Registration No. 33-83750
Registration No. 811-8754
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 [X]
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. 18 [X]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
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SEPARATE ACCOUNT No. 45
of
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
(Exact Name of Registrant)
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
(Name of Depositor)
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 554-1234
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MARY JOAN HOENE
VICE PRESIDENT AND COUNSEL
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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Please send copies of all communications to:
PETER E. PANARITES
Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 825
Washington, D.C. 20036
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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box):
[X] Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
[ ] On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
[ ] On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Title of Securities Being Registered:
Units of interest in Separate Account under variable annuity contracts.
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Note
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement
No. 33-83750 ("Registration Statement") is being filed solely for the purpose of
resubmitting as an exhibit the Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, now dated
May 4, 1999. The Consent being filed replaces the Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated April 30, 1999, contained in the immediately
preceding Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement. Post-Effective
Amendment No. 14 is being filed for no other purpose.
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
10(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of
Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this amended Registration
Statement and has caused this amendment to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf, in the City and State of New York, on this 5th day of
May, 1999.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT No. 45 OF
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
(Registrant)
By: The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States
By: /s/ Jerome S. Golden
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Jerome S. Golden
Executive Vice President,
Product Management Group,
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Depositor certifies that it has duly caused this amended Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City and State of New York, on this
5th day of May, 1999.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
(Depositor)
By: /s/ Jerome S. Golden
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Jerome S. Golden
Executive Vice President,
Product Management Group,
The Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United States
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amended registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated:
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS:
Edward D. Miller Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
Michael Hegarty President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER:
Stanley B. Tulin Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial
Officer and Director
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:
/s/ Alvin H. Fenichel Senior Vice President and Controller
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Alvin H. Fenichel
May 5, 1999
DIRECTORS:
Francoise Colloc'h Donald J. Greene George T. Lowy
Henri de Castries John T. Hartley Edward D. Miller
Joseph L. Dionne John H.F. Haskell, Jr. Didier Pineau-Valencienne
Denis Duverne Michael Hegarty George J. Sella, Jr.
Jean-Rene Fourtou Mary R. (Nina) Henderson Peter J. Tobin
Norman C. Francis W. Edwin Jarmain Stanley B. Tulin
Dave H. Williams
By: /s/ Jerome S. Golden
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Jerome S. Golden
Attorney-in-Fact
May 5, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NO. TAG VALUE
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10(a) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP EX-99.10a
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in each Statement of Additional Information
constituting part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration
Statement No. 33-83750 on Form N-4 (the "Registration Statement") of (1) our
report dated February 8, 1999 relating to the financial statements of Separate
Account No. 45 of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States for
the year ended December 31, 1998, and (2) our report dated February 8, 1999
relating to the consolidated financial statements of The Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the United States for the year ended December 31, 1998,
which reports appear in such Statement of Additional Information, and to the
incorporation by reference of our reports into the Prospectus which constitutes
part of this Registration Statement. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Prospectus of our reports dated February 8, 1999 appearing on
page F-1 and page F-53 of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United
States' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings "Custodian and Independent
Accountants" in each Statement of Additional Information and "About our
independent accountants" in the Prospectus.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 4, 1999
