GLENBROOK LIFE & ANNUITY CO SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
485BPOS, 1999-12-30
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AS FILED WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE COMMISSION  ON  DECEMBER 30, 1999
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                                                          FILE NOS. 333-50879
                                                                    811-07351

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM N-4

             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 /X/

                                     AND/OR

               REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY
                                   ACT OF 1940

                               AMENDMENT NO. 10/X/

              GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)

                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                               (Name of Depositor)

                                 3100 SANDERS ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
                                  847/402-2400
         (Address and Telephone number of Depositor's Principal Offices)

                               MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
                  VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                                3100 SANDERS ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
                                  847/402-2400
       (Name, Complete Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)

                                   COPIES TO:

RICHARD T. CHOI, ESQUIRE                     TERRY R. YOUNG, ESQUIRE
FREEDMAN, LEVY, KROLL & SIMONDS              ALLSTATE LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES,
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.                INC.
SUITE 825                                    3100 SANDERS ROAD
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20036-5366                 NORTHBROOK, IL  60062

            Approximate date of proposed public offering: Continuous

              IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE
                             (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)

/ / immediately  upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/X/ on December 31, 1999 pursuant  to  paragraph  (b) of Rule 485
/ / 60 days after  filing  pursuant  to paragraph  (a)(1) of Rule 485
/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485

                    IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:

/ /  This  post-effective  amendment  designates  a  new  effective  date  for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.

Title  of  Securities  Being  Registered:   Flexible  Premium  Deferred  Annuity
Contracts and Participating Interests Therein.


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                                Explanatory Note

Registrant is filing this post-effective amendment ("Amendment") for the purpose
of adding four new variable  sub-accounts  that will be available  under the AIM
Lifetime PlusSM II Variable  Annuity  contract  described in the  registration
statement.  The  Amendment  is not  intended  to amend or delete any part of the
registration statement, except as specifically noted herein.

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                       Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
              Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Separate Account A

                   Supplement, dated January 3, 2000, to the
              AIM Lifetime PlusSM II Variable Annuity Prospectus
                                dated May 1, 1999

This  supplement  amends the  above-referenced  prospectus  for the AIM Lifetime
PlusSM II Variable Annuity Contract (the "Contract"),  offered by Glenbrook Life
and Annuity  Company,  to add four new Variable  Sub-Accounts.  Please keep this
supplement for future reference together with your prospectus.

Cover page:  Replace the second paragraph with the following:

    The  Contract  currently  offers  20  investment  alternatives  ("investment
    alternatives").  The investment alternatives include 3 fixed account options
    ("Fixed   Account   Options")  and  17  variable   sub-accounts   ("Variable
    Sub-Accounts")  of the Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Separate Account A
    ("Variable  Account").  Each Variable  Sub-Account  invests  exclusively  in
    shares of one of the  following  funds  ("Funds") of AIM Variable  Insurance
    Funds, Inc.:

AIM V.I. Aggressive Growth Fund             AIM V.I. Global Utilities Fund
AIM V.I. Balanced Fund                      AIM V.I. Government Securities Fund
AIM V.I. Blue Chip Fund                     AIM V.I. Growth Fund
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund          AIM V.I. Growth and Income Fund
AIM V.I. Capital Development Fund           AIM V.I. High Yield Fund
AIM V.I. Dent Demographics Fund             AIM V.I. International Equity Fund
AIM V.I. Diversified Income Fund            AIM V.I. Money Market Fund
AIM V.I. Global Growth and Income Fund      AIM V.I. Telecommunications Fund
                                 AIM V.I. Value Fund

Change all  references  throughout the  prospectus to the  availability  of "13"
Variable  Sub-Accounts  to  "17"  Variable  Sub-Accounts,  and  "16"  investment
alternatives to "20" investment alternatives.

Page 8: Insert the following to the chart describing Fund Annual Expenses:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------
                                                                                             Total Annual
    Fund                                                Advisory Fee      Other Expenses     Fund Expenses
<S>                                                     <C>               <C>                <C>
    AIM V.I. Blue Chip Fund(2)                          0.75%              0.55%               1.30%
    AIM V.I. Dent Demographics Fund(2)                  0.85%              0.55%               1.40%
    AIM V.I. Global Growth and Income Fund(2)           1.00%              0.45%               1.45%
    AIM V.I. Telecommunications Fund(2)                 1.00%              0.44%               1.44%
    ------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ------------------
</TABLE>

Page 8: Insert the following  footnote below the chart  describing  Fund Annual
Expenses:

     (2) The AIM V.I. Blue Chip,  Dent  Demographics,  Global Growth and Income,
     and  Telecommunications  Funds  commenced  operations on December 29, 1999,
     December 29, 1999, October 15, 1999 and October 15, 1999 respectively. The
     management fee, other expenses and total annual fund operating expenses are
     based on estimates for the Funds' first full fiscal year.

Page 8:  Insert the following to Example 1:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Variable Sub-Account                              1 Year       3 Years        5 Years       10 Years
    --------------------                              ------       -------        -------       --------

<S>                                                   <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>
    AIM V.I. Blue Chip                                 $90          $141           $193         $306
    AIM V.I. Dent Demographics                         $91          $141           $194         $307
    AIM V.I. Global Growth and Income                  $91          $142           $194         $307
    AIM V.I. Telecommunications                        $91          $142           $194         $307

Page 9:  Insert the following to Example 2:

    Variable Sub-Account                              1 Year       3 Years        5 Years       10 Years
    --------------------                              ------       -------        -------       --------

    AIM V.I. Blue Chip                                 $29          $86            $146         $306
    AIM V.I. Dent Demographics                         $30          $87            $146         $307
    AIM V.I. Global Growth and Income                  $31          $88            $147         $307
    AIM V.I. Telecommunications                        $31          $88            $147         $307

</TABLE>

Page 15: Insert the following to the table  describing the investment  objective
of each Fund:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>
    Fund:                                              Each Fund Seeks:
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    AIM V.I. Blue Chip Fund                            Long-term growth of capital with a secondary objective of
                                                       current income.
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    AIM V.I. Dent Demographics Fund                    Long-term growth of capital.  The fund's investment objective
                                                       may be changed by the fund's Board of Directors without
                                                       shareholders approval.
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    AIM V.I. Global Growth and Income Fund             Long-term growth of capital together with current income.
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
    AIM V.I. Telecommunications Fund                   Long-term growth of capital.
    -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Page 33: Replace the first sentence of the third paragraph with the following:

    The Variable Account consists of multiple Variable Sub-Accounts, 17 of which
    are currently available for investment under the Contract.

Pages A-1 - A-6 (Appendix A): Replace the first sentence of the footnote to each
table in Appendix A with the following:

    * The Variable Sub-Accounts listed above were first available for investment
    under  the  Contract  described  herein  on  June  2,  1998.  There  are  no
    Accumulation  Unit  Values  to  report  for the AIM  V.I.  Blue  Chip,  Dent
    Demographics,  Global  Growth and Income,  and  Telecommunications  Variable
    Sub-Accounts, which first became available for investment under the Contract
    as of the date of this supplement.


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 PART C

Part C is hereby amended to include the following exhibits:

ITEM 24. (b)  EXHIBITS

(9)(c)        Opinion and Consent of Michael J. Velotta, Vice President,
              Secretary and General Counsel of Glenbrook Life and Annuity
              Company.



27.  NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

As of December  30,  1999,  there were 4,282  nonqualified  contracts  and 2,157
qualified contracts.



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                                   SIGNATURES

As  required by the  Securities  Act of 1933 and the  Investment  Company Act of
1940, the  Registrant,  Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company  Separate  Account A,
certifies  that it meets the  requirements  of  Securities  Act Rule  485(b) for
effectiveness of this amended Registration Statement and has caused this amended
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto
duly authorized,  and its seal to be hereunto  affixed and attested,  all in the
Township of Northfield, State of Illinois, on the 30th day of December, 1999.

                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                               SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
                                  (REGISTRANT)

                     BY: GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                                   (DEPOSITOR)

(SEAL)

                  By:  /s/ MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
                         Michael J. Velotta
                         Vice President, Secretary and
                         General Counsel


As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amended  Registration  Statement
has been duly signed below by the following  Directors and Officers of Glenbrook
Life and Annuity Company on the 30th day of December, 1999.

*/LOUIS G. LOWER, II                   Chairman of the Board, Chief
    Louis G. Lower, II                 Executive Officer and Director
                                       (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/MICHAEL J. VELOTTA                  Vice President, Secretary, General
   Michael J. Velotta                  Counsel and Director

*/THOMAS J. WILSON, II                 Vice Chairman and Director
Thomas J. Wilson, II                   (Principal Operating Officer)

*/JOHN R. HUNTER                       Director
    John R. Hunter

*/KEVIN R. SLAWIN                      Vice President and Director
   Kevin R. Slawin                     (Principal Financial Officer)

*/G. CRAIG WHITEHEAD                   Vice President and Director
    G. Craig Whitehead

*/SAMUEL H. PILCH                      Controller
  Samuel H. Pilch                      (Principal Accounting Officer)

*/ By Michael J. Velotta, pursuant to Power of Attorney, previously filed.



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit  Description

(9)(b)          Opinion and Consent of Michael J. Velotta, Vice President,
                Secretary and General Counsel of Glenbrook Life and Annuity
                Company









                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                          LAW AND REGULATION DEPARTMENT
                             3100 Sanders Road, J5B
                           Northbrook, Illinois 60062
                         Direct Dial Number 847-402-2400
                             Facsimile 847-402-4371


Michael J. Velotta
 Vice President, Secretary
   and General Counsel

                                    December 30, 1999


TO:    GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
       NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS  60062

FROM:  MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
       VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL

RE:    FORM N-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
       UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
       FILE NO. 333-25045, 811-08175

     With reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 filed by Glenbrook
Life and Annuity Company (the "Company"),  as depositor,  and Glenbrook Life and
Annuity  Company  Separate  Account A, as  registrant,  with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  covering the Flexible  Premium  Deferred  Variable Annuity
Contracts, marketed as the AIM Lifetime PlusSM II Variable Life. I have examined
such documents and such law as I have considered necessary and appropriate,  and
on the basis of such examination, it is my opinion that as of December 30, 1999:

1.   The Company is duly  organized and existing  under the laws of the State of
     Arizona and has been duly  authorized  to do business  by the  Director of
     Insurance of the State of Arizona.

2.   The securities  registered by the above Registration  Statement when issued
     will be valid, legal and binding obligations of the Company.

     I hereby  consent to the filing of this  opinion as an exhibit to the above
referenced  Registration  Statement  and to the use of my name under the caption
"Legal  Matters"  in the  Prospectus  constituting  a part  of the  Registration
Statement.

Sincerely,


/s/ MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
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Michael J. Velotta
Vice President, Secretary and
  General Counsel


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