-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Sp0nsDrrCSXjdGyq+WowvFqzrIYiJrY1ieTfxn4ZJtR50V6CHCVL5BdbendT+leL dWEv4yrb7m1DFHaBws7Cng== 0001193125-09-097495.txt : 20090504 0001193125-09-097495.hdr.sgml : 20090504 20090504125817 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-097495 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090504 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090504 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20090504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000742277 IRS NUMBER: 390509570 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-36865 FILM NUMBER: 09792524 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 720 E WISCONSIN AVE CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4146652508 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 720 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 0000742277 S000000058 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT C000031362 Variable Executive Life 497J 1 d497j.htm NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT (VEL) Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account (VEL)

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Chad E. Fickett

Assistant General Counsel

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202-4797

414 665 1209 office

414 625 1209 fax

chadfickett@northwesternmutual.com

May 4, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

  Re: Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account/Variable Executive Life
     Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registration Statement
     on Form N-6 (the “Amendment”)
     File No. 333-36865
     EDGAR CIK: 0000742277

Commissioners:

Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, please accept this letter as certification that 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 Amendment. The Amendment was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2009.

This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the Commission’s EDGAR System.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/CHAD E. FICKETT

Chad E. Fickett

Assistant General Counsel

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