U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24f-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Pruco Life Insurance Company
Pruco Life PRUvider Variable Appreciable Account
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
N/A
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-7040
Securities Act File Number:
33-49994
4. Last Day of fiscal year for which this noticed is filed:
December 31, 1996
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: [ ]
6. Date of Termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), If
applicable (see instruction a.6): N/A
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:
-0-
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2.
- 0 -
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
Sale price $ 26,794,000
Number of shares 1,549,203
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Sale Price $26,794,000
Number of shares 1,549,203
11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable.
-0-
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).
$26,794,000
(II) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with the dividend
reinvestment plans (from Item 11, If applicable):
-0-
(III) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during the fiscal year
(if applicable):
$59,000
(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-
(V) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the fiscal
year in reliance in rule 24f-2 line (I) plus line (ii) less line (iii) plus line
(iv) (If applicable): $26,735,000
(VI) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 or
other applicable law or regulation (see instruction c.6):
1/3300
(VII) Fee due line (I) or line (v) multiplied by line (VI):
$8,101.52
Instructions: 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.
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).
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Dates of mailing or wire of filing fees to Commission's lockbox depository:
02/25/97
Signatures
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities on the dates indicated.
By: _/s/ Linda Dougherty _____________________________
Linda Dougherty
Vice President & Comptroller
Date: 2/27/97
SHEA & GARDNER
1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 828-2000
February 25, 1997
Pruco Life Insurance Company
Pruco Life PRUvider Variable Appreciable Account
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Re: Registration No.33-49994
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have served as counsel to Pruco Life Insurance Company (the "Company")
and to Pruco Life Insurance Company Pruvider Variable Appreciable Account(the
"Account") in connection with the registration with the Securities and
Exchange Commission of an indefinite number of securities (specifically
variable life insurance contracts) pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company and the Account are
preparing to file a Rule 24f-2 Notice with the Commission pursuant to which
the registration of $26,794,000 worth of such securities issued during the year
ended December 31, 1996 is made definite.
Based on our examination of the relevant documents contained in the
Account's registration statement, and assuming that the variable life
insurance contracts were issued in accordance with the terms described in that
registration statement, that the Account received payment for the contracts,
and that the appropriate action was taken to qualify the sale of the
variable life insurance contracts under applicable state laws, we are of the
opinion that the variable life insurance contracts are valid, legal and
binding obligations of the Account in accordance with their terms and are
nonassessable.
We consent to the filing of this opinion, in connection with the Rule 24f-2
Notice, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Very truly yours,
SHEA & GARDNER
By: _/S/ Christopher E. Palmer
Christopher E. Palmer
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