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[LOGO LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY]
April 29, 1998
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
RE: Lincoln Benefit Life Variable Life Account
1933 File No. 33-67386
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with rule 497(j) of Regulation C under the Securities Act of
1933, Lincoln Benefit Life Variable Life Account (the "Account") certifies
that:
a. The form of prospectus that would have been filed under paragraph (b) of
Rule 497 would not have differed from that contained in the most recent
post-effective amendment to the Account's registration statement on Form
S-6; and
b. The text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Account's
registration statement was filed with the Commission electronically on
April 28, 1998.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Gregory C. Sernett
Gregory C. Sernett
Vice President and
Assistant General Counsel
GCS:jw
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LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY, LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE CENTRE, Lincoln, NE
68501-0469 . 800-LBL-WATS
