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As filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 6, 1999
Registration Nos. 33-85442
811-8828
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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 [X]
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 8 [X]
AND
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 13 [X]
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
(Exact Name of Registrant)
NEW ENGLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)
501 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02117
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)
Depositor's Telephone Number: 617-578-2000
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:
H. James Wilson, Esquire
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
New England Life Insurance Company
501 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02117
COPY TO:
Stephen E. Roth, Esquire
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
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It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
[_] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[X] on April 30, 1999 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
[X] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment
Title of Securities Being Registered: Individual Variable Annuity Contracts
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Note:
This registration statement incorporates by reference the profile, prospectuses
and statements of additional information each dated April 30, 1999 for the
American Growth Series variable annuity contracts as filed in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File no. 33-85442)
filed January 21, 1999.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant, New England Variable Annuity Separate Account, certifies
that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness
of this amendment to the Registration Statement and has duly caused this
Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf in the city
of Boston, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 5th day of April, 1999.
New England Variable Annuity
Separate Account
(Registrant)
By: New England Life Insurance
Company
(Depositor)
By: /s/ H. James Wilson
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H. James Wilson, Esq.
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Attest:
/s/ Marie C. Swift
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Marie C. Swift
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As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Depositor, New England Life Insurance Company certifies that it meets
the requirements for effectiveness of Securities Act Rule 485(b) of this
amendment to the Registration Statement and has duly caused this amendment to
the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf in the city of Boston, and
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 5th day of April, 1999.
New England Life Insurance Company
(Seal)
Attest: /s/ Marie C. Swift By: /s/ H. James Wilson
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Marie C. Swift H. James Wilson
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on April 5, 1999.
_______*______________ Chairman, President and
James M. Benson Chief Executive Officer
_______*______________ Director
Robert H. Benmosche
_______*______________ Director
Susan C. Crampton
_______*______________ Director
Edward A. Fox
_______*______________ Director
George J. Goodman
_______*______________ Director
Evelyn E. Handler
_______*______________ Director
Philip K. Howard, Esq.
_______*______________ Director
Bernard A. Leventhal
_______*______________ Director
Thomas J. May
_______*______________ Director
Stewart G. Nagler
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_______*______________ Director
Catherine A. Rein
_______*______________ Second Vice President and
Richard A. Robinson chief accounting officer
_______*______________ Executive Vice President and
David Y. Rogers Chief Financial Officer
_______*______________ Director
Rand N. Stowell
__________*____________ Director
Alexander B. Trowbridge
By: /s/ Anne M. Goggin
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Anne M. Goggin, Esq.
Attorney-in-fact
* Executed by Anne M. Goggin, Esquire on behalf of those indicated pursuant
to Powers of Attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-85442) as filed on April
30, 1997, Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-4 (File No. 33-85442) as filed on June 30, 1998 and Post-Effective
Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-
85442) as filed on January 21, 1999.
