September 8, 2000
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
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:
American Century VP Capital Appreciation, Federated American Leaders Fund II,
Federated Fund For U.S. Government Securities II, INVESCO VIF - High Yield Fund,
INVESCO VIF - Industrial Income Fund, INVESCO VIF - Total Return Fund, Janus
Aspen Growth Portfolio, Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Schwab Money Market
Portfolio, SteinRoe Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series and Strong
Discovery Fund II.
These semi-annual reports are for the period ending June 30, 2000, and have been
transmitted to contract holders in accordance with Rule 30d-2 under the Act.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact the undersigned
at (213) 742-3126.
Very truly yours,
Susan Vivino
Paralegal
cc: R. Fink, Esq.
Enclosure
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Entity Fund File No. Date Filed Accession No. CIK No.
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American Century VP Capital Appreciation 811-5188 8-31-2000 0000814680-00-000010 814680
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Federated Insurance Series Federated American Leaders 811-8042 8-21-2000 0000912577-00-000019 912577
Fund II/ Federated Fund for
U.S. Government Securities II
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INVESCO VIF High Yield/Industrial Income 811-08038 8-28-2000 0000912744-00-000011 912744
/Total Return
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Janus Aspen Series Growth 811-07736 8-23-2000 0001012709-00-000754 906185
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Lexington Emerging Markets Lexington Emerging Markets Fund 811-8250 8-31-2000 0000950130-00-004786 916764
Fund, Inc.
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Schwab Annuity Portfolios Schwab Money Market 811-08314 9-7-2000 0000912057-00-040347 918266
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SteinRoe Variable Investment Stein Roe Small Company Growth 811-05199 3-22-2000 0000950146-00-000289 815425
Trust Fund, Variable Series
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Strong Discovery Fund II, Inc. Strong Discovery Fund II 811-6553 9-8-2000 0000950131-00-005226 883644
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