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September 9, 1998
VIA EDGAR
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: First Providian Life and Health Insurance Company Separate Account C-
Advisor's Edge Variable Annuity, Dimensional Variable Annuity and
PGA Retirement Annuity
File No.33-94204, 811-9062, CIK 947506
Rule 30b2-1 Filing
Commissioners:
As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "Act"), First Providian Life and Health Insurance Company Separate Account
C, a unit investment trust registered under the Act, mailed to its contract
owners the annual report for the following underlying management investment
companies: Endeavor Series Trust, DFA Investment Dimensions Group, Inc.;
Federated Insurance Series; Montgomery Funds III; PB Series Trust; SteinRoe
Variable Investment Trust; Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.; Wanger
Advisors Trust and Warburg Pincus Trust. This filing constitutes the filing of
those reports as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the Act.
Pursuant to Rule 30d-1 under the Act, the following annual reports were filed
with the Commission via EDGAR on the dates indicated:
. Endeavor Series Trust (CIK: 8472454) filed March 3, 1998
. DFA Investment Dimensions Group, Inc. (CIK: 355437) filed February 5, 1998
. Federated Insurance Series (CIK: 912577) filed February 20, 1998
. Montgomery Funds III (CIK: 930648) filed February 23, 1998
. PB Series Trust (CIK: 1026222) filed February 24, 1998
. SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust (CIK: 815425) filed February 27, 1998
. Strong Variable Insurance Funds, Inc. (CIK: 883644) filed February 27, 1998
. Wanger Advisors Trust (CIK: 929521) filed February 27, 1998
. Warburg Pincus Trust (CIK: 941568) filed February 20, 1998
To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Gregory E. Miller-Breetz
Gregory E. Miller-Breetz
Assistant General Counsel
