U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Annuity Investors Variable Account A
250 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45201-5423
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Commodore Variable Annuities (Commodore Nauticus; Commodore Mariner;
Commodore Americus)
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-07299
Securities Act File Number: 33-59861
33-65409
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:
December 31, 1996
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the
close of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities
sold after the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the
issuer's 24f-2 declaration: /-/
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration rule 24f-2(a)(1),
if applicable (see Instruction A.6):
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7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to
rule 24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the
beginning of the fiscal year:
0
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year
other than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
0
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year:
581,598.317 shares $3,337,987
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the
fiscal year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
581,598.317 shares representing $3,337,987
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11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7):
0
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold $ 3,337,987
during the fiscal year in reliance on ------------------
rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in + 0
connection with dividend reinvestment ------------------
plans (from Item 11, if applicable):
(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or - 40,058
repurchased during the fiscal year (if ------------------
applicable):
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or + 0
repurchased and previously applied as a ------------------
reduction to filing fees pursuant to
rule 24e-2 (if applicable):
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold $ 3,297,929
and issued during the fiscal year in ------------------
reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus
line (ii), less line (iii), plus line
(iv)] (if applicable):
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) x 1/3300
of the Securities Act of 1933 or other ------------------
applicable law or regulation (see
Instruction C.6):
(vii) Fee due [line (1) or line (v) $ 999.37
multiplied by line (vi)]:
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox
depository as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of
Informal and Other Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a). /_x_/
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's
lockbox depository:
March 3, 1997
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Lynn E. Laswell
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Lynn E. Laswell, Assistant Vice President
Date: February 18, 1997
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AMERICAN ANNUITY GROUP, INC.
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P.O. Box 120
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201
(513) 333-5515
Fax (513) 357-3397
MARK F. MUETHING
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
February 21, 1997
Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company
250 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Gentlemen:
This opinion is provided in connection with the Annual Notice of
Securities Sold Pursuant to Rule 24f-2, filed on Form 24F-2, for Annuity
Investors Variable Account A of which Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company
("AILIC") is the Depositor (the "Filing").
I have examined the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws of AILIC,
minutes of meetings of its Board of Directors and other records, and pertinent
provisions of the Ohio insurance laws, together with such other documents as I
have deemed appropriate. Based on the foregoing, it is my opinion that the
securities which are the subject of the Filing were legally issued, fully paid,
and non-assessable.
I hereby consent to the attachment of this opinion to the Filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mark F. Muething
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Mark F. Muething
