Administrative Office: 6400 C Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52499

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-0506

Re: Separate Account VA-5, SEC File No. 811-08158 (the “Registrant”)

Rule 30b2-1 Filing

Commissioners:

As required by Rule 30e-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), Transamerica Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) on behalf of the Registrant, recently transmitted (or will transmit) to its policyholders the annual/semi-annual reports for the underlying management investment companies listed below (the “Portfolio Companies”). This filing incorporates by reference the reports of the following Portfolio Companies as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the Act:

PORTFOLIO COMPANY	SEC FILE NO.
AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds	811-07452
Allspring Variable Trust.	811-09255
American Century Variable Portfolios, Inc.	811-05188
Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust	811-05199
Federated Hermes Insurance Series	811-08042
Janus Aspen Series	811-07736
Schwab Annuity Portfolios	811-08314
VOYA Investors Trust	811-05629

Some of the options included in the Portfolio Companies’ reports may not be available under every Policy offered by the Registrant.

If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (720)488-7884.

Sincerely,

/s/ Brian G. Stallworth                                    

Brian G. Stallworth Esq.

Transamerica Life Insurance Company