0001050785 2026-08-18 2026-08-18 0001050785 ck0001050785:PutnamVTInternationalValueFundMember 2026-08-18 2026-08-18 2026-08-18 <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Sub-Adviser <i>The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC</i> in the "APPENDIX: INVESTMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT" section of the Prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced with <i>Templeton Asset Management Ltd. </i>for the following fund:</p> <p style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"> </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-spacing: 0px;" width="100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 0.25in"></td><td style="width: 0.25in"><span>●</span></td><td>Putnam VT International Value Fund</td></tr></table> The Sub-Adviser <i>The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC</i> in the "APPENDIX: INVESTMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT" section of the Prospectus is hereby deleted and replaced with <i>Templeton Asset Management Ltd. </i>for the following fund Templeton Asset Management Ltd. Putnam VT International Value Fund VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT A OF PROTECTIVE LIFE N-4 N-4 0001050785 false