May 2, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549-1004
ATTN: Document Control - EDGAR
RE: American Express Signature Variable AnnuitySM
American Enterprise Variable Annuity Account
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form N-4
File Nos. 333-74865 and 811-7195
Dear Commissioners:
Registrant certifies that the form of prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not
have differed from that contained in the most recent Registration Statement or
Amendment, and the text of the most recent Registration Statement or Amendment
has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mary Ellyn Minenko
Mary Ellyn Minenko
Vice President and Group Counsel
