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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
One Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL and
Metropolitian Life Insurance Company File No. 33-57320
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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 September 18, 2000 form of the Prospectus dated Setember 18, 2000 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. 10 to the
Registration Statement for Separate Account UL and Metropolitian Life Insurance
Company ("Post-Effective Amendment No. 10"); and
(2) Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration Statement was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2000.
Very truly yours,
/s/Christopher P. Nicholas
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Christopher P. Nicholas
Associate General Counsel
September 21, 2000
