<PAGE> 1
UNITED STATES
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 ofForm before preparing Form.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Name and address of issuer:
Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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): [ ]
NOT APPLICABLE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-6459
Securities Act File Number: 33-43773
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
December 31, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4(b). [ ] Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year).
(See Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration
fee due.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4(c). [ ] Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
-1-
<PAGE> 2
<TABLE>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year pursuant to
section 24(f): $998,726,012
-----------
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 410,865,263
---------------
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
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 -$410,865,263
items 5(ii) and 5(iii): -----------
(v) Net sales -- if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
$587,860,749
-----------
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in $ ( )
future years -- if Item 5(i) is less than --------------
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]:
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration x 0.000278
fee (See Instruction C.9): -----------
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item
5(v) by Item 5(vii)] (enter "0" if no fee =$ 163,425.29
is due): ============
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
-2-
<PAGE> 3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount
of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted here:
______________. 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:
__________________.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the
end of the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$
------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7]:
=$ 163,425.29
------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
March 29, 1999
Method of Delivery:
[X] Wire Transfer
[ ] Mail or other means
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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/ JOSEPH E. CROWNE, JR.
-----------------------------
Joseph E. Crowne, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
Date March 30, 1999
--------------------
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
-3-
