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497(j) Certification
May 1, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Pruco Life Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Account
Registration No. 333-06701
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, The Prudential
Life Insurance Company of America, on behalf of the Pruco Life Flexible Premium
Variable Annuity Account (the "Account"), hereby certified: (1) that the text
of the Account's most recent post-effective amendment has been filed
electronically; and (2) that the form of the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) would not
have differed from that contained in the most recent post-effective amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ CLIFFORD E. KIRSCH, ESQ.
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Clifford E. Kirsch, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer
Pruco Life Insurance Company