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Annual Notice of Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24F-2
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer: Separate Account VUL of The
American Franklin Life Insurance Company, #1 Franklin Square,
Springfield, Illinois 62713
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is
filed: Units of interest in Separate Account VUL issued under
EquiBuilder flexible premium variable life insurance contracts
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-5794
Securities Act File Number: 33-27772
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: December 31, 1996
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold
after the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's
24f-2 declaration:
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6): Not applicable
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7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to rule
24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning
of the fiscal year: 0
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2: 0
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
Number of Units: 8,566: Aggregate Sales Price: $1,822,502
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10. Number of aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2: Number of Units: 8,566;
Aggregate Sales Price: $1,822,502
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11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7): Not applicable
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in
reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $ 1,822,502
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): +
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the
fiscal year (if applicable): - 1,425,122
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and previously
applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if
applicable): +
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(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the
fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii),
less line (iii), plus line (iv)] (if applicable): 397,380
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of
1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see Instruction C.6):
x 1/3300
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(vii) Fee due [line (1) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]:
$ 120.42
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if
the form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the
issuer's fiscal year. See Instruction C.3.
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of
Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
[X]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository: February 24, 1997
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Ross D. Friend
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Ross D. Friend, Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary,
The American Franklin Life Insurance Company
Date: February 25, 1997
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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Letterhead of
The American Franklin Life Insurance Company
#1 Franklin Square
Springfield, Illinois 62713
February 25, 1997
The American Franklin Life Insurance Company
#1 Franklin Square
Springfield, Illinois 62713
Gentlemen:
As Assistant Secretary of The American Franklin Life Insurance Company (the
"Company") and Associate General Counsel of The Franklin Life Insurance
Company, I have reviewed the corporate proceedings relating to the issuance
during the year ended December 31, 1996 by Separate Account VUL of The American
Franklin Life Insurance Company ("Separate Account VUL") of units of interest
in Separate Account VUL under flexible premium variable life insurance policies
(the "1996 Policies") pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended ("Rule 24f-2"). I have also participated in the preparation
by Separate Account VUL of (i) Post-Effective Amendments to Separate Account
VUL's Registration Statement on Form S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, pursuant to which the 1996 Policies were offered, and (ii) a notice
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 on Form 24F-2 for the year ended December 31, 1996 (the
"Form 24F-2") with respect to the 1996 Policies. In addition, I have examined
such other documents and such questions of law as in my judgment are necessary
or appropriate for purposes of this opinion. Based upon the foregoing, it is
my opinion that:
1. The Company is a stock life insurance corporation duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the State of Illinois and is duly
authorized under such laws to issue and sell life, accident and health
insurance, and annuity contracts.
2. Separate Account VUL is a separate account of the Company duly
created and validly existing pursuant to the laws of the State of
Illinois.
3. The issuance and sale of the 1996 Policies were duly authorized
by the Company, and the 1996 Policies are legal and binding obligations of
the Company in accordance with their terms.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form 24F-2
to be filed by Separate Account VUL with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Elizabeth E. Arthur
Elizabeth E. Arthur
Assistant Secretary
