TRANSAMERICA EXTRA^SM VARIABLE ANNUITY

Issued by

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SEPARATE ACCOUNT VA B

Supplement Dated January 6, 2017

to the

Prospectus dated May 1, 2016

Effective on or about November 30, 2016, the underlying fund portfolio changed the fund name and fund subadvisor. Accordingly, the following changes will be made to the GE Investments Total Return Fund, Class 3 subaccount:

PRIOR   SUBACCOUNT   NAME	NEW SUBACCOUNT   NAME	PRIOR UNDERLYING   FUND PORTFOLIO   NAME	NEW UNDERLYING   FUND PORTFOLIO NAME	PRIOR       SUBADVISOR	NEW SUBADVISOR
GE Investments Total Return Fund, Class 3	State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, Class 3	GE Investments Total Return Fund, Class 3	State Street Total Return V.I.S. Fund, Class 3	BlackRock Investment Management, LLC	SSGA Funds Management, Inc.

Please note that the name changes will not be reflected on Transamerica administrative forms and statements until on or about February 13, 2017.

This Prospectus Supplement must be accompanied or preceded

by the Prospectus for the

Transamerica Extra^SM Variable Annuity dated May 1, 2016