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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: Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate
Account B
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed: NOT
APPLICABLE
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-6546
Securities Act File Number: 33-45379
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1995
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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):
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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: NONE
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other than pursuant
to rule 24f-2: NONE
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year: $3,128,696
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year in reliance
upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2: $3,128,696
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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):
NONE
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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): $ 3,128,696
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in
connection with dividend reinvestment
plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + $ 0
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year (if
applicable): - $ 6,243,135
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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): + $ 0
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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): ($ 3,114,439)
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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 1/2900
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $ 100.00
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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 26, 1996
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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/ Joseph E. Crowne, Chief Financial Officer
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Joseph E. Crowne, Chief Financial Officer
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Date February 23, 1996
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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