September 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica
Occidental Life Separate Account VA-5 (File No. 33-71746)
Dear Commissioner:
On behalf of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica
Occidental Life Separate Account VA-5 ("separate account"), incorporated by
reference are the semi-annual reports for the underlying funds of the "separate
account" for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to
Rule 30b2-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Act"). The funds are as
follows: Equity Growth & Income Fund, U.S. Government Bond Fund, INVESCO
Variable Investment Funds, Janus Aspen Series, Lexington Emerging Markets Fund,
SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust, Schwab Money Market Portfolio, Strong
Discovery Fund II, TCI Balanced and TCI Growth.
These semi-annual reports are for the period ending June 30, 1996, and have been
transmitted to contract holders in accordance with Rule 30d-2 under the Act.
If you have any questions regarding the enclosed report, please contact the
undersigned at (213) 742-3126.
Very truly yours,
Susan Vivino
Paralegal
cc: F. Bellamy
R. Fink
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Equity Growth & Income Fund Invesco Variable
U.S. Government Bond Fund Investment Funds
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Entity: Federated Insurance Series Invesco Variable Investment Funds
File #: 811-8042 811-08038
Date of Filing: 08/28/96 08/27/96
CIK #: 912577 912744
Accession #: 0000912577-96-000012 0000912744-96-000012
Janus Aspen Series Lexington Emerging Markets Fund
Entity: Janus Aspen Series Lexington Emerging Markets Fund
File #: 811-07736 811-8250
Date of Filing: 08/27/96 08/19/96
CIK #: 906185 916764
Accession #: 0000906185-96-000051 0000916764-96-00005
Steinroe Variable Investment Trust Schwab Money Market Portfolio
Entity: Steinroe Variable Investment Trust Schwab Money Market Portfolio
File #: 811-5199 811-08314
Date of Filing: 08/29/96 08/30/96
CIK #: 815425 918266
Accession #: 0000815425-96-0000250 0000950149-96-001361
Strong Variable Insurance Funds TCI Balanced/TCI Growth
Entity: Strong Variable Insurance Funds TCI Balanced/TCI Growth
File #: 811-6553 811-5188
Date of Filing: 08/21/96 08/23/96
CIK #: 883644 814680
Accession #: 0000883644-96-000024 0000814680-96-000009
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