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Security Benefit Life Insurance Company 700 SW Harrison St.
Security Benefit Group, Inc. Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
Security Distributors, Inc. (785) 431-3000
Security Management Company, LLC
May 2, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Subj: SBL VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT VIII (VARIFLEX LS)
File Nos.: 33-85592 and 811-8836
Dear Sir or Madam:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933,
please accept this letter as certification that the Variflex LS Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information do not differ from that contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement filed under the
Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 17 to the Registration Statement filed
under Investment Company Act of 1940. These Post-Effective Amendments were filed
electronically May 1, 2000.
Please contact me at (785) 431-3226 if you have any questions concerning this
filing.
Sincerely,
AMY J. LEE
Amy J. Lee
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
