SUPPLEMENT DATED JUNE 4, 2001
                         TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2001

                     PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT

                                 with respect to

                     Survivorship Preferred (registered mark)
                   Variable Universal Life Insurance Contracts

     The following replaces  investment  adviser and sub-adviser  information in
the section: The Prudential Series Fund, Inc., beginning on page 6.


     Prudential Investments Fund Management LLC ("PIFM"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the overall investment adviser for the
Series Fund. PIFM will furnish investment advisory services in connection with
the management of the Series Fund portfolios under a "manager-of-managers"
approach. Under this structure, PIFM is authorized to select (with approval of
the Series Fund's independent directors) one or more sub-advisers to handle the
actual day-to-day investment management of each Portfolio. PIFM's business
address is 100 Mulberry Street, Gateway Center Three, 14th floor, Newark, New
Jersey 07102.

     Jennison Associates LLC ("Jennison"), also a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Prudential, serves as the sole sub-adviser for the Global, the Natural
Resources, and the Prudential Jennison Portfolios. Jennison serves as a
sub-adviser for a portion of the assets of the Equity and the Value Portfolios.
Jennison's business address is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017.

     Prudential Investment Fund Management, Inc. ("PIMI"), also a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Prudential, serves as the sole sub-adviser for the Conservative
Balanced, the Diversified Bond, the Flexible Managed, the Government Income, the
High Yield Bond, the Money Market, the Small Capitalization Stock, the Stock
Index, and Zero Coupon Bond 2005 Portfolios. PIMI's business address is 751
Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.

     Deutsche  Asset  Management,  Inc.  ("Deutsche"),  formerly known as Morgan
Grenfell, Inc., serves as a sub-adviser for a portion of the assets of the Value
Portfolio.  It is expected that under normal circumstances  Deutsche will manage
approximately  25% of the Portfolio.  Deutsche is a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of
Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche's  business address is 280 Park Avenue, New York, New
York 10017.

     GE Asset Management Incorporated ("GEAM"), serves as a sub-adviser for a
portion of the assets of the Equity Portfolio. It is expected that under normal
circumstances GEAM will manage approximately 25% of the Portfolio. GEAM is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of General Electric Company. GEAM's business address is
3003 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06904.

     Victory Capital Management ("Victory"), serves as a sub-adviser for a
portion of the assets of the Value Portfolio. It is expected that under normal
circumstances Victory will manage approximately 25% of the Portfolio. Victory's
business address is 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.

     Salomon Brothers Asset Management,  Inc.  ("Salomon"),  serves as
a sub-adviser for a portion of the assets of the Equity Portfolio. It is
expected that under normal circumstances Salomon will manage approximately 25%
of the Portfolio. Salomon is a part of the global asset management arm of
Citigroup, Inc. which was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of Travelers
Group and Citicorp, Inc. Salomon's business address is 7 World Trade Center,
37th Floor, New York, New York 10048.



SVUL1SUP Ed. 6/2001