As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2014

Registration No.             333- 186031

811- 06032

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 X

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 3

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 151

SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA B

(Exact Name of Registrant)

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of Depositor)

4333 Edgewood Road N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor’s Telephone Number: (319) 355-8330

Darin D. Smith, Esq.

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-4240

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Title of Securities Being Registered:         Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Policies

It is proposed that this filing become effective:

¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

x on May 1, 2014 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

¨ on                      pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) 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

This filing is solely for the purpose of delaying the post-effective date of the prior post-effective amendment filed on February 21, 2014. Parts A, B and C, and any exhibits, of the prior filing (Post-Effective Amendment No. 150 to Form N-4, File No. 333-186031) are incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant hereby certifies that this Amendment to the Registration Statement meets the requirements for effectiveness pursuant to paragraph (b) of Securities Act Rule 485 and has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Cedar Rapids and State of Iowa, on this 21^st day of April, 2014.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA B

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Depositor

                                                                 *

Brenda K. Clancy

President

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
	Director and Chairman of the Board	, 2014
Mark W. Mullin*
	Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel	, 2014
Craig D. Vermie*
	Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer	, 2014
Arthur C. Schneider*
	Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller	, 2014
Eric J. Martin*
	Director and President	, 2014
Brenda K. Clancy*
	Director, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	, 2014
C. Michiel van Katwijk*
/s/ Darin D. Smith Darin D. Smith	Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Managing Assistant General Counsel	April 21, 2014

*By: Darin D. Smith – Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed previously and herewith.