N-30D 1 dn30d.txt FORM N-30D [Transamerica Life Insurance Company Letterhead] September 6, 2002 VIA EDGAR _______________________________________ Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Separate Account VA B File No. 811-06032, CIK 0000859607 Rule 30b2-1 Filing Commissioners: As required by Rule 30d-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), Separate Account VA B, a unit investment trust registered under the Act, recently mailed to its contract owners the semi-annual reports for the following underlying management investment companies: AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc., AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., Janus Aspen Series, Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc.; MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust(SM) and Variable Insurance Products Fund. 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: . On August 26, 2002, AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc., filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000778207); . On August 16, 2002, AIM Variable Insurance Funds filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000896435); . On August 19, 2002, Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000825316); . On August 21, 2002, Janus Aspen Series filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000906185); . On August 20, 2002, Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc. filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000355916); . On August 19, 2002, MFS(R) Variable Insurance Trust(SM) filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000825316); Securities and Exchange Commission Page 2 September 6, 2002 . On August 20, 2002, Variable Insurance Products Fund filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000356494); . On August 20, 2002, Variable Insurance Products Fund II filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000831016); and . On August 20, 2002, Variable Insurance Products Fund III filed its semi-annual report with the Commission via EDGAR (CIK: 0000927384). To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference. Very truly yours, Transamerica Life Insurance Company /s/ Frank A. Camp Frank A. Camp Division General Counsel Financial Markets Group