ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
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                     ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                    INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITY ENDORSEMENT

This Endorsement amends the Contract to which it is attached so that it may
qualify as an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA) under Section 408(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code (Code) and the Regulations under that Section. The
endorsement may be amended from time to time to comply with changes in the
Internal Revenue Code. The Owner has the right to refuse to accept any such
amendment; however, we shall not be held liable for any tax consequences
incurred by the Owner as a result of such refusal. In the case of a conflict
with any provision in the Contract, the provisions of this Endorsement will
control. The effective date of this Endorsement is the Contract Date shown on
the Contract Data Page. The Contract is amended as follows:

1.       The Owner, Annuitant and Payee shall be the same individual. The Owner,
         Annuitant and Payee cannot be changed, except as otherwise permitted
         under the IRC and applicable regulations. All distributions made while
         the Owner is alive must be made to the Owner.

2.       The interest of the Owner under this Contract shall be nonforfeitable
         except as provided by law.

3.       The Contract may not be sold, assigned, discounted, pledged as
         collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of any
         obligation or for any other purpose, or otherwise transferred (other
         than a transfer incident to a divorce or separation instrument in
         accordance with Section 408(d)(6) of the Code) to any person other than
         to the Company.

4.       This Contract is established for the exclusive benefit of the Owner and
         his or her Beneficiary(ies).

5.       Except in the case of a rollover contribution (as permitted by Code
         Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 408(d)(3)(1)), or a
         contribution made in accordance with the terms of a Simplified Employee
         Pension (SEP) as described in Code Section 408(k), or a nontaxable
         transfer from an individual retirement account under 408(a) of the Code
         or another IRA under Section 408(b) of the Code, contributions shall
         not exceed $2,000 for any taxable year. All contributions must be in
         cash.

         Any refund of premiums (other than those attributable to excess
         contributions) will be applied, before the close of the calendar year
         following the year of the refund, toward the payment of future premiums
         or the purchase of additional benefits.

         No contribution will be accepted under a SIMPLE IRA plan established by
         any employer pursuant to Code section 408(p). No transfer or rollover
         of funds attributable to contributions made by a particular employer
         under its SIMPLE IRA plan will be accepted from a SIMPLE IRA, that is,
         an IRA used in conjunction with a SIMPLE IRA plan, prior to the
         expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date the individual
         first participated in that employer's SIMPLE IRA plan.

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6.       Unless otherwise permitted under applicable law, the Owner's entire
         interest in the Contract shall be distributed no later than the
         "required beginning date," or commence to be distributed beginning no
         later than the "required beginning date," over

         (a)      the life of the Owner, or the lives of the Owner and his or
                  her designated Beneficiary (within the meaning of section
                  401(a) of the Code), or

         (b)      a period certain not extending beyond the life expectancy of
                  the Owner, or the joint and last survivor expectancy of the
                  Owner and his or her Beneficiary as required by law.

         As used in this Endorsement, the term "required beginning date" means
         April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
         Owner attains age 70 1/2, or such later date provided by law.

         Payments must be made in periodic payments at intervals of no longer
         than one year. In addition, payments must be either nonincreasing or
         they may increase only as provided in Q&A F-3 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-1
         of the Proposed Income Tax Regulations.

         If the Owner's interest is to be distributed over a period greater than
         one year, the amount to be distributed by December 31 of each year
         (including the year in which the required beginning date occurs will be
         made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9),
         including the incidental death benefit requirements of Code Section
         401(a)(9)(G), and the regulations thereunder, including the minimum
         distribution incidental benefit requirement of Code Section
         1.401(a)(9)-2 of the Proposed Income Tax Regulations.

         Life expectancy is computed by use of the expected return multiples in
         Tables V and VI of Section 1.72-9 of the Income Tax Regulations. Unless
         otherwise elected by the Owner by the time distributions are required
         to begin, life expectancies shall be recalculated annually. Such
         election shall be irrevocable by the Owner and shall apply to all
         subsequent years. The life expectancy of a non-spouse designated
         Beneficiary may not be recalculated. Instead, life expectancy will be
         calculated using the attained age of such designated Beneficiary during
         the calendar year in which the Owner attains age 70 1/2, and payments
         for subsequent years shall be calculated based on such life expectancy
         reduced by one for each calendar year which has elapsed since the
         calendar year life expectancy was first calculated. Life expectancy for
         distributions under an Annuity Payment Option may not be recalculated.

7.       Unless otherwise permitted under applicable law, upon the death of the
         Owner:

         (a)      if the Owner dies on or after the required beginning date (or
                  if distributions have begun before the required beginning date
                  as irrevocable annuity payments), the remaining portion of the
                  Owner's interest (if any) shall be distributed at least as
                  rapidly as under the method of distribution in effect as of
                  the Owner's death;

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         (b)      if the Owner dies before the required beginning date and an
                  irrevocable annuity distribution has not begun, the entire
                  interest will be distributed by December 31 of the calendar
                  year which contains the fifth anniversary of the Owner's death
                  except that:

                  (1)      if the interest is payable to an individual who is
                           the Owner's designated Beneficiary, the designated
                           Beneficiary may elect to receive the entire interest
                           over the life of the designated Beneficiary or over a
                           period not extending beyond the life expectancy of
                           the designated Beneficiary, commencing on or before
                           December 31 of the calendar year immediately
                           following the calendar year in which the Owner died;
                           or

                  (2)      if the designated Beneficiary is the Owner's
                           surviving spouse, the surviving spouse may elect to
                           receive the entire interest over the life of the
                           surviving spouse or over a period not extending
                           beyond the life expectancy of the surviving spouse,
                           commencing at any date on or before the later of (A)
                           December 31 of the calendar year immediately
                           following the calendar year in which the Owner died
                           or (B) December 31 of the calendar year in which the
                           Owner would have attained age 70 1/2. If the
                           surviving spouse dies before distributions begin, the
                           limitations of this paragraph 7 (without regard to
                           this paragraph (b)) will be applied as if the
                           surviving spouse were the Owner.

                           An irrevocable election of the method of distribution
                           by a designated Beneficiary who is the surviving
                           spouse must be made no later than the earlier of
                           December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth
                           anniversary of the Owner's death or the date
                           distributions are required to begin pursuant to this
                           paragraph (b).

                  (3)      if the designated Beneficiary is the Owner's
                           surviving spouse, the spouse may irrevocably elect to
                           treat the Contract as his or her own IRA. This
                           election will be deemed to have been made if such
                           surviving spouse, subject to the requirements of
                           Section 5 of this Endorsement, (i) makes a regular
                           IRA contribution to the Contract, (ii) makes a
                           rollover to or from the Contract, or (iii) fails to
                           elect that his or her interest will be distributed in
                           accordance with one of the preceding provisions of
                           this paragraph (b).

                           An irrevocable election of the method of distribution
                  by a designated Beneficiary who is not the surviving spouse
                  must be made no later than December 31 of the calendar year
                  immediately following the calendar year in which the Owner
                  died. If no such election is made, the entire interest will be
                  distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the
                  fifth anniversary of the Owner's death.

         Life expectancy is computed by use of the expected return multiples in
         Tables V and VI of Section 1.72-9 of the Income Tax Regulations. For
         purposes of distributions beginning after the Owner's death, unless
         otherwise elected by the surviving spouse by

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         the time distributions are required to begin, life expectancies
         shall be recalculated annually. Such election shall be irrevocable
         by the surviving spouse and shall apply to all subsequent years. In
         the case of any other designated Beneficiary, life expectancies
         shall be calculated using the attained age of such designated
         Beneficiary during the calendar year in which distributions are
         required to begin pursuant to this section, and payments for any
         subsequent calendar year shall be calculated based on such life
         expectancy reduced by one for each calendar year which has elapsed
         since the calendar year life expectancy was first calculated. Life
         expectancy for distributions under an Annuity Payment Option in the
         Contract may not be recalculated.

         Distributions under this section are considered to have begun if
         distributions are made on account of the Owner reaching his or her
         required beginning date or if prior to the required beginning date
         distributions irrevocably commence over a period permitted and in an
         annuity form acceptable under Section 1.401(a)(9) of the Proposed
         Income Tax Regulations.

8.       The Company shall furnish annual calendar year reports concerning the
         status of the Contract.

The following provisions entitled MISSTATEMENT OF AGE, PROOF OF AGE AND SURVIVAL
and the table of Annuity Payment Options apply to Simplified Employee Pension
(SEP) contracts only:

9.       The MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX section of the Contract is deleted and
         replaced by the following section entitled MISSTATEMENT OF AGE.

         MISSTATEMENT OF AGE
         If the Age of any Annuitant has been misstated, future annuity payments
         will be adjusted using the correct Age according to Our rates in effect
         on the date that annuity payments were determined. Any overpayment from
         the Fixed Account Options, plus interest at the rate of 4% per year,
         will be deducted from the next payment(s) due. Any underpayment from
         the Fixed Account Options, plus interest at the rate of 4% per year,
         will be paid in full with the next payment due. Any overpayment from
         the Subaccounts will be deducted from the next payment(s) due. Any
         underpayment from the Subaccounts will be paid in full with the next
         payment due.

10.      The PROOF OF AGE, SEX OR SURVIVAL section of the Contract is deleted
         and replaced by the following section entitled PROOF OF AGE AND
         SURVIVAL.

         PROOF OF AGE AND SURVIVAL. We may require satisfactory proof of correct
         age at anytime. If any payment under this Contract depends on the
         Annuitant being alive, we may require satisfactory proof of survival.

11.      Except to the extent Treasury regulations allow us to offer additional
         Annuity Payment Options that are acceptable to us, only Annuity Payment
         Options 1 and 1v, 2 and 2v, 3 and 3v, 4 and 4v, 5 and 5v shall be
         offered unless we consent to the use of an additional option. Under
         Annuity Payment Options 2 and 2v, and 3 and 3v, the designated second
         person must be either the Owner's spouse or an individual who is not
         more than 10 years

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         younger than the Owner. Annuity Payment Options 3 and 3v are not
         available to an Owner and the designated second person where the
         life expectancy of the Owner and such person is less than 10 years.
         Also, Annuity Payment Options 4 and 4v are not available to an Owner
         where the Owner's life expectancy is less than 10 years, and Annuity
         Payment Options 5 and 5v are not available to an Owner where the
         Owner's life expectancy is less than 5 years.

         Any additional Annuity Payment Option under the Contract must meet the
         requirements of section 408(b) of the Code and applicable regulations.
         The provisions of this Endorsement reflecting the requirements of Code
         Sections 401(a)(9) and 408(b) override any additional Annuity Payment
         Option inconsistent with such requirements.

         If a guaranteed or specified period of payments is chosen under an
         Annuity Payment Option, the length of the period must not exceed the
         shorter of (1) the Owner's life expectancy, or if a designated second
         person is named, the joint and last survivor expectancy of the Owner
         and the designated second person, and (2) the applicable maximum period
         under Section 1.401(a)(9)-2 of the Proposed Income Tax Regulations.

12.      If you return the Contract within 10 days after the Contract Date, the
         Company will refund the amount of your Purchase Payments, without
         adjustment for such items as sales commissions, administrative
         expenses, and fluctuation in market value for the Valuation Period in
         which the Contract is received. We reserve the right to allocate your
         Purchase Payment(s) to the Cash Management Subaccount until the end of
         the 10 day period. Thereafter, allocations will be made as shown on the
         Contract Data Page.

13.      The provisions of this Endorsement are intended to comply with the
         requirements of the Code and applicable regulations for IRAs under
         Section 408(b) of the Code. The Company reserves the right to amend the
         Contract and this Endorsement from time to time, without the Owner's
         consent, when such amendment is necessary to assure continued
         qualification of the Contract as an IRA under Section 408(b) of the
         Code (and any successor provision) as in effect from time to time. The
         Owner has the right to refuse to accept any such amendment; however, we
         shall not be held liable for any tax consequences incurred by the Owner
         as a result of such refusal.

14.      The table in the Annuity Payment Options section are deleted and
         replaced by the following:

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                       FIXED ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTIONS TABLE

BASIS OF COMPUTATION
The actuarial basis for the Table of Annuity Rates is the 1983a Annuity
Mortality Table with projection and a guaranteed interest rate of 3%. The
mortality table is projected using Projection Scale G factors, assuming
annuitization in the year 2000. The Fixed Annuity Payment Options Table does not
include any applicable premium tax.

          OPTIONS 1 & 4 - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
  (Monthly installments for ages not shown will be furnished upon request.)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               OPTION 1                     OPTION 4                     OPTION 4
                                                          LIFE ANNUITY                 LIFE ANNUITY
       AGE OF                                           (W/120 PAYMENTS               (W/240 PAYMENTS
      ANNUITANT              LIFE ANNUITY                 GUARANTEED)                   GUARANTEED)
<S>                          <C>                        <C>                           <C>
         55                      4.04                         4.00                         3.90
         56                      4.11                         4.08                         3.96
         57                      4.19                         4.15                         4.02
         58                      4.28                         4.23                         4.09
         59                      4.37                         4.32                         4.15
         60                      4.47                         4.41                         4.22
         61                      4.57                         4.50                         4.29
         62                      4.68                         4.61                         4.36
         63                      4.80                         4.71                         4.43
         64                      4.93                         4.82                         4.50
         65                      5.07                         4.94                         4.57
         66                      5.21                         5.07                         4.64
         67                      5.37                         5.20                         4.72
         68                      5.53                         5.34                         4.79
         69                      5.71                         5.48                         4.86
         70                      5.90                         5.63                         4.92
         71                      6.11                         5.79                         4.99
         72                      6.33                         5.95                         5.05
         73                      6.57                         6.13                         5.11
         74                      6.82                         6.30                         5.16
         75                      7.10                         6.48                         5.21
         76                      7.39                         6.67                         5.26
         77                      7.71                         6.86                         5.30
         78                      8.05                         7.05                         5.34
         79                      8.42                         7.24                         5.37
         80                      8.81                         7.44                         5.40
         81                      9.24                         7.63                         5.42
         82                      9.70                         7.82                         5.44
         83                     10.19                         8.00                         5.46
         84                     10.72                         8.17                         5.47
         85                     11.29                         8.34                         5.49
</TABLE>

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              OPTION 2 - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
  (MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS FOR AGES NOT SHOWN WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.)
                       JOINT & 100% SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    AGE OF
   ANNUITANT                                              AGE OF ANNUITANT
                      55             60            65            70            75            80            85
<S>                  <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
      55             3.54           3.66          3.77          3.86          3.92          3.97          4.00
      60             3.66           3.83          4.00          4.14          4.25          4.34          4.39
      65             3.77           4.00          4.23          4.45          4.65          4.80          4.91
      70             3.86           4.14          4.45          4.78          5.10          5.37          5.58
      75             3.92           4.25          4.65          5.10          5.57          6.02          6.40
      80             3.97           4.34          4.80          5.37          6.02          6.70          7.35
      85             4.00           4.39          4.91          5.58          6.40          7.35          8.35
</TABLE>

            OPTION 3 - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
  (MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS FOR AGES NOT SHOWN WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.)
        JOINT & 100% SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY (W/120 PAYMENTS GUARANTEED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    AGE OF
   ANNUITANT                                              AGE OF ANNUITANT
                      55             60            65            70            75            80            85
<S>                  <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
      55             3.54           3.66          3.77          3.86          3.92          3.96          3.99
      60             3.66           3.83          3.99          4.13          4.24          4.32          4.37
      65             3.77           3.99          4.22          4.44          4.63          4.78          4.86
      70             3.86           4.13          4.44          4.76          5.07          5.31          5.47
      75             3.92           4.24          4.63          5.07          5.50          5.89          6.19
      80             3.96           4.32          4.78          5.31          5.89          6.46          6.92
      85             3.99           4.37          4.86          5.47          6.19          6.92          7.55
</TABLE>

              OPTION 5 - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
                       FIXED PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED PERIOD

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 NUMBER        MONTHLY        NUMBER        MONTHLY       NUMBER        MONTHLY       NUMBER       MONTHLY
OF YEARS       PAYMENT       OF YEARS       PAYMENT      OF YEARS       PAYMENT      OF YEARS      PAYMENT
<S>            <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>

                                10           9.61           17           6.23           24           4.84
                                11           8.86           18           5.96           25           4.71
    5           17.91           12           8.24           19           5.73           26           4.59
    6           15.14           13           7.71           20           5.51           27           4.47
    7           13.16           14           7.26           21           5.32           28           4.37
    8           11.68           15           6.87           22           5.15           29           4.27
    9           10.53           16           6.53           23           4.99           30           4.18
</TABLE>

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                    VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENT OPTIONS TABLE

BASIS OF COMPUTATION
The actuarial basis for the Table of Annuity Rates is the 1983a Annuity
Mortality Table with projection and an effective annual Assumed Investment Rate
of 3.5%. The mortality table is projected using Projection Scale G factors,
assuming annuitization in the year 2000. The Variable Annuity Payment Options
Table does not include any applicable premium tax.

       OPTIONS 1v & 4v - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.

  (Monthly installments for ages not shown will be furnished upon request.)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               OPTION 1v                    OPTION 4v                   OPTION 4v
                                                          LIFE ANNUITY                 LIFE ANNUITY
       AGE OF                                           (W/120 PAYMENTS               (W/240 PAYMENTS
      ANNUITANT              LIFE ANNUITY                 GUARANTEED)                   GUARANTEED)
<S>                          <C>                        <C>                           <C>
         55                      4.33                         4.30                         4.19
         56                      4.41                         4.37                         4.25
         57                      4.49                         4.44                         4.31
         58                      4.57                         4.52                         4.37
         59                      4.66                         4.61                         4.43
         60                      4.76                         4.70                         4.50
         61                      4.86                         4.79                         4.56
         62                      4.98                         4.89                         4.63
         63                      5.09                         5.00                         4.70
         64                      5.22                         5.11                         4.77
         65                      5.36                         5.22                         4.84
         66                      5.50                         5.35                         4.91
         67                      5.66                         5.48                         4.98
         68                      5.83                         5.61                         5.05
         69                      6.00                         5.76                         5.12
         70                      6.20                         5.91                         5.18
         71                      6.40                         6.06                         5.25
         72                      6.62                         6.23                         5.31
         73                      6.86                         6.39                         5.36
         74                      7.12                         6.57                         5.42
         75                      7.39                         6.75                         5.46
         76                      7.69                         6.93                         5.51
         77                      8.01                         7.12                         5.55
         78                      8.35                         7.31                         5.58
         79                      8.72                         7.50                         5.62
         80                      9.11                         7.69                         5.64
         81                      9.54                         7.88                         5.67
         82                     10.00                         8.07                         5.69
         83                     10.50                         8.24                         5.70
         84                     11.03                         8.42                         5.72
         85                     11.60                         8.58                         5.73
</TABLE>

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           OPTION 2v - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
  (MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS FOR AGES NOT SHOWN WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.)
                   JOINT & 100% SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    AGE OF
   ANNUITANT                                              AGE OF ANNUITANT
                      55             60            65            70            75            80            85
<S>                  <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
      55             3.83           3.95          4.06          4.14          4.21          4.26          4.29
      60             3.95           4.11          4.28          4.42          4.53          4.62          4.68
      65             4.06           4.28          4.50          4.73          4.92          5.08          5.19
      70             4.14           4.42          4.73          5.05          5.37          5.64          5.85
      75             4.21           4.53          4.92          5.37          5.84          6.29          6.67
      80             4.26           4.62          5.08          5.64          6.29          6.97          7.62
      85             4.29           4.68          5.19          5.85          6.67          7.62          8.61
</TABLE>

           OPTION 3v - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
  (MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS FOR AGES NOT SHOWN WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST.)
       JOINT & 100% SURVIVOR LIFE ANNUITY (W/120 PAYMENTS GUARANTEED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    AGE OF
   ANNUITANT                                              AGE OF ANNUITANT
                      55             60            65            70            75            80            85
<S>                  <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
      55             3.83           3.95          4.06          4.14          4.21          4.25          4.28
      60             3.95           4.11          4.27          4.41          4.52          4.61          4.66
      65             4.06           4.27          4.50          4.72          4.91          5.05          5.14
      70             4.14           4.41          4.72          5.03          5.33          5.58          5.75
      75             4.21           4.52          4.91          5.33          5.77          6.16          6.45
      80             4.25           4.61          5.05          5.58          6.16          6.72          7.17
      85             4.28           4.66          5.14          5.75          6.45          7.17          7.80
</TABLE>

              OPTION 5v - TABLE OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS PER $1,000.
                          PAYMENT FOR SPECIFIED PERIOD

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 NUMBER        MONTHLY        NUMBER        MONTHLY       NUMBER        MONTHLY       NUMBER       MONTHLY
OF YEARS       PAYMENT       OF YEARS       PAYMENT      OF YEARS       PAYMENT      OF YEARS      PAYMENT
<S>            <C>           <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>
                                10           9.83           17           6.47           24           5.09
                                11           9.09           18           6.20           25           4.96
    5           18.12           12           8.46           19           5.97           26           4.84
    6           15.35           13           7.94           20           5.75           27           4.73
    7           13.38           14           7.49           21           5.56           28           4.63
    8           11.90           15           7.10           22           5.39           29           4.53
    9           10.75           16           6.76           23           5.24           30           4.45
</TABLE>

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All other terms and conditions of the Contract remain unchanged.


ANCHOR NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

           /s/ Susan L. Harris                    /s/ Eli Broad
          -------------------------              ----------------------
              Susan L. Harris                         Eli Broad
               Secretary                              President

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