May 5, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company Separate Account VA-5
(File Nos. 33-71746, 811-8158)
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and
Separate Account VA-5 (the "Account"), we are filing a certification pursuant to
paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, we
certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
("SAI") for certain deferred variable annuity contracts offered by the Company
through the Account otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule
497 does not differ from the form of Prospectus and SAI contained in the Form
N-4 registration statement for the Account (the "Registration Statement"), which
was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
29, 1997 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
Regina M. Fink
Counsel
cc: F. Bellamy, Esq.
