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Prospectus Supplement - February 1, 1996
AEL Personal PortfolioSM Variable Annuity Prospectus
(May 1, 1995) 37301 C (4/95)
For the GT Global Variable Latin America Fund and the GT Global
Variable New Pacific Fund the prospectus is changed as follows:
GT Global Variable Latin America Fund and GT Global Variable
New Pacific Fund are not available in the State of
California. If your annuity was purchased in California, you
cannot allocate purchase payments to the subaccount that
invests in GT Global Variable Latin America Fund or the GT
Global Variable New Pacific Fund.
31301-22A (1/96)