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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No.: 333-67689
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PROFILE
February 17, 1999
THIS PROFILE IS A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT POINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
AND CONSIDER BEFORE PURCHASING THE SEASONS SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY. THE ANNUITY
IS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS. PLEASE READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY.
1. THE SEASONS SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY
The Seasons Select Variable Annuity contract is a contract between you and
Anchor National Life Insurance Company. We designed Seasons Select to help you
save on a tax-deferred basis. Season Select provides a means to diversify your
investments among asset classes and managers as well as a variety of investment
styles to meet long-term financial goals, such as retirement funding. Tax
deferral means all your money, including the amount you would otherwise pay in
current income taxes, remains in your contract to generate more earnings. Your
money could grow faster than it would in a comparable taxable investment.
The Seasons Select Variable Annuity helps you meet these goals by offering
variable investment options. There are nine multimanaged portfolios called
SELECT PORTFOLIOS representing a spectrum of investment styles. In addition,
there are four STRATEGIES which are managed by five different professional
investment managers. The value of any portion of your contract allocated to the
SELECT PORTFOLIOS or STRATEGIES will fluctuate up or down based on the
performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIOS and STRATEGIES you select. You may
experience a loss of both principal and earnings. Five fixed investment options,
each for a different length of time and offering different interest rates
guaranteed by Anchor National are also available. In addition, the DCA fixed
accounts offer fixed interest rates guaranteed by Anchor National and are
available under the contract strictly as source accounts for the Dollar Cost
Averaging program.
The SELECT PORTFOLIOS, STRATEGIES and fixed investment options are designed to
be used in concert in order to achieve your desired investment goals. You may
put money into any of the SELECT PORTFOLIOS, STRATEGIES and/or fixed investment
options. You may transfer between the SELECT PORTFOLIOS, STRATEGIES and/or the
fixed investment options four times per year without charge.
Like most annuities, the contract has an Accumulation Phase and an Income Phase.
During the Accumulation Phase, you invest money in your contract. Your earnings
are based on the investment performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or
STRATEGY(IES) to which your money is allocated and/or the interest rate earned
on the fixed investment options. You may withdraw money from your contract
during the Accumulation Phase. However, as with other tax-deferred investments,
you will pay taxes on earnings and untaxed contributions when you withdraw them.
An IRS tax penalty may apply if you make withdrawals before age 59 1/2. During
the Income Phase, you will receive payments from your annuity. Your payments may
be fixed in dollar amount, vary with investment performance or be a combination
of both, depending on where your money is allocated. Among other factors, the
amount of money you are able to accumulate in your contract during the
Accumulation Phase will determine the amount of your payments during the Income
Phase.
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2. INCOME OPTIONS
You can select from one of five income options:
(1) payments for your lifetime;
(2) payments for your lifetime and your survivor's lifetime;
(3) payments for your lifetime and your survivor's lifetime, but for not
less than 10 or 20 years;
(4) payments for your lifetime, but for not less than 10 or 20 years; and
(5) payments for a specified period of 5 to 30 years.
Other options may be available.
You will also need to decide if you want your payments to fluctuate with
investment performance or remain constant, and the date on which your payments
will begin. Once you begin receiving payments, you cannot change your income
option. If your contract is non-qualified, payments during the Income Phase are
considered partly a return of your original investment. The "original
investment" part of each payment is not taxable but any gain to your original
investment is currently taxable as ordinary income upon distribution. For
qualified contracts, the entire payment is currently taxable as ordinary income.
3. PURCHASING A SEASONS VARIABLE ANNUITY
You can buy a contract through your financial representative, who can also help
you complete the proper forms. For Non-Qualified contracts the minimum initial
investment is $5000. For Qualified contracts the minimum initial investment is
$2000. You can add $500 or more to your contract at any time during the
Accumulation Phase.
4. INVESTMENT OPTIONS
You can put your money into any one or more of the nine distinct SELECT
PORTFOLIOS, four multi-manager variable investment STRATEGIES and/or the seven
fixed investment options. The fixed investment options offer fixed rates of
interest for specified lengths of time.
Each SELECT PORTFOLIO has a distinct investment objective utilizing a
disciplined investing style to achieve its objective. Each SELECT PORTFOLIO
invests in an underlying investment portfolio. Except for the Cash Management
portfolio[s], each underlying portfolio is multi-managed by a team of three
money managers specializing in the distinct investment style. The nine SELECT
PORTFOLIOS and the respective managers are:
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LARGE CAP GROWTH LARGE CAP COMPOSITE
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY BANKERS TRUST
("BANKERS TRUST") SUNAMERICA ASSET
GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
MANAGEMENT ("GOLDMAN ("SAAMCO")
SACHS") T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES,
INC.
JANUS CAPITAL ("T. ROWE PRICE")
CORPORATION("JANUS")
LARGE CAP VALUE MID CAP GROWTH
BANKERS TRUST BANKERS TRUST
T. ROWE PRICE T. ROWE PRICE
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT WELLINGTON
COMPANY LLP
("WELLINGTON")
MID CAP VALUE SMALL-CAP
BANKERS TRUST BANKERS TRUST
GOLDMAN SACHS LORD ABBETT
LORD ABBETT & CO. ("LORD SAAMCO
ABBETT")
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVERSIFIED FIXED INCOME
BANKERS TRUST BANKERS TRUST
GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGEMENT SAAMCO
INTERNATIONAL ("GOLDMAN WELLINGTON
SACHS INT'L")
LORD ABBETT
CASH MANAGEMENT
SAAMCO
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Each STRATEGY has a different investment objective. The STRATEGY(IES) use an
asset allocation investment approach. Each STRATEGY invests in a combination of
underlying investment portfolios which in turn invest in a combination of
stocks, bonds and cash, to achieve its investment objective. The four investment
STRATEGIES and their underlying investment portfolios are:
GROWTH STRATEGY
MODERATE GROWTH STRATEGY
- - ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED GROWTH PORTFOLIO
PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
- - STOCK PORTFOLIO
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
- - MULTI-MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP
BALANCED GROWTH STRATEGY
- - ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED GROWTH PORTFOLIO
PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
- - STOCK PORTFOLIO
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
- - MULTI-MANAGED INCOME/EQUITY PORTFOLIO
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP
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CONSERVATIVE GROWTH STRATEGY
- - ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED GROWTH PORTFOLIO
PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
- - STOCK PORTFOLIO
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
- - MULTI-MANAGED INCOME PORTFOLIO
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP
The percentage allocation which each STRATEGY invests in each underlying
portfolio is depicted on page 11 of the prospectus.
5. EXPENSES
Each year we deduct a $35 ($30 in North Dakota) contract administration fee on
your contract anniversary. We currently waive this fee if your contract value is
at least $50,000 on your contract anniversary.
We also deduct insurance charges. If you are age 80 or younger at the issue
date, the insurance charge amounts to 1.40% annually of the average daily value
of your contract allocated to the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES). If
you are 81 years of age or older at the issue date, the amount of the insurance
charge is 1.52% annually of the average daily value of your contract allocated
to the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES). There are also investment
charges and other expenses if you put money into the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or
STRATEGY(IES), which are estimated to range from .85%-1.30%. Investment charges
may be more or less than the percentages reflected here.
If you take your money out in excess of the "free withdrawal" amount allowed for
in your contract, we may assess a withdrawal charge that is a percentage of the
money you withdraw. The percentage declines with each year the purchase payment
is in the contract as follows:
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Year 1........ 9% Year 6........ 5%
Year 2........ 8% Year 7........ 4%
Year 3........ 7% Year 8........ 3%
Year 4........ 6% Year 9........ 2%
Year 5........ 6% Year 10........ 0%
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Additionally, if you take money out of a multi-year fixed investment option
before the end of the selected period, we may assess an adjustment which could
increase or decrease the value of your money.
In some states you may also be assessed a state premium tax of up to 3.5%,
depending upon the state in which you reside.
If you transfer among the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S), STRATEGY(IES) and/or fixed
investment options more than four times per year, we charge a $25 dollar
transfer fee for each subsequent transfer ($10 in Pennsylvania and Texas).
The following charts are designed to help you understand the charges in your
contract. THE COLUMN "TOTAL ANNUAL CHARGES" SHOWS THE TOTAL OF THE $35 CONTRACT
ADMINISTRATION CHARGE, THE 1.40% OR 1.52% INSURANCE CHARGES, WHICHEVER IS
APPLICABLE, AND THE INVESTMENT CHARGES FOR EACH SELECT PORTFOLIO AND STRATEGY.
WE CONVERTED THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION CHARGE TO A PERCENTAGE (.09%) USING AN
ASSUMED CONTRACT SIZE OF $40,000. The actual impact of this charge on your
contract may differ from this percentage.
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If you are age 80 or younger at contract issue:
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EXAMPLES
Total Annual Total Annual Total Total
Insurance Investment Total Expenses Expenses
SELECT Related Related Annual at end of at end of
PORTFOLIO(S) Charges Charges Charges 1 YEAR 10 YEARS
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Large Cap Growth 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.10% 2.59% $130 $422
Large Cap Composite 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.10 2.59 $130 $422
Large Cap Value 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.10 2.59 $130 $422
Mid Cap Growth 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.15 2.64 $131 $426
Mid Cap Value 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.15 2.64 $131 $426
Small Cap 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.15 2.64 $131 $426
International Equity 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.30 2.79 $132 $439
Diversified Fixed Income 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.00 2.49 $129 $414
Cash Management 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) .85 2.34 $128 $401
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EXAMPLES
Total Annual Total Annual Total Total
Insurance Investment Total Expenses Expenses
Related Related Annual at end of at end of
STRATEGY(IES) Charges Charges(1) Charges 1 YEAR 10 YEARS
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Growth 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.25% 2.74% $132 $432
Moderate Growth 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.21% 2.70% $131 $429
Balanced Growth 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.17% 2.66% $131 $426
Conservative Growth 1.49% (1.40% + .09%) 1.12% 2.61% $130 $421
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If you are age 81 or older at contract issue:
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EXAMPLES
Total Annual Total Annual Total Total
Insurance Investment Total Expenses Expenses
Related Related Annual at end of at end of
SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) Charges Charges Charges 1 YEAR 10 YEARS
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Large Cap Growth 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.10% 2.71% $133 $447
Large Cap Composite 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.10 2.71 $133 $447
Large Cap Value 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.10 2.71 $133 $447
Mid Cap Growth 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.15 2.76 $134 $451
Mid Cap Value 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.15 2.76 $134 $451
Small Cap Portfolio 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.15 2.76 $134 $451
International Equity 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.30 2.91 $135 $463
Diversified Fixed Income 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.00 2.61 $132 $439
Cash Management 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) .85 2.46 $131 $427
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EXAMPLES
Total Annual Total Annual Total Total
Insurance Investment Total Expenses Expenses
Related Related Annual at end of at end of
STRATEGY(IES) Charges Charges(1) Charges 1 YEAR 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Growth 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.25% 2.86% $135 $459
Moderate Growth 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.21% 2.82% $134 $456
Balanced Growth 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.17% 2.78% $134 $453
Conservative Growth 1.61% (1.52% + .09%) 1.12% 2.73% $134 $449
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(1) Investment related charges for each STRATEGY are based upon the allocation
to the underlying investment portfolio after the quarterly rebalancing
described in the prospectus.
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The examples assume that you invested $1,000 in a SELECT PORTFOLIO or STRATEGY
which earns 5% annually and that you withdrew your money at the end of a 1 year
period and at the end of a 10 year period. For year 1, the total annual charges
are assessed as well as the withdrawal charge. For year 10, the example reflects
the total annual charges but there is no withdrawal charge applicable. The
annual investment-related expenses may vary. The amounts shown here are
estimates and reflect the waiver or reimbursement of expenses by the investment
adviser. No premium taxes are reflected. Please see the Fee Tables in the
prospectus for more detailed information regarding the fees and expenses
incurred under the contract.
6. TAXES
Unlike taxable investments where earnings are taxed in the year they are earned,
taxes on amounts earned in a non-qualified contract (one that is established
with after tax dollars) are deferred until they are withdrawn. In a qualified
contract (one that is established with before tax dollars) all amounts are
taxable when they are withdrawn.
When you begin taking distributions or withdrawals from your contract, earnings
are considered to be taken out first and will be taxed at your ordinary income
tax rate. You may be subject to a 10% IRS tax penalty for distributions or
withdrawals before age 59 1/2.
7. ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY
Withdrawals may be made from your contract in the amount of $1,000 or more.
Your contract provides for a free withdrawal amount each year. A free withdrawal
amount is the portion of your account that we allow you to take out each year
without being charged a surrender penalty. However, upon a future full surrender
of your contract we will recoup any surrender charges which would have been due
if your free withdrawal had not been free.
To determine your free withdrawal amount and your surrender charge, we refer to
two special terms. These are penalty free earnings and the total invested
amount.
The penalty-free earnings portion of your contract is simply your account value
less your total invested amount. The total invested amount is the total of all
Purchase Payments you have made into the contract less portions of some prior
withdrawals you made.
During the first year after we issue your contract your free withdrawal amount
is the greater of:
1. Your penalty-free earnings; and
2. If you are participating in the Systematic Withdrawal program, a total of
10% of your total invested amount.
After the first contract year, you can take out the greater of the following
amounts each year:
1. Your penalty free earnings and any portion of your total invested amount no
longer subject to surrender charges; or
2. 10% of the portion of your total invested amount that has been in your
contract for at least one year.
If you withdraw your entire contract value you will not receive the benefit of
any free withdrawal amount. A separate withdrawal charge schedule applies to
each purchase payment. After a purchase payment has been in the contract for
nine full years, withdrawal charges no longer apply to that portion of the
money. Of course, upon withdrawal you may also have to pay income taxes and a
10% IRS tax penalty may apply. Neither withdrawal charges nor the 10% IRS tax
penalty are assessed when a death benefit is paid.
8. PERFORMANCE
The value of your annuity will fluctuate depending upon the investment
performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) you select. From
time to time we may advertise a SELECT PORTFOLIO'S or STRATEGY'S total return.
The total return figures are based on historical data and are not intended to
indicate future performance.
Prior to the date of this prospectus Seasons Select was not available for sales.
Therefore, no performance information is presented here.
9. DEATH BENEFIT
If you, or, if there is a joint owner, either of the two, should die during the
Accumulation Phase, your Beneficiary will receive a death benefit.
If at the time we issued your contract, you were 80 years old or younger, the
death benefit is the greatest of:
(1) the value of your contract at the time we receive satisfactory proof of
death; or (2) total Purchase Payments less withdrawals (and any fees or charges
applicable to such withdrawals) in an amount proportionate to the amount by
which such withdrawals decreased contract values, compounded at a 4% annual
growth rate until the date of death (3% growth rate if 70 or older at the time
of contract issue); or (3) the value of your contract on the seventh contract
anniversary, plus any Purchase Payments and less withdrawals (and any fees or
charges applicable to such withdrawals) in an amount proportionate to the amount
by which such withdrawals decreased contract values, since the seventh contract
anniversary, all compounded at a 4% annual growth rate until the date of death
(3% growth rate if age 70 or older at the time of contract issue). (4) the
maximum anniversary value on any contract anniversary prior to your 81st
birthday. The anniversary value equals the value of your contract on a contract
anniversary plus any Purchase
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Payments and less any withdrawals (and any fees or charges applicable to such
withdrawals) in an amount proportionate to the amount by which such withdrawals
decreased contract values, since that contract anniversary.
If at the time we issued your contract, you were 81 years old or older, the
death benefit is the greatest of: (1) the value of your contract at the time we
receive satisfactory proof of death, or (2) total Purchase Payments less
withdrawals (and any fees or charges applicable to such withdrawals) in an
amount proportionate to the amount by which such withdrawals decreased contract
values, compounded at 3%.
In the instance of joint owners, the amount of the death benefit is calculated
based upon the age of the youngest joint owner.
10. OTHER INFORMATION
OWNERSHIP: The contract is an allocated fixed and variable group annuity
contract. A group contract is issued to a contractholder, for the benefit of the
participants in the group. You, as an owner of a Seasons Select Variable
Annuity, are a participant in the group and will receive a certificate
evidencing your ownership. You, as the owner of a certificate, are entitled to
all the rights and privileges of ownership. As used in this Profile and the
prospectus, the term contract refers to your certificate. In some states an
individual fixed and variable annuity contract may be available instead, which
is identical to the group contract described in this Profile and the prospectus
except that it is issued directly to the individual owner.
FREE LOOK: You may cancel your contract within 10 days of receiving it (or
whatever period is required by your state) by mailing it to our Annuity Service
Center. Your contract will be treated as void on the date we receive it and we
will pay you an amount equal to the value of the money in the SELECT
PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) plus any money you put into the fixed
investment options. Its value may be more or less than the money you initially
invested. Thus, the investment risk is borne by you during the free look period.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM: If selected by you, this program allows you to
receive either monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual checks during the
Accumulation Phase. Systematic withdrawals may also be electronically
transferred to your bank account. Of course, withdrawals during the Accumulation
Phase may be taxable and a 10% IRS tax penalty may apply if you are under age
59 1/2.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING: If selected by you, this program allows you to invest
gradually into one or more of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES).
PRINCIPAL ADVANTAGE PROGRAM: If selected by you, this program allows you to put
money in a fixed investment option and one or more SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or
STRATEGY(IES) and we will guarantee that the portion allocated to the fixed
investment option assuming that it remains invested in that option, will grow to
equal your principal investment.
AUTOMATIC PAYMENT PLAN: You can add to your contract directly from your bank
account with as little as $50 per month.
CONFIRMATIONS AND QUARTERLY STATEMENTS: You will receive a confirmation of each
transaction within your contract. On a quarterly basis, you will receive a
complete statement of your transactions over the past quarter and a summary of
your account values.
11. INQUIRIES:
If you have questions about your contract or need to make changes, call your
financial representative or contact us at:
Anchor National Life Insurance Company
Annuity Service Center
P.O. Box 54299
Los Angeles, California 90054-0299
800/445-SUN2
If money accompanies your correspondence, you should direct it to:
Anchor National Life Insurance Company
P.O. Box 100330
Pasadena, California 91189-0001
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PROSPECTUS
February 17, 1999
ALLOCATED FIXED AND VARIABLE GROUP ANNUITY
issued by
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT FIVE
and
ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
The annuity contract has 20 investment choices - 7 fixed investment options
which offer interest rates guaranteed by Anchor National for different periods
of time, 9 variable investment SELECT PORTFOLIOS and 4 variable investment
STRATEGIES:
SELECT PORTFOLIOS
LARGE CAP GROWTH
LARGE CAP COMPOSITE
LARGE CAP VALUE
MID CAP GROWTH
MID CAP VALUE
SMALL CAP
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
DIVERSIFIED FIXED INCOME
CASH MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES
GROWTH
MODERATE GROWTH
BALANCED GROWTH
CONSERVATIVE GROWTH
all of which invest in the underlying portfolios of
SEASONS SERIES TRUST
which is managed by:
SELECT PORTFOLIOS
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
LORD, ABBETT & COMPANY
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP
STRATEGIES
PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
SUNAMERICA ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP
You can put your money into any one or all of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S),
STRATEGY(IES) and/or fixed investment options.
Please read this prospectus carefully before investing and keep it for your
future reference. It contains important information you should know about the
Seasons Select Variable Annuity.
To learn more about the annuity offered by this prospectus, you can obtain a
copy of the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated February 17,
1999. The SAI has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The table of
contents of the SAI appears on page 64 of this prospectus. For a free copy of
the SAI, call us at 800/445-SUN2 or write us at our Annuity Service Center, P.O.
Box 54299, Los Angeles, California 90054-0299.
In addition, the SEC maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the
SAI, materials incorporated by reference and other information filed
electronically with the SEC.
ANNUITIES INVOLVE RISK, INCLUDING POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL, AND ARE NOT A
DEPOSIT OR OBLIGATION OF, OR GUARANTEED OR ENDORSED BY, ANY BANK. THEY ARE NOT
FEDERALLY INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, THE FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD OR ANY OTHER AGENCY.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION, NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GLOSSARY............................................................................................................ 3
FEE TABLES.......................................................................................................... 4
Owner Transaction Expenses...................................................................................... 4
Annual Separate Account Expenses................................................................................ 4
Investment Portfolio Expenses................................................................................... 5
Investment Portfolio Expenses by Strategy....................................................................... 5
Investment Portfolio Expenses for Underlying Portfolios......................................................... 5
EXAMPLES............................................................................................................ 6
THE SEASONS SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY................................................................................. 8
PURCHASING A SEASONS SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY........................................................................ 8
Allocation of Purchase Payments................................................................................. 9
Accumulation Units.............................................................................................. 9
Free Look....................................................................................................... 10
INVESTMENT OPTIONS.................................................................................................. 10
Variable Investment Options..................................................................................... 10
THE SELECT PORTFOLIOS......................................................................................... 10
THE STRATEGIES................................................................................................ 11
Market Value Adjustment......................................................................................... 15
Transfers During the Accumulation Phase......................................................................... 16
Dollar Cost Averaging........................................................................................... 17
Principal Advantage Program..................................................................................... 18
Voting Rights................................................................................................... 19
Substitution.................................................................................................... 19
ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY................................................................................................ 19
Free Withdrawal Provision....................................................................................... 20
Systematic Withdrawal Program................................................................................... 21
Minimum Contract Value.......................................................................................... 21
Qualified Contract Owners....................................................................................... 21
DEATH BENEFIT....................................................................................................... 21
Death of the Annuitant.......................................................................................... 22
EXPENSES............................................................................................................ 22
Insurance Charges............................................................................................... 22
Withdrawal Charges.............................................................................................. 23
Investment Charges.............................................................................................. 23
Contract Maintenance Fee........................................................................................ 23
Transfer Fee.................................................................................................... 24
Premium Tax..................................................................................................... 24
Income Taxes.................................................................................................... 24
Reduction or Elimination of Charges and Expenses, and Additional Amounts Credited............................... 24
INCOME OPTIONS...................................................................................................... 24
Annuity Date.................................................................................................... 24
Income Options.................................................................................................. 25
Allocation of Annuity Payments.................................................................................. 26
Transfers During the Income Phase............................................................................... 26
Deferment of Payments........................................................................................... 27
TAXES............................................................................................................... 27
Annuity Contracts in General.................................................................................... 27
Tax Treatment of Distributions--Non-qualified Contracts......................................................... 27
Tax Treatment of Distributions--Qualified Contracts............................................................. 28
Minimum Distributions........................................................................................... 28
Diversification................................................................................................. 28
PERFORMANCE......................................................................................................... 28
OTHER INFORMATION................................................................................................... 29
The Separate Account............................................................................................ 29
Custodian....................................................................................................... 29
The General Account............................................................................................. 29
Distribution of the Contract.................................................................................... 29
Administration.................................................................................................. 30
Year 2000....................................................................................................... 30
Legal Proceedings............................................................................................... 31
Additional Information.......................................................................................... 32
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT ANCHOR NATIONAL............................................................................. 32
State Regulation................................................................................................ 32
Properties...................................................................................................... 33
Directors and Executive Officers................................................................................ 34
Selected Consolidated Financial Data............................................................................ 36
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations........................... 37
Independent Accountants......................................................................................... 46
Financial Statements............................................................................................ 46
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION............................................................ 64
APPENDIX A--CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION......................................................................... A-1
APPENDIX B--MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT................................................................................. B-1
APPENDIX C--PREMIUM TAXES........................................................................................... C-1
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GLOSSARY
We have capitalized some of the technical terms used in this prospectus. To help
you understand these terms, we define them in this glossary.
ACCUMULATION PHASE--The period during which you invest money in your contract.
ACCUMULATION UNITS--A measurement we use to calculate the value of the variable
portion of your contract during the Accumulation Phase.
ANNUITANT(S)--The person(s) on whose life (lives) we base annuity payments.
ANNUITY DATE--The date on which annuity payments are to begin, as selected by
you.
ANNUITY UNITS--A measurement we use to calculate the amount of annuity payments
you receive from the variable portion of your contract during the Income Phase.
BENEFICIARY(IES)--The person(s) designated to receive any benefits under the
contract if you or the Annuitant dies.
COMPANY--Anchor National Life Insurance Company ("Anchor National"), We, Us, the
issuer of this annuity contract.
INCOME PHASE--The period during which we make annuity payments to you.
IRS--The Internal Revenue Service.
NON-QUALIFIED (CONTRACT)--A contract purchased with after-tax dollars. In
general, these contracts are not under any pension plan, specially sponsored
program or individual retirement account ("IRA").
PURCHASE PAYMENTS--The money you give us to buy the contract, as well as any
additional money you give us to invest in the contract after you own it.
QUALIFIED (CONTRACT)--A contract purchased with pretax dollars. These contracts
are generally purchased under a pension plan, specially sponsored program or
individual retirement account ("IRA").
STRATEGY(IES)--A sub-account of Variable Annuity Account Five which provides for
the variable investment options available under the contract. Each STRATEGY has
its own investment objective and is invested in the underlying investment
porfolios of the Seasons Series Trust. This investment option allocates assets
to three out of six available portfolios, each of which is managed by a
different investment advisor.
SELECT PORTFOLIO(S)--A sub-account of Variable Annuity Account Five which
provides for the variable investment options available under the contract. Each
SELECT PORTFOLIO has a distinct investment objective and is invested in the
underlying investment portfolios of the Seasons Series Trust. This investment
option allocates assets to an underlying fund in which a portion of the assets
is managed by three out of seven advisors.
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SEASONS VARIABLE ANNUITY FEE TABLES
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OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
Withdrawal Charge as a percentage of Purchase Payments:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Year 1.............. 9% Year 6.............. 5%
Year 2.............. 8% Year 7.............. 4%
Year 3.............. 7% Year 8.............. 3%
Year 4.............. 6% Year 9.............. 2%
Year 5.............. 6% Year 10............. 0%
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Contract Maintenance Charge........ $35 each year ($30 in North Dakota)
Transfer Fee....................... No charge for first 4 transfers each
year; thereafter, the fee is $25 per
transfer ($10 in
Pennsylvania and Texas)
</TABLE>
ANNUAL SEPARATE ACCOUNT EXPENSES
(as a percentage of daily net asset value)
If age 80 or younger at contract issue:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Mortality Risk Charge........................ 0.90%
Expense Risk Charge.......................... 0.35%
Distribution Expense Charge.................. 0.15%
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Total Separate Account Expenses........ 1.40%
</TABLE>
If age 81 or older at contract issue:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Mortality Risk Charge........................ 1.02%
Expense Risk Charge.......................... 0.35%
Distribution Expense Charge.................. 0.15%
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Total Separate Account Expenses........ 1.52%
</TABLE>
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO EXPENSES
OF SELECT PORTFOLIOS
(Estimated for the current fiscal year as a percentage of daily net asset value
of each investment portfolio)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL ANNUAL
FEE EXPENSES EXPENSES
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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SELECT PORTFOLIOS*
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Large Cap Growth .80% .30% 1.10%
Large Cap Composite .80% .30% 1.10%
Large Cap Value .80% .30% 1.10%
Mid Cap Growth .85% .30% 1.15%
Mid Cap Value .85% .30% 1.15%
Small Company .85% .30% 1.15%
International Equity 1.00% .30% 1.30%
Diversified Fixed Income .70% .30% 1.00%
Cash Management 55% .30% .85%
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</TABLE>
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO EXPENSES BY STRATEGY
(based on the total annual expenses of the underlying investment portfolios
reflected below
as of the fiscal year end of the Trust (March 31, 1998))
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL ANNUAL
FEE EXPENSES EXPENSES
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Growth .87% .38% 1.25%
Moderate Growth .85% .36% 1.21%
Balanced Growth .83% .34% 1.17%
Conservative Growth .80% .32% 1.12%
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</TABLE>
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO EXPENSES IF INVESTED IN STRATEGY(IES):
The Investment Portfolio Expenses table set forth below identify the total
investment expenses charged by the underlying investment portfolios of Seasons
Series Trust. Each contractholder invested in a STRATEGY will incur only a
portion of the investment expense of those portfolios in which the STRATEGY
invests. The table above entitled "Investment Portfolio Expenses by STRATEGY"
shows an approximation of the total investment expenses a contractholder may
incur if invested in each respective STRATEGY, after the automatic quarterly
rebalancing of such STRATEGY as described on page 15. The actual investment
expenses incurred by contractholders within a STRATEGY will vary depending upon
the daily net asset value of each investment portfolio in which such STRATEGY is
invested.
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO EXPENSES
FOR STRATEGY UNDERLYING PORTFOLIOS
(as a percentage of daily net asset value of each investment portfolio
as of the fiscal year end of the Trust (March 31, 1998))
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL ANNUAL
FEE EXPENSES EXPENSES
<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Stock .85% .36% 1.21%
Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth .85% .36% 1.21%
Multi-Managed Growth .89% .40% 1.29%
Multi-Managed Moderate Growth .85% .36% 1.21%
Multi-Managed Income/Equity .81% .33% 1.14%
Multi-Managed Income .77% .29% 1.06%
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</TABLE>
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EXAMPLES
You will pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual
return on assets and:
(a) surrender of the contract at the end of the stated time period if you were
80 or younger at time of issue;
(b) surrender of the contract at the end of the stated time period if you were
age 81 or older at time of issue.
(c) If the contract is not surrendered or is annuitized and you were 80 or
younger at time of issue.*
(d) If the contract is not surrendered or is annuitized and you were 81 or
older at time of issue.*
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TIME PERIODS
SELECT PORTFOLIO 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Large Cap Growth (a) $ 130 (a) $ 192 (a) $ 266 (a) $ 422
(b) $ 133 (b) $ 201 (b) $ 280 (b) $ 447
(c) $ 40 (c) $ 122 (c) $ 206 (c) $ 422
(d) $ 43 (d) $ 131 (d) $ 220 (d) $ 447
Large Cap Composite (a) $ 130 (a) $ 192 (a) $ 266 (a) $ 422
(b) $ 133 (b) $ 201 (b) $ 280 (b) $ 447
(c) $ 40 (c) $ 122 (c) $ 206 (c) $ 422
(d) $ 43 (d) $ 131 (d) $ 220 (d) $ 447
Large Cap Value (a) $ 130 (a) $ 192 (a) $ 266 (a) $ 422
(b) $ 133 (b) $ 201 (b) $ 280 (b) $ 447
(c) $ 40 (c) $ 122 (c) $ 206 (c) $ 422
(d) $ 43 (d) $ 131 (d) $ 220 (d) $ 447
Mid Cap Growth (a) $ 131 (a) $ 194 (a) $ 268 (a) $ 426
(b) $ 134 (b) $ 202 (b) $ 282 (b) $ 451
(c) $ 41 (c) $ 124 (c) $ 208 (c) $ 426
(d) $ 44 (d) $ 132 (d) $ 222 (d) $ 451
Mid Cap Value (a) $ 131 (a) $ 194 (a) $ 268 (a) $ 426
(b) $ 134 (b) $ 202 (b) $ 282 (b) $ 451
(c) $ 41 (c) $ 124 (c) $ 208 (c) $ 426
(d) $ 44 (d) $ 132 (d) $ 222 (d) $ 451
Small Company (a) $ 131 (a) $ 194 (a) $ 268 (a) $ 426
(b) $ 134 (b) $ 202 (b) $ 282 (b) $ 451
(c) $ 41 (c) $ 124 (c) $ 208 (c) $ 426
(d) $ 44 (d) $ 132 (d) $ 222 (d) $ 451
International Equity (a) $ 132 (a) $ 198 (a) $ 275 (a) $ 439
(b) $ 135 (b) $ 207 (b) $ 289 (b) $ 463
(c) $ 42 (c) $ 128 (c) $ 215 (c) $ 439
(d) $ 45 (d) $ 137 (d) $ 229 (d) $ 463
Diversified Fixed
Income (a) $ 129 (a) $ 190 (a) $ 261 (a) $ 414
(b) $ 132 (b) $ 198 (b) $ 275 (b) $ 439
(c) $ 39 (c) $ 120 (c) $ 201 (c) $ 414
(d) $ 42 (d) $ 128 (d) $ 215 (d) $ 439
Cash Management (a) $ 128 (a) $ 185 (a) $ 254 (a) $ 401
(b) $ 131 (b) $ 194 (b) $ 268 (b) $ 427
(c) $ 38 (c) $ 115 (c) $ 194 (c) $ 401
(d) $ 41 (d) $ 124 (d) $ 208 (d) $ 427
</TABLE>
* We do not currently charge a surrender charge upon annuitization.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TIME PERIODS
STRATEGY 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Growth (a) $ 132 (a) $ 196 (a) $ 271 (a) $ 432
(b) $ 135 (b) $ 205 (b) $ 286 (b) $ 459
(c) $ 42 (c) $ 126 (c) $ 211 (c) $ 432
(d) $ 45 (d) $ 135 (d) $ 226 (d) $ 459
Moderate Growth (a) $ 131 (a) $ 195 (a) $ 270 (a) $ 429
(b) $ 134 (b) $ 204 (b) $ 285 (b) $ 456
(c) $ 41 (c) $ 125 (c) $ 210 (c) $ 429
(d) $ 44 (d) $ 134 (d) $ 225 (d) $ 456
Balanced Growth (a) $ 131 (a) $ 194 (a) $ 268 (a) $ 426
(b) $ 134 (b) $ 203 (b) $ 283 (b) $ 453
(c) $ 41 (c) $ 124 (c) $ 208 (c) $ 426
(d) $ 44 (d) $ 133 (d) $ 223 (d) $ 453
Conservative Growth (a) $ 130 (a) $ 192 (a) $ 265 (a) $ 421
(b) $ 134 (b) $ 201 (b) $ 281 (b) $ 449
(c) $ 40 (c) $ 122 (c) $ 205 (c) $ 421
(d) $ 44 (d) $ 131 (d) $ 221 (d) $ 449
</TABLE>
EXPLANATION OF FEE TABLES AND EXAMPLES
1. The purpose of the Fee Tables is to show you the various expenses you will
incur directly and indirectly by investing in the contract. The example
reflects owner transaction expenses, separate account expenses and
investment portfolio expenses by SELECT PORTFOLIO and STRATEGY.
2. The Examples assume that no transfer fees were imposed. Premium taxes are
not reflected but may be applicable. Although premium taxes may apply in
certain states, they are not reflected in the Examples.
3. For certain investment portfolios in which the SELECT PORTFOLIOS and
STRATEGIES invest SunAmerica Asset Management has voluntarily agreed to
waive fees or reimburse expenses, if necessary, to keep annual operating
expenses at or below the following percentages of each of the following
Portfolios' average net assets: Multi-Managed Growth Portfolio 1.29%,
Multi-Managed Moderate Growth Portfolio 1.21%, Multi-Managed Income/Equity
Portfolio 1.14%, Multi-Managed Income Portfolio 1.06%, Asset Allocation:
Diversified Growth Portfolio 1.21%, Stock Portfolio 1.21%, Large Cap
Growth Portfolio 1.10%, Large Cap Composite Portfolio 1.10%, Large Cap
Value Portfolio 1.10%, Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 1.15%, Mid Cap Value
Portfolio 1.15%, Small Cap Portfolio 1.15%, International Equity Portfolio
1.30%, Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio 1.00% and Cash Management
Portfolio 0.85%. SunAmerica Asset Management also may voluntarily waive or
reimburse additional amounts to increase the investment return to a
Portfolio's investors. SunAmerica may terminate all such waivers and/or
reimbursements at any time. Further, any waivers or reimbursements made by
SunAmerica Asset Management with respect to a Portfolio are subject to
recoupment from that Portfolio within the following two years, provided
that the Portfolio is able to effect such payment to SunAmerica Asset
Management and remain in compliance with the foregoing expense
limitations. During the time period reflected in this Fee Table, the
adviser did not rely on any of these waiver and/or reimbursement
agreements.
4. THESE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN.
The historical accumulation unit values for the STRATEGY(IES) are contained in
Appendix A--Condensed Financial Information. Historical accumulation unit values
for the Select Portfolio(s) are not yet available since sales of those
portfolios had not yet begun as of the date of this prospectus.
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THE SEASONS SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY
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An annuity is a contract between you and an insurance company. You are the owner
of the contract. The contract provides three main benefits:
- Tax Deferral: means that you do not pay taxes on your earnings from the
annuity until you withdraw them.
- Death Benefit: If you die during the Accumulation Phase, the insurance
company pays a death benefit to your Beneficiary.
- Guaranteed Income: If elected, you receive a stream of income for your
lifetime, or another available period you select.
This annuity was developed to help you contribute to your retirement savings.
This annuity works in two stages, the Accumulation Phase and the Income Phase.
Your contract is in the Accumulation Phase during the period when you make
payments into the contract. The Income Phase begins when you request us to start
making payments to you out of the money accumulated in your contract.
The Contract is called a "variable" annuity because it allows you to invest in
variable investment portfolios which we call SELECT PORTFOLIOS and/or
STRATEGIES. The SELECT PORTFOLIOS and STRATEGIES, are similar to mutual funds,
in that they have specific investment objectives and their performance varies.
You can gain or lose money if you invest in these SELECT PORTFOLIOS or
STRATEGIES. The amount of money you accumulate in your contract depends on the
performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEG(IES) in which you invest.
The Contract also offers several fixed account options for varying time periods.
Fixed account options earn interest at a rate set and guaranteed by Anchor
National. If you allocate money to the fixed account options, the amount of
money that accumulates in your Contract depends on the total interest credited
to the particular fixed account option(s) in which you are invested.
For more information on SELECT PORTFOLIO(S), STRATEGY(IES) and fixed account
options available under this contract SEE INVESTMENT OPTIONS, page 10.
Anchor National Life Insurance Company (Anchor National, The Company, Us, We)
issues the Seasons Select Variable Annuity. When you purchase a Seasons Select
Variable Annuity, a contract exists between you and Anchor National. The Company
is a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of
Arizona. Its principal place of business is 1 SunAmerica Center, Los Angeles,
California 90067. The Company conducts life insurance and annuity business in
the District of Columbia and all states except New York. Anchor National is an
indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation.
PURCHASING A SEASONS SELECT VARIABLE ANNUITY
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A Purchase Payment is the money you give us to buy a contract. Any additional
money you give us to invest in the contract after purchase is a subsequent
Purchase Payment.
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This chart shows the minimum initial and subsequent Purchase Payments permitted
under your contract. These amounts depend upon whether a contract is Qualified
or Non-Qualified for tax purposes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MINIMUM
MINIMUM INITIAL SUBSEQUENT
PURCHASE PAYMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT
----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Qualified $ 2,000 $ 500
Non-Qualified $ 5,000 $ 500
</TABLE>
Prior Company approval is required to accept Purchase Payments greater than
$1,000,000. Also, the optional Automatic Payment Plan allows you to make
subsequent payments as small as $50.00. We may refuse any Purchase Payment.
In general, for a Qualified Contract we will not issue a contract to anyone who
is age 70 1/2 or older, unless they certify to us that the minimum distribution
required by the IRS is being made. In addition we may not issue a contract to
anyone over age 90.
ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PAYMENTS
We invest your Purchase Payments in the fixed accounts, SELECT PORTFOLIO(S)
and/or STRATEGY(IES) according to your instructions. If we receive a Purchase
Payment without allocation instructions, we will invest the money according to
your last allocation instructions. Purchase Payments are applied to your
contract based upon the value of the variable investment option next determined
after receipt of your money. SEE INVESTMENT OPTIONS page 10.
In order to issue your contract, we must receive your completed application,
Purchase Payment allocation instructions and any other required paper work at
our Annuity Service Center. We allocate your initial purchase payment within two
days of receiving it. If we do not have complete information necessary to issue
your contract, we will contact you. If we do not have the information necessary
to issue your contract within 5 business days we will:
- Send your money back to you, or;
- Ask your permission to keep your money until we get the information
necessary to issue the contract.
ACCUMULATION UNITS
The value of the variable portion of your contract will go up or down depending
upon the investment performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES) you
select. In order to keep track of the value of your contract, we use a unit of
measure called an Accumulation Unit which works like a share of a mutual fund.
During the Income Phase, we call them Annuity Units.
An Accumulation Unit value is determined each day that the New York Stock
Exchange ("NYSE") is open. We calculate an Accumulation Unit for each STRATEGY
or SELECT PORTFOLIO after the NYSE closes each day. We do this by:
1. determining the total value of money invested in a particular STRATEGY
or SELECT PORTFOLIO;
2. subtracting from that amount any asset-based charges and any other
charges such as taxes we have deducted; and
3. dividing this amount by the number of outstanding Accumulation Units.
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FREE LOOK
You may cancel your contract within ten days after receiving it (or longer if
required by state law). We call this a "free look." To cancel, you must mail the
contract along with your free look request to our Annuity Service Center at P.O.
Box 54299, Los Angeles, California 90054-0299. Unless otherwise required by
state law, you will receive back the value of the money allocated to the SELECT
PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES) on the day we receive your request plus any
Purchase Payment in the fixed investment options. This value may be more or less
than the money you initially invested. Thus, the investment risk is borne by you
during the free look period.
Certain states require us to return your Purchase Payments upon a free look
request. Additionally, all contracts issued as an IRA require the full return of
Purchase Payments upon a free look. With respect to those contracts, we reserve
the right to put your money in the 1-year fixed investment option during the
free look period. If you cancel your contract during the free look period, we
return your Purchase Payment or the value of your contract, whichever is larger.
At the end of the free look period, we reallocate your money according to your
instructions.
INVESTMENT OPTIONS
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The contract offers variable investment options which we call SELECT
PORTFOLIO(S) and STRATEGY(IES), and fixed investment options. We designed the
contract to meet your varying investment needs over time. You can achieve this
by using the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) alone or in concert with
the other and/or the fixed investment options. The SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and
STRATEGY(IES) operate similar to a mutual fund but are only available through
the purchase of certain variable annuities. A mixture of your investment in the
SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) and fixed account options may lower the
risk associated with investing only in a variable investment option.
VARIABLE INVESTMENT OPTIONS
Each of the variable investment options of the contract invests in underlying
portfolios of Seasons Series Trust. SunAmerica Asset Management Company
("SAAMCo"), an affiliate of Anchor National, manages Seasons Series Trust.
SAAMCo has engaged sub-advisers to provide investment advice for certain of the
underlying investment portfolios.
YOU SHOULD READ THE PROSPECTUS FOR THE SEASONS SERIES TRUST CAREFULLY BEFORE
INVESTING. THE PROSPECTUS WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO CONTAINS DETAILED INFORMATION
ABOUT THE UNDERLYING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS INCLUDING INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND
RISK FACTORS.
THE SELECT PORTFOLIOS
The contract offers nine SELECT PORTFOLIO(S), each with a distinct investment
objective, utilizing a disciplined investing style to achieve its objective.
Each SELECT PORTFOLIO invests in an underlying investment portfolio of the
Seasons Series Trust. Except for the Cash Management portfolio, each underlying
portfolio is multi-managed by a team of three money managers, one component of
the underlying portfolios is an unmanaged component that tracks a particular
target index or subset of an index. The other two components are actively
managed. The unmanaged component of each underlying portfolio is intended to
balance some of the risks associated with an actively traded portfolio.
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Each underlying portfolio and the respective managers are:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
LARGE-CAP GROWTH LARGE-CAP COMPOSITE
Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust") Bankers Trust
Goldman Sachs Assets Management ("Goldman Sachs) SAAMCo
Janus Capital Corporation ("Janus") T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("T. Rowe
Price")
LARGE-CAP VALUE MID-CAP GROWTH
Bankers Trust Bankers Trust
T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price
Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington") Wellington
MID-CAP VALUE SMALL-CAP
Bankers Trust Bankers Trust
Goldman Sachs Lord Abbett
Lord Abbett & Co. ("Lord Abbett") SAAMCo
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY DIVERSIFIED FIXED INCOME
Bankers Trust Bankers Trust
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International SAAMCo
Lord Abbett Wellington
CASH MANAGEMENT
SAAMCo
</TABLE>
SELECT PORTFOLIO OPERATION
Each SELECT PORTFOLIO is designed to meet a distinct investment objective
facilitated by the management philosophy of three different money managers.
Generally, an equal portion of the Purchase Payments received for allocation to
each SELECT PORTFOLIO will be allocated among the three managers for that SELECT
PORTFOLIO. Each quarter SAAMCo will evaluate the asset allocation between the
three managers of each SELECT PORTFOLIO. If SAAMCo determines that the assets
have become significantly unequal in allocation among the managers, then the
in-coming cash flows may be redirected in an attempt to stabilize the
allocations. Generally, existing SELECT PORTFOLIO assets will not be rebalanced.
However, we reserve the right to do so in the event that it is deemed necessary
and not adverse to the interests of contract owners invested in the SELECT
PORTFOLIO. Transfers made as a result of rebalancing a SELECT PORTFOLIO are not
considered a transfer under your contract.
THE STRATEGIES
The contract offers four multi-manager variable investment STRATEGY(IES), each
with a different investment objective. We designed the STRATEGY(IES) utilizing
an asset allocation approach to meet your investment needs over time,
considering factors such as your age, goals and risk tolerance. However, each
STRATEGY is designed to achieve different levels of growth over time.
Each STRATEGY invests in three underlying investment portfolios of the Seasons
Series Trust. The allocation of money among these investment portfolios varies
depending on the objective of the STRATEGY.
The underlying investment portfolios of Seasons Series Trust in which the
STRATEGY(IES) invest include the Asset Allocation--Diversified Growth Portfolio,
the Stock Portfolio and the Multi-Managed Growth, Multi-Managed Moderate Growth,
Multi-Managed Income/Equity and Multi-Managed Income Portfolios (the "Multi-
Managed Portfolios").
The Asset Allocation: Diversified Growth Portfolio is managed by Putnam
Investment Management, Inc. The Stock Portfolio is managed by T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc. All of the Multi-Managed Portfolios include the same three
basic investment components: a growth component managed by Janus Capital
Corporation, a balanced
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component managed by SAAMCo and a fixed income component managed by Wellington
Management Company, LLP. The Growth STRATEGY and the Moderate Growth STRATEGY
also have an aggressive growth component which SAAMCo manages. The percentage
that any one of these components represents in each Multi-Managed Portfolio
varies in accordance with the investment objective.
Each STRATEGY uses an investment approach based on asset allocation. This
approach is achieved by each STRATEGY investing in distinct percentages in three
specific underlying funds of the Seasons Series Trust. In turn, the underlying
funds invest in a combination of domestic and international stocks, bonds and
cash. Based on the percentage allocation to each specific underlying fund and
each underlying fund's investment approach, each STRATEGY initially has a
neutral asset allocation mix of stocks, bonds and cash. At the beginning of each
quarter a rebalancing occurs among the underlying funds to realign each STRATEGY
with its distinct percentage investment in the three underlying funds. This
rebalancing is designed to help maintain the neutral asset allocation mix for
each STRATEGY. The pie charts on the following pages demonstrate:
- the neutral asset allocation mix for each STRATEGY; and
- the percentage allocation in which each STRATEGY invests.
STRATEGY REBALANCING
Each STRATEGY is designed to meet its investment objective by allocating a
portion of your money to three different investment portfolios. In order to
maintain the mix of investment portfolios consistent with each STRATEGY's
objective, each STRATEGY within your contract is rebalanced each quarter. On the
first business
day of each quarter (or as close to such date as is administratively
practicable) it will be allocated among the various investment portfolios
according to the percentages set forth on the prior pages. Additionally, within
each Multi-Managed Portfolio, your money will be rebalanced among the various
components. We also reserve the right to rebalance any STRATEGY more frequently
if deemed necessary and in no event adverse to the interests of contract owners
invested in such STRATEGY. Rebalancing a STRATEGY may involve shifting a portion
of assets out of underlying investment portfolios with higher returns into
underlying investment portfolios with relatively lower returns. Transfers made
as a result of rebalancing a STRATEGY do not constitute a transfer under your
contract.
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GROWTH
GOAL: Long-term growth of capital, allocating its assets primarily to
stocks. This STRATEGY may be best suited for those with longer periods to
invest.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Stocks 80%
Bonds 15%
Cash 5%
</TABLE>
UNDERLYING INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS & MANAGERS
ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED
GROWTH PORTFOLIO 25%
Managed by Putnam Investment
Management, Inc.
STOCK PORTFOLIO 25%
Managed by T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
MULTI-MANAGED GROWTH PORTFOLIO 50%
Managed by:
Janus Capital Corporation
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Wellington Management Company, LLP
MODERATE GROWTH
GOAL: Growth of capital through investments in equities, with a secondary
objective of conservation of principal by allocating more of its assets to bonds
than the Growth STRATEGY. This STRATEGY may be best suited for those nearing
retirement years but still earning income.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Stocks 70%
Bonds 25%
Cash 5%
</TABLE>
UNDERLYING INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS & MANAGERS
ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED
GROWTH PORTFOLIO 25%
Managed by Putnam Investment
Management, Inc.
STOCK PORTFOLIO 20%
Managed by T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
MULTI-MANAGED MODERATE GROWTH
PORTFOLIO 55%
Managed by:
Janus Capital Corporation
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Wellington Management Company, LLP
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BALANCED GROWTH
GOAL: Focuses on conservation of principal by investing in a more balanced
weighting of stocks and bonds, with a secondary objective of seeking a high
total return. This STRATEGY may be best suited for those approaching retirement
and with less tolerance for investment risk.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Stocks 55%
Bonds 40%
Cash 5%
</TABLE>
UNDERLYING INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS & MANAGERS
ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED
GROWTH PORTFOLIO 25%
Managed by Putnam Investment
Management, Inc.
STOCK PORTFOLIO 20%
Managed by T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
MULTI-MANAGED INCOME/EQUITY
PORTFOLIO 55%
Managed by:
Janus Capital Corporation
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Wellington Management Company, LLP
CONSERVATIVE GROWTH
GOAL: Capital preservation while maintaining some potential for growth over
the long term. This STRATEGY may be best suited for those with lower investment
risk tolerance.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Stocks 42%
Bonds 53%
Cash 5%
</TABLE>
UNDERLYING INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIOS & MANAGERS
ASSET ALLOCATION: DIVERSIFIED
GROWTH PORTFOLIO 25%
Managed by Putnam Investment
Management, Inc.
STOCK PORTFOLIO 15%
Managed by T. Rowe Price
Associates, Inc.
MULTI-MANAGED INCOME PORTFOLIO 60%
Managed by:
Janus Capital Corporation
SunAmerica Asset Management Corp.
Wellington Management Company, LLP
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FIXED INVESTMENT OPTIONS
The contract also offers seven fixed investment options. Anchor National will
guarantee the interest rate earned on money you allocate to any of these fixed
investment options. We currently offer fixed investment options for periods of
one, three, five, seven and ten years, which we call guarantee periods. In
Maryland or Washington only the one year fixed investment option is available.
The seven and ten year guarantee periods are not available in Oregon.
Additionally, we guarantee the interest rate for money allocated to the
six-month DCA fixed account and/ or the one year DCA fixed account (the "DCA
fixed accounts") which are available only in conjunction with the Dollar Cost
Averaging Program. Please see the section on the Dollar Cost Averaging Program
on page 17 for additional information about, including limitations on, the
availability and operation of the DCA fixed accounts. The DCA fixed accounts are
only available for new Purchase Payments.
All of these fixed account options pay interest at rates set and guaranteed by
Anchor National. Interest rates may differ from time to time and are set at our
sole discretion. We will never credit less than a 3% annual effective rate to
any of the fixed account options. The interest rate offered for new Purchase
Payments may differ from that offered for subsequent Purchase Payments and money
already in the fixed account options. In addition, different guarantee periods
offer different interest rates. Rates for specified payments are declared at the
beginning of the guarantee period and do not change during the specified period.
There are three scenarios in which you may put money into the fixed account
options. In each scenario your money may be credited a different tax rate of
interest as follows:
- INITIAL RATE: Rate credited to new Purchase Payments allocated to the
fixed account when you purchase your contract.
- CURRENT RATE: Rate credited to subsequent Purchase Payments allocated to
the fixed account.
- RENEWAL RATE: Rate credited to money transferred from one fixed account or
one of the STRATEGIES to another fixed account.
Each of these rates may differ from one and other. Although once declared the
applicable rate is guaranteed until the guarantee period expires.
The DCA fixed accounts also credit a fixed rate of interest for a predetermined
amount of time. The interest rate in the 1-year or 6-month DCA fixed account is
credited for one year or six months while your investment is systematically
transferred to the Variable Portfolios. The rates applicable to the DCA fixed
accounts may differ from each other and/or the other fixed account options. See
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING on page 17 for more information.
When a guarantee period ends, you may leave your money in the same guarantee
period. You may also reallocate money to another fixed investment option (other
than the DCA fixed accounts) or to any of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or
STRATEGY(IES). If you want to reallocate your money, you must contact us within
30 days after the end of the current guarantee period and instruct us how to
reallocate your money. If we do not hear from you, we will keep your money in
the same guarantee period where it will earn the renewal interest rate
applicable at that time.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION APPLIES TO THE 3, 5, 7 OR 10 YEAR FIXED
INVESTMENT OPTIONS ONLY. THESE OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STATES. PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS DISCUSSION DOES
NOT APPLY TO WITHDRAWALS TO PAY A DEATH BENEFIT OR CONTRACT FEES AND CHARGES.
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If you take money out of the 3, 5, 7 or 10 year fixed investment options before
the end of the guarantee period, we make an adjustment to your contract (the
"market value adjustment" or "MVA"). This market value adjustment reflects any
difference in the interest rate environment between the time you place your
money in the fixed investment option and the time when you withdraw that money.
This adjustment can increase or decrease your contract value. You have 30 days
after the end of each guarantee period to reallocate your funds without
incurring a market value adjustment.
We will not assess a market value adjustment against withdrawals made (1) to pay
a death benefit; (2) to pay contract fees and charges; or (3) to begin the
income phase of your contract on the latest annuity date.
We calculate the market value adjustment by doing a comparison between current
rates and the rate being credited to you in the fixed investment option. For the
current rate we use a rate being offered by us for a guarantee period that is
equal to the time remaining in the guarantee period from which you seek
withdrawal. If we are not currently offering a guarantee period for that period
of time, we determine an applicable rate by using a formula to arrive at a
number between the interest rates currently offered for the two closest periods
available.
Generally, if interest rates drop between the time you put your money into the
fixed investment options and the time you take it out, we credit a positive
adjustment to your contract. On the other hand, if interest rates increase
during the same period, we post a negative adjustment to your contract.
Where the market value adjustment is negative, we first deduct the adjustment
from any money remaining in the fixed investment option. If there is not enough
money in the fixed investment option to meet the negative deduction, we deduct
the remainder from your withdrawal. Where the market value adjustments is
positive, we add the adjustment to your withdrawal amount.
The one year fixed investment option and the DCA fixed accounts do not impose a
market value adjustment. These fixed investment options are not registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 and are not subject to the provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
Please see Appendix B for more information on how we calculate the market value
adjustment.
TRANSFERS DURING THE ACCUMULATION PHASE
Except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the DCA fixed accounts,
you can transfer money among the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S), STRATEGY(IES) and the
fixed investment options by written request or by telephone. Although you may
transfer money out of the DCA fixed accounts, you may not transfer money into
the DCA fixed account from any SELECT PORTFOLIO, STRATEGY or fixed investment
option. You can make four transfers every year without incurring a transfer
charge. We measure a year from the anniversary of the date we issued your
contract. If you make more than four transfers in a year, there is a $25 fee per
transfer ($10 in Pennsylvania and Texas). Additionally, transfers out of a 3, 5,
7 or 10 year fixed investment option may be subject to a market value
adjustment.
The minimum amount you can transfer is $500, or a lesser amount if you transfer
the entire balance from a SELECT PORTFOLIO, STRATEGY or a fixed investment
option. Any money remaining in a SELECT PORTFOLIO, STRATEGY or fixed investment
option after making a transfer must equal at least $500. Your request for
transfer must clearly state which investment option(s) are involved and the
amount you want to transfer. Please see the section below on Dollar Cost
Averaging for specific rules regarding the DCA fixed accounts.
We will accept transfers by telephone unless you specify otherwise on your
contract application. Additionally, in the future you may be able to execute
transfers or other financial transactions over the internet. When receiving
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instructions over the telephone, we follow appropriate procedures to provide
reasonable assurance that the transactions executed are genuine. Thus, we are
not responsible for any claim, loss or expense from any error resulting from
instructions received over the telephone.
Upon implementation of internet account transfers we will have appropriate
procedures in place to provide reasonable assurance that the transactions
executed are genuine. Thus, we would not be responsible for any claim, loss or
expense from any error resulting from instructions received over the internet.
If we fail to follow our procedures we may be liable for any losses due to
unauthorized or fraudulent transactions.
For information regarding transfers during the Income Phase, see INCOME OPTIONS,
page 24.
We may limit the number of transfers in any contract year or refuse any transfer
request for you or others invested in the contract if we believe that excessive
trading or a specific transfer request or group transfer requests may have a
detrimental effect on unit values or the share prices of the underlying
portfolios.
Where permitted by law, we may accept your authorization for a third party to
make transfers for you subject to our rules. We reserve the right to suspend or
cancel such acceptance at any time and will notify you accordingly.
Additionally, we may restrict the investment options available for transfers
during any period in which such third party acts for you. We notify such third
party beforehand regarding any restrictions. However, we will not enforce these
restrictions if we are satisfied that:
- such third party has been appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction
to act on your behalf; or
- such third party is a trustee/fiduciary appointed, by you or for you, to
act on your behalf for all your financial affairs.
We may provide administrative or other support services to independent third
parties you authorize to make transfers on your behalf. We do not currently
charge you extra for providing these support services. This includes, but is not
limited to, transfers between investment options in accordance with market
timing strategies. Such independent third parties may or may not be appointed
with us for the sale of annuities. However, WE DO NOT ENGAGE ANY THIRD PARTIES
TO OFFER INVESTMENT ALLOCATION SERVICES OF ANY TYPE. WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE INVESTMENT ALLOCATION AND TRANSFERS TRANSACTED ON YOUR BEHALF BY SUCH
THIRD PARTIES OR FOR ANY INVESTMENT ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY SUCH
PARTIES.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate the transfer privileges at
any time.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING
The Dollar Cost Averaging ("DCA") program allows you to invest gradually in the
variable investment options. Under the program you systematically transfer a set
dollar amount or percentage of any SELECT PORTFOLIO and/or STRATEGY or from the
1-year fixed account option (source accounts) to any other SELECT PORTFOLIO or
STRATEGY. Transfers may be monthly or quarterly. You may change the frequency at
any time by notifying us in writing.
We also offer the 6-month and a 1-year DCA fixed accounts exclusively to
facilitate this program. The DCA fixed accounts only accept new Purchase
Payments. You can not transfer money already in your contract into these
options. If you allocate a Purchase Payment into a DCA fixed account, we
transfer all your money allocated to that account into the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S)
or STRATEGY(IES) you select over the selected 6-month or 1-year period. You
cannot change the option or the frequency of transfers once selected. The
minimum transfer amount if you use the 1-year or 6-month DCA fixed accounts to
provide dollar cost averaging is $100.
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If allocated to the 6-month DCA fixed account, we transfer your money over a
maximum of 6 monthly transfers. We base the actual number of transfers on the
total amount allocated to the account. For example, if you allocate $500 to the
6-month DCA fixed account, we transfer your money over a period of five months,
so that each payment complies with the $100 per transfer minimum.
We determine the amount of the transfers from the 1-year DCA fixed account based
on
- the total amount of money allocated to the account, and
- the frequency of transfers selected.
For example, let's say you allocate $1,000 to the 1-year DCA account. You select
monthly transfers. We completely transfer all of your money to the selected
investment options over a period of ten months.
You may terminate your DCA program at any time. If money remains in the DCA
fixed account, we transfer the remaining money to the 1-year fixed investment
option, unless we receive different instructions from you.
Transfers under the DCA program do not count against your four free transfers
per year. In addition, transfers resulting from a termination of this program do
not count towards your 4 free transfers.
The DCA program is designed to lessen the impact of market fluctuations on your
investment. However, we cannot ensure that you will make a profit. When you
elect the DCA Program, you are continuously investing in securities regardless
of fluctuating price levels. You should consider your tolerance for investing
through periods of fluctuating price levels.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate this program at any time.
EXAMPLE:
Assume that you want to gradually move $750 each quarter from the Cash
Management Portfolio to the Mid-Cap Value SELECT PORTFOLIO over six
quarters. You set up dollar cost averaging and purchase Accumulation Units
at the following values:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
QUARTER ACCUMULATION UNIT UNITS PURCHASED
- --------- ----------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C>
1 $ 7.50 100
2 $ 5.00 150
3 $ 10.00 75
4 $ 7.50 100
5 $ 5.00 150
6 $ 7.50 100
</TABLE>
You paid an average price of only $6.67 per Accumulation Unit over six
quarters, while the average market price actually was $7.08. By investing an
equal amount of money each month, you automatically buy more Accumulation
Units when the market price is low and fewer Accumulation Units when the
market price is high. This example is for illustrative purposes only.
PRINCIPAL ADVANTAGE PROGRAM
The Principal Advantage Program allows you to invest in one or more of the
SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES) without putting your principal at direct
risk. The program accomplishes this by allocating your investment strategically
between the fixed investment options (other than the DCA fixed accounts) and the
SELECT PORTFOLIO or STRATEGY you select. You decide how much you want to invest
and approximately
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when you want a return of principal. We calculate how much of your Purchase
Payment needs to be allocated to the particular fixed investment option to
ensure that it grows to an amount equal to your total principal invested under
this program.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate this program at any time.
EXAMPLE:
Assume that you want to allocate a portion of your initial Purchase Payment
of $100,000 to the fixed investment option. You want the amount allocated to
the fixed investment option to grow to $100,000 in 7 years. If the 7-year
fixed investment option is offering a 5% interest rate, we will allocate
$71,068.13 to the 7-year fixed investment option to ensure that this amount
will grow to $100,000 at the end of the 7-year period. The remaining
$28,931.87 may be allocated among the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES),
as determined by you, to provide opportunity for greater growth.
VOTING RIGHTS
Anchor National is the legal owner of the Seasons Series Trust shares. However,
when an underlying portfolio solicits proxies in conjunction with a vote of
shareholders, we must obtain your instructions on how to vote those shares. We
vote all of the shares we own in proportion to your instructions. This includes
any shares we own on our own behalf. Should we determine that we are no longer
required to comply with these rules, we will vote the shares in our own right.
SUBSTITUTION
If any of the underlying portfolios become unavailable for investment, we may be
required to substitute shares of another investment portfolio. We will seek
prior approval of the SEC and give you notice before substituting shares.
ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY
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You can access money in your contract in two ways:
- by making a partial or total withdrawal, and/or;
- by receiving income payments during the Income Phase. SEE INCOME OPTIONS,
page 24.
Generally, we deduct a withdrawal charge applicable to any total or partial
withdrawal and a market value adjustment if a withdrawal comes from the 3, 5, 7
or 10 year fixed investment options prior to the end of a guarantee period. If
you withdraw your entire contract value, we also deduct any applicable premium
taxes and a contract maintenance fee. See EXPENSES, page 22. We calculate
charges due on a total withdrawal on the day after we receive your request and
other required paper work. We return your contract value less any applicable
fees and charges.
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FREE WITHDRAWAL PROVISION
Your contract provides for a free withdrawal amount each year. A free withdrawal
amount is the portion of your account that we allow you to take out each year
without being charged a surrender penalty. However, upon a future full surrender
of your contract we will recoup any surrender charges which would have been due
if your prior free withdrawal(s) had not been free.
To determine your free withdrawal amount and your surrender charge, we refer to
two special terms. These are penalty free earnings and the total invested
amount.
The penalty-free earnings portion of your contract is simply your account value
less your total invested amount. The total invested amount is the total of all
Purchase Payments you have made into the contract less portions of some prior
withdrawals you made. The portions of prior withdrawals that reduce your total
invested amount are as follows:
1. Any free withdrawals in any year that were in excess of your penalty
free earnings and were based on the part of the Total Investment Amount
that was no longer subject to surrender charges at the time of the
withdrawal.
2. Any prior withdrawals of the Total Investment Amount on which you
already paid a surrender penalty, plus any surrender charge paid on such
a withdrawal.
When you make a withdrawal, we assume that it is taken from penalty-free
earnings first, then from the total invested amount on a first-in, first-out
basis. This means that you can also access your Purchase Payments which are no
longer subject to a surrender charge before those Purchase Payments which are
still subject to the surrender charge.
During the first year after we issue your contract your free withdrawal amount
is the greater of:
1. Your penalty-free earnings, or;
2. If you are participating in the Systematic Withdrawal program, a total
of 10% of your total invested amount.
After the first contract year, you can take out the greater of the following
amounts each year:
1. Your penalty free earnings and any portion of your total invested amount
no longer subject to surrender charges, or;
2. 10% of the portion of your total invested amount that has been in your
contract for at least one year.
The minimum partial withdrawal amount is $1,000. We require that the value left
in any SELECT PORTFOLIO, STRATEGY or fixed account be at least $500 after the
withdrawal. You must send a written withdrawal request. Unless you provide us
with different instructions, partial withdrawals will be made in equal amounts
from each SELECT PORTFOLIO, STRATEGY and the fixed investment option in which
your contract is invested. Withdrawals from fixed investment options prior to
the end of the guarantee period may result in a market value adjustment.
We may be required to suspend or postpone the payment of a withdrawal for any
period of time when: (1) the NYSE is closed (other than a customary weekend and
holiday closings); (2) trading with the NYSE is restricted; (3) an emergency
exists such that disposal of or determination of the value of shares of the
Portfolios is not reasonably practicable; (4) the SEC, by order, so permits for
the protection of contract owners.
Additionally, we reserve the right to defer payments for a withdrawal from a
fixed investment option. Such deferrals are limited to no longer than six
months.
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SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM
If you elect, we use money in your contract to pay you monthly, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual payments during the Accumulation Phase. Electronic
transfer of these funds to your bank account is also available. The minimum
amount of each withdrawal is $250. There must be at least $500 remaining in your
contract at all times. Withdrawals may be taxable and a 10% IRS tax penalty may
apply if you are under age 59 1/2. Any withdrawals you make using this program
count against your free withdrawal amount as described above. Withdrawals in
excess of that amount may incur a withdrawal charge. There is no additional
charge for participating in this program.
The program is not available to everyone. Please check with our Annuity Service
Center, which can provide the necessary enrollment forms. We reserve the right
to modify, suspend or terminate this program at any time.
MINIMUM CONTRACT VALUE
Where permitted by state law, we may terminate your contract if both of the
following occur: (1) your contract is less than $500 as a result of withdrawals;
and (2) you have not made any Purchase Payments during the past three years. We
will provide you with sixty days written notice. At the end of the notice
period, we will distribute the contract's remaining value to you.
QUALIFIED CONTRACT OWNERS
Certain qualified plans restrict and/or prohibit your ability to withdraw money
from your contract. See TAXES, page 27 for a more detailed explanation.
DEATH BENEFIT
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If you die during the Accumulation Phase of your contract, we pay a death
benefit to your Beneficiary.
If at the time we issued your contract, you were 80 years old or younger, the
death benefit is the greatest of:
1. the value of your contract at the time we receive satisfactory proof of
death; or
2. total Purchase Payments less withdrawals (and any fees or charges
applicable to such withdrawals) in an amount proportionate to the amount
by which such withdrawals decreased contract values, compounded at a 4%
annual growth rate until the date of death (3% growth rate if 70 or older
at the time of contract issue); or
3. the value of your contract on the seventh contract anniversary, plus any
Purchase Payments and less withdrawals (and any fees or charges
applicable to such withdrawals) in an amount proportionate to the amount
by which such withdrawals decreased contract values, since the seventh
contract anniversary, all compounded at a 4% annual growth rate until the
date of death (3% growth rate if age 70 or older at the time of contract
issue); or
4. the maximum anniversary value on any contract anniversary prior to your
81st birthday. The anniversary value equals the value of your contract on
a contract anniversary plus any Purchase Payments and less any
withdrawals (and any fees or charges applicable to such withdrawals) in
an amount proportionate to the amount by which such withdrawals decreased
contract values, since that contract anniversary.
If at the time we issue your contract, you were 81 years old or older, the death
benefit is the greater of:
1. the value of your contract at the time we receive satisfactory proof of
death; or
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2. total Purchase Payments less withdrawals (and any fees or charges
applicable to such withdrawals) in an amount proportionate to the amount
by which such withdrawals decreased contract values, compounded at a 3%
annual growth rate until the date of death.
The death benefit is not paid after you switch to the Income Phase. If you die
during the Income Phase, your Beneficiary will receive any remaining guaranteed
income payments in accordance with the income option you choose. See INCOME
OPTIONS, page 24.
You select the Beneficiary to receive any amounts payable on death. You may
change the Beneficiary at any time, unless you previously made an irrevocable
Beneficiary designation. A new Beneficiary designation is not effective until we
record the change.
The death benefit will be paid out when we receive adequate proof of death: (1)
a certified copy of a death certificate; (2) a certified copy of a decree of
court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death; (3) a written
statement by a medical doctor who attended the deceased at the time of death; or
(4) any other proof satisfactory to us. We may also require additional
documentation or proof in order for the death benefit to be paid.
The death benefit must begin payment immediately upon receipt of all necessary
documents and, in any event, must be paid within 5 years of the date of death.
The Beneficiary may, in the alternative, elect to have the death benefit payable
in the form of an annuity. If the Beneficiary elects an income option, it must
be paid over the Beneficiary's lifetime or for a period not extending beyond the
Beneficiary's life expectancy. Income payments must begin within one year of
your death. If the Beneficiary is the spouse of the owner, he or she can elect
to continue the contract at the then current value, rather than receive a death
benefit.
If the Beneficiary does not make a specific election as to how they want the
death benefit distributed within sixty days of our receipt of adequate proof of
death, it will be paid in a lump sum.
DEATH OF THE ANNUITANT
If the Annuitant dies before annuity payments begin, you can name a new
Annuitant. If no Annuitant is named within 30 days, you will become the
Annuitant. However, if the owner is a non-natural person (for example, a
corporation), then the death of the Annuitant will be treated as the death of
the owner, no new Annuitant may be named and the death benefit will be paid.
EXPENSES
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There are charges and expenses associated with your contract. These charges and
expenses reduce your investment return. We will not increase the contract
maintenance fee or withdrawal charges under your contract. However the
investment charges under your contract may increase or decrease. Some states may
require that we charge less than the amounts described below.
INSURANCE CHARGES
If you are age 80 or younger when your contract is issued, the amount of this
charge is 1.40% annually of the value of your contract invested in the SELECT
PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES). If you are are 81 or older at the time of
contract issue, the insurance charge is 1.52% annually of the value of your
contract invested in the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES).
We deduct the charge daily, on a pro-rata basis, from the value of your contract
allocated to the SELECT PORTFOLIOS and/or STRATEGIES. The insurance charge
compensates us for the mortality and expense risks and the costs of contract
distribution assumed by Anchor National.
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If these charges do not cover all of our expenses, we will pay the difference.
Likewise, if these charges exceed our expenses, we will keep the difference.
WITHDRAWAL CHARGES
During the Accumulation Phase you may make withdrawals from your contract.
However, a withdrawal charge may apply. We apply a withdrawal charge upon an
early withdrawal against each Purchase Payment you put into the contract. The
withdrawal charge equals a percentage of the Purchase Payment you take out of
the contract. The withdrawal charge percentage declines each year a purchase
payment is in the contract, as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- ------------------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
WITHDRAWAL CHARGE 9% 8% 7% 6% 6% 5% 4% 3%
<CAPTION>
YEAR 9 10
- ------------------ ----- -----
<S> <C> <C>
WITHDRAWAL CHARGE 2% 0%
</TABLE>
After a Purchase Payment has been in the contract for nine complete years, the
withdrawal charge no longer applies to that payment.
When calculating the withdrawal charge, we treat withdrawals as coming first
from the Purchase Payments that have been in your contract the longest. However,
for tax purposes, your withdrawals are considered earnings first, then Purchase
Payments.
Whenever possible, we deduct the withdrawal charge from the money remaining in
your contract from each of your investment options on a pro-rata basis. If you
withdraw all of your contract value, we deduct any applicable withdrawal charges
from the amount withdrawn.
The contract provides a free withdrawal amount every year. See ACCESS TO YOUR
MONEY page 19.
We will not assess a withdrawal charge for money withdrawn to pay a death
benefit. We do not currently assess a withdrawal charge upon election to receive
income payments from your contract.
Withdrawals made prior to age 59 1/2 may result in tax penalties. See TAXES page
27.
INVESTMENT CHARGES
Charges are deducted from the assets of the investment portfolios underlying the
SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES) for the advisory and other expenses of the
portfolios. THE FEE TABLE BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 ILLUSTRATES THESE CHARGES AND
EXPENSES. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THESE INVESTMENT CHARGES, REFER TO
THE PROSPECTUS FOR THE SEASONS SERIES TRUST, ATTACHED.
CONTRACT MAINTENANCE FEE
During the Accumulation Phase, we subtract a contract maintenance fee from your
account once per year. This charge compensates us for the cost of contract
administration. We will deduct the $35 ($30 in North Dakota) contract
maintenance fee on a pro-rata basis from your account value on your contract
anniversary. In the state of Washington a contract maintenance fee will be
deducted pro-rata from the SELECT PORTFOLIOS and/or STRATEGIES in which you are
invested, only. If you withdraw your entire contract value, we deduct the fee
from that withdrawal.
If your contract value is $50,000 or more on your contract anniversary date, we
will waive the charge. This waiver is subject to change without notice.
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TRANSFER FEE
We currently permit four free transfers between investment options, every
contract year. We charge you $25 for each transfer over four in any one year
($10 in Pennsylvania and Texas). We deduct the transfer fee from the SELECT
PORTFOLIO(S), STRATEGY and/or fixed investment option from which you request the
transfer. See INVESTMENT OPTIONS, page 10.
PREMIUM TAX
Certain states charge the Company a tax on the premiums you pay into the
contract. We deduct from your contract these premium tax charges. Currently we
deduct the charge for premium taxes when you take a full withdrawal or annuitize
the contract. In the future, we may assess this deduction at the time you put
Purchase Payment(s) into the contract or upon payment of a death benefit.
APPENDIX B provides more information about premium taxes.
INCOME TAXES
We do not currently deduct income taxes from your contract. We reserve the right
to do so in the future.
REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF CHARGES AND EXPENSES, AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
CREDITED
Sometimes sales of the contracts to groups of similarly situated individuals may
lower our administrative and/or sales expenses. We reserve the right to reduce
or waive certain charges and expenses when this type of sale occurs. In
addition, we may also credit additional interest to policies sold to such
groups. We determine which groups are eligible for such treatment. Some of the
criteria we evaluate to make a determination are: size of the group; amount of
expected Purchase Payments; relationship existing between us and prospective
purchaser; nature of the purchase; length of time a group of contracts is
expected to remain active; purpose of the purchase and whether that purpose
increases the likelihood that our expenses will be reduced; and/or any other
factors that we believe indicate that administrative and/or sales expenses may
be reduced.
Anchor National may make such a determination regarding sales to its employees,
it affiliates' employees and employees of currently contracted broker-dealers;
its registered representatives and immediate family members of all of those
described.
We reserve the right to change or modify any such determination or the treatment
applied to a particular group, at any time.
INCOME OPTIONS
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ANNUITY DATE
During the Income Phase, the money in your Contract is used to make regular
income payments to you. You may switch to the Income Phase any time after your
2nd contract anniversary. You select the month and year in which you want income
payments to begin. The first day of that month is the Annuity Date. You may
change your Annuity Date, so long as you do so at least seven days before the
income payments are scheduled to begin. Once you begin receiving income
payments, you cannot change your Income Option. Except as discussed under Option
5, once you begin receiving income payments, you cannot otherwise access your
money through a withdrawal or surrender.
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Income payments must begin on or before your 90th birthday or on your tenth
contract anniversary, whichever occurs later. If you do not choose an Annuity
Date, your income payments will automatically begin on this date. Certain states
may require your income payments to start earlier.
If the Annuity Date is past your 85th birthday, your contract could lose its
status as an annuity under Federal tax laws. This may cause you to incur adverse
tax consequences. In addition, certain Qualified contracts require you to take
minimum distributions after you reach age 70 1/2. See TAXES, page 27.
INCOME OPTIONS
Currently, this Contract offers 5 Income Options. If you elect to receive income
payments but do not select an option, your income payments will be made in
accordance with option 4 for a period of 10 years. For income payments selected
for joint lives, we pay according to option 3.
We base our calculation of income payments on the life of the Annuitant and the
annuity rates set forth in your contract. As the contract owner, you may change
the Annuitant at any time prior to the Annuity Date. You must notify us if the
Annuitant dies before the Annuity Date and then designate a new Annuitant.
OPTION 1 - LIFE INCOME ANNUITY
This option provides income payments for the life of the Annuitant. Income
payments stop when the Annuitant dies.
OPTION 2 - JOINT AND SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY
This option provides income payments for the life of the Annuitant and for the
life of another designated person. Upon the death of either person, we will
continue to make income payments during the lifetime of the survivor. Income
payments stop whenever the survivor dies.
OPTION 3 - JOINT AND 100% SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY WITH 10 OR 20 YEAR PERIOD
CERTAIN
This option is similar to option 2 above, with an additional guarantee of
payments for at least 10 or 20 years. If the Annuitant and the Survivor die
before all of the payments have been made, the remaining payments are made to
the Beneficiary under your Contract.
OPTION 4 - LIFE ANNUITY WITH 10 OR 20 YEAR PERIOD CERTAIN
This option is similar to option 1 above. In addition, this option provides a
guarantee that income payments will be made for at least 10 or 20 years. You
select the number of years. If the Annuitant dies before all guaranteed income
payments are made, the remaining income payments go to the Beneficiary under
your Contract.
OPTION 5 - INCOME FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD
This option provides income payments for a guaranteed period ranging from 5 to
30 years. If the Annuitant dies before all the guaranteed income payments are
made, the remaining income payments are made to the Beneficiary under your
contract. Additionally, if variable income payments are elected under this
option, you (or the Beneficiary under the contract if the Annuitant dies prior
to all guaranteed payments being made) may redeem the contract value after the
Annuity Date. The amount available upon such redemption would be the discounted
present value of any remaining guaranteed payments.
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The value of an Annuity Unit, regardless of the option chosen, takes into
account the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge. Since Option 5 does not contain
an element of mortality risk, no benefit is derived from this charge.
We make Income Payments on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis.
You instruct us to send you a check or to have the payments direct deposited
into your bank account. If state law allows, we distribute annuities with a
contract value of $5,000 or less in a lump sum. Also, if the selected income
option results in annuity payments of less than $50 per payment, we may decrease
the frequency of the payments, state law allowing.
ALLOCATION OF ANNUITY PAYMENTS
You can choose income payments that are fixed, variable or both. If payments are
fixed, Anchor National guarantees the amounts of each payment. If the payments
are variable, the amounts are not guaranteed. They will go up and/or down based
upon the performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) or STRATEGY(IES) in which you
invest.
FIXED OR VARIABLE INCOME PAYMENTS
You can choose income payments that are fixed, variable or both. If at the date
when income payments begin you are invested in the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or
STRATEGY(IES) only, your income payments will be variable. If your money is only
in fixed accounts at that time, your income payments will be fixed in amount. If
you are invested in both fixed and variable options at the time you begin the
Income Phase, a portion of your income payments will be fixed and a portion will
be variable.
INCOME PAYMENTS
Your income payments will vary if you are invested in the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S)
and/or STRATEGY(IES) after the Annuity date depending on four things:
- for life options, your age when payments begin, and;
- the value of your contract in the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES)
on the Annuity Date, and;
- the 3.5% assumed investment rate for variable income payments and 3%
guaranteed minimum investment rate for fixed income payments used in the
annuity table for the contract, and;
- the performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) in which
you are invested during the time you receive income payments.
If you are invested in both the fixed account options and the SELECT
PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) after the Annuity Date, the allocation of
funds between the fixed accounts and SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES)
also impacts the amount of your annuity payments.
TRANSFERS DURING THE INCOME PHASE
You may transfer money among the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) during
the Income Phase. Transfers are subject to the same limitations as transfers
during the Accumulation Phase. However, you may
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not transfer money from the fixed accounts into the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or
STRATEGY(IES) or from the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and/or STRATEGY(IES) into the
fixed accounts during the Income Phase. See EXPENSES, page 22.
DEFERMENT OF PAYMENTS
We may defer making fixed payments for up to six months, or less if required by
law. Interest is credited to you during the deferral period.
Please read the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for a more detailed
discussion of the income options.
TAXES
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NOTE: WE PREPARED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON TAXES AS A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF
THE SUBJECT. IT IS NOT TAX ADVICE. WE CAUTION YOU TO SEEK COMPETENT TAX ADVICE
ABOUT YOUR OWN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THE TAX STATUS OF YOUR
ANNUITY. TAX LAWS CONSTANTLY CHANGE, THEREFORE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS COMPLETE AND/OR ACCURATE.
ANNUITY CONTRACTS IN GENERAL
The Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") provides for special rules regarding the tax
treatment of annuity contracts. Generally, taxes on the earnings in your annuity
contract are deferred until you take the money out. Qualified retirement
investments automatically provide tax deferral regardless of whether the
underlying contract is an annuity. Different rules apply depending on how you
take the money out and whether your contract is Qualified or Non-qualified.
If you do not purchase your contract under a pension plan, a specially sponsored
employer program or an individual retirement account, your contract is referred
to as a Non-qualified contract. A Non-qualified contract receives different tax
treatment than a Qualified contract. In general, your cost basis in a
Non-qualified contract is equal to the Purchase Payments you put into the
contract. You have already been taxed on the cost basis in your contract.
If you purchase your contract under a pension plan, a specially sponsored
employer program or as an individual retirement account, your contract is
referred to as a Qualified contract. Examples of qualified plans are: Individual
Retirement Accounts ("IRAs"), Roth IRAs, Tax-Sheltered Annuities (referred to as
403(b) contracts), H.R. 10 Plans (referred to as Keogh Plans) and pension and
profit sharing plans, including 401(k) plans. Typically you have not paid any
tax on the Purchase Payments used to buy your contract and therefore, you have
no cost basis in your contract.
TAX TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS--NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
If you make a withdrawal from a Non-qualified contract, the IRC treats such a
withdrawal as first coming from the earnings and then as coming from your
Purchase Payments. For annuity payments, any portion of each payment that is
considered a return of your Purchase Payment will not be taxed. Withdrawn
earnings are treated as income to you and are taxable. The IRC provides for a
10% penalty tax on any earnings that are withdrawn other than in conjunction
with the following circumstances: (1) after reaching age 59 1/2; (2) when paid
to your Beneficiary after you die; (3) after you become disabled (as defined in
the IRC); (4) in a series of substantially equal installments made for your life
or for the joint lives of you and you Beneficiary; (5) under an immediate
annuity; or (6) which come from Purchase Payments made prior to August 14, 1982.
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TAX TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS--QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
Generally, you have not paid any taxes on the Purchase Payments used to buy a
Qualified contract. Any amount of money you take out as a withdrawal or as
income payments is taxable income. The IRC further provides for a 10% penalty
tax on any withdrawal or income payment paid to you other than in conjunction
with the following circumstances: (1) after reaching age 59 1/2; (2) when paid
to your Beneficiary after you die; (3) after you become disabled (as defined in
the IRC); (4) in a series of substantially equal installments made for your life
or for the joint lives of you and your Beneficiary; (5) to the extent such
withdrawals do not exceed limitations set by the IRC for amounts paid during the
taxable year for medical care; (6) to fund higher education expenses (as defined
in IRC); (7) to fund certain first-time home purchase expenses; and, except in
the case of an IRA; (8) when you separate from service after attaining age 55;
and (9) when paid to an alternate payee pursuant to a qualified domestic
relations order.
The IRC limits the withdrawal of Purchase Payments from certain Tax-Sheltered
Annuities. Withdrawals can only be made when an owner: (1) reaches age 59 1/2;
(2) leaves his or her job; (3) dies; (4) becomes disabled (as defined in the
IRC); or (5) in the case of hardship. In the case of hardship, the owner can
only withdraw Purchase Payments.
MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS
If you have a Qualified contract, distributions must begin by April 1 of the
calendar year following the later of (1) the calendar year in which you attain
age 70 1/2 or (2) the calendar year in which you retire. Failure to satisfy the
minimum distribution requirements may result in a tax penalty. You should
contact your tax advisor for more information.
DIVERSIFICATION
The IRC imposes certain diversification requirements on the underlying
investments for a variable annuity. We believe that the underlying Portfolios'
management monitors the variable Portfolios so as to comply with these
requirements. To be treated as a variable annuity for tax purposes, the
underlying investments must meet these requirements.
The diversification regulations do not provide guidance as to the circumstances
under which you, because of the degree of control you exercise over the
underlying investments, and not Anchor National, would be considered the owner
of the shares of the Portfolios. It is unknown to what extent owners are
permitted to select investments, to make transfers among Portfolios or the
number and type of Portfolios owners may select from. If any guidance is
provided which is considered a new position, then the guidance would generally
be applied prospectively. However, if such guidance is considered not to be a
new position, it may be applied retroactively. This would mean you, as the owner
of the contract, could be treated as the owner of the underlying variable
investment Portfolios. Due to the uncertainty in this area, we reserve the right
to modify the contract in an attempt to maintain favorable tax treatment.
PERFORMANCE
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From time to time we will advertise the performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S)
and/or STRATEGY(IES). Any such performance results are based on historical
earnings and are not intended to indicate future performance.
We advertise the Cash Management SELECT PORTFOLIO's yield and effective yield.
In addition, the other SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and STRATEGY(IES) advertise total
return, gross yield and yield-to-maturity. These figures represent past
performance of the SELECT PORTFOLIO(S) and STRATEGY(IES). These performance
numbers do not indicate future results.
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Please see the Statement of Additional Information for additional information
regarding the methods used to calculate performance data.
Anchor National may also advertise the rating and other information assigned to
it by independent industry ratings organizations. Some of those organizations
are A.M. Best Company ("A.M. Best"), Moody's Investor's Service ("Moody's"),
Standard & Poor's Insurance Rating Services ("S&P"), and Duff & Phelps. A.M.
Best's and Moody's ratings reflect their current opinion of our financial
strength and performance in comparison to others in the life and health
insurance industry. S&P's and Duff & Phelps' ratings measure the ability of an
insurance company to meet its obligations under insurance policies it issues.
These two ratings do not measure the insurer's ability to meet non-policy
obligations. Ratings in general do not relate to the performance of the variable
Portfolios.
OTHER INFORMATION
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Anchor National is a stock life insurance company originally organized under the
laws of the state of California in April 1965. On January 1, 1996, Anchor
National redomesticated under the laws of the state of Arizona.
Anchor National and its affiliates, SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, First
SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, CalAmerica Life Insurance Company, SunAmerica
National Life Insurance Company, SunAmerica Asset Management, Resources Trust
Company, and five broker-dealers, specialize in retirement savings and
investment products and services. Business focuses includes, fixed and variable
annuities, mutual funds, premium finance, broker-dealer services and trust
administration services.
THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Anchor National originally established a separate account, Variable Annuity
Account Five (the "Separate Account"), under Arizona law on July 8, 1996. The
Separate Account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Anchor National owns the assets in the Separate Account. However, the assets in
the Separate Account are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any
other business conducted by Anchor National. Income gains and losses (realized
and unrealized) resulting from assets in the Separate Account are credited to or
charged against the Separate Account without regard to other income, gains or
losses of Anchor National.
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company, 255 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110, serves as the custodian of the assets of the Separate Account. Anchor
National pays State Street Bank for services provided, based on a schedule of
fees.
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
Money allocated to the fixed account options goes into Anchor National's general
account. The general account consists of all of Anchor National's assets other
than assets attributable to a separate account. All of the assets in the general
account are chargeable with the claims of any Anchor National contract holders
as well as all of its creditors. The general account funds are invested as
permitted under state insurance laws.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT
Registered representatives of broker-dealers sell the contract. We pay
commissions to these representatives for the sale of the contracts. We do not
expect the total commissions to exceed 7.5% of your Purchase Payments. We may
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also pay a bonus to representatives for contracts which stay active for a
particular period of time, in addition to standard commissions. We do not deduct
commissions paid to registered representatives directly from your Purchase
Payments.
From time to time, we may pay or allow additional promotional incentives in the
form of cash or other compensation. We reserve the right to offer these
additional incentives only to certain broker-dealers that sell or are expected
to sell, certain minimum amounts of the contract, or other contracts offered by
us. Promotional incentives may change at any time.
SunAmerica Capital Services, Inc., 733 Third Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New
York 10017 distributes the contracts. SunAmerica Capital Services is an
affiliate of Anchor National, and is a registered as a broker-dealer under the
Exchange Act of 1934 and a member of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc.
No underwriting fees are paid in connection with the distribution of the
contracts.
ADMINISTRATION
We are responsible for the administrative servicing of your contract. Please
contact our Annuity Service Center at 1-800-445-SUN2, if you have any comment,
question or service request.
We send out transaction confirmations and quarterly statements. It is your
responsibility to review these documents carefully and notify us of any
inaccuracies immediately. We investigate all inquiries. To the extent that we
believe we made an error, we retroactively adjust your contract, provided you
notify us within 30 days of receiving the transaction confirmation or quarterly
statement. Any other adjustments we deem warranted are made as of the time we
receive notice of the error.
YEAR 2000
We rely significantly on computer systems and applications in our daily
operations. Many of our systems are not presently year 2000 compliant, which
means that because they have historically used only two digits to identify the
year in a date, they will fail to distinguish dates in the "2000s" from dates in
the "1900s." Anchor National's business, financial condition and results of
operations could be materially and adversely affected by the failure of our
systems and applications (and those operated by third parties interfacing with
our systems and applications) to properly operate or manage these dates.
Anchor National has a coordinated plan to repair or replace these noncompliant
systems and to obtain similar assurances from third parties interfacing with our
systems and applications. In fiscal 1997, the Company recorded on its books, a
$6.2 million provision for estimated programming costs to repair noncompliant
systems. We are making expenditures which we expect will ultimately total $5.0
million to replace certain other noncompliant systems. Total expenditures
relating to the replacement of noncompliant systems will be capitalized by the
Company as software costs and will be amortized for over future periods. Both
phases of the project are progressing according to plan and we expect to
substantially complete them by the end of calendar 1998. We will test both the
repaired and replacement systems during calendar 1999.
In addition, we distributed a year 2000 questionnaire to our significant
suppliers, distributors, financial institutions, lessors and others we do
business with to evaluate their year 2000 compliance plans and state of
readiness and to determine how our systems and applications may be affected by
their failure to solve their own year 2000 issues. To date, however, we have
only received preliminary feedback from such parties and have not independently
confirmed any information received from other parties with respect to the year
2000 issues. Therefore, we cannot assure that such other parties will complete
their year 2000 conversions in a timely fashion or will not suffer a year 2000
business disruption that may adversely affect our financial condition and
results of operations.
Because we expect to complete our year 2000 conversion prior to any potential
disruption to our business, we have not developed a comprehensive year 2000
contingency plan. Anchor National closely monitors the progression of
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its plan for compliance, and if necessary, would devote additional resources to
assure the timely completion of our year 2000 plan. If we determine that our
business is at material risk of disruption due to the year 2000 issue or
anticipate that we will not complete our year 2000 conversion in a timely
fashion, we will work to enhance our contingency plans.
The above statements are forward-looking. The costs of our year 2000 conversion,
the date which we have set to complete such conversion and the possible risks
associated with the year 2000 issue are based on our current estimates and are
subject to various uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from our expectations. Such uncertainties include, among others, our
success in identifying systems and applications that are not year 2000
compliant, the nature and amount of programming required to upgrade or replace
each of the affected systems and applications, the availability of qualified
personnel, consultants and other resources, and the success of the year 2000
conversion efforts of others.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no pending legal proceedings affecting the Separate Account. Anchor
National and its subsidiaries engage in various kinds of routine litigation. In
management's opinion, these matters are not of material importance to their
respective total assets nor are they material with respect to the Separate
Account.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Anchor National is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended). We file reports and other information
with the SEC to meet those requirements. You can inspect and copy this
information at SEC public facilities at the following locations:
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024
Washington, D.C. 20549
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
500 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60661
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
7 World Trade Center, 13th Fl.
New York, NY 10048
To obtain copies by mail contact the Washington, D.C. location. After you pay
the fees as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the required
documents are mailed.
Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, related to
the contracts offered by this prospectus are on file with the SEC. This
prospectus does not contain all of the information contained in the
Registrations Statement and its exhibits. For further information regarding the
Separate Account, Anchor National and its general account, the Portfolios and
the contract, please refer to the registration statement and its exhibits.
The SEC also maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI,
materials incorporated by reference and other information filed electronically
with the SEC by Anchor National.
OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT ANCHOR NATIONAL
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STATE REGULATION
The Company is subject to regulation and supervision by the insurance regulatory
agencies of the states in which it is authorized to transact business. State
insurance laws establish supervisory agencies with broad administrative and
supervisory powers. Principal among these powers are granting and revoking
licenses to transact business, regulating marketing and other trade practices,
operating guaranty associations, licensing agents, approving policy forms,
regulating certain premium rates, regulating insurance holding company systems,
establishing reserve and valuation requirements, prescribing the form and
content of required financial statements and reports, performing financial,
market conduct and other examinations, determining the reasonableness and
adequacy of statutory capital and surplus, defining acceptable accounting
principles, regulating the type, valuation and amount of investments permitted,
and limiting the amount of dividends that can be paid and the size of
transactions that can be consummated without first obtaining regulatory
approval.
During the last decade, the insurance regulatory framework has been placed under
increased scrutiny by various states, the federal government and the NAIC.
Various states have considered or enacted legislation that changes, and in many
cases increases, the states' authority to regulate insurance companies.
Legislation has been introduced from time to time in Congress that could result
in the federal government assuming some role in the regulation of insurance
companies or allowing combinations between insurance companies, banks and other
entities. In recent years, the NAIC has developed several model laws and
regulations designed to reduce the risk of insurance company insolvencies and
market conduct violations. These initiatives include investment reserve
requirements,
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risk-based capital ("RBC") standards, codification of insurance accounting
principles, new investment standards and restrictions on an insurance company's
ability to pay dividends to its stockholders. The NAIC is also currently
developing model laws or regulations relating to product design, product
reserving standards and illustrations of annuity products. Current proposals are
still being debated and the Company is monitoring developments in this area and
the effects any changes would have on the Company.
The RBC standards consist of formulas which establish capital requirements
relating to insurance, business, assets and interest rate risks, and which help
to identify companies which are under-capitalized and require specific
regulatory actions in the event an insurer's RBC falls below specified levels.
The Company has more than enough statutory capital to meet the NAIC's RBC
requirements as of the most recent calendar year-end. The state of Arizona has
adopted these RBC standards, and the Company is in compliance with such laws.
Further, for statutory reporting purposes, the annuity reserves of the Company
are calculated in accordance with statutory requirements and are adequate under
current cash-flow testing models.
SunAmerica Asset Management is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") as a registered investment advisor under the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940. The mutual funds that it markets are subject to regulation
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. SunAmerica Asset Management and the
mutual funds are subject to regulation and examination by the SEC. In addition,
variable annuities and the related separate accounts of the Company are subject
to regulation by the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940.
The Company's broker-dealer subsidiary is subject to regulation and supervision
by the states in which it transacts business, as well as by the SEC and the
National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"). The SEC and the NASD have
broad administrative and supervisory powers relative to all aspects of business
and may examine the broker-dealer subsidiary's business and accounts at any
time. The SEC also has broad jurisdiction to oversee various activities of the
Company and its other subsidiaries.
From time to time, Federal initiatives are proposed that could affect the
Company's businesses. Such initiatives include employee benefit plan regulations
and tax law changes affecting the taxation of insurance companies and the tax
treatment of insurance and other investment products. Proposals made in recent
years to limit the tax deferral of annuities or otherwise modify the tax rules
related to the treatment of annuities have not been enacted. While certain of
such proposals, if implemented, could have an adverse effect on the Company's
sales of affected products, and consequently on its results of operations, the
Company believes such proposals have a small likelihood of being enacted,
because they would discourage retirement savings and there is a strong public
and industry opposition to them.
PROPERTIES
The Company's executive offices and its principal office are in leased premises
at 1 SunAmerica Center, Los Angeles, California. The Company, through an
affiliate, also leases office space in Woodland Hills, California. The Company's
broker-dealer and asset management subsidiaries lease offices in New York, New
York.
The Company believes that such properties, including the equipment located
therein, are suitable and adequate to meet the requirements of its businesses.
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The directors and principal officers of Anchor National Life Insurance Company
(the "Company") as of December 22, 1998 are listed below, together with
information as to their ages, dates of election and principal business
occupation during the last five years (if other than their present business
occupation).
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ASSUMED
PRESENT OTHER POSITIONS AND OTHER BUSINESS
NAME AGE PRESENT POSITION(S) POSITION(S) EXPERIENCE WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS** FROM-TO
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<C> <C> <S> <C> <C> <C>
Eli Broad* 65 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and 1994 Cofounded SAI in 1957
President of the Company
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and 1986
President of SunAmerica Inc. ("SAI")
Jay S. Wintrob* 41 Executive Vice President of the 1991 (Joined SAI in 1987)
Company 1998
Vice Chairman and Chief Operating
Officer of SAI
James R. Belardi* 41 Senior Vice President of the Company 1992 (Joined SAI in 1986)
Executive Vice President of SAI 1995
Jana Waring Greer* 46 Senior Vice President of the Company 1991 (Joined SAI in 1974)
and SAI
Peter McMillan, III 41 Director Executive Vice President and Chief 1994-1998
Investment Officer SunAmerica
Investments, Inc. (DE)
Senior Vice President, SunAmerica 1989-1994
Investments, Inc. (DE)
Scott L. Robinson* 52 Senior Vice President of the Company 1991 (Joined SAI in 1978)
Senior Vice President and Controller 1991
of SAI
Susan L. Harris* 41 Senior Vice President and Secretary of 1994 Vice President, General Counsel- 1994-1995
the Company Corporate Affairs and Secretary of
Senior Vice President, General Counsel 1995 SAI 1989-1994
and Secretary of SAI Vice President, Associate General
Counsel and Secretary of SAI
(Joined SAI in 1985)
James Rowan* 36 Senior Vice President of the Company 1996 Vice President of SAI 1993-1995
Senior Vice President of SAI 1995 (Joined SAI in 1992)
N. Scott Gillis 45 Senior Vice President and Controller 1994 Vice President and Controller, 1989-1994
of the Company SunAmerica Life Companies ("SLC")
Vice President of SAI 1997 (Joined SAI in 1985)
Edwin R. Reoliquio 41 Senior Vice President and Chief 1995 Vice President and Actuary, SLC 1990-1995
Actuary of the Company
Victor E. Akin 34 Senior Vice President of the Company 1996 Vice President, SLC 1995-1996
Director, Product Development, SLC 1994-1995
Manager, Business Development, SLC 1993-1994
Scott H. Richland 36 Vice President of the Company 1994 Senior Vice President and Treasurer 1997-1998
of SAI
Senior Vice President of SAI 1997 Vice President and Treasurer of SAI 1995-1997
Vice President and Assistant 1994-1995
Treasurer of SAI
Assistant Treasurer of SAI 1993-1994
(Joined SAI in 1990)
David R. Bechtel 31 Vice President and Treasurer of the 1998 Vice President, Deutsche Morgan 1996-1998
Company Grenfell, Inc.
Vice President and Treasurer of SAI 1998 Associate, UBS Securities LLC 1995-1996
Associate, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & 1994
Katz 1993-1994
Associate, Wells Fargo Nikko
Investment Advisers
J. Franklin Grey 46 Vice President of the Company 1994 Director, Institutional Marketing 1991-1994
Capital Holding Corp. (Providian)
Keith B. Jones 47 Vice President of the Company 1992 (Joined SAI in 1986)
Michael L. Lindquist 45 Vice President of the Company 1993 (Joined SAI in 1983)
Edward P. Nolan, Jr. 49 Vice President of the Company 1993 (Joined SAI in 1989)
Gregory M. Outcalt 36 Vice President of the Company 1993 (Joined SAI in 1986)
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* Also serves as a director
** Unless otherwise indicated, officers
and positions are with SunAmerica Inc.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
All of the executive officers of the Company also serve as employees of
SunAmerica Inc. or its affiliates and receive no compensation directly from the
Company. Some of the officers also serve as officers of other companies
affiliated with the Company. Allocations have been made as to each individual's
time devoted to his or her duties as an executive officer of the Company.
The following table shows the cash compensation paid or earned, based on these
allocations, to the chief executive officer and top four executive officers of
the Company whose allocated compensation exceeds $100,000 for services rendered
in all capacities to the Company during 1998:
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<CAPTION>
Name of Individual
or Allocated Cash
Number in Group Capacities in Which Served Compensation
- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
Eli Broad Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President $1,482,778
Jay S. Wintrob Executive Vice President 857,524
Jana Waring Greer Senior Vice President 775,001
Peter McMillan Director 421,457
James R. Belardi Senior Vice President 408,949
</TABLE>
Directors of the Company who are also employees of SunAmerica Inc. or its
affiliates receive no compensation in addition to their compensation as
employees of SunAmerica Inc. or its affiliates.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
No shares of the Company are owned by any executive officer or director. The
Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SunAmerica Inc., which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIALS
The following selected consolidated financial data of the Company and its
subsidiaries should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements and notes thereto and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are included
elsewhere herein.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
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(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 86,872 $ 73,201 $ 56,843 $ 50,083 $ 58,996
Net realized investment gains (losses) 19,482 (17,394) (13,355) (4,363) (33,713)
Fee income 290,362 213,146 169,505 145,105 141,753
General and administrative expenses (96,102) (98,802) (81,552) (64,457) (54,363)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (72,713) (66,879) (57,520) (58,713) (44,195)
Annual commissions (18,209) (8,977) (4,613) (2,658) (1,158)
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Pretax income 209,692 94,295 69,308 64,997 67,320
Income tax expense (71,051) (31,169) (24,252) (25,739) (22,705)
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INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN
ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES 138,641 63,126 45,056 39,258 44,615
Cumulative effect of change in accounting for
income taxes -- -- -- -- (20,463)
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NET INCOME $ 138,641 $ 63,126 $ 45,056 $ 39,258 $ 24,152
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FINANCIAL POSITION
Investments $ 2,734,742 $ 2,608,301 $ 2,329,232 $ 2,114,908 $ 1,632,072
Variable annuity assets held in separate accounts 11,133,569 9,343,200 6,311,557 5,230,246 4,486,703
Deferred acquisition costs 539,850 536,155 443,610 383,069 416,289
Other assets 118,203 83,283 120,136 55,474 67,062
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 14,526,364 $ 12,570,939 $ 9,204,535 $ 7,783,697 $ 6,602,126
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Reserves for fixed annuity contracts $ 2,189,272 $ 2,098,803 $ 1,789,962 $ 1,497,052 $ 1,437,488
Reserves for guaranteed investment contracts 282,267 295,175 415,544 277,095 --
Variable annuity liabilities related to separate
accounts 11,133,569 9,343,200 6,311,557 5,230,246 4,486,703
Other payables and accrued liabilities 133,647 155,256 96,196 227,953 195,134
Subordinated notes payable to Parent 39,182 36,240 35,832 35,832 34,712
Deferred income taxes 95,758 67,047 70,189 73,459 64,567
Shareholder's equity 652,669 575,218 485,255 442,060 383,522
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY $ 14,526,364 $ 12,570,939 $ 9,204,535 $ 7,783,697 $ 6,602,126
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations of Anchor National Life Insurance Company (the "Company") for the
three years in the period ended September 30, 1998 follows. In connection with
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, the Company cautions readers regarding certain forward-looking statements
contained in this report and in any other statements made by, or on behalf of,
the Company, whether or not in future filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). Forward-looking statements are statements not based on
historical information and which relate to future operations, strategies,
financial results, or other developments. Statements using verbs such as
"expect," "anticipate," "believe" or words of similar import generally involve
forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, forward-looking
statements include statements which represent the Company's beliefs concerning
future levels of sales and redemptions of the Company's products, investment
spreads and yields, or the earnings and profitability of the Company's
activities.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions
that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control
and many of which are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. Whether or not
actual results differ materially from forward-looking statements may depend on
numerous foreseeable and unforeseeable developments. Some may be national in
scope, such as general economic conditions, changes in tax law and changes in
interest rates. Some may be related to the insurance industry generally, such as
pricing competition, regulatory developments and industry consolidation. Others
may relate to the Company specifically, such as credit, volatility and other
risks associated with the Company's investment portfolio. Investors are also
directed to consider other risks and uncertainties discussed in documents filed
by the Company with the SEC. The Company disclaims any obligation to update
forward-looking information.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET INCOME totaled $138.6 million in 1998, compared with $63.1 million in 1997
and $45.1 million in 1996.
PRETAX INCOME totaled $209.7 million in 1998, $94.3 million in 1997 and $69.3
million in 1996. The 122.4% improvement in 1998 over 1997 primarily resulted
from increased fee income and higher net realized investment gains, partially
offset by increased annual commissions and increased amortization of deferred
acquisition costs. The 36.1% improvement in 1997 over 1996 primarily resulted
from increased fee income and net investment income, partially offset by higher
general and administrative expenses and increased amortization of deferred
acquisition costs.
NET INVESTMENT INCOME, which is the spread between the income earned on invested
assets and the interest paid on fixed annuities and other interest-bearing
liabilities, increased to $86.9 million in 1998 from $73.2 million in 1997 and
$56.8 million in 1996. These amounts represent 3.34% on average invested assets
(computed on a daily basis) of $2.60 billion in 1998, 2.77% on average invested
assets of $2.65 billion in 1997 and 2.59% on average invested assets of $2.19
billion in 1996.
Net investment spreads include the effect of income earned on the excess of
average invested assets over average interest-bearing liabilities. This excess
amounted to $140.4 million in 1998, $126.5 million in 1997 and $142.9 million in
1996. The difference between the Company's yield on average invested assets and
the rate paid on average interest-bearing liabilities (the "Spread Difference")
was 3.04% in 1998, 2.51% in 1997 and 2.25% in 1996.
Investment income (and the related yields on average invested assets) totaled
$222.0 million (8.53%) in 1998, compared with $210.8 million (7.97%) in 1997 and
$164.6 million (7.50%) in 1996. These increased yields in 1998
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and 1997 include the effects of an increasing proportion of mortgage loans in
the Company's portfolio. On average, mortgage loans have higher yields than that
of the Company's overall portfolio. In addition, the Company experienced higher
returns on its investments in partnerships, particularly in 1998. The increase
in investment income in 1997 also reflects an increase in average invested
assets.
Partnership income increased to $24.3 million (a yield of 174.85% on related
average assets of $13.9 million) in 1998, compared with $6.7 million (a yield of
15.28% on related average assets of $44.0 million) in 1997 and $4.1 million (a
yield of 10.12% on related average assets of $40.2 million) in 1996. Partnership
income is based primarily upon cash distributions received from limited
partnerships, the operations of which the Company does not influence.
Consequently, such income is not predictable and there can be no assurance that
the Company will realize comparable levels of such income in the future.
Total interest expense equalled $135.1 million in 1998, $137.6 million in 1997
and $107.8 million in 1996. The average rate paid on all interest-bearing
liabilities was 5.49% in 1998, compared with 5.46% in 1997 and 5.25% in 1996.
Interest-bearing liabilities averaged $2.46 billion during 1998, compared with
$2.52 billion during 1997 and $2.05 billion during 1996. The increases in the
overall rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities primarily resulted from the
impact of certain promotional one-year interest rates offered on the fixed
account portion of the Company's Polaris and Seasons variable annuity products.
The modest decline in average invested assets in 1998 reflects a similar modest
decline in average interest-bearing liabilities, which results from the net
effect of increased sales of the Company's fixed rate products and net exchanges
from fixed accounts into the separate accounts of variable annuity contracts.
Fixed annuity premiums totaled $1.51 billion in 1998, compared with $1.10
billion in 1997 and $741.8 million in 1996, and are largely premiums for the
fixed accounts of variable annuities. These amounts represent 72%, 61% and 50%
of the fixed annuity reserve balances at the beginning of the respective
periods. The premiums for the fixed accounts of variable annuities have
increased primarily because of increased sales of the Company's variable annuity
products and greater inflows into the one-year fixed account and the new
six-month fixed account of these products, which are used for dollar cost
averaging into the variable accounts. Accordingly, the Company anticipates that
it will see a large portion of these premiums transferred into the variable
funds.
Guaranteed investment contract ("GIC") premiums totaled $5.6 million in 1998,
$55.0 million in 1997 and $135.0 million in 1996. GIC surrenders and maturities
totaled $36.3 million in 1998, $198.1 million in 1997 and $16.5 million in 1996.
The Company does not actively market GICs; consequently, premiums and surrenders
may vary substantially from period to period. The GICs issued by the Company
generally guarantee the payment of principal and interest at fixed or variable
rates for a term of three to five years. GICs that are purchased by banks for
their long-term portfolios or by state and local governmental entities either
prohibit withdrawals or permit scheduled book value withdrawals subject to the
terms of the underlying indenture or agreement. GICs purchased by asset
management firms for their short-term portfolios either prohibit withdrawals or
permit withdrawals with notice ranging from 90 to 270 days. In pricing GICs, the
Company analyzes cash flow information and prices accordingly so that it is
compensated for possible withdrawals prior to maturity.
NET REALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS totaled $19.5 million in 1998, compared with net
realized investment losses of $17.4 million in 1997 and $13.4 million in 1996.
Net realized investment gains (losses) include impairment writedowns of $13.1
million in 1998, $20.4 million in 1997 and $16.0 million in 1996. Thus, net
gains from sales and redemptions of investments totaled $32.6 million in 1998,
$3.0 million in 1997 and $2.6 million in 1996.
The Company sold or redeemed invested assets, principally bonds and notes,
aggregating $2.23 billion in 1998, $2.62 billion in 1997 and $1.60 billion in
1996, respectively. Sales of investments result from the active management of
the Company's investment portfolio. Because redemptions of investments are
generally involuntary and sales of investments are made in both rising and
falling interest rate environments, net gains from sales and redemptions of
investments fluctuate from period to period, and represent 1.25%, 0.11% and
0.12% of average invested assets for 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Active
portfolio management involves the ongoing evaluation of asset sectors,
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individual securities within the investment portfolio and the reallocation of
investments from sectors that are perceived to be relatively overvalued to
sectors that are perceived to be relatively undervalued. The intent of the
Company's active portfolio management is to maximize total returns on the
investment portfolio, taking into account credit, option, liquidity and
interest-rate risk.
Impairment writedowns include $9.4 million of provisions applied to partnerships
during 1998 and $15.7 million and $15.2 million of provisions applied to
non-income producing land owned in Arizona during 1997 and 1996, respectively.
The statutory carrying value of this land had been guaranteed by the Company's
ultimate Parent, SunAmerica Inc. ("SunAmerica"). SunAmerica made a capital
contribution of $28.4 million on December 31, 1996 to the Company through the
Company's direct parent in exchange for the termination of its guaranty with
respect to this land. Accordingly, the Company reduced the carrying value of
this land to estimated fair value to reflect the full termination of the
guaranty. Impairment writedowns represent 0.50%, 0.77% and 0.73% of average
invested assets for 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. For the five years ended
September 30, 1998, impairment writedowns as a percentage of average invested
assets have ranged from 0.28% to 0.91% and have averaged 0.64%. Such writedowns
are based upon estimates of the net realizable value of the applicable assets.
Actual realization will be dependent upon future events.
VARIABLE ANNUITY FEES are based on the market value of assets in separate
accounts supporting variable annuity contracts. Such fees totaled $200.9 million
in 1998, $139.5 million in 1997 and $104.0 million in 1996. These increased fees
reflect growth in average variable annuity assets, due to increased market
values, the receipt of variable annuity premiums and net exchanges into the
separate accounts from the fixed accounts of variable annuity contracts,
partially offset by surrenders. Variable annuity fees represent 1.9%, 1.8% and
1.8% of average variable annuity assets for 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
Variable annuity assets averaged $10.70 billion during 1998, $7.55 billion
during 1997 and $5.70 billion during 1996. Variable annuity premiums, which
exclude premiums allocated to the fixed accounts of variable annuity products,
have aggregated $1.82 billion in 1998, $1.27 billion in 1997 and $919.8 million
in 1996. These amounts represent 19%, 20% and 18% of variable annuity reserves
at the beginning of the respective periods.
Sales of variable annuity products (which include premiums allocated to the
fixed accounts) ("Variable Annuity Product Sales") amounted to $3.33 billion,
$2.37 billion and $1.66 billion in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively, and
primarily reflect sales of the Company's flagship variable annuity, Polaris.
Polaris is a multimanager variable annuity that offers investors a choice of 26
variable funds and 7 guaranteed fixed-rate funds. Increases in Variable Annuity
Product Sales are due, in part, to market share gains through enhanced
distribution efforts and growing consumer demand for flexible retirement savings
products that offer a variety of equity, fixed income and guaranteed fixed
account investment choices. In recent weeks, subsequent to the Company's fiscal
year end, sales of variable annuities have slowed as investors paused to
reevaluate their investment decisions in light of volatile markets. The Company
believes that fluctuating market conditions increase the value of financial
planning services and make the flexibility and security of variable annuities
even more attractive.
The Company has encountered increased competition in the variable annuity
marketplace during recent years and anticipates that the market will remain
highly competitive for the foreseeable future. Also, from time to time, Federal
initiatives are proposed which could affect the taxation of variable annuities
and annuities generally.
NET RETAINED COMMISSIONS are primarily derived from commissions on the sales of
nonproprietary investment products by the Company's broker-dealer subsidiary,
after deducting the substantial portion of such commissions that is passed on to
registered representatives. Net retained commissions totaled $48.6 million in
1998, $39.1 million in 1997 and $31.5 million in 1996. Broker-dealer sales
(mainly sales of general securities, mutual funds and annuities) totaled $14.37
billion in 1998, $11.56 billion in 1997 and $8.75 billion in 1996. The increases
in sales and net retained commissions reflect higher average production per
representative and generally favorable market conditions and, in 1997, a greater
number of registered representatives due primarily to the transfer of
representatives from an affiliated broker-dealer. Increases in net retained
commissions may not be proportionate to increases in sales primarily due to
differences in sales mix.
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SURRENDER CHARGES on fixed and variable annuities totaled $7.4 million in 1998,
$5.5 million in 1997 and $5.2 million in 1996. Surrender charges generally are
assessed on annuity withdrawals at declining rates during the first seven years
of an annuity contract. Withdrawal payments, which include surrenders and
lump-sum annuity benefits, totaled $1.14 billion in 1998, $1.06 billion in 1997
and $898.0 million in 1996. These payments represent 9.0%, 11.2% and 12.4%,
respectively, of average fixed and variable annuity reserves. Withdrawals
include variable annuity withdrawals from the separate accounts totaling $952.1
million (8.9% of average variable annuity reserves), $822.0 million (10.9% of
average variable annuity reserves) and $634.1 million (11.2% of average variable
reserves) in 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Management anticipates that
withdrawal rates will remain relatively stable for the foreseeable future.
ASSET MANAGEMENT FEES, which include investment advisory fees and 12b-1
distribution fees, are based on the market value of assets managed in mutual
funds by SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. Such fees totaled $29.6 million on
average assets managed of $2.89 billion in 1998, $25.8 million on average assets
managed of $2.34 billion in 1997 and $25.4 million on average assets managed of
$2.14 billion in 1996. Asset management fees are not proportionate to average
assets managed, principally due to changes in product mix. Sales of mutual
funds, excluding sales of money market accounts, aggregated $853.6 million in
1998, compared with $454.8 million in 1997 and $223.4 million in 1996. The
significant increases in sales principally resulted from sales of the Company's
"Style Select Series" product (which was introduced in November 1996) and the
introduction in June 1998 of the "Dogs" of Wall Street. The "Style Select
Series" is a group of mutual funds which are each managed by three industry-
recognized fund managers. The "Dogs" of Wall Street fund contains 30 large
capitalization value stocks which are selected by strict criteria. Sales of
these products totaled $611.1 million in 1998, compared with $267.8 million in
1997, reflecting the addition of five new Style Select funds, which more than
doubled the number of Style Select funds to nine, and generally favorable market
conditions. Redemptions of mutual funds, excluding redemptions of money market
accounts, amounted to $402.5 million in 1998, $412.8 million in 1997 and $379.9
million in 1996, which represent 17.5%, 22.0% and 21.4%, respectively, of
average mutual fund assets.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES totaled $96.1 million in 1998, compared with
$98.8 million in 1997 and $81.6 million in 1996. General and administrative
expenses remain closely controlled through a company-wide cost containment
program and continue to represent less than 1% of average total assets.
AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS totaled $72.7 million in 1998,
compared with $66.9 million in 1997 and $57.5 million in 1996. The increases in
amortization were primarily due to additional fixed and variable annuity and
mutual fund sales and the subsequent amortization of related deferred
commissions and other direct selling costs.
ANNUAL COMMISSIONS represent renewal commissions paid quarterly in arrears to
maintain the persistency of certain of the Company's variable annuity contracts.
Substantially all of the Company's currently available variable annuity products
allow for an annual commission payment option in return for a lower immediate
commission. Annual commissions totaled $18.2 million in 1998, $9.0 million in
1997 and $4.6 million in 1996. The increases in annual commissions since 1996
reflect increased sales of annuities that offer this commission option and
gradual expiration of the initial fifteen-month periods before such payments
begin. The Company estimates that approximately 50% of the average balances of
its variable annuity products is currently subject to such annual commissions.
Based on current sales, this percentage is expected to increase in future
periods.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE totaled $71.1 million in 1998, compared with $31.2 million in
1997 and $24.3 million in 1996, representing effective tax rates of 34% in 1998,
33% in 1997 and 35% in 1996.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY increased 13.5% to $652.7 million at September 30, 1998
from $575.2 million at September 30, 1997, primarily due to $138.6 million of
net income recorded in 1998, which was partially offset by $51.2 million of
dividends paid in April 1998 and a $10.0 million decrease in net unrealized
gains on debt and equity securities available for sale.
INVESTED ASSETS at September 30, 1998 totaled $2.73 billion, compared with $2.61
billion at September 30, 1997. The Company manages most of its invested assets
internally. The Company's general investment philosophy is to hold fixed-rate
assets for long-term investment. Thus, it does not have a trading portfolio.
However, the Company has determined that all of its portfolio of bonds, notes
and redeemable preferred stocks (the "Bond Portfolio") is available to be sold
in response to changes in market interest rates, changes in relative value of
asset sectors and individual securities, changes in prepayment risk, changes in
the credit quality outlook for certain securities, and the Company's need for
liquidity and other similar factors.
THE BOND PORTFOLIO, which constitutes 71% of the Company's total investment
portfolio, had an aggregate fair value that exceeded its amortized cost by $19.9
million at September 30, 1998, compared with an excess of $43.7 million at
September 30, 1997. The decline in the unrealized gain of the Bond Portfolio in
1998 was due to changes in market value of portions of the non-investment-grade
portfolio.
At September 30, 1998, the Bond Portfolio (excluding $6.9 million of redeemable
preferred stocks) included $1.90 billion of bonds rated by Standard & Poor's
Corporation ("S&P"), Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's"), Duff & Phelps Credit
Rating Co. ("DCR"), Fitch Investors Service, L.P. ("Fitch") or the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC"), and $53.6 million of bonds
rated by the Company pursuant to statutory ratings guidelines established by the
NAIC. At September 30, 1998, approximately $1.78 billion of the Bond Portfolio
was investment grade, including $672.1 million of U.S. government/agency
securities and mortgage-backed securities ("MBSs").
At September 30, 1998, the Bond Portfolio included $167.6 million of bonds that
were not investment grade. These non-investment-grade bonds accounted for 1.2%
of the Company's total assets and 6.1% of its invested assets.
Non-investment-grade securities generally provide higher yields and involve
greater risks than investment-grade securities because their issuers typically
are more highly leveraged and more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions
than investment-grade issuers. In addition, the trading market for these
securities is usually more limited than for investment-grade securities. The
Company had no material concentrations of non-investment-grade securities at
September 30, 1998.
The table on the next page summarizes the Company's rated bonds by rating
classification as of September 30, 1998.
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RATED BONDS BY RATING CLASSIFICATION
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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<CAPTION>
ISSUES NOT RATED BY S&P/MOODY'S/
ISSUES RATED BY S&P/MOODY'S/DCR/FITCH DCR/FITCH, BY NAIC CATEGORY TOTAL
- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------------------------
S&P/(MOODY'S)/[DCR]/{FITCH} AMORTIZED ESTIMATED AMORTIZED ESTIMATED AMORTIZED ESTIMATED
CATEGORY (1) COST FAIR VALUE NAIC CATEGORY (2) COST FAIR VALUE COST FAIR VALUE
- ------------------------------ ------------ ------------ ----------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AAA+ to A-
(Aaa to A3)
[AAA to A-]
{AAA to A-} $ 999,052 $ 1,025,861 1 $ 180,548 $ 192,187 $ 1,179,600 $ 1,218,048
BBB+ to BBB-
(Baal to Baa3)
[BBB+ to BBB-]
{BBB+ to BBB-} 420,087 418,723 2 145,025 143,532 565,112 562,255
BB+ to BB-
(Ba1 to Ba3)
[BB+ to BB-]
{BB+ to BB-} 43,156 39,179 3 10,181 9,917 53,337 49,096
B+ to B-
(B1 to B3)
[B+ to B-]
{B+ to B-} 113,376 102,375 4 12,954 12,065 126,330 114,440
CCC+ to C
(Caa to C)
[CCC]
{CCC+ to C-} 760 655 5 3,500 3,274 4,260 3,929
CI to D
[DD]
{D} 0 0 6 99 99 99 99
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TOTAL RATED ISSUES $ 1,576,431 $ 1,586,793 $ 352,307 $ 361,074 $ 1,928,738 $ 1,947,867
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<CAPTION>
ISSUES RATED BY S&P/
- ------------------------------ PERCENT OF
S&P/(MOODY'S)/[DCR]/{FITCH} INVESTED
CATEGORY (1) ASSETS
- ------------------------------ -----------
<S> <C>
AAA+ to A-
(Aaa to A3)
[AAA to A-]
{AAA to A-} 44.54%
BBB+ to BBB-
(Baal to Baa3)
[BBB+ to BBB-]
{BBB+ to BBB-} 20.56
BB+ to BB-
(Ba1 to Ba3)
[BB+ to BB-]
{BB+ to BB-} 1.80
B+ to B-
(B1 to B3)
[B+ to B-]
{B+ to B-} 4.18
CCC+ to C
(Caa to C)
[CCC]
{CCC+ to C-} 0.14
CI to D
[DD]
{D} --
TOTAL RATED ISSUES
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(1) S&P and Fitch rate debt securities in rating categories ranging from AAA
(the highest) to D (in payment default). A plus (+) or minus (-) indicates
the debt's relative standing within the rating category. A security rated
BBB- or higher is considered investment grade. Moody's rates debt securities
in rating categories ranging from Aaa (the highest) to C (extremely poor
prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing). The number 1, 2
or 3 (with 1 the highest and 3 the lowest) indicates the debt's relative
standing within the rating category. A security rated Baa3 or higher is
considered investment grade. DCR rates debt securities in rating categories
ranging from AAA (the highest) to DD (in payment default). A plus (+) or
minus (-) indicates the debt's relative standing within the rating category.
A security rated BBB- or higher is considered investment grade. Issues are
categorized based on the highest of the S&P, Moody's, DCR and Fitch ratings
if rated by multiple agencies.
(2) Bonds and short-term promissory instruments are divided into six quality
categories for NAIC rating purposes, ranging from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest)
for nondefaulted bonds plus one category, 6, for bonds in or near default.
These six categories correspond with the S&P/Moody's/DCR/Fitch rating groups
listed above, with categories 1 and 2 considered investment grade. The NAIC
categories include $53.6 million of assets that were rated by the Company
pursuant to applicable NAIC rating guidelines.
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Senior secured loans ("Secured Loans") are included in the Bond Portfolio and
aggregated $186.6 million at September 30, 1998. Secured Loans are senior to
subordinated debt and equity, and are secured by assets of the issuer. At
September 30, 1998, Secured Loans consisted of $71.6 million of publicly traded
securities and $115.0 million of privately traded securities. These Secured
Loans are composed of loans to 62 borrowers spanning 21 industries, with 32% of
these assets concentrated in financial institutions. No other industry
concentration constituted more than 9% of these assets.
While the trading market for the Company's privately traded Secured Loans is
more limited than for publicly traded issues, management believes that
participation in these transactions has enabled the Company to improve its
investment yield. As a result of restrictive financial covenants, these Secured
Loans involve greater risk of technical default than do publicly traded
investment-grade securities. However, management believes that the risk of loss
upon default for these Secured Loans is mitigated by such financial covenants
and the collateral values underlying the Secured Loans. The Company's Secured
Loans are rated by S&P, Moody's, DCR, Fitch, the NAIC or by the Company,
pursuant to comparable statutory ratings guidelines established by the NAIC.
MORTGAGE LOANS aggregated $391.4 million at September 30, 1998 and consisted of
133 commercial first mortgage loans with an average loan balance of
approximately $2.9 million, collateralized by properties located in 29 states.
Approximately 21% of this portfolio was multifamily residential, 17% was office,
14% was manufactured housing, 13% was industrial, 11% was hotels and 24% was
other types. At September 30, 1998, approximately 21% and 14% of this portfolio
were secured by properties located in California and New York, respectively, and
no more than 8% of this portfolio was secured by properties located in any other
single state. At September 30, 1998, there were three mortgage loans with
outstanding balances of $10 million or more, which loans collectively aggregated
approximately 11% of this portfolio. At September 30, 1998, approximately 30% of
the mortgage loan portfolio consisted of loans with balloon payments due before
October 1, 2001. During 1998, 1997 and 1996, loans delinquent by more than 90
days, foreclosed loans and restructured loans have not been significant in
relation to the total mortgage loan portfolio.
At September 30, 1998, approximately 11% of the mortgage loans were seasoned
loans underwritten to the Company's standards and purchased at or near par from
other financial institutions. Such loans generally have higher average interest
rates than loans that could be originated today. The balance of the mortgage
loan portfolio has been originated by the Company under strict underwriting
standards. Commercial mortgage loans on properties such as offices, hotels and
shopping centers generally represent a higher level of risk than do mortgage
loans secured by multifamily residences. This greater risk is due to several
factors, including the larger size of such loans and the more immediate effects
of general economic conditions on these commercial property types. However, due
to the seasoned nature of the Company's mortgage loan portfolio, its emphasis on
multifamily loans and its strict underwriting standards, the Company believes
that it has prudently managed the risk attributable to its mortgage loan
portfolio while maintaining attractive yields.
OTHER INVESTED ASSETS aggregated $30.6 million at September 30, 1998, including
$15.0 million of collateralized bond obligations and collateralized mortgage
obligation residuals, $11.2 million of policy loans and $4.4 million of
investments in limited partnerships. The Company's limited partnership
interests, accounted for by using the cost method of accounting, are invested
primarily in a combination of debt and equity securities.
ASSET-LIABILITY MATCHING is utilized by the Company to minimize the risks of
interest rate fluctuations and disintermediation. The Company believes that its
fixed-rate liabilities should be backed by a portfolio principally composed of
fixed-rate investments that generate predictable rates of return. The Company
does not have a specific target rate of return. Instead, its rates of return
vary over time depending on the current interest rate environment, the slope of
the yield curve, the spread at which fixed-rate investments are priced over the
yield curve, and general economic conditions. Its portfolio strategy is
constructed with a view to achieve adequate risk-adjusted returns consistent
with its investment objectives of effective asset-liability matching, liquidity
and safety. The Company's fixed-rate products incorporate surrender charges or
other restrictions in order to encourage persistency. Approximately 77% of the
Company's fixed annuity and GIC reserves had surrender penalties or other
restrictions at September 30, 1998.
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As part of its asset-liability matching discipline, the Company conducts
detailed computer simulations that model its fixed-rate assets and liabilities
under commonly used stress-test interest rate scenarios. With the results of
these computer simulations, the Company can measure the potential gain or loss
in fair value of its interest-rate sensitive instruments and seek to protect its
economic value and achieve a predictable spread between what it earns on its
invested assets and what it pays on its liabilities by designing its fixed-rate
products and conducting its investment operations to closely match the duration
of the fixed-rate assets to that of its fixed-rate liabilities. The Company's
fixed-rate assets include: cash and short-term investments; bonds, notes and
redeemable preferred stocks; mortgage loans; and investments in limited
partnerships that invest primarily in fixed-rate securities and are accounted
for by using the cost method. At September 30, 1998, these assets had an
aggregate fair value of $2.69 billion with a duration of 3.6. The Company's
fixed-rate liabilities include fixed annuities, subordinated notes and GICs. At
September 30, 1998, these liabilities had an aggregate fair value (determined by
discounting future contractual cash flows by related market rates of interest)
of $2.41 billion with a duration of 1.4. The Company's potential exposure due to
a 10% increase in prevailing interest rates from their September 30, 1998 levels
is a loss of $26.7 million in fair value of its fixed-rate assets that is not
offset by a decrease in the fair value of its fixed-rate liabilities. Because
the Company actively manages its assets and liabilities and has strategies in
place to minimize its exposure to loss as interest rate changes occur, it
expects that actual losses would be less than the estimated potential loss.
Duration is a common option-adjusted measure for the price sensitivity of a
fixed-maturity portfolio to changes in interest rates. It measures the
approximate percentage change in the market value of a portfolio if interest
rates change by 100 basis points, recognizing the changes in cash flows
resulting from embedded options such as policy surrenders, investment
prepayments and bond calls. It also incorporates the assumption that the Company
will continue to utilize its existing strategies of pricing its fixed annuity
and GIC products, allocating its available cash flow amongst its various
investment portfolio sectors and maintaining sufficient levels of liquidity.
Because the calculation of duration involves estimation and incorporates
assumptions, potential changes in portfolio value indicated by the portfolio's
duration will likely be different from the actual changes experienced under
given interest rate scenarios, and the differences may be material.
As a component of its asset and liability management strategy, the Company
utilizes interest rate swap agreements ("Swap Agreements") to match assets more
closely to liabilities. Swap Agreements are agreements to exchange with a
counterparty interest rate payments of differing character (for example,
variable-rate payments exchanged for fixed-rate payments) based on an underlying
principal balance (notional principal) to hedge against interest rate changes.
The Company typically utilizes Swap Agreements to create a hedge that
effectively converts floating-rate assets and liabilities into fixed-rate
instruments. At September 30, 1998, the Company had one outstanding Swap
Agreement with a notional principal amount of $21.5 million. This agreement
matures in December 2024.
The Company also seeks to provide liquidity from time to time by using reverse
repurchase agreements ("Reverse Repos") and by investing in MBSs. It also seeks
to enhance its spread income by using Reverse Repos. Reverse Repos involve a
sale of securities and an agreement to repurchase the same securities at a later
date at an agreed upon price and are generally over-collateralized. MBSs are
generally investment-grade securities collateralized by large pools of mortgage
loans. MBSs generally pay principal and interest monthly. The amount of
principal and interest payments may fluctuate as a result of prepayments of the
underlying mortgage loans.
There are risks associated with some of the techniques the Company uses to
provide liquidity, enhance its spread income and match its assets and
liabilities. The primary risk associated with the Company's Reverse Repos and
Swap Agreements is counterparty risk. The Company believes, however, that the
counterparties to its Reverse Repos and Swap Agreements are financially
responsible and that the counterparty risk associated with those transactions is
minimal. It is the Company's policy that these agreements are entered into with
counterparties who have a debt rating of A/A2 or better from both S&P and
Moody's. The Company continually monitors its credit exposure with respect to
these agreements. In addition to counterparty risk, Swap Agreements also have
interest rate risk. However, the Company's Swap Agreements typically hedge
variable-rate assets or liabilities, and interest rate fluctuations that
adversely affect the net cash received or paid under the terms of a Swap
Agreement would be offset by increased interest income earned on the
variable-rate assets or reduced interest expense paid on the
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variable-rate liabilities. The primary risk associated with MBSs is that a
changing interest rate environment might cause prepayment of the underlying
obligations at speeds slower or faster than anticipated at the time of their
purchase. As part of its decision to purchase an MBS, the Company assesses the
risk of prepayment by analyzing the security's projected performance over an
array of interest-rate scenarios. Once an MBS is purchased, the Company monitors
its actual prepayment experience monthly to reassess the relative attractiveness
of the security with the intent to maximize total return.
INVESTED ASSETS EVALUATION is routinely conducted by the Company. Management
identifies monthly those investments that require additional monitoring and
carefully reviews the carrying values of such investments at least quarterly to
determine whether specific investments should be placed on a nonaccrual basis
and to determine declines in value that may be other than temporary. In making
these reviews for bonds, management principally considers the adequacy of any
collateral, compliance with contractual covenants, the borrower's recent
financial performance, news reports and other externally generated information
concerning the creditor's affairs. In the case of publicly traded bonds,
management also considers market value quotations, if available. For mortgage
loans, management generally considers information concerning the mortgaged
property and, among other things, factors impacting the current and expected
payment status of the loan and, if available, the current fair value of the
underlying collateral. For investments in partnerships, management reviews the
financial statements and other information provided by the general partners.
The carrying values of investments that are determined to have declines in value
that are other than temporary are reduced to net realizable value and, in the
case of bonds, no further accruals of interest are made. The provisions for
impairment on mortgage loans are based on losses expected by management to be
realized on transfers of mortgage loans to real estate, on the disposition and
settlement of mortgage loans and on mortgage loans that management believes may
not be collectible in full. Accrual of interest is suspended when principal and
interest payments on mortgage loans are past due more than 90 days.
DEFAULTED INVESTMENTS, comprising all investments that are in default as to the
payment of principal or interest, totaled $0.9 million of mortgage loans at
September 30, 1998, and constituted less than 0.1% of total invested assets. At
September 30, 1997, defaulted investments totaled $1.4 million, including $0.5
million of bonds and notes and $0.9 million of mortgage loans, and constituted
less than 0.1% of total invested assets.
SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY are readily available to the Company in the form of the
Company's existing portfolio of cash and short-term investments, Reverse Repo
capacity on invested assets and, if required, proceeds from invested asset
sales. At September 30, 1998, approximately $1.50 billion of the Company's Bond
Portfolio had an aggregate unrealized gain of $59.2 million, while approximately
$456.3 million of the Bond Portfolio had an aggregate unrealized loss of $39.3
million. In addition, the Company's investment portfolio currently provides
approximately $23.6 million of monthly cash flow from scheduled principal and
interest payments. Historically, cash flows from operations and from the sale of
the Company's annuity and GIC products have been more than sufficient in amount
to satisfy the Company's liquidity needs.
Management is aware that prevailing market interest rates may shift
significantly and has strategies in place to manage either an increase or
decrease in prevailing rates. In a rising interest rate environment, the
Company's average cost of funds would increase over time as it prices its new
and renewing annuities and GICs to maintain a generally competitive market rate.
Management would seek to place new funds in investments that were matched in
duration to, and higher yielding than, the liabilities assumed. The Company
believes that liquidity to fund withdrawals would be available through incoming
cash flow, the sale of short-term or floating-rate instruments or Reverse Repos
on the Company's substantial MBS segment of the Bond Portfolio, thereby avoiding
the sale of fixed-rate assets in an unfavorable bond market.
In a declining rate environment, the Company's cost of funds would decrease over
time, reflecting lower interest crediting rates on its fixed annuities and GICs.
Should increased liquidity be required for withdrawals, the Company believes
that a significant portion of its investments could be sold without adverse
consequences in light of the general strengthening that would be expected in the
bond market.
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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The consolidated financial statements of Anchor National Life Insurance Company
as of September 30, 1998 and 1997 and for each of the three years in the period
ended September 30, 1998 included in this prospectus have been so included in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,
given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements of Anchor National have been included in
this prospectus. You should consider these financial statements only with
respect to Anchor National's ability to meet its obligations under the fixed
investment options to pay death benefits under the contracts, to assume the
mortality and expense risks under the Contract and any risk resulting from the
withdrawal charge not being adequate to cover the costs of distributing the
contracts. These financial statements provide no information as it relates to
Seasons Series Trust, its investment portfolios or the value of any money
allocated to the SELECT PORTFOLIOS and/or STRATEGIES.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
Anchor National Life Insurance Company
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related
consolidated income statement and statement of cash flows present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Anchor National Life Insurance
Company and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at September 30, 1998 and 1997, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years
in the period ended September 30, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
November 9, 1998
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ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AT SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Investments:
Cash and short-term investments........................... $ 333,735,000 $ 113,580,000
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks available for
sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 1998,
$1,934,863,000; 1997, $1,942,485,000).................... 1,954,754,000 1,986,194,000
Mortgage loans............................................ 391,448,000 339,530,000
Common stocks available for sale, at fair value (cost:
1998, $115,000; 1997, $271,000).......................... 169,000 1,275,000
Real estate............................................... 24,000,000 24,000,000
Other invested assets..................................... 30,636,000 143,722,000
--------------- ---------------
Total investments..................................... 2,734,742,000 2,608,301,000
Variable annuity assets held in separate accounts........... 11,133,569,000 9,343,200,000
Accrued investment income................................... 26,408,000 21,759,000
Deferred acquisition costs.................................. 539,850,000 536,155,000
Income taxes currently receivable........................... 5,869,000 --
Other assets................................................ 85,926,000 61,524,000
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TOTAL ASSETS.......................................... $14,526,364,000 $12,570,939,000
--------------- ---------------
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Reserves, payables and accrued liabilities:
Reserves for fixed annuity contracts...................... $ 2,189,272,000 $ 2,098,803,000
Reserves for guaranteed investment contracts.............. 282,267,000 295,175,000
Payable to brokers for purchases of securities............ 27,053,000 263,000
Income taxes currently payable............................ -- 32,265,000
Other liabilities......................................... 106,594,000 122,728,000
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Total reserves, payables and accrued liabilities...... 2,605,186,000 2,549,234,000
--------------- ---------------
Variable annuity liabilities related to separate accounts... 11,133,569,000 9,343,200,000
--------------- ---------------
Subordinated notes payable to Parent........................ 39,182,000 36,240,000
--------------- ---------------
Deferred income taxes....................................... 95,758,000 67,047,000
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Shareholder's equity:
Common Stock.............................................. 3,511,000 3,511,000
Additional paid-in capital................................ 308,674,000 308,674,000
Retained earnings......................................... 332,069,000 244,628,000
Net unrealized gains on debt and equity securities
available for sale....................................... 8,415,000 18,405,000
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Total shareholder's equity............................ 652,669,000 575,218,000
--------------- ---------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY............ $14,526,364,000 $12,570,939,000
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes
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ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1996
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Investment income................................. $221,966,000 $210,759,000 $164,631,000
------------ ------------ ------------
Interest expense on:
Fixed annuity contracts......................... (112,695,000) (109,217,000) (82,690,000)
Guaranteed investment contracts................. (17,787,000) (22,650,000) (19,974,000)
Senior indebtedness............................. (1,498,000) (2,549,000) (2,568,000)
Subordinated notes payable to Parent............ (3,114,000) (3,142,000) (2,556,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
Total interest expense.......................... (135,094,000) (137,558,000) (107,788,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
NET INVESTMENT INCOME............................. 86,872,000 73,201,000 56,843,000
------------ ------------ ------------
NET REALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS (LOSSES)............ 19,482,000 (17,394,000) (13,355,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
Fee income:
Variable annuity fees........................... 200,867,000 139,492,000 103,970,000
Net retained commissions........................ 48,561,000 39,143,000 31,548,000
Asset management fees........................... 29,592,000 25,764,000 25,413,000
Surrender charges............................... 7,404,000 5,529,000 5,184,000
Other fees...................................... 3,938,000 3,218,000 3,390,000
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TOTAL FEE INCOME.................................. 290,362,000 213,146,000 169,505,000
------------ ------------ ------------
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES............... (96,102,000) (98,802,000) (81,552,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS........ (72,713,000) (66,879,000) (57,520,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
ANNUAL COMMISSIONS................................ (18,209,000) (8,977,000) (4,613,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
PRETAX INCOME..................................... 209,692,000 94,295,000 69,308,000
Income tax expense................................ (71,051,000) (31,169,000) (24,252,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
NET INCOME........................................ $138,641,000 $ 63,126,000 $ 45,056,000
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes
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ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income............................................ $ 138,641,000 $ 63,126,000 $ 45,056,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Interest credited to:
Fixed annuity contracts........................... 112,695,000 109,217,000 82,690,000
Guaranteed investment contracts................... 17,787,000 22,650,000 19,974,000
Net realized investment (gains) losses............ (19,482,000) 17,394,000 13,355,000
Amortization (accretion) of net premiums
(discounts) on investments....................... 447,000 (18,576,000) (8,976,000)
Amortization of goodwill.......................... 1,422,000 1,187,000 1,169,000
Provision for deferred income taxes............... 34,087,000 (16,024,000) (3,351,000)
Change in:
Accrued investment income........................... (4,649,000) (2,084,000) (5,483,000)
Deferred acquisition costs.......................... (160,926,000) (113,145,000) (60,941,000)
Other assets........................................ (19,374,000) (14,598,000) (8,000,000)
Income taxes currently payable...................... (38,134,000) 10,779,000 5,766,000
Other liabilities................................... (2,248,000) 14,187,000 5,474,000
Other, net............................................ (5,599,000) 418,000 (129,000)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES............. 54,667,000 74,531,000 86,604,000
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Premium receipts on:
Fixed annuity contracts........................... 1,512,994,000 1,097,937,000 741,774,000
Guaranteed investment contracts................... 5,619,000 55,000,000 134,967,000
Net exchanges from the fixed accounts of variable
annuity contracts.................................. (1,303,790,000) (620,367,000) (236,705,000)
Withdrawal payments on:
Fixed annuity contracts........................... (191,690,000) (242,589,000) (263,614,000)
Guaranteed investment contracts................... (36,313,000) (198,062,000) (16,492,000)
Claims and annuity payments on fixed annuity
contracts.......................................... (40,589,000) (35,731,000) (31,107,000)
Net receipts from (repayment of) other short-term
financings......................................... (10,944,000) 34,239,000 (119,712,000)
Net receipts from a modified coinsurance
transaction........................................ 166,631,000 -- --
Capital contributions received...................... -- 28,411,000 27,387,000
Dividends paid...................................... (51,200,000) (25,500,000) (29,400,000)
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NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES...... 50,718,000 93,338,000 207,098,000
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of:
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks...... (1,970,502,000) (2,566,211,000) (1,937,890,000)
Mortgage loans.................................... (131,386,000) (266,771,000) (15,000,000)
Other investments, excluding short-term
investments...................................... -- (75,556,000) (36,770,000)
Sales of:
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks...... 1,602,079,000 2,299,063,000 1,241,928,000
Real estate....................................... -- -- 900,000
Other investments, excluding short-term
investments...................................... 42,458,000 6,421,000 4,937,000
Redemptions and maturities of:
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks...... 424,393,000 376,847,000 288,969,000
Mortgage loans.................................... 80,515,000 25,920,000 11,324,000
Other investments, excluding short-term
investments...................................... 67,213,000 23,940,000 20,749,000
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NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES...... 114,770,000 (176,347,000) (420,853,000)
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS.......................................... 220,155,000 (8,478,000) (127,151,000)
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AT BEGINNING OF
PERIOD............................................... 113,580,000 122,058,000 249,209,000
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CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AT END OF PERIOD...... $ 333,735,000 $ 113,580,000 $ 122,058,000
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid on indebtedness....................... $ 3,912,000 $ 7,032,000 $ 5,982,000
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Net income taxes paid............................... $ 74,932,000 $ 36,420,000 $ 22,031,000
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See accompanying notes
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ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Anchor National Life Insurance Company (the "Company") is a wholly owned
indirect subsidiary of SunAmerica Inc. (the "Parent"). The Company is an
Arizona-domiciled life insurance company and conducts its business through three
segments: annuity operations, asset management operations and broker-dealer
operations. Annuity operations include the sale and administration of fixed and
variable annuities and guaranteed investment contracts. Asset management
operations, which includes the sale and management of mutual funds, is conducted
by SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. Broker-dealer operations include the sale
of securities and financial services products, and are conducted by Royal
Alliance Associates, Inc.
The operations of the Company are influenced by many factors, including general
economic conditions, monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government, and
policies of state and other regulatory authorities. The level of sales of the
Company's financial products is influenced by many factors, including general
market rates of interest, strength, weakness and volatility of equity markets,
and terms and conditions of competing financial products. The Company is exposed
to the typical risks normally associated with a portfolio of fixed-income
securities, namely interest rate, option, liquidity and credit risk. The Company
controls its exposure to these risks by, among other things, closely monitoring
and matching the duration of its assets and liabilities, monitoring and limiting
prepayment and extension risk in its portfolio, maintaining a large percentage
of its portfolio in highly liquid securities, and engaging in a disciplined
process of underwriting, reviewing and monitoring credit risk. The Company also
is exposed to market risk, as market volatility may result in reduced fee income
in the case of assets managed in mutual funds and held in separate accounts.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly owned subsidiaries.
All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in
consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform
with the 1998 presentation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect
the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
INVESTMENTS: Cash and short-term investments primarily include cash, commercial
paper, money market investments, repurchase agreements and short-term bank
participations. All such investments are carried at cost plus accrued interest,
which approximates fair value, have maturities of three months or less and are
considered cash equivalents for purposes of reporting cash flows.
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks available for sale and common
stocks are carried at aggregate fair value and changes in unrealized gains or
losses, net of tax, are credited or charged directly to shareholder's equity.
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks are reduced to estimated net
realizable value when necessary for declines in value considered to be other
than temporary. Estimates of net realizable value are subjective and actual
realization will be dependent upon future events.
Mortgage loans are carried at amortized unpaid balances, net of provisions for
estimated losses. Real estate is carried at the lower of cost or fair value.
Other invested assets include investments in limited partnerships, which are
accounted for by using the cost method of accounting; separate account
investments; leveraged leases; policy loans, which are carried at unpaid
balances; and collateralized mortgage obligation residuals.
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ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are recognized in
operations at the date of sale and are determined by using the specific cost
identification method. Premiums and discounts on investments are amortized to
investment income by using the interest method over the contractual lives of the
investments.
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENTS: The net differential to be paid or received on
interest rate swap agreements ("Swap Agreements") entered into to reduce the
impact of changes in interest rates is recognized over the lives of the
agreements, and such differential is classified as Investment Income or Interest
Expense in the income statement. Initially, Swap Agreements are designated as
hedges and, therefore, are not marked to market. However, when a hedged
asset/liability is sold or repaid before the related Swap Agreement matures, the
Swap Agreement is marked to market and any gain/loss is classified with any
gain/loss realized on the disposition of the hedged asset/liability.
Subsequently, the Swap Agreement is marked to market and the resulting change in
fair value is included in Investment Income in the income statement. When a Swap
Agreement that is designated as a hedge is terminated before its contractual
maturity, any resulting gain/loss is credited/charged to the carrying value of
the asset/liability that it hedged and is treated as a premium/discount for the
remaining life of the asset/liability.
DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS: Policy acquisition costs are deferred and
amortized, with interest, in relation to the incidence of estimated gross
profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the annuity contracts.
Estimated gross profits are composed of net interest income, net realized
investment gains and losses, variable annuity fees, surrender charges and direct
administrative expenses. Costs incurred to sell mutual funds are also deferred
and amortized over the estimated lives of the funds obtained. Deferred
acquisition costs ("DAC") consist of commissions and other costs that vary with,
and are primarily related to, the production or acquisition of new business.
As debt and equity securities available for sale are carried at aggregate fair
value, an adjustment is made to DAC equal to the change in amortization that
would have been recorded if such securities had been sold at their stated
aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields. The change
in this adjustment, net of tax, is included with the change in net unrealized
gains/losses on debt and equity securities available for sale that is credited
or charged directly to shareholder's equity. DAC has been decreased by
$7,000,000 at September 30, 1998 and $16,400,000 at September 30, 1997 for this
adjustment.
VARIABLE ANNUITY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES: The assets and liabilities resulting
from the receipt of variable annuity premiums are segregated in separate
accounts. The Company receives administrative fees for managing the funds and
other fees for assuming mortality and certain expense risks. Such fees are
included in Variable Annuity Fees in the income statement.
GOODWILL: Goodwill, amounting to $23,339,000 at September 30, 1998, is
amortized by using the straight-line method over periods averaging 25 years and
is included in Other Assets in the balance sheet. Goodwill is evaluated for
impairment when events or changes in economic conditions indicate that the
carrying amount may not be recoverable.
CONTRACTHOLDER RESERVES: Contractholder reserves for fixed annuity contracts
and guaranteed investment contracts are accounted for as investment-type
contracts in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 97,
"Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration
Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the Sale of Investments," and
are recorded at accumulated value (premiums received, plus accrued interest,
less withdrawals and assessed fees).
FEE INCOME: Variable annuity fees, asset management fees and surrender charges
are recorded in income as earned. Net retained commissions are recognized as
income on a trade date basis.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
INCOME TAXES: The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax
return of the Parent and files as a "life insurance company" under the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Income taxes have been
calculated as if the Company filed a separate return. Deferred income tax assets
and liabilities are recognized based on the difference between financial
statement carrying amounts and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using
enacted income tax rates and laws.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: In June 1997, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" ("SFAS 130") and Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, "Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information" ("SFAS 131").
SFAS 130 establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its
components in a full set of general purpose financial statements. SFAS 130 is
effective for the Company as of October 1, 1998 and is not included in these
financial statements.
SFAS 131 establishes standards for the disclosure of information about the
Company's operating segments. SFAS 131 is effective for the year ending
September 30, 1999 and is not included in these financial statements.
Implementation of SFAS 130 and SFAS 131 will not have an impact on the Company's
results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS
133"). SFAS 133 addresses the accounting for derivative instruments, including
certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and hedging
activities. SFAS 133 is effective for the Company as of October 1, 1999 and is
not included in these financial statements. The Company has not completed its
analysis of the effect of SFAS 133, but management believes that it will not
have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, financial
condition or liquidity.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
3. INVESTMENTS
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of bonds, notes and redeemable
preferred stocks available for sale by major category follow:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED FAIR
AMORTIZED COST VALUE
---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998:
Securities of the United States Government................................ $ 84,377,000 $ 88,239,000
Mortgage-backed securities................................................ 569,613,000 584,007,000
Securities of public utilities............................................ 108,431,000 106,065,000
Corporate bonds and notes................................................. 883,890,000 884,209,000
Redeemable preferred stocks............................................... 6,125,000 6,888,000
Other debt securities..................................................... 282,427,000 285,346,000
---------------- ----------------
Total..................................................................... $ 1,934,863,000 $ 1,954,754,000
---------------- ----------------
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AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1997:
Government................................................................ $ 18,496,000 $ 18,962,000
Mortgage-backed securities................................................ 636,018,000 649,196,000
Securities of public utilities............................................ 22,792,000 22,893,000
Corporate bonds and notes................................................. 984,573,000 1,012,559,000
Redeemable preferred stocks............................................... 6,125,000 6,681,000
Other debt securities..................................................... 274,481,000 275,903,000
---------------- ----------------
Total..................................................................... $ 1,942,485,000 $ 1,986,194,000
---------------- ----------------
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</TABLE>
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of bonds, notes and redeemable
preferred stocks available for sale by contractual maturity, as of September 30,
1998, follow:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED FAIR
AMORTIZED COST VALUE
---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
Due in one year or less................................................... $ 19,124,000 $ 19,319,000
Due after one year through five years..................................... 313,396,000 318,943,000
Due after five years through ten years.................................... 744,740,000 750,286,000
Due after ten years....................................................... 287,990,000 282,199,000
Mortgage-backed securities................................................ 569,613,000 584,007,000
---------------- ----------------
Total..................................................................... $ 1,934,863,000 $ 1,954,754,000
---------------- ----------------
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</TABLE>
Actual maturities of bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks will differ
from those shown above due to prepayments and redemptions.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
3. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Gross unrealized gains and losses on bonds, notes and redeemable preferred
stocks available for sale by major category follow:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GROSS GROSS
UNREALIZED UNREALIZED
GAINS LOSSES
------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998:
Securities of the United States Government...................................... $ 3,862,000 $ --
Mortgage-backed securities...................................................... 15,103,000 (709,000)
Securities of public utilities.................................................. 2,420,000 (4,786,000)
Corporate bonds and notes....................................................... 31,795,000 (31,476,000)
Redeemable preferred stocks..................................................... 763,000 --
Other debt securities........................................................... 5,235,000 (2,316,000)
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Total........................................................................... $ 59,178,000 $ (39,287,000)
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AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998:
Securities of the United States Government...................................... $ 498,000 $ (32,000)
Mortgage-backed securities...................................................... 14,998,000 (1,820,000)
Securities of public utilities.................................................. 141,000 (40,000)
Corporate bonds and notes....................................................... 28,691,000 (705,000)
Redeemable preferred stocks..................................................... 556,000 --
Other debt securities........................................................... 1,569,000 (147,000)
------------- --------------
Total........................................................................... $ 46,453,000 $ (2,744,000)
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</TABLE>
Gross unrealized gains on equity securities available for sale aggregated
$54,000 and $1,004,000 at September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. There were
no unrealized losses at September 30, 1998 and 1997.
Gross realized investment gains and losses on sales of investments are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
BONDS, NOTES AND REDEEMABLE
PREFERRED STOCKS:
Realized gains................................................ $ 28,086,000 $ 22,179,000 $ 14,532,000
Realized losses............................................... (4,627,000) (25,310,000) (10,432,000)
COMMON STOCKS:
Realized gains................................................ 337,000 4,002,000 511,000
Realized losses............................................... -- (312,000) (3,151,000)
OTHER INVESTMENTS:
Realized gains................................................ 8,824,000 2,450,000 1,135,000
IMPAIRMENT WRITEDOWNS........................................... (13,138,000) (20,403,000) (15,950,000)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Total net realized investment gains and losses.................. $ 19,482,000 $ (17,394,000) $ (13,355,000)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
3. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
The sources and related amounts of investment income are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Short-term investments......................................... $ 12,524,000 $ 11,780,000 $ 10,647,000
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks................... 156,140,000 163,038,000 140,387,000
Mortgage loans................................................. 29,996,000 17,632,000 8,701,000
Common stocks.................................................. 34,000 16,000 8,000
Real estate.................................................... (467,000) (296,000) (196,000)
Cost-method partnerships....................................... 24,311,000 6,725,000 4,073,000
Other invested assets.......................................... (572,000) 11,864,000 1,011,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
Total investment income.................................. $ 221,966,000 $ 210,759,000 $ 164,631,000
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</TABLE>
Expenses incurred to manage the investment portfolio amounted to $1,910,000 for
the year ended September 30, 1998, $2,050,000 for the year ended September 30,
1997, and $1,737,000 for the year ended September 30, 1996, and are included in
General and Administrative Expenses in the income statement.
At September 30, 1998, no investment exceeded 10% of the Company's consolidated
shareholder's equity.
At September 30, 1998, mortgage loans were collateralized by properties located
in 29 states, with loans totaling approximately 21% of the aggregate carrying
value of the portfolio secured by properties located in California and
approximately 14% by properties located in New York. No more than 8% of the
portfolio was secured by properties in any other single state.
At September 30, 1998, bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks included
$167,564,000 of bonds and notes not rated investment grade. The Company had no
material concentrations of non-investment-grade assets at September 30, 1998.
At September 30, 1998, the carrying value of investments in default as to the
payment of principal or interest was $917,000, all of which were mortgage loans.
Such nonperforming investments had an estimated fair value equal to their
carrying value.
As a component of its asset and liability management strategy, the Company
utilizes Swap Agreements to match assets more closely to liabilities. Swap
Agreements are agreements to exchange with a counterparty interest rate payments
of differing character (for example, variable-rate payments exchanged for
fixed-rate payments) based on an underlying principal balance (notional
principal) to hedge against interest rate changes. The Company typically
utilizes Swap Agreements to create a hedge that effectively converts
floating-rate assets and liabilities to fixed-rate instruments. At September 30,
1998, the Company had one outstanding Swap Agreement with a notional principal
amount of $21,538,000, which matures in December 2024. The net interest paid
amounted to $278,000 and $125,000 for the years ended September 30, 1998 and
1997, respectively, and is included in Interest Expense on Guaranteed Investment
Contracts in the income statement.
At September 30, 1998, $5,154,000 of bonds, at amortized cost, were on deposit
with regulatory authorities in accordance with statutory requirements.
4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following estimated fair value disclosures are limited to reasonable
estimates of the fair value of only the Company's financial instruments. The
disclosures do not address the value of the Company's recognized and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
unrecognized nonfinancial assets (including its real estate investments and
other invested assets except for cost-method partnerships) and liabilities or
the value of anticipated future business. The Company does not plan to sell most
of its assets or settle most of its liabilities at these estimated fair values.
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument
could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than
in a forced or liquidation sale. Selling expenses and potential taxes are not
included. The estimated fair value amounts were determined using available
market information, current pricing information and various valuation
methodologies. If quoted market prices were not readily available for a
financial instrument, management determined an estimated fair value.
Accordingly, the estimates may not be indicative of the amounts the financial
instruments could be exchanged for in a current or future market transaction.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of
each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that
value:
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: Carrying value is considered to be a
reasonable estimate of fair value.
BONDS, NOTES AND REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCKS: Fair value is based principally
on independent pricing services, broker quotes and other independent
information.
MORTGAGE LOANS: Fair values are primarily determined by discounting future cash
flows to the present at current market rates, using expected prepayment rates.
COMMON STOCKS: Fair value is based principally on independent pricing services,
broker quotes and other independent information.
COST-METHOD PARTNERSHIPS: Fair value of limited partnerships accounted for by
using the cost method is based upon the fair value of the net assets of the
partnerships as determined by the general partners.
VARIABLE ANNUITY ASSETS HELD IN SEPARATE ACCOUNTS: Variable annuity assets are
carried at the market value of the underlying securities.
RESERVES FOR FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACTS: Deferred annuity contracts and single
premium life contracts are assigned a fair value equal to current net surrender
value. Annuitized contracts are valued based on the present value of future cash
flows at current pricing rates.
RESERVES FOR GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS: Fair value is based on the
present value of future cash flows at current pricing rates and is net of the
estimated fair value of a hedging Swap Agreement, determined from independent
broker quotes.
PAYABLE TO BROKERS FOR PURCHASES OF SECURITIES: Such obligations represent net
transactions of a short-term nature for which the carrying value is considered a
reasonable estimate of fair value.
VARIABLE ANNUITY LIABILITIES RELATED TO SEPARATE ACCOUNTS: Fair values of
contracts in the accumulation phase are based on net surrender values. Fair
values of contracts in the payout phase are based on the present value of future
cash flows at assumed investment rates.
SUBORDINATED NOTES PAYABLE TO PARENT: Fair value is estimated based on the
quoted market prices for similar issues.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at September
30, 1998 and 1997, compared with their respective carrying values, are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE
---------------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C>
1998:
ASSETS:
Cash and short-term investments................................. $ 333,735,000 $ 333,735,000
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks.................... 1,954,754,000 1,954,754,000
Mortgage loans.................................................. 391,448,000 415,981,000
Common stocks................................................... 169,000 169,000
Cost-method partnerships........................................ 4,403,000 12,744,000
Variable annuity assets held in separate accounts............... 11,133,569,000 11,133,569,000
LIABILITIES:
Reserves for fixed annuity contracts............................ 2,189,272,000 2,116,874,000
Reserves for guaranteed investment contracts.................... 282,267,000 282,267,000
Payable to brokers for purchases of securities.................. 27,053,000 27,053,000
Variable annuity liabilities related to separate accounts....... 11,133,569,000 10,696,607,000
Subordinated notes payable to Parent............................ 39,182,000 40,550,000
---------------- ----------------
---------------- ----------------
1997:
ASSETS:
Cash and short-term investments................................. $ 113,580,000 $ 113,580,000
Bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stocks.................... 1,986,194,000 1,986,194,000
Mortgage loans.................................................. 339,530,000 354,495,000
Common stocks................................................... 1,275,000 1,275,000
Cost-method partnerships........................................ 46,880,000 84,186,000
Variable annuity assets held in separate accounts............... 9,343,200,000 9,343,200,000
LIABILITIES:
Reserves for fixed annuity contracts............................ 2,098,803,000 2,026,258,000
Reserves for guaranteed investment contracts.................... 295,175,000 295,175,000
Payable to brokers for purchases of securities.................. 263,000 263,000
Variable annuity liabilities related to separate accounts....... 9,343,200,000 9,077,200,000
Subordinated notes payable to Parent............................ 36,240,000 37,393,000
---------------- ----------------
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</TABLE>
5. SUBORDINATED NOTES PAYABLE TO PARENT
Subordinated notes and accrued interest payable to Parent totaled $39,182,000 at
interest rates ranging from 8.5% to 9% at September 30, 1998, and require
principal payments of $23,060,000 in 1999, $5,400,000 in 2000 and $10,000,000 in
2001.
6. REINSURANCE
On August 11, 1998, the Company entered into a modified coinsurance transaction,
approved by the Arizona Department of Insurance, which involves the ceding of
approximately $5,000,000,000 of variable annuities to ANLIC Insurance Company
(Cayman), a Cayman Islands stock life insurance company, effective December 31,
1997. As a part of this transaction, the Company received cash amounting to
approximately $188,700,000, and recorded a corresponding reduction of DAC
related to the coinsured annuities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
6. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)
As payments are made to the reinsurer, the reduction of DAC is relieved. The net
reduction in DAC at September 30, 1998 was $166,631,000. Certain expenses
related to this transaction are being charged directly to DAC amortization in
the income statement. The net effect of this transaction in the income statement
is not material.
7. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company has entered into three agreements in which it has provided liquidity
support for certain short-term securities of two municipalities by agreeing to
purchase such securities in the event there is no other buyer in the short-term
marketplace. In return the Company receives a fee. The maximum liability under
these guarantees is $242,600,000. Management does not anticipate any material
future losses with respect to these liquidity support facilities. An additional
$51,000,000 has been committed to investments in the process of being funded or
to be available in the case of certain natural disasters, for which the Company
receives a fee.
The Company is involved in various kinds of litigation common to its businesses.
These cases are in various stages of development and, based on reports of
counsel, management believes that provisions made for potential losses relating
to such litigation are adequate and any further liabilities and costs will not
have a material adverse impact upon the Company's financial position or results
of operations.
8. SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
The Company is authorized to issue 4,000 shares of its $1,000 par value Common
Stock. At September 30, 1998 and 1997, 3,511 shares were outstanding.
Changes in shareholder's equity are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1998 1997 1996
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL:
Beginning balances................................. $ 308,674,000 $ 280,263,000 $ 252,876,000
Capital contributions received..................... -- 28,411,000 27,387,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
Ending balances.................................... $ 308,674,000 $ 308,674,000 $ 280,263,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
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RETAINED EARNINGS:
Beginning balances................................. $ 244,628,000 $ 207,002,000 $ 191,346,000
Net income......................................... 138,641,000 63,126,000 45,056,000
Dividend paid...................................... (51,200,000) (25,500,000) (29,400,000)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Ending balances.................................... $ 332,069,000 $ 244,628,000 $ 207,002,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON DEBT AND
EQUITY SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE:
Beginning balances....................... $18,405,000 $(5,521,000) $(5,673,000)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses)
on debt securities available for sale... (23,818,000) 57,463,000 (2,904,000)
Change in net unrealized gains (losses)
on equity securities available for
sale.................................... (950,000) (55,000) 3,538,000
Change in adjustment to deferred
acquisition costs....................... 9,400,000 (20,600,000) (400,000)
Tax effects of net changes............... 5,378,000 (12,882,000) (82,000)
----------- ----------- -----------
Ending balances.......................... $ 8,415,000 $18,405,000 $(5,521,000)
----------- ----------- -----------
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</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
8. SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Dividends that the Company may pay to its shareholder in any year without prior
approval of the Arizona Department of Insurance are limited by statute. The
maximum amount of dividends which can be paid to shareholders of insurance
companies domiciled in the state of Arizona without obtaining the prior approval
of the Insurance Commissioner is limited to the lesser of either 10% of the
preceding year's statutory surplus or the preceding year's statutory net gain
from operations. Dividends in the amounts of $51,200,000, $25,500,000 and
$29,400,000 were paid on June 4, 1998, April 1, 1997 and March 18, 1996,
respectively.
Under statutory accounting principles utilized in filings with insurance
regulatory authorities, the Company's net income for the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 was $64,125,000. The statutory net income for the year ended
December 31, 1997 was $74,407,000, and the statutory net income for the year
ended December 31, 1996 was $27,928,000. The Company's statutory capital and
surplus was $537,542,000 at September 30, 1998, $567,979,000 at December 31,
1997 and $311,176,000 at December 31, 1996.
9. INCOME TAXES
The components of the provisions for federal income taxes on pretax income
consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET REALIZED
INVESTMENT
GAINS (LOSSES) OPERATIONS TOTAL
-------------- -------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1998:
Currently payable..................................... $ 4,221,000 $ 32,743,000 $ 36,964,000
Deferred.............................................. (550,000) 34,637,000 34,087,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
Total income tax expense.............................. $ 3,671,000 $ 67,380,000 $ 71,051,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
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1997:
Currently payable..................................... $ (3,635,000) $ 50,828,000 $ 47,193,000
Deferred.............................................. (2,258,000) (13,766,000) (16,024,000)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Total income tax expense.............................. $ (5,893,000) $ 37,062,000 $ 31,169,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
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1996:
Currently payable..................................... $ 5,754,000 $ 21,849,000 $ 27,603,000
Deferred.............................................. (10,347,000) 6,996,000 (3,351,000)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Total income tax expense.............................. $ (4,593,000) $ 28,845,000 $ 24,252,000
-------------- -------------- --------------
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</TABLE>
Income taxes computed at the United States federal income tax rate of 35% and
income taxes provided differ as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------------------------
1998 1997 1996
------------- ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Amount computed at statutory rate........................ $ 73,392,000 $ 33,003,000 $ 24,258,000
Increases (decreases) resulting from:
Amortization of differences between book and tax bases
of net assets acquired................................ 460,000 666,000 464,000
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit......... 5,530,000 1,950,000 2,070,000
Dividends-received deduction........................... (7,254,000) (4,270,000) (2,357,000)
Tax credits............................................ (1,296,000) (318,000) (257,000)
Other, net............................................. 219,000 138,000 74,000
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Total income tax expense................................. $ 71,051,000 $ 31,169,000 $ 24,252,000
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</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
9. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
For United States federal income tax purposes, certain amounts from life
insurance operations are accumulated in a memorandum policyholders' surplus
account and are taxed only when distributed to shareholders or when such account
exceeds prescribed limits. The accumulated policyholders' surplus was
$14,300,000 at September 30, 1998. The Company does not anticipate any
transactions which would cause any part of this surplus to be taxable.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax reporting purposes. The significant
components of the liability for Deferred Income Taxes are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SEPTEMBER 30,
-------------------------------
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES:
Investments................................................ $ 17,643,000 $ 13,160,000
Deferred acquisition costs................................. 223,392,000 154,949,000
State income taxes......................................... 2,873,000 1,777,000
Other liabilities.......................................... 144,000 --
Net unrealized gains on debt and equity securities
available for sale........................................ 4,531,000 9,910,000
--------------- --------------
Total deferred tax liabilities............................. 248,583,000 179,796,000
--------------- --------------
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS:
Contractholder reserves.................................... (149,915,000) (108,090,000)
Guaranty fund assessments.................................. (2,910,000) (2,707,000)
Other assets............................................... -- (1,952,000)
--------------- --------------
Total deferred tax assets.................................. (152,825,000) (112,749,000)
--------------- --------------
Deferred income taxes...................................... $ 95,758,000 $ 67,047,000
--------------- --------------
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</TABLE>
10. RELATED PARTY MATTERS
The Company pays commissions to five affiliated companies, SunAmerica
Securities, Inc., Advantage Capital Corp., Financial Services Corp., Sentra
Securities Corp. and Spelman & Co. Inc. Commissions paid to these broker-dealers
totaled $32,946,000 in 1998, $25,492,000 in 1997, and $16,906,000 in 1996. These
broker-dealers, when combined with the Company's wholly owned broker-dealer,
represent a significant portion of the Company's business, amounting to
approximately 33.6%, 36.1%, and 38.3% of premiums in 1998, 1997, and 1996,
respectively. The Company also sells its products through unaffiliated
broker-dealers, the largest two of which represented approximately 17.3% and
8.4% of premiums in 1998, 19.2% and 10.1% in 1997, and 19.7% and 10.2% in 1996,
respectively.
The Company purchases administrative, investment management, accounting,
marketing and data processing services from SunAmerica Financial, whose purpose
is to provide services to the Company and its affiliates. Amounts paid for such
services totaled $84,975,000 for the year ended September 30, 1998, $86,116,000
for the year ended September 30, 1997 and $65,351,000 for the year ended
September 30, 1996. The marketing component of such costs during these periods
amounted to $39,482,000, $31,968,000 and $17,442,000, respectively, and are
deferred and amortized as part of Deferred Acquisition Costs. The other
components of such costs are included in General and Administrative Expenses in
the income statement.
The Parent made a capital contribution of $28,411,000 in December 1996 to the
Company, through the Company's direct parent, in exchange for the termination of
its guaranty with respect to certain real estate owned in Arizona. Accordingly,
the Company reduced the carrying value of this real estate to estimated fair
value to reflect the termination of the guaranty.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
10. RELATED PARTY MATTERS (CONTINUED)
During the year ended September 30, 1998, the Company sold various invested
assets to the Parent for cash equal to their current market value of
$64,431,000. The Company recorded a net gain aggregating $16,388,000 on such
transactions.
During the year ended September 30, 1998, the Company purchased certain invested
assets from the Parent, SunAmerica Life Insurance Company and CalAmerica Life
Insurance Company for cash equal to their current market value, which aggregated
$20,666,000, $10,468,000 and $61,000, respectively.
During the year ended September 30, 1997, the Company sold various invested
assets to SunAmerica Life Insurance Company and to CalAmerica Life Insurance
Company for cash equal to their current market value of $15,776,000 and $15,000,
respectively. The Company recorded a net gain aggregating $276,000 on such
transactions.
During the year ended September 30, 1997, the Company purchased certain invested
assets from SunAmerica Life Insurance Company and CalAmerica Life Insurance
Company for cash equal to their current market value of $8,717,000 and $284,000,
respectively.
During the year ended September 30, 1996, the Company sold various invested
assets to the Parent and to SunAmerica Life Insurance Company for cash equal to
their current market value of $274,000 and $47,321,000, respectively. The
Company recorded a net loss aggregating $3,000 on such transactions.
During the year ended September 30, 1996, the Company purchased certain invested
assets from SunAmerica Life Insurance Company for cash equal to their current
market value, which aggregated $28,379,000.
11. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Summarized data for the Company's business segments follow:
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TOTAL
DEPRECIATION
AND
AMORTIZATION
TOTAL REVENUES EXPENSE PRETAX INCOME TOTAL ASSETS
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1998:
Annuity operations................. $ 443,407,000 $ 60,731,000 $ 178,120,000 $ 14,366,018,000
Broker-dealer operations........... 47,363,000 1,770,000 22,401,000 55,870,000
Asset management operations........ 41,040,000 14,780,000 9,171,000 104,476,000
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Total.............................. $ 531,810,000 $ 77,281,000 $ 209,692,000 $ 14,526,364,000
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1997:
Annuity operations................. $ 332,845,000 $ 55,675,000 $ 74,792,000 $ 12,438,021,000
Broker-dealer operations........... 38,005,000 689,000 16,705,000 51,400,000
Asset management operations........ 35,661,000 16,357,000 2,798,000 81,518,000
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Total.............................. $ 406,511,000 $ 72,721,000 $ 94,295,000 $ 12,570,939,000
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1996:
Annuity operations................. $ 256,681,000 $ 43,974,000 $ 53,827,000 $ 9,092,770,000
Broker-dealer operations........... 31,053,000 449,000 13,033,000 37,355,000
Asset management operations........ 33,047,000 18,295,000 2,448,000 74,410,000
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Total.............................. $ 320,781,000 $ 62,718,000 $ 69,308,000 $ 9,204,535,000
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 15, 1998, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the
individual life business and the individual and group annuity business of MBL
Life Assurance Corporation (MBL Life) via a 100% coinsurance transaction for
approximately $130,000,000 in cash. The transaction will include approximately
$2,000,000,000 of universal life reserves and $3,000,000,000 of fixed annuity
reserves. The Company plans to reinsure a large portion of the mortality risk
associated with the acquired block of universal life business. Completion of
this acquisition is expected by the end of calendar year 1998 and is subject to
customary conditions and required approvals. Included in this block of business
is approximately $250,000,000 of individual life business and $500,000,000 of
group annuity business whose contract owners are residents of New York State
("the New York Business"). Approximately six months subsequent to completion of
the transaction, the New York Business will be acquired by the Company's New
York affiliate, First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company, and the remainder of
the business will be acquired by the Company via assumption reinsurance
agreements between MBL Life and the respective companies, which will supersede
the coinsurance agreement. The $130,000,000 purchase price will be allocated
between the Company and its affiliate based on their respective assumed life
insurance reserves.
On August 20, 1998, the Parent announced that it has entered into a definite
agreement to merge with and into American International Group, Inc. ("AIG").
Under the terms of the agreement, each share of the Parent's common stock
(including Nontransferable Class B) will be exchanged for 0.855 shares of AIG's
common stock. The transaction will be treated as a pooling of interests for
accounting purposes and will be a tax-free reorganization. The transaction was
approved by both the Parent's and AIG's shareholders on November 18, 1998, and,
subject to various regulatory approvals, will be completed in late 1998 or early
1999.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS OF
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Separate Account.............................................................................. 3
General Account............................................................................... 4
Performance Data.............................................................................. 4
Annuity Payments.............................................................................. 5
Annuity Unit Values........................................................................... 5
Taxes......................................................................................... 8
Distribution of Contracts..................................................................... 12
Financial Statements.......................................................................... 13
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APPENDIX A - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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INCEPTION TO
STRATEGIES 3/31/98
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Growth (Inception Date 4/15/97)
Beginning AUV.................................................................... 10.00
End AUV.......................................................................... 13.09
Ending Number of AUs............................................................. 3,950,133
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Moderate Growth (Inception Date 4/15/97)
Beginning AUV.................................................................... 10.00
End AUV.......................................................................... 12.76
Ending Number of AUs............................................................. 3,639,458
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Balanced Growth (Inception Date 4/15/97)
Beginning AUV.................................................................... 10.00
End AUV.......................................................................... 12.44
Ending Number of AUs............................................................. 2,789,702
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Conservative Growth (Inception Date 4/15/97)
Beginning AUV.................................................................... 10.00
End AUV.......................................................................... 12.06
Ending Number of AUs............................................................. 1,536,220
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APPENDIX B - MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
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The market value adjustment reflects the impact that changing interest rates
have on the value of money invested at a fixed interest rate. The longer the
period of time remaining in the term you initially agreed to leave your money in
the fixed investment option, the greater the impact of changing interest rates.
The impact of the market value adjustment can be either positive or negative,
and is computed by multiplying the amount withdrawn, transferred or annuitized
by the following factor:
[(1+I/(1+J+L)](to the power of N/12) - 1
THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT FORMULA
MAY DIFFER IN CERTAIN STATES
where:
I is the interest rate you are earning on the money invested in
the fixed investment option;
J is the interest rate then currently available for the period
of time equal to the number of years remaining in the term you initially agreed
to leave your money in the fixed investment option; and
L is equal to 0.005, except in Pennsylvania where it is equal to
zero and Florida where it is equal to .0025.
N is the number of full months remaining in the term you
initially agreed to leave your money in the fixed investment option.
EXAMPLES OF THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
The examples below assume the following:
(1) You made an initial Purchase Payment of $10,000 and allocated it to the
10-year fixed investment option at a rate of 7%;
(2) You make a partial withdrawal of $4,000 when 1 1/2 years (18 months)
remain in the 10-year term you initially agreed to leave your money in the fixed
investment option (N=18); and
(3) You have not made any other transfers, additional Purchase Payments, or
withdrawals.
No withdrawal charges are reflected because the withdrawal requested is less
than the available penalty free withdrawal amount. If a withdrawal charge
applies, it is deducted before the market value adjustment. The market value
adjustment is assessed on the amount withdrawn less any withdrawal charges.
NEGATIVE ADJUSTMENT
Assume that on the date of withdrawal, the interest rate in effect for new
Purchase Payments in the 1-year fixed investment option is 7.5% and the 3-year
fixed investment option is 8.5%. By linear interpolation, the interest rate for
the remaining 2 years (1 1/2 years rounded up to the next full year) in the
contract is calculated to be 8%.
The market value adjustment factor is
= [(1+I)/(1+J+0.005)](to the power of N/12) - 1
= [(1.07)/(1.08+0.005)](to the power of 18/12) - 1
= (0.986175)(to the power of 1.5) - 1
= 0.979335 - 1
= -0.020665
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The requested withdrawal amount is multiplied by the market value adjustment
factor to determine the market value adjustment:
$4,000 X (-0.020665) = -$82.66
$82.66 represents the market value adjustment that will be deducted from the
money remaining in the 10-year fixed investment option.
POSITIVE ADJUSTMENT
Assume that on the date of withdrawal, the interest rate in effect for a new
Purchase Payments in the 1-year fixed investment option is 5.5% and the 3-year
fixed investment option is 6.5%. By linear interpolation, the interest rate for
the remaining 2 years (1 1/2 years rounded up to the next full year) in the
contract is calculated to be 6%.
The market value adjustment factor is
= [(1+I/(1+J+0.005)](to the power of N/12) - 1
= [(1.07)/(1.06+0.005)](to the power of 18/12) - 1
= (1.004695)(to the power of 1.5) - 1
= 1.007051 - 1
= +0.007051
The requested withdrawal amount is multiplied by the market value adjustment
factor to determine the market value adjustment:
$4,000 x (+0.007051) = +$28.20
$28.20 represents the market value adjustment that would be added to your
withdrawal.
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APPENDIX C - PREMIUM TAXES
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Premium taxes vary according to the state and are subject to change without
notice. In many states, there is no tax at all. Listed below are the current
premium tax rates in those states that assess a premium tax. For current
information, you should consult your tax adviser.
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QUALIFIED NON-QUALIFIED
STATE CONTRACT CONTRACT
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California................................................................... .50% 2.35%
District of Columbia......................................................... 2.25% 2.25%
Kentucky..................................................................... 2% 2%
Maine........................................................................ 0% 2%
Nevada....................................................................... 0% 3.5%
South Dakota................................................................. 0% 1.25%
West Virginia................................................................ 1% 1%
Wyoming...................................................................... 0% 1%
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Please forward a copy (without charge) of the Seasons Select Variable Annuity
Statement of Additional Information to:
(Please print or type and fill in all information.)
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Name
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Address
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City/State/Zip
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Date: ___________________ Signed: _____________________________________________
Return to: Anchor National Life Insurance Company, Annuity Service Center, P.O.
Box 52499, Los Angeles, California 90054-0299
