EQUITABLE ACCUMULATOR(SM)
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1999
Issued By
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
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The following information is inserted on page 48 of the prospectus under
"baseBUILDER benefits charge" at the end of the first paragraph:
The charge for the baseBUILDER combined guaranteed minimum income
benefit with the 5% to age 70 guaranteed minimum death benefit is equal
to 0.15% of the benefit base in effect on the contract date
anniversary.
