000 may continue to invest in the WRL Janus Global
     portfolio.

*The two new investment options are available in most states. Please contact
your agent regarding availability of these new investment options in your state.

The prospectus is amended in the following respects:

THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH ON THE FRONT PAGE IS AMENDED TO READ
AS FOLLOWS:

"You can put your money into 32 investment choices: a fixed account and 31
subaccounts of the WRL Series Annuity Account."

All other references to 29 subaccounts or portfolios appearing elsewhere in the
prospectus is amended to refer to 31.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ADDED TO THE TABLES ON THE FRONT PAGE AND ON PAGE
4:

WRL Gabelli Global Growth
WRL Great Companies - Global(2)

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ADDED TO THE ANNUITY CONTRACT FEE TABLE ON PAGE 8:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------- -------------------------
                                             MANAGEMENT           OTHER         RULE 12B-1         TOTAL PORTFOLIO
               PORTFOLIO                        FEES            EXPENSES           FEES            ANNUAL EXPENSES
----------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------- -------------------------
<S>                                             <C>               <C>               <C>                 <C>
WRL Gabelli Global Growth(15)                   1.00%             0.20%             N/A                 1.20%
----------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------- -------------------------
WRL Great Companies - Global(2) (15)            0.80%             0.20%             N/A                 1.00%
----------------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- ---------------- -------------------------
</TABLE>

THE FOOTNOTES ON PAGES 9 AND 10 ARE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

The following information is added to the table under footnote (7):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------------
                                                                   REIMBURSEMENT            EXPENSE RATIO WITHOUT
                                            EXPENSE LIMIT              AMOUNT                   REIMBURSEMENT
----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                     <C>                          <C>
WRL Gabelli Global Growth                       1.20%                   N/A                          N/A
----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------------
WRL Great Companies - Global(2)                 1.00%                   N/A                          N/A
----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ ---------------------------------
</TABLE>

The following sentence is added at the end of footnote (11) (pertaining to the
WRL Janus Global portfolio):

(11)   Effective September 1, 2000, this portfolio is not available for
       investment to new Contract owners.

Footnote (15) is added as follows:

(15)   Because these portfolios commenced operations on September 1, 2000, the
       percentages set forth as "Other Expenses" and "Total Annual Expenses" are
       estimates.
<PAGE>
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ADDED TO THE TABLE ON PAGE 11 UNDER THE HEADING
"EXAMPLES":

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================== =========================================== ==========================================
                                                                                IF YOU ANNUITIZE* OR REMAIN INVESTED IN
                                                                                    THE CONTRACT AT THE END OF THE
                                    IF YOU SURRENDER THE CONTRACT AT THE END    APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD OR IF YOU DO NOT
           SUBACCOUNTS                   OF THE APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD         SURRENDER OR ANNUITIZE UNDER THE CONTRACT
================================== =========================================== ==========================================
                                    1 YEAR     3 YEARS    5 YEARS   10 YEARS    1 YEAR   3 YEARS    5 YEARS    10 YEARS
<S>                                  <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>
WRL Gabelli Global Growth            $107       $142       $181       $299       $27       $82       $141        $299
WRL Great Companies - Global(2)      $105       $137       $171       $279       $25       $77       $131        $279
================================== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========= ========= ========== ===========
</TABLE>

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ADDED TO THE TABLE ON PAGE 17 UNDER THE HEADING
"INVESTMENT CHOICES":

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PORTFOLIO                                     ADVISER OR SUB-ADVISER
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>
WRL Gabelli Global Growth                     Gabelli Asset Management Company
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
WRL Great Companies - Global(2)               Great Companies, L.L.C.
--------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

THE PARAGRAPH UNDER THE HEADING "LEGAL PROCEEDINGS" ON PAGE 33 IS AMENDED TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:

     Western Reserve, like other life insurance companies, is involved in
lawsuits, including class action lawsuits. In some lawsuits involving insurers,
substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have
been made. Although the outcome of any litigation cannot be predicted with
certainty, at the present time it appears that there are no pending or
threatened lawsuits that are likely to have a material adverse impact on the
separate account, on AFSG's ability to perform under its principal underwriting
agreement or on Western Reserve's ability to meet its obligations under the
Contract.

THE PARAGRAPH AT THE END OF APPENDIX A ON PAGE 39 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:

         Because the WRL Value Line Aggressive Growth, WRL Great Companies
--America(SM) and WRL Great Companies -- Technology(SM) portfolios did not
commence operations until May 1, 2000; the Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio
- Service Class 2, Fidelity VIP II Contrafund(R) Portfolio - Service Class 2 and
Fidelity VIP III Growth Opportunities Portfolio - Service Class 2 were not
offered under this prospectus until May 1, 2000; and the WRL Gabelli Global
Growth and WRL Great Companies - Global(2) portfolios were not offered under
this prospectus until September 1, 2000 , there is no condensed financial
information for these subaccounts for the year ended December 31, 1999.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ADDED TO EACH OF THE TABLES IN APPENDIX B ON PAGES
41 AND 42:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------------ --------------------
                                         1 YEAR       5 YEARS       10 YEARS    INCEPTION OF THE       SUBACCOUNT
                                          ENDED        ENDED         ENDED        SUBACCOUNT TO         INCEPTION
SUBACCOUNT                              12/31/99      12/31/99      12/31/99       12/31/99**            DATE**
-------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------------ --------------------
<S>                                        <C>          <C>           <C>              <C>             <C>
WRL Gabelli Global Growth                  N/A          N/A           N/A              N/A             09/01/2000
-------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------------ --------------------
WRL Great Companies - Global(2)            N/A          N/A           N/A              N/A             09/01/2000
-------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------------ --------------------
</TABLE>

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