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FIRST ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUPPLEMENT
TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1998
Separate Account VA-K (Allmerica Advantage and ExecAnnuity Plus)
The management fee table under the section INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES is
amended to change the management fee structure for the Select Growth Fund as
follows:
First $250 Million...........0.85%
Next $250 Million............0.80%
Next $250 Million............0.70%
Over $750 Million............0.70%
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The last sentence of the third paragraph under "G. Death Benefit" on page 31 of
the prospectus is deleted.
Dated: June 1, 1998