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September 9, 1998
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Providian Life and Health Insurance Company Separate Account V-
Advisor's Edge Variable Annuity, Advisor's Edge Select Variable Annuity,
Dimensional Variable Annuity and PGA Retirement Annuity
File No.33-80958, 811-6564, CIK 884067
Rule 30b2-1 Filing
Commissioners:
As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "Act"), Providian Life and Health Insurance Company Separate Account V, a
unit investment trust registered under the Act, mailed to its contract owners
the semi-annual report for the following underlying management investment
companies: Endeavor Series Trust; DFA Investment Dimensions Group, Inc.;
Federated Insurance Series; Montgomery Funds III; PB Series Trust; SteinRoe
Variable Investment Trust; Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.; Wanger
Advisors Trust and Warburg Pincus Trust. This filing constitutes the filing of
those reports as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the Act.
Pursuant to Rule 30d-1 under the Act, the following semi-annual reports were
filed with the Commission via EDGAR on the dates indicated:
. Endeavor Series Trust (CIK: 847254) filed August 28, 1998
. DFA Investment Dimensions Group, Inc. (CIK: 355437) filed August 6, 1998
. Federated Insurance Series (CIK: 912577) filed August 19, 1998
. Montgomery Funds III (CIK: 930648) filed August 26, 1998
. PB Series Trust (CIK: 1026222) filed August 25, 1998
. SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust (CIK: 815425) filed August 31, 1998
. Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. (CIK: 883644) filed September 2, 1998
. Wanger Advisors Trust (CIK: 929521) filed August 26, 1998
. Warburg Pincus Trust (CIK: 941568) filed August 14, 1998
To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Gregory E. Miller-Breetz
Gregory E. Miller-Breetz
Assistant General Counsel
