| 1. | Name and address of issuer: | |
| Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account C | ||
| 2. | Name of each series of class of securities for which this Form is filed (of the Form is being
filed for all series
and classes o securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or classes): NOT APPLICABLE |
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| 3. | Investment Company Act File Number: 811-10585 | |
| Securities Act File Number: 333-73544 | ||
| 4(a). | Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: 12/31/2008 | |
| 4(b). | o Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e. more than 90 calendar days after the end of issuer’s fiscal year). (See instructions A.2) | |
| 4(c). | o Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form |
| 5. | Calculation of registration fee: | |||||||||||
| (i) | Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2: |
$ | 1,765,597 | |||||||||
| (ii) | Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: |
$ | 12,299,154 | |||||||||
| (iii) | Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during and prior fiscal year ending no
earlier than October 11, 1995 that were not
previously used to reduce registration fees payable
to the Commissioner |
$ | 62,017,534 | |||||||||
| (iv) | Total available redemption credits [add items 5(ii) and 5(iii): |
$ | (74,316,688 | ) | ||||||||
| (v) | Net sales — if item 5(i) is greater than item 5(iv)
[subtract item 5(iv) from item 5(i)]: |
$ | 0 | |||||||||
| (vi) | Redemption credits available for use in future years
- if item 5(1) is less than item 5(iv) [subtract item
5(iv) from item 5(i)]: |
$ | (72,551,090 | ) | ||||||||
| (vii) | Multiplier for determining registration fee (See
Instruction C.9): |
x | 0.0000393000 | |||||||||
| (vii) | Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by item
5(vii)] (enter “0” if no fee is due): |
= | $ | 0 | ||||||||
| 6. | Prepaid Shares | |||||||||||
| If the response to item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to rule 24e-2 as in effect before October 11, 1997, then report the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deduct here: . If there is a number of shares or other units that were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of the fiscal year for which this forms filed that are available for use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number here: . | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Interest due — if this Form is being filed more than 9days aft4ert the end
of the issuer’s fiscal year (see instruction D): |
+ | $ | — | ||||||||
| 8. | Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line 5(viii) plus line 7]: | = | $ | 0 | ||||||||
| 9. | Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the Commission’s lockbox depository: | |||||||||||
| Method of delivery: | ||||||
| o | Wire Transfer | |||||
| o | Mail or other means | |||||
By (Signature and Title):
|
/s/ Darin D. Smith | |||
| Darin D. Smith, Vice President | ||||