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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
One Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Via Electronic Filing
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
Registration No. 33-47927
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Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 101(a)(2)(i) of Regulation S-T, conveyed via EDGAR on behalf of
the Registrant for filing in accordance with Rule 497(j) under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("1933 Act"), Registrant hereby certifies that:
(1) The form of prospectus dated May 1, 1997 for flexible premium multifunded
life insurance policies that would have been filed pursuant to 497(b) under the
1933 Act would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 5 to the Registration Statement for Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL
pertaining to such policies; and
(2) Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1997.
Very truly yours,
s/Robin Wagner
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Robin Wagner
Assistant General Counsel
May 6, 1997
