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AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT D
SELECT RESERVE(SM)
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT VARIABLE AND FIXED INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED ANNUITY
CONTRACTS
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2000
TO
PROSPECTUS AND STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DATED APRIL 3, 2000
AS SUPPLEMENTED MAY 25, 2000, AUGUST 2, 2000 AND SEPTEMBER 12, 2000
Effective November 1, 2000 American General Life Insurance Company is
amending the prospectus and its related statement of additional information for
the sole purpose of reflecting a change in the principal underwriter and
distributor of the Contracts.
On page 20 of the prospectus, the second paragraph of the section "CONTRACT
ISSUANCE AND PURCHASE PAYMENTS" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
Your application to purchase a Contract must be on a Written application
that we provide and that you sign. AGL and American General Distributors,
Inc., as distributor of the Contracts, may agree on a different medium or
format for the application. The Owner, joint Owner, Annuitant and
Contingent Annuitant must each be no older than 85. When a purchase
payment accompanies an application to purchase a Contract and you have
properly completed the application, we will either:
On page 45 of the prospectus, the section titled "DISTRIBUTION
ARRANGEMENTS" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
DISTRIBUTION ARRANGEMENTS
Individuals who sell the Contracts will be licensed by state insurance
authorities as agents of AGL. The individuals will also be registered
representatives of broker-dealer firms, some of which may be affiliated with
AGL. Some individuals may be representatives of firms that are exempt from
broker-dealer regulation. Any non-exempt broker-dealer firms are registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as broker-dealers and are members of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.
American General Distributors, Inc. ("AGDI") is the principal underwriter and
distributor of the Contracts. AGDI is an affiliate of AGL. AGDI's principal
business address is 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019-2191. Before
November 1, 2000 American General Securities Incorporated ("AGSI") served in
this role. AGSI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGL. For a period of time you
may receive written information from us that identifies AGSI as the distributor
of the Contracts. AGL offers the Contracts on a continuous basis.
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On page 4 of the statement of additional information, the section titled
"PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
American General Distributors, Inc. ("AGDI") is the principal underwriter and
distributor of the Contracts. Before November 1, 2000 American General
Securities Incorporated ("AGSI") served in this role. AGSI is our subsidiary
broker-dealer.
AGDI is an affiliate of AGL. In the states of Florida and Illinois, AGDI is
known as American General Financial Distributors of Florida, Inc. and American
General Financial Distributors of Illinois, Inc., respectively. AGDI's
principal office is at 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019-2191. AGDI was
organized as a Delaware corporation on June 24, 1994 and is a registered broker-
dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD"). AGDI is also the
principal underwriter for AGL's Separate Accounts A and VL-R, as well as the
underwriter for various separate accounts of other AGL affiliates. These
separate accounts are registered investment companies. AGDI, as the principal
underwriter and distributor, is not paid any fees on the Policies.
