# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000828972
**File Stem:** 0000828972-26-000014
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 2532
**Document Hash:** ebb64aa904a6d3b8a3df60361a7b0894
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000828972-26-000014.hdr.sgml**: 20260501

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000828972-26-000014

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260501

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260501

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260501

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000828972

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 221121670
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NJ
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-20000
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26929666

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
- **STREET 2:** 213 WASHINGTON ST
- **CITY:** NEWARK
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07102
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 860-534-6087

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
- **STREET 2:** 213 WASHINGTON ST
- **CITY:** NEWARK
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07102

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE ACCOUNT
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19880606

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### PRUDENTIAL VARIABLE APPRECIABLE ACCOUNT (Series ID: S000000720)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                 | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000002100 | Prudential Variable Appreciable Life PVAL1 |  |

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| ![pru_rgbsmalleryet.jpg](pru_rgbsmalleryet.jpg) | **Christopher J. Madin**<br>Vice President, Corporate Counsel<br>**The Prudential Insurance Company of America**<br>280 Trumbull Street<br>Hartford, CT 06103<br>(860) 534-6087<br>christopher.madin@prudential.com |

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May 1, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission

450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: The Prudential Variable Appreciable Account (Registration No. 033-20000)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to subparagraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant hereby certifies: (i) that its Prospectus that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) would not have differed from the Prospectus contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 and (ii) that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 was filed electronically on April 16, 2026 (Accession No. 0000828972-26-000010).

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Christopher J. Madin | May 1, 2026 |
| Christopher J. Madin<br>Vice President and Corporate Counsel<br>The Prudential Insurance Company of America | Date |

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