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THE FUTURE DIMENSIONS VARIABLE ANNUITY
A FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFFERED COMBINATION
FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
Issued by
SOUTHLAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
AND SOUTHLAND SEPARATE ACCOUNT A1
SUPPLEMENT DATED OCTOBER 7, 1998, TO
PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1998
THIS SUPPLEMENT UPDATES CERTAIN INFORMATION CONTAINED IN YOUR PROSPECTUS. PLEASE
READ IT CAREFULLY AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR PROSPECTUS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Effective July 6, 1998, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc., the investment adviser to
INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc., changed the arrangements by which it
voluntarily absorbs certain expenses of the INVESCO VIF - Industrial Income and
INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio. See the INVESCO VIF - Industrial Income and
INVESCO VIF - Utilities Portfolio supplements, dated July 6, 1998 to the
respective Portfolio prospectuses, dated May 1, 1998. The annual Portfolio
expenses (as a percentage of Portfolio average net assets), appearing on page 6
of the Future Dimensions Variable Annuity prospectus, restated to reflect these
changes, are estimated as follows:
Total Annual
Management Other Expenses Expenses
INVESCO Variable (Advisory) (after (after
Investment Funds, Inc. Fees reimbursements) reimbursements)
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Industrial Income Portfolio 0.75% 0.40% 1.15%
Utilities Portfolio 0.60% 0.55% 1.15%
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The "Examples" depicting the dollar amount of expenses on page 7 of the
prospectus are changed as follows:
IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR IF YOU DO NOT SURRENDER
CONTRACT AT THE END OF YOUR CONTRACT AT THE END
THE APPLICABLE TIME OF THE APPLICABLE TIME
PERIOD. PERIOD.
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1 3 5 10 1 3 5 10
SUBACCOUNT YEAR YEARS YEARS YEARS YEAR YEARS YEARS YEARS
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INVESCO Industrial
Income 98 134 173 303 28 84 143 303
INVESCO Utilities 98 134 173 303 28 84 143 303
