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ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT
TO PROSPECTUSES DATED May 1, 1998
SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA-K (DELAWARE MEDALLION)
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The third sentence of footnote 2 to the Fund Expenses Table in the
Prospectuses is amended to read as follows:
Through April 30, 1999, the investment advisers for the Series of DGPF have
agreed voluntarily to waive their management fees and reimburse each Series
for expenses to the extent that total expenses will not exceed 1.50% for the
Emerging Markets Series; 0.95% for the International Equity Series; 0.85% for
the DelCap Series, Social Awareness Series, REIT Series, Small Cap Value
Series, Trend Series, Convertible Securities Series and Global Bond Series;
and 0.80% for all other Series.
Supplement Dated October 30, 1998
