Registration No. 33-47949
Registration No. 811-1705
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | |
Pre-Effective Amendment No. | |
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 13
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AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | |
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Amendment No. 86
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(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
of
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
(Exact Name of Registrant)
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
(Name of Depositor)
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 554-1234
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DODIE KENT
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND COUNSEL
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104
(Names and Addresses of Agents for Service)
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Please send copies of all communications to:
PETER E. PANARITES, ESQ.
Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 825
Washington, D.C. 20036
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box):
| | Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
|X| On September 1, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
| | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
| | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
| | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.
| | On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
| | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
previously filed post-effective amendment.
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Title of Securities Being Registered:
Units of interest in Separate Account under variable annuity
contracts.
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NOTE
This Post Effective Amendment No. 13 ("PEA") to the Form N-4 Registration
Statement No. 33-47949 ("Registration Statement") of The Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable Life") and its Separate
Account A is being filed solely for the purpose of including in the Registration
Statement the additions/modifications reflected in the supplement. The PEA does
not amend or delete the Momentum Prospectus or Statement of Additional
Information, dated May 1, 2000, or any other part of the Registration Statement
except as specifically noted herein.
(Parts A, B, and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Form N-4
Registration Statement (File No. 33-47949), filed with the Commission on April
27, 2000, are incorporated by reference.)
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES -- SUPPLEMENT DATED
SEPTEMBER 1, 2000, TO THE MAY 1, 2000 PROSPECTUSES AND STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ("SAIS") FOR:
MOMENTUM(SM) MOMENTUM PLUS(SM)
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This supplement modifies certain information in the above-referenced
prospectuses and SAIs, as supplemented to date (together, the "Prospectuses").
Unless otherwise indicated, all other information included in the Prospectuses
remains unchanged. The terms and section headings we use in this supplement have
the same meaning as in the Prospectuses.
1. NEW VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS:
The following is added to the Prospectus under "Fee table":
A. We anticipate making available the variable investment options
described below on or about October 23, 2000, subject to regulatory
approval.
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VARIABLE OBJECTIVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 12B-1 OTHER TOTAL ANNUAL
INVESTMENT ADVISOR (1) FEE(2) FEE(3) EXPENSE EXPENSES (5)
OPTION (AFTER
EXPENSES
LIMITATION)
(4)
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EQ/JANUS LARGE LONG-TERM JANUS CAPITAL 0.90% 0.25% 0.00% 1.15%
CAP GROWTH GROWTH IN A CORPORATION
MANNER THAT IS
CONSISTENT
WITH
PRESERVATION
OF CAPITAL
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FI MID CAP LONG-TERM FIDELITY 0.70% 0.25% 0.05% 1.00%
GROWTH OF MANAGEMENT &
CAPITAL RESEARCH
COMPANY
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EQ/AXP NEW LONG-TERM AMERICAN 0.65% 0.25% 0.05% 0.95%
DIMENSIONS GROWTH OF EXPRESS
CAPITAL FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
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EQ/AXP LONG-TERM AMERICAN 0.70% 0.25% 0.05% 1.00%
STRATEGY GROWTH OF EXPRESS
AGGRESSIVE CAPITAL FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
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(1) The investment results you achieve in any one of these variable investment
options will depend on the investment performance of the corresponding
Portfolio of the EQ Advisors Trust that shares the same name as that
option. The advisor shown is the advisor who makes the investment decisions
for the Portfolio.
(2) The management fee for each portfolio cannot be increased without a vote of
each portfolio's shareholders.
(3) Portfolio shares are all subject to fees imposed under the distribution
plan (the "Rule 12b-1 Plan") adopted by EQ Advisors Trust pursuant to Rule
12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The 12b-1 fee will not be
increased for the life of the contracts.
(4) The amounts shown as "Other Expenses" will fluctuate from year to year
depending on actual expenses. See footnote (5) for any expense limitation
agreements.
(5) Equitable Life, EQ Advisors Trust's manager, has entered into an Expense
Limitation Agreement with respect to these Portfolios that will begin on or
about September 1, 2000 and end on August 30, 2001. Under this agreement,
Equitable Life has agreed to waive or limit its fees and assume other
expenses of each of these Portfolios, if necessary, in an amount that
limits each Portfolio's Total Annual Expenses (exclusive of interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenditures and extraordinary
expenses) to not more than the amounts specified above under Total Annual
Expenses. Each of these Portfolios will commence operations on or about
September 1, 2000 and we have estimated that absent the expense limitation,
the "Other Expenses" for 2000 on an annualized basis for each of the
portfolios would be: .10% for EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth; and
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.09% for FI Mid Cap, EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive and EQ/AXP New Dimensions.
Each portfolio may at a later date make a reimbursement to Equitable Life
for any of the management fees waived or limited and other expenses assumed
and paid by Equitable Life pursuant to the expense limitation agreement
provided that, among other things, such portfolio has reached sufficient
size to permit such reimbursement to be made and provided that the
portfolio's current annual operating expenses do not exceed the operating
expense limit determined for such portfolio. For more information, see the
prospectus for EQ Advisors Trust.
B. Examples with respect to the new variable investment options:
The examples below show the expenses that a hypothetical contract owner or
participant would pay in the situations illustrated. We assume that a
$1,000 contribution is invested in one of the variable investment options
listed and a 5% annual return is earned on the assets in that option. (1)
Other than as indicated in the next sentence, the charges used in the
examples are the maximum aggregate charges that can apply under any
contract to which this Supplement relates. The quarterly administrative
charge is based on the charges that apply to a mix of estimated contract
sizes, resulting in an estimated administrative charge for the purpose of
these examples of $0.95 per $1,000. These examples do not reflect the $300
annual charge for basic recordkeeping services, which we bill directly to
the employer. Please note that the charges that would apply under your
contract may be lower if: (i) your contract does not have a quarterly
administrative charge; or (ii) the current charges under your contract are
lower than the maximum charges used in the examples below.
These examples should not be considered a representation of past or future
expenses for each option. Actual expenses may be greater or less than those
shown. (2) Similarly, the annual rate of return assumed in the examples is
not an estimate or guarantee of future investment performance.
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IF YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE RETIREMENT 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
ACCOUNT VALUE AND THE WITHDRAWAL ------ ------- ------- --------
CHARGE APPLIES, THE EXPENSES AT THE
END OF EACH PERIOD SHOWN WOULD BE:
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EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth $ 88.59 $ 147.74 $ 209.61 $ 301.89
FI Mid Cap $ 87.11 $ 143.33 $ 202.31 $ 286.50
EQ/AXP New Dimensions $ 86.62 $ 141.85 $ 199.87 $ 281.32
EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive $ 87.11 $ 143.33 $ 202.31 $ 286.50
IF YOU DO NOT WITHDRAW YOUR ENTIRE 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT VALUE, THE EXPENSES ------ ------- ------- --------
AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD SHOWN WOULD
BE:
EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth $ 27.22 $ 83.54 $ 142.46 $ 301.89
FI Mid Cap $ 25.65 $ 78.84 $ 134.65 $ 286.50
EQ/AXP New Dimensions $ 25.12 $ 77.26 $ 132.03 $ 281.32
EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive $ 25.65 $ 78.84 $ 134.65 $ 286.50
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(1) The amount accumulated could not be paid in the form of an annuity payout
option at the end of any of the periods shown in the examples. This is
because the amount applied to purchase an annuity payout option must be at
least $3,500. See "Accessing your money" in your prospectus. In some cases,
charges designed to approximate certain taxes that may be imposed on us,
such as premium taxes in your state will be deducted from the amount
applied, if applicable.
(2) Actual administrative charges may be less if you, as employer, are billed
directly for the quarterly administrative charge or if we do not deduct the
quarterly administrative charge.
2. VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTION NAME CHANGES:
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Effective October 6, 2000, the name of the Alliance Equity Index variable
investment option has been changed to EQ Equity 500 Index, which reflects
the corresponding name change of the underlying EQ Advisors Trust
portfolio. All references to this variable investment option and the
corresponding portfolio in each Prospectus are hereby changed to the new
name.
3. T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL STOCK PORTFOLIO CHANGE IN ADVISOR:
The EQ Advisors Trust Board of Trustees approved T. Rowe Price
International, Inc. as the new advisor for the T. Rowe Price International
Stock Portfolio. The terms and conditions, including fees, of the
investment advisory agreement have not changed. The new advisor is the
successor company to the old advisor. References to Rowe Price-Fleming
International, Inc. in each Prospectus are hereby changed to T. Rowe Price
International, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of
Securities Act Rule 485(b) for the effectiveness of this amendment to the
Registration Statement and has duly caused this amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City and State of New York, on the
28th day of August, 2000.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT A OF
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
(Registrant)
By: The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States
By: /s/ Maureen K. Wolfson
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Maureen K. Wolfson
Vice President
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, the Depositor has duly caused this amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City and State of New York,
on the 28th day of August, 2000.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
(Depositor)
By: /s/ Maureen K. Wolfson
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Maureen K. Wolfson
Vice President
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated:
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
*Michael Hegarty President, Chief Operating Officer
and Director
*Edward D. Miller Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER:
*Stanley B. Tulin Vice Chairman of the Board,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:
Senior Vice President and Controller
*Alvin H. Fenichel
*DIRECTORS:
Francoise Colloc'h Donald J. Greene George T. Lowy
Henri de Castries John T. Hartley Edward D. Miller
Joseph L. Dionne John H.F. Haskell, Jr. Didier Pineau-Valencienne
Denis Duverne Michael Hegarty George J. Sella, Jr.
Jean-Rene Fourtou Mary R. (Nina) Henderson Peter J. Tobin
Norman C. Francis W. Edwin Jarmain Stanley B. Tulin
Dave H. Williams
*By: /s/ Maureen K. Wolfson
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Maureen K. Wolfson
Attorney-in-Fact
August 28, 2000
