WNL SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
WESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Supplement dated December 30, 1997
to Prospectus dated May 1, 1997
This supplement should be attached to your copy of the Prospectus for the
variable annuity contracts issued by WNL Separate Account A ("Separate Account
A") and Western National Life Insurance Company ("Western National Life").
BLACKROCK MANAGED BOND PORTFOLIO SUBSTITUTION
Pursuant to an Order of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dated
December 17, 1997, Western National Life received approval to substitute shares
(the "Substitution") of the Salomon Brothers U.S. Government Securities
Portfolio of WNL Series Trust for shares of the BlackRock Managed Bond Portfolio
of WNL Series Trust held in Separate Account A. The Substitution was effected on
December 29, 1997 (the "Substitution Date").
An Owner of a Contract that was funded in whole or in part by shares in the
BlackRock Managed Bond Portfolio on the Substitution Date is permitted from the
Substitution Date until January 30, 1998 to transfer his or her Salomon Brothers
U.S. Government Securities Sub-Account value into any other Sub-Account without
any limitation or charge on transfers described in the Prospectus for the
variable annuity contracts. A written request must be received by Western
National Life at its Variable Annuity Service Center prior to the close of
business on January 30, 1998 to effect such transfer. A complete list of all
available Sub-Accounts into which an Owner may transfer is found in the Variable
Annuity Prospectus dated May 1, 1997.
The investment objective and fees for the Salomon Brothers U.S. Government
Securities Portfolio are described in the May 1, 1997 Prospectus for the
variable annuity contracts.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: (800) 910-4455
Issued by: Western National Life Insurance Company
Annuity Service Office: 1290 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109-4303
