May 6, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Separate Account VA-5
(File Nos. 33-71746 and 811-8158)
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Separate Account VA-5 (the "Fund"), 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 contracts offered by the Company through the
Fund 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 Fund (the "Registration Statement"), which was
filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission April 28, 1998,
via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
Regina M. Fink
Counsel
