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[PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION LETTERHEAD] [LOGO]
May 1, 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 II
FILING PURSUANT TO RULE 497(j) FOR
FILE NO. 333-94047; 811-8108
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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 II variable deferred annuity contract and
otherwise required to be filed under Rule 497(c) does not differ from the SAI
contained in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 for Protective Variable Annuity
Separate Account as filed with the Commission on April 24, 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
