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As Filed With The Securities And Exchange Commission On November 3, 2000
Registration No. 33-80958
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 13
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 24
PEOPLES BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT V
(Exact Name of Registrant)
PEOPLES BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)
4333 Edgewood Road NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Office)
Depositor's Telephone Number (319) 297-8121
Brenda Sneed, Esquire
PEOPLES BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
4333 Edgewood Road NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Michael Berenson, Esquire
Jorden Burt Boros Cicchetti Berenson & Johnson LLP
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W., Suite 400 East
Washington, D.C. 20007-0805
Approximate Date of Proposed Offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
[_] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
[X] On December 1, 2000, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
[_] 60 Days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
[_] On _______________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
[X] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Parts A, B, and C of Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No. 12, filed on
September 5, 2000 (File No. 33-80958), are incorporated herein by reference, and
this Post-Effective Amendment is being filed for the sole purpose of further
delaying the effectiveness of the above-referenced Amendment.
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant, Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company Separate Account V,
certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for
effectiveness of this amended Registration Statement and has caused this amended
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf in the County of Jefferson and
Commonwealth of Kentucky on the 2nd day of November, 2000.
PEOPLES BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT V (REGISTRANT)
By: Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company
By: BART HERBERT, JR.
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Bart Herbert, Jr., President
PEOPLES BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(DEPOSITOR)
By: BART HERBERT, JR.
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Bart Herbert, Jr., President
By: /s/ Michael F. Lane
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Michael F. Lane
Attorney-in-fact
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amended Registration
Statement has been duly signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
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BRENDA K. CLANCY* Director and Vice President November 2, 2000
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Brenda K. Clancy
G. DOUGLAS MANGUM, JR.* Director and Senior Vice President November 2, 2000
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G. Douglas Mangum, Jr.
MARTHA A. McCONNELL* Treasurer (Chief Accounting Officer) November 2, 2000
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Martha A. McConnell
DOUGLAS A. SARCIA* Director and Vice President November 2, 2000
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Douglas A. Sarcia
BRIAN A. SMITH* Director and Vice President November 2, 2000
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Brian A. Smith
BART HERBERT, JR.* Director and President November 2, 2000
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Bart Herbert, Jr.
CRAIG D. VERMIE* Director and Secretary November 2, 2000
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Craig D. Vermie
KATHLEEN M. MODZELEWSKI* Director and Assistant Vice President November 2, 2000
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Kathleen M. Modzelewski
LARRY N. NORMAN* Director and Vice President November 2, 2000
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Larry N. Norman
DAVID G. REKOSKI* Director and Senior Vice President November 2, 2000
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David G. Rekoski
DOUGLAS A. SARCIA* Director and Vice President November 2, 2000
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Douglas A. Sarcia
*By: /s/ Michael F. Lane
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Michael F. Lane
Attorney-in-fact
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