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[PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION LETTERHEAD] [LOGO]
May 2, 2000
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PROTECTIVE VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
PROTECTIVE VARIABLE ANNUITY
FILING PURSUANT TO RULE 497(j) FOR
FILE NO. 33-70984;811-8108
Commissioners:
On behalf of Protective Life Insurance Company and Protective Variable
Annuity Separate Account, we hereby certify, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that the form of the Statement of Additional
Information ("SAI") being used in connection with the offering of the Protective
Variable Annuity variable deferred annuity contract and otherwise required to be
filed under Rule 497(c) does not differ from the SAI contained in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 9 for Protective Variable Annuity Separate Account as filed with
the Commission on April 20, 2000 via EDGARLINK.
Please do not hesitate to call the undersigned at (800) 627-0220 if you
have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ STEVE M. CALLAWAY
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Steve M. Callaway
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