1. Name and address of issuer:
Empire Fidelity Investments Variable Annuity Account A
82 Devonshire Street R25B
Boston, MA 02109
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes): ALL
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
File No. 811-06388
Securities Act File Number:
File No. 33-42376
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
12/31/97.
4(b). Check this box if this form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). N/A
4(c). Check this box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing
this Form. N/A
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(I) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during $98,587,121
the fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f):
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or $18,775,223
repurchased during the fiscal year:
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or $ 0
repurchased during any prior fiscal year ending
no earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the commission:
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add items $18,775,223
5(ii) and 5(iii):
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv) $79,811,888
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future $ 0
years - if Item 5(I) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract
Item 5(iv) from Item 5(I)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee .000295
(See instruction C.9):
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by $23,544.51
Item 5(vii)] (enter "o" if no fee is due):
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(I) was determined by reducing an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before [effective date of rescission
of rule 24e-2], then report the amount of securities (number of shares
or other units) deducted here: __0__. If there is a number of shares
or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining
unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this form is filed that
are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state
that number here: __0___.
7. Interest due - if this form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer's fiscal year: N/A
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
$23,544.51
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
March 27, 1998
CIK 0000878467
Method of delivery: Wire Transfer
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) Joseph L. Kurtzer Jr.
Joseph L. Kurtzer Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer
Date March 30, 1998
