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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON February 5, 1999
Registration Nos. 333-66757, 811-5626
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
Post-Effective Amendment No.___
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 61
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT)
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(NAME OF DEPOSITOR)
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-576-3400
(ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL OFFICES)
Marilyn Talman, Esq. COPY TO:
Golden American Life Insurance Company Stephen E. Roth, Esq.
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400 Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Wilmington, DE 19801 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE Washington, D.C. 20004-2404
OF PROCESS)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
A soon as practical after the effective date of the Registration Statement
Title of Securities being Registered:
Interests in a separate account under flexible premium deferred variable
annuity contracts.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this
Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance
with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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PART A
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
VALUE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
FOR USE IN STATES WHICH DO NOT PERMIT MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENTS
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
DATED FEBRUARY [12], 1999
Supplement to the
Prospectus dated FEBRUARY [12], 1999 for
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT
issued
by Golden American Life Insurance Company
(the "GoldenSelect VALUE Prospectuses")
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This supplement should be retained with your Prospectus.
A Fixed Interest Division option is available through the
group and individual deferred variable annuity contracts
offered by Golden American Life Insurance Company. The
Fixed Interest Division is part of the Golden American
General Account. Interests in the Fixed Interest Division
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
and neither the Fixed Interest Division nor the General
Account are registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
Interests in the Fixed Interest Division are offered through
an Offering Brochure, dated February [12], 1999. The Fixed
Interest Division is different from the Fixed Account which
is described in the prospectus but which is not available
in your state. When reading through the GoldenSelect
VALUE Prospectus, the Fixed Interest Division should
be counted among the various divisions available for the
allocation of your premiums, in lieu of the Fixed Account.
The Fixed Interest Division may not be available in some
states. Some restrictions may apply.
More complete information relating to the Fixed Interest
Division is found in the Offering Brochure. Please read the
Offering Brochure carefully before you invest in the Fixed
Interest Division.
G3770 FID VALUE 2/99
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PROFILE OF
GOLDENSELECT VALUE
FIXED AND VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
February [12], 1999
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| This Profile is a summary of some of the more important points |
| that you should know and consider before purchasing the |
| Contract. The Contract is more fully described in the full |
| prospectus which accompanies this Profile. Please read |
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1. THE ANNUITY CONTRACT
The Contract offered in this prospectus is a deferred combination
variable and fixed annuity contract between you and Golden American
Life Insurance Company. The Contract provides a means for you to
invest on a tax-deferred basis in (i) one or more of the 23 mutual
fund investment portfolios through our Separate Account B listed on
the next page and/or (ii) in a fixed account of Golden American with
guaranteed interest periods. We set the interest rates in the
fixed account (which will never be less than 3%) periodically.
We currently offer guaranteed interest periods of 6 months,
1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years. We may credit a different interest rate
for each interest period. The interest you earn in the fixed account
as well as your principal is guaranteed by Golden American as long
as you do not take your money out before the applicable maturity
date for the interest period. We will apply a market value adjustment
if you withdraw your money from the fixed account more than 30 days
before the applicable maturity date. The investment portfolios are
designed to offer a better return than the fixed account. However,
this is NOT guaranteed. You can lose your money.
The Contract, like all deferred variable annuity contracts, has two
phases: the accumulation phase and the income phase. The accumulation
phase is the period between the contract date and the date on which you
start receiving the annuity payments under your Contract. The amounts you
accumulate during the accumulation phase will determine the amount of
annuity payments you will receive. The income phase begins when you
start receiving regular annuity payments from your Contract on the
annuity start date.
You determine (1) the amount and frequency of premium payments, (2) the
investments, (3) transfers between investments, (4) the type of annuity
to be paid after the accumulation phase, (5) the beneficiary who will
receive the death benefits, (6) the type of death benefit, and (7) the
amount and frequency of withdrawals.
2. YOUR ANNUITY PAYMENTS (THE INCOME PHASE)
Annuity payments are the periodic payments you will begin receiving on
the annuity start date. You may choose one of the following annuity
payment options:
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| Option 1 Income for a Payments are made for a specified |
| fixed period number of years to you |
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| Option 2 Income for Payments are made for the rest of |
| life with a your life or longer for a specified |
| period certain period such as 10 or 20 years or |
| until the total amount used to buy |
| this option has been repaid. This |
| option comes with an added guarantee |
| that payments will continue to your |
| beneficiary for the remainder of |
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| Option 3 Joint life Payments are made for your life |
| income and the life of another person |
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| Option 4 Annuity plan Any other annuitization plan that we |
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Annuity payments under Options 1, 2 and 3 are fixed. Annuity payments
under Option 4 may be fixed or variable. Once you elect an annuity
option and begin to receive payments, it cannot be changed.
3. PURCHASE (BEGINNING OF THE ACCUMULATION PHASE)
You may purchase the Contract with an initial payment of $25,000 or
more. You may make additional payments of $1,000 or more at any time
before you turn age 86. With our prior consent, you may make
premium payments over $1,000,000.
Who may purchase this Contract? The Contract may be purchased by
individuals as part of a personal retirement plan (a "non-qualified
Contract"), or as a Contract that qualifies for special tax treatment
when purchased as either an Individual Retirement Annuity (IRA) or with
funding from another qualified account (each a "qualified Contract").
The Contract is designed for people seeking long-term tax-deferred
accumulation of assets, generally for retirement or other long-term
purposes. The tax-deferred feature is more attractive to people in
high federal and state tax brackets. You should not buy this Contract
if you are looking for a short-term investment or if you cannot risk
getting back less money than you put in.
4. THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
You can direct your money into either: (1) the fixed account with
guaranteed interest periods of 6 months, and 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years,
and/or (2) into any one or more of the following 23 mutual fund
investment portfolios through our Separate Account B. The investment
portfolios are described in the prospectuses for the GCG Trust,
the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and the Warburg Pincus Trust.
Keep in mind that any amount you direct into the fixed account earns
a fixed interest rate. But if you invest in any of the following
investment portfolios, depending on market conditions, you may make or
lose money:
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THE GCG TRUST
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Multiple Allocation Series Value Equity Series Mid-Cap Growth Series
Fully Managed Series Strategic Equity Series Total Return Series
Capital Appreciation Series Small Cap Series Research Series
Rising Dividends Series Global Fixed Income Series
All-Growth Series Limited Maturity Bond Series
Real Estate Series Growth Opportunities Series Liquid Asset Series
Hard Assets Series Developing World Series
Growth & Income Series
Value + Growth Series
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THE PIMCO TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio
THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
International Equity Portfolio
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5. EXPENSES
The Contract has insurance features and investment features, and there
are costs related to each. The Company currently does not deduct an
annual contract administrative charge but may in the future charge
an annual contract administrative fee of $30 or 2% of the contract
value, whichever is less. We also collect a mortality and expense risk
charge and an asset-based administrative charge. These 2 charges are
deducted daily directly from the amounts in the investment portfolios.
The asset-based administrative charge is 0.15% annually. The annual
rate of the mortality and expense risk charge depends on the death
benefit you choose:
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Standard Enhanced Death Benefits
Death Benefit Annual Ratchet 3% Solution 5% Solution 7% Solution
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Mortality & Expense Risk Charge 0.75% 0.95% 0.90% 1.05% 1.20%
Asset-Based Administrative Charge 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Total 0.90% 1.10% 1.05% 1.20% 1.35%
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Each investment portfolio has charges for investment management fees
and other expenses. These charges, which vary by investment portfolio,
currently range from 0.61% to 1.80% annually (see table below) of the
portfolio's average daily net asset balance.
If you withdraw money from your Contract, or if you begin receiving
annuity payments, the Company may deduct a premium tax of 0%-3.5% to
pay to your state.
We deduct a surrender charge if you surrender your Contract or withdraw
an amount exceeding the free withdrawal amount. The free withdrawal
amount in any contract year is the greater of (i) any earnings less
previous withdrawals; or (ii) 10% of premium payments paid within the
last 7 years and not previously withdrawn, less any previous withdrawals
taken in the same contract year. The following table shows the schedule
of the surrender charge that will apply. The surrender charge is a
percent of each premium payment.
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Complete Years Elapsed 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7+
since premium payment | | | | | | |
Surrender Charge 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0%
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The following table is designed to help you understand the Contract
charges. The "Total Annual Insurance Charges" column includes the
maximum mortality and expense risk charge, the asset-based
administrative charge, and reflects the annual contract administrative
charge as 0.04% (based on an average contract value of $70,000). The
"Total Annual Investment Portfolio Charges" column reflects the
portfolio charges for each portfolio and are based on actual expenses
as of December 31, 1997, except for newly formed portfolios and
portfolios that had not commenced operations as of December 31, 1997
where the charges have been estimated. The column "Total Annual
Charges" reflects the sum of the previous two columns. The columns
under the heading "Examples" show you how much you would pay under the
Contract for a 1-year period and for a 10-year period.
As required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the examples
assume that you invested $1,000 in a Contract that earns 5% annually
and that you withdraw your money at the end of Year 1 or at the end of
Year 10. For Years 1 and 10, the examples show the total annual
charges assessed during that time and assume that you have elected the
Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit with a 7% Solution. For these
examples, the premium tax is assumed to be 0%.
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| EXAMPLES: |
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| TOTAL ANNUAL INVESTMENT TOTAL TOTAL CHARGES AT THE END OF: |
| INSURANCE PORTFOLIO ANNUAL |
|INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CHARGES CHARGES CHARGES 1 YEAR 10 YEARS |
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|THE GCG TRUST |
|Multiple Allocation 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Fully Managed 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Capital Appreciation 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Rising Dividends 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|All-Growth 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Real Estate 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Hard Assets 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Value Equity 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Strategic Equity 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Small Cap 1.39% 0.99% 2.38% $ 84.14 $271.40 |
|Growth Opportunities 1.39% 1.11% 2.50% $ 86.34 $294.57 |
|Developing World 1.39% 1.80% 3.19% $ 92.22 $349.37 |
|Growth & Income 1.39% 1.10% 2.49% $ 86.34 $294.57 |
|Value + Growth 1.39% 1.10% 2.49% $ 86.34 $294.57 |
|Mid-Cap Growth 1.39% 0.97% 2.36% $ 83.94 $269.39 |
|Total Return 1.39% 0.97% 2.36% $ 83.94 $269.39 |
|Research 1.39% 0.96% 2.35% $ 83.84 $268.38 |
|Global Fixed Income 1.39% 1.60% 2.99% $ 90.23 $330.75 |
|Limited Maturity Bond 1.39% 0.61% 2.00% $ 80.33 $232.40 |
|Liquid Asset 1.39% 0.61% 2.00% $ 80.33 $232.40 |
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|THE PIMCO TRUST |
|PIMCO High Yield Bond 1.39% 0.75% 2.14% $ 81.73 $246.95 |
|PIMCO StocksPLUS |
| Growth and Income 1.39% 0.65% 2.04% $ 80.73 $236.58 |
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|THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST |
|International Equity 1.39% 1.36% 2.75% $ 88.94 $148.74 |
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For the newly formed portfolios, the charges have been estimated.
The "Total Annual Investment Portfolio Charges" reflect current
expense reimbursements for the Research and Global Fixed Income
portfolios. The Year 1 examples above include a 6% surrender charge.
For more detailed information, see the fee table in the prospectus
for the Contract.
6. TAXES
Under a qualified Contract, your premiums are pre-tax contributions and
accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. Premiums and earnings are taxed as
income when you make a withdrawal or begin receiving annuity payments,
presumably when you are in a lower tax bracket.
Under a non-qualified Contract, premiums are paid with after-tax
dollars, and any earnings will accumulate tax-deferred. You will be
taxed on these earnings, but not on premiums, when you withdraw them
from the Contract.
For owners of most qualified Contracts, when you reach age 70 1/2, you
will be required by federal tax laws to begin receiving payments from
your annuity or risk paying a penalty tax. In those cases, we will
calculate and pay you the minimum required distribution amounts. If
you are younger than 59 1/2 when you take money out, in most cases, you
will be charged a 10% federal penalty tax on the amount withdrawn.
7. WITHDRAWALS
You can withdraw your money at any time during the accumulation phase.
You may elect in advance to take systematic withdrawals described on
page 7. Withdrawals above the free withdrawal amount may be subject to
a surrender charge. We will apply a market value adjustment if you
withdraw your money from the fixed
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account more than 30 days before the applicable maturity date. Income
taxes and a penalty tax may apply to amounts withdrawn.
8. PERFORMANCE
The value of your Contract will fluctuate depending on the investment
performance of the portfolio(s) you choose. Since this is a new
Contract, there is no actual performance history to illustrate.
Actual performance information will be shown in an updated prospectus.
Please keep in mind that past or hypothetical performance is not a
guarantee of future results.
9. DEATH BENEFIT
You may choose (i) the Standard Death Benefit, (ii) the Percent
Solution Enhanced Death Benefit currently offering a 3%, 5% or 7%
Solution, or (iii) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit. The
Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit and the Annual Ratchet Enhanced
Death Benefit are available only if the contract owner or the annuitant
(if the contract owner is not an individual) is not more than 70 years
old at the time of purchase.
The death benefit applies on the first person to die of the contract
owner, joint owner, or annuitant (if a contract owner is not an
individual). Assuming you are the contract owner, if you die during
the accumulation phase, your beneficiary will receive a death benefit
unless the beneficiary is the surviving spouse and elects to continue
the Contract. The death benefit paid depends on the death benefit you
have chosen. The death benefit value is calculated at the close of the
business day on which we receive due proof of death at our Customer
Service Center. If your beneficiary elects not to take the death
benefit at the time of your death, the death benefit in the future may
be affected. If you die after the annuity start date and you
are the annuitant, your beneficiary will receive the death benefit you chose
under the annuity option then in effect.
Under the Standard Death Benefit, if you die before the annuity start
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date, your beneficiary will receive the greatest of:
1) the contract value;
2) the total premium payments made under the Contract after subtracting
any withdrawals; or
3) the cash surrender value.
Under the Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit, if you die before
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the annuity start date, your beneficiary will receive the greatest of:
1) the contract value;
2) the total premium payments made under the Contract after
subtracting any withdrawals;
3) the cash surrender value; or
4) the enhanced death benefit, which we determine as follows: we credit
interest each business day at of the enhanced death benefit annual
effective rate* to the enhanced death benefit from the preceding day
(which would be the initial premium if the preceding day is the
contract date), then we add additional premiums paid since the
preceding day, then we subtract any withdrawals made since the preceding
day, then we adjust for any market value adjustment, and then we
subtract any associated surrender charges. If you select the 7%
interest rate, there is a maximum enhanced death benefit of 2 times
all premium payments, less an amount to reflect withdrawals.
*Note: You select the enhanced death benefit interest rate of
3%, 5% or 7% when you purchase the Contract. The interest
rate used for calculating the death benefit for the Liquid
Asset and Limited Maturity Bond investment portfolios will be
the lesser of the enhanced death benefit annual effective rate
you selected or the net rate of return for such portfolios
during the applicable period. The interest rate used for
calculating the death benefit for your investment in the fixed
account will be the lesser of the enhanced death benefit annual
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effective rate you selected or the interest credited to
such investment during the applicable period. The investments
you select will affect your maximum death benefit as explained
above.
Under the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit, if you die before the
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annuity start date, your beneficiary will receive the greatest of:
1) the contract value;
2) the total premium payments made under the Contract after
subtracting any withdrawals;
3) the cash surrender value; or
4) the enhanced death benefit, which is determined as follows: On
each contract anniversary that occurs on or before the contract
owner turns age 70, we compare the prior enhanced death benefit to
the contract value and select the larger amount as the new enhanced
death benefit. On all other days, the enhanced death benefit is
the following amount: On a daily basis, we first take the enhanced
death benefit from the preceding day (which would be the initial
premium if the preceding day is the contract date), then we add
additional premiums paid since the preceding day, and then we
subtract any withdrawals made since the preceding day, then we
adjust for any market value adjustment, and then we subtract
for any associated surrender charges. That amount becomes the
new enhanced death benefit.
Note: In all cases described above, amounts could be reduced by premium
taxes owed and withdrawals not previously deducted. The enhanced
death benefits may not be available in all states. Please refer
to the Contract for more details.
10. OTHER INFORMATION
Free Look. If you cancel the Contract within 10 days after you
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receive it, you will receive a full refund of the contract value
(including charges and as adjusted for any market value adjustment).
If applicable state law requires a longer free look period, or the
return of the premium paid, the Company will comply. Unless your state
requires us to return your premium payment, you bear the investment
risk during the free look period; therefore, the contract value
returned may be greater or less than your premium payment. Your
contract value will be determined at the close of business on the day
we receive a written request for a refund.
Transfers among Investment Portfolios and the Fixed Account. You can
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make transfers among your investment portfolios and your investment
in the fixed account as frequently as you wish without any current tax
implications. The minimum amount for a transfer is $100. Currently
there is no charge for transfers, and we do not limit the number of
transfers. The Company may, in the future, charge a $25 fee for any
transfer after the twelfth transfer in a contract year or limit the
number of transfers allowed. Keep in mind that if you transfer or
otherwise withdraw your money from the fixed account more than 30 days
before the applicable maturity date, we will apply a market value
adjustment. A market value adjustment could increase or decrease your
contract value and/or the amount you transfer or withdraw.
No Probate. In most cases, when you die, the person you choose as
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your beneficiary will receive the death benefit without going through
probate.
Additional Features. This Contract has other features you may be
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interested in. These include:
Dollar Cost Averaging. This is a program that allows you to
invest a fixed amount of money in the investment portfolios each month,
which may give you a lower average cost per unit over time than a
single one-time purchase. Dollar cost averaging requires regular
investments regardless of fluctuating price levels, and does not
guarantee profits or prevent losses in a declining market. This option
is currently available only if you have $1,200 or more in the Limited
Maturity Bond or the Liquid Asset investment portfolios or in the fixed
account with either a 6-month or 1-year guaranteed interest period.
Transfers from the fixed account under this program will not be subject
to a market value adjustment.
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Systematic Withdrawals. During the accumulation phase, you can
arrange to have money sent to you at regular intervals throughout the
year. Within limits these withdrawals will not result in any
withdrawal charge. Withdrawals from your money in the fixed account
under this program are not subject to a market value adjustment. Of
course, any applicable income and penalty taxes will apply on amounts
withdrawn.
Automatic Rebalancing. If your contract value is $10,000 or more,
you may elect to have the Company automatically readjust the money
between your investment portfolios periodically to keep the blend you
select. Investments in the fixed account are not eligible for
automatic rebalancing.
11. INQUIRIES If you need more information after reading this
prospectus, please contact us at:
Customer Service Center
P.O. Box 8794
Wilmington, DE 19899-8794
(800) 366-0066
or your registered representative.
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SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
February [12], 1999
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND
FIXED ANNUITY PROSPECTUS
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This prospectus describes GOLDENSELECT VALUE, a deferred variable
annuity contract (the "Contract") offered by Golden American Life
Insurance Company (the "Company," "we" or "our"). The Contract is
available in connection with certain retirement plans that qualify for
special federal income tax treatment ("qualified Contracts") as well as
those that do not qualify for such treatment ("non-qualified
Contracts").
The Contract provides a means for you to invest your premium payments
in one or more of 23 investment portfolios. You may also allocate
premium payments to our Fixed Account with guaranteed interest periods.
Your contract value will vary daily to reflect the investment
performance of the investment portfolio(s) you select and any interest
credited to your allocations in the Fixed Account. The investment
portfolios available under your Contract are:
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THE GCG TRUST: MANAGER:
Multiple Allocation Series Zweig Advisors, Inc.
Fully Managed Series T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Capital Appreciation Series INVESCO (NY), Inc.
Rising Dividends Series Kayne Anderson Investment Management, LLC
All-Growth Series Pilgrim, Baxter & Associates, Ltd.
Real Estate Series EII Realty Securities, Inc.
Hard Assets Series Van Eck Associates Corporation
Value Equity Series Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Strategic Equity Series Zweig Advisors Inc.
Small Cap Series Fred Alger Management, Inc.
Growth Opportunities Series Montgomery Asset Management, LLC
Developing World Series Montgomery Asset Management, LLC
Growth & Income Series Robertson, Stephens & Company Investment Management, L.P.
Value + Growth Series Robertson, Stephens & Company Investment Management, L.P.
Mid-Cap Growth Series Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Total Return Series Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Research Series Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Global Fixed Income Series Baring International Investment Limited (an affiliate)
Limited Maturity Bond Series ING Investment Management, LLC (an affiliate)
Liquid Asset Series ING Investment Management, LLC (an affiliate)
PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST:
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio Pacific Investment Management Company
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth Pacific Investment Management Company
and Income Portfolio
WARBURG PINCUS TRUST:
International Equity Portolio Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc.
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The above mutual fund investment portfolios are purchased and held by
corresponding divisions of our Separate Account B. We refer to the
divisions as "subaccounts" and the money you place in the Fixed
Account's guaranteed interest periods as "Fixed Interest Allocations"
in this prospectus.
We will credit your Fixed Interest Allocation(s) with a fixed rate of
interest. We set the interest rates periodically. We will not set the
interest rate to be less than a minimum annual rate of 3%. You may
choose guaranteed interest periods of 6 months, and 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10
years. The interest earned on your money as well as your principal is
guaranteed as long as you hold them until the maturity date. If you
take your money out from a Fixed Interest Allocation more than 30 days
before the applicable maturity date, we will apply a market value
adjustment ("Market Value Adjustment"). A Market Value Adjustment
could increase or decrease your contract value and/or the amount you
take out. You bear the risk that you may receive less than your
principal if we take a Market Value Adjustment. For Contracts sold in
some states, not all Fixed Interest Allocations or subaccounts are
available. You have a right to return a Contract within 10 days
after you receive it for a full refund of the contract value (which
may be more or less than the premium payments you paid), or if
required by your state, the original amount of your premium payment.
Longer free look periods apply in some states.
This prospectus provides information that you should know before
investing and should be kept for future reference. A Statement of
Additional Information, dated February [12], 1999 has been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is available without
charge upon request. To obtain a copy of this document, write to our
Customer Service Center at P.O. Box 8794, Wilmington, DE 19899-8794 or
call (800) 366-0066, or access the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
The table of contents of the Statement of Additional Information
("SAI") is on the last page of this prospectus and the SAI is made part
of this prospectus by reference.
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THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED
THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
AN INVESTMENT IN THE GCG TRUST, THE PIMCO TRUST OR THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL
DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
THIS PROSPECTUS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS FOR THE GCG
TRUST, THE PIMCO TRUST AND THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST.
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Index of Special Terms............................................. 1
Fees and Expenses.................................................. 2
Performance Information............................................ 5
Accumulation Unit............................................... 5
Net Investment Factor........................................... 5
Financial Statements............................................ 6
Performance Information......................................... 6
Golden American Life Insurance Company............................. 7
The Trusts......................................................... 7
Golden American Separate Account B................................. 8
The Investment Portfolios.......................................... 8
Investment Objectives........................................... 8
Investment Portfolio Management Fees............................ 10
The Fixed Interest Allocation...................................... 10
Selecting a Guaranteed Interest Period.......................... 11
Guaranteed Interest Rates....................................... 11
Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation...................... 11
Withdrawals from a Fixed Interest Allocation.................... 12
Market Value Adjustment......................................... 12
The Annuity Contract............................................... 13
Contract Date and Contract Year................................. 13
Annuity Start Date.............................................. 13
Contract Owner.................................................. 14
Annuitant....................................................... 14
Beneficiary..................................................... 14
Purchase and Availability of the Contract....................... 15
Crediting of Premium Payments................................... 15
Contract Value ................................................. 16
Cash Surrender Value............................................ 16
Surrendering to Receive the Cash Surrender Value................ 16
Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Subaccounts
and Other Changes............................................. 17
The Fixed Account............................................... 17
Other Important Provisions...................................... 17
Withdrawals........................................................ 17
Regular Withdrawals............................................. 17
Systematic Withdrawals.......................................... 17
IRA Withdrawals................................................. 18
Transfers Among Your Investments................................... 19
Dollar Cost Averaging........................................... 19
Automatic Rebalancing........................................... 20
Death Benefit Choices.............................................. 20
Death Benefit During the Accumulation Phase..................... 20
Standard Death Benefit....................................... 21
Enhanced Death Benefits...................................... 21
Death Benefit During the Income Phase........................... 22
Charges and Fees................................................... 22
Charge Deduction Subaccount..................................... 22
Charges Deducted from the Contract Value........................ 22
Surrender Charge............................................. 22
Free Withdrawal Amount....................................... 23
Surrender Charge for Excess Withdrawals...................... 23
Premium Taxes................................................ 23
Administrative Charge........................................ 23
Excess Transfer Charge....................................... 23
Charges Deducted from the Subaccounts........................... 24
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge............................ 24
Asset-Based Administrative Charge............................ 24
Trust Expenses.................................................. 24
The Annuity Options................................................ 24
Annuitization of Your Contract.................................. 24
Selecting the Annuity Start Date................................ 25
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Frequency of Annuity Payments................................... 25
The Annuity Options............................................. 25
Income for a Fixed Period.................................... 25
Income for Life with a Period Certain........................ 25
Joint Life Income............................................ 25
Annuity Plan................................................. 25
Payment When Named Person Dies.................................. 26
Other Contract Provisions.......................................... 26
Reports to Contract Owners...................................... 26
Suspension of Payments.......................................... 26
In Case of Errors in Your Application........................... 26
Assigning the Contract as Collateral............................ 26
Contract Changes-Applicable Tax Law............................. 26
Free Look....................................................... 26
Group or Sponsored Arrangements................................. 27
Selling the Contract............................................ 27
Other Information.................................................. 27
Voting Rights................................................... 27
Year 2000 Problem............................................... 27
State Regulation................................................ 28
Legal Proceedings............................................... 28
Legal Matters................................................... 28
Experts......................................................... 28
Federal Tax Considerations......................................... 28
More Information About Golden American............................. 34
Financial Statements of Golden American Life Insurance Company..... 56
Statement of Additional Information
Table of Contents............................................... 91
Appendix A
Market Value Adjustment Examples................................ A1
Appendix B
Surrender Charge for Excess Withdrawals Example................. B1
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INDEX OF SPECIAL TERMS
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The following special terms are used throughout this prospectus. Refer
to the page(s) listed for an explanation of each term:
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SPECIAL TERM PAGE
Accumulation Unit 5
Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit 21
Annuitant 14
Annuity Start Date 13
Cash Surrender Value 16
Contract Date 13
Contract Owner 14
Contract Value 16
Contract Year 13
Fixed Interest Allocation 10
Free Withdrawal Amount 23
Market Value Adjustment 12
Net Investment Factor 5
Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit 21
Standard Death Benefit 21
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The following terms as used in this prospectus have the same or
substituted meanings as the corresponding terms currently used in the
Contract:
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TERM USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS CORRESPONDING TERM USED IN THE CONTRACT
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Accumulation Unit Value Index of Investment Experience
Annuity Start Date Annuity Commencement Date
Contract Owner Owner or Certificate Owner
Contract Value Accumulation Value
Excess Transfer Charge Excess Allocation Charge
Fixed Interest Allocation Fixed Allocation
Free Look Period Right to Examine Period
Guaranteed Interest Period Guarantee Period
Subaccount(s) Division(s)
Net Investment Factor Experience Factor
Regular Withdrawals Conventional Partial Withdrawals
Withdrawals Partial Withdrawals
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FEES AND EXPENSES
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CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES*
Surrender Charge:
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Complete Years Elapsed 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7+
since premium payment | | | | | | |
Surrender Charge 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0%
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Transfer Charge................................................. None**
* A Market Value Adjustment may apply to certain transactions, which
may increase or decrease your contract value and/or your transfer
or surrender amount.
** We may in the future charge $25 per transfer if you make more than
12 transfers in a contract year.
ANNUAL CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE
Administrative Charge........................................... $ 0
(We may in the future charge an annual contract administrative
charge of $30 or 2% of your contract value, whichever is less.)
SEPARATE ACCOUNT ANNUAL CHARGES***
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Standard Enhanced Death Benefit
Death Benefit Annual Ratchet
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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge...... 0.75% 0.95%
Asset Based Administrative Charge...... 0.15% 0.15%
Total Separate Account Expenses........ 0.90% 1.10%
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Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit
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3% Solution 5% Solution 7% Solution
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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge...... 0.90% 1.05% 1.20%
Asset Based Administrative Charge...... 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
Total Separate Account Expenses........ 1.05% 1.20% 1.35%
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***As a percentage of assets in each investment portfolio.
THE GCG TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average daily net
assets of a portfolio or on the combined average daily net assets of
the indicated groups of portfolios):
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| | | OTHER | TOTAL |
| | | EXPENSES(2) | EXPENSES |
| | MANAGEMENT | AFTER EXPENSE | AFTER EXPENSE |
| PORTFOLIO | FEES(1) | REIMBURSEMENT(3) | REIMBURSEMENT(3) |
| | | | |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| Multiple Allocation, Fully Managed, Capital | | | |
| Appreciation, Rising Dividends, All-Growth, | | | |
| Real Estate, Hard Assets, Value Equity, | | | |
| Strategic Equity, Small Cap | 0.98% | 0.01% | 0.99% |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
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| Growth Opportunities, Growth & Income, | | | |
| Value + Growth | 1.10% | 0.01% | 1.11% |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| Developing World | 1.75% | 0.05% | 1.80% |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
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| Mid-Cap Growth, Total Return | 0.96% | 0.01% | 0.97% |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
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| Research | 0.96% | 0.00%(3) | 0.96%(3) |
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|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
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| Global Fixed Income | 1.60% | 0.00%(3) | 1.60%(3) |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
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| Limited Maturity Bond, Liquid Asset | 0.60% | 0.01% | 0.61% |
| | | | |
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Other Expenses are based on actual expenses for fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997, except for newly formed portfolios and portfolios
that had not commenced operations as of December 31, 1997 where the
charges have been estimated.
(1) Fees decline as combined assets increase. See the prospectus for
the GCG Trust for more information.
(2) Other Expenses generally consist of independent trustees fees and
certain expenses associated with investing in international
markets.
(3) Directed Services, Inc. is currently reimbursing
expenses and waiving management fees to maintain Total Expenses at
0.96% for the Research portfolio and 1.60% for the Global Fixed
Income portfolio as shown. This agreement will remain in place
through December 31, 1999. Without this Agreement, and based on
current estimates, Total Expenses for the Research and Fixed Income
portfolios would be 0.97% and 1.65%, respectively.
THE PIMCO TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average daily
net assets of a portfolio):
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| | ADVISORY | OTHER | TOTAL |
| PORTFOLIO | FEES | EXPENSES | EXPENSES |
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| PIMCO High Yield Bond | 0.50% | 0.25% | 0.75% |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income | 0.40% | 0.25% | 0.65% |
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Other Expenses are estimated since, as of December 31, 1997, these
portfolios had not yet commenced operations.
THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the
average daily net assets of a portfolio):
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| | | | |
| | | OTHER | TOTAL |
| | | EXPENSES | EXPENSES |
| | ADVISORY | AFTER EXPENSE | AFTER EXPENSE |
| PORTFOLIO | FEES | REIMBURSEMENT(1) | REIMBURSEMENT(1) |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
<S> <C> <C> <C>
| International Equity | 1.00% | 0.36% | 1.36% |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
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Total Expenses are based on actual expenses for fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997.
(1) As a result of a certain arrangement to offset portions of the
portfolio's transfer agent expense, expenses for the portfolio
were reduced by 0.1% for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
Without this arrangement, Total Expenses for the portfolio would
be 1.36%.
The purpose of the foregoing tables is to assist you in understanding
the various costs and expenses that you will bear directly and
indirectly. See the prospectuses of the GCG Trust and the PIMCO Trust
for additional information on portfolio expenses.
Premium taxes (which currently range from 0% to 3.5% of premium
payments) may apply, but are not reflected in the tables above or in
the examples below. See "Charges and Fees -- Charges Deducted from the
Contract Value."
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Examples:
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In the following examples, surrender charges may apply if you choose to
annuitize within the first 7 contract years. The examples assume
election of the Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit with a 7%
Solution and are based on an assumed 5% annual return.
If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time
period, you would pay the following expenses for each $1,000 invested:
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THE GCG TRUST 1 YEAR 3 YEARS
Multiple Allocation.......... $84.14 $124.30
Fully Managed................ $84.14 $124.30
Capital Appreciation......... $84.14 $124.30
Rising Dividends............. $84.14 $124.30
All-Growth................... $84.14 $124.30
Real Estate.................. $84.14 $124.30
Hard Assets.................. $84.14 $124.30
Value Equity................. $84.14 $124.30
Strategic Equity............. $84.14 $124.30
Small Cap.................... $84.14 $124.30
Growth Opportunities......... $86.34 $140.97
Developing World............. $92.22 $158.39
Growth & Income.............. $86.34 $140.97
Value + Growth............... $86.34 $140.97
Mid-Cap Growth............... $83.94 $133.70
Total Return................. $83.94 $133.70
Research..................... $83.84 $133.39
Global Fixed Income.......... $90.23 $152.50
Limited Maturity Bond........ $80.33 $122.79
Liquid Asset................. $80.33 $122.79
THE PIMCO TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond........ $81.73 $127.04
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth
and Income................. $80.73 $124.00
THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
International Equity......... $88.94 $148.74
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If you do not surrender your Contract or if you annuitize on the
annuity start date, you would pay the following expenses for each
$1,000 invested:
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THE GCG TRUST 1 YEAR 3 YEARS
<S> <C> <C>
Multiple Allocation.......... $24.14 $74.30
Fully Managed................ $24.14 $74.30
Capital Appreciation......... $24.14 $74.30
Rising Dividends............. $24.14 $74.30
All-Growth................... $24.14 $74.30
Real Estate.................. $24.14 $74.30
Hard Assets.................. $24.14 $74.30
Value Equity................. $24.14 $74.30
Strategic Equity............. $24.14 $74.30
Small Cap.................... $24.14 $74.30
Growth Opportunities......... $26.34 $80.97
Developing World............. $32.22 $98.39
Growth & Income.............. $26.34 $80.97
Value + Growth............... $26.34 $80.97
Mid-Cap Growth............... $23.94 $83.94
Total Return................. $23.94 $83.94
Research..................... $23.84 $73.39
Global Fixed Income.......... $30.23 $92.50
Limited Maturity Bond........ $20.33 $62.79
Liquid Asset................. $20.33 $62.79
THE PIMCO TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond........ $21.73 $67.04
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth
and Income................. $20.73 $64.00
THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST
International Equity......... $28.94 $88.74
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The examples above reflect the annual administrative charge as an
annual charge of 0.04% of assets (based on an average contract value of
$70,000). If a different death benefit or a different Percent Solution
is elected instead of the Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit with
a 7% Solution used in the examples, the actual expenses will be less
than those represented in the examples.
THESE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR
FUTURE EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE
SHOWN SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF YOUR CONTRACT.
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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
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ACCUMULATION UNIT
We use accumulation units to calculate the value of a Contract. Each
subaccount of Separate Account B has its own accumulation unit value.
The accumulation units are valued each business day that the New York
Stock Exchange is open for trading. Their values may increase or
decrease from day to day according to a Net Investment Factor, which
is primarily based on the investment performance of the applicable
investment portfolio. Shares in the investment portfolios are valued
at their net asset value.
THE NET INVESTMENT FACTOR
The Net Investment Factor is an index number which reflects charges
under the Contract and the investment performance of the investment
portfolio. The Net Investment Factor is calculated as follows:
(1) We take the net asset value of the investment portfolio at
the end of each business day.
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(2) We add to (1) the amount of any dividend or capital gains
distribution declared for the investment portfolio and reinvested
in such portfolio. We subtract from that amount a charge for our
taxes, if any.
(3) We divide (2) by the net asset value of the investment portfolio
at the end of the preceding business day.
(4) We then subtract the applicable daily mortality and expense risk
charge and the daily asset based administrative charge from each
subaccount.
Calculations for the investment portfolios are made on a per share
basis.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The unaudited financial statements of Separate Account B for the period ended
September 30, 1998 and the audited financial statements of Golden American
Separate Account B for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 are
included in the Statement of Additional Information. The unaudited
financial statements of Golden American for the period ended September 30,
1998 and the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31,
1997, 1996, and 1995 are included in this prospectus.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
From time to time, we may advertise or include in reports to contract
owners performance information for the subaccounts of Separate Account B,
including the average annual total return performance, yields and other
nonstandard measures of performance. Such performance data will be
computed, or accompanied by performance data computed, in accordance
with standards defined by the SEC.
Except for the Liquid Asset subaccount, quotations of yield for the
subaccounts will be based on all investment income per unit (contract
value divided by the accumulative unit) earned during a given 30-day
period, less expenses accrued during such period. Information on
standard total average annual return performance will include average
annual rates of total return for 1, 3, 5 and 10 year periods, or lesser
periods depending on how long the subaccount of Separate Account B has
been in existence. We may show other total returns for periods less
than one year. Total return figures will be based on the actual
historic performance of the subaccounts of Separate Account B,
assuming an investment at the beginning of the period, withdrawal of
the investment at the end of the period, and the deduction of all
applicable portfolio and contract charges. We may also show rates of
total return on amounts invested at the beginning of the period with no
withdrawal at the end of the period. Total return figures which assume
no withdrawals at the end of the period will reflect all recurring
charges, but will not reflect the surrender charge. In addition, we
may present historic performance data for the mutual fund
investment portfolios since their inception reduced by some or all of
the fees and charges under the Contract. Such adjusted historic
performance includes data that precedes the inception dates of the
subaccounts of Separate Account B. This data is designed to show the
performance that would have resulted if the Contract had been in
existence during that time.
Current yield for the Liquid Asset subaccount is based on income
generated over a given 7-day period, less expenses accrued, and then
"annualized" (i.e., assuming that the 7-day yield would be received for
52 weeks). We calculate "effective yield" for the Liquid Asset
subaccount in a manner similar to that used to calculate yield, but when
annualized, the income earned by the investment is assumed to be
reinvested. The "effective yield" will thus be slightly higher than
the "yield" because of the compounding effect of earnings. We
calculate quotations of yield for the remaining subaccounts on all
investment income per accumulation unit earned during a given 30-day
period, after subtracting fees and expenses accrued during the period.
We may compare performance information for a subaccount to: (i) the
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average,
Donoghue Money Market Institutional Averages, or any other applicable
market indices, (ii) other variable annuity separate accounts or other
investment products tracked by Lipper Analytical Services (a widely
used independent research firm which ranks mutual funds and other
investment companies), or any other rating service, and (iii) the
Consumer Price Index (measure for inflation) to assess the real rate of
return from an investment in the Contract. Our reports and promotional
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literature may also contain other information including the ranking of
any subaccount based on rankings of variable annuity separate accounts
or other investment products tracked by Lipper Analytical Services or
by similar rating services.
Performance information reflects only the performance of a hypothetical
contract and should be considered in light of other factors, including
the investment objective of the investment portfolio and market conditions.
Please keep in mind that past performance is not a guarantee of future
results.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Golden American Life Insurance Company is a Delaware stock life
insurance company, which was originally incorporated in Minnesota on
January 2, 1973. Golden American is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Equitable of Iowa Companies, Inc. ("Equitable of Iowa") which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of ING Groep N.V. ("ING"), a global financial
services holding company with over $307.6 billion in assets as of
December 31, 1997. Golden American is authorized to sell insurance
and annuities in all states, except New York, and the District of
Columbia. In May 1996, Golden American established a subsidiary,
First Golden American Life Insurance Company of New York, which is
authorized to sell annuities in New York and Delaware. Golden
American's financial statements appear in this prospectus.
Equitable of Iowa is the holding company for Golden American, Directed
Services, Inc., the investment manager of the GCG Trust, and other
interests. Equitable of Iowa and another ING affiliate own ING
Investment Management, LLC, a portfolio manager of the GCG Trust. ING
also owns Baring International Investment Limited, another portfolio
manager of the GCG Trust.
Our principal office is located at 1001 Jefferson Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801. For more information, see "More Information About
Golden American."
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THE TRUSTS
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The GCG Trust is a mutual fund whose shares are available to separate
accounts funding variable annuity and variable life insurance policies
offered by Golden American. The GCG Trust also sells its shares to
separate accounts of other insurance companies, both affiliated and not
affiliated with Golden American. Pending Securities and Exchange
Commission approval, shares of the GCG Trust may also be sold to
certain qualified pension and retirement plans.
The PIMCO Trust is also a mutual fund whose shares are available to
separate accounts of insurance companies, including Golden American,
for both variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies and qualified pension and retirement plans. The principal
address of the PIMCO Trust is 840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 300,
Newport Center, CA 92660.
The Warburg Pincus Trust is also a mutual fund whose shares are
available to separate accounts of life insurance companies, including
Golden American and Equitable life Insurance Company of Iowa, and to
certain qualified and retirement plans. The principal address of the
Warburg Pincus Trust is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
In the event that, due to differences in tax treatment or other
considerations, the interests of contract owners of various contracts
participating in the Trusts conflict, we, the Boards of Trustees of the
GCG Trust, the PIMCO Trust and the Warburg Pincus Trust, Directed
Services, Inc., Pacific Investment Management Company, Warburg Pincus
Asset Management, Inc. and any other insurance companies
participating in the Trusts will monitor events to identify and resolve
any material conflicts that may arise.
YOU WILL FIND COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GCG TRUST, THE PIMCO
TRUST AND THE WARBURG PINCUS TRUST IN THE ACCOMPANYING TRUSTS'
PROSPECTUSES. YOU SHOULD READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
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Golden American Separate Account B ("Account B") was established as a
separate account of the Company on July 14, 1988. It is registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a unit investment trust
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Account B is a separate
investment account used for our variable annuity contracts. We own all
the assets in Account B but such assets are kept separate from our
other accounts.
Account B purchases shares of the mutual fund investment portfolios
of the GCG Trust, PIMCO Trust and the Warburg Pincus Trust. Each
investment portfolio has its own distinct investment objectives
and policies. Income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized,
of a portfolio are credited to or charged against the corresponding
subaccount of Account B without regard to any other income, gains
or losses of the Company. Assets equal to the reserves and other
contract liabilities with respect to each are not chargeable with
liabilities arising out of any other business of the Company. They
may, however, be subject to liabilities arising from the subaccounts
whose assets we attribute to other variable annuity contracts supported
by Account B. If the assets in Account B exceed the required reserves
and other liabilities, we may transfer the excess to our general account.
We are obligated to pay all benefits and make all payments provided
under the Contracts.
We currently offer other variable annuity contracts that invest in
Account B but are not discussed in this prospectus. Account B may also
invest in other investment portfolios which are not available under your
Contract.
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THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS
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During the accumulation phase, you may allocate your premium payments
and contract value to any of the 23 investment portfolios listed below.
You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the
investment portfolios and may lose your principal.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES
The investment objective of each investment portfolio is set forth below.
You should understand that there is no guarantee that any portfolio will
meet its investment objectives. Meeting objectives depends on various
factors, including, in certain cases, how well the portfolio managers
anticipate changing economic and market conditions. More detailed
information about the investment portfolios can be found in the
prospectuses for the GCG Trust, the PIMCO Trust and the Warburg
Pincus Trust. You should read these prospectuses before investing.
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
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Multiple Allocation Seeks the highest total return, consisting of
capital appreciation and current income,
consistent with the preservation of capital and
elimination of unnecessary risk.
Invests primarily in equity and debt securities.
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Fully Managed Seeks high total investment return over the long
term, consistent with the preservation of
capital and with prudent investment risk.
Pursues an active asset allocation strategy whereby
investments are allocated among debt securities,
equity securities and money market instruments.
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Capital Appreciation Seeks long-term capital growth.
Invests in common stocks and preferred stock
that are allocated by the portfolio manager
among growth and value categories. Securities
eligible for the value category may include real
estate stocks.
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Rising Dividends Seeks capital appreciation, with dividend income
as a secondary objective.
Invests in equity securities that meet the
following four criteria: consistent dividend
increases; substantial dividend increases;
reinvested profits; and an under-leveraged
balance sheet.
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All-Growth Seeks capital appreciation.
Invests in securities selected by the portfolio
manager for their long-term growth prospects.
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Real Estate Seeks capital appreciation, with current income
as a secondary objective.
Invests in publicly traded real estate equity
securities.
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Hard Assets Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Invests in equity and debt securities of
companies engaged in the exploration,
development, production, management, and
distribution of hard assets. This is a non-
diversified portfolio.
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Value Equity Seeks capital appreciation with a secondary
objective of dividend income.
Invests primarily in equity securities of U.S.
and foreign issuers indicate above financial
soundness and high intrinsic value.
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Strategic Equity Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in equity securities based on
various equity market timing techniques.
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Small Cap Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in equity securities of
companies that have a total market
capitalization within the range of companies in
the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
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Growth Opportunities Seeks capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in equity securities of
domestic companies emphasizing companies with
market capitalizations of $1 billion or more.
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Developing World Seeks capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in equity securities of
companies in developing or emerging countries.
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Mid-Cap Growth Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Invests primarily in equity securities with
medium market capitalization.
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Research Seeks long-term growth of capital and future
income.
Invests primarily in common stocks or securities
convertible into common stocks of companies
believed to have better than average prospects
for long-term growth.
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Total Return Seeks above-average income consistent with
prudent employment of capital.
Invests primarily in equity securities.
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Growth & Income Seeks long-term total return.
Invests primarily in equity and debt securities,
focusing on small-and mid-cap
companies that offer potential appreciation,
current income, or both.
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Value + Growth Seeks capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in mid-cap growth companies
with favorable relationships between
price/earnings ratios and growth rates. Mid-cap
companies are those with market capitalizations
ranging from $750 million to approximately $2.0
billion.
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Global Fixed Income Seeks high total return.
Invests in both domestic and foreign debt
securities and related foreign currency
transactions. The total return will be sought
through a combination of current income, capital
gains and gains in currency positions.
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Limited Maturity Seeks highest current income consistent with low
Bond risk to principal and liquidity. Also seeks to
enhance its total return through capital appreciation
when market factors indicate that capital appreciation
may be available without significant risk
to principal.
Invests primarily in diversified limited
maturity debt securities with average maturity
dates of five years or shorter and in no cases
more than seven years.
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Liquid Asset Seeks high level of current income consistent
with the preservation of capital and liquidity.
Invests in obligations of the U.S. Government
and its agencies and instrumentali-ties, bank
obligations, commercial paper and short-term
corporate debt securities.
All securities will mature in less than 1 year.
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PIMCO High Yield Seeks to maximize total return.
Bond
Invests in at least 65% of its assets in a
diversified portfolio of junk bonds rated at
least B by Moody's Investor Services, Inc. or
Standard & Poor's Rating Services or, if
unrated, determined to be of comparable quality.
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PIMCO StocksPLUS Seeks total return that exceeds the total return
Growth and Income of the S&P 500.
Invests primarily in common stocks, options,
futures, options on futures and swaps consistent
with strategy to exceed the performance of the
Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Price Index.
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International Equity Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in a broadly diversified portfolio
of equity securities of companies that have their
principal business activities outside of the United
States.
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FEES
Directed Services, Inc. serves as the overall manager of the GCG Trust,
PIMCO serves as the overall adviser of the PIMCO Trust and Warburg Pincus
Asset Management, Inc. serves as the investment adviser of the Warburg
Pincus Trust. Directed Services, PIMCO and Warburg Pincus Asset provide
or procure, at their own expense, the services necessary for the operation
of the portfolios. See the cover page of this prospectus for the names
of the corresponding portfolio managers. Directed Services, PIMCO and
Warburg Pincus Asset do not bear the expense of brokerage fees and other
transactional expenses for securities, taxes(if any) paid by a portfolio,
interest on borrowing, fees and expenses of the independent trustees,
and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or indemnification expenses.
The GCG Trust pays Directed Services for its services a monthly
fee based on the annual rates of the average daily net assets of the
investment portfolios. Directed Services (and not the GCG Trust) in turn
pays each portfolio manager a monthly fee for managing the assets of
the portfolios.
The PIMCO Trust pays PIMCO a monthly advisory fee and a monthly
administrative fee of 0.25% based on the average daily net assets of
each of the investment portfolios for managing the assets of the portfolios
and for administering the PIMCO Trust.
More detailed information about each portfolio's management fees can be
found in the prospectuses for the GCG Trust, the PIMCO Trust and the Warburg
Pincus Trust. You should read these prospectuses before investing.
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THE FIXED INTEREST ALLOCATION
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You may allocate premium payments and transfer your contract value to
the guaranteed interest periods of our Fixed Account at any time during
the accumulation period. Every time you allocate money to the Fixed
Account, we set up a Fixed Interest Allocation for the guaranteed
interest period you select. We currently offer guaranteed interest
periods of 6 months, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years, although we may not
offer all these periods in the future. You may select one or more
guaranteed interest periods at any one time. We will credit your Fixed
Interest Allocation with a guaranteed interest rate for the interest
period you select, so
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long as you do not withdraw money from that Fixed Interest Allocation
before the end of the guaranteed interest period. Each guaranteed
interest period ends on its maturity date which is the last day of
the month in which the interest period is scheduled to expire.
If you surrender, withdraw, transfer or annuitize your investment in a
Fixed Interest Allocation before the end of the guaranteed interest
period, we will apply a Market Value Adjustment to the transaction.
A market value adjustment could increase or decrease the amount you
surrender, withdraw, transfer or annuitize, depending on current
interest rates at the time of the transaction. YOU BEAR THE RISK THAT
YOU MAY RECEIVE LESS THAN YOUR PRINCIPAL IF WE TAKE A MARKET VALUE
ADJUSTMENT.
Assets supporting amounts allocated to the Fixed Account are available
to fund the claims of all classes of our customers, contract owners and
other creditors. Interests under your Contract relating to the Fixed
Account are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, but the Fixed
Account is not registered under the 1940 Act.
SELECTING A GUARANTEED INTEREST PERIOD
You may select one or more Fixed Interest Allocations with specified
guaranteed interest periods. A guaranteed interest period is the
period that a rate of interest is guaranteed to be credited to your
Fixed Interest Allocation. We may at any time decrease or increase the
number of guaranteed interest periods offered. In addition, we may
offer DCA Fixed Interest Allocations, which are 6-month and 1-year Fixed
Interest Allocations available exclusively in connection with our dollar
cost averaging program. For more information, see "Transfers Among Your
Investments - Dollar Cost Averaging."
Your contract value in the Fixed Account is the sum of your Fixed
Interest Allocations and the interest credited, as adjusted for any
withdrawals, transfers or other charges we may impose, including any
Market Value Adjustment. Your Fixed Interest Allocation will be
credited with the guaranteed interest rate in effect for the guaranteed
interest period you selected when we receive and accept your premium or
reallocation of contract value. We will credit interest daily at a
rate which yields the quoted guaranteed interest rate.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATES
Each Fixed Interest Allocation will have an interest rate that is
guaranteed as long as you hold it until its maturity date. We do not
have a specific formula for establishing the guaranteed interest rates
for the different guaranteed interest periods. The determination may
be influenced by the interest rates on fixed income investments in
which we may invest with the amounts we receive under the Contracts.
We will invest these amounts primarily in investment-grade fixed income
securities (i.e., rated by Standard & Poor's rating system to be
suitable for prudent investors) although we are not obligated to invest
according to any particular strategy, except as may be required by
applicable law. You will have no direct or indirect interest in these
investments. We will also consider other factors in determining the
guaranteed interest rates, including regulatory and tax requirements,
sales commissions and administrative expenses borne by us, general
economic trends and competitive factors. We cannot predict the level
of future interest rates but no Fixed Interest Allocation will ever
have a guaranteed interest rate of less than 3% per year.
We may from time to time in our discretion offer interest rate specials
for new premiums that are higher than the then current base interest
rate. Renewal rates for such rate specials will be based on the base
interest rate and not on the special rates initially declared.
TRANSFERS FROM A FIXED INTEREST ALLOCATION
You may transfer your contract value in a Fixed Interest Allocation to
one or more new Fixed Interest Allocations with new guaranteed interest
periods, or to any of the subaccounts of Account B. Unless you tell
us the Fixed Interest Allocations from which such transfers will be
made, we will transfer amounts from your Fixed Interest Allocations
starting with the guaranteed interest period nearest its maturity
date, until we have honored your transfer request.
The minimum amount that you can transfer to or from any Fixed Interest
Allocation is $100. If a transfer request would reduce the contract
value remaining in a Fixed Interest Allocation to less than $100, we
will treat such transfer request as a request to transfer the entire
contract value in such Fixed Interest
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Allocation. Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation may be subject
to a Market Value Adjustment. If you have a special Fixed Interest
Allocation offered only with dollar cost averaging, cancelling dollar
cost averaging will cause a transfer which is subject to a Market Value
Adjustment.
On the maturity date of a guaranteed interest period, you may transfer
amounts from the applicable Fixed Interest Allocation to the subaccounts
and/or to new Fixed Interest Allocations with guaranteed interest periods
of any length we are offering at that time. You may not, however, transfer
amounts to any Fixed Interest Allocation with a guaranteed interest period
that extends beyond the annuity start date.
At least 30 calendar days before a maturity date of any of your Fixed
Interest Allocations, or earlier if required by state law, we will send
you a notice of the guaranteed interest periods that are available. You
must notify us which subaccount(s) or new guaranteed interest period(s) you
have selected before the maturity date of your Fixed Interest Allocations.
If we do not receive timely instructions from you, we will transfer the
contract value in the maturing Fixed Interest Allocation to a new Fixed
Interest Allocation with a guaranteed interest period that is the same as
the expiring guaranteed interest period. If such guaranteed interest period
is not available or would go beyond the annuity start date, we will transfer
your contract value in the maturing Fixed Interest Allocation to the next
shortest guaranteed interest period which does not go beyond the annuity
start date. If no such guaranteed interest period is available, we will
transfer the contract value to a subaccount specially designated by the
Company for such purpose. Currently we use the Liquid Asset subaccount
for such purpose.
WITHDRAWALS FROM A FIXED INTEREST ALLOCATION
During the accumulation phase, you may withdraw a portion of your
contract value in any Fixed Interest Allocation. You may make
systematic withdrawals of only the interest earned during the prior
month, quarter or year, depending on the frequency chosen, from a Fixed
Interest Allocation under our systematic withdrawal option. Systematic
withdrawals from a Fixed Interest Allocation are not permitted if such
Fixed Interest Allocation is currently participating in the dollar cost
averaging program. A withdrawal from a Fixed Interest Allocation may
be subject to a Market Value Adjustment and, in some cases, a surrender
charge. See "Charges and Fees." Withdrawals may have federal income tax
consequences, including a 10% penalty tax.
If you tell us the Fixed Interest Allocation from which your withdrawal
will be made, we will assess the withdrawal against that Fixed Interest
Allocation. If you do not, we will not assess your withdrawal against
any Fixed Interest Allocations unless the withdrawal exceeds the contract
value in the subaccounts in which you are invested. If there is no
contract value in those subaccounts, we will deduct your withdrawal from
your Fixed Interest Allocations starting with the guaranteed interest
periods nearest their maturity dates until we have honored your request.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
We will apply a Market Value Adjustment (i) whenever you withdraw or
transfer money from a Fixed Interest Allocation (unless made within 30
days before the maturity date of the applicable guaranteed interest
period, or under the systematic withdrawal or dollar cost averaging
programs) and (ii) if on the annuity start date a guaranteed interest
period for any Fixed Interest Allocation does not end on or within 30
days of the annuity start date. A Market Value Adjustment may
decrease, increase or have no effect on your contract value.
We determine the Market Value Adjustment by multiplying the amount you
withdraw, transfer or apply to an income plan by the following factor:
( 1+I )N/365
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(1+J+.0050)
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Where,
o "I" is the Index Rate for the affected Fixed Interest Allocation
as of the first day of its guaranteed interest period;
o "J" is equal to the following:
(1) If calculated for a Fixed Interest Allocation of 1 year or
more, then "J" is the Index Rate for a new Fixed Interest
Allocation with a guaranteed interest period equal to the
time remaining (rounded up to the next full year except in
Pennsylvania) in the guaranteed interest period;
(2) If calculated for a Fixed Interest Allocation of 6 months,
then "J" is the Index Rate for a new Fixed Interest
Allocation with a guaranteed interest period of 6 months; and
o "N" is the remaining number of days in the guaranteed interest
period at the time of calculation.
The Index Rate is the average of the Ask Yields for U.S. Treasury
Strips as quoted by a national quoting service for a period equal to
the applicable guaranteed interest period. The average currently is
based on the period starting from the 22nd day of the calendar month of
the Index Rate determination and ending the 21st day of the calendar
month immediately before the month of determination. We currently
calculate the Index Rate once each calendar month but have the right to
calculate it more frequently. The Index Rate will always be based on a
period of at least 28 days. If the Ask Yields are no longer available,
we will determine the Index Rate by using a suitable and approved, if
required, replacement method.
A Market Value Adjustment may be positive, negative or result in no
change. In general, if interest rates are rising, you bear the risk
that any Market Value Adjustment will likely be negative and reduce
your contract value. On the other hand, if interest rates are falling,
it is more likely that you will receive a positive Market Value
Adjustment that increases your contract value. In the event of a full
surrender, transfer or annuitization from a Fixed Interest Allocation,
we will add or subtract any Market Value Adjustment from the amount
surrendered, transferred or annuitized. In the event of a partial
withdrawal, transfer or annuitization, we will add or subtract any
Market Value Adjustment from the total amount withdrawn, transferred or
annuitized in order to provide the amount requested. If a negative
Market Value Adjustment exceeds your contract value in the Fixed
Interest Allocation, we will consider your request to be a full
surrender, transfer or annuitization.
Several examples which illustrate how the Market Value Adjustment
works are included in Appendix A.
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THE ANNUITY CONTRACT
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The Contract described in this prospectus is a deferred combination
variable and fixed annuity contract. The Contract provides a means for
you to invest in one or more of the available mutual fund portfolios of
the GCG Trust, the PIMCO Trust and the Warburg Pincus Trust funded by
Golden American Separate Account B. It also provides a means for you
to invest in a Fixed Interest Allocation through the Fixed Account.
CONTRACT DATE AND CONTRACT YEAR
The date the Contract became effective is the contract date. Each 12-
month period following the contract date is a contract year.
ANNUITY START DATE
The annuity start date is the date you start receiving annuity payments
under your Contract. The Contract, like all deferred variable annuity
contracts, has two phases: the accumulation phase and the income phase.
The accumulation phase is the period between the contract date and the
annuity start date. The income phase begins when you start receiving
regular annuity payments from your Contract on the annuity start date.
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CONTRACT OWNER
You are the contract owner. You are also the annuitant unless another
annuitant is named in the application. You have the rights and options
described in the Contract. One or more persons may own the Contract.
If there are multiple owners named, the age of the oldest owner will
determine the applicable death benefit.
The death benefit becomes payable when you die. In the case of a sole
contract owner who dies before the income phase begins, we will pay the
beneficiary the death benefit when due. The sole contract owner's
estate will be the beneficiary if no beneficiary has been designated or
the beneficiary has predeceased the contract owner. In the case of a
joint owner of the Contract dying before the income phase begins, we
will designate the surviving contract owner as the beneficiary. This
will override any previous beneficiary designation.
If the contract owner is a trust and a beneficial owner of the trust
has been designated, the beneficial owner will be treated as the
contract owner for determining the death benefit. If a beneficial
owner is changed or added after the contract date, this will be treated
as a change of contract owner for determining the death benefit. If no
beneficial owner of the Trust has been designated, the availability of
enhanced death benefits will be based on the age of the annuitant at
the time you purchase the Contract.
JOINT OWNER. For non-qualified Contracts only, joint owners may be
named in a written request before the Contract is in effect. Joint
owners may independently exercise transfers and other transactions
allowed under the Contract. All other rights of ownership must be
exercised by both owners. Joint owners own equal shares of any
benefits accruing or payments made to them. All rights of a joint
owner end at death of that owner if the other joint owner survives.
The entire interest of the deceased joint owner in the Contract will
pass to the surviving joint owner. The age of the older owner will
determine the applicable death benefit.
ANNUITANT
The annuitant is the person designated by you to be the measuring life
in determining annuity payments. The annuitant's age determines when
the income phase must begin and the amount of the annuity payments to
be paid. You are the annuitant unless you choose to name another
person. The annuitant may not be changed after the Contract is in
effect.
The contract owner will receive the annuity benefits of the Contract if
the annuitant is living on the annuity start date. If the annuitant
dies before the annuity start date, and a contingent annuitant has been
named, the contingent annuitant becomes the annuitant (unless the
contract owner is not an individual, in which case the death benefit
becomes payable). If there is no contingent annuitant when the
annuitant dies before the annuity start date, the contract owner will
become the annuitant. The contract owner may designate a new annuitant
within 60 days of the death of the annuitant.
If there is no contingent annuitant when the annuitant dies before the
annuity start date and the contract owner is not an individual, we will
pay the designated beneficiary the death benefit then due. If a
beneficiary has not been designated, or if there is no designated
beneficiary living, the contract owner will be the beneficiary. If the
annuitant was the sole contract owner and there is no beneficiary
designation, the annuitant's estate will be the beneficiary.
Regardless of whether a death benefit is payable, if the annuitant dies
and any contract owner is not an individual, distribution rules under
federal tax law will apply. You should consult your tax advisor for
more information if you are not an individual.
BENEFICIARY
The beneficiary is named by you in a written request. The beneficiary
is the person who receives any death benefit proceeds and who becomes
the successor contract owner if the contract owner (or the annuitant if
the contract owner is other than an individual) dies before the annuity
start date. We pay death benefits to the primary beneficiary (unless
there are joint owners, in which case death proceeds are payable to the
surviving owner(s)).
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If the beneficiary dies before the annuitant or the contract owner, the
death benefit proceeds are paid to the contingent beneficiary, if any.
If there is no surviving beneficiary, we pay the death benefit proceeds
to the contract owner's estate.
One or more persons may be a beneficiary or contingent beneficiary. In
the case of more than one beneficiary, we will assume any death benefit
proceeds are to be paid in equal shares to the surviving beneficiaries.
You have the right to change beneficiaries during the annuitant's
lifetime unless you have designated an irrevocable beneficiary. When
an irrevocable beneficiary has been designated, you and the irrevocable
beneficiary may have to act together to exercise some of the rights and
options under the Contract.
CHANGE OF CONTRACT OWNER OR BENEFICIARY. During the annuitant's
lifetime, you may transfer ownership of a non-qualified Contract. A
change in ownership may affect the amount of the death benefit and the
guaranteed death benefit. You may also change the beneficiary. All
requests for changes must be in writing and submitted to our Customer
Service Center in good order. The change will be effective as of the
day you sign the request. The change will not affect any payment made
or action taken by us before recording the change.
PURCHASE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE CONTRACT
The initial premium payment must be $25,000. You may make additional
payments of $1,000 or more at any time after the free look period and
before you turn age 86. Under certain circumstances, we may waive the
minimum premium payment requirement. You may make premium payments
over $1,000,000 with our prior consent.
We will issue a Contract only if both the annuitant and the contract
owner are not older than age 85.
CREDITING OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS
We will allocate your initial premium within 2 business days after
receipt, if the application and all information necessary for
processing the Contract are complete. Subsequent premium payments
received in good order will be credited to a Contract within 1 business
day. We may retain premium payments for up to 5 business days while
attempting to complete an incomplete application. If the application
cannot be completed within this period, we will inform you of the
reasons for the delay. We will also return the premium payment
immediately unless you direct us to hold the premium payment until the
application is completed. Once the completed application is received,
we will allocate the payment within 2 business days. We will make
inquiry to discover any missing information related to subsequent
payments. For any subsequent premium payments, the payment will be
credited at the accumulation unit value next determined after receipt
of your premium payment.
Once we allocate your premium payment to the subaccount(s) selected by you,
we convert the premium payment into accumulation units. We divide the
amount of the premium payment allocated to a particular subaccount by
the value of an accumulation unit for the subaccount to determine the
number of accumulation units of the subaccount to be held in Account B
with respect to the Contract. The net investment results of each
subaccount vary primarily with its investment performance.
In some states, we may require that an initial premium designated for a
subaccount of Account B or the Fixed Account be allocated to a subaccount
specially designated by the Company (currently, the Liquid Asset
subaccount) during the free look period. After the free look period, we
will convert your contract value (your initial premium plus any
earnings less any expenses) into accumulation units of the subaccounts
you previously selected. The accumulation units will be allocated
based on the accumulation unit value next computed for each subaccount.
Initial premiums designated for Fixed Interest Allocations will be
allocated to a Fixed Interest Allocation with the guaranteed interest
period you have chosen; however, in the future we may allocate those
premiums to the specially designated subaccount during the free look
period.
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CONTRACT VALUE
We determine your contract value on a daily basis beginning on the
contract date. Your contract value is the sum of (a) the contract
value in the Fixed Interest Allocations, and (b) the contract value in
each subaccount in which you are invested.
CONTRACT VALUE IN FIXED INTEREST ALLOCATIONS. The contract value in
your Fixed Interest Allocation(s) is the sum of premium payments
allocated to the Fixed Interest Allocation(s) under the Contract, plus
credited interest, minus any transfers and withdrawals, contract fees,
premium taxes and any Market Value Adjustment.
CONTRACT VALUE IN THE SUBACCOUNTS. On the contract date, the contract
value in the subaccount in which you are invested is equal to the
initial premium paid and designated to be allocated to the subaccount.
On the contract date, we allocate your contract value to each subaccount
and/or a Fixed Interest Allocation specified by you, unless the Contract
is issued in a state that requires the return of premium payments during
the free look period, in which case, the portion of your initial premium
not allocated to a Fixed Interest Allocation will be allocated to a
subaccount specially designated by the Company during the free look period
for this purpose (currently, the Liquid Asset subaccount).
On each business day after the contract date, we calculate the amount
of contract value in each subaccount as follows:
(1) We take the contract value in the subaccount at the end of the
preceding business day.
(2) We multiply (1) by the subaccount's Net Investment Factor since
the preceding business day.
(3) We add (1) and (2).
(4) We add to (3) any additional premium payments, and then add or
subtract allocations to or from that subaccount.
(5) We subtract from (4) any withdrawals and any related charges, and
then subtract any contract fees and premium taxes.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE
The cash surrender value is the amount you receive when you surrender
the Contract. The cash surrender value will fluctuate daily based on
the investment results of the subaccounts in which you are invested,
and interest credited to Fixed Interest Allocations and any Market
Value Adjustment. We do not guarantee any minimum cash surrender value.
On any date during the accumulation phase, we calculate the cash surrender
value as follows: we start with your contract value, then we deduct any
surrender charge, any charge for premium taxes, and any other charges
incurred but not yet deducted. Finally, we adjust for any Market Value
Adjustment.
SURRENDERING TO RECEIVE THE CASH SURRENDER VALUE
You may surrender the Contract at any time while the annuitant is
living and before the annuity start date. A surrender will be
effective on the date your written request and the Contract are
received at our Customer Service Center. We will determine and pay the
cash surrender value. Once paid, all benefits under the Contract will
be terminated. For administrative purposes, we will transfer your
money to a specially designated subaccount (currently the Liquid Asset
subaccount) prior to processing the surrender. This transfer will have
no effect on your cash surrender value. You may receive the cash
surrender value in a single sum payment or apply it under one or more
annuity options. We will usually pay the cash surrender value within 7
days.
Consult your tax advisor regarding the tax consequences associated with
surrendering your Contract. A surrender made before you reach age 59
1/2 may result in a 10% tax penalty. See "Federal Tax Considerations"
for more details.
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ADDITION, DELETION OR SUBSTITUTION OF SUBACCOUNTS AND OTHER CHANGES
We may make additional subaccounts available to you under the Contract.
These subaccounts will invest in investment portfolios we find suitable
for your Contract.
We may amend the Contract to conform to applicable laws or governmental
regulations. If we feel that investment in any of the investment
portfolios has become inappropriate to the purposes of the Contract, we
may, with approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (and any
other regulatory agency, if required) substitute another portfolio for
existing and future investments.
We also reserve the right to: (i) deregister Account B under the 1940
Act; (ii) operate Account B as a management company under the 1940 Act
if it is operating as a unit investment trust; (iii) operate Account B
as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act if it is operating as a
managed separate account; (iv) restrict or eliminate any voting rights
as to Account B; and (v) combine Account B with other accounts.
We will of course provide you with written notice before any of these
changes are effected.
THE FIXED ACCOUNT
The Fixed Account is a segregated asset account which contains the
assets that support a contract owner's Fixed Interest Allocations. See
"The Fixed Interest Allocations" for more information.
OTHER IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
See "Withdrawals," "Transfers Among Your Investments," "Death Benefit
Choices," "Charges and Fees," "The Annuity Options" and "Other Contract
Provisions" in this prospectus for information on other important
provisions in your Contract.
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WITHDRAWALS
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Any time during the accumulation phase and before the death of the
annuitant, you may withdraw all or part of your money. Keep in mind
that if you request a withdrawal for more than 90% of the cash
surrender value, we will treat it as a request to surrender the
Contract. If any single withdrawal or the sum of withdrawals exceeds
the Free Withdrawal Amount, you will incur a surrender charge. See
"Charges and Fees--Surrender Charge for Excess Withdrawals." You need
to submit to us a written request specifying the Fixed Interest
Allocations or subaccounts from which amounts are to be withdrawn,
otherwise the withdrawal will be made on a pro rata basis from all
of the subaccounts in which you are invested. If there is not enough
contract value in the subaccounts, we will deduct the balance
of the withdrawal from your Fixed Interest Allocations starting with
the guaranteed interest periods nearest their maturity dates until we
have honored your request. We will apply a Market Value Adjustment to
any withdrawal from your Fixed Interest Allocation taken more than 30
days before its maturity date. We will determine the contract value as
of the close of business on the day we receive your withdrawal request
at our Customer Service Center.
The contract value may be more or less than the premium payments made.
For administrative purposes, we will transfer your money to a specially
designated subaccount (currently, the Liquid Asset subaccount) prior to
processing the withdrawal. This transfer will have no effect on the
amount you withdraw.
We offer the following three withdrawal options:
REGULAR WITHDRAWALS
After the free look period, you may make regular withdrawals. Each
withdrawal must be a minimum of $100. A regular withdrawal from a
Fixed Interest Allocation may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment.
SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS
You may choose to receive automatic systematic withdrawals on a
monthly, quarterly, or annual basis from your contract value in the
subaccounts or the Fixed Interest Allocations. You may elect
payments to start as
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early as 28 days after the contract date. You select the date on
which the withdrawals will be made but this date cannot be later than
the 28th day of the month. If no date is selected, we will make the
withdrawals on the same calendar day of each month as the contract date.
Each withdrawal payment must be at least $100.
The amount of your withdrawal can either be a fixed dollar amount or an
amount based on a percentage of the premiums not previously withdrawn
from the subaccounts in which you are invested. Both options are
subject to the following maximums:
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FREQUENCY MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE
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Monthly 0.833%
Quarterly 2.50%
Annual 10.00%
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If you select a fixed dollar amount and the amount to be systematically
withdrawn would exceed the applicable maximum percentage of your
premiums not previously withdrawn on the withdrawal date, we will
reduce the amount withdrawn so that it equals such percentage. If you
select a percentage and the amount to be systematically withdrawn based
on that percentage would be less than the minimum of $100, we will
increase the amount to $100 provided it does not exceed the maximum
percentage. If it is below the maximum percentage we will send the
$100. If it is above the maximum percentage we will send the amount
and then cancel the option.
Systematic withdrawals from Fixed Interest Allocations are limited to
interest earnings during the prior month, quarter, or year, depending
on the frequency you choose. Systematic withdrawals are not subject to
a Market Value Adjustment. A Fixed Interest Allocation may not
participate in both the dollar cost averaging program (see "Transfers
Among Your Investments") and the systematic withdrawal option at the
same time.
You may change the amount or percentage of your systematic withdrawal
once each contract year or cancel this option at any time by sending
satisfactory notice to our Customer Service Center at least 7 days
before the next scheduled withdrawal date. You may elect to have this
option commence in a contract year where a regular withdrawal has been
taken but you may not change the amount or percentage of your
withdrawals in any contract year during which you have previously taken
a regular withdrawal. You may not elect this if you are taking IRA
withdrawals.
IRA WITHDRAWALS
If you have a non-Roth IRA Contract and will be at least age 70 1/2
during the current calendar year, you may elect to have distributions
made to you to satisfy requirements imposed by Federal tax law. IRA
withdrawals provide payout of amounts required to be distributed by the
Internal Revenue Service rules governing mandatory distributions under
qualified plans. We will send you a notice before your distributions
commence. You may elect to take IRA withdrawals at that time, or at a
later date. You may not elect IRA withdrawals and participate in
systematic withdrawals at the same time. If you do not elect to take
IRA withdrawals, and distributions are required by Federal tax law,
distributions adequate to satisfy the requirements imposed by Federal
tax law may be made. Thus, if you are participating in systematic
withdrawals, distributions under that option must be adequate to
satisfy the mandatory distribution rules imposed by federal tax law.
You may choose to receive IRA withdrawals on a monthly, quarterly or
annual basis. Under this option, you may elect payments to start as
early as 28 days after the contract date. You select the day of the
month when the withdrawals will be made, but it cannot be later than
the 28th day of the month. If no date is selected, we will make the
withdrawals on the same calendar day of the month as the contract date.
You may request that we determine for you the amount that is required
to be withdrawn from your Contract each year based on the information
you give us and various choices you make. For information regarding the
calculation and choices you have to make, see the Statement of
Additional Information. The minimum dollar amount you can withdraw is
$100. When we determine the required IRA withdrawal amount for a
taxable year based on the frequency you select, if that amount is less
than $100, we will pay $100. At any time where
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the IRA withdrawal amount is greater than the contract value, we will
cancel the Contract and send you the amount of the cash surrender value.
You may change the payment frequency of your IRA withdrawals once each
contract year or cancel this option at any time by sending us
satisfactory notice to our Customer Service Center at least 7 days
before the next scheduled withdrawal date.
An IRA withdrawal in excess of the amount allowed under systematic
withdrawals will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment.
CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH
TAKING WITHDRAWALS. A withdrawal made before the taxpayer reaches age
59 1/2 may result in a 10% penalty tax. See "Federal Tax
Considerations" for more details.
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TRANSFERS AMONG YOUR INVESTMENTS
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You may transfer your contract value among the subaccounts in which you
are invested and your Fixed Interest Allocations at the end of the
free look period. We currently do not charge you for transfers made
during a contract year, but reserve the right to charge $25 for each
transfer after the twelfth transfer in a contract year. We also reserve
the right to limit the number of transfers you may make and may otherwise
modify or terminate transfer privileges if required by our business
judgement or in accordance with applicable law.
Transfers will be based on values at the end of the business day in
which the transfer request is received at our Customer Service Center.
The minimum amount that you may transfer is $100 or, if less, your
entire contract value held in a subaccount or a Fixed Interest Allocation.
To make a transfer, you must notify our Customer Service Center and all
other administrative requirements must be met. Any transfer request
received after 4:00 p.m. eastern time or the close of the New York
Stock Exchange will be effected on the next business day. Account B
and the Company will not be liable for following instructions
communicated by telephone that we reasonably believe to be genuine. We
require personal identifying information to process a request for
transfer made over the telephone.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING
You may elect to participate in our dollar cost averaging program if you
have at least $1,200 of contract value in the (i) Limited Maturity Bond
subaccount or the Liquid Asset subaccount, or (ii) a Fixed Interest
Allocation with either a 6-month or a 1-year guaranteed interest period.
These subaccounts or Fixed Interest Allocations serve as the source accounts
from which we will, on a monthly basis, automatically transfer a set dollar
amount of money to other subaccount(s) selected by you. We also may offer
DCA Fixed Interest Allocations, which are 6-month and 1-year Fixed
Interest Allocations available exclusively for use with the dollar cost
averaging program. The DCA Fixed Interest Allocations require a minimum
premium payment of $1,200 directed into a DCA Fixed Interest Allocation.
The dollar cost averaging program is designed to lessen the impact of market
fluctuation on your investment. Since we transfer the same dollar amount
to other subaccounts each month, more units of a subaccount are purchased if
the value of its unit is low and less units are purchased if the value of
its unit is high. Therefore, a lower than average value per unit may be
achieved over the long term. However, we cannot guarantee this. When you
elect the dollar cost averaging 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.
Unless you have a DCA Fixed Interest Allocation, you elect the dollar amount
you want transferred under this program. Each monthly transfer must be at
least $100. If your source account is the Limited Maturity Bond subaccount,
the Liquid Asset subaccount or a 1-year Fixed Interest Allocation, the
maximum amount that can be transferred each month is your contract value in
such source account divided by 12. If your source account is a 6-month
Fixed Interest Allocation, the maximum amount
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that can be transferred each month is your contract value in such source
account divided by 6. You may change the transfer amount once each contract
year. If you have a DCA Fixed Interest Allocation, there is no minimum or
maximum transfer amount; we will transfer all your money allocated to that
source account into the subaccount(s) in equal payments over the selected
6-month or 1-year period. The last payment will include earnings accrued
over the course of the selected period.
Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation or a DCA Fixed Interest Allocation
under the dollar cost averaging program are not subject to a Market Value
Adjustment. However, if you terminate the dollar cost averaging program
for a DCA Fixed Interest Allocation and there is money remaining in the
DCA Fixed Interest Allocation, we will transfer the remaining money to the
Liquid Asset subaccount. Such transfer will trigger a Market Value Adjustment
if the transfer is made more than 30 days before the maturity date of the
DCA Fixed Interest Allocation.
If you do not specify the subaccounts to which the dollar amount of the
source account is to be transferred, we will transfer the money to
the subaccounts in which you are invested on a proportional basis. The
transfer date is the same day each month as your contract date. If, on
any transfer date, your contract value in a source account is equal or less
than the amount you have elected to have transferred, the entire amount will
be transferred and the program will end. You may terminate the dollar cost
averaging program at any time by sending satisfactory notice to our Customer
Service Center at least 7 days before the next transfer date. A Fixed
Interest Allocation or DCA Fixed Interest Allocation may not participate in
the dollar cost averaging program and in systematic withdrawals at the same
time.
We may in the future offer additional subaccounts or withdraw any subaccount
or Fixed Interest Allocation to or from the dollar cost averaging program,
stop offering DCA Fixed Interest Allocations or otherwise modify, suspend
or terminate this program. Of course, such change will not affect any
dollar cost averaging programs currently in operation at the time.
AUTOMATIC REBALANCING
If you have at least $10,000 of contract value invested in the
subaccounts of Account B, you may elect to have your investments in the
subaccounts automatically rebalanced. We will transfer funds under your
Contract on a quarterly, semi-annual, or annual calendar basis among
the subaccounts to maintain the investment blend of your selected
subaccounts. The minimum size of any allocation must be in full
percentage points. Rebalancing does not affect any amounts that you
have allocated to the Fixed Account. The program may be used in
conjunction with the systematic withdrawal option only if withdrawals
are taken pro rata. Automatic rebalancing is not available if you
participate in dollar cost averaging. Automatic rebalancing will not
take place during the free look period.
To participate in automatic rebalancing send satisfactory notice to our
Customer Service Center. We will begin the program on the last
business day of the period in which we receive the notice. You may
cancel the program at any time. The program will automatically
terminate if you choose to reallocate your contract value among the
subaccounts or if you make an additional premium payment or partial
withdrawal on other than a pro rata basis. Additional premium payments
and partial withdrawals effected on a pro rata basis will not cause the
automatic rebalancing program to terminate.
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DEATH BENEFIT CHOICES
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DEATH BENEFIT DURING THE ACCUMULATION PHASE
During the accumulation phase, a death benefit is payable when either
the annuitant (when contract owner is not an individual), the contract
owner or the first of joint owners dies. Assuming you are the contract
owner, your beneficiary will receive a death benefit unless the
beneficiary is your surviving spouse and elects to continue the
Contract. The death benefit value is calculated at the close of the
business day on which we receive proof of death at our Customer Service
Center. If the beneficiary elects not to take the death benefit
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at the time of death, the death benefit in the future may be affected.
The proceeds may be received in a single sum or applied to any of the
annuity options. If we do not receive a request to apply the death
benefit proceeds to an annuity option, we will make a single sum
distribution. We will generally pay death benefit proceeds within 7
days after our Customer Service Center has received sufficient
information to make the payment.
You may choose from the following 3 death benefit choices: (1) the
Standard Death Benefit; (2) the Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefits
(with 3%, 5% and 7% Solutions currently available); and (3) the
Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit. Once you choose a death
benefit, it cannot be changed. We may in the future stop or suspend
offering any of the enhanced death benefit options to new Contracts.
STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT. You will automatically receive the Standard
Death Benefit unless you elect one of the enhanced death benefits. The
standard death benefit under the Contract is the greatest of (i) your
contract value; (ii) total premium payments less any withdrawals; and
(iii) the cash surrender value.
ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS. If the 3%, 5% or 7% Solution Enhanced Death
Benefit or the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit is elected, the
death benefit under the Contract is the greatest of (i) the contract
value; (ii) total premium payments less any withdrawals; (iii) the cash
surrender value; and (iv) the enhanced death benefit as calculated
below.
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| HOW THE ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT IS CALCULATED |
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| PERCENT SOLUTION ANNUAL RATCHET |
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| We credit interest each | On each contract anniversary |
| business day at the enhanced | that occurs on or before the |
| death benefit annual effective | contract owner turns age 70, |
| rate* to the enhanced death | we compare the prior enhanced |
| benefit from the preceding day | death benefit to the contract |
| (which would be the initial | value, and select the larger |
| premium if the preceding day is | amount as the new enhanced |
| the contract date), then we add | death benefit. |
| additional premiums paid since | |
| the preceding day, then we | On all other days, the enhanced |
| subtract any withdrawals made | death benefit is the amount |
| since the preceding day, then we | determined below. We first take |
| adjust for any Market Value | the enhanced death benefit from |
| Adjustment,and then | the preceding day (which would be |
| we subtract any associated | the initial premium if the |
| surrender charges. | preceding day is the contract |
| | date) and then we add additional |
| **If you select the 7% Solution, | premiums paid since the preceding |
| there is amaximum enhanced death | day, then we subtract any |
| benefit of two times all | withdrawals made since the |
| premium payments, as reduced by | preceding day, then we adjust for |
| withdrawals.*** If you select | any Market Value Adjustment, and |
| the 3% or 5% Solution, there is | then we subtract any associated |
| no maximum on the enhanced | surrender charges. That amount |
| death benefit. | becomes the new enhanced death |
| | benefit. |
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* You select the enhanced death benefit interest rate of 3%, 5% or 7%
when you purchase the Contract. The actual interest rate used for
calculating the death benefit for the Liquid Asset and Limited
Maturity Bond subaccounts will be the lesser of the enhanced
death benefit annual effective rate or the net rate of return
for such subaccounts during the applicable period. The interest
rate used for calculating the death benefit for your Fixed
Interest Allocation will be the lesser of the enhanced death
benefit annual effective rate or the interest credited to such
investment during the applicable period. Thus, selecting these
investments may limit the enhanced death benefit. If we offer
additional subaccounts in the future, we may restrict those
new subaccounts from participating in the 7% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit.
** Each premium payment reduced by any withdrawals and any associated
surrender charges incurred, will continue to grow at the enhanced
death benefit interest rate, compounded daily.
*** Each withdrawal reduces the maximum enhanced death benefit as
follows: first, the maximum enhanced death benefit is reduced by
the amount of any withdrawal of earnings; then, it is reduced in
proportion to the reduction in the contract value for any
withdrawal of premium (in each case, including any associated
surrender charges) and as adjusted for any Market Value Adjustment.
If those withdrawals in a contract year do not exceed 7% of
cumulative premiums and did not exceed 7%
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of cumulative premiums in any prior contract year, such withdrawals
will be treated as withdrawals of earnings for the purpose of
calculating the maximum enhanced death benefit.
The Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit and the Annual Ratchet
Enhanced Death Benefit are available only at the time you purchase your
Contract and only if the contract owner or annuitant (when the contract
owner is other than an individual) is not more than 70 years old at the
time of purchase. The Percent Solution Enhanced Death Benefit may not
be available where a Contract is held by joint owners.
DEATH BENEFIT DURING THE INCOME PHASE
If any contract owner or the annuitant dies after the annuity start
date, the Company will pay the beneficiary any certain benefit
remaining under the annuity in effect at the time.
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CHARGES AND FEES
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We deduct the charges described below to cover our cost and expenses,
services provided and risks assumed under the Contracts. We incur
certain costs and expenses for distributing and administrating the
Contracts, for paying the benefits payable under the Contracts and for
bearing various risks associated with the Contracts. The amount of a
charge will not always correspond to the actual costs associated. For
example, the surrender charge collected may not fully cover all of the
distribution expenses incurred by us with the service or benefits
provided. In the event there are any profits from fees and charges
deducted under the Contract, we may use such profits to finance the
distribution of contracts.
CHARGE DEDUCTION SUBACCOUNT
You may elect to have all charges against your contract value deducted
directly from a single subaccount designated by the Company. Currently
we use the Liquid Asset subaccount for this purpose. If you do not
elect this option, or if the amount of the charges is greater than the
amount in the designated subaccount, the charges will be deducted as
discussed below. You may cancel this option at any time by sending
satisfactory notice to our Customer Service Center.
CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM THE CONTRACT VALUE
We deduct the following charges proportionately from all subaccounts in
which you are invested. If there is no contract value in those
subaccounts, we will deduct charges from your Fixed Interest Allocations
starting with the guarantee interest periods nearest their maturity
dates until such charges have been paid. The charges we deduct are:
SURRENDER CHARGE. We will deduct a contingent deferred sales charge
(a "surrender charge") if you surrender your Contract or if you take a
withdrawal in excess of the Free Withdrawal Amount during the 7-year
period from the date we receive and accept a premium payment. The
surrender charge is based on a percentage of each premium payment.
This charge is intended to cover sales expenses that we have incurred.
We may in the future reduce or waive the surrender charge in certain
situations and will never charge more than the maximum surrender
charges. The percentage of premium payments deducted at the time of
surrender or excess withdrawal depends on the number of complete years
that have elapsed since that premium payment was made. We determine
the surrender charge as a percentage of each premium payment as
follows:
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Surrender Charge 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 0%
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We will waive the surrender charge in most states in the following
events: (i) you begin receiving qualified extended medical care on or
after the first contract anniversary for at least 45 days during a 60
day period and your request for the surrender or withdrawal, together
with all required documentation is received at our Customer Service
Center during the term of your care or within 90 days after the last
day of your care; or
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(ii) you are first diagnosed by a qualifying medical professional, on or
after the first contract anniversary, as having a qualifying terminal
illness. We have the right to require an examination by a physician
of our choice. If we require such an examination, we will pay for it.
You are required to send us satisfactory written proof of illness.
See your Contract for more information. The waiver of surrender charge
may not be available in all states.
FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT. The Free Withdrawal Amount in any contract
year is the greater of: (i) any earnings less previous free
withdrawals; or (ii) 10% of premium payments paid within the past 7
years and not previously withdrawn, less any previous free withdrawals
taken in the same contract year.
SURRENDER CHARGE FOR EXCESS WITHDRAWALS. We will deduct a surrender
charge for excess withdrawals. We consider a withdrawal to be an
"excess withdrawal" when the amount you withdraw in any contract year
exceeds the Free Withdrawal Amount. Where you are receiving systematic
withdrawals, any combination of regular withdrawals taken and any
systematic withdrawals expected to be received in a contract year
will be included in determining the amount of the excess withdrawal.
Such a withdrawal will be considered a partial surrender of the Contract
and we will impose a surrender charge and any associated premium tax.
We will deduct such charges from the contract value in proportion to the
contract value in each subaccount or Fixed Interest Allocation from
which the excess withdrawal was taken. In instances where the excess
withdrawal equals the entire contract value in such subaccounts or Fixed
Interest Allocations, we will deduct charges proportionately from all
other subaccounts and Fixed Interest Allocations in which you are invested.
ANY WITHDRAWAL FROM A FIXED INTEREST ALLOCATION MORE THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE
ITS MATURITY DATE WILL TRIGGER A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT.
For the purpose of calculating the surrender charge for an excess
withdrawal: a) we treat premiums as being withdrawn on a first-in,
first-out basis; and b) amounts withdrawn which are not considered an
excess withdrawal are not considered a withdrawal of any premium
payments. We have included an example of how this works in Appendix B.
Although we treat premium payments as being withdrawn before earnings
for purpose of calculating the surrender charge for excess withdrawals,
the federal tax law treats earnings as withdrawn first.
PREMIUM TAXES. We may make a charge for state and local premium taxes
depending on the contract owner's state of residence. The tax can
range from 0% to 3.5% of the premium. We have the right to change this
amount to conform with changes in the law or if the contract owner
changes state of residence.
We deduct the premium tax from your contract value on the annuity
start date. However, some jurisdictions impose a premium tax at the
time that initial and additional premiums are paid, regardless of when
the annuity payments begin. In those states we may defer collection of
the premium taxes from your contract value and deduct it on surrender
of the Contract, on excess withdrawals or on the annuity start date.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE. We currently do not charge an annual
administrative charge but may in the future deduct an annual administrative
charge of $30 or 2% of the contract value, whichever is smaller. Such
charge, if any, will be made on each Contract anniversary, or if you
surrender your Contract prior to a Contract anniversary, at the time
we determine the cash surrender value payable to you.
EXCESS TRANSFER CHARGE. We currently do not deduct any charges for
transfers made during a contract year. We have the right, however, to
assess up to $25 for each transfer after the twelfth transfer in a contract
year. If such a charge is assessed, we would deduct the charge from the
subaccounts and the Fixed Interest Allocations from which each such transfer
is made in proportion to the amount being transferred from each subaccount
and Fixed Interest Allocation, unless you have chosen to have all charges
deducted from a single subaccount. The charge will not apply to any
transfers due to the election of dollar cost averaging, auto rebalancing
and transfers we make to and from any subaccount specially designated by
the Company for such purpose.
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CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM THE SUBACCOUNTS
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE. The amount of the mortality and
expense risk charge depends on the death benefit you have elected. If
you have elected the Standard Death Benefit, the charge, on an annual
basis, is equal to 0.75% of the assets in each subaccount. The charge
is deducted on each business day at the rate of .002063% for each day
since the previous business day. If you have elected an enhanced death
benefit, the charge, on an annual basis, is equal to 0.95% for the
Annual Ratchet Death Benefit, or 0.90% for the 3% Solution Death
Benefit, 1.05% for the 5% Solution Death Benefit, or 1.20% for the 7%
Solution Death Benefit, of the assets in each subaccount. The charge is
deducted each business day at the rate of .002615%, .002477%, .002892%,
or .003308%, respectively, for each day since the previous business day.
ASSET-BASED ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE. We will deduct a daily charge
from the assets in each subaccount, to compensate us for a portion of
the administrative expenses under the Contract. The daily charge is at
a rate of .000411% (equivalent to an annual rate of 0.15%) on the
assets in each subaccount.
TRUST EXPENSES
There are fees and charges deducted from each investment portfolio of the
GCG Trust, the PIMCO Trust and the Warburg Pincus Trust. Please read the
respective Trust prospectus for details.
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THE ANNUITY OPTIONS
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ANNUITIZATION OF YOUR CONTRACT
If the annuitant and contract owner are living on the annuity start
date, we will begin making payments to the contract owner under an
income plan. We will make these payments under the annuity option
chosen. You may change annuity option by making a written request to
us at least 30 days before the annuity start date. The amount of the
payments will be determined by applying your contract value adjusted
for any applicable Market Value Adjustment on the annuity start date in
accordance with the annuity option you chose.
You may also elect an annuity option on surrender of the Contract for
its cash surrender value or you may choose one or more annuity options
for the payment of death benefit proceeds while it is in effect and
before the annuity start date. If, at the time of the contract owner's
death or the annuitant's death (if the contract owner is not an
individual), no option has been chosen for paying death benefit
proceeds, the beneficiary may choose an annuity option within 60 days.
In all events, payments of death benefit proceeds must comply with the
distribution requirements of applicable federal tax law.
The minimum monthly annuity income payment that we will make is $20.
We may require that a single sum payment be made if the contract value
is less than $2,000 or if the calculated monthly annuity income payment
is less than $20.
For each annuity option we will issue a separate written agreement
putting the annuity option into effect. Before we pay any annuity
benefits, we require the return of your Contract. If your Contract has
been lost, we will require that you complete and return the applicable
lost Contract form. Various factors will affect the level of annuity
benefits, such as the annuity option chosen, the applicable payment
rate used and the investment performance of the portfolios and interest
credited to the Fixed Interest Allocations.
Our current annuity options provide only for fixed payments. Fixed
annuity payments are regular payments, the amount of which is fixed and
guaranteed by us. Some fixed annuity options provide fixed payments
either for a specified period of time or for the life of the annuitant.
The amount of life income payments will depend on the form and duration
of payments you chose, the age of the annuitant or beneficiary (and
gender, where appropriate), the total contract value applied to
purchase a Fixed Interest Allocation, and the applicable payment rate.
Our approval is needed for any option where:
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(1) The person named to receive payment is other than the contract
owner or beneficiary;
(2) The person named is not a natural person, such as a corporation; or
(3) Any income payment would be less than the minimum annuity income
payment allowed.
SELECTING THE ANNUITY START DATE
You select the date on which the annuity payments commence. The
annuity start date must be at least 5 years from the contract date but
before the month immediately following the annuitant's 90th birthday,
or 10 years from the contract date, if later. If, on the annuity start
date, a surrender charge remains, the elected annuity option must
include a period certain of at least 5 years.
If you do not select an annuity start date, it will automatically begin
in the month following the annuitant's 90th birthday, or 10 years from
the contract date, if later.
If the annuity start date occurs when the annuitant is at an advanced
age, such as over age 85, it is possible that the Contract will not be
considered an annuity for federal tax purposes. See "Federal Tax
Considerations" and the Statement of Additional Information. For a
Contract purchased in connection with a qualified plan, other than a
Roth IRA, distributions must commence not later than April 1st of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which you attain age 70
1/2. Distributions may be made through annuitization or withdrawals.
Consult your tax advisor.
FREQUENCY OF ANNUITY PAYMENTS
You choose the frequency of the annuity payments. They may be monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually or annually. If we do not receive written
notice from you, we will make the payments monthly. There may be
certain restrictions on minimum payments that we will allow.
THE ANNUITY OPTIONS
We offer the 4 annuity options shown below. Payments under Options
1, 2 and 3 are fixed. Payments under Option 4 may be fixed or variable.
For a fixed annuity option, the contract value in the subaccounts is
transferred to the Company's general account.
OPTION 1. INCOME FOR A FIXED PERIOD. Under this option, we make
monthly payments in equal installments for a fixed number of years
based on the contract value on the annuity start date. We guarantee
that each monthly payment will be at least the amount stated in your
Contract. If you prefer, you may request that payments be made in
annual, semi-annual or quarterly installments. We will provide you
with illustrations if you ask for them. If the cash surrender value or
contract value is applied under this option, a 10% penalty tax may
apply to the taxable portion of each income payment until the contract
owner reaches age 59 1/2.
OPTION 2. INCOME FOR LIFE WITH A PERIOD CERTAIN. Payment is made
for the life of the annuitant in equal monthly installments and
guaranteed for at least a period certain such as 10 or 20 years. Other
periods certain may be available to you on request. You may choose a
refund period instead. Under this arrangement, income is guaranteed
until payments equal the amount applied. If the person named lives
beyond the guaranteed period, payments continue until his or her death.
We guarantee that each payment will be at least the amount specified in
the Contract corresponding to the person's age on his or her last
birthday before the annuity start date. Amounts for ages not shown in
the Contract are available if you ask for them.
OPTION 3. JOINT LIFE INCOME. This option is available when there
are 2 persons named to determine annuity payments. At least one of the
persons named must be either the contract owner or beneficiary of the
Contract. We guarantee monthly payments will be made as long as at
least one of the named persons is living. There is no minimum number
of payments. Monthly payment amounts are available if you ask for
them.
OPTION 4. ANNUITY PLAN. The contract value can be applied to any
other annuitization plan that we choose to offer on the annuity start
date.
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PAYMENT WHEN NAMED PERSON DIES
When the person named to receive payment dies, we will pay any amounts
still due as provided in the annuity agreement between you and Golden
American. The amounts we will pay are determined as follows:
(1) For Option 1, or any remaining guaranteed payments under Option 2,
we will continue payments. Under Options 1 and 2, the discounted
values of the remaining guaranteed payments may be paid in a single
sum. This means we deduct the amount of the interest each
remaining guaranteed payment would have earned had it not been paid
out early. The discount interest rate is never less than 3% for
Option 1 and Option 2 per year. We will, however, base the
discount interest rate on the interest rate used to calculate the
payments for Options 1 and 2 if such payments were not based on the
tables in the Contract.
(2) For Option 3, no amounts are payable after both named persons have
died.
(3) For Option 4, the annuity option agreement will state the amount
we will pay, if any.
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REPORTS TO CONTRACT OWNERS
We will send you a quarterly report within 31 days after the end of
each calendar quarter. The report will show the contract value, cash
surrender value, and the death benefit as of the end of the calendar
quarter. The report will also show the allocation of your contract
value and the amounts deducted from or added to the contract value
since the last report. We will also send you copies of any shareholder
reports of the investment portfolios in which Account B invests, as well
as any other reports, notices or documents we are required by law to
furnish to you.
SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS
The Company reserves the right to suspend or postpone the date of any
payment or determination of values on any business day (1) when the New
York Stock Exchange is closed; (2) when trading on the New York Stock
Exchange is restricted; (3) when an emergency exists as determined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission so that the sale of securities
held in Account B may not reasonably occur or so that the Company may
not reasonably determine the value of Account B's net assets; or (4)
during any other period when the Securities and Exchange Commission so
permits for the protection of security holders. We have the right to
delay payment of amounts from a Fixed Interest Allocation for up to 6
months.
IN CASE OF ERRORS IN YOUR APPLICATION
If an age or sex given in the application or enrollment form is
misstated, the amounts payable or benefits provided by the Contract
shall be those that the premium payment would have bought at the
correct age or sex.
ASSIGNING THE CONTRACT AS COLLATERAL
You may assign a non-qualified Contract as collateral security for a
loan but understand that your rights and any beneficiary's rights may
be subject to the terms of the assignment. An assignment may have
federal tax consequences. You must give us satisfactory written notice
at our Customer Service Center in order to make or release an
assignment. We are not responsible for the validity of any assignment.
CONTRACT CHANGES -- APPLICABLE TAX LAW
We have the right to make changes in the Contract to continue to
qualify the Contract as an annuity. You will be given advance notice
of such changes.
FREE LOOK
You may cancel your Contract within your 10-day free look period. We
deem the free look period to expire 15 days after we mail the Contract to
you. Some states may require a longer free look period. To cancel, you
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need to send your Contract to our Customer Service Center or to the
agent from whom you purchased it. We will refund the contract value
adjusted for any Market Value Adjustment plus any charges we deducted.
The Contract will be void as of the day we receive your Contract and
your request. Some states require that we return the premium paid
rather than the contract value. In these states, your premiums
designated for investment in the subaccounts will be allocated during
the free look period to a subaccount specially designated by the Company
for this purpose (currently, the Liquid Asset subaccount). We may, in
our discretion, require that premiums designated for investment in the
subaccounts from all other states as well as premiums designated for a
Fixed Interest Allocation be allocated to the specially designated
subaccount during the free look period. If you keep your Contract after
the free look period, we will put your money in the subaccount(s) chosen
by you, based on the accumulation unit value next computed for each
subaccount, and/or in the Fixed Interest Allocation chosen by you.
GROUP OR SPONSORED ARRANGEMENTS
For certain group or sponsored arrangements, we may reduce any
surrender, administration, and mortality and expense risk charges.
We may also change the minimum initial and additional premium
requirements, or offer an alternative or reduced death benefit.
SELLING THE CONTRACT
Directed Services, Inc. is principal underwriter and distributor of the
Contract as well as for other contracts issued through Account B and
other separate accounts of Golden American. We pay Directed Services
for acting as principal underwriter under a distribution agreement who
in turns pays the writing agent.
Directed Services enters into sales agreements with broker-dealers to
sell the Contracts through registered representatives who are licensed
to sell securities and variable insurance products. These broker-dealers
are registered with the SEC and are members of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. Through Directed Services, we pay the writing
agent commissions of up to 6.5% of any initial or additional premium
payments made. Certain sales agreements may provide for a combination
of a certain percentage of commission at the time of sale and an annual
trail commission (which when combined could exceed 6.5% of total premium
payments). The principal address of Directed Services is 1001 Jefferson
Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
Additionally, we intend to reimburse registered representatives for any
covered actual expenses they incur with regard to the distribution of the
Contract as provided for under the non-cash compensation regulation
recently adopted by the NASD and approved by the SEC.
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VOTING RIGHTS
We will vote the shares of a Trust owned by Account B according to your
instructions. However, if the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any
related regulations should change, or if interpretations of it or
related regulations should change, and we decide that we are permitted
to vote the shares of a Trust in our own right, we may decide to do so.
We determine the number of shares that you have in a subaccount by
dividing the Contract's contract value in that subaccount by the net
asset value of one share of the portfolio in which a subaccount invests.
We count fractional votes. We will determine the number of shares you
can instruct us to vote 180 days or less before a Trust's meeting.
We will ask you for voting instructions by mail at least 10 days before
the meeting. If we do not receive your instructions in time, we will
vote the shares in the same proportion as the instructions received
from all Contracts in that subaccount. We will also vote shares we
hold in Account B which are not attributable to contract owners in
the same proportion.
YEAR 2000 PROBLEM
Like other business organizations and individuals around the world,
Golden American and Account B could be adversely affected if the
computer systems doing the accounts processing or on which Golden
American
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and/or Account B relies do not properly process and calculate
date-related information related to the end of the year 1999. This is
commonly known as the Year 2000 (or Y2K) Problem. Golden American is
taking steps that it believes are reasonably designed to address the
Year 2000 Problem with respect to the computer systems that it uses and
to obtain satisfactory assurances that comparable steps are being taken
by its and Account B's major service providers. At this time, however,
we cannot guarantee that these steps will be sufficient to avoid any
adverse impact on Golden American and Account B.
STATE REGULATION
We are regulated by the Insurance Department of the State of Delaware.
We are also subject to the insurance laws and regulations of all
jurisdictions where we do business. The variable Contract offered by
this prospectus has been approved where required by those
jurisdictions. We are required to submit annual statements of our
operations, including financial statements, to the Insurance
Departments of the various jurisdictions in which we do business to
determine solvency and compliance with state insurance laws and
regulations.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company, like other insurance companies, may be involved in
lawsuits, including class action lawsuits. In some class action and
other lawsuits involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought
and/or material settlement payments have been made. We believe that
currently there are no pending or threatened lawsuits that are
reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company or
Account B.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legal validity of the Contracts was passed on by Myles R. Tashman,
Esquire, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
Golden American. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP of Washington, D.C.
has provided advice on certain matters relating to federal securities
laws.
EXPERTS
The audited financial statements of Golden American Life Insurance Company
and Separate Account B appearing or incorporated by reference in the Statement
of Additional Information and Registration Statement have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their reports thereon
appearing or incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional
Information and in the Registration Statement and are included or incorporated
by reference in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of such
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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The following summary provides a general description of the federal
income tax considerations associated with this Contract and does not
purport to be complete or to cover all tax situations. This discussion
is not intended as tax advice. You should consult your counsel or
other competent tax advisers for more complete information. This
discussion is based upon our understanding of the present federal
income tax laws. We do not make any representations as to the
likelihood of continuation of the present federal income tax laws or as
to how they may be interpreted by the IRS.
TYPES OF CONTRACTS: NON-QUALIFIED OR QUALIFIED
The Contract may be purchased on a non-tax-qualified basis or purchased
on a tax-qualified basis. Qualified Contracts are designed for use by
individuals whom premium payments are comprised solely of proceeds from
and/or contributions under retirement plans that are intended to
qualify as plans entitled to special income tax treatment under
Sections 401(a), 403(b), 408, or 408A of the Code. The ultimate effect
of federal income taxes on the amounts held under a Contract, or
annuity payments, depends on the type of retirement plan, on the tax
and employment status of the individual concerned, and on our tax
status. In addition, certain requirements must be satisfied in
purchasing a qualified Contract with proceeds from a tax-qualified plan
and receiving distributions from a qualified Contract in order to
continue receiving favorable tax treatment. Some retirement plans are
subject to distribution and other requirements that are not
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incorporated into our Contract administration procedures. Contract
owners, participants and beneficiaries are responsible for determining
that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect
to the Contract comply with applicable law. Therefore, you should seek
competent legal and tax advice regarding the suitability of a Contract
for your particular situation. The following discussion assumes that
qualified Contracts are purchased with proceeds from and/or
contributions under retirement plans that qualify for the intended
special federal income tax treatment.
TAX STATUS OF THE CONTRACTS
DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. The Code requires that the investments
of a variable account be "adequately diversified" in order for the
Contracts to be treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax
purposes. It is intended that Account B, through the subaccounts, will
satisfy these diversification requirements.
In certain circumstances, owners of variable annuity contracts have
been considered for federal income tax purposes to be the owners of the
assets of the separate account supporting their contracts due to their
ability to exercise investment control over those assets. When this is
the case, the contract owners have been currently taxed on income and
gains attributable to the separate account assets. There is little
guidance in this area, and some features of the Contracts, such as the
flexibility of a contract owner to allocate premium payments and transfer
contract values, have not been explicitly addressed in published rulings.
While we believe that the Contracts do not give contract owners
investment control over Account B assets, we reserve the right to modify
the Contracts as necessary to prevent a contract owner from being treated
as the owner of the Account B assets supporting the Contract.
REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS. In order to be treated as an annuity
contract for federal income tax purposes, the Code requires any non-
qualified Contract to contain certain provisions specifying how your
interest in the Contract will be distributed in the event of your
death. The non-qualified Contracts contain provisions that are
intended to comply with these Code requirements, although no
regulations interpreting these requirements have yet been issued. We
intend to review such provisions and modify them if necessary to assure
that they comply with the applicable requirements when such
requirements are clarified by regulation or otherwise.
Other rules may apply to Qualified Contracts.
The following discussion assumes that the Contracts will qualify as
annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes.
TAX TREATMENT OF ANNUITIES
IN GENERAL. We believe that if you are a natural person you will not
be taxed on increases in the value of a Contract until a distribution
occurs or until annuity payments begin. (For these purposes, the
agreement to assign or pledge any portion of the contract value, and,
in the case of a qualified Contract, any portion of an interest in the
qualified plan, generally will be treated as a distribution.)
TAXATION OF NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
NON-NATURAL PERSON. The owner of any annuity contract who is not a
natural person generally must include in income any increase in the
excess of the contract value over the "investment in the contract"
(generally, the premiums or other consideration paid for the contract)
during the taxable year. There are some exceptions to this rule and a
prospective contract owner that is not a natural person may wish to
discuss these with a tax adviser. The following discussion generally
applies to Contracts owned by natural persons.
WITHDRAWALS. When a withdrawal from a non-qualified Contract occurs,
the amount received will be treated as ordinary income subject to tax
up to an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the contract value
(unreduced by the amount of any surrender charge) immediately before
the distribution over the contract owner's investment in the Contract
at that time. The tax treatment of market value adjustments is
uncertain. You should consult a tax adviser if you are considering
taking a withdrawal from your Contract in circumstances where a market
value adjustment would apply.
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In the case of a surrender under a non-qualified Contract, the amount
received generally will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the
contract owner's investment in the Contract.
PENALTY TAX ON CERTAIN WITHDRAWALS. In the case of a distribution
from a non-qualified Contract, there may be imposed a federal tax
penalty equal to 10% of the amount treated as income. In general,
however, there is no penalty on distributions:
o made on or after the taxpayer reaches age 59 1/2;
o made on or after the death of a contract owner;
o attributable to the taxpayer's becoming disabled; or
o made as part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments
for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer.
Other exceptions may be applicable under certain circumstances and
special rules may be applicable in connection with the exceptions
enumerated above. A tax adviser should be consulted with regard to
exceptions from the penalty tax.
ANNUITY PAYMENTS. Although tax consequences may vary depending on
the payment option elected under an annuity contract, a portion of each
annuity payment is generally not taxed and the remainder is taxed as
ordinary income. The non-taxable portion of an annuity payment is
generally determined in a manner that is designed to allow you to
recover your investment in the Contract ratably on a tax-free basis
over the expected stream of annuity payments, as determined when
annuity payments start. Once your investment in the Contract has been
fully recovered, however, the full amount of each annuity payment is
subject to tax as ordinary income.
TAXATION OF DEATH BENEFIT PROCEEDS. Amounts may be distributed from
a Contract because of your death or the death of the annuitant.
Generally, such amounts are includible in the income of recipient as
follows: (i) if distributed in a lump sum, they are taxed in the same
manner as a surrender of the Contract, or (ii) if distributed under a
payment option, they are taxed in the same way as annuity payments.
TRANSFERS, ASSIGNMENTS OR EXCHANGES OF A CONTRACT. A transfer or
assignment of ownership of a Contract, the designation of an annuitant,
the selection of certain dates for commencement of the annuity phase,
or the exchange of a Contract may result in certain tax consequences to
you that are not discussed herein. A contract owner contemplating any
such transfer, assignment or exchange, should consult a tax advisor as
to the tax consequences.
WITHHOLDING. Annuity distributions are generally subject to
withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability.
Recipients can generally elect, however, not to have tax withheld from
distributions.
MULTIPLE CONTRACTS. All annuity contracts that are issued by us (or
our affiliates) to the same contract owner during any calendar year are
treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the amount
includible in such contract owner's income when a taxable distribution
occurs.
TAXATION OF QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
The Contracts are designed for use with several types of qualified
plans. The tax rules applicable to participants in these qualified
plans vary according to the type of plan and the terms and
contributions of the plan itself. Special favorable tax treatment may
be available for certain types of contributions and distributions.
Adverse tax consequences may result from: contributions in excess of
specified limits; distributions before age 59 1/2 (subject to certain
exceptions); distributions that do not conform to specified
commencement and minimum distribution rules; and in other specified
circumstances. Therefore, no attempt is made to provide more than
general information about the use of the Contracts with the various
types of qualified retirement plans. Contract owners, annuitants, and
beneficiaries are cautioned that the rights of any person to any
benefits under these qualified retirement plans may be subject to the
terms and conditions of the plans themselves, regardless of the terms
and conditions of the Contract, but we shall not
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be bound by the terms and conditions of such plans to the extent such
terms contradict the Contract, unless the Company consents.
DISTRIBUTIONS. Annuity payments are generally taxed in the same
manner as under a non-qualified Contract. When a withdrawal from a
qualified Contract occurs, a pro rata portion of the amount received is
taxable, generally based on the ratio of the contract owner's
investment in the Contract (generally, the premiums or other
consideration paid for the Contract) to the participant's total accrued
benefit balance under the retirement plan. For Qualified Contracts,
the investment in the Contract can be zero. For Roth IRAs,
distributions are generally not taxed, except as described below.
For qualified plans under Section 401(a) and 403(b), the Code requires
that distributions generally must commence no later than the later of
April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
contract owner (or plan participant) (i) reaches age 70 1/2 or (ii)
retires, and must be made in a specified form or manner. If the plan
participant is a "5 percent owner" (as defined in the Code),
distributions generally must begin no later than April 1 of the
calendar year following the calendar year in which the contract owner
(or plan participant) reaches age 70 1/2. For IRAs described in
Section 408, distributions generally must commence no later than April
1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
contract owner (or plan participant) reaches age 70 1/2. Roth IRAs
under Section 408A do not require distributions at any time before the
contract owner's death.
WITHHOLDING. Distributions from certain qualified plans generally
are subject to withholding for the contract owner's federal income tax
liability. The withholding rates vary according to the type of
distribution and the contract owner's tax status. The contract owner
may be provided the opportunity to elect not to have tax withheld from
distributions. "Eligible rollover distributions" from section 401(a)
plans and section 403(b)tax-sheltered annuities are subject to a
mandatory federal income tax withholding of 20%. An eligible rollover
distribution is the taxable portion of any distribution from such a
plan, except certain distributions that are required by the Code or
distributions in a specified annuity form. The 20% withholding does
not apply, however, if the contract owner chooses a "direct rollover"
from the plan to another tax-qualified plan or IRA.
Brief descriptions of the various types of qualified retirement plans
in connection with a Contract follow. We will endorse the Contract as
necessary to conform it to the requirements of such plan.
REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS UPON CONTRACT OWNER'S DEATH
We will not allow any payment of benefits provided under the Contract
which do not satisfy the requirements of Section 72(s) of the Code.
If the contract owner dies before the annuity start date, the death
benefit payable to the beneficiary will be distributed as follows: (a)
the death benefit must be completely distributed within 5 years of the
contract owner's date of death; or (b) the beneficiary may elect,
within the 1-year period after the contract owner's date of death, to
receive the death benefit in the form of an annuity from us, provided
that (i) such annuity is distributed in substantially equal
installments over the life of such beneficiary or over a period not
extending beyond the life expectancy of such beneficiary; and (ii) such
distributions begin not later than 1 year after the contract owner's
date of death.
Notwithstanding (a) and (b) above, if the sole contract owner's
beneficiary is the deceased owner's surviving spouse, then such spouse
may elect, within the 1-year period after the contract owner's date of
death, to continue the Contract under the same terms as before the
contract owner's death. Upon receipt of such election from the spouse
at our Customer Service Center: (1) all rights of the spouse as
contract owner's beneficiary under the Contract in effect prior to such
election will cease; (2) the spouse will become the owner of the
Contract and will also be treated as the contingent annuitant, if none
has been named and only if the deceased owner was the annuitant; and
(3) all rights and privileges granted by the Contract or allowed by
Golden American will belong to the spouse as contract owner of the
Contract. This election will be deemed to have been made by the spouse
if such spouse makes a premium payment to the Contract or fails to make
a timely election as described in this paragraph. If the owner's
beneficiary is a nonspouse, the distribution provisions described in
subparagraphs (a) and (b) above, will apply even if the annuitant
and/or contingent annuitant are alive at the time of the contract
owner's death.
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If we do not receive an election from a nonspouse owner's beneficiary
within the 1-year period after the contract owner's date of death, then
we will pay the death benefit to the owner's beneficiary in a cash
payment. We will determine the death benefit as of the date we receive
proof of death. We will make payment of the proceeds on or before the
end of the 5-year period starting on the owner's date of death. Such
cash payment will be in full settlement of all our liability under the
Contract.
If the annuitant dies after the annuity start date, we will continue to
distribute any benefit payable at least as rapidly as under the annuity
option then in effect.
If the contract owner dies after the annuity start date, we will
continue to distribute any benefit payable at least as rapidly as under
the annuity option then in effect. All of the contract owner's rights
granted under the Contract or allowed by us will pass to the contract
owner's beneficiary.
If the Contract has joint owners we will consider the date of death of
the first joint owner as the death of the contract owner and the
surviving joint owner will become the contract owner of the Contract.
CORPORATE AND SELF-EMPLOYED PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS
Section 401(a) of the Code permits corporate employers to establish
various types of retirement plans for employees, and permits self-
employed individuals to establish these plans for themselves and their
employees. These retirement plans may permit the purchase of the
Contracts to accumulate retirement savings under the plans. Adverse
tax or other legal consequences to the plan, to the participant, or to
both may result if this Contract is assigned or transferred to any
individual as a means to provide benefit payments, unless the plan
complies with all legal requirements applicable to such benefits
before transfer of the Contract. Employers intending to use the
Contract with such plans should seek competent advice.
INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES
Section 408 of the Code permits eligible individuals to contribute to
an individual retirement program known as an "Individual Retirement
Annuity" or "IRA." These IRAs are subject to limits on the amount that
can be contributed, the deductible amount of the contribution, the
persons who may be eligible, and the time when distributions commence.
Also, distributions from certain other types of qualified retirement
plans may be "rolled over" or transferred on a tax-deferred basis into
an IRA. There are significant restrictions on rollover or transfer
contributions from Savings Incentive Match Plans (SIMPLE), under which
certain employers may provide contributions to IRAs on behalf of their
employees, subject to special restrictions. Employers may establish
Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) Plans to provide IRA contributions on
behalf of their employees. Sales of the Contract for use with IRAs may
be subject to special requirements of the IRS.
ROTH IRAS
Effective January 1, 1998, section 408A of the Code permits certain
eligible individuals to contribute to a Roth IRA. Contributions to a
Roth IRA, which are subject to certain limitations, are not deductible,
and must be made in cash or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth
IRA or other IRA. A rollover from or conversion of an IRA to a Roth
IRA may be subject to tax, and other special rules may apply.
Distributions from a Roth IRA generally are not taxed, except that,
once aggregate distributions exceed contributions to the Roth IRA,
income tax and a 10% penalty tax may apply to distributions made (1)
before age 59 1/2 (subject to certain exceptions) or (2) during the
five taxable years starting with the year in which the first
contribution is made to the Roth IRA.
TAX SHELTERED ANNUITIES
Section 403(b) of the Code allows employees of certain Section
501(c)(3) organizations and public schools to exclude from their gross
income the premium payments made, within certain limits, on a Contract
that will provide an annuity for the employee's retirement. These
premium payments may be subject to FICA (social security) tax.
OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES
As noted above, the foregoing comments about the federal tax
consequences under the Contracts are not exhaustive, and special rules
are provided with respect to other tax situations not discussed in this
prospectus. Further, the federal income tax consequences discussed
herein reflect our understanding of
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current law, and the law may change. Federal estate and state and
local estate, inheritance and other tax consequences of ownership or
receipt of distributions under a Contract depend on the individual
circumstances of each contract owner or recipient of the distribution.
A competent tax adviser should be consulted for further information.
POSSIBLE CHANGES IN TAXATION
Although the likelihood of legislative change is uncertain, there is
always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Contracts could
change by legislation or other means. It is also possible that any
change could be retroactive (that is, effective before the date of the
change). A tax adviser should be consulted with respect to legislative
developments and their effect on the Contract.
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial data prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for Golden American should be read
in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in
this Prospectus.
On October 24, 1997, PFHI Holding, Inc. ("PFHI"), a Delaware corporation,
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Equitable of Iowa Companies
("Equitable of Iowa"), pursuant to a merger agreement among Equitable of Iowa,
PFHI and ING Groep N.V. On August 13, 1996, Equitable of Iowa acquired all of
the outstanding capital stock of BT Variable, Inc., the parent of Golden
American. For GAAP financial statement purposes, the merger was accounted for
as a purchase effective October 25, 1997 and the change in control of Golden
American through the acquisition of BT Variable, Inc. was accounted for as a
purchase effective August 14, 1996. The merger and acquisition resulted in
new bases of accounting reflecting estimated fair values of assets and
liabilities at their respective dates. As a result, the GAAP financial data
presented below for the period subsequent to October 24, 1997, are presented
as the Post-Merger new basis of accounting, for the period August 14, 1996
through October 24, 1997, are presented as the Post-Acquisition basis of
accounting, and for August 13, 1996 and prior periods are presented as the
Pre-Acquisition basis of accounting.
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SELECTED GAAP BASIS FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS)
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
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(UNAUDITED) FOR THE PERIOD| FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE PERIOD
FOR THE NINE OCTOBER 25, | JANUARY 1, AUGUST 14,
MONTHS ENDED 1997 THROUGH | 1997 THROUGH 1996 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31, | OCTOBER 24, DECEMBER 31,
1998 1997 | 1997 1996
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Annuity and Interest |
Sensitive Life |
Product Charges ............. $ 26,984 $ 3,834 | $18,288 $ 8,768
Net Income before |
Federal Income Tax .......... $ 9,171 $ (279) | $ (608) $ 570
Net Income (Loss) ............ $ 4,877 $ (425) | $ 729 $ 350
Total Assets ................. $3,776,542 $ 2,445,835 | N/A $1,677,899
Total Liabilities ............ $3,471,107 $ 2,218,522 | N/A $1,537,415
Total Stockholder's Equity ... $ 305,435 $ 227,313 | N/A $ 140,484
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PRE-ACQUISITION
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FOR THE PERIOD
JANUARY 1, 1996
THROUGH FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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AUGUST 13, 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992(a)
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Annuity and
Interest
Sensitive Life
Product Charges ...... $12,259 $ 18,388 $ 17,519 $ 10,192 $ 694
Net Income before
Federal Income Tax ... $ 1,736 $ 3,364 $ 2,222 $ (1,793) $ (508)
Net Income (Loss) ...... $ 3,199 $ 3,364 $ 2,222 $ (1,793) $ (508)
Total Assets ........... N/A $1,203,057 $1,044,760 $886,155 $320,539
Total Liabilities ...... N/A $1,104,932 $ 955,254 $857,558 $306,197
Total Stockholder's
Equity ............... N/A $ 98,125 $ 89,506 $ 28,597 $ 14,342
(a) Results for 1992 are for the period September 30, 1992 (date of
acquisition) to December 31, 1992.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The purpose of this section is to discuss and analyze the Company's
condensed consolidated results of operations. In addition, some analysis and
information regarding financial condition as well as liquidity and capital
resources has also been provided. This analysis should be read in conjunction
with the condensed consolidated financial statements, the related notes and the
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements which appear
elsewhere in this report. The Company reports financial results on a
consolidated basis. The condensed consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of Golden American Life Insurance Company ("Golden American") and
its wholly owned subsidiary, First Golden American Life Insurance Company of
New York ("First Golden," and collectively with Golden American, the
"Company").
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. The current business and regulatory environment
remains challenging for the insurance industry. The variable annuity
industry is dominated by a number of large variable product companies with
strong distribution, name recognition and wholesaling capabilities. Increasing
competition from traditional insurance carriers as well as banks and mutual
fund companies offer consumers many choices. However, overall demand for
variable products remains strong for several reasons including: strong stock
market performance over the last four years; relatively low interest rates; an
aging U.S. population that is increasingly concerned about retirement and estate
planning, as well as maintaining their standard of living in retirement; and
potential reductions in government and employer-provided benefits at retirement
as well as lower public confidence in the adequacy of those benefits.
In 1995, Golden American experienced a significant decline in sales, due to a
number of factors. First, some portfolio managers performed poorly in 1993 and
1994. Second, as more products came to market the cost structure of the "DVA"
deferred variable annuity product became less competitive. Third, market share
was lost because no fixed interest rate options were available in 1994 during
the time of rising interest rates and flat or declining equity markets.
Consequently, the Company took steps to respond to these business challenges.
Several portfolio managers were replaced and new funds were added to give
contractholders more investment options. In October of 1995, the Company
introduced the Combination Deferred Variable and Fixed Annuity (GoldenSelect
DVA Plus) and the GoldenSelect Genesis I and Genesis Flex life insurance
products, and sales increased substantially. In October of 1997,
Golden American introduced three new variable annuity products
(GoldenSelect Access, GoldenSelect ES II and GoldenSelect Premium Plus),
which have contributed significantly to sales.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
MERGER. On October 23, 1997, Equitable of Iowa shareholders approved the
Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") dated as of July 7, 1997,
among Equitable of Iowa, PFHI Holdings, Inc. ("PFHI"), and ING Groep N.V.
("ING"). On October 24, 1997, PFHI, a Delaware corporation, acquired all of
the outstanding capital stock of Equitable of Iowa pursuant to the Merger
Agreement. PFHI is a wholly owned subsidiary of ING, a global financial
services holding company based in The Netherlands. Equitable of Iowa, an Iowa
corporation, in turn owned all the outstanding capital stock of Equitable Life
Insurance Company of Iowa ("Equitable Life") and Golden American and their
wholly owned subsidiaries. Equitable of Iowa also owned all the outstanding
capital stock of Locust Street Securities, Inc., Equitable Investment Services,
Inc., Directed Services, Inc. ("DSI"), Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital
Trust, Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital Trust II and Equitable of Iowa
Securities Network, Inc. In exchange for the outstanding capital stock of
Equitable of Iowa, ING paid total consideration of approximately $2.1 billion
in cash and stock plus the assumption of approximately $400 million in debt
according to the Merger Agreement. As a result of the merger, Equitable of Iowa
was merged into PFHI which was simultaneously renamed Equitable of Iowa
Companies, Inc. ("EIC" or the "Parent").
For financial statement purposes, the change in control of the Company through
the ING acquisition of EIC, was accounted for as a purchase effective October
25, 1997. This merger resulted in a new basis of accounting reflecting
estimated fair values of assets and liabilities at that date. As a result, the
Company's financial statements for the period subsequent to October 24, 1997,
are presented on the Post-Merger new basis of accounting.
The purchase price was allocated to the companies mentioned previously. Goodwill
of $1.4 billion was established for the excess of the merger cost over the fair
value of the assets and liabilities of EIC with $151.1 million
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pushed down to the Company. The allocation of the purchase price to the Company
was $227.6 million. The cost of the acquisition is preliminary as it relates to
estimated expenses, and as a result, the allocation of the purchase price to the
Company may change. Goodwill resulting from the merger is being amortized over
40 years on a straight-line basis. The carrying value will be reviewed
periodically for any indication of impairment in value.
CHANGE IN CONTROL - ACQUISITION. On August 13, 1996, Equitable of Iowa acquired
all of the outstanding capital stock of BT Variable, Inc. ("BT Variable") and
its wholly owned subsidiaries Golden American and DSI. Subsequent to the
acquisition, the BT Variable, Inc. name was changed to EIC Variable, Inc. On
April 30, 1997, EIC Variable, Inc. was liquidated and its investments in Golden
American and DSI were transferred to Equitable of Iowa while the remainder of
its net assets were contributed to Golden American. On December 30, 1997, EIC
Variable, Inc. was dissolved.
For financial statement purposes, the change in control of Golden American
through the acquisition of BT Variable was accounted for as a purchase
effective August 14, 1996. This acquisition resulted in a new basis of
accounting reflecting estimated fair value of assets and liabilities at that
date. As a result, the Company's financial statements for the period August 14,
1996 through October 24, 1997, are presented on the Post-Acquisition basis of
accounting and for August 13, 1996 and prior periods are presented on the
Pre-Acquisition basis of accounting.
The purchase price was allocated to the three companies purchased - BT Variable,
DSI, and Golden American. Goodwill of $41.1 million was established for the
excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of the assets and liabilities
and pushed down to Golden American. At June 30, 1997, goodwill was increased by
$1.8 million to adjust the value of a receivable existing at that date. The
allocation of the purchase price to Golden American was approximately $139.9
million. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition was being amortized over 25
years on a straight-line basis.
THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1998 COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD OF 1997
PREMIUMS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
|POST-
POST-MERGER |ACQUISITION
_____________ |_____________
NINE MONTHS ENDED PERCENTAGE DOLLAR |
SEPTEMBER 30 1998 CHANGE CHANGE | 1997
__________________________________________________________________|_____________
| | |
Variable annuity | | |
premiums: | | |
Separate account $1,125.3 | 651.6%| $975.5 | $149.8
Fixed account 346.6 | 51.7 | 118.1 | 228.5
________ | _____ | ______ | ______
Total variable | | |
annuity premiums 1,471.9 | 289.1 | 1,093.6 | 378.3
Variable life | | |
premiums 11.4 | (16.2)| (2.2)| 13.6
________ | _____ | ________ | ______
Total premiums $1,483.3 | 278.5%| $1,091.4 | $391.9
======== ===== ======== ======
Variable annuity separate account premiums increased 651.6% during the first
nine months of 1998 and increased 2.5% in the third quarter compared to second
quarter 1998 premiums. These increases resulted from increased sales of the
new Premium Plus product introduced in October of 1997 and the increased sales
levels of the Company's other products. The fixed account portion of the
Company's variable annuity premiums increased 51.7% during the first nine months
of 1998 and increased 39.1% in the third quarter of 1998 compared to the second
quarter of 1998. Although variable life premiums decreased 16.2% during the
first nine months of 1998, third quarter 1998 variable life premiums increased
11.1% over second quarter 1998 premiums.
Premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products from four significant
broker/dealers totaled $546.9 million, or 37% of total premiums, for the first
nine months of 1998.
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REVENUES
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
POST-
POST-MERGER |ACQUISITION
_____________ |_____________
NINE MONTHS ENDED PERCENTAGE DOLLAR |
SEPTEMBER 30 1998 CHANGE CHANGE | 1997
__________________________________________________________________|_____________
Annuity and interest | | |
sensitive life | | |
product charges $27.0 | 69.3%| $11.1 | $15.9
Management fee revenue 3.3 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 2.0
Net investment income 29.3 | 54.6 | 10.3 | 19.0
Realized gains | | |
on investments 0.4 | 658.7 | 0.3 | 0.1
Other income 4.8 | 1,026.6 | 4.4 | 0.4
_____ | _______ | _____ | _____
$64.8 | 73.2%| $27.4 | $37.4
===== ======= ===== =====
Total revenues increased 73.2% in the first nine months of 1998 compared to the
same period in 1997. Annuity and interest sensitive life product charges
increased 69.3% in the first nine months of 1998 due to additional fees earned
from the increasing block of business under management in the separate accounts
and an increase in surrender charges. This increase was partially offset by the
elimination of the unearned revenue reserve related to in force acquired at the
merger date which resulted in lower annuity and interest sensitive life product
charges compared to Post-Acquisition levels.
Golden American provides certain managerial and supervisory services to DSI.
The fee paid to Golden American for these services, which is calculated as a
percentage of average assets in the variable separate accounts, was $3.3 million
and $2.0 million for the first nine months of 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Net investment income increased 54.6% in the first nine months of 1998 due to
the increase in invested assets. The Company had $436,000 of realized gains on
the sale of investments in the first nine months of 1998, compared to gains of
$58,000 in the same period of 1997.
Other income increased $4.4 million to $4.8 million in the first nine months of
1998 due primarily to income received from a modified coinsurance agreement with
an unaffiliated reinsurer as a result of increased sales.
EXPENSES
Total insurance benefits and expenses increased $17.4 million, or 49.3%, to
$52.6 million in the first nine months of 1998. Interest credited to account
balances increased $47.3 million, or 280.7%, to $64.1 million in the first nine
months of 1998. The extra credit bonus on the new Premium Plus product
introduced in October of 1997 generated a $35.8 million increase in interest
credited during the first nine months of 1998. The remaining increase in
interest credited relates to higher account balances associated with the
Company's fixed account option within its variable products.
Commissions increased $61.8 million, or 267.6%, to $85.0 million in the first
nine months of 1998. Insurance taxes increased $1.0 million, or 58.3%, to
$2.7 million in the first nine months of 1998. Increases and decreases in
commissions and insurance taxes are generally related to changes in the level
of variable product sales. Insurance taxes are impacted by several other
factors which include an increase in FICA taxes primarily due to bonuses.
Most costs incurred as the result of new sales have been deferred, thus having
very little impact on current earnings.
General expenses increased $11.7 million, or 99.6%, to $23.5 million in the
first nine months of 1998. Management expects general expenses to continue
to increase in 1998 as a result of the emphasis on expanding the salaried
wholesaler distribution network. The Company uses a network of wholesalers
to distribute its products and the salaries of these wholesalers are included
in general expenses. The portion of these salaries and related expenses which
varies with sales production levels is deferred, thus having little impact on
current earnings. The increase in general expenses was partially offset by
reimbursements received from Equitable Life, an affiliate, for certain advisory,
computer and other resources and services provided by Golden American.
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At the merger date, the Company's deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"),
previous balance of present value of in force acquired ("PVIF") and unearned
revenue reserve were eliminated and an asset of $44.3 million representing
PVIF was established for all policies in force at the merger date. During
the third quarter of 1998, PVIF was unlocked by $0.8 million to reflect changes
in the assumptions related to the timing of future gross profits. PVIF decreased
$2.7 million in the second quarter of 1998 to adjust the value of other
receivables and increased $0.2 million in the first quarter of 1998 as a result
of an adjustment to the merger costs. The amortization of PVIF and DPAC
increased $1.4 million, or 23.2%, in the first nine months of 1998. During the
second quarter of 1997, PVIF was unlocked by $2.3 million to reflect narrower
current spreads than the gross profit model assumed. Based on current
conditions and assumptions as to the impact of future events on acquired
policies in force, the expected approximate net amortization is $1.0 million for
the remainder of 1998, $4.1 million in 1999, $4.1 million in 2000, $4.0 million
in 2001, $3.8 million in 2002 and $3.5 million in 2003. Certain expense
estimates inherent in the cost of the merger may change resulting in changes of
the allocation of the purchase price. If changes occur, the impact could result
in changes to PVIF and the related amortization and deferred taxes. Actual
amortization may vary based upon changes in assumptions and experience.
Amortization of goodwill during the first nine months of 1998 totaled $2.8
million. Goodwill resulting from the merger is being amortized on a straight-
line basis over 40 years and is expected to approximate $3.8 million annually.
Interest expense on the $25 million surplus note issued in December 1996 was
$1.5 million in the first nine months of 1998 and the same period of 1997.
In addition, Golden American paid interest of $0.2 million on the line of
credit during the first nine months of 1998. Golden American also paid $1.3
million in the first nine months of 1998 to ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc.
("ING AIH")for interest on the reciprocal loan agreement.
NET INCOME. Net income for the first nine months of 1998 was $4.9 million, an
increase of $4.6 million over net income of $0.3 million in the same period
of 1997.
1997 COMPARED TO 1996
The following analysis combines Post-Merger and Post-Acquisition activity for
1997 and Post-Acquisition and Pre-Acquisition activity for 1996 for comparison
purposes. Such a comparison does not recognize the impact of the purchase
accounting and goodwill amortization except for the periods after August 13,
1996.
PREMIUMS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER COMBINED POST-ACQUISITION
__________________________________________________________
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR | FOR THE PERIOD
OCTOBER 25, 1997 | ENDED | JANUARY 1, 1997
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, 1997 | THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1997 | COMBINED | OCTOBER 24, 1997
_________________________________________| __________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C> | <C>
Variable annuity | |
premiums: | |
Separate account $111.0 | $291.2 | $180.2
Fixed account 60.9 | 318.0 | 257.1
______ | ______ | ______
171.9 | 609.2 | 437.3
Variable life premiums 1.2 | 15.6 | 14.4
______ | ______ | ______
Total premiums $173.1 | $624.8 | $451.7
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<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION COMBINED PRE-ACQUISITION
__________________________________________________________
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR | FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST 14, 1996 | ENDED | JANUARY 1, 1996
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, 1996 | THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1996 | COMBINED | AUGUST 13, 1996
_________________________________________| __________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C> | <C>
Variable annuity | |
premiums: | |
Separate account $ 51.0 | $182.4 | $131.4
Fixed account 118.3 | 245.3 | 127.0
______ | ______ | ______
169.3 | 427.7 | 258.4
Variable life premiums 3.6 | 14.1 | 10.5
______ | ______ | ______
Total premiums $172.9 | $441.8 | $268.9
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Variable annuity separate account and variable life premiums increased 59.6%
and 10.1%, respectively in 1997. During 1997, stock market returns, a
relatively low interest rate environment and flat yield curve have made returns
provided by variable annuities and mutual funds more attractive than fixed rate
products such as certificates of deposits and fixed annuities. The fixed account
portion of the Company's variable annuity premiums increased 29.7% in 1997 due
to the Company's marketing emphasis on fixed rates during the second and third
quarters. Premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products from six
significant broker/dealers for the year ended December 31, 1997, totaled $445.3
million, or 71% of premiums ($298.0 million or 67% from two significant
broker/dealers for the year ended December 31, 1996).
REVENUES
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
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POST-MERGER COMBINED POST-ACQUISITION
__________________________________________________________
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR| FOR THE PERIOD
OCTOBER 25, 1997 | ENDED| JANUARY 1, 1997
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, 1997| THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1997 | COMBINED| OCTOBER 24, 1997
_________________________________________| _________________| __________________
<S> <C> | <C> | <C>
Annuity and interest | |
sensitive life | |
product charges $3.8 | $22.1 | $18.3
Management fee revenue 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.3
Net investment income 5.1 | 26.8 | 21.7
Realized gains (losses) | |
on investments -- | 0.1 | 0.1
Other income 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4
____ | _____ | _____
$9.7 | $52.5 | $42.8
==== ===== =====
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<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION COMBINED PRE-ACQUISITION
__________________________________________________________
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR| FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST 14, 1996 | ENDED| JANUARY 1, 1996
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, 1996| THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1996 | COMBINED| AUGUST 13, 1996
_________________________________________| _________________| __________________
<S> <C> | <C> | <C>
Annuity and interest | |
sensitive life | |
product charges $ 8.8 | $21.0 | $12.2
Management fee revenue 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.4
Net investment income 5.8 | 10.8 | 5.0
Realized gains (losses) | |
on investments -- | (0.4)| (0.4)
Other income 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1
_____ | _____ | _____
$16.0 | $34.3 | $18.3
===== ===== =====
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Total revenues increased 53.3%, or $18.2 million, to $52.5 million in 1997.
Annuity and interest sensitive life product charges increased 5.2%, or $1.1
million in 1997 due to additional fees earned from the increasing block of
business under management in the Separate Accounts and an increase in the
surrender charge revenues.
Golden American provides certain managerial and supervisory services to DSI.
The fee paid to Golden American for these services, which is calculated as
a percentage of average assets in the variable separate accounts, was $2.8
million for 1997 and $2.3 million for 1996.
Net investment income increased 148.3%, or $16.0 million, to $26.8 million in
1997 from $10.8 million in 1996 due to growth in invested assets. During 1997,
the Company had net realized gains on the disposal of investments, resulting
from voluntary sales, of $0.1 million compared to net realized losses of $0.4
million in 1996.
EXPENSES
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER COMBINED POST-ACQUISITION
_______________________________________________________
FOR THE PERIOD| FOR THE YEAR| FOR THE PERIOD
OCTOBER 25, 1997| ENDED| JANUARY 1, 1997
THROUGH| DECEMBER 31, 1997| THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1997| COMBINED| OCTOBER 24, 1997
_________________________________________| _________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C> | <C>
Insurance benefits | |
and expenses: | |
Annuity and interest | |
sensitive life benefits: | |
Interest credited to | |
account balances $7.4 | $26.7 | $19.3
Benefit claims incurred | |
in excess of account | |
balances -- | 0.1 | 0.1
Underwriting, acquisition | |
and insurance expenses: | |
Commissions 9.4 | 36.3 | 26.9
General expenses 3.4 | 17.3 | 13.9
Insurance taxes 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.8
Policy acquisition costs | |
deferred (13.7)| (42.7)| (29.0)
Amortization: | |
Deferred policy | |
acquisition costs 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7
Present value of in | |
force acquired 0.9 | 6.1 | 5.2
Goodwill 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.4
____ | _____ | _____
$9.4 | $50.7 | $41.3
==== ===== =====
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<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION COMBINED PRE-ACQUISITION
______________________________________________________
FOR THE PERIOD| FOR THE YEAR| FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST 14, 1996| ENDED| JANUARY 1, 1996
THROUGH| DECEMBER 31, 1996| THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1996| COMBINED| AUGUST 13, 1996
_________________________________________| _________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C> | <C>
Insurance benefits | |
and expenses: | |
Annuity and interest | |
sensitive life benefits: | |
Interest credited to | |
account balances $ 5.7 | $10.1 | $ 4.4
Benefit claims incurred | |
in excess of account | |
balances 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.9
Underwriting, acquisition | |
and insurance expenses: | |
Commissions 9.9 | 26.5 | 16.6
General expenses 5.9 | 15.3 | 9.4
Insurance taxes 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.2
Policy acquisition costs | |
deferred (11.7)| (31.0)| (19.3)
Amortization: | |
Deferred policy | |
acquisition costs 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.4
Present value of in | |
force acquired 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.0
Goodwill 0.6 | 0.6 | --
_____ | _____ | _____
$15.3 | $31.9 | $16.6
===== ===== =====
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Total insurance benefits and expenses increased 59.3%, or $18.8 million, in
1997 from $31.9 million in 1996. Interest credited to account balances
increased 164.4%, or $16.6 million, in 1997 as a result of higher account
balances associated with the Company's fixed account option within its variable
products.
Commissions increased 37.3%, or $9.8 million, in 1997 from $26.5 million in
1996. Insurance taxes increased 23.3%, or $0.4 million, in 1997 from $1.9
million in 1996.
General expenses increased 12.6%, or $2.0 million, in 1997 from $15.3 million
in 1996 due in part to certain expenses associated with the merger occurring on
October 24, 1997. This increase in general expenses was partially offset by
reimbursements received from Equitable Life, an affiliate, for certain advisory,
computer and other resources and services provided by Golden American.
Management expects general expenses to continue to increase in 1998 as a result
of the emphasis on expanding the salaried wholesaler distribution network.
During the second quarter of 1997, present value of in force acquired ("PVIF")
was unlocked by $2.3 million to reflect narrower current spreads than the gross
profit model assumed. The Company's deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"),
previous balance of PVIF and unearned revenue reserve, as of the merger date,
were eliminated and an asset of $44.3 million representing PVIF was established
for all policies in force at the merger date. The amortization of PVIF and DPAC
increased $2.4 million, or 37.1%, in 1997.
Amortization of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 1997 totaled $2.0
million compared to $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1996.
Interest expense on the $25 million surplus note issued December 1996 was $2.0
million for the year ended December 31, 1997. Interest on any line of credit
borrowings was charged at the rate of Equitable of Iowa's monthly average
aggregate cost of short-term funds plus 1.00%. During 1997, the Company paid
$0.6 million to Equitable of Iowa for interest on the line of credit.
NET INCOME. Net income on a combined basis for 1997 was $0.3 million, a
decrease of $3.2 million, or 91.4%, from 1996.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995
The following analysis combines the Post-Acquisition and Pre-Acquisition
activity for 1996 in order to compare the results to 1995. Such a comparison
does not recognize the impact of the purchase accounting and goodwill
amortization except for the period after August 13, 1996.
PREMIUMS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-
ACQUISITION | COMBINED | PRE-ACQUISITION
--------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR |
AUGUST 14, 1996 | ENDED | FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE YEAR
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, | JANUARY 1,1996 ENDED
DECEMBER 31, | 1996 | THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
1996 | COMBINED | AUGUST 13, 1996 1995
--------------- | ------------ | --------------- ------------
<S> <C> | <C> | <C> <C>
Variable annuity premiums.. $169.3 | $427.7 | $258.4 $110.6
Variable life premiums..... 3.6 | 14.1 | 10.5 5.1
------ | ------ | ------ ------
Total premiums............. $172.9 | $441.8 | $268.9 $115.7
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Variable annuity premiums increased 286.4%, or $317.1 million, in 1996, and
variable life premiums increased 176.2%, or $9.0 million, in 1996. During
1995, the fund offerings underlying Golden American's variable products were
improved and a fixed account option was added. These changes and the current
environment have contributed to the significant growth in the Company's variable
annuity premiums from 1995. Premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products
from two significant sellers for the year ended December 31, 1996, totaled
$298.0 million, or 67% of premiums.
REVENUES
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-
ACQUISITION | COMBINED | PRE-ACQUISITION
--------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR |
AUGUST 14, 1996 | ENDED | FOR THE PERIOD FOR THE YEAR
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, | JANUARY 1, 1996 ENDED
DECEMBER 31, | 1996 | THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
1996 | COMBINED | AUGUST 13, 1996 1995
--------------- | ------------ | --------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Annuity and interest | |
sensitive life product | |
charges................ $ 8.8 | $21.0 | $12.2 $18.4
Management fee revenue.. 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 1.0
Net investment income... 5.8 | 10.8 | 5.0 2.8
Realized gains (losses) | |
on investments......... -- | (0.4) | (0.4) 0.3
Other income............ 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 0.1
----- | ----- | ---- ----
$16.0 | $34.3 | $18.3 $22.6
===== | ===== | ==== =====
</TABLE>
Total revenues increased 51.9%, or $11.7 million, to $34.3 million in 1996.
Annuity and interest sensitive life product charges increased 14.4%, or $2.6
million in 1996. The increase is due to additional fees earned from the
increasing block of business under management in the Separate Accounts and an
increase in surrender charge revenues partially offset by a decrease
in the revenue recognition of net distribution fees.
Golden American provides certain managerial and supervisory services to DSI.
The fee for these services, which is calculated as a percentage of average
assets in the variable separate accounts, was $2.3 million for 1996
and $1.0 million for 1995.
Net investment income increased 282.7%, or $8.0 million, to $10.8 million in
1996 from $2.8 million in 1995. This increase resulted from growth in invested
assets. During 1996, the Company had realized losses on the disposal of
investments, resulting from voluntary sales, of $0.4 million compared
to realized gains of $0.3 million in 1995.
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EXPENSES
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-
ACQUISITION | COMBINED | PRE-ACQUISITION
--------------- | ------------ | -----------------------------
FOR THE PERIOD | FOR THE YEAR | FOR THE PERIOD
AUGUST 14, 1996 | ENDED | JANUARY 1, 1996 FOR THE YEAR
THROUGH | DECEMBER 31, | THROUGH ENDED
DECEMBER 31, | 1996 | AUGUST 13, DECEMBER 31,
1996 | COMBINED | 1996 1995
--------------- | ------------ | --------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Insurance benefits and expenses: | |
Annuity and interest sensitive | |
life benefits: | |
Interest credited to account balances.... $ 5.7 | $10.1 | $ 4.4 $ 1.3
Benefit claims incurred in excess of | |
account balances....................... 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 1.8
Underwriting, acquisition, and insurance | |
expenses: | |
Commissions.............................. 9.9 | 26.5 | 16.6 8.0
General expenses......................... 5.9 | 15.3 | 9.4 12.7
Insurance taxes.......................... 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 0.9
Policy acquisition costs deferred........ (11.7) | (31.0) | (19.3) (9.8)
Amortization: | |
Deferred policy acquisition costs....... 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 2.7
Present value of in force acquired...... 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 1.6
Goodwill................................ 0.6 | 0.6 | -- --
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$15.3 | $31.9 | $16.6 $19.2
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Total insurance benefits and expenses increased 66.1%, or $12.7 million, in
1996 from $19.2 million in 1995. Interest credited to account balances
increased 663.6%, or $8.8 million, in 1996 as a result of higher account
balances associated with the Company's fixed account option within its
variable products. Benefit claims incurred in excess of account balances
increased 19.4%, or $0.4 million, in 1996 from $1.8 million in 1995.
Commissions increased 230.9%, or $18.5 million, in 1996 from $8.0 million in
1995. Insurance taxes increased 99.3%, or $1.0 million, in 1996 from $1.0
million in 1995.
General expenses increased 21.2%, or $2.6 million, in 1996 from $12.7 million
in 1995.
The Company's deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"), previous balance of
present value of in force acquired ("PVIF") and unearned revenue reserve, as
of the purchase date, were eliminated and an asset of $85.8 million
representing the PVIF was established for all policies in force at the
acquisition date.
Amortization of goodwill during the period from the acquisition date to December
31, 1996 totaled $0.6 million. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition was being
amortized on a straight-line basis over 25 years.
Net income on a combined basis for 1996 was $3.5 million, an increase of $0.2
million, or 5.5%, from 1995.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
RATINGS. During 1997, the Company's ratings were upgraded by A.M. Best
from A to A+ and by Duff & Phelps from AA to AA+.
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INVESTMENTS. The financial statement carrying value of the Company's total
investment portfolio grew 39.6% in the first nine months of 1998. The amortized
cost basis of the Company's total investment portfolio grew 39.0% during the
same period. The financial statement carrying value and amortized cost basis
of the Company's total investments each increased 65.1% in 1997. All of the
Company's investments, other than mortgage loans, are carried at fair value
in the Company's financial statements. As such, growth in the carrying value
of the Company's investment portfolio included changes in unrealized
appreciation and depreciation of fixed maturity and equity securities as well as
growth in the cost basis of these securities. Growth in the cost basis of the
Company's investment portfolio resulted from the investment of premiums from the
sale of the Company's fixed account option. The Company manages the growth of
its insurance operations in order to maintain adequate capital ratios.
To support the fixed account option of the Company's variable insurance
products, cash flow was invested primarily in fixed maturity and equity
securities and mortgage loans. At September 30, 1998, the Company's
investment portfolio at amortized cost was $722.4 million with a yield of 7.1%
and carrying value of $726.4 million. At December 31, 1997, the Company's
investment portfolio at amortized cost was $519.6 million with a yield of 6.7%
and carrying value of $520.2 million.
Fixed Maturity Securities: At September 30, 1998 the Company had fixed
maturities with an amortized cost of $610.3 million and an estimated fair
value of $618.7 million. At December 31, 1997, the Company had fixed
maturities with an amortized cost of $413.3 million and an estimated fair
value of $414.4 million. The individual securities in the Company's fixed
maturities portfolio (at amortized cost) include investment grade securities
($471.5 million or 77.3% at September 30, 1998, and $368.0 million or 89.1% at
December 31, 1997), which include securities issued by the U.S. Government, its
agencies and corporations that are rated at least BBB- by Standard & Poor's
Rating Services, a Division of the McGraw Hill Cos., Inc. ("Standard & Poor's"),
and below investment grade securities ($47.2 million or 7.7% at September 30,
1998, and $41.4 million or 10.0% at December 31, 1997), which are securities
issued by corporations that are rated BB+ to B- by Standard & Poor's.
Securities not rated by Standard & Poor's had a National Association of
Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") rating of 1, 2 or 3 ($90.5 million or 14.8%)
or a rating of 4 ($1.1 million or 0.2%) at September 30, 1998, and 1, 3 or 4
($3.9 million or 0.9%) at December 31, 1997.
The Company classifies 100% of its securities as available for sale. On
September 30, 1998, fixed income securities with an amortized cost of $610.3
million and an estimated fair value of $618.7 million were designated as
available for sale, and on December 31, 1997, fixed income securities with
an amortized cost of $413.3 million and an estimated fair value of $414.4
million were designated as available for sale. At September 30, 1998, and
December 31, 1997, net unrealized appreciation of fixed maturity securities
of $8.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, was comprised of gross
appreciation of $11.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and gross
depreciation of $2.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Net unrealized
holding gains on these securities, net of adjustments to DPAC, PVIF and deferred
income taxes, increased stockholder's equity by $3.7 million at September 30,
1998, and $0.6 million at December 31, 1997.
The Company began investing in below investment grade securities during 1996.
At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997 the amortized cost value of the
Company's total investment in below investment grade securities was $55.1
million and $41.4 million, or 7.6% and 8.0%, respectively, of the Company's
investment portfolio. The Company intends to purchase additional below
investment grade securities, but it does not expect the percentage of its
portfolio invested in such securities to exceed 10% of its investment
portfolio. At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, the yield at
amortized cost on the Company's below investment grade portfolio was 8.0%
compared to 6.4%, respectively, and 7.9% compared to 6.3%, respectively,
for the Company's investment grade corporate bond portfolio. The Company
estimates the fair value of its below investment grade portfolio was
$53.8 million, or 97.5% of amortized cost value, at September 30, 1998,
and $41.3 million, or 99.9% of amortized cost value, at December 31, 1997.
Below investment grade securities have different characteristics than
investment grade corporate debt securities. Risk of loss upon default by the
borrower is significantly greater with respect to below investment grade
securities than with other corporate debt securities. Below investment grade
securities are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors
of the issuer. Also, issuers of below investment grade securities usually
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have higher levels of debt and are more sensitive to adverse economic
conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates, than are issuers of
investment grade securities. The Company attempts to reduce the overall risk
in its below investment grade portfolio, as in all of its investments, through
careful credit analysis, strict investment policy guidelines, and
diversification by company and by industry.
The Company analyzes its investment portfolio, including below investment grade
securities, at least quarterly in order to determine if its ability to realize
its carrying value on any investment has been impaired. For debt and equity
securities, if impairment in value is determined to be other than temporary
(i.e. if it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts
due according to the contractual terms of the security), the cost basis of the
impaired security is written down to fair value, which becomes the security's
new cost basis. The amount of the write-down is included in earnings as a
realized loss. Future events may occur, or additional or updated information
may be received, which may necessitate future write-downs of securities in the
Company's portfolio. Significant write-downs in the carrying value of
investments could materially adversely affect the Company's net income in future
periods.
During the first nine months of 1998, and during 1997, fixed maturity securities
designated as available for sale with a combined amortized cost of $91.2 and
$49.3 million, respectively, were called or repaid by their issuers. In total,
net pre-tax gains from sales, calls and repayments of fixed maturity investments
amounted to $0.5 million for the first nine months of 1998, and $0.2 million for
the year ended December 31, 1997.
At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997 no fixed maturity securities were
deemed to have impairments in value that are other than temporary. The Company's
fixed maturity investment portfolio had a combined yield at amortized cost of
6.7% at September 30, 1998, and 6.7% at December 31, 1997.
Equity Securities: At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, the
Company owned equity securities with a cost of $14.4 million and $4.4
million, respectively, and an estimated fair value of $10.1 million and
$3.9 million, respectively. At September 30, 1998, net unrealized
depreciation of equity securities of $4.3 million was comprised
entirely of gross depreciation. At December 31, 1997 gross unrealized
depreciation of equity securities totaled $0.5 million. Equity
securities are comprised primarily of the Company's investment in
shares of the mutual funds underlying the Company's registered separate
accounts.
Mortgage Loans: Mortgage loans represented 13.5% at September 30, 1998,
and 16.4% at December 31, 1997, of the Company's investment portfolio
at amoritized cost. Mortgages outstanding were $98.0 million and $85.1 million
at September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, respectively, with an estimated
fair value of $101.9 million and $86.3 million, respectively. At September 30,
1998, the Company's mortgage loan portfolio included 57 loans with an average
size of $1.7 million and average seasoning of 0.9 years if weighted by the
number of loans. At December 31, 1997, the Company's mortgage loan portfolio
included 50 loans with an average size of $1.7 million and average seasoning of
1.1 years if weighted by the number of loans, and 1.2 years if weighted by
mortgage loan carrying value. The Company's mortgage loans are typically
secured by occupied buildings in major metropolitan locations and not
speculative developments, and are diversified by type of property and
geographic location. At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, the yield on
the Company's mortgage loan portfolio was 7.3% and 7.4%, respectively.
At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997 no mortgage loans were
delinquent by 90 days or more. The Company's loan investment strategy
is consistent with other life insurance subsidiaries of EIC. EIC's
insurance subsidiaries have experienced an historically low default
rate in their mortgage loan portfolio and have been able to recover 95.9% of the
principal amount of problem mortgages resolved in the last three years ended
December 31, 1997.
At September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, the Company had no investments
in default. The Company estimates its total investment portfolio, excluding
policy loans, had a fair value approximately equal to 101.1% and 100.4% of
its amortized cost value for accounting purposes at September 30, 1998, and
December 31, 1997, respectively.
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OTHER ASSETS. Accrued investment income increased $3.0 million during the
first nine months of 1998, and $2.3 million during 1997, due to an increase
in the overall size of the portfolio resulting from the investment of
premiums allocated to the fixed account option of the Company's variable
products.
DPAC represents certain deferred costs of acquiring new insurance
business, principally commissions and other expenses related to the
production of new business subsequent to the merger. The Company's
DPAC and previous balance of PVIF, were eliminated as of the merger and
acquisition dates, and an asset representing PVIF was established for
all policies in force at the merger and acquisition dates. PVIF is
amortized into income in proportion to the expected gross profits of
the in force acquired in a manner similar to DPAC amortization. Any
expenses which vary with the sales of the Company's products are
deferred and amortized. At September 30, 1998, the Company had DPAC and
PVIF balances of $140.8 million and $36.5 million, respectively. At December
31, 1997, the Company had DPAC and PVIF balances of $12.8 million and $43.2
million, respectively. During the third quarter of 1998, PVIF was unlocked by
$0.8 million to reflect changes in the assumptions related to the timing of
future gross profits. PVIF decreased $2.7 million in the second
quarter of 1998 for an adjustment to the value of other receivables and
increased $0.2 million in the first quarter of 1998 for an adjustment
made to the merger costs. During the second quarter of 1997, PVIF was unlocked
by $2.3 million to reflect narrower current spreads than the gross profit model
assumed.
Goodwill totaling $151.1 million and $41.1 million as adjusted, representing
the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of net assets acquired,
was established at the merger and acquisition dates, respectively. At June 30,
1997, goodwill was increased by $1.8 million to adjust the value of a receivable
existing at the acquisition date. Amortization of goodwill through September
30, 1998 was $2.8 million.
At September 30, 1998 the Company had $2.6 billion of separate account assets
compared to $1.6 billion at December 31, 1997, and 1.2 billion at December 31,
1996. The increase in separate account assets during the first nine months of
1998 is due to growth in sales of the Company's variable annuity products, net
of redemptions and market depreciation.
At September 30, 1998 the Company had total assets of $3.8 billion, a 54.4%
increase from the December 31, 1997 total asset amount of $2.4 billion. The
1997 total asset amount was a 45.8% increase over total assets at December 31,
1996.
LIABILITIES. In conjunction with the volume of variable insurance sales, the
Company's total liabilities increased $1.3 billion, or 56.4%, during the first
nine months of 1998 and totaled $3.5 billion at September 30, 1998. For 1997
liabilities increased $681.1 million, or 44.3%, and totaled $2.2 billion at
December 31, 1997. Future policy benefits for annuity and interest sensitive
life products increased $200.4 million, or 39.7%, to $705.7 million during the
first nine months of 1998 and $220.0 million, or 77.1%, to $505.3 million at
December 31, 1997, reflecting premium growth in the Company's fixed account
option of its variable products. Premium growth net of redemptions, and market
depreciation accounted for the $983.2 million, or 59.7%, increase in separate
account liabilities to $2.6 billion at September 30, 1998. At December 31, 1997,
separate account liabilities increased $438.9 million, or 36.4%, to $1.6 billion
from December 31, 1996. As of the merger and acquisition dates, the Company's
existing unearned revenue reserves were eliminated. This treatment corresponds
with the treatment of PVIF.
Golden American maintains a reciprocal loan agreement with ING AIH, a Delaware
corporation and an affiliate of EIC, to facilitate the handling of unusual
and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Under this agreement, which
became effective January 1, 1998, and expires on December 31, 2007, Golden
American and ING AIH can borrow up to $65 million from one another. Prior to
lending funds to ING AIH, Golden American must obtain approval from the State
of Delaware Department of Insurance. At September 30, 1998, $40.0 million was
payable to ING AIH under this agreement.
Golden American maintained a line of credit agreement with Equitable of
Iowa to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash
requirements. Under the agreement, which became effective December 1, 1996 and
expired on December 31, 1997, Golden American could borrow up to $25 million.
At December 31, 1997, $24.1 million was outstanding under this agreement. The
outstanding balance was repaid by a capital contribution.
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On December 17, 1996, Golden American issued a $25 million, 8.25% surplus note
to Equitable of Iowa which matures on December 17, 2026. As a result of the
merger, the surplus note is now payable to EIC.
To enhance short-term liquidity, the Company has established a revolving note
payable effective July 27, 1998, and expiring July 31, 1999, with SunTrust
Bank, Atlanta (the "Bank"). The note was approved by Golden American's and
First Golden's boards of directors on August 5, 1998 and September 29, 1998,
respectively. The total amount the Company may have outstanding is $85 million,
of which Golden American and First Golden have individual credit sublimits of
$75 million and $10 million, respectively. The terms of the agreement require
the Company to maintain the minimum level of Company Action Level Risk Based
Capital as established by applicable law or regulation. At September 30, 1998,
$20.1 million was payable to the Bank under this note by Golden American.
Other liabilities increased $29.1 million from $17.3 million at December 31,
1997, due primarily to a payable on investments at September 30, 1998.
Equity. Additional paid-in capital increased $87.6 million, or 63.8%, from
December 31, 1996 to $225.0 million at December 31, 1997 primarily due to the
revaluation of net assets as a result of the merger.
The effects of inflation and changing prices on the Company are not material
since insurance assets and liabilities are both primarily monetary and remain
in balance. An effect of inflation, which has been low in recent years, is a
decline in purchasing power when monetary assets exceed monetary liabilities.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The liquidity requirements of the Company are met by cash flow from variable
insurance premiums, investment income and maturities of fixed maturity
investments, mortgage loans and short term investments. The Company
primarily uses funds for the payment of insurance benefits, commissions,
operating expenses and the purchase of new investments.
The Company's home office operations are currently housed in leased locations
in Wilmington, Delaware, various locations in Pennsylvania, and New York,
New York. The office space in Pennsylvania is being leased on a short term
basis for use in the transition to a new office building. The Company has
entered into agreements with a developer to develop and lease a 65,000 square
foot office building to house the Company's operations, except for New York.
The Company expects to spend approximately $2.9 million on capital needs during
the remainder of 1998.
The Company intends to continue expanding its operations. Future growth in the
Company's operations will require additional capital. The Company believes it
will be able to fund the capital required for projected new business primarily
with future capital contributions from its Parent. It is ING's policy to ensure
adequate capital and surplus is provided for the Company and, if necessary,
additional funds will be contributed in 1998. During the first nine months of
1998, Golden American received capital contributions from EIC of $72.5 million.
On November 12, 1998, Golden American received an additional $50 million capital
contribution from EIC.
The ability of Golden American to pay dividends to its Parent is restricted
because prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities is required for
payment of dividends to the stockholder which exceed an annual limitation.
During the remainder of 1998, Golden American cannot pay dividends to its Parent
without prior approval of statutory authorities. The Company has maintained
adequate statutory capital and surplus and has not used surplus relief or
financial reinsurance.
Under the provisions of the insurance laws of the State of New York, First
Golden cannot distribute any dividends to its stockholder unless a notice of
its intention to declare a dividend and amount of the dividend has been filed
not less than thirty days in advance of the proposed declaration. The
superintendent may disapprove the distribution by giving written notice to
First Golden within thirty days after the filing should the superintendent find
that the financial condition of First Golden does not warrant the distribution.
The NAIC's risk-based capital requirements require insurance companies to
calculate and report information under a risk-based capital formula. These
requirements are intended to allow insurance regulators to identify inadequately
capitalized insurance companies based upon the type and mixture of risks
inherent in the Company's
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operations. The formula includes components for asset risk, liability risk,
interest rate exposure and other factors. At December 31, 1997, the Company had
complied with the NAIC's risk-based capital reporting requirements. Amounts
reported indicate that the Company has total adjusted capital well above all
required capital levels.
Reinsurance: At September 30, 1998, Golden American had reinsurance treaties
with four unaffiliated reinsurers and one affiliated reinsurer covering a
significant portion of the mortality risks under its variable contracts.
Golden American remains liable to the extent its reinsurers do not meet
their obligations under the reinsurance agreements.
Year 2000 Project: Based on a 1997 study of its computer software and
hardware, the Company has determined its exposure to the Year 2000 change of
the century date issue. Some of the Company's computer programs were originally
written using two digits rather than four to define a particular year. As a
result, these computer programs contain "time sensitive" software that may
recognize "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000, which could cause
system failure or miscalculations resulting in disruptions to operations.
These disruptions could include, but are not limited to, a temporary inability
to record transactions.
The Company has identified one system and some desktop software that will have
date problems. All systems will be upgraded in the fourth quarter of 1998. To a
lesser extent, the Company depends on various non-information technology
systems, such as telephone switches, which could also fail or misfunction as a
result of the Year 2000.
The Company has developed a plan to address the Year 2000 issue in a timely
manner. The following schedule details the plan's phases, progress towards
completion and actual or estimated completion dates:
% COMPLETE AS OF ACTUAL/ESTIMATED
PHASES SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 COMPLETION DATES
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ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT of the steps
to be taken to address Year 2000
systems issues 100% 12/31/97
IMPLEMENTATION of steps to address Year
2000 systems issues 76-99% 12/31/98
IMPLEMENTATION of steps to address
Year 2000 desktop software issues 76-99% 12/31/98
TESTING of systems 26-50% 12/31/98
POINT-TO-POINT TESTING of external
interfaces with third party computer
systems that communicate with Company
systems 1-25% 12/31/98
IMPLEMENTATION of tested software
addressing Year 2000 systems issues 51-75% 12/31/98
CONTINGENCY PLAN 1-25% 03/31/99
In addition, the Company's operations could be adversely affected if
significant customers, suppliers and other third parties would be unable to
transact business in the Year 2000 and thereafter. To mitigate the effect of
outside influences and other dependencies relative to the Year 2000, the
Company has identified and contacted these third parties who have assured the
Company that necessary steps are being taken to prepare for the Year 2000.
Management believes the Company's systems are or will be substantially
compliant by Year 2000. Golden American has charged to expense approximately
$140,000 in the first nine months of 1998 related to the Year 2000 project.
The Company anticipates charging to expense an additional $180,000 to
$195,000 in 1998 which
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includes upgrade and internal resources costs. Management expects some internal
resources will be utilized in early 1999 to finalize the contingency plan.
Despite the Company's efforts to modify or replace "time sensitive" computer
and information systems, the Company could experience a disruption to its
operations as a result of the Year 2000. The Company is currently developing
a contingency plan to address any systems that may malfunction despite the
testing being performed. The contingency plan, which is expected to be
completed by March 31, 1999, will provide for the availability of staff,
prioritize tasks and outline procedures to fix any malfunctioning systems.
The costs and completion date of the Year 2000 project are based on
management's best estimates. These estimates were derived using numerous
assumptions of future events, including the continued availability of
resources, third party Year 2000 compliance and other factors. There is no
guarantee these estimates will be achieved and actual results could
materially differ from those anticipated. Specific factors that might cause
such material differences include, but are not limited to, the availability
and cost of trained personnel, the ability to locate and correct all relevant
computer codes and other uncertainties.
Surplus Note: On December 17, 1996, Golden American issued a surplus note in
the amount of $25 million to Equitable of Iowa. The note matures on December
17, 2026, and accrues interest of 8.25% per annum until paid. The note and
accrued interest thereon shall be subordinate to payments due to policyholders,
claimant and beneficiary claims, as well as debts owed to all other classes of
debtors of Golden American. Any payment of principal made shall be subject to
the prior approval of the Delaware Insurance Commissioner. On December 17,
1996, Golden American contributed the $25 million to First Golden acquiring
200,000 shares of common stock (100% of shares outstanding) of First Golden.
As a result of the merger, the surplus note is now payable to EIC.
Reciprocal Loan Agreement: Golden American maintains a reciprocal loan
agreement with ING AIH to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or
unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Under this agreement, which became
effective January 1, 1998, and expires on December 31, 2007, Golden American and
ING AIH can borrow up to $65 million from one another. Prior to lending funds to
ING AIH, Golden American must obtain approval from the State of Delaware
Department of Insurance. At September 30, 1998, $40.0 million was payable to ING
AIH under this agreement.
Revolving Note Payable: To enhance short-term liquidity, the Company has
established a revolving note payable effective July 27, 1998, and expiring
July 31, 1999, with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (the "Bank"). The note was approved
by Golden American's and First Golden's boards of directors on August 5, 1998
and September 29, 1998, respectively. The total amount the Company may have
outstanding is $85 million, of which Golden American and First Golden have
individual credit sublimits of $75 million and $10 million, respectively. The
note accrues interest at an annual rate equal to: (1) the cost of funds for
the Bank for the period applicable for the advance plus 0.25% or (2) a rate
quoted by the Bank to the Company for the advance. The terms of the agreement
require the Company to maintain the minimum level of Company Action Level Based
Capital as established by applicable state law or regulation. At September 30,
1998, $20.1 million was payable to the Bank under this note by Golden American.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Any forward-looking statement contained herein or in any other oral or written
statement by the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees is
qualified by the fact that actual results of the Company may differ materially
from such statement, among other risks and uncertainties inherent in the
Company's business due to the following important factors:
(1) Prevailing interest rate levels and stock market performance
which may affect the ability of the Company to sell its products,
the market value and liquidity of the Company's investments and the
lapse rate of the Company's policies, notwithstanding product design
features intended to enhance persistency of the Company's products.
(2) Changes in the federal income tax laws and regulations which may
affect the relative tax advantages of the Company's products.
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(3) Changes in the regulation of financial services, including bank
sales and underwriting of insurance products, which may affect
the competitive environment for the Company's products.
(4) Increasing competition in the sale of the Company's products.
(5) Other factors affecting the performance of the Company, including,
but not limited to, market conduct claims, litigation, insurance
industry insolvencies, investment performance of the underlying
portfolios of the variable products, variable product design and
sales volume by significant sellers of the Company's variable products.
(6) To the extent third parties are unable to transact business in the
Year 2000 and thereafter, the Company's operations could be adversely
affected.
OTHER INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION. During the period since the acquisition by Bankers Trust,
September 30, 1992 to date of this Prospectus, Golden American's operations
consisted of one business segment, the sale of annuity and life insurance
products. Golden American and its affiliate DSI are party to in excess of
140 sales agreements with broker-dealers, three of whom, Locust Street
Securities, Inc., Vestax Securities Corporation, and Multi-Financial Securities
Corporation, are affiliates of Golden American. Four broker-dealers, including
Locust Street Securities, Inc., are currently responsible for more than
two-thirds of Golden American's product sales revenues.
REINSURANCE. Golden American reinsures a significant portion of its mortality
risk associated with the Contract's guaranteed death benefit with one or more
appropriately licensed insurance companies. Golden American also, effective
September 1, 1994, entered into a reinsurance agreement on a modified
coinsurance basis with an affiliate of a broker-dealer which distributes
Golden American's products with respect to 25% of the Golden American business
produced by that broker-dealer.
RESERVES. In accordance with the life insurance laws and regulations under
which Golden American operates, it is obligated to carry on its books, as
liabilities, actuarially determined reserves to meet its obligations on
outstanding Contracts. Reserves, based on valuation mortality tables in general
use in the United States, where applicable, are computed to equal amounts which,
together with interest on such reserves computed annually at certain assumed
rates, make adequate provision according to presently accepted actuarial
standards of practice, for the anticipated cash flows required by the
contractual obligations and related expenses of Golden American.
COMPETITION. Golden American is engaged in a business that is highly
competitive because of the large number of stock and mutual life
insurance companies and other entities marketing insurance products
comparable to those of Golden American. There are approximately 2,350
stock, mutual and other types of insurers in the life insurance
business in the United States, a substantial number of which are
significantly larger than Golden American.
SERVICE AGREEMENTS. Beginning in 1994 and continuing until August 13,
1996, Bankers Trust (Delaware), a subsidiary of Bankers Trust New York
Corporation ("BT New York Corporation"), and Golden American became
parties to a service agreement pursuant to which Bankers Trust
(Delaware) agreed to provide certain accounting, actuarial, tax,
underwriting, sales, management and other services to Golden American.
Expenses incurred by Bankers Trust (Delaware) in relation to this
service agreement were reimbursed by Golden American on an allocated
cost basis. Charges billed to Golden American by Bankers Trust
(Delaware) pursuant to the service agreement for 1996 through its
termination as of August 13, 1996 and 1995 were $0.5 million and $0.8
million, respectively.
Pursuant to a service agreement between Golden American and Equitable
Life, Equitable Life provides certain administrative, financial and
other services to Golden American.
Golden American provides to DSI certain of its personnel to perform
management, administrative and clerical services and the use of certain
facilities. Golden American charges DSI for such expenses and all other
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and administrative costs, first on the basis of direct charges
when identifiable, and the remainder allocated based on the estimated
amount of time spent by Golden American's employees on behalf of DSI.
In the opinion of management, this method of cost allocation is
reasonable. In 1995, the service agreement between DSI and Golden
American was amended to provide for a management fee from DSI to Golden
American for managerial and supervisory services provided by Golden
American. This fee, calculated as a percentage of average assets in
the variable separate accounts, was $2.8 million, $2.3 million and $1.0
million for the years of 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT. Under a distribution agreement, DSI acts as
the principal underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the variable insurance
products issued by Golden American. For the years 1997, 1996 and 1995,
commissions paid by Golden American to DSI aggregated $36.4 million, $27.1
million and $8.4 million, respectively.
EMPLOYEES. Golden American, as a result of its Service Agreement with
Bankers Trust (Delaware) and EIC Variable, Inc., had very few direct employees.
Instead, various management services were provided by Bankers Trust (Delaware),
EIC Variable, Inc., and Bankers Trust New York Corporation, as described above
under "Service Agreement." The cost of these services were allocated to Golden
American. Since August 14, 1996, Golden American has looked to Equitable of Iowa
and its affiliates for management services.
Certain officers of Golden American are also officers of DSI, and their salaries
are allocated among both companies. Certain officers of Golden American are also
officers of other Equitable of Iowa subsidiaries. See "Directors and Executive
Officers."
PROPERTIES. Golden American's principal office is located at 1001 Jefferson
Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, where all of Golden American's
records are maintained. This office space is leased.
STATE REGULATION. Golden American is subject to the laws of the State
of Delaware governing insurance companies and to the regulations of the
Delaware Insurance Department (the "Insurance Department"). A detailed
financial statement in the prescribed form (the "Annual Statement") is
filed with the Insurance Department each year covering Golden American's
operations for the preceding year and its financial condition as of the
end of that year. Regulation by the Insurance Department includes periodic
examination to determine contract liabilities and reserves so that the
Insurance Department may certify that these items are correct. Golden
American's books and accounts are subject to review by the Insurance
Department at all times. A full examination of Golden American's operations
is conducted periodically by the Insurance Department and under the auspices
of the NAIC.
In addition, Golden American is subject to regulation under the
insurance laws of all jurisdictions in which it operates. The laws of
the various jurisdictions establish supervisory agencies with broad
administrative powers with respect to various matters, including
licensing to transact business, overseeing trade practices, licensing
agents, approving contract forms, establishing reserve requirements,
fixing maximum interest rates on life insurance contract loans and
minimum rates for accumulation of surrender values, prescribing the
form and content of required financial statements and regulating the
type and amounts of investments permitted. Golden American is required
to file the Annual Statement with supervisory agencies in each of the
jurisdictions in which it does business, and its operations and
accounts are subject to examination by these agencies at regular
intervals.
The NAIC has adopted several regulatory initiatives designed to
improve the surveillance and financial analysis regarding the solvency
of insurance companies in general. These initiatives include the
development and implementation of a risk-based capital formula for
determining adequate levels of capital and surplus. Insurance
companies are required to calculate their risk-based capital in
accordance with this formula and to include the results in their Annual
Statement. It is anticipated that these standards will have no
significant effect upon Golden American. For additional information
about the Risk-Based Capital adequacy monitoring system and Golden
American, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources."
In addition, many states regulate affiliated groups of insurers, such
as Golden American, and its affiliates, under insurance holding company
legislation. Under such laws, inter-company transfers of assets and dividend
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payments from insurance subsidiaries may be subject to prior
notice or approval, depending on the size of the transfers and payments
in relation to the financial positions of the companies involved.
Under insurance guaranty fund laws in most states, insurers doing
business therein can be assessed (up to prescribed limits) for contract
owner losses incurred by other insurance companies which have become
insolvent. Most of these laws provide that an assessment may be
excused or deferred if it would threaten an insurer's own financial
strength. For information regarding Golden American's estimated
liability for future guaranty fund assessments, see Note 10 of Notes to
Financial Statements.
Although the federal government generally does not directly regulate
the business of insurance, federal initiatives often have an impact on
the business in a variety of ways. Certain insurance products of
Golden American are subject to various federal securities laws and
regulations. In addition, current and proposed federal measures which
may significantly affect the insurance business include regulation of
insurance company solvency, employee benefit regulation, removal of
barriers preventing banks from engaging in the insurance business, tax
law changes affecting the taxation of insurance companies and the tax
treatment of insurance products and its impact on the relative
desirability of various personal investment vehicles.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Name (Age) Position(s) with the Company
- ------------------------- -------------------------------------------
Barnett Chernow (49) President and Director
Myles R. Tashman (56) Director, Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Frederick S. Hubbell (47) Director and Chairman
Paul E. Larson (45) Director
James R. McInnis (50) Executive Vice President
Stephen J. Preston (41) Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary
E. Robert Koster (40) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patricia M. Corbett (33) Treasurer
David L. Jacobson (49) Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
William B. Lowe (34) Senior Vice President
Edward M. Syring, Jr. (60) Senior Vice President
Ronald R. Blasdell (45) Senior Vice President
Steven G. Mandel (39) Senior Vice President
Beth B. Neppl (41) Director
Each director is elected to serve for one year or until the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is elected. Some
directors are directors of insurance company subsidiaries of Golden
American's parent, Equitable of Iowa. The principal positions of
Golden American's directors and senior executive officers for the past
five years are listed below:
Mr. Barnett Chernow became President and Director of Golden American
Life Insurance Company ("Golden American") and President of First
Golden American Life Insurance Company of New York ("First Golden") in
April, 1998. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Chernow served as Executive Vice
President of Golden American. He was elected to serve as Executive
Vice President and Director of First Golden in September, 1996. From 1977
through 1993, he held various positions with Reliance Insurance
Companies and was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
United Pacific Life Insurance Company from 1984 through 1993.
Mr. Myles R. Tashman joined Golden American in August, 1994 as Senior
Vice President and was named Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary effective January 1, 1996. He was elected to serve as a
director of Golden American in January, 1998. From 1986 through 1993,
he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of United Pacific Life
Insurance Company.
Mr. Frederick S. Hubbell is a Director of Golden American since August,
1996 and Chairman since September, 1996. He also serves as a Director
and Chairman of First Golden, having been first appointed as a Director
in December, 1997 and as Chairman in April, 1998. He was appointed
General Manager of ING Financial Services
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International, North America, in October, 1997 and General Manager,
President and Chief Executive Officer of ING US life and annuities
companies in April 1998. Mr. Hubbell served as Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Equitable of Iowa from 1991 until October, 1997.
He also has served as Chairman and President of Equitable Life Insurance
Company of Iowa from 1987 until October, 1997.
Mr. Paul E. Larson joined Equitable of Iowa in 1977 and is currently
President of Equitable Life. He was elected to serve as a director of
Golden American in August, 1996. He also served as Executive Vice
President, CFO, and Assistant Secretary of Golden American from
December, 1996 through December, 1997.
Mr. James R. McInnis joined Golden American in December, 1997 as
Executive Vice President. From 1982 through November, 1997, he was with
the Endeavor Group and was President upon leaving.
Mr. E. Robert Koster was elected Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Golden American in September, 1998. From August,
1984 to September, 1998 he has held various positions with ING
companies in The Netherlands.
Ms. Patricia M. Corbett was elected Treasurer of Golden American in
December, 1998. She joined Equitable Life in 1987 and is currently
Treasurer and Assistant Vice President of Equitable Life and
USG Annuity & Life Company.
Mr. David L. Jacobson joined Golden American in November, 1993 as
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary. From April, 1974
through November, 1993, he held various positions with United
Pacific Life Insurance Company and was Vice President upon leaving.
Mr. Stephen J. Preston joined Golden American in December, 1993 as
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary and Controller. He currently
serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary. From September,
1993 through November, 1993, he was Senior Vice President and Actuary
for Mutual of America Insurance Company. From July, 1987 through
August, 1993, he held various positions with United Pacific Life
Insurance Company and was Vice President and Actuary upon leaving.
Mr. William B. Lowe joined Equitable Life as Vice President, Sales &
Marketing in January, 1994. He became a Senior Vice President, Sales &
Marketing, of Golden American in August, 1997. He was also President of
Equitable of Iowa Securities Network, Inc. until October, 1998. Prior
to joining Equitable Life, he was an Associate Vice President of
Lincoln Benefit Life from July, 1990 through December, 1993.
Mr. Edward Syring, Jr. joined Golden American in February, 1998 as a
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Prior to joining Golden
American, he was with Putnam Mutual Funds from April, 1991 through
February, 1995.
Mr. Steven G. Mandel joined Golden American in October, 1988 and was
elected Senior Vice President in June, 1998. Prior to joining
Golden American, he was with Monarch Resources Inc. from June, 1982 to
October, 1988.
Mr. Ronald R. Blasdell joined Golden American in February, 1994 and was
elected Senior Vice President in June, 1998. Prior to joining
Golden American, he was with United Pacific Life Insurance Company, from
November, 1988 to November, 1993. From July, 1975 through November,
1988, he was with Colonial Penn Group, Inc.
Ms. Beth B. Neppl joined Equitable Life as Vice President, Human Resources
in December, 1987. Ms. Neppl was elected to serve as a direcotr of Golden
American in August, 1996. Prior to joining Equitable Life she was a Human
Resources Officer with Northwest Bank Iowa from May, 1985 to December, 1987.
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COMPENSATION TABLES AND OTHER INFORMATION
The following sets forth information with respect to the Chief
Executive Officer of Golden American as well as the annual salary and
bonus for the five other most highly compensated executive officers for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1997. Certain executive officers of
Golden American are also officers of DSI. The salaries of such
individuals are allocated between Golden American and DSI pursuant
to an arrangement among these companies. Throughout 1995 and until
August 13, 1996, Terry L. Kendall served as a Managing Director at
Bankers Trust New York Corporation. Compensation amounts for Terry L.
Kendall which are reflected throughout these tables prior to August 14,
1996 were not charged to Golden American, but were instead absorbed by
Bankers Trust New York Corporation.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth information with respect to the annual
salary and bonus for Golden American's Chief Executive Officer and the
five other most highly compensated executive officers for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
-------------------- ------------------------
RESTRICTED SECURITIES
NAME AND STOCK AWARDS UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS (/1/) OPTIONS (/2/) OPTIONS COMPENSATION
- ------------------ ---- -------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Terry L. Kendall,...... 1997 $362,833 $ 80,365 $ 644,844 16,000 $ 10,000(/4/)
President and Chief 1996 $288,298 $400,000 $ 11,535(/5/)
Executive Officer(/3/) 1995 $250,000 $400,000 8,000 $ 6,706(/5/)
Paul R. Schlaack,..... 1997 $351,000 $249,185 $1,274,518 19,000 $ 15,000
Chairman, Director 1996 $327,875 $249,185 $ 245,875 19,000 $ 15,000
and Vice President 1995 $311,750 $165,890 $ 19,594 23,000 $ 9,000(/4/)
Paul E. Larson,....... 1997 $327,667 $128,540 $ 971,036 16,000 $ 15,000
Executive Vice 1996 $267,791 $128,540 $ 319,935 26,000 $ 15,000
President, Chief 1995 $242,833 $ 70,760 $ 73,396 20,000 $ 12,000(/4/)
Financial Officer
and Assistant Secretary
Barnett Chernow,....... 1997 $234,167 $ 31,859 $ 277,576 4,000 $ 5,000(/4/)
Executive Vice 1996 $207,526 $150,000 $ 7,755(/5/)
President 1995 $190,000 $165,000 $ 15,444(/5/)(/6/)
Edward C. Wilson,...... 1997 $ 80,383 $137,700 5,000
Executive Vice 1996 $190,582 $327,473
President
Myles R. Tashman,...... 1997 $181,417 $ 25,000 $ 165,512 5,000 $ 5,000(/4/)
Executive Vice 1996 $176,138 $ 90,000 $ 5,127(/5/)
President, General 1995 $160,000 $ 25,000
Counsel and Secretary
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(1) The amount shown relates to bonuses paid in 1997, 1996 and 1995.
$50,000 of Mr. Wilson's bonus paid in 1996 represents a signing bonus.
(2) Restricted stock awards granted to executive officers vested on October
24, 1997 with the change in control of Equitable of Iowa.
(3) Awards comprised of qualified and non-qualified stock options. All
options were granted with an exercise price equal to the then fair
market value of the underlying stock. All options vested with the
change in control of Equitable of Iowa and were cashed out for the
difference between $68.00 and the exercise price.
(4) For 1997, this compensation includes payment to each named executive
as perquisite payments which are classified as taxable income and are
required to be applied to specific business expenses of the named
executive.
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(5) Contributions were made by the Company on behalf of the employee
to PartnerShare, the deferred compensation plan sponsored by Bankers
Trust New York Corporation and its affiliates for the benefit of all
Bankers Trust employees, in February of the current year to employees
on record as of December 31 of the previous year, after the employee
completes one year of service with the company. This contribution
could be in the form of deferred compensation and/or a cash payment.
In 1996, Mr. Kendall received $9,000 of deferred compensation and
$2,535 of cash payment from the plan; Mr. Chernow received $6,000
of deferred compensation and $1,755 of cash payment from the plan;
Mr. Tashman received $4,000 of deferred compensation and $1,127 of
cash payment from the plan; Mr. Wilson was not eligible for
contributions to the Partnershare Plan in 1996. In 1995, Mr.
Kendall received $2,956 of deferred compensation and $3,750 of cash
payment from the plan; Mr. Chernow received $1,013 of deferred
compensation and $1,267 of cash payment from the plan; Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Tashman were not eligible for contributions to the
PartnerShare Plan in 1995.
(6) Amount shown for 1995 represents relocation expenses paid on behalf
of the employee.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR (1997)
On October 24, 1997, in conjunction with the acquisition of Equitable of
Iowa, all outstanding options vested and were cashed out for the
difference between $68.00 and the exercise price. The table below
represents the options granted in 1997.
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POTENTIAL
REALIZABLE VALUE AT
ASSUMED ANNUAL
% OF TOTAL RATES OF STOCK
NUMBER OF OPTIONS PRICE APPRECIATION
SECURITIES GRANTED TO FOR OPTION
UNDERLYING EMPLOYEES TERM (/4/)
OPTIONS IN FISCAL EXERCISE EXPIRATION -------------------
NAME GRANTED (/1/) YEAR PRICE (/2/) DATE (/3/) 5% 10%
- ---- ------------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Terry L. Kendall........ 16,000 5.26 $47.875 2/12/2007 $481,733 $1,220,807
Pual R. Schlaack........ 8,000 6.25 $47.875 2/12/2007 $572,058 $1,449,708
Paul E. Larsen.......... 8,000 6.25 $47.875 2/12/2007 $782,817 $1,983,811
Barnett Chernow......... 4,000 1.32 $47.875 2/12/2007 $120,433 $ 305,202
Edward C. Wilson........ 5,000 1.64 $47.875 2/12/2007 $150,542 $ 381,502
Myles Tashman........... 5,000 1.64 $47.875 2/12/2007 $150,542 $ 381,502
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(1) Stock options granted on February 12, 1997 by Equitable of Iowa
to the officers of Golden American had a five-year vesting period
with 20% exercisable after 3rd year, an additional 30% after 4th year,
and the final 50% after 5th year. The options vested with the change
of control of Equitable of Iowa.
(2) The exercise price was equal to the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date of grant.
(3) Incentive Stock Options had a term of ten years. They were subject
to earlier termination in certain events related to termination of
employment.
(4) Total dollar gains based on indicated rates of appreciation of share
price over a ten-year term.
Directors of Golden American receive no additional compensation for
serving as a director.
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
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Golden American Life Insurance Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited):
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
_____________________________________
For the Nine | For the Nine
Months ended | Months ended
September 30, 1998|September 30, 1997
__________________|__________________
(Dollars in thousands)
|
Revenues: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life |
product charges $26,984 | $15,937
Management fee revenue 3,257 | 2,014
Net investment income 29,296 | 18,955
Realized gains on investments 436 | 58
Other income 4,805 | 427
__________________|__________________
64,778 | 37,391
|
Insurance benefits and expenses: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life |
benefits: |
Interest credited to account balances 64,110 | 16,840
Benefit claims incurred in excess of |
account balances 862 | 118
Underwriting, acquisition and |
insurance expenses: |
Commissions 84,958 | 23,113
General expenses 23,480 | 11,762
Insurance taxes 2,680 | 1,693
Policy acquisition costs deferred (133,616)| (25,464)
Amortization: |
Deferred policy acquisition costs 4,014 | 1,433
Present value of in force acquired 3,252 | 4,465
Goodwill 2,834 | 1,261
__________________|__________________
52,574 | 35,221
Interest expense 3,033 | 1,827
__________________|__________________
55,607 | 37,048
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9,171 | 343
|
Income taxes 4,294 | 1
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Net income $4,877 | $342
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See accompanying notes.
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited):
POST-MERGER
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September 30, 1998|December 31, 1997
__________________|__________________
(Dollars in thousands,
except per share data)
|
ASSETS |
Investments: |
Fixed maturities, available for sale, |
at fair value (cost: 1998 - $610,316; |
1997 - $413,288) $618,650 | $414,401
Equity securities, at fair value |
(cost: 1998 - $14,437; 1997 - $4,437) 10,092 | 3,904
Mortgage loans 98,045 | 85,093
Policy loans 10,217 | 8,832
Short-term investments 11,886 | 14,460
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Total investments 748,890 | 526,690
|
Cash and cash equivalents 18,951 | 21,039
Due from affiliates 1,114 | 827
Accrued investment income 9,395 | 6,423
Deferred policy acquisition costs 140,845 | 12,752
Present value of in force acquired 36,502 | 43,174
Current income taxes recoverable 502 | 272
Deferred income tax asset 31,633 | 36,230
Property and equipment, less allowances for |
depreciation of $583 in 1998 and $97 |
in 1997 4,550 | 1,567
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization of |
$3,463 in 1998 and $630 in 1997 147,664 | 150,497
Other assets 7,153 | 755
Separate account assets 2,629,343 | 1,646,169
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Total assets $3,776,542 | $2,446,395
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|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY |
Policy liabilities and accruals: |
Future policy benefits: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life |
products $705,673 | $505,304
Unearned revenue reserve 2,968 | 1,189
Other policy claims and benefits 89 | 10
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708,730 | 506,503
Reciprocal loan with affiliate 40,000 | --
Line of credit with affiliate -- | 24,059
Surplus note 25,000 | 25,000
Revolving note payable 20,082 | --
Due to affiliates 1,552 | 80
Other liabilities 46,400 | 17,271
Separate account liabilities 2,629,343 | 1,646,169
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3,471,107 | 2,219,082
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
Stockholder's equity: |
Common stock, par value $10 per share, |
authorized, issued and outstanding |
250,000 shares 2,500 | 2,500
Additional paid-in capital 297,640 | 224,997
Accumulated comprehensive income 842 | 241
Retained earnings (deficit) 4,453 | (425)
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Total stockholder's equity 305,435 | 227,313
__________________|__________________
Total liabilities and stockholder's |
equity $3,776,542 | $2,446,395
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See accompanying notes.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited):
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
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For the Nine | For the Nine
Months ended | Months ended
September 30, 1998|September 30, 1997
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(Dollars in thousands)
|
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES ($22,666)| ($1,659)
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
Sale, maturity or repayment of |
investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale 92,707 | 35,590
Mortgage loans on real estate 3,145 | 5,017
Short-term investments - net 2,575 | 11,153
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98,427 | 51,760
|
Acquisition of investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale (291,687)| (146,376)
Equity securities (10,000)| (4,864)
Mortgage loans on real estate (16,390)| (38,058)
Policy loans - net (1,385)| (3,682)
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(319,462)| (192,980)
Purchase of property and equipment (3,470)| (659)
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Net cash used in investing activities (224,505)| (141,879)
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
Proceeds from reciprocal loan agreement |
borrowings 242,847 | --
Repayment of reciprocal loan agreement |
borrowings (202,847)| --
Proceeds from revolving note payable 20,082 | --
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings -- | 86,522
Repayment of line of credit borrowings (24,059)| (69,562)
Receipts from annuity and interest |
sensitive life policies credited to |
policyholder account balances 350,385 | 232,635
Return of policyholder account balances |
on annuity and interest sensitive life |
policies (50,370)| (12,674)
Net reallocations to Separate Accounts (163,455)| (81,561)
Contribution from parent 72,500 | 1,011
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Net cash provided by financing activities 245,083 | 156,371
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|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash |
equivalents ($2,088)| $12,833
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning |
of period 21,039 | 5,839
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $18,951 | $18,672
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW |
INFORMATION |
|
Cash paid during the period for: |
Interest $3,493 | --
Income taxes 80 | $283
|
Non-cash financing activities: |
Non-cash adjustment to paid in capital |
for adjusted merger costs 143 | --
Contribution of property, plant and |
equipment from EIC Variable, Inc. net |
of $353 of accumulated depreciation -- | 110
|
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NOTE 1 -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X. This form is being filed with the reduced disclosure
format specified in General Instruction H (1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q.
Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for
complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All
adjustments were of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise noted in
Management's Discussion and Analysis and the Notes to Financial Statements.
Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ending December 31, 1998. For further information, refer to the financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the Golden American Life
Insurance Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1997.
CONSOLIDATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements include Golden American Life
Insurance Company ("Golden American") and its wholly owned subsidiary, First
Golden American Life Insurance Company of New York ("First Golden," and
collectively with Golden American, the "Company"). All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
ORGANIZATION
On October 24, 1997, PFHI Holdings, Inc. ("PFHI"), a Delaware corporation,
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Equitable of Iowa Companies
("Equitable") pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
as of July 7, 1997, among Equitable, PFHI, and ING Groep N.V. ("ING"). PFHI
is a wholly owned subsidiary of ING, a global financial services holding
company based in The Netherlands. As a result of the merger, Equitable was
merged into PFHI which was simultaneously renamed Equitable of Iowa
Companies, Inc. ("EIC" or the "Parent"), a Delaware corporation.
On August 13, 1996, Equitable acquired all of the outstanding capital stock
of EIC Variable, Inc. (formerly known as BT Variable, Inc.) and its wholly
owned subsidiaries, Golden American and Directed Services, Inc. ("DSI"), from
Whitewood Properties Corporation.
For financial statement purposes, the ING merger was accounted for as a
purchase effective October 25, 1997, and the change in control of Golden
American through the acquisition of BT Variable, Inc. was accounted for as a
purchase effective August 14, 1996. The merger and acquisition resulted in
new bases of accounting reflecting estimated fair values of assets and
liabilities at their respective dates. As a result, the Company's financial
statements for the period subsequent to October 24, 1997, are presented on
the Post-Merger new basis of accounting, for the period August 14, 1996
through October 24, 1997, are presented on the Post-Acquisition basis of
accounting, and for August 13, 1996 and prior periods are presented on the
Pre-Acquisition basis of accounting.
FAIR VALUES
Estimated fair values of investment grade public bonds are estimated using a
third party pricing system. This pricing system uses a matrix calculation
assuming a spread over U.S. Treasury bonds based upon the expected average
lives of the securities.
STATUTORY
Net income (loss) for Golden American as determined in accordance with
statutory accounting practices was $(32,198,000) and $510,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Total statutory
capital and surplus was $112,356,000 at September 30, 1998 and $76,914,000 at
December 31, 1997.
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RECLASSIFICATION
Certain amounts in the September 30, 1997 and December 31, 1997 financial
statements have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 1998
financial statement presentation.
NOTE 2 -- COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
As of January 1, 1998, the Company adopted the Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." SFAS
No. 130 establishes new rules for the reporting and display of comprehensive
income and its components; however, the adoption of this statement had no
impact on the Company's net income or stockholder's equity. SFAS No. 130
requires unrealized gains or losses on the Company's available for sale
securities (net of deferred income taxes, deferred policy acquisition costs
and present value of in force acquired), which prior to adoption were
reported separately in stockholder's equity, to be included in other
comprehensive income. Prior year financial statements have been reclassified
to conform to the requirements of SFAS No. 130.
During the third quarter and first nine months of 1998, total comprehensive
income for the Company amounted to $2,426,000 and $5,478,000, respectively
($2,385,000 and $2,016,000, respectively, for the same periods of 1997).
Included in these amounts are total comprehensive income for First Golden of
$601,000 and $1,174,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 1998,
respectively ($551,000 and $879,000, respectively, for the same periods of
1997).
NOTE 3 -- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
DSI acts as the principal underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act of
1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the variable
insurance products issued by the Company. DSI is authorized to enter into
agreements with broker/dealers to distribute the Company's variable insurance
products and appoint the broker/dealers as agents. As of September 30, 1998,
the Company's variable insurance products are sold primarily through four
broker/dealer institutions. The Company paid commissions and expenses to DSI
totaling $32,104,000 in the third quarter and $82,548,000 for the first nine
months of 1998 ($8,849,000 and $23,113,000, respectively, for the same
periods of 1997).
Golden American provides certain managerial and supervisory services to DSI.
The fee paid by DSI for these services was calculated as a percentage of
average assets in the variable separate accounts. For the quarter and nine
months ended September 30, 1998, the fee was $1,234,000 and $3,257,000
($736,000 and $2,014,000, respectively, for the same periods of 1997).
Golden American provides certain advisory, computer and other resources and
services to Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa ("Equitable Life").
Revenues for these services, which reduce general expenses incurred by Golden
American, totaled $1,524,000 in the third quarter and $5,091,000 for the
first nine months of 1998 ($954,000 and $2,694,000, respectively, for the
same periods of 1997).
The Company has a service agreement with Equitable Life in which Equitable
Life provides administrative and financial related services. The Company
incurred expenses of $261,000 in the third quarter and $575,000 for the first
nine months of 1998 under this agreement.
First Golden provides resources and services to DSI. Revenues for these
services, which reduce general expenses incurred by the Company, totaled
$19,000 in the third quarter and $57,000 for the first nine months of 1998.
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Golden American maintains a reciprocal loan agreement with ING America
Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("ING AIH"), a Delaware corporation and affiliate of
EIC, to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term
cash requirements. Under this agreement which became effective January 1,
1998, and expires December 31, 2007, Golden American and ING AIH can borrow
up to $65,000,000 from one another. Prior to lending funds to ING AIH,
Golden American must obtain the approval of the State of Delaware Department
of Insurance. Interest on any Golden American borrowings is charged at the
rate of ING AIH's cost of funds for the interest period plus 0.15%. Interest
on any ING AIH borrowings is charged at a rate based on the prevailing
interest rate of U.S. commercial paper available for purchase with a similar
duration. Under this agreement, Golden American incurred interest expense of
$505,000 in the third quarter and $1,269,000 for the first nine months of
1998. At September 30, 1998, $40,000,000 was payable to ING AIH under this
agreement.
Effective January 1, 1998, the Company has an asset management agreement with
ING Investment Management LLC ("ING-IM"), an affiliated company, in which ING-
IM provides asset management services. Under the agreement, the Company
records a fee based on the value of the assets under management. The fee is
payable quarterly. For the third quarter and first nine months of 1998, the
Company incurred fees of $341,000 and $1,013,000, respectively, under this
agreement.
Golden American maintained a line of credit agreement with Equitable to
facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash
requirements. Under this agreement which became effective December 1, 1996,
and expired December 31, 1997, Golden American could borrow up to
$25,000,000. Interest on any borrowings was charged at the rate of
Equitable's monthly average aggregate cost of short-term funds plus 1.00%.
Under this agreement, Golden American incurred interest expense of $211,000
for the first nine months of 1998 ($165,000 and $279,000 in the third quarter
and first nine months of 1997, respectively). The outstanding balance was
paid by a capital contribution.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Company had premiums, net
of reinsurance, for variable products from four affiliates, Locust Street
Securities, Inc., Vestax Securities Corporation, DSI and Multi-Financial
Securities Corporation of $92,900,000, $30,100,000, $10,700,000 and
$10,100,000, respectively.
NOTE 4 -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
REINSURANCE: At September 30, 1998, Golden American had reinsurance treaties
with four unaffiliated reinsurers and one affiliated reinsurer covering a
significant portion of the mortality risks under its variable contracts.
Golden American remains liable to the extent its reinsurers do not meet their
obligations under the reinsurance agreements. At September 30, 1998, the
Company has a net receivable of $6,539,000 for reserve credits, reinsurance
claims or other receivables from these reinsurers comprised of $257,000 for
claims recoverable from reinsurers, $451,000 for a payable for reinsurance
premiums, and $6,733,000 for a receivable from an unaffiliated reinsurer.
Included in the accompanying financial statements are net considerations to
reinsurers of $1,293,000 in the third quarter and $3,259,000 for the first
nine months of 1998 compared to $467,000 and $1,318,000, respectively, for
the same periods in 1997. Also included in the accompanying financial
statements are net policy benefits of $1,272,000 and $2,096,000 in the third
quarter and first nine months of 1998, respectively ($142,000 and $571,000,
respectively, for the same periods of 1997).
Effective June 1, 1994, Golden American entered into a modified coinsurance
agreement with an unaffiliated reinsurer. The accompanying financial
statements are presented net of the effects of the treaty.
INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS: At September 30, 1998, outstanding commitments to
fund mortgage loans on real estate totaled $25,290,000.
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GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS: Assessments are levied on the Company by life and
health guaranty associations in most states in which the Company is licensed
to cover losses of policyholders of insolvent or rehabilitated insurers. In
some states, these assessments can be partially recovered through a reduction
in future premium taxes. The Company cannot predict whether and to what
extent legislative initiatives may affect the right to offset. The
associated cost for a particular insurance company can vary significantly
based upon its fixed account premium volume by line of business and state
premiums as well as its potential for premium tax offset. The Company has
established an undiscounted reserve to cover such assessments and regularly
reviews information regarding known failures and revises its estimates of
future guaranty fund assessments. Accordingly, the Company accrued and
charged to expense an additional $208,000 in the third quarter and $598,000
for the first nine months of 1998. At September 30, 1998, the Company has an
undiscounted reserve of $1,910,000 to cover estimated future assessments (net
of related anticipated premium tax credits) and has established an asset
totaling $261,000 for assessments paid which may be recoverable through
future premium tax offsets. The Company believes this reserve is sufficient
to cover expected future guaranty fund assessments based upon previous
premium levels and known insolvencies at this time.
LITIGATION: The Company, like other insurance companies, may be named or
otherwise involved in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits. In some
class action and other lawsuits involving insurers, substantial damages have
been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made. The Company
currently believes no pending or threatened lawsuits exist that are
reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company.
VULNERABILITY FROM CONCENTRATIONS: The Company's asset growth, net
investment income and cash flow are primarily generated from the sale of
variable products and associated future policy benefits and separate account
liabilities. Substantial changes in tax laws that would make these products
less attractive to consumers and extreme fluctuations in interest rates or
stock market returns which may result in higher lapse experience than assumed
could have a severe impact on the Company's financial condition. A
significant portion of the Company's sales is generated by four
broker/dealers.
The Company has various concentrations in its investment portfolio. The
composition of the Company's fixed maturity securities has changed
significantly from December 31, 1997. The following percentages relate to
holdings at September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997. Fixed maturity
investments included investments in basic industrials (25% in 1998, 30% in
1997), conventional mortgage-backed securities (24% in 1998, 13% in 1997),
financial companies (20% in 1998, 24% in 1997), asset-backed securities (11%
in 1998, 0% in 1997), various government bonds or agency mortgage-backed
securities (7% in 1998, 17% in 1997) and public utilities (6% in 1998, 7% in
1997).
REVOLVING NOTE PAYABLE: To enhance short-term liquidity, the Company has
established a revolving note payable effective July 27, 1998, and expiring
July 31, 1999, with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta (the "Bank"). The note was
approved by Golden American's and First Golden's boards of directors on
August 5, 1998 and September 29, 1998, respectively. The total amount the
Company may have outstanding is $85,000,000, of which Golden American and
First Golden have individual credit sublimits of $75,000,000 and $10,000,000,
respectively. The note accrues interest at an annual rate equal to: (1) the
cost of funds for the Bank for the period applicable for the advance plus
0.25% or (2) a rate quoted by the Bank to the Company for the advance. The
terms of the agreement require the Company to maintain the minimum level of
Company Action Level Risk Based Capital as established by applicable state
law or regulation. During the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
1998, the Company paid interest expense of $6,000. At September 30, 1998,
$20,082,000 was payable to the Bank under this note by Golden American.
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YEAR 2000 PROJECT: Based on a 1997 study of its computer software and
hardware, the Company has determined its exposure to the Year 2000 change of
the century date issue. Some of the Company's computer programs were
originally written using two digits rather than four to define a particular
year. As a result, these computer programs contain "time sensitive"
software that may recognize "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000,
which could cause system failure or miscalculations resulting in disruptions
to operations. These disruptions could include, but are not limited to, a
temporary inability to record transactions.
The Company has identified one system and some desktop software that will
have date problems. All systems will be upgraded in the fourth quarter of
1998. To a lesser extent, the Company depends on various non-information
technology systems, such as telephone switches, which could also fail or
misfunction as a result of the Year 2000.
The Company has developed a plan to address the Year 2000 issue in a timely
manner. The following schedule details the plan's phases, progress towards
completion and actual or estimated completion dates:
% Complete as of Actual/Estimated
Phases September 30, 1998 Completion Dates
______________________________________________________________________________
ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT of the steps
to be taken to address Year 2000
systems issues 100% 12/31/97
IMPLEMENTATION of steps to address Year
2000 systems issues 76-99% 12/31/98
IMPLEMENTATION of steps to address
Year 2000 desktop software issues 76-99% 12/31/98
TESTING of systems 26-50% 12/31/98
POINT-TO-POINT TESTING of external
interfaces with third party computer
systems that communicate with Company
systems 1-25% 12/31/98
IMPLEMENTATION of tested software
addressing Year 2000 systems issues 51-75% 12/31/98
CONTINGENCY PLAN 1-25% 03/31/99
In addition, the Company's operations could be adversely affected if
significant customers, suppliers and other third parties would be unable to
transact business in the Year 2000 and thereafter. To mitigate the effect of
outside influences and other dependencies relative to the Year 2000, the
Company has identified and contacted these third parties who have assured the
Company that necessary steps are being taken to prepare for the Year 2000.
Management believes the Company's systems are or will be substantially
compliant by Year 2000. Golden American has charged to expense approximately
$140,000 in the first nine months of 1998 related to the Year 2000 project.
The Company anticipates charging to expense an additional $180,000 to
$195,000 in 1998 which includes upgrade and internal resources costs.
Management expects some internal resources will be utilized in early 1999 to
finalize the contingency plan.
Despite the Company's efforts to modify or replace "time sensitive" computer
and information systems, the Company could experience a disruption to its
operations as a result of the Year 2000. The Company is currently developing
a contingency plan to address any systems that may malfunction despite the
testing being performed. The contingency plan, which is expected to be
completed by March 31, 1999, will provide for the availability of staff,
prioritize tasks and outline procedures to fix any malfunctioning systems.
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The costs and completion date of the Year 2000 project are based on
management's best estimates. These estimates were derived using numerous
assumptions of future events, including the continued availability of
resources, third party Year 2000 compliance and other factors. There is no
guarantee these estimates will be achieved and actual results could
materially differ from those anticipated. Specific factors that might cause
such material differences include, but are not limited to, the availability
and cost of trained personnel, the ability to locate and correct all relevant
computer codes and other uncertainties.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholder
Golden American Life Insurance Company
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Golden
American Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the
related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholder's equity,
and cash flows for the periods from October 25, 1997 through December 31,
1997, January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, August 14, 1996 through
December 31, 1996, and January 1, 1996 through August 13, 1996, and the year
ended December 31, 1995. 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 in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards 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.
An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position
of Golden American Life Insurance Company at December 31, 1997 and 1996, and
the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the
periods from October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997, January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997, August 14, 1996 through December 31, 1996, and
January 1, 1996 through August 13, 1996, and the year ended December 31,
1995, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
February 12, 1998
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
______________________________________
December 31, 1997 | December 31, 1996
___________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C>
ASSETS |
|
Investments: |
Fixed maturities, available for sale, |
at fair value (cost: 1997 - $413,288; |
1996 - $275,153) $414,401 | $275,563
Equity securities, at fair value |
(cost: 1997 - $4,437; 1996 - $36) 3,904 | 33
Mortgage loans on real estate 85,093 | 31,459
Policy loans 8,832 | 4,634
Short-term investments 14,460 | 12,631
___________________| _________________
Total investments 526,690 | 324,320
|
Cash and cash equivalents 21,039 | 5,839
|
Due from affiliates 827 | --
|
Accrued investment income 6,423 | 4,139
|
Deferred policy acquisition costs 12,752 | 11,468
|
Present value of in force acquired 43,174 | 83,051
|
Current income taxes recoverable 272 | --
|
Deferred income tax asset 36,230 | --
|
Property and equipment, less allowances |
for depreciation of $97 in 1997 and |
$63 in 1996 1,567 | 699
|
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization |
of $630 in 1997 and $589 in 1996 150,497 | 38,665
|
Other assets 195 | 2,471
|
Separate account assets 1,646,169 | 1,207,247
___________________| _________________
Total assets $2,445,835 | $1,677,899
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
______________________________________
December 31, 1997 | December 31, 1996
___________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY |
|
Policy liabilities and accruals: |
Future policy benefits: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life |
products $505,304 | $285,287
Unearned revenue reserve 1,189 | 2,063
Other policy claims and benefits 10 | --
___________________| _________________
506,503 | 287,350
|
Deferred income tax liability -- | 365
Line of credit with affiliate 24,059 | --
Surplus note 25,000 | 25,000
Due to affiliates 80 | 1,504
Other liabilities 16,711 | 15,949
Separate account liabilities 1,646,169 | 1,207,247
___________________| _________________
2,218,522 | 1,537,415
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
Stockholder's equity: |
Common stock, par value $10 per share, |
authorized, issued and outstanding |
250,000 shares 2,500 | 2,500
Additional paid-in capital 224,997 | 137,372
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
of securities at fair value 241 | 262
Retained earnings (deficit) (425)| 350
___________________| _________________
Total stockholder's equity 227,313 | 140,484
___________________| _________________
Total liabilities and stockholder's |
equity $2,445,835 | $1,677,899
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
___________________________________
For the period | For the period
October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997
through | through
December 31, 1997 |October 24, 1997
__________________|________________
|
<S> <C> | <C>
Revenues: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life |
product charges $3,834 | $18,288
Management fee revenue 508 | 2,262
Net investment income 5,127 | 21,656
Realized gains (losses) on investments 15 | 151
Other income 236 | 426
__________________|________________
9,720 | 42,783
|
|
Insurance benefits and expenses: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life benefits: |
Interest credited to account balances 7,413 | 19,276
Benefit claims incurred in excess of |
account balances -- | 125
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance |
expenses: |
Commissions 9,437 | 26,818
General expenses 3,350 | 13,907
Insurance taxes 450 | 1,889
Policy acquisition costs deferred (13,678)| (29,003)
Amortization: |
Deferred policy acquisition costs 892 | 1,674
Present value of in force acquired 948 | 5,225
Goodwill 630 | 1,398
__________________|________________
9,442 | 41,309
|
Interest expense 557 | 2,082
__________________|________________
9,999 | 43,391
__________________|________________
Income (loss) before income taxes (279)| (608)
|
Income taxes 146 | (1,337)
__________________|________________
|
Net income (loss) ($425)| $729
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION PRE-ACQUISITION
____________________________________
For the period | For the period
August 14, 1996 | January 1, 1996
through | through
December 31, 1996 | August 13, 1996
__________________| ________________
|
<S> <C> | <C>
Revenues: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life |
product charges $8,768 | $12,259
Management fee revenue 877 | 1,390
Net investment income 5,795 | 4,990
Realized gains (losses) on investments 42 | (420)
Other income 486 | 70
__________________| ________________
15,968 | 18,289
|
|
Insurance benefits and expenses: |
Annuity and interest sensitive life benefits: |
Interest credited to account balances 5,741 | 4,355
Benefit claims incurred in excess of |
account balances 1,262 | 915
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance |
expenses: |
Commissions 9,866 | 16,549
General expenses 5,906 | 9,422
Insurance taxes 672 | 1,225
Policy acquisition costs deferred (11,712)| (19,300)
Amortization: |
Deferred policy acquisition costs 244 | 2,436
Present value of in force acquired 2,745 | 951
Goodwill 589 | --
__________________| ________________
15,313 | 16,553
|
Interest expense 85 | --
__________________| ________________
15,398 | 16,553
__________________| ________________
Income (loss) before income taxes 570 | 1,736
|
Income taxes 220 | (1,463)
__________________| ________________
|
Net income (loss) $350 | $3,199
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
__________________
For the year ended
December 31, 1995
__________________
<S> <C>
Revenues:
Annuity and interest sensitive life
product charges $18,388
Management fee revenue 987
Net investment income 2,818
Realized gains (losses) on investments 297
Other income 63
__________________
22,553
Insurance benefits and expenses:
Annuity and interest sensitive life benefits:
Interest credited to account balances 1,322
Benefit claims incurred in excess of
account balances 1,824
Underwriting, acquisition and insurance
expenses:
Commissions 7,983
General expenses 12,650
Insurance taxes 952
Policy acquisition costs deferred (9,804)
Amortization:
Deferred policy acquisition costs 2,710
Present value of in force acquired 1,552
Goodwill --
__________________
19,189
Interest expense --
__________________
19,189
__________________
Income (loss) before income taxes 3,364
Income taxes --
__________________
Net income (loss) $3,364
==================
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
__________________________________________________________
Unreal-
ized
Appre-
ciation
(Depre-
ciation)
Addi- of Total
Redeemable tional Securities Retained Stock-
Common Preferred Paid-In at Earnings holder's
Stock Stock Capital Fair Value (Deficit) Equity
__________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at
January 1, 1995 $2,500 $50,000 $37,086 ($1) ($79) $89,506
Contribution of
capital -- -- 7,944 -- -- 7,944
Net income -- -- -- -- 3,364 3,364
Preferred stock
dividends -- -- -- -- (3,348) (3,348)
Unrealized apprecia-
tion of securities
at fair value -- -- -- 659 -- 659
__________________________________________________________
Balance at
December 31, 1995 2,500 50,000 45,030 658 (63) 98,125
Net income -- -- -- -- 3,199 3,199
Preferred stock
dividends -- -- -- -- (719) (719)
Unrealized deprecia-
tion of securities
at fair value -- -- -- (1,175) -- (1,175)
__________________________________________________________
Balance at
August 13, 1996 $2,500 $50,000 $45,030 ($517) $2,417 $99,430
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION
__________________________________________________________
Unreal-
ized
Appre-
ciation
(Depre-
ciation)
Addi- of Total
Redeemable tional Securities Retained Stock-
Common Preferred Paid-In at Earnings holder's
Stock Stock Capital Fair Value (Deficit) Equity
__________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at
August 14, 1996 $2,500 $50,000 $87,372 -- -- $139,872
Contribution of
preferred stock
to additional
paid-in capital -- (50,000) 50,000 -- -- --
Net income -- -- -- -- $350 350
Unrealized apprecia-
tion of securities
at fair value -- -- -- $262 -- 262
__________________________________________________________
Balance at
December 31, 1996 2,500 -- 137,372 262 350 140,484
Contribution of
capital -- -- 1,121 -- -- 1,121
Net income -- -- -- -- 729 729
Unrealized apprecia-
tion of securities
at fair value -- -- -- 1,543 -- 1,543
__________________________________________________________
Balance at
October 24, 1997 $2,500 -- $138,493 $1,805 $1,079 $143,877
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POST-MERGER
__________________________________________________________
Unreal-
ized
Appre-
ciation
(Depre-
ciation)
Addi- of Total
Redeemable tional Securities Retained Stock-
Common Preferred Paid-In at Earnings holder's
Stock Stock Capital Fair Value (Deficit) Equity
__________________________________________________________
Balance at
October 25, 1997 $2,500 -- $224,997 -- -- $227,497
Net loss -- -- -- -- ($425) (425)
Unrealized apprecia-
tion of securities
at fair value -- -- -- $241 -- 241
__________________________________________________________
Balance at
December 31, 1997 $2,500 -- $224,997 $241 ($425) $227,313
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________
For the period | For the period
October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997
through | through
December 31, 1997 | October 24, 1997
___________________| ___________________
<S> <C> | <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
Net income (loss) ($425)| $729
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) |
to net cash provided by (used in) |
operations: |
Adjustments related to annuity and |
interest sensitive life products: |
Change in annuity and interest |
sensitive life product reserves 7,361 | 19,177
Change in unearned revenues 1,189 | 3,292
Decrease (increase) in accrued |
investment income 1,205 | (3,489)
Policy acquisition costs deferred (13,678)| (29,003)
Amortization of deferred policy |
acquisition costs 892 | 1,674
Amortization of present value of in |
force acquired 948 | 5,225
Change in other assets, other |
liabilities and accrued income taxes 4,205 | (8,944)
Provision for depreciation and |
amortization 1,299 | 3,203
Provision for deferred income taxes 146 | 316
Realized (gains) losses on investments (15)| (151)
___________________| ___________________
Net cash provided by (used in) |
operating activities 3,127 | (7,971)
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
Sale, maturity or repayment of |
investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale 9,871 | 39,622
Mortgage loans on real estate 1,644 | 5,828
Short-term investments - net -- | 11,415
___________________| ___________________
11,515 | 56,865
Acquisition of investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale (29,596)| (155,173)
Equity securities (1)| (4,865)
Mortgage loans on real estate (14,209)| (44,481)
Policy loans - net (328)| (3,870)
Short-term investments - net (13,244)| --
___________________| ___________________
(57,378)| (208,389)
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION PRE-ACQUISITION
________________________________________
For the period | For the period
August 14, 1996 | January 1, 1996
through | through
December 31, 1996 | August 13, 1996
___________________| ___________________
<S> <C> | <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
Net income (loss) $350 | $3,199
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) |
to net cash provided by (used in) |
operations: |
Adjustments related to annuity and |
interest sensitive life products: |
Change in annuity and interest |
sensitive life product reserves 5,106 | 4,472
Change in unearned revenues 2,063 | 2,084
Decrease (increase) in accrued |
investment income (877)| (2,494)
Policy acquisition costs deferred (11,712)| (19,300)
Amortization of deferred policy |
acquisition costs 244 | 2,436
Amortization of present value of in |
force acquired 2,745 | 951
Change in other assets, other |
liabilities and accrued income taxes (96)| 4,672
Provision for depreciation and |
amortization 1,242 | 703
Provision for deferred income taxes 220 | (1,463)
Realized (gains) losses on investments (42)| 420
___________________| ___________________
Net cash provided by (used in) |
operating activities (757)| (4,320)
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
Sale, maturity or repayment of |
investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale 47,453 | 55,091
Mortgage loans on real estate 40 | --
Short-term investments - net 2,629 | 354
___________________| ___________________
50,122 | 55,445
Acquisition of investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale (147,170)| (184,589)
Equity securities (5)| --
Mortgage loans on real estate (31,499)| --
Policy loans - net (637)| (1,977)
Short-term investments - net -- | --
___________________| ___________________
(179,311)| (186,566)
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
_________________
For the year
ended
December 31, 1995
_________________
<S> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $3,364
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by (used in)
operations:
Adjustments related to annuity and
interest sensitive life products:
Change in annuity and interest
sensitive life product reserves 4,664
Change in unearned revenues 4,949
Decrease (increase) in accrued
investment income (676)
Policy acquisition costs deferred (9,804)
Amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs 2,710
Amortization of present value of in
force acquired 1,552
Change in other assets, other
liabilities and accrued income taxes 4,686
Provision for depreciation and
amortization (142)
Provision for deferred income taxes --
Realized (gains) losses on investments (297)
_________________
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities 11,006
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale, maturity or repayment of
investments:
Fixed maturities - available for sale 24,026
Mortgage loans on real estate --
Short-term investments - net --
_________________
24,026
Acquisition of investments:
Fixed maturities - available for sale (61,723)
Equity securities (10)
Mortgage loans on real estate --
Policy loans - net (1,508)
Short-term investments - net (1,681)
_________________
(64,922)
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS -(CONTINUED)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________
For the period | For the period
October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997
through | through
December 31, 1997 | October 24, 1997
___________________| ___________________
<S> <C> | <C>
INVESTING ACTIVITIES-CONTINUED
Funds held in escrow pursuant to |
an Exchange Agreement -- | --
Purchase of property and equipment ($252)| ($875)
___________________| ___________________
Net cash used in investing activities (46,115)| (152,399)
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
Proceeds from issuance of surplus note -- | --
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings 10,119 | 97,124
Repayment of line of credit borrowings (2,207)| (80,977)
Receipts from annuity and interest |
sensitive life policies credited |
to policyholder account balances 62,306 | 261,549
Return of policyholder account balances |
on annuity and interest sensitive |
life policies (6,350)| (13,931)
Net reallocations to Separate |
Accounts (17,017)| (93,069)
Contributions of capital by Parent -- | 1,011
Dividends paid on preferred stock -- | --
___________________| ___________________
Net cash provided by financing |
activities 46,851 | 171,707
___________________| ___________________
Increase (decrease) in cash and |
cash equivalents 3,863 | 11,337
|
Cash and cash equivalents at |
beginning of period 17,176 | 5,839
___________________| ___________________
Cash and cash equivalents at end |
of period $21,039 | $17,176
===================| ===================
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $295 $1,912
Income taxes -- 283
Non-cash financing activities:
Contribution of property, plant and equipment
from EIC Variable, Inc. net of $353 of
accumulated depreciation -- 110
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION PRE-ACQUISITION
_____________________________________
For the period | For the period
August 14, 1996 | January 1, 1996
through | through
December 31, 1996 | August 13, 1996
__________________| _________________
<S> <C> | <C>
INVESTING ACTIVITIES - CONTINUED |
Funds held in escrow pursuant to |
an Exchange Agreement -- | --
Purchase of property and equipment ($137)| --
__________________| _________________
Net cash used in investing activities (129,326)| ($131,121)
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
Proceeds from issuance of surplus note 25,000 | --
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings -- | --
Repayment of line of credit borrowings -- | --
Receipts from annuity and interest |
sensitive life policies credited |
to policyholder account balances 116,819 | 149,750
Return of policyholder account balances |
on annuity and interest sensitive |
life policies (3,315)| (2,695)
Net reallocations to Separate |
Accounts (10,237)| (8,286)
Contributions of capital by Parent -- | --
Dividends paid on preferred stock -- | (719)
__________________| _________________
Net cash provided by financing |
activities 128,267 | 138,050
__________________| _________________
Increase (decrease) in cash and |
cash equivalents (1,816)| 2,609
|
Cash and cash equivalents at |
beginning of period 7,655 | 5,046
__________________| _________________
Cash and cash equivalents at end |
of period $5,839 | $7,655
==================| =================
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest -- --
Income taxes -- --
Non-cash financing activities:
Contribution of property, plant and equipment
from EIC Variable, Inc. net of $353 of
accumulated depreciation -- --
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
_________________
For the year
ended
December 31, 1995
_________________
<S> <C>
INVESTING ACTIVITIES - CONTINUED
Funds held in escrow pursuant to
an Exchange Agreement ($1,242)
Purchase of property and equipment --
_________________
Net cash used in investing activities (42,138)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of surplus note --
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings --
Repayment of line of credit borrowings --
Receipts from annuity and interest
sensitive life policies credited
to policyholder account balances 29,501
Return of policyholder account balances
on annuity and interest sensitive
life policies (1,543)
Net reallocations to Separate
Accounts --
Contributions of capital by Parent 7,944
Dividends paid on preferred stock (3,348)
_________________
Net cash provided by financing
activities 32,554
_________________
Increase (decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents 1,422
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of period 3,624
_________________
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of period $5,046
=================
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW
INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest --
Income taxes --
Non-cash financing activities:
Contribution of property, plant and equipment
from EIC Variable, Inc. net of $353 of
accumulated depreciation --
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1997
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include Golden American Life Insurance
Company ("Golden American") and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Golden
American Life Insurance Company of New York ("First Golden," and with Golden
American collectively, the "Company"). All significant intercompany accounts
and transactions have been eliminated.
ORGANIZATION
Golden American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Equitable of Iowa Companies,
Inc., offers variable insurance products and is licensed as a life insurance
company in the District of Columbia and all states except New York. On January
2, 1997 and December 23, 1997, First Golden became licensed to sell insurance
products in New York and Delaware, respectively. The Company's products are
marketed by broker/dealers, financial institutions and insurance agents. The
Company's primary customers are individuals and families.
On October 24, 1997, PFHI Holding, Inc. ("PFHI"), a Delaware corporation,
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Equitable of Iowa Companies
("Equitable"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger
("Merger Agreement") among Equitable, PFHI, and ING Groep N.V. ("ING"). PFHI
is a wholly owned subsidiary of ING, a global financial services holding
company based in The Netherlands. As a result of the merger, Equitable was
merged into PFHI which was simultaneously renamed Equitable of Iowa Companies,
Inc. ("EIC" or the "Parent"), a Delaware corporation. See Note 5 for
additional information regarding the merger.
On August 13, 1996, Equitable acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
EIC Variable, Inc. (formerly known as BT Variable, Inc.) and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Golden American and Directed Services, Inc. ("DSI") from
Whitewood Properties Corporation ("Whitewood") pursuant to the terms of a
Stock Purchase Agreement between Equitable and Whitewood (the "Purchase
Agreement"). On April 30, 1997, EIC Variable, Inc. was liquidated and its
investments in Golden American and DSI were transferred to Equitable, while
the remainder of its net assets were contributed to Golden American. On
December 30, 1997, EIC Variable, Inc. was dissolved. See Note 6 for additional
information regarding the acquisition.
For financial statement purposes, the merger was accounted for as a purchase
effective October 25, 1997 and the change in control of Golden American through
the acquisition of BT Variable was accounted for as a purchase effective August
14, 1996. The merger and acquisition resulted in new bases of accounting
reflecting estimated fair values of assets and liabilities at their respective
dates. As a result, the Company's financial statements for the period
subsequent to October 24, 1997, are presented on the Post-Merger new basis of
accounting, for the period August 14, 1996 through October 24, 1997, are
presented on the Post-Acquisition basis of accounting, and for August 13, 1996
and prior periods are presented on the Pre-Acquisition basis of accounting.
INVESTMENTS
FIXED MATURITIES: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.
115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,"
requires fixed maturity securities to be designated as either "available for
sale," "held for investment" or "trading." Sales of fixed maturities
designated as "available for sale" are not restricted by SFAS No. 115.
Available for sale securities are reported at fair value and unrealized gains
and losses on these securities are included directly in stockholder's
equity, after adjustment for related changes in deferred policy acquisition
costs ("DPAC"), present value of in force acquired ("PVIF"), policy reserves
and deferred income
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
taxes. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, all of the Company's
fixed maturity securities are designated as available for sale although the
Company is not precluded from designating fixed maturity securities as held for
investment or trading at some future date.
Securities determined to have a decline in value that is other than temporary
are written down to estimated fair value which becomes the security's new cost
basis by a charge to realized losses in the Company's Statement of Income.
Premiums and discounts are amortized/accrued utilizing the scientific interest
method which results in a constant yield over the security's expected life.
Amortization/accrual of premiums and discounts on mortgage-backed securities
incorporates a prepayment assumption to estimate the securities' expected
lives.
EQUITY SECURITIES: Equity securities are reported at estimated fair value if
readily marketable. The change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation of
marketable equity securities (net of related deferred income taxes, if any) is
included directly in stockholder's equity. Equity securities determined to
have a decline in value that is other than temporary are written down to
estimated fair value which becomes the security's new cost basis by a charge
to realized losses in the Company's Statement of Income.
MORTGAGE LOANS: Mortgage loans on real estate are reported at cost adjusted
for amortization of premiums and accrual of discounts. If the value of any
mortgage loan is determined to be impaired (i.e., when it is probable the
Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual
terms of the loan agreement), the carrying value of the mortgage loan is
reduced to the present value of expected future cash flows from the loan,
discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, or to the loan's observable
market price, or the fair value of the underlying collateral. The carrying
value of impaired loans is reduced by the establishment of a valuation
allowance which is adjusted at each reporting date for significant changes in
the calculated value of the loan. Changes in this valuation allowance are
charged or credited to income.
OTHER INVESTMENTS: Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal. Short-term
investments are reported at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and
accrual of discounts.
FAIR VALUES: Estimated fair values, as reported herein, of publicly traded
fixed maturity securities are as reported by an independent pricing service.
Fair values of conventional mortgage-backed securities not actively traded
in a liquid market are estimated using a third party pricing system. This
pricing system uses a matrix calculation assuming a spread over U.S. Treasury
bonds based upon the expected average lives of the securities. Fair values
of private placement bonds are estimated using a matrix that assumes a spread
(based on interest rates and a risk assessment of the bonds) over U.S.
Treasury bonds. Estimated fair values of equity securities which consists of
the Company's investment in its registered separate accounts are based upon
the quoted fair value of the securities comprising the individual portfolios
underlying the separate accounts. Realized gains and losses are determined on
the basis of specific identification and average cost methods for manager
initiated and issuer initiated disposals, respectively.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
For purposes of the consolidated statement of cash flows, the Company considers
all demand deposits and interest-bearing accounts not related to the investment
function to be cash equivalents. All interest-bearing accounts classified as
cash equivalents have original maturities of three months or less.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
Certain costs of acquiring new insurance business, principally commissions and
other expenses related to the production of new business, have been deferred.
Acquisition costs for variable annuity and variable life products are being
amortized generally in proportion to the present value (using the assumed
crediting rate) of expected future gross profits. This amortization is
"unlocked" when the Company revises its estimate of current or future gross
profits to be realized from a group of products. DPAC is adjusted to reflect
the pro forma impact of unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity
securities the Company has designated as "available for sale" under SFAS No.
115.
PRESENT VALUE OF IN FORCE ACQUIRED
As a result of the merger and the acquisition, a portion of the acquisition
cost related to each transaction was allocated to the right to receive
future cash flows from existing insurance contracts. This allocated cost
represents the PVIF which reflects the value of those purchased policies
calculated by discounting actuarially determined expected future cash flows
at the discount rate determined by the purchaser. Amortization of PVIF is
charged to expense in proportion to expected gross profits. This
amortization is "unlocked" when the Company revises its estimate of current
or future gross profits to be realized from the insurance contracts acquired.
PVIF is adjusted to reflect the pro forma impact of unrealized gains (losses)
on available for sale fixed maturities. See Notes 5 and 6 for additional
information on PVIF resulting from the merger and acquisition.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment primarily represent leasehold improvements, office
furniture and equipment and capitalized computer software and are not
considered to be significant to the Company's overall operations. Property
and equipment are reported at cost less allowances for depreciation.
Depreciation expense is computed primarily on the basis of the straight-line
method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
GOODWILL
Goodwill was established as a result of the merger discussed previously and is
being amortized over 40 years on a straight-line basis. Goodwill established
as a result of the acquisition discussed above was being amortized over 25
years on a straight-line basis. See Notes 5 and 6 for additional information
on the merger and acquisition.
FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
Future policy benefits for fixed interest divisions of the variable products
are established utilizing the retrospective deposit accounting method. Policy
reserves represent the premiums received plus accumulated interest, less
mortality and administration charges. Interest credited to these policies
ranged from 3.30% to 8.25% during 1997. The unearned revenue reserve
represents unearned distribution fees discussed below. These distribution
fees have been deferred and are amortized over the life of the contract in
proportion to its expected gross profits.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Assets and liabilities of the separate accounts reported in the accompanying
balance sheets represent funds that are separately administered principally
for variable annuity and variable life contracts. Contractholders, rather than
the Company, bear the investment risk for variable products. At the direction
of the Contractholders, the separate accounts invest the premiums from the
sale of variable annuity and variable life products in shares of specified
mutual funds. The assets and liabilities of the separate accounts are clearly
identified and segregated from other assets and liabilities of the Company.
The portion of the separate account assets applicable to variable annuity and
variable life contracts cannot be charged with liabilities arising out of any
other business the Company may conduct.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
Variable separate account assets carried at fair value of the underlying
investments generally represent Contractholder investment values maintained
in the accounts. Variable separate account liabilities represent account
balances for the variable annuity and variable life contracts invested in the
separate accounts. Net investment income and realized and unrealized capital
gains and losses related to separate account assets are not reflected in the
accompanying Statements of Income.
Product charges recorded by the Company from variable annuity and variable
life products consist of charges applicable to each contract for mortality and
expense risk, cost of insurance, contract administration and surrender charges.
In addition, some variable annuity and all variable life contracts provide for
a distribution fee collected for a limited number of years after each premium
deposit. Revenue recognition of collected distribution fees is amortized over
the life of the contract in proportion to its expected gross profits. The
balance of unrecognized revenue related to the distribution fees is reported
as an unearned revenue reserve.
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
Deferred tax assets or liabilities are computed based on the difference
between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and
liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate. Deferred tax assets or
liabilities are adjusted to reflect the pro forma impact of unrealized gains
and losses on equity securities and fixed maturity securities the Company has
designated as available for sale under SFAS No. 115. Changes in deferred tax
assets or liabilities resulting from this SFAS No. 115 adjustment are charged
or credited directly to stockholder's equity. Deferred income tax expenses
or credits reflected in the Company's Statement of Income are based on the
changes in the deferred tax asset or liability from period to period
(excluding the SFAS No. 115 adjustment).
DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
The Company's ability to pay dividends to its parent is restricted because
prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities is required for payment of
dividends to the stockholder which exceed an annual limitation. During 1998,
Golden American cannot pay dividends to its parent without prior approval of
statutory authorities. The Company has maintained adequate statutory capital
and surplus and has not used surplus relief or financial reinsurance, which
have come under scrutiny by many state insurance departments.
Under the provisions of the insurance laws of the State of New York, First
Golden cannot distribute any dividends to its stockholders unless a notice of
its intention to declare a dividend and amount of the dividend has been filed
not less than thirty days in advance of the proposed declaration. The
superintendent may disapprove the distribution by giving written notice to
First Golden within thirty days after the filing should the superintendent
find that the financial condition of First Golden does not warrant the
distribution.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
affecting the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying
notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Management is required to utilize historical experience and assumptions about
future events and circumstances in order to develop estimates of material
reported amounts and disclosures. Included among the material (or potentially
material) reported amounts and disclosures that require extensive use of
estimates and assumptions are (1) estimates of fair values of investments in
securities and other financial instruments, as well as fair values of
policyholder liabilities, (2) policyholder liabilities, (3) deferred policy
acquisition costs and present value of in force acquired, (4) fair values of
assets and liabilities recorded as a result of merger and acquisition
transactions, (5) asset valuation
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
allowances, (6) guaranty fund assessment
accruals, (7) deferred tax benefits (liabilities) and (8) estimates for
commitments and contingencies including legal matters, if a liability is
anticipated and can be reasonably estimated. Estimates and assumptions
regarding all of the preceding are inherently subject to change and are
reassessed periodically. Changes in estimates and assumptions could
materially impact the financial statements.
2. BASIS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING
The financial statements of the Company differ from related statutory-basis
financial statements principally as follows: (1) acquisition costs of
acquiring new business are deferred and amortized over the life of the
policies rather than charged to operations as incurred; (2) an asset
representing the present value of future cash flows from insurance
contracts acquired was established as a result of the merger/acquisition and
is amortized and charged to expense; (3) future policy benefit reserves for
the fixed interest divisions of the variable products are based on full
account values, rather than the greater of cash surrender value or amounts
derived from discounting methodologies utilizing statutory interest rates;
(4) reserves are reported before reduction for reserve credits related to
reinsurance ceded and a receivable is established, net of an allowance for
uncollectible amounts, for these credits rather than presented net of these
credits; (5) fixed maturity investments are designated as "available for
sale" and valued at fair value with unrealized appreciation/depreciation,
net of adjustments to deferred income taxes (if applicable), present value of
in force acquired and deferred policy acquisition costs, credited/charged
directly to stockholder's equity rather than valued at amortized cost;
(6) the carrying value of fixed maturity securities is reduced to fair value
by a charge to realized losses in the Statement of Income when declines in
carrying value are judged to be other than temporary, rather than through the
establishment of a formula-determined statutory investment reserve (carried as
a liability), changes in which are charged directly to surplus; (7) deferred
income taxes are provided for the difference between the financial statement
and income tax bases of assets and liabilities; (8) net realized gains or
losses attributed to changes in the level of interest rates in the market are
recognized when the sale is completed rather than deferred and amortized over
the remaining life of the fixed maturity security; (9) a liability is
established for anticipated guaranty fund assessments, net of related
anticipated premium tax credits, rather than capitalized when assessed and
amortized in accordance with procedures permitted by insurance regulatory
authorities; (10) revenues for variable annuity and variable life products
consist of policy charges for the cost of insurance, policy administration
charges, amortization of policy initiation fees and surrender charges assessed
rather than premiums received; (11) the financial statements of Golden
American's wholly owned subsidiary are consolidated rather than recorded at the
equity in net assets; (12) surplus notes are reported as liabilities rather
than as surplus; and (13) assets and liabilities are restated to fair values
when a change in ownership occurs, with provisions for goodwill and other
intangible assets, rather than continuing to be presented at historical cost.
Net loss for Golden American as determined in accordance with statutory
accounting practices was $428,000 in 1997, $9,188,000 in 1996 and $4,117,000
in 1995. Total statutory capital and surplus was $76,914,000 at December 31,
1997 and $80,430,000 at December 31, 1996.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
3. INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
INVESTMENT RESULTS
Major categories of net investment income are summarized below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________
For the period| For the period For the period
October 25, 1997| January 1, 1997 August 14, 1996
through| through through
December 31, 1997| October 24, 1997 December 31, 1996
__________________| ____________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C> <C>
Fixed maturities $4,443 | $18,488 $5,083
Equity securities 3 | -- 103
Mortgage loans on real |
estate 879 | 3,070 203
Policy loans 59 | 482 78
Short-term investments 129 | 443 441
Other, net (154)| 24 2
Funds held in escrow -- | -- --
__________________| ____________________________________
Gross investment income 5,359 | 22,507 5,910
Less investment expenses (232)| (851) (115)
__________________| ____________________________________
Net investment income $5,127 | $21,656 $5,795
==================| ====================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
_____________________________________
For the period |
January 1, 1996 | For the year
through | ended
August 13, 1996 | December 31, 1995
__________________| _________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C>
Fixed maturities $4,507 | $1,610
Equity securities -- | --
Mortgage loans on real |
estate -- | --
Policy loans 73 | 56
Short-term investments 341 | 899
Other, net 22 | 148
Funds held in escrow 145 | 166
__________________| _________________
Gross investment income 5,088 | 2,879
Less investment expenses (98)| (61)
__________________| _________________
Net investment income $4,990 | $2,818
==================| =================
</TABLE>
Realized gains (losses) on investments are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________
For the period| For the period For the period
October 25, 1997| January 1, 1997 August 14, 1996
through| through through
December 31, 1997| October 24, 1997 December 31, 1996
__________________| ____________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C> <C>
Fixed maturities, |
available for sale $25 | $151 $42
Mortgage loans (10)| -- --
__________________| ____________________________________
Realized gains (losses) |
on investments $15 | $151 $42
========================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
_____________________________________
For the period |
January 1, 1996 | For the year
through | ended
August 13, 1996 | December 31, 1995
__________________| _________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C>
Fixed maturities, |
available for sale ($420)| $297
Mortgage loans -- | --
__________________| _________________
Realized gains (losses) |
on investments ($420)| $297
=====================================
</TABLE>
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities at
fair value is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________
For the period | For the period For the period
October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997 August 14, 1996
through | through through
December 31, | October 24, December 31,
1997 | 1997 1996
__________________| ____________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C> <C>
Fixed maturities: |
Available for sale $1,113 | $4,607 $410
Held for investment -- | -- --
Equity securities (533)| (465) (3)
__________________| ____________________________________
Unrealized appreciation |
(depreciation) of |
securities $580 | $4,142 $407
========================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRE-ACQUISITION
_____________________________________
For the period |
January 1, 1996 | For the year
through | ended
August 13, 1996 | December 31, 1995
__________________| _________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C>
Fixed maturities: |
Available for sale ($2,087)| $958
Held for investment -- | 90
Equity securities 1 | 3
__________________| _________________
Unrealized appreciation |
(depreciation) of |
securities ($2,086)| $1,051
=====================================
</TABLE>
At December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, amortized cost, gross unrealized
gains and losses and estimated fair values of fixed maturity securities, all
of which are designated as available for sale, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
_______________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 1997 POST-MERGER
______________________________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. government and
governmental agencies
and authorities:
Mortgage-backed securities $62,988 $155 ($10) $63,133
Other 5,705 5 (1) 5,709
Foreign governments 2,062 -- (9) 2,053
Public utilities 25,899 49 (4) 25,944
Investment grade corporate 219,526 926 (32) 220,420
Below investment grade
corporate 41,355 186 (210) 41,331
Mortgage-backed securities 55,753 78 (20) 55,811
_______________________________________________
Total $413,288 $1,399 ($286) $414,401
===============================================
December 31, 1996 POST-ACQUISITION
______________________________________________________________________________
U.S. government and
governmental agencies
and authorities:
Mortgage-backed securities $70,902 $122 ($247) $70,777
Other 3,082 2 (4) 3,080
Public utilities 35,893 193 (38) 36,048
Investment grade corporate 134,487 586 (466) 134,607
Below investment grade
corporate 25,921 249 (56) 26,114
Mortgage-backed securities 4,868 69 -- 4,937
_______________________________________________
Total $275,153 $1,221 ($811) $275,563
===============================================
</TABLE>
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
At December 31, 1997, net unrealized investment gains on fixed maturities
designated as available for sale totaled $1,113,000. This appreciation caused
an increase to stockholder's equity of $587,000 at December 31, 1997 (net of
deferred income taxes of $316,000, an adjustment of $35,000 to DPAC and PVIF
of $175,000). Short-term investments with maturities of 30 days or less have
been excluded from the above schedules. Amortized cost approximates fair value
for these securities.
Amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities designated as
available for sale, by contractual maturity, at December 31, 1997, are shown
below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because
borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without
call or prepayment penalties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER
_____________________________
Estimated
Amortized Fair
December 31, 1997 Cost Value
_____________________________________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Due within one year $26,261 $26,239
Due after one year through five years 198,249 198,781
Due after five years through ten years 70,037 70,437
_____________ _____________
294,547 295,457
Mortgage-backed securities 118,741 118,944
_____________ _____________
Total $413,288 $414,401
============= =============
</TABLE>
An analysis of sales, maturities and principal repayments of the Company's
fixed maturities portfolio is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Gross Gross Proceeds
Amortized Realized Realized from
Cost Gains Losses Sale
______________________________________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
For the period October 25,
1997 through
December 31, 1997:
Scheduled principal
repayments, calls and
tenders $6,708 $2 -- $6,710
Sales 3,138 23 -- 3,161
______________________________________________________
Total $9,846 $25 -- $9,871
======================================================
For the period January 1,
1997 through October 24,
1997:
Scheduled principal
repayments, calls and
tenders $25,419 -- -- $25,419
Sales 14,052 $153 ($2) 14,203
______________________________________________________
Total $39,471 $153 ($2) $39,622
======================================================
For the period August 14,
1996 through
December 31, 1996:
Scheduled principal
repayments, calls and
tenders $1,612 -- -- $1,612
Sales 45,799 $115 ($73) 45,841
______________________________________________________
Total $47,411 $115 ($73) $47,453
======================================================
For the period January 1,
1996 through August 13,
1996:
Scheduled principal
repayments, calls and
tenders $1,801 -- -- $1,801
Sales 53,710 $152 ($572) 53,290
______________________________________________________
Total $55,511 $152 ($572) $55,091
======================================================
Year ended December 31,
1995:
Scheduled principal
repayments, calls and
tenders $20,279 $305 ($16) $20,568
Sales 3,450 8 -- 3,458
______________________________________________________
Total $23,729 $313 ($16) $24,026
======================================================
</TABLE>
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
INVESTMENT VALUATION ANALYSIS: The Company analyzes its investment portfolio
at least quarterly in order to determine if the carrying value of any of its
investments has been impaired. The carrying value of debt and equity
securities is written down to fair value by a charge to realized losses when
an impairment in value appears to be other than temporary. During 1997 and
1996, no investments were identified as having an impairment other than
temporary.
INVESTMENTS ON DEPOSIT: At December 31, 1997 and 1996, affidavits of deposits
covering bonds with a par value of $6,605,000 were on deposit with regulatory
authorities pursuant to certain statutory requirements.
INVESTMENT DIVERSIFICATIONS: The Company's investment policies related to its
investment portfolio require diversification by asset type, company and
industry and set limits on the amount which can be invested in an individual
issuer. Such policies are at least as restrictive as those set forth by
regulatory authorities. The following percentages relate to holdings at
December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996. Fixed maturity investments included
investments in basic industrials (30% in 1997 and 1996), financial companies
(24% in 1997, 18% in 1996), various government bonds and government or agency
mortgage-backed securities (17% in 1997 and 27% in 1996) and public utilities
(7% in 1997, 13% in 1996). Mortgage loans on real estate have been analyzed
by geographical location with concentrations by state identified as Utah (13%
in 1997, 4% in 1996), California (12% in 1997, 7% in 1996), and Georgia (11%
in 1997, 17% in 1996). There are no other concentrations of mortgage loans in
any state exceeding ten percent at December 31, 1997 and 1996. Mortgage loans
on real estate have also been analyzed by collateral type with significant
concentrations identified in office buildings (43% in 1997, 36% in 1996),
industrial buildings (33% in 1997, 31% in 1996), retail facilities (15% in
1997, 6% in 1996) and multi-family residential buildings (9% in 1997, 27% in
1996). Equity securities and investments accounted for by the equity method
are not significant to the Company's overall investment portfolio.
No investment in any person or its affiliates (other than bonds issued by
agencies of the United States government) exceeded ten percent of
stockholder's equity at December 31, 1997.
4. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
SFAS No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,"
requires disclosure of estimated fair value of all financial instruments,
including both assets and liabilities recognized and not recognized in a
Company's balance sheet, unless specifically exempted. SFAS No. 119,
"Disclosure about Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial
Instruments," requires additional disclosures about derivative financial
instruments. Most of the Company's investments, investment contracts and debt
fall within the standards' definition of a financial instrument. Fair values
for the Company's insurance contracts other than investment contracts are not
required to be disclosed. In cases where quoted market prices are not
available, estimated fair values are based on estimates using present value or
other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by
the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash
flows. Accounting, actuarial and regulatory bodies are continuing to study the
methodologies to be used in developing fair value information, particularly as
it relates to such things as liabilities for insurance contracts. Accordingly,
care should be exercised in deriving conclusions about the Company's business
or financial condition based on the information presented herein.
The Company closely monitors the composition and yield of its invested assets,
the duration and interest credited on insurance liabilities and resulting
interest spreads and timing of cash flows. These amounts are taken into
consideration in the Company's overall management of interest rate risk, which
attempts to minimize exposure to changing interest rates through the matching
of investment cash flows with amounts expected to be due under insurance
contracts. As discussed be-
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
low, the Company has used discount rates in its
determination of fair values for its liabilities which are consistent with
market yields for related assets. The use of the asset market yield is
consistent with management's opinion that the risks inherent in its asset and
liability portfolios are similar. This assumption, however, might not result
in values consistent with those obtained through an actuarial appraisal of the
Company's business or values that might arise in a negotiated transaction.
The following compares carrying values as shown for financial reporting
purposes with estimated fair values:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31 1997 1996
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands) |
Estimated | Estimated
Carrying Fair | Carrying Fair
Value Value | Value Value
___________ ___________| ___________ ___________
<S> <C> <C> | <C> <C>
ASSETS |
Fixed maturities, available |
for sale $414,401 $414,401 | $275,563 $275,563
Equity securities 3,904 3,904 | 33 33
Mortgage loans on real estate 85,093 86,348 | 31,459 30,979
Policy loans 8,832 8,832 | 4,634 4,634
Short-term investments 14,460 14,460 | 12,631 12,631
Cash and cash equivalents 21,039 21,039 | 5,839 5,839
Separate account assets 1,646,169 1,646,169 | 1,207,247 1,207,247
|
LIABILITIES |
Annuity products 493,181 431,859 | 280,076 253,012
Surplus note 25,000 28,837 | 25,000 28,878
Separate account liabilities 1,646,169 1,443,458 | 1,207,247 1,119,158
|
</TABLE>
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating
fair values.
FIXED MATURITIES: Estimated fair values of publicly traded securities are as
reported by an independent pricing service. Estimated fair values of
conventional mortgage-backed securities not actively traded in a liquid market
are estimated using a third party pricing system. This pricing system uses a
matrix calculation assuming a spread over U.S. Treasury bonds based upon the
expected average lives of the securities.
EQUITY SECURITIES: Estimated fair values of equity securities, which consist
of the Company's investment in the portfolios underlying its separate accounts,
are based upon the quoted fair value of the individual securities comprising
the individual portfolios underlying the separate accounts. For equity
securities not actively traded, estimated fair values are based upon values of
issues of comparable yield and quality.
MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE: Fair values are estimated by discounting
expected cash flows, using interest rates currently offered for similar
loans.
POLICY LOANS: Carrying values approximate the estimated fair value for
policy loans.
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: Carrying values
reported in the Company's historical cost basis balance sheet approximate
estimated fair value for these instruments, due to their short-term nature.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS: Separate account assets are based upon the quoted
fair values of the individual securities in the separate accounts.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
ANNUITY PRODUCTS: Estimated fair values of the Company's liabilities for
future policy benefits for the fixed interest division of the variable annuity
products and for supplemental contracts without life contingencies are based
upon discounted cash flow calculations. Cash flows of future policy benefits
are discounted using the market yield rate of the assets supporting these
liabilities.
SURPLUS NOTE: Estimated fair value of the Company's surplus note was based
upon discounted future cash flows using a discount rate approximating the
Company's return on invested assets.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT LIABILITIES: Separate account liabilities are reported at
full account value in the Company's historical cost balance sheet.
Estimated fair values of separate account liabilities are based upon
assumptions using an estimated long-term average market rate of return to
discount future cash flows. The reduction in fair values for separate
account liabilities reflect the present value of future revenue from product
charges, distribution fees or surrender charges.
5. MERGER
TRANSACTION: On October 23, 1997, Equitable shareholders approved the Merger
Agreement dated as of July 7, 1997, among Equitable, PFHI and ING. On October
24, 1997, PFHI, a Delaware corporation, acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of Equitable pursuant to the Merger Agreement. PFHI is a wholly
owned subsidiary of ING, a global financial services holding company based in
The Netherlands. Equitable, an Iowa corporation, in turn, owned all the
outstanding capital stock of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa
("Equitable Life") and Golden American and their wholly owned subsidiaries.
Equitable also owned all the outstanding capital stock of Locust Street
Securities, Inc. ("LSSI"), Equitable Investment Services, Inc., DSI, Equitable
of Iowa Companies Capital Trust, Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital Trust II
and Equitable of Iowa Securities Network, Inc. In exchange for the outstanding
capital stock of Equitable, ING paid total consideration of approximately $2.1
billion in cash and stock plus the assumption of approximately $400 million
in debt according to the Merger Agreement. As a result of the merger,
Equitable was merged into PFHI which was simultaneously renamed Equitable of
Iowa Companies, Inc. ("EIC" or the "Parent"), a Delaware corporation. All
costs of the merger, including expenses to terminate certain benefit plans,
were paid by the Parent.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT: The merger was accounted for as a purchase resulting
in a new basis of accounting, reflecting estimated fair values for assets
and liabilities at October 24, 1997. The purchase price was allocated to EIC
and its subsidiaries. Goodwill was established for the excess of the merger
cost over the fair value of the net assets and pushed down to EIC and its
subsidiaries including Golden American and First Golden. The merger cost is
preliminary with respect to estimated expenses and, as a result, the PVIF and
related amortization and deferred taxes may change. The allocation of the
purchase price to the Company was approximately $227,497,000. The amount of
goodwill allocated to the Company relating to the merger was $151,127,000 at
the merger date and is being amortized over 40 years on a straight-line basis.
The carrying value of goodwill will be reviewed periodically for any
indication of impairment in value. The Company's DPAC, previous balance of
PVIF and unearned revenue reserve, as of the merger date, were eliminated
and an asset of $44,297,000 representing PVIF was established for all policies
in force at the merger date.
PRESENT VALUE OF IN FORCE ACQUIRED: As part of the merger, a portion of the
acquisition cost was allocated to the right to receive future cash flows from
insurance contracts existing with the Company at the date of merger. This
allocated cost represents the present value of in force acquired reflecting
the value of those purchased policies calculated by discounting the
actuarially determined expected future cash flow at the discount rate
determined by ING.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
An analysis of the PVIF asset is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER
________________________
For the period
October 25, 1997
through
December 31, 1997
________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C>
Beginning balance $44,297
Imputed interest 1,004
Amortization (1,952)
Adjustment for unrealized gains
on available for sale securities (175)
________________________
Ending balance $43,174
========================
</TABLE>
Interest is imputed on the unamortized balance of PVIF at a rate of 7.03% for
the period October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997. The amortization of
PVIF net of imputed interest is charged to expense. PVIF is also adjusted for
the unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities; such changes
are included directly in stockholder's equity. Based on current conditions
and assumptions as to the impact of future events on acquired policies in
force, the expected approximate net amoritization for the next five years,
relating to the PVIF as of December 31, 1997, is $6,200,000 in 1998,
$6,000,000 in 1999, $5,600,000 in 2000, $5,000,000 in 2001 and $4,200,000 in
2002. Actual amortization may vary based upon final purchase price allocation
and changes in assumptions and experience.
6. ACQUISITION
TRANSACTION: On August 13, 1996, Equitable acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of BT Variable from Whitewood, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Bankers Trust Company ("Bankers Trust"), pursuant to the terms of the
Purchase Agreement dated as of May 3, 1996 between Equitable and Whitewood.
In exchange for the outstanding capital stock of BT Variable, Equitable paid
the sum of $93,000,000 in cash to Whitewood in accordance with the terms of
the Purchase Agreement. Equitable also paid the sum of $51,000,000 in cash to
Bankers Trust to retire certain debt owed by BT Variable to Bankers Trust
pursuant to a revolving credit arrangement. Subsequent to the acquisition,
the BT Variable, Inc. name was changed to EIC Variable, Inc. At April 30,
1997, EIC Variable, Inc. was liquidated and its investments in Golden American
and DSI were transferred to Equitable, while the remainder of its net assets
were contributed to Golden American. On December 30, 1997, EIC Variable, Inc.
was dissolved.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT: The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase
resulting in a new basis of accounting, which reflected estimated fair
values for assets and liabilities at August 13, 1996. The purchase price
was allocated to the three companies purchased - BT Variable, DSI and Golden
American. Goodwill was established for the excess of the acquisition cost
over the fair value of the net assets acquired and pushed down to Golden
American. The allocation of the purchase price to the Company was
approximately $139,872,000. The amount of goodwill relating to the
acquisition was $41,113,000 and was amortized over 25 years on a straight-line
basis until the October 24, 1997 merger with ING. The Company's DPAC, previous
balance of PVIF and unearned revenue reserve, as of the merger date, were
eliminated and an asset of $85,796,000 representing PVIF was established for
all policies in force at the acquisition date.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
PRESENT VALUE OF IN FORCE ACQUIRED: As part of the acquisition, a portion of
the acquisition cost was allocated to the right to receive future cash flows
from the insurance contracts existing with the Company at the date of
acquisition. This allocated cost represents the present value of in force
acquired reflecting the value of those purchased policies calculated by
discounting the actuarially determined expected future cash flows at the
discount rate determined by Equitable.
An analysis of the PVIF asset is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-ACQUISITION PRE-ACQUISITION
_________________________________________________
For the For the | For the
period period | period
January August | January For the
1, 1997 14, 1996 | 1, 1996 year
through through | through ended
October December | August December
24, 1997 31, 1996 | 13, 1996 31, 1995
_______________________| ________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> | <C> <C>
Beginning balance $83,051 $85,796 | $6,057 $7,620
Imputed interest 5,138 2,465 | 273 548
Amortization (10,363) (5,210)| (1,224) (2,100)
Adjustment for unrealized |
gains (losses) on available |
for sale securities (373) -- | 11 (11)
_______________________| ________________________
Ending balance $77,453 $83,051 | $5,117 $6,057
=================================================
</TABLE>
Pre-Acquisition PVIF represents the remaining value assigned to in force
contracts when Bankers Trust purchased Golden American from Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company in Rehabilitation ("Mutual Benefit") on September
30, 1992.
Interest was imputed on the unamortized balance of PVIF at rates of 7.70%
to 7.80% for the period August 14, 1996 through October 24, 1997. The
amortization of PVIF net of imputed interest was charged to expense. PVIF
was also adjusted for the unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale
securities; such changes were included directly in stockholder's equity.
7. INCOME TAXES
The Company will file a consolidated federal income tax return with its wholly
owned life insurance subsidiary. Under the Internal Revenue Code, a newly
acquired insurance company cannot file as part of its parent's consolidated
tax return for 5 years.
At December 31, 1997, Golden American has net operating loss ("NOL")
carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $8,697,000.
Approximately $5,094,000 and $3,603,000 of these NOL carryforwards are
available to offset future taxable income of the Company through the years 2011
and 2012, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
Income tax expense (benefit) included in the consolidated financial statements
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION PRE-ACQUISITION
_____________________________________________________________________
For the | For the For the | For the
period | period period | period
October 25, | January 1, August 14, | January 1,
1997 | 1997 1996 | 1996 For the
through | through through | through year ended
December 31, | October 24, December 31, | August 13, December 31,
1997 | 1997 1996 | 1996 1995
_____________| __________________________| __________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C> <C> | <C> <C>
Current -- | $12 -- | -- --
Deferred $146 | (1,349) $220 | ($1,463) --
_____________| __________________________| __________________________
$146 | ($1,337) $220 | ($1,463) --
=====================================================================
</TABLE>
The effective tax rate on income (loss) before income taxes is different from
the prevailing federal income tax rate. A reconciliation of this difference
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION PRE-ACQUISITION
_______________________________________________________
For the | For the For the | For the
period | period period | period
October | January August | January
25, 1997 | 1, 1997 14, 1996 | 1, 1996 For the
through | through through | through year ended
December | October December | August December
31, 1997 | 24, 1997 31, 1996 | 13, 1996 31, 1995
___________| ____________________| ____________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C> <C> | <C> <C>
Income (loss) | |
before income taxes ($279)| ($608) $570 | $1,736 $3,364
===========| ====================| ====================
Income tax | |
(benefit) at federal | |
statutory rate ($98)| ($213) $200 | $607 $1,177
Tax effect (decrease) of: | |
Realization of NOL | |
carryforwards -- | -- -- | (1,214) --
Dividends received | |
deduction -- | -- -- | -- (350)
Goodwill amortization 220 | -- -- | -- --
Compensatory stock | |
option and restricted | |
stock expense -- | (1,011) -- | -- --
Other items 24 | (113) 20 | -- 17
Valuation allowance -- | -- -- | (856) (844)
___________| ____________________| ____________________
Income tax expense | |
(benefit) $146 | ($1,337) $220 | ($1,463) $--
=======================================================
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Company's deferred
income tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 1997 and 1996 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
___________________________________
December 31 1997 | 1996
____________________________________________________________ | ________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C>
Deferred tax assets: |
Future policy benefits $27,399 | $19,102
Deferred policy acquisition costs 4,558 | 1,985
Goodwill 17,620 | 5,918
Net operating loss carryforwards 3,044 | 1,653
Other 1,548 | 235
________________ | ________________
54,169 | 28,893
Deferred tax liabilities: |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
of securities at fair value (130) | (145)
Fixed maturity securities (1,665) | --
Present value of in force acquired (15,172) | (29,068)
Other (972) | (45)
________________ | ________________
(17,939) | (29,258)
________________ | ________________
Deferred income tax asset (liability) $36,230 | ($365)
===================================
</TABLE>
The Company is required to establish a "valuation allowance" for any portion
of the deferred tax assets that management believes will not be realized. In
the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that the Company will
realize the benefit of the deferred tax assets, and, therefore, no such
valuation allowance has been established.
8. RETIREMENT PLANS
DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
In 1997, the Company was allocated their share of the pension liability
associated with their employees. The Company's employees are covered by the
employee retirement plan of an affiliate, Equitable Life. The benefits are
based on years of service and the employee's average annual compensation
during the last five years of employment. Further, Equitable Life sponsors a
defined contribution plan that is qualified under Internal Revenue Code Section
401(k). The Company's funding and accounting policies are consistent with the
funding requirements of Federal law and regulations.
The following table sets forth the plan's funded status and amounts recognized
in the Company's consolidated balance sheet:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER
_______________________
December 31, 1997
_______________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C>
Accumulated benefit obligation $579
=======================
Plan assets at fair value, primarily bonds, common
stocks, mortgage loans and short-term investments --
Projected benefit obligation for service rendered to date $956
_______________________
Pension liability $956
=======================
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
Net periodic pension cost included the following components:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER POST-ACQUISITION
______________________________________
For the period | For the period
October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997
through | through
December 31, 1997 | October 24, 1997
__________________| __________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> | <C>
Service cost-benefits earned |
during the period $114 | $568
Interest cost on projected |
benefit obligation 10 | 15
Net amortization and deferral -- | 1
__________________| __________________
Net periodic pension cost $124 | $584
======================================
</TABLE>
The discount rate and rate of increase in future compensation levels used in
determining the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligation
were 7.25% and 5.00%, respectively, at December 31, 1997. The average
expected long term rate of return on plan assets was 9.00% in 1997.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
DSI acts as the principal underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act of
1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the variable
insurance products issued by the Company which as of December 31, 1997 are
sold primarily through six broker/dealer institutions. For the periods
October 25, 1997, through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997 through
October 24, 1997, the Company paid commissions to DSI totaling $9,931,000
and $26,419,000, respectively ($9,995,000 for the period August 14, 1996
through December 31, 1996 and $17,070,000 for the period January 1, 1996
through August 13, 1996). For the year ended December 31, 1995 commissions
paid by Golden American to DSI aggregated $8,440,000.
Golden American provides certain managerial and supervisory services to DSI.
Beginning in 1995, this fee was calculated as a percentage of average assets
in the variable separate accounts. For the periods October 25, 1997 through
December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, the fee was
$508,000 and $2,262,000, respectively. For the periods August 14, 1996
through December 31, 1996 and January 1, 1996 through August 13, 1996 the
fee was $877,000 and $1,390,000, respectively. This fee was $987,000 for 1995.
The Company has a service agreement with Equitable Investment Services, Inc.
("EISI"), an affiliate, in which EISI provides investment management services.
Payments for these services totaled $200,000, $768,000 and $72,000 for the
periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997, January 1, 1997 through
October 24, 1997 and August 14, 1996 through December 31, 1996, respectively.
Golden American has a guaranty agreement with Equitable Life. In consideration
of an annual fee, payable June 30, Equitable Life guarantees to Golden American
that it will make funds available, if needed, to Golden American to pay the
contractual claims made under the provisions of Golden American's life
insurance and annuity contracts. The agreement is not, and nothing contained
therein or done pursuant thereto by Equitable Life shall be deemed to
constitute, a direct or indirect guaranty by Equitable Life of the payment of
any debt or other obligation, indebtedness or liability, of any kind or
character whatsoever, of Golden American. The agreement does not guarantee the
value of the underlying assets held in separate accounts in which funds of
variable life insurance and variable annuity policies have been invested. The
calculation of the annual fee is based on risk based capital. As Golden
American's risk based capital level was above required amounts, no annual fee
was payable.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
Golden American provides certain advisory, computer and other resources and
services to Equitable Life. Revenues for these services which reduced general
expenses incurred by Golden American totaled $1,338,000 and $2,992,000 for
the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997, respectively. No services were provided by Golden
American in 1996.
The Company has a service agreement with Equitable Life in which Equitable Life
provides administrative and financial related services. For the period October
25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997 through October 24,
1997, the Company incurred expenses of $13,000 and $16,000, respectively,
under this agreement.
The Company had premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products from six
significant broker/dealers for the year ended December 31, 1997, that
totaled $445,300,000, or 71% of premiums ($298,000,000 or 67% from two
significant broker/dealers for the year ended December 31, 1996). Included in
these amounts are premiums for 1997 of $26.2 million from LSSI, an affiliate.
SURPLUS NOTE: On December 17, 1996, Golden American issued an 8.25% surplus
note in the amount of $25,000,000 to Equitable. The note matures on December
17, 2026. The note and accrued interest thereon shall be subordinate to
payments due to policyholders, claimant and beneficiary claims, as well as
debts owed to all other classes of debtors of Golden American. Any payment of
principal made shall be subject to the prior approval of the Delaware Insurance
Commissioner. Golden American incurred interest totaling $344,000 and
$1,720,000 for the period October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and
January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, respectively. On December 17, 1996,
Golden American contributed the $25,000,000 to First Golden acquiring 200,000
shares of common stock (100% of outstanding stock) of First Golden.
RECIPROCAL LOAN AGREEMENT: Golden American maintains a reciprocal loan
agreement with ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("ING America"), a
Delaware corporation, and affiliate of EIC, to facilitate the handling of
unusual and/or unanticipated short-term cash requirements. Under this
agreement, which became effective January 1, 1998 and expires December 31,
2007, Golden American and ING America can borrow up to $65,000,000 from one
another. Interest on any Golden American borrowings is charged at the rate of
ING America's cost of funds for the interest period plus 0.15%. Interest
on any ING America borrowings is charged at a rate based on the prevailing
interest rate of U.S. commercial paper available for purchase with a similar
arrangement.
LINE OF CREDIT: Golden American maintained a line of credit agreement with
Equitable to facilitate the handling of unusual and/or unanticipated short-term
cash requirements. Under this agreement which became effective December 1, 1996
and expired December 31, 1997, Golden American could borrow up to $25,000,000.
Interest on any borrowings was charged at the rate of Equitable's monthly
average aggregate cost of short-term funds plus 1.00%. Under this agreement,
the Company incurred interest expense of $213,000 for the period October 25,
1997 through December 31, 1997, $362,000 for the period January 1, 1997 through
October 24, 1997, and $85,000 for the period August 14, 1996 through December
31, 1996. At December 31, 1997, $24,059,000 was outstanding under this
agreement. The outstanding balance was repaid by a capital contribution.
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY: On September 23, 1996, EIC Variable, Inc. contributed
$50,000,000 of Preferred Stock to the Company's additional paid-in capital.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY: In a transaction that closed on September 30, 1992,
Bankers Trust acquired from Mutual Benefit, in accordance with the terms of an
Exchange Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Golden
American and DSI and certain related assets for consideration with an
aggregate value of $13,200,000 and contributed them to BT Variable. The
transaction involved settlement of pre-existing claims of Bankers Trust
against Mutual Benefit. The ultimate value of these claims has not yet been
determined by the Superior Court of New Jersey and, prior to August 13, 1996,
was contingently supported by a $5,000,000 note payable from Golden American
and a $6,000,000 letter of credit from Bankers Trust. Bankers Trust had
estimated that the contingent liability due from Golden American amounted to
$439,000 at August 13, 1996. At August 13, 1996 the balance of the escrow
account established to fund the contingent liability was $4,293,000.
On August 13, 1996, Bankers Trust made a cash payment to Golden American in
an amount equal to the balance of the escrow account less the $439,000
contingent liability discussed above. In exchange, Golden American
irrevocably assigned to Bankers Trust all of Golden American's rights to
receive any amounts to be disbursed from the escrow account in accordance
with the terms of the Exchange Agreement. Bankers Trust also irrevocably
agreed to make all payments becoming due under the Golden American note and
to indemnify Golden American for any liability arising from the note.
REINSURANCE: At December 31, 1997, the Company had reinsurance treaties with
five unaffiliated reinsurers covering a significant portion of the mortality
risks under its variable contracts. The Company remains liable to the extent
its reinsurers do not meet their obligations under the reinsurance agreements.
Reinsurance in force for life mortality risks were $96,686,000 and $58,368,000
at December 31, 1997 and 1996. At December 31, 1997, the Company has a net
payable of $11,000 for reserve credits, reinsurance claims or other receivables
from these reinsurers comprised of $240,000 for claims recoverable from
reinsurers and a payable of $251,000 for reinsurance premiums. Included in the
accompanying financial statements are net considerations to reinsurers of
$326,000, $1,871,000, $875,000, $600,000 and $2,800,000 and net policy benefits
recoveries of $461,000, $1,021,000, $654,000, $1,267,000 and $3,500,000 for the
periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997, January 1, 1997 through
October 24, 1997, August 14, 1996 through December 31, 1996, and January 1,
1996 through August 13, 1996 and the year ended 1995, respectively.
Effective June 1, 1994, Golden American entered into a modified coinsurance
agreement with an unaffiliated reinsurer. The accompanying financial
statements are presented net of the effects of the treaty which increased
income by $265,000, $335,000, $10,000 and $56,000 for the periods October
25, 1997 through December 31, 1997, January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997,
August 14, 1996 through December 31, 1996 and January 1, 1996 through
August 13, 1996, respectively. In 1995, net income was reduced by $109,000.
GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS: Assessments are levied on the Company by life and
health guaranty associations in most states in which the Company is licensed
to cover losses of policyholders of insolvent or rehabilitated insurers. In
some states, these assessments can be partially recovered through a reduction
in future premium taxes. The Company cannot predict whether and to what
extent legislative initiatives may affect the right to offset. Based upon
information currently available from the National Organization of Life and
Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA), the Company believes that
it is probable these insolvencies will result in future assessments which
could be material to the Company's financial statements if the Company's
reserve is not sufficient. The Company regularly reviews its reserve for
these insolvencies and updates its reserve based upon the Company's
interpretation of information from the NOLHGA annual report. The associated
cost for a particular insurance company can vary significantly based upon
its fixed account premium volume by line of business and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (CONTINUED)
December 31, 1997
state premium levels
as well as its potential for premium tax offset. Accordingly, the Company
accrued and charged to expense an additional $141,000 for the period October
25, 1997 through December 31, 1997, $446,000 for the period January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997, $291,000 for the period August 14, 1996 through
December 31, 1996 and $480,000 for the period January 1, 1996 through August
13, 1996. At December 31, 1997, the Company has an undiscounted reserve of
$1,358,000 to cover estimated future assessments (net of related anticipated
premium tax credits) and has established an asset totaling $238,000 for
assessments paid which may be recoverable through future premium tax offsets.
The Company believes this reserve is sufficient to cover expected future
insurance guaranty fund assessments, based upon previous premiums, and known
insolvencies at this time.
LITIGATION: In the ordinary course of business, the Company is engaged in
litigation, none of which management believes is material.
VULNERABILITY FROM CONCENTRATIONS: The Company has various concentrations in
its investment portfolio (see Note 3 for further information). The Company's
asset growth, net investment income and cash flow are primarily generated from
the sale of variable products and associated future policy benefits and
separate account liabilities. A significant portion of the Company's sales is
generated by six broker/dealers. Substantial changes in tax laws that would
make these products less attractive to consumers, extreme fluctuations in
interest rates or stock market returns which may result in higher lapse
experience than assumed, could cause a severe impact to the Company's
financial condition.
OTHER COMMITMENTS: At December 31, 1997, outstanding commitments to fund
mortgage loans on real estate totaled $1,825,000.
YEAR 2000 (UNAUDITED): Based on a study of its computer software and
hardware, the Company has determined its exposure to the Year 2000 change of
the century date issue. Management believes the Company's systems are or
will be substantially compliant by Year 2000 and has engaged external
consultants to validate this assumption. Golden American has spent
approximately $2,000 in 1997 related to the external consultants' analysis.
The projected cost to the Company for the external consultants' analysis is
approximately $130,000 to $170,000. The only system known to be affected by
this issue is a system maintained by an affiliate who will incur the related
costs to make the system compliant. To mitigate the effect of outside
influences and other dependencies relative to the Year 2000, the Company will
be contacting significant customers, suppliers and other third parties. To
the extent these third parties would be unable to transact business in the
Year 2000 and thereafter, the Company's operations could be adversely affected.
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Description of Golden American Life Insurance Company... 1
Safekeeping of Assets................................... 1
The Administrator....................................... 1
Independent Auditors.................................... 2
Distribution of Contracts............................... 2
Performance Information................................. 3
IRA Withdrawal Option................................... 9
Other Information....................................... 9
Financial Statements of Separate Account................ 10
Appendix -- Description of Bond Ratings................. A-1
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APPENDIX A
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE #1: FULL SURRENDER -- EXAMPLE OF A NEGATIVE MARKET VALUE
ADJUSTMENT
Assume $100,000 was allocated to a Fixed Interest Allocation with a
guarantee interest period of 10 years, a guaranteed interest rate of 7.5%,
an initial Index Rate ("I") of 7%; that a full surrender is
requested 3 years into the guaranteed interest period; that the then Index
Rate for a 7 year guaranteed interest period ("J") is 8%; and that no
prior transfers or partial withdrawals affecting this Fixed Interest
Allocation have been made.
CALCULATE THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
1. The contract value of the Fixed Interest Allocation on the date of
surrender is $124,230
( $100,000 X 1.075 ^ 3 )
2. N = 2,555 ( 365 X 7 )
3. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 X
(( 1.07 / 1.0850 ) ^ ( 2,555 / 365 ) - 1 ) = $11,535
Therefore, the amount paid to you on full surrender ignoring any
surrender charge is $112,695 ( $124,230 - $11,535 ).
EXAMPLE #2: FULL SURRENDER -- EXAMPLE OF A POSITIVE MARKET VALUE
ADJUSTMENT
Assume $100,000 was allocated to a Fixed Interest Allocation with a
guaranteed interest period of 10 years, a guaranteed interest rate of 7.5%,
an initial Index Rate ("I") of 7%; that a full surrender is
requested 3 years into the guaranteed interest period; that the then Index
Rate for a 7 year guaranteed interest period ("J") is 6%; and that no
prior transfers or partial withdrawals affecting this Fixed Interest
Allocation have been made.
CALCULATE THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
1. The contract value of the Fixed Interest Allocation on the date of
surrender is $124,230
( $100,000 X 1.075 ^ 3 )
2. N = 2,555 ( 365 X 7 )
3. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 X
(( 1.07 / 1.0650 ) ^ ( 2,555 / 365 ) - 1 ) = $4,141
Therefore, the amount paid to you on full surrender ignoring any
surrender charge is $128,371 ( $124,230 + $4,141 ).
EXAMPLE #3: WITHDRAWAL -- EXAMPLE OF A NEGATIVE MARKET VALUE
ADJUSTMENT
Assume $200,000 was allocated to a Fixed Interest Allocation with a
guaranteed interest period of 10 years, a guaranteed interest rate of 7.5%,
an initial Index Rate ("I") of 7%; that a partial withdrawal of
$112,695 is requested 3 years into the guaranteed interest period; that
the then Index Rate ("J") for a 7 year guaranteed interest period is 8%;
and that no prior transfers or partial withdrawals affecting this
Fixed Interest Allocation have been made.
First calculate the amount that must be withdrawn from the Fixed
Interest Allocation to provide the amount requested.
1. The contract value of the Fixed Interest Allocation on the date of
withdrawal is $248,459
( $200,000 X 1.075 ^ 3 )
2. N = 2,555 ( 365 X 7 )
3. Amount that must be withdrawn =
(( $112,695 / ( 1.07 / 1.0850 ) ^ ( 2,555 / 365 )) = $124,230
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Then calculate the Market Value Adjustment on that amount
4. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 X
(( 1.07 / 1.0850 ) ^ ( 2,555 / 365 ) - 1 ) = $11,535
Therefore, the amount of the withdrawal paid to you is
$112,695, as requested. The Fixed Interest Allocation will be reduced
by the amount of the withdrawal, $112,695, and also reduced by the
Market Value Adjustment of $11,535, for a total reduction in the
Fixed Interest Allocation of $124,230.
EXAMPLE #4: WITHDRAWAL -- EXAMPLE OF A POSITIVE MARKET VALUE
ADJUSTMENT
Assume $200,000 was allocated to a Fixed Interest Allocation with a
guaranteed interest period of 10 years, a guaranteed interest rate of 7.5%,
an initial Index Rate of 7%; that a partial withdrawal of $128,371
requested 3 years into the guaranteed interest period; that the then Index
Rate ("J") for a 7 year guaranteed interest period is 6%; and that no
prior transfers or withdrawals affecting this Fixed Interest
Allocation have been made.
First calculate the amount that must be withdrawn from the Fixed
Interest Allocation to provide the amount requested.
1. The contract value of Fixed Interest Allocation on the date of
surrender is $248,459
( $200,000 X 1.075 ^ 3 )
2. N = 2,555 ( 365 X 7 )
3. Amount that must be withdrawn =
(( $128,371 / ( 1.07 / 1.0650 ) ^ ( 2,555 / 365 )) = $124,230
Then calculate the Market Value Adjustment on that amount
4. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 X
(( 1.07 / 1.0650 ) ^ ( 2,555 / 365 ) - 1 ) = $4,141
Therefore, the amount of the partial withdrawal paid to you is
$128,371, as requested. The Fixed Interest Allocation will be reduced
by the amount of the partial withdrawal, $128,371, but increased by the
Market Value Adjustment of $4,141, for a total reduction in the
Fixed Interest Allocation of $124,230.
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APPENDIX B
SURRENDER CHARGE FOR EXCESS WITHDRAWALS EXAMPLE
The following assumes you made an initial premium payment of $25,000
and additional premium payments of $25,000 in each of the second and
third contract years, for total premium payments under the Contract of
$75,000. It also assumes a withdrawal at the beginning of the fifth
contract year of 30% of the contract value of $90,000.
In this example, $15,000 (maximum of $15,000 or $75,000 x .10) is the
maximum free withdrawal amount that you may withdraw during the
contract year without a surrender charge. The total withdrawal would
be $27,000 ($90,000 x .30). Therefore, $12,000 ($27,000 - $15,000) is
considered an excess withdrawal of a part of the initial premium
payment of $25,000 and would be subject to a 4% surrender charge of
$480 ($12,000 x .04). This example does not take into account any
Market Value Adjustment or deduction of any premium taxes.
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Golden American Life Insurance Company is a stock company
domiciled in Wilmington, Delaware
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GOLDENSELECT VALUE
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE
AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT
ISSUED BY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
("Account B")
(or the "Account")
OF
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
PROSPECTUS FOR THE GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEFERRED
VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT WHICH IS REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THE PROSPECTUS SETS FORTH INFORMATION THAT A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR OUGHT
TO KNOW BEFORE INVESTING. FOR A COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS, SEND A WRITTEN
REQUEST TO GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CUSTOMER SERVICE
CENTER, P.O. BOX 8794, WILMINGTON, DE 19899-8794 OR TELEPHONE
1-800-366-0066.
DATE OF PROSPECTUS AND
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
February [12], 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM PAGE
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Description of Golden American Life Insurance Company. . . . . . . 1
Safekeeping of Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Independent Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Distribution of Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Performance Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
IRA Partial Withdrawal Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Financial Statements of Separate Account B . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Appendix-Description of Bond Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
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INTRODUCTION
This Statement of Additional Information provides background information
regarding Account B.
DESCRIPTION OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Golden American Life Insurance Company ("Golden American") is a stock
life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.
On August 13, 1996, Equitable of Iowa Companies, Inc. (formerly Equitable
of Iowa Companies)("EIC")acquired all of the interest in Golden American
and Directed Services, Inc. On October 24, 1997, Equitable of Iowa Companies
and ING Groep N.V. ("ING") completed a merger agreement with Equitable of
Iowa becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of ING. ING, headquartered in The
Netherlands, is a global financial services holding company with over
$307.6 billion in assets as of December 31, 1997.
As of December 31, 1997, Golden American had approximately $227.3 million
in stockholder's equity and approximately $2.4 billion in total assets,
including approximately $1.6 billion of separate account assets. Golden
American is authorized to do business in all jurisdictions except New York.
Golden American offers variable annuities and variable life insurance.
Golden American has formed a subsidiary, First Golden American Life Insurance
Company of New York ("First Golden"), who currently writes variable
annuity business in the state of New York. The initial capitalization of
First Golden was $25 million.
SAFEKEEPING OF ASSETS
Golden American acts as its own custodian for Account B.
THE ADMINISTRATOR
Effective January 1, 1997, Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa
("Equitable Life") and Golden American became parties to a service
agreement pursuant to which Equitable Life agreed to provide certain
accounting, actuarial, tax, underwriting, sales, management and other
services to Golden American. Expenses incurred by Equitable Life in
relation to this service agreement were reimbursed by Golden American
on an allocated cost basis. No charges were billed to Golden American
by Equitable Life pursuant to the service agreement in 1997.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, will perform annual audits of Golden
American and the Account.
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS
The offering of contracts under the prospectus associated with this Statement
of Additional Information is continuous.
Directed Services, Inc., an affiliate of the Depositor, acts as the principal
underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the variable insurance products issued by
Golden American which, from December 31, 1994 through December 31, 1996, were
sold primarily through two broker/dealer institutions, and during the year
ended December 1997 were sold primarily through six broker/dealer institutions.
For the years ended 1997, 1996 and 1995 commissions paid by Golden American to
Directed Services, Inc. aggregated $36,351,000, $27,065,000 and $8,440,000,
respectively. Directed Services, Inc. is located at 1001 Jefferson Street,
suite 400, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
Golden American provided to Directed Services, Inc. certain of its personnel to
perform management, administrative and clerical services and the use of certain
facilities. Golden American charged Directed Services, Inc. for such expenses
and all other general and administrative costs,
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first on the basis of direct charges when identifiable, and the remainder
allocated based on the estimated amount of time spent by Golden American's
employees on behalf of Directed Services, Inc. In the opinion of management,
this method of cost allocation is reasonable. In 1995, the service agreement
between Directed Services, Inc. and Golden American was amended to provide for
a management fee from Directed Services, Inc. to Golden American for managerial
and supervisory services provided by Golden American. This fee, calculated as
a percentage of average assets in the variable separate accounts, was
$2,770,000, $2,267,000 and $987,000 for the years ended 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
Performance information for the subaccounts of Account B, including yields,
standard annual returns and other non standard measures of performance of
all subaccounts, may appear in reports or promotional literature to current
or prospective owners. Such non standard measures of performance will be
computed, or accompanied by performance data computed, in accordance with
standards defined by the SEC. Negative values are denoted by minus signs
("-"). Performance information for measures other than total return do not
reflect any applicable premium tax that can range from 0% to 3.5%. As
described in the prospectus, five death benefit options are available.
The following performance values reflect the election at issue of the 7%
Solution Enhanced Death Benefit Option providing values reflecting
the highest aggregate contract charges. If one of the other death benefit
options had been elected, the historical performance values would be higher
than those represented in the examples.
No contracts offered by this prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
were issued as of the date of this Statement of Additional Information.
Therefore, the performance illustrations below are based on hypothetical
investments, in each subaccount from the date of the underlying portfolio
inception.
SEC STANDARD MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT YIELDS
Current yield for the Liquid Asset subaccount will be based on the change in
the value of a hypothetical investment (exclusive of capital changes or
income other than investment income) over a particular 7-day period, less
a pro-rata share of subaccount expenses accrued over that period (the "base
period"), and stated as a percentage of the investment at the start of the
base period (the "base period return"). The base period return is then
annualized by multiplying by 365/7, with the resulting yield figure carried
to at least the nearest hundredth of one percent. Calculation of "effective
yield" begins with the same "base period return" used in the calculation of
yield, which is then annualized to reflect weekly compounding pursuant to
the following formula:
EFFECTIVE YIELD = [(BASE PERIOD RETURN) +1) ^ (365/7)] - 1
The hypothetical current yield and effective yield of the Liquid Asset
subaccount for the 7-day period December 25, 1997 to December 31, 1997
were 3.83% and 3.90%, respectively.
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SEC STANDARD 30-DAY YIELD FOR NON-MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNTS
Quotations of yield for the remaining subaccounts will be based on all
investment income per subaccount earned during a particular 30-day period,
less expenses accrued during the period ("net investment income"),
and will be computed by dividing net investment income by the value
of an accumulation unit on the last day of the period, according to the
following formula:
YIELD = 2 [ ( a - b +1)^(6) - 1]
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Where:
[a] equals the net investment income earned during the
period by the investment portfolio attributable to
shares owned by a subaccount
[b] equals the expenses accrued for the period (net of
reimbursements)
[c] equals the average daily number of units outstanding
during the period based on the accumulation unit value
[d] equals the value (maximum offering price) per accumulation
unit value on the last day of the period
Yield on subaccounts of Account B is earned from the increase in net asset
value of shares of the investment portfolio in which the subaccount invests and
from dividends declared and paid by the investment portfolio, which are
automatically reinvested in shares of the investment portfolio.
SEC STANDARD AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR ALL SUBACCOUNTS
Quotations of average annual total return for any subaccount will be expressed
in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical
investment in a contract over a period of one, five and 10 years (or, if less,
up to the life of the division), calculated pursuant to the formula:
P(1+T)^(n)=ERV
Where:
(1) [P] equals a hypothetical initial premium payment of
$1,000
(2) [T] equals an average annual total return
(3) [n] equals the number of years
(4) [ERV] equals the ending redeemable value of a
hypothetical $1,000 initial premium payment made at the
beginning of the period (or fractional portion thereof)
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All total return figures reflect the deduction of the maximum sales load, the
administrative charges, and the mortality and expense risk charges. The
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
requires that an assumption be made that the contract owner surrenders the
entire contract at the end of the one, five and 10 year periods (or, if less,
up to the life of the security) for which performance is required to be
calculated. This assumption may not be consistent with the typical contract
owner's intentions in purchasing a contract and may adversely affect returns.
Quotations of total return may simultaneously be shown for other periods, as
well as quotations of total return that do not take into account certain
contractual charges such as sales load.
The hypothetical Average Annualized Total Return for the subaccounts presented
on a standardized basis for the year ending December 31, 1997 were as follows:
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Multiple Allocation 9.81% 8.68%* 8.41%* 01/25/89
Fully Managed 7.75% 7.98%* 7.87%* 01/25/89
Capital Appreciation 21.17% 14.49%* 14.69%* 05/04/92
Rising Dividends 22.03% n/a 17.30% 10/04/93
All-Growth -1.61% 1.97%* 4.07%* 01/25/89
Real Estate 15.09% 17.22%* 11.05%* 01/25/89
Hard Assets -1.31% 17.14%* 8.42%* 01/25/89
Global Fixed Income* -6.74% n/a 4.06% 10/07/94
Value Equity 19.52% n/a 20.94% 01/01/95
Strategic Equity 15.45% n/a 15.01% 10/02/95
Small Cap 2.79% n/a 10.86% 01/02/96
Mid-Cap Growth* 12.00% n/a 20.04% 10/07/94
Research* 12.46% n/a 20.68% 10/07/94
Total Return* 13.19% n/a 14.75% 10/07/94
Growth & Income 17.41% n/a 25.23% 04/01/96
Value + Growth* 8.16% n/a 13.25% 04/01/96
Limited Maturity Bond -0.81% 2.31%* 5.33%* 01/25/89
Liquid Asset -2.37% 2.34%* 3.70%* 01/25/89
Growth Opportunities** n/a n/a n/a 02/19/98
Developing World** n/a n/a n/a 02/19/98
PIMCO High Yield Bond** n/a n/a n/a 05/01/98
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth n/a n/a n/a 05/01/98
and Income**
International Equity 9.62% n/a% 4.04% 04/01/96
</TABLE>
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* Total return calculation reflects partial waiver of fees and expenses.
** Subaccount commenced operations after December 31, 1997
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NON-STANDARD AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR ALL SUBACCOUNTS
Quotations of non-standard average annual total return for any subaccount will
be expressed in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a
hypothetical investment in a contract over a period of one, five and ten
years (or, if less, up to the life of the subaccount), calculated pursuant to
the formula:
[P(1+T)^(n)]=ERV
Where:
(1) [P] equals a hypothetical initial premium payment of
$1,000
(2) [T] equals an average annual total return
(3) [n] equals the number of years
(4) [ERV] equals the ending redeemable value of a
hypothetical $1,000 initial premium payment made at the
beginning of the period (or fractional portion thereof)
assuming certain loading and charges are zero.
All total return figures reflect the deduction of the mortality and expense
risk charge and the administrative charges, but not the deduction of the
maximum sales load and the annual contract fee.
Average Annualized Total Return for the subaccounts presented on a non-
standardized basis for the year ending December 31, 1997 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The hypothetical Average Annualized Total Return for Year Ending 12/31/97 -- Non-Standardized
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Division One Year Period Five Year Period Inception to Inception Date
Ending 12/31/97 Ending 12/31/97 Ending 12/31/97
- -------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Multiple Allocation 15.85% 9.28%* 8.43%* 01/25/89
Fully Managed 13.79% 8.59%* 7.90%* 01/25/89
Capital Appreciation 27.21% 14.98%* 14.99%* 05/04/92
Rising Dividends 28.07% n/a 17.89% 10/04/93
All-Growth 4.44% 2.74%* 4.11%* 01/25/89
Real Estate 21.13% 17.67%* 11.07%* 01/25/89
Hard Assets 4.73% 17.58%* 8.44%* 01/25/89
Global Fixed* -0.69% n/a 5.50% 10/07/94
Value Equity 25.56% n/a 22.33% 01/01/95
Strategic Equity 21.49% n/a 17.27% 10/02/95
Small Cap 8.84% n/a 13.60% 01/02/96
Mid-Cap Growth* 18.05% n/a 21.09% 10/07/94
Research* 18.50% n/a 21.72% 10/07/94
Total Return* 19.23% n/a 15.91% 10/07/94
Growth & Income 23.46% n/a 28.06% 04/01/96
Value + Growth* 14.20% n/a 16.37% 04/01/96
Limited Maturity Bond 5.23% 4.04%* 5.36%* 01/25/89
Liquid Asset 3.62% 2.97%* 3.73%* 01/25/89
Growth Opportunities** n/a n/a n/a 02/19/98
Developing World** n/a n/a n/a 02/19/98
PIMCO High Yield Bond** n/a n/a n/a 05/01/98
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth
and Income** n/a n/a n/a 05/01/98
International Equity 3.57% n/a -0.50% 04/01/96
</TABLE>
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* Total return calculation reflects partial waiver of fees and expenses.
** Subaccount commenced operations after December 31, 1997.
Performance information for a subaccount may be compared, in reports and
promotional literature, to: (i) the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index ("S&P
500"), Dow Jones Industrial Average ("DJIA"), Donoghue Money Market
Institutional Averages, or other indices that measure performance of a
pertinent group of securities so that investors may compare a division's
results with those of a group of securities widely regarded by investors
as representative of the securities markets in general; (ii) other groups
of variable annuity separate accounts or other investment products tracked
by Lipper Analytical Services, a widely used independent research firm which
ranks mutual funds and other investment companies by overall performance,
investment objectives, and assets, or tracked by other services, companies,
publications, or persons who rank such investment companies on overall
performance or other criteria; and (iii) the Consumer Price Index (measure
for inflation) to assess the real rate of return from an investment in the
contract. Unmanaged indices may assume the reinvestment of dividends but
generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs
and expenses.
Performance information for any subaccount reflects only the performance of a
hypothetical contract under which contract value is allocated to a
subaccount during a particular time period on which the calculations are based.
Performance information should be considered in light of the investment
objectives and policies, characteristics and quality of the investment portfolio
of the GCG Trust, the PIMCO Trust and the Warburg Pincus Trust in which the
Account B subaccounts invest, and the market conditions during the given time
period, and should not be considered as a representation of what may be achieved
in the future.
Reports and promotional literature may also contain other information
including the ranking of any subaccount derived from rankings of variable
annuity separate accounts or other investment products tracked by Lipper
Analytical Services or by other rating services, companies, publications, or
other persons who rank separate accounts or other investment products on
overall performance or other criteria.
PUBLISHED RATINGS
From time to time, the rating of Golden American as an insurance company by
A.M. Best may be referred to in advertisements or in reports to contract
owners. Each year the A.M. Best Company reviews the financial status of
thousands of insurers,
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culminating in the assignment of Best's Ratings. These ratings reflect
their current opinion of the relative financial strength and operating
performance of an insurance company in comparison to the norms of the
life/health insurance industry. Best's ratings range from A+ + to F. An
A++ and A+ ratings mean, in the opinion of A.M. Best, that the insurer has
demonstrated the strongest ability to meet its respective policyholder and
other contractual obligations.
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE
We use accumulation unit value to calculate the value of a Contract. Each
subaccount has its own accumulation unit value. The calculation of the
accumulation unit value is discussed in the prospectus for the Contracts
under Performance Information. The following illustrations show a calculation
of a new accumulation unit value and the purchase of accumulation units (using
hypothetical examples). Note that the examples below are calculated for a
Contract issued with the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit, the death
benefit option with the highest mortality and expense risk charge.
The mortality and expense risk charge associated with the 3% and 5% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefits, the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit, and the
Standard Death Benefit are lower than that used in the examples and would
result in higher accumulation unit values or contract values.
1. Accumulation unit value, beginning of period . . . . $ 10.00
2. Value of securities, beginning of period. . . . . . . $ 10.00
3. Change in value of securities . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.10
4. Gross investment return (3) divided by (2). . . . . . 0.01
5. Less daily mortality and expense charge . . . . . . . 0.003308
6. Less asset based administrative charge. . . . . . . . 0.000411
7. Net investment return (4) minus (5) minus (6) . . . . 0.006281
8. Net investment factor (1.000000) plus (7) . . . . . . 1.006281
9. Accumulation unit value, end of period (1)
multiplied by (8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.06281
ILLUSTRATION OF PURCHASE OF UNITS (ASSUMING NO STATE PREMIUM TAX)
Example 2.
1. Initial premium payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000
2. Accumulation unit value, on effective date
of purchase (see Example 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.00
3. Number of accumulation units purchased (1)
divided by (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
4. For business day following purchase
(see Example 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10.06281
5. Contract value for business day
following purchase (3) multiplied by (4). . . . . . . $ 1,006.28
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IRA PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OPTION
If the contract owner has an IRA contract and will attain age 70 1/2 in the
current calendar year, distributions will be made in accordance with the
requirements of Federal tax law. This option is available to assure that the
required minimum distributions from qualified plans under the Internal Revenue
Code (the "Code") are made. Under the Code, distributions must begin no later
than April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
contract owner attains age 70 1/2. If the required minimum distribution is
not withdrawn, there may be a penalty tax in an amount equal to 50% of the
difference between the amount required to be withdrawn and the amount actually
withdrawn. Even if the IRA Partial Withdrawal Option is not elected,
distributions must nonetheless be made in accordance with the requirements of
Federal tax law.
Golden American notifies the contract owner of these regulations with a letter
mailed on January 1st of the calendar year in which the contract owner reaches
age 70 1/2 which explains the IRA Partial Withdrawal Option and supplies an
election form. If electing this option, the owner specifies whether the
withdrawal amount will be based on a life expectancy calculated on a single
life basis (contract owner's life only) or, if the contract owner is married,
on a joint life basis (contract owner's and spouse's lives combined). The
contract owner selects the payment mode on a monthly, quarterly or annual
basis. If the payment mode selected on the election form is more frequent
than annually, the payments in the first calendar year in which the option is
in effect will be based on the amount of payment modes remaining when Golden
American receives the completed election form. Golden American calculates the
IRA Partial Withdrawal amount each year based on the minimum distribution
rules. We do this by dividing the contract value by the life expectancy.
In the first year withdrawals begin, we use the contract value as of the
date of the first payment. Thereafter, we use the contract value on
December 31st of each year. The life expectancy is recalculated each year.
Certain minimum distribution rules govern payouts if the designated beneficiary
is other than the contract owner's spouse and the beneficiary is more than ten
years younger than the contract owner.
OTHER INFORMATION
Registration statements have been filed with the SEC under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Contracts discussed in this
Statement of Additional Information. Not all of the information set forth in
the registration statements, amendments and exhibits thereto has been included
in this Statement of Additional Information. Statements contained in this
Statement of Additional Information concerning the content of the Contracts
and other legal instruments are intended to be summaries. For a complete
statement of the terms of these documents, reference should be made to the
instruments filed with the SEC.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
The unaudited financial statements of Separate Account B for the period ended
September 30, 1998 are included in this Statement of Additional Information.
The audited financial statements of Separate Account B are listed below and
are included in this Statement of Additional Information:
Report of Independent Auditors
Audited Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liability as of December 31, 1997
Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 1997
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Years Ended
December 31, 1996 and 1997
Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Golden American Life Insurance Company
Separate Account B (Unaudited)
Periods ended September 30, 1998 and
December 31, 1997
Golden American Life Insurance Company
Separate Account B
Financial Statements
Periods ended September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
Table of Contents
Unaudited Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liability
Statement of Operations
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Notes to Financial Statements
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITY (Unaudited)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMBINED
____________
<S> <C>
ASSETS
Investments at net asset value:
The GCG Trust:
Liquid Asset Series,
174,541,999 shares (cost - $174,542) $174,542
Limited Maturity Bond Series,
8,801,293 shares (cost - $93,632) 96,550
Hard Assets Series,
2,870,226 shares (cost - $45,123) 30,568
All-Growth Series,
5,351,541 shares (cost - $70,945) 64,114
Real Estate Series,
4,566,204 shares (cost - $69,959) 72,694
Fully Managed Series,
12,669,852 shares (cost - $181,587) 204,238
Multiple Allocation Series,
19,446,965 shares (cost - $241,112) 260,977
Capital Appreciation Series,
12,178,359 shares (cost - $184,348) 208,859
Rising Dividends Series,
18,571,848 shares (cost - $328,563) 362,152
Emerging Markets Series,
3,447,037 shares (cost - $33,096) 19,717
Market Manager Series,
396,812 shares (cost - $4,321) 6,519
Value Equity Series,
7,211,315 shares (cost - $110,661) 100,669
Strategic Equity Series,
4,984,661 shares (cost - $62,293) 59,417
Small Cap Series,
6,462,777 shares (cost - $84,744) 80,719
Managed Global Series,
8,953,942 shares (cost - $103,922) 108,522
Mid-Cap Growth Series,
5,088,114 shares (cost - $86,095) 74,592
Growth & Income Series,
9,692,554 shares (cost - $144,367) 127,554
Research Series,
10,246,290 shares (cost - $197,708) 171,522
Total Return Series,
10,575,594 shares (cost - $167,194) 157,366
Value + Growth Series,
7,485,760 shares (cost - $107,037) 94,696
Global Fixed Income Series,
513,233 shares (cost - $5,493) 5,763
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITY (Unaudited)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMBINED
____________
<S> <C>
ASSETS - CONTINUED
Investments at net asset value:
The GCG Trust:
Developing World Series,
301,487 shares (cost - $2,231) $2,027
Growth Opportunities Series,
443,753 shares (cost - $4,301) 3,714
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust:
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio,
2,819,458 shares (cost - $27,570) 26,953
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio,
1,630,950 shares (cost - $18,186) 17,140
Greenwich Street Series Fund:
Appreciation Portfolio,
44,711 shares (cost - $904) 809
Travelers Series Fund Inc.:
Smith Barney High Income Portfolio,
61,479 shares (cost - $843) 759
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio,
33,157 shares (cost - $661) 588
Smith Barney International Equity Portfolio,
22,550 shares (cost - $319) 272
Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio,
441,831 shares (cost - $442) 442
Warburg Pincus Trust:
International Equity Portfolio,
3,432,293 shares (cost - $33,813) 33,866
____________
TOTAL ASSETS (cost - $2,586,012) 2,568,320
LIABILITY
Payable to Golden American Life Insurance Company
for charges and fees 1,543
____________
TOTAL NET ASSETS $2,566,777
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NET ASSETS
For variable annuity insurance contracts $2,555,928
Retained in Separate Account B by Golden American
Life Insurance Company 10,849
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TOTAL NET ASSETS $2,566,777
============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Liquid Maturity Hard
Asset Bond Assets
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $3,679 -- --
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 3,679 -- --
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges 989 $595 $363
Annual administrative charges 53 35 11
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges 5 1 1
Contingent deferred sales charges 213 48 31
Other contract charges 7 2 2
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 499 301 136
Premium taxes 3 6 3
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 1,769 988 547
Fees waived by Golden American 5 9 4
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 1,764 979 543
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 1,915 (979) (543)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments -- 45 (3,826)
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments -- 4,373 (8,821)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $1,915 $3,439 ($13,190)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
All- Real Fully
Growth Estate Managed
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- -- --
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- -- --
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges $663 $734 $1,710
Annual administrative charges 29 25 83
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges 1 1 2
Contingent deferred sales charges 30 29 39
Other contract charges 1 1 4
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 326 229 676
Premium taxes 7 5 16
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 1,057 1,024 2,530
Fees waived by Golden American 10 6 19
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 1,047 1,018 2,511
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (1,047) (1,018) (2,511)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 431 2,809 1,442
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (9,824) (13,671) 1,928
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($10,440) ($11,880) $859
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Multiple Capital
Alloca- Apprecia- Rising
tion tion Dividends
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- -- --
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- -- --
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges $2,215 $1,934 $3,117
Annual administrative charges 113 83 151
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges 7 2 3
Contingent deferred sales charges 67 35 77
Other contract charges 9 7 11
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 1,399 839 690
Premium taxes 31 25 10
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 3,841 2,925 4,059
Fees waived by Golden American 26 27 19
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 3,815 2,898 4,040
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (3,815) (2,898) (4,040)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,890 5,899 3,105
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 4,623 (14,456) (27,898)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $2,698 ($11,455) ($28,833)
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<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Emerging Market Value
Markets Manager Equity
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- -- --
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- -- --
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges $269 -- $1,028
Annual administrative charges 7 $1 43
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges 1 -- 1
Contingent deferred sales charges 14 -- 26
Other contract charges -- -- 2
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 124 33 174
Premium taxes 2 -- 2
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 417 34 1,276
Fees waived by Golden American 3 -- 3
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 414 34 1,273
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (414) (34) (1,273)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (2,906) 136 667
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (8,136) (117) (17,592)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($11,456) ($15) ($18,198)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic Small Managed
Equity Cap Global
Division Division Division
_________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- -- --
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
_________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- -- --
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges $621 $769 $1,081
Annual administrative charges 22 37 43
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges 1 -- 1
Contingent deferred sales charges 40 28 43
Other contract charges -- 3 3
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 108 93 401
Premium taxes 1 1 8
_________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 793 931 1,580
Fees waived by Golden American 4 2 9
_________________________________
NET EXPENSES 789 929 1,571
_________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (789) (929) (1,571)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,085 1,557 4,817
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (10,398) (9,242) 1,064
_________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($10,102) ($8,614) $4,310
=================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Mid-Cap Growth &
Growth Income Research
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $4,346 $3,956 $12,011
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 4,346 3,956 12,011
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges 541 1,037 1,115
Annual administrative charges 35 65 82
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges 1 1 --
Contingent deferred sales charges 13 24 34
Other contract charges 1 1 4
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 40 73 58
Premium taxes -- 1 1
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 631 1,202 1,294
Fees waived by Golden American 1 3 2
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 630 1,199 1,292
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 3,716 2,757 10,719
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 529 276 813
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (12,290) (18,062) (26,574)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($8,045) ($15,029) ($15,042)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Global
Total Value + Fixed
Return Growth Income
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $9,551 $5,951 $128
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 9,551 5,951 128
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges 990 670 26
Annual administrative charges 73 43 2
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- 1 --
Contingent deferred sales charges 36 17 2
Other contract charges 1 1 --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 38 31 --
Premium taxes 1 1 --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 1,139 764 30
Fees waived by Golden American 2 2 --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 1,137 762 30
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 8,414 5,189 98
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 138 122 11
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (10,240) (10,911) 280
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($1,688) ($5,600) $389
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PIMCO
Growth High
Developing Oppor- Yield
World tunities Bond
Division Division Division
(a) (a) (c)
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- -- $336
Capital gains distributions -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- -- 336
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges $7 $13 67
Annual administrative charges 1 2 10
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- -- --
Contingent deferred sales charges -- -- 9
Other contract charges -- -- --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load -- -- 3
Premium taxes -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 8 15 89
Fees waived by Golden American -- -- --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 8 15 89
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (8) (15) 247
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (211) (4) (156)
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (204) (587) (617)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($423) ($606) ($526)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PIMCO
StocksPLUS Smith
Growth Barney
and Appre- High
Income ciation Income
Division Division Division
(b)
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $121 $8 $37
Capital gains distributions -- 33 8
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 121 41 45
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges 39 6 5
Annual administrative charges 8 1 --
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- -- --
Contingent deferred sales charges -- -- --
Other contract charges -- -- --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load 2 -- --
Premium taxes -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 49 7 5
Fees waived by Golden American -- -- --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 49 7 5
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 72 34 40
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (73) 2 9
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (1,046) (86) (87)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($1,047) ($50) ($38)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith Smith
Barney Barney Smith
Large Inter- Barney
Cap national Money
Value Equity Market
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $6 -- $16
Capital gains distributions 16 -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 22 -- 16
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges 5 $3 4
Annual administrative charges 1 -- --
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- -- --
Contingent deferred sales charges -- -- --
Other contract charges -- -- --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load -- -- --
Premium taxes -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 6 3 4
Fees waived by Golden American -- -- --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES 6 3 4
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 16 (3) 12
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2 -- --
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (80) (42) --
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($62) ($45) $12
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
For the period ended September 30, 1998, Except as Noted
(continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Equity
Division Combined
_______________________
<S> <C> <C>
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- $40,146
Capital gains distributions -- 57
_______________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- 40,203
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges $218 20,834
Annual administrative charges 14 1,073
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- 30
Contingent deferred sales charges 4 859
Other contract charges -- 60
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load -- 6,273
Premium taxes -- 124
_______________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER 236 29,253
Fees waived by Golden American -- 156
_______________________
NET EXPENSES 236 29,097
_______________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (236) 11,106
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (4,798) 13,811
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 146 (188,567)
_______________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($4,888) ($163,650)
=======================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(b) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(c) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Liquid
Asset
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $37,476
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 970
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 970
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 29,455
Contract distributions and terminations (18,096)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 7,253
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 196
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 18,808
__________
Total increase (decrease) 19,778
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 57,254
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Liquid
Asset
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $1,915
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,915
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 162,108
Contract distributions and terminations (28,364)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (18,443)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 12
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 115,313
__________
Total increase (decrease) 117,228
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $174,482
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Maturity
Bond
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $54,334
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 2,703
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 139
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (690)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 2,152
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 5,847
Contract distributions and terminations (8,648)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (1,150)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (68)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (4,019)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (1,867)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 52,467
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Maturity
Bond
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($979)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 45
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,373
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3,439
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 26,844
Contract distributions and terminations (6,428)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 20,180
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 7
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 40,603
__________
Total increase (decrease) 44,042
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $96,509
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Hard
Assets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $43,301
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 8,570
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 3,106
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (9,738)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,938
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 6,936
Contract distributions and terminations (5,699)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (886)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (87)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 264
__________
Total increase (decrease) 2,202
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 45,503
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Hard
Assets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($543)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (3,826)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (8,821)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (13,190)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 6,015
Contract distributions and terminations (3,635)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (4,152)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 9
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (1,763)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (14,953)
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $30,550
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
All-Growth
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $76,842
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 490
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 556
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 1,550
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 2,596
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 7,441
Contract distributions and terminations (10,832)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (4,053)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (256)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (7,700)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (5,104)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 71,738
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
All-Growth
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1,047)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 431
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (9,824)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (10,440)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 11,958
Contract distributions and terminations (7,079)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (2,106)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 5
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 2,778
__________
Total increase (decrease) (7,662)
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $64,076
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real
Estate
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $50,681
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 3,901
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,621
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,391
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 11,913
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 14,095
Contract distributions and terminations (5,798)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,766
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 43
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 12,106
__________
Total increase (decrease) 24,019
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 74,700
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real
Estate
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1,018)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,809
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (13,671)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (11,880)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 22,591
Contract distributions and terminations (5,013)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (7,750)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 12
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 9,840
__________
Total increase (decrease) (2,040)
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $72,660
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fully
Managed
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $134,431
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 9,632
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,407
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,898
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 17,937
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 19,633
Contract distributions and terminations (17,687)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 4,389
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (53)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 6,282
__________
Total increase (decrease) 24,219
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 158,650
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fully
Managed
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($2,511)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,442
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 1,928
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 859
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 56,252
Contract distributions and terminations (13,540)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 1,887
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 28
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 44,627
__________
Total increase (decrease) 45,486
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $204,136
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Multiple
Allocation
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $270,427
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 21,419
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 5,773
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 9,866
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 37,058
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 9,404
Contract distributions and terminations (45,162)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (9,649)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (209)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (45,616)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (8,558)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 261,869
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Multiple
Allocation
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($3,815)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,890
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,623
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 2,698
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 25,195
Contract distributions and terminations (30,256)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 1,305
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 20
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (3,736)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (1,038)
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $260,831
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital
Appreciation
Division
____________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $145,989
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 13,819
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 8,242
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 16,323
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 38,384
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 17,440
Contract distributions and terminations (20,143)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,915
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 232
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 3,444
____________
Total increase (decrease) 41,828
____________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 187,817
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital
Appreciation
Division
____________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($2,898)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 5,899
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (14,456)
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (11,455)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 49,577
Contract distributions and terminations (21,207)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,998
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 23
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 32,391
____________
Total increase (decrease) 20,936
____________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $208,753
============
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rising
Dividends
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $123,573
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 1,726
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 3,602
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 33,738
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 39,066
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 45,995
Contract distributions and terminations (18,620)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 25,458
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 471
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 53,304
__________
Total increase (decrease) 92,370
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 215,943
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rising
Dividends
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($4,040)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 3,105
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (27,898)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (28,833)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 160,698
Contract distributions and terminations (17,879)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 32,000
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 47
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 174,866
__________
Total increase (decrease) 146,033
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $361,976
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Emerging
Markets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $37,153
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (826)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (1,134)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (2,698)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (4,658)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 5,427
Contract distributions and terminations (5,304)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 2,002
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (119)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 2,006
__________
Total increase (decrease) (2,652)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 34,501
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Emerging
Markets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($414)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (2,906)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (8,136)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (11,456)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 2,233
Contract distributions and terminations (2,489)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (3,087)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 2
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (3,341)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (14,797)
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $19,704
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market
Manager
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $5,479
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 424
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 238
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 1,127
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,789
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments (59)
Contract distributions and terminations (189)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (303)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (1)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (552)
__________
Total increase (decrease) 1,237
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 6,716
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market
Manager
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($34)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 136
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (117)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (15)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 17
Contract distributions and terminations (165)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (309)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (457)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (472)
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $6,244
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $42,861
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 5,696
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 898
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,129
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 11,723
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 16,881
Contract distributions and terminations (5,181)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 10,573
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 168
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 22,441
__________
Total increase (decrease) 34,164
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 77,025
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1,273)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 667
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (17,592)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (18,198)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 43,990
Contract distributions and terminations (5,352)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,142
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 10
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 41,790
__________
Total increase (decrease) 23,592
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $100,617
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $29,858
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 1,752
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,180
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,847
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 7,779
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 9,853
Contract distributions and terminations (4,107)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 6,920
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 134
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 12,800
__________
Total increase (decrease) 20,579
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 50,437
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($789)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,085
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (10,398)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (10,102)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 22,564
Contract distributions and terminations (3,982)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 471
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 2
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 19,055
__________
Total increase (decrease) 8,953
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $59,390
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Small Cap
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $33,056
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (754)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (174)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,543
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3,615
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 13,691
Contract distributions and terminations (3,143)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,487
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 19
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 16,054
__________
Total increase (decrease) 19,669
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 52,725
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Small Cap
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($929)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,557
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (9,242)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (8,614)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 35,056
Contract distributions and terminations (4,548)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 6,052
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 6
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 36,566
__________
Total increase (decrease) 27,952
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $80,677
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Managed
Global
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $86,266
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 6,640
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,841
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (883)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 8,598
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 17,472
Contract distributions and terminations (12,081)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 4,438
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (12)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 9,817
__________
Total increase (decrease) 18,415
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 104,681
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Managed
Global
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1,571)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 4,817
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 1,064
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 4,310
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 9,579
Contract distributions and terminations (9,711)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (398)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 8
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (522)
__________
Total increase (decrease) 3,788
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $108,469
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Mid-Cap
Growth
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $4,571
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 612
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 57
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 912
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,581
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 8,980
Contract distributions and terminations (580)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,763
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 46
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 14,209
__________
Total increase (decrease) 15,790
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 20,361
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Mid-Cap
Growth
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $3,716
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 529
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (12,290)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (8,045)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 50,982
Contract distributions and terminations (2,031)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 13,285
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 1
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 62,237
__________
Total increase (decrease) 54,192
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $74,553
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth &
Income
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $8,275
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 3,057
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 177
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 980
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 4,214
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 22,706
Contract distributions and terminations (1,861)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 11,481
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 107
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 32,433
__________
Total increase (decrease) 36,647
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 44,922
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth &
Income
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $2,757
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 276
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (18,062)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (15,029)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 87,143
Contract distributions and terminations (4,789)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 15,231
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 5
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 97,590
__________
Total increase (decrease) 82,561
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $127,483
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Research
Division
(b)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $801
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 19
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 388
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,208
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 19,514
Contract distributions and terminations (534)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 14,044
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 170
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 33,194
__________
Total increase (decrease) 34,402
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 34,402
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Research
Division
(b)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $10,719
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 813
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (26,574)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (15,042)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 120,437
Contract distributions and terminations (3,687)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 35,316
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 10
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 152,076
__________
Total increase (decrease) 137,034
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $171,436
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total
Return
Division
(a)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $687
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 18
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 412
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,117
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 15,427
Contract distributions and terminations (602)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 10,193
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 96
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 25,114
__________
Total increase (decrease) 26,231
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 26,231
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total
Return
Division
(a)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $8,414
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 138
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (10,240)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (1,688)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 110,212
Contract distributions and terminations (3,732)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 26,246
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 21
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 132,747
__________
Total increase (decrease) 131,059
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $157,290
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value +
Growth
Division
(b)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($137)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 515
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (1,430)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (1,052)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 15,158
Contract distributions and terminations (431)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 9,404
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 99
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 24,230
__________
Total increase (decrease) 23,178
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 23,178
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value +
Growth
Division
(b)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $5,189
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 122
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (10,911)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (5,600)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 63,587
Contract distributions and terminations (2,007)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 15,481
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 9
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 77,070
__________
Total increase (decrease) 71,470
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $94,648
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Global
Fixed
Income
Division
(g)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $9
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (1)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (10)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (2)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 190
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 18
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 208
__________
Total increase (decrease) 206
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 206
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Global
Fixed
Income
Division
(g)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $98
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 11
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 280
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 389
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 3,528
Contract distributions and terminations (137)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 1,775
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 5,166
__________
Total increase (decrease) 5,555
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $5,761
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Develop-
ing
World
Division
(h)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Develop-
ing
World
Division
(h)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($8)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (211)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (204)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (423)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 2,011
Contract distributions and terminations (5)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 443
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 2,449
__________
Total increase (decrease) 2,026
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $2,026
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth
Oppor-
tunities
Division
(h)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth
Oppor-
tunities
Division
(h)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($15)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (4)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (587)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (606)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 2,828
Contract distributions and terminations (11)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 1,502
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 4,319
__________
Total increase (decrease) 3,713
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $3,713
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PIMCO
High
Yield
Bond
Division
(j)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PIMCO
High
Yield
Bond
Division
(j)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $247
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (156)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (617)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (526)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 18,226
Contract distributions and terminations (506)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 9,749
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 27,469
__________
Total increase (decrease) 26,943
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $26,943
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PIMCO
StocksPLUS
Growth
and
Income
Division
(i)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
PIMCO
StocksPLUS
Growth
and
<CAPTION> Income
Division
(i)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $72
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (73)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (1,046)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (1,047)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 12,629
Contract distributions and terminations (102)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,651
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 1
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 18,179
__________
Total increase (decrease) 17,132
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $17,132
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Appre-
ciation
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $15
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (9)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 7
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 256
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 256
__________
Total increase (decrease) 263
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 263
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Appre-
ciation
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $34
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (86)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (50)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 569
Contract distributions and terminations (9)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 35
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 595
__________
Total increase (decrease) 545
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $808
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
High
Income
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 3
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 206
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 206
__________
Total increase (decrease) 209
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 209
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
High
Income
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $40
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 9
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (87)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (38)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 524
Contract distributions and terminations (9)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 72
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 587
__________
Total increase (decrease) 549
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $758
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Large Cap
Value
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 7
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 6
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 204
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 209
__________
Total increase (decrease) 215
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 215
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Large Cap
Value
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $16
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (80)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (62)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 403
Contract distributions and terminations (4)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 35
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 434
__________
Total increase (decrease) 372
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $587
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(d)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments ($5)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (5)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 99
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 2
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 101
__________
Total increase (decrease) 96
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 96
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(d)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($3)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (42)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (45)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 180
Contract distributions and terminations (1)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 42
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 221
__________
Total increase (decrease) 176
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $272
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Money
Market
Division
(e)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments $183
Contract distributions and terminations (1)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (1)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 181
__________
Total increase (decrease) 181
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 181
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Money
Market
Division
(e)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $12
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 12
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 548
Contract distributions and terminations (17)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (282)
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 249
__________
Total increase (decrease) 261
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $442
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $81
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (12)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (93)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (24)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 1,825
Contract distributions and terminations (2)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 182
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 2,005
__________
Total increase (decrease) 1,981
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 1,981
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($236)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (4,798)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 146
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (4,888)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 32,775
Contract distributions and terminations (459)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 4,442
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 36,758
__________
Total increase (decrease) 31,870
__________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $33,851
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
____________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1997 $1,184,573
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 81,285
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 31,070
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 75,558
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 187,913
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 304,259
Contract distributions and terminations (184,701)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 111,251
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 976
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 231,785
____________
Total increase (decrease) 419,698
____________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 1,604,271
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Unaudited)
For the periods ended December 31, 1997 and September 30, 1998,
Except as Noted (continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
____________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $11,106
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 13,811
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (188,567)
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (163,650)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 1,141,259
Contract distributions and terminations (177,154)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 161,813
Addition to assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 238
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 1,126,156
____________
Total increase (decrease) 962,506
____________
NET ASSETS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 $2,566,777
============
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, March 2, 1998
(i) Commencement of operations, May 8, 1998
(j) Commencement of operations, May 11, 1998
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
September 30, 1998
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
Separate Account B (the "Account") was established by Golden American
Life Insurance Company ("Golden American") to support the operations of
variable annuity contracts ("Contracts"). Golden American is primarily
engaged in the issuance of variable insurance products and is licensed as
a life insurance company in the District of Columbia and all states
except New York. The Account is registered as a unit investment trust
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended. Golden American provides for variable
accumulation and benefits under the Contracts by crediting annuity
considerations to one or more divisions within the Account or the Golden
American Guaranteed Interest Division, the Golden American Fixed Interest
Division and the Fixed Separate Account, which are not part of the
Account, as directed by the Contractowners. The portion of the Account's
assets applicable to Contracts will not be chargeable with liabilities
arising out of any other business Golden American may conduct, but
obligations of the Account, including the promise to make benefit
payments, are obligations of Golden American. The assets and liabilities
of the Account are clearly identified and distinguished from the other
assets and liabilities of Golden American.
At September 30, 1998, the Account had, under GoldenSelect Contracts,
twenty-six investment divisions: Liquid Asset, Limited Maturity Bond,
Hard Assets (formerly Natural Resources), All-Growth, Real Estate, Fully
Managed, Multiple Allocation, Capital Appreciation, Rising Dividends,
Emerging Markets, Market Manager, Value Equity, Strategic Equity, Small Cap,
Managed Global, Mid-Cap Growth (formerly OTC), Growth & Income, Research,
Total Return, Value + Growth, Global Fixed Income, Developing World, Growth
Opportunities, PIMCO High Yield Bond, PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income and
International Equity Divisions ("Divisions"). The Account also had, under
Granite PrimElite Contracts, eight investment divisions: Mid-Cap Growth
(formerly OTC), Research, Total Return, Appreciation, Smith Barney High
Income, Smith Barney Large Cap Value (formerly Smith Barney Income and Growth),
Smith Barney International Equity and Smith Barney Money Market Divisions
(collectively with the divisions noted above, "Divisions"). The Managed
Global Division was formerly the Managed Global Account of Golden American's
Separate Account D from October 12, 1992 until September 3, 1996. The assets
in each Division are invested in shares of a designated series ("Series,"
which may also be referred to as "Portfolio") of mutual funds of The GCG
Trust, the Travelers Series Fund Inc., the Greenwich Street Series Fund
(formerly the Smith Barney Series Fund), the Warburg Pincus Trust or the
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trusts"). The Account also includes
The Fund For Life Division, which is not included in the accompanying
financial statements, and which ceased to accept new Contracts effective
December 31, 1994.
On August 14, 1998, after approval from the Securities and Exchange
Commission, The GCG Trust and the Equi-Select Series Trust were
consolidated. This consolidation resulted in the substitution of shares
of each Series of the Equi-Select Series with shares of similar Series of
The GCG Trust. The consolidation is expected to reduce operating
expenses. The consolidation resulted in the following Series being
substituted from The GCG Trust: Global Fixed Income (for the
International Fixed Income), Mid-Cap Growth (for the OTC), Research,
Total Return, Value + Growth and Growth & Income.
The Market Manager Division was open for investment for only a brief
period during 1994 and 1995. This Division is now closed and
Contractowners are not permitted to direct their investments into this
Division. Contractowners with investments in the Market Manager Division
were permitted to elect to update their Contracts to DVA PLUS Contracts.
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 1998. For further information, refer to the financial
statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 1997
included in this amendment to the separate account registration statement.
NOTE 3 - NET ASSETS
Investments at net asset value less the payable to Golden American Life
Insurance Company for charges and fees at September 30, 1998 consisted of
the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Liquid Maturity Hard All-
Asset Bond Assets Growth
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $166,559 $79,294 $27,565 $62,543
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments 7,923 14,297 17,540 8,364
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments -- 2,918 (14,555) (6,831)
_____________________________________________________
$174,482 $96,509 $30,550 $64,076
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real Fully Multiple Capital
Estate Managed Allocation Appreciation
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $54,070 $151,329 $134,792 $132,024
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments 15,855 30,156 106,174 52,218
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 2,735 22,651 19,865 24,511
_____________________________________________________
$72,660 $204,136 $260,831 $208,753
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rising Emerging Market Value
Dividends Markets Manager Equity
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $319,252 $47,267 $2,318 $100,886
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments 9,135 (14,184) 1,728 9,723
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 33,589 (13,379) 2,198 (9,992)
_____________________________________________________
$361,976 $19,704 $6,244 $100,617
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic Small Managed Mid-Cap
Equity Cap Global Growth
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $58,595 $85,346 $91,376 $80,937
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments 3,671 (644) 12,493 5,119
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments (2,876) (4,025) 4,600 (11,503)
_____________________________________________________
$59,390 $80,677 $108,469 $74,553
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth & Total Value +
Income Research Return Growth
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $138,028 $185,270 $157,861 $101,300
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments 6,268 12,352 9,257 5,689
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments (16,813) (26,186) (9,828) (12,341)
_____________________________________________________
$127,483 $171,436 $157,290 $94,648
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Global Growth PIMCO
Fixed Developing Oppor- High Yield
Income World tunities Bond
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $5,374 $2,449 $4,319 $27,469
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments 117 (219) (19) 91
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 270 (204) (587) (617)
_____________________________________________________
$5,761 $2,026 $3,713 $26,943
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PIMCO Smith Smith
StocksPLUS Barney Barney
Growth and Appre- High Large Cap
Income ciation Income Value
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $18,179 $851 $793 $643
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments (1) 52 49 17
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments (1,046) (95) (84) (73)
_____________________________________________________
$17,132 $808 $758 $587
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney Smith
Inter- Barney Inter-
national Money national
Equity Market Equity
Division Division Division Combined
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $322 $430 $38,763 $2,276,204
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) and net
realized gain (loss) on
investments (3) 12 (4,965) 308,265
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments (47) -- 53 (17,692)
_____________________________________________________
$272 $442 $33,851 $2,566,777
=====================================================
</TABLE>
NOTE 4 - UNIT VALUES
Accumulation unit value information (which is based on total assets) for
units outstanding by contract type as of September 30, 1998 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
LIQUID ASSET
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 10,731 $15.04 $161
DVA 100 4,021 14.75 59
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 425,900 15.04 6,407
DVA 100 2,093,824 14.75 30,890
DVA Series 100 84,033 14.26 1,198
DVA PLUS - Standard 565,424 14.42 8,151
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 3,837,984 14.21 54,527
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 3,006,684 14.00 42,098
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 2,254,008 13.78 31,051
____________
174,542
LIMITED MATURITY BOND
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 8,488 17.73 150
DVA 100 17,752 17.38 309
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 61,241 17.73 1,086
DVA 100 2,167,774 17.38 37,686
DVA Series 100 26,962 16.80 453
DVA PLUS - Standard 235,278 17.00 4,000
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,475,353 16.76 24,720
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,092,949 16.51 18,048
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 621,523 16.25 10,098
____________
96,550
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
HARD ASSETS
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 677 $15.25 $10
DVA 100 9,174 14.96 137
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 86,213 15.25 1,315
DVA 100 805,025 14.96 12,041
DVA Series 100 24,010 14.45 347
DVA PLUS - Standard 156,425 14.61 2,286
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 218,899 14.40 3,153
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 614,939 14.19 8,729
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 182,582 13.97 2,550
___________
30,568
ALL-GROWTH
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 1,058 13.02 14
DVA 100 16,175 12.77 207
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 69,627 13.02 907
DVA 100 2,534,505 12.77 32,364
DVA Series 100 23,473 12.34 290
DVA PLUS - Standard 233,511 12.48 2,914
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 648,538 12.30 7,975
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,362,813 12.12 16,515
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 245,518 11.92 2,928
___________
64,114
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REAL ESTATE
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 1,982 $23.26 $46
DVA 100 23,650 22.81 539
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 39,399 23.26 916
DVA 100 1,239,959 22.81 28,286
DVA Series 100 10,264 22.04 226
DVA PLUS - Standard 187,848 22.29 4,187
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 408,649 21.97 8,977
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 965,854 21.65 20,910
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 404,032 21.30 8,607
____________
72,694
FULLY MANAGED
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 3,360 21.12 71
DVA 100 62,406 20.71 1,292
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 103,861 21.12 2,193
DVA 100 4,315,940 20.71 89,374
DVA Series 100 35,276 20.01 706
DVA PLUS - Standard 503,070 20.23 10,179
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,382,221 19.94 27,563
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,526,357 19.65 49,649
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 1,200,333 19.34 23,211
____________
204,238
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
MULTIPLE ALLOCATION
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 17,137 $22.08 $378
DVA 100 92,764 21.65 2,008
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 426,679 22.08 9,419
DVA 100 8,136,686 21.65 176,151
DVA Series 100 71,913 20.92 1,504
DVA PLUS - Standard 385,784 21.15 8,161
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 649,628 20.85 13,543
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,917,638 20.55 39,399
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 515,248 20.22 10,414
____________
260,977
CAPITAL APPRECIATION
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 8,627 22.01 190
DVA 100 48,677 21.73 1,058
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 83,421 22.01 1,836
DVA 100 4,823,873 21.73 104,819
DVA Series 100 51,217 21.24 1,088
DVA PLUS - Standard 389,295 21.41 8,334
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,078,031 21.20 22,857
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,587,764 21.00 54,341
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 690,393 20.77 14,336
____________
208,859
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RISING DIVIDENDS
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 7,464 $19.91 $149
DVA 100 17,944 19.71 354
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 131,654 19.91 2,621
DVA 100 4,519,507 19.71 89,084
DVA Series 100 97,284 19.37 1,884
DVA PLUS - Standard 1,135,860 19.49 22,136
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 3,551,554 19.34 68,701
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 6,512,144 19.20 125,036
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 2,742,770 19.03 52,187
____________
362,152
EMERGING MARKETS
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 679 5.76 4
DVA 100 11,652 5.70 66
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 67,452 5.76 388
DVA 100 1,638,256 5.70 9,340
DVA Series 100 24,499 5.60 137
DVA PLUS - Standard 272,943 5.64 1,539
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 247,274 5.60 1,384
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,203,831 5.55 6,685
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 31,469 5.50 174
____________
19,717
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
MARKET MANAGER
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 100 331,770 $19.20 $6,370
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 7,958 18.77 149
____________
6,519
VALUE EQUITY
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 424 15.99 7
DVA 100 4,871 15.87 77
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 28,034 15.99 448
DVA 100 1,119,694 15.87 17,772
DVA Series 100 23,187 15.66 363
DVA PLUS - Standard 474,513 15.74 7,470
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,234,128 15.66 19,322
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,606,693 15.57 40,587
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 946,185 15.45 14,623
____________
100,669
STRATEGIC EQUITY
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 100 37,736 12.52 472
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 60,034 12.60 756
DVA 100 789,356 12.52 9,882
DVA Series 100 22,173 12.39 275
DVA PLUS - Standard 501,705 12.44 6,241
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,039,321 12.38 12,871
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,664,610 12.33 20,523
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 685,074 12.26 8,397
____________
59,417
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SMALL CAP
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 100 8,866 $12.15 $108
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 23,058 12.22 282
DVA 100 690,789 12.15 8,393
DVA Series 100 20,057 12.03 241
DVA PLUS - Standard 444,156 12.07 5,359
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,800,125 12.02 21,631
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,764,221 11.97 33,077
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 975,771 11.92 11,628
____________
80,719
MANAGED GLOBAL
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 669 12.67 8
DVA 100 20,503 12.52 257
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 36,491 12.67 462
DVA 100 4,189,513 12.52 52,448
DVA Series 100 51,817 12.27 636
DVA PLUS - Standard 636,971 12.32 7,851
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 527,143 12.22 6,440
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 3,283,974 12.11 39,761
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 55,009 11.98 659
____________
108,522
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
MID-CAP GROWTH
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 25,799 $18.59 $480
DVA 100 283,583 18.44 5,229
DVA Series 100 12,371 18.18 225
DVA PLUS - Standard 177,152 18.26 3,234
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,485,192 18.12 26,911
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,265,085 18.04 22,816
Granite PrimElite - Standard 982 18.26 18
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 22,512 18.12 408
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 851,830 17.93 15,271
____________
74,592
GROWTH & INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 37,720 14.53 548
DVA 100 535,001 14.46 7,737
DVA Series 100 11,407 14.33 164
DVA PLUS - Standard 519,575 14.37 7,467
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 2,756,404 14.32 39,465
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 3,065,552 14.26 43,722
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 2,002,475 14.21 28,451
____________
127,554
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RESEARCH
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 13,840 $19.37 $268
DVA 100 448,508 19.21 8,617
DVA Series 100 20,997 18.94 398
DVA PLUS - Standard 376,271 19.02 7,157
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 2,787,506 18.91 52,725
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 3,096,089 18.79 58,183
Granite PrimElite - Standard 2,966 19.02 56
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 38,429 18.91 727
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 2,323,082 18.68 43,391
____________
171,522
TOTAL RETURN
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 2,070 17.03 35
DVA 100 411,526 16.90 6,953
DVA Series 100 8,149 16.66 136
DVA PLUS - Standard 511,738 16.73 8,561
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 3,062,959 16.63 50,944
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 3,025,023 16.53 49,996
Granite PrimElite - Standard 9,715 16.73 163
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 30,188 16.63 502
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 2,439,499 16.43 40,076
____________
157,366
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
VALUE + GROWTH
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 33,768 $13.44 $454
DVA 100 308,882 13.38 4,132
DVA Series 100 11,288 13.26 150
DVA PLUS - Standard 334,435 13.29 4,445
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 2,543,984 13.24 33,690
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,037,789 13.19 26,882
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 1,898,000 13.14 24,943
____________
94,696
GLOBAL FIXED INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 100 4,994 13.25 66
DVA PLUS - Standard 480 13.12 6
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 262,884 13.05 3,430
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 70,276 12.96 911
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 104,791 12.89 1,350
____________
5,763
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
DEVELOPING WORLD
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 547 $6.69 $4
DVA 100 3,250 6.68 22
DVA PLUS - Standard 616 6.67 4
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 165,813 6.66 1,105
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 69,253 6.66 461
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 64,808 6.65 431
____________
2,027
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 483 8.33 4
DVA 100 14,076 8.32 117
DVA PLUS - Standard 5,585 8.31 46
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 248,605 8.30 2,063
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 101,365 8.29 840
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 77,692 8.28 644
____________
3,714
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
PIMCO HIGH YIELD BOND
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 1,919 $9.82 $19
DVA 100 94,708 9.81 929
DVA PLUS - Standard 142,440 9.80 1,396
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,141,592 9.80 11,184
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 567,233 9.79 5,553
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 804,632 9.78 7,872
____________
26,953
PIMCO STOCKSPLUS GROWTH AND INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 100 42,112 9.16 386
DVA PLUS - Standard 12,631 9.15 116
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 766,971 9.14 7,013
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 465,554 9.14 4,254
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 588,348 9.13 5,371
____________
17,140
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(In thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
APPRECIATION
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 809 $14.19 $11
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 56,442 14.13 798
____________
809
SMITH BARNEY HIGH INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 12,253 13.38 164
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 44,779 13.31 595
____________
759
SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 1,049 17.04 18
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 33,651 16.95 570
____________
588
SMITH BARNEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 2,945 12.63 37
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 18,666 12.56 235
____________
272
SMITH BARNEY MONEY MARKET
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 2,137 11.33 24
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 37,044 11.27 418
____________
442
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 1,797,899 9.22 16,579
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 506,331 9.25 4,684
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 1,367,829 9.22 12,603
____________
33,866
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
Financial Statements
Golden American Life Insurance Company
Separate Account B
Years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
with Report of Independent Auditors
Golden American Life Insurance Company
Separate Account B
Financial Statements
Years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
CONTENTS
Report of Independent Auditors
Audited Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liability
Statement of Operations
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Notes to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Golden American Life Insurance Company
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liability of
Separate Account B as of December 31, 1997, and the related statements of
operations for the year then ended and the changes in net assets for each
of the two years in the period then ended. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Account's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of
December 31, 1997, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Separate Account B at
December 31, 1997, and the results of its operations for the year then
ended and the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the
period then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
/S/ Ernst & Young LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
February 12, 1998
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITY
DECEMBER 31, 1997
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
____________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS
Investments at net asset value:
The GCG Trust:
Liquid Asset Series,
57,275,780 shares (cost - $57,276) $57,276
Limited Maturity Bond Series,
5,091,118 shares (cost - $53,944) 52,489
Hard Assets Series,
3,024,920 shares (cost - $51,259) 45,525
All-Growth Series,
5,212,408 shares (cost - $68,783) 71,776
Real Estate Series,
4,090,371 shares (cost - $58,325) 74,731
Fully Managed Series,
10,090,542 shares (cost - $138,001) 158,724
Multiple Allocation Series,
20,015,834 shares (cost - $246,764) 262,006
Capital Appreciation Series,
10,645,781 shares (cost - $148,931) 187,898
Rising Dividends Series,
10,780,319 shares (cost - $154,551) 216,038
Emerging Markets Series,
3,922,730 shares (cost - $39,763) 34,520
Market Manager Series,
412,444 shares (cost - $4,478) 6,793
Value Equity Series,
4,777,402 shares (cost - $69,459) 77,059
Strategic Equity Series,
3,701,897 shares (cost - $42,935) 50,457
Small Cap Series,
3,981,210 shares (cost - $47,534) 52,751
Managed Global Series,
9,138,658 shares (cost - $101,193) 104,729
Equi-Select Series Trust:
OTC Portfolio,
1,287,578 shares (cost - $19,583) 20,370
Growth & Income Portfolio,
3,106,847 shares (cost - $43,694) 44,943
Research Portfolio,
1,918,246 shares (cost - $34,030) 34,418
Total Return Portfolio,
1,708,746 shares (cost - $25,831) 26,243
Value + Growth Portfolio,
1,754,513 shares (cost - $24,618) 23,188
International Fixed Income Portfolio,
19,798 shares (cost - $216) 206
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITY
DECEMBER 31, 1997
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
____________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS
Investments at net asset value:
Greenwich Street Series Fund:
Appreciation Portfolio,
14,037 shares (cost - $272) $263
Travelers Series Fund, Inc.:
Smith Barney High Income Portfolio,
15,500 shares (cost - $206) 209
Smith Barney Income and Growth Portfolio,
11,307 shares (cost - $209) 216
Smith Barney International Equity Portfolio,
7,460 shares (cost - $101) 96
Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio,
181,453 shares (cost - $182) 182
Warburg Pincus Trust:
International Equity Portfolio,
188,938 shares (cost - $2,075) 1,982
____________
TOTAL ASSETS (cost - $1,434,213) 1,605,088
LIABILITY
Payable to Golden American Life Insurance Company
for charges and fees 817
____________
TOTAL NET ASSETS $1,604,271
============
NET ASSETS
For Variable Annuity Insurance Contracts $1,587,262
Retained in Separate Account B by Golden American
Life Insurance Company 17,009
____________
TOTAL NET ASSETS $1,604,271
============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Liquid Maturity Hard
Asset Bond Assets
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $2,290 $3,854 $4,545
Capital gains distributions -- -- 4,923
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 2,290 3,854 9,468
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (528) (559) (527)
Annual administrative charges (24) (20) (21)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges (7) (1) (3)
Contingent deferred sales charges (256) (34) (45)
Other contract charges (5) (1) (4)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (503) (540) (302)
Premium taxes (3) (9) (6)
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (1,326) (1,164) (908)
Fees waived by Golden American 6 13 10
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (1,320) (1,151) (898)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 970 2,703 8,570
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments -- 139 3,106
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments -- (690) (9,738)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $970 $2,152 $1,938
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
All- Real Fully
Growth Estate Managed
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $163 $2,740 $5,106
Capital gains distributions 1,877 2,326 7,461
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 2,040 5,066 12,567
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (809) (710) (1,632)
Annual administrative charges (37) (31) (75)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges (2) (3) (3)
Contingent deferred sales charges (40) (41) (80)
Other contract charges (3) (3) (5)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (662) (380) (1,145)
Premium taxes (19) (7) (30)
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (1,572) (1,175) (2,970)
Fees waived by Golden American 22 10 35
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (1,550) (1,165) (2,935)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 490 3,901 9,632
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 556 2,621 2,407
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 1,550 5,391 5,898
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $2,596 $11,913 $17,937
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Multiple Capital
Alloca- Apprecia- Rising
tion tion Dividends
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $18,237 $5,745 $1,396
Capital gains distributions 8,909 11,398 3,628
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 27,146 17,143 5,024
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (2,812) (1,850) (2,007)
Annual administrative charges (140) (85) (97)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges (13) (2) (3)
Contingent deferred sales charges (137) (82) (145)
Other contract charges (11) (8) (10)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (2,613) (1,298) (1,052)
Premium taxes (58) (43) (17)
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (5,784) (3,368) (3,331)
Fees waived by Golden American 57 44 33
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (5,727) (3,324) (3,298)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 21,419 13,819 1,726
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 5,773 8,242 3,602
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 9,866 16,323 33,738
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $37,058 $38,384 $39,066
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Emerging Market Value
Markets Manager Equity
Division Division Division
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $42 $138 $5,449
Capital gains distributions -- 329 1,347
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 42 467 6,796
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (470) -- (746)
Annual administrative charges (19) (2) (36)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges (2) -- (1)
Contingent deferred sales charges (31) -- (54)
Other contract charges (2) -- (2)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (346) (42) (266)
Premium taxes (4) -- (3)
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (874) (44) (1,108)
Fees waived by Golden American 6 1 8
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (868) (43) (1,100)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) (826) 424 5,696
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (1,134) 238 898
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (2,698) 1,127 5,129
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($4,658) $1,789 $11,723
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic Small Managed
Equity Cap Global
Division Division Division
_________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $2,496 -- $8,296
Capital gains distributions 58 -- 394
_________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 2,554 -- 8,690
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (512) ($556) (1,151)
Annual administrative charges (20) (26) (47)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges (1) (1) (1)
Contingent deferred sales charges (150) (42) (69)
Other contract charges (2) (3) (5)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (123) (130) (779)
Premium taxes (2) (1) (15)
_________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (810) (759) (2,067)
Fees waived by Golden American 8 5 17
_________________________________
NET EXPENSES (802) (754) (2,050)
_________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 1,752 (754) 6,640
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,180 (174) 2,841
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 4,847 4,543 (883)
_________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $7,779 $3,615 $8,598
=================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth & Research
OTC Income Division
Division Division (b)
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $809 $3,477 $681
Capital gains distributions 9 6 327
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 818 3,483 1,008
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (146) (298) (156)
Annual administrative charges (10) (23) (17)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- -- --
Contingent deferred sales charges (14) (29) (12)
Other contract charges (2) (1) (2)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (35) (76) (21)
Premium taxes -- (2) --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (207) (429) (208)
Fees waived by Golden American 1 3 1
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (206) (426) (207)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 612 3,057 801
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 57 177 19
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 912 980 388
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $1,581 $4,214 $1,208
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Total Value + Fixed
Return Growth Income
Division Division Division
(a) (b) (g)
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $589 $3 $8
Capital gains distributions 240 -- 1
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 829 3 9
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (104) (98) --
Annual administrative charges (12) (11) --
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- (1) --
Contingent deferred sales charges (3) (5) --
Other contract charges (1) -- --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (22) (25) --
Premium taxes -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (142) (140) --
Fees waived by Golden American -- -- --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (142) (140) --
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 687 (137) 9
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 18 515 (1)
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 412 (1,430) (10)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $1,117 ($1,052) ($2)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith Smith
Barney Barney
Appre- High Income and
ciation Income Growth
Division Division Division
(c) (c) (c)
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $3 -- --
Capital gains distributions 13 -- --
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 16 -- --
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (1) ($1) ($1)
Annual administrative charges -- -- --
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- -- --
Contingent deferred sales charges -- -- --
Other contract charges -- -- --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load -- -- --
Premium taxes -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (1) (1) (1)
Fees waived by Golden American -- -- --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES (1) (1) (1)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 15 (1) (1)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1 1 --
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments (9) 3 7
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $7 $3 $6
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney Smith
Inter- Barney Inter-
national Money national
Equity Market Equity
Division Division Division
(d) (e) (f)
________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends -- $1 $43
Capital gains distributions -- -- 41
________________________________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME -- 1 84
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges -- (1) (2)
Annual administrative charges -- -- (1)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges -- -- --
Contingent deferred sales charges -- -- --
Other contract charges -- -- --
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load -- -- --
Premium taxes -- -- --
________________________________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER -- (1) (3)
Fees waived by Golden American -- -- --
________________________________
NET EXPENSES -- (1) (3)
________________________________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) -- -- 81
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments -- -- (12)
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments ($5) -- (93)
________________________________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ($5) $-- ($24)
================================
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
__________
<S> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
Income:
Dividends $66,111
Capital gains distributions 43,287
__________
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME 109,398
Expenses:
Mortality and expense risk and other charges (15,677)
Annual administrative charges (754)
Minimum death benefit guarantee charges (44)
Contingent deferred sales charges (1,269)
Other contract charges (70)
Amortization of deferred charges related to:
Deferred sales load (10,360)
Premium taxes (219)
__________
TOTAL EXPENSES BEFORE WAIVER (28,393)
Fees waived by Golden American 280
__________
NET EXPENSES (28,113)
__________
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) 81,285
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 31,070
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments 75,558
__________
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS $187,913
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(b) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(c) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(d) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Liquid
Asset
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $36,491
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 730
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 730
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 14,178
Contract distributions and terminations (15,313)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 1,242
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 148
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 255
__________
Total increase (decrease) 985
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 37,476
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Liquid
Asset
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $970
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 970
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 29,455
Contract distributions and terminations (18,096)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 7,253
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 196
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 18,808
__________
Total increase (decrease) 19,778
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $57,254
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Maturity
Bond
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $67,837
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 4,507
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 314
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (3,831)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 990
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 5,869
Contract distributions and terminations (9,672)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (10,189)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (501)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (14,493)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (13,503)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 54,334
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Maturity
Bond
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $2,703
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 139
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (690)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 2,152
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 5,847
Contract distributions and terminations (8,648)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (1,150)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (68)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (4,019)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (1,867)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $52,467
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Hard
Assets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $26,990
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 3,916
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,353
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 2,704
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 8,973
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 6,154
Contract distributions and terminations (4,962)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,904
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 242
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 7,338
__________
Total increase (decrease) 16,311
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 43,301
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Hard
Assets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $8,570
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 3,106
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (9,738)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,938
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 6,936
Contract distributions and terminations (5,699)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (886)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (87)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 264
__________
Total increase (decrease) 2,202
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $45,503
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
All-Growth
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $91,956
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (150)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,112
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (4,894)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (2,932)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 10,539
Contract distributions and terminations (12,597)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (9,493)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (631)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (12,182)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (15,114)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 76,842
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
All-Growth
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $490
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 556
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 1,550
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 2,596
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 7,441
Contract distributions and terminations (10,832)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (4,053)
Addition to (rellocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (256)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (7,700)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (5,104)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $71,738
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real
Estate
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $34,813
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 2,214
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 652
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 8,605
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 11,471
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 5,981
Contract distributions and terminations (4,775)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,076
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 115
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 4,397
__________
Total increase (decrease) 15,868
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 50,681
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real
Estate
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $3,901
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,621
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,391
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 11,913
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 14,095
Contract distributions and terminations (5,798)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,766
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 43
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 12,106
__________
Total increase (decrease) 24,019
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $74,700
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fully
Managed
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $117,327
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 7,463
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,245
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 6,614
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 16,322
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 16,217
Contract distributions and terminations (17,846)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 2,478
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (67)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 782
__________
Total increase (decrease) 17,104
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 134,431
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fully
Managed
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $9,632
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,407
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,898
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 17,937
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 19,633
Contract distributions and terminations (17,687)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 4,389
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (53)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 6,282
__________
Total increase (decrease) 24,219
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $158,650
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Multiple
Allocation
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $305,502
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 18,091
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 6,043
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (7,108)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 17,026
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 16,631
Contract distributions and terminations (44,014)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (23,461)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (1,257)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (52,101)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (35,075)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 270,427
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Multiple
Allocation
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $21,419
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 5,773
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 9,866
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 37,058
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 9,404
Contract distributions and terminations (45,162)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (9,649)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (209)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (45,616)
__________
Total increase (decrease) (8,558)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $261,869
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital
Appreciation
Division
____________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $121,049
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 7,757
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 4,853
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 8,839
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 21,449
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 16,081
Contract distributions and terminations (16,095)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,299
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 206
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 3,491
____________
Total increase (decrease) 24,940
____________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 145,989
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Capital
Appreciation
Division
____________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $13,819
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 8,242
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 16,323
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 38,384
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 17,440
Contract distributions and terminations (20,143)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,915
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 232
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 3,444
____________
Total increase (decrease) 41,828
____________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $187,817
============
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rising
Dividends
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $80,342
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (455)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 4,125
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 12,317
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 15,987
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 25,572
Contract distributions and terminations (12,639)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 13,857
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 454
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 27,244
__________
Total increase (decrease) 43,231
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 123,573
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rising
Dividends
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $1,726
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 3,602
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 33,738
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 39,066
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 45,995
Contract distributions and terminations (18,620)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 25,458
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 471
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 53,304
__________
Total increase (decrease) 92,370
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $215,943
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Emerging
Markets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $36,887
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) (998)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (2,959)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,674
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,717
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 6,432
Contract distributions and terminations (6,450)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (1,273)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (160)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (1,451)
__________
Total increase (decrease) 266
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 37,153
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Emerging
Markets
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($826)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (1,134)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (2,698)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (4,658)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 5,427
Contract distributions and terminations (5,304)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 2,002
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (119)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 2,006
__________
Total increase (decrease) (2,652)
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $34,501
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market
Manager
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $5,206
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 396
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 327
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 245
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 968
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments (111)
Contract distributions and terminations (383)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (187)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (14)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (695)
__________
Total increase (decrease) 273
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 5,479
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Market
Manager
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $424
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 238
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 1,127
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,789
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments (59)
Contract distributions and terminations (189)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (303)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (1)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions (552)
__________
Total increase (decrease) 1,237
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $6,716
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $28,447
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 1,157
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,290
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 601
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3,048
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 15,780
Contract distributions and terminations (3,990)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (376)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (48)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 11,366
__________
Total increase (decrease) 14,414
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 42,861
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $5,696
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 898
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 5,129
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 11,723
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 16,881
Contract distributions and terminations (5,181)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 10,573
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 168
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 22,441
__________
Total increase (decrease) 34,164
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $77,025
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $8,031
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 275
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 161
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 2,648
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3,084
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 12,046
Contract distributions and terminations (1,671)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 8,149
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 219
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 18,743
__________
Total increase (decrease) 21,827
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 29,858
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic
Equity
Division
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $1,752
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1,180
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,847
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 7,779
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 9,853
Contract distributions and terminations (4,107)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 6,920
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 134
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 12,800
__________
Total increase (decrease) 20,579
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $50,437
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Small Cap
Division
(a)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($369)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 25
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 674
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 330
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 17,552
Contract distributions and terminations (1,530)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 16,293
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 411
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 32,726
__________
Total increase (decrease) 33,056
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 33,056
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Small Cap
Division
(a)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($754)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (174)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,543
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3,615
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 13,691
Contract distributions and terminations (3,143)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,487
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 19
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 16,054
__________
Total increase (decrease) 19,669
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $52,725
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Managed
Global
Division
(b)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($350)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 116
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 4,419
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 4,185
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 3,524
Contract distributions and terminations (3,844)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 80,286
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 2,115
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 82,081
__________
Total increase (decrease) 86,266
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 86,266
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Managed
Global
Division
(b)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $6,640
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 2,841
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (883)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 8,598
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 17,472
Contract distributions and terminations (12,081)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 4,438
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company (12)
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 9,817
__________
Total increase (decrease) 18,415
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $104,681
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OTC
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $204
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (125)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 80
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 1,207
Contract distributions and terminations (36)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 3,248
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 72
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 4,491
__________
Total increase (decrease) 4,571
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 4,571
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OTC
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $612
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 57
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 912
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,581
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 8,980
Contract distributions and terminations (580)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,763
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 46
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 14,209
__________
Total increase (decrease) 15,790
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $20,361
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth &
Income
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments $1
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 269
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 270
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 2,760
Contract distributions and terminations (43)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5,164
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 124
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 8,005
__________
Total increase (decrease) 8,275
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 8,275
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth &
Income
Division
(c)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $3,057
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 177
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 980
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 4,214
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 22,706
Contract distributions and terminations (1,861)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 11,481
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 107
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 32,433
__________
Total increase (decrease) 36,647
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $44,922
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Research
Division
(e)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Research
Division
(e)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $801
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 19
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 388
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,208
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 19,514
Contract distributions and terminations (534)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 14,044
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 170
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 33,194
__________
Total increase (decrease) 34,402
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $34,402
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total
Return
Division
(d)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total
Return
Division
(d)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $687
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 18
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 412
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 1,117
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 15,427
Contract distributions and terminations (602)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 10,193
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 96
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 25,114
__________
Total increase (decrease) 26,231
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $26,231
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value +
Growth
Division
(e)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Value +
Growth
Division
(e)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($137)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 515
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (1,430)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (1,052)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 15,158
Contract distributions and terminations (431)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 9,404
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 99
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 24,230
__________
Total increase (decrease) 23,178
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $23,178
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Fixed
Income
Division
(j)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Fixed
Income
Division
(j)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $9
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (1)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (10)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (2)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 190
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 18
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 208
__________
Total increase (decrease) 206
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $206
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Appre-
ciation
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Appre-
ciation
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $15
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (9)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 7
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 256
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 256
__________
Total increase (decrease) 263
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $263
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
High
Income
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
High
Income
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 1
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 3
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 3
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 206
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 206
__________
Total increase (decrease) 209
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $209
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Income and
Growth
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Income and
Growth
Division
(f)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) ($1)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 7
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 6
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 204
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 5
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 209
__________
Total increase (decrease) 215
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $215
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(g)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(g)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments ($5)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (5)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 99
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 2
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 101
__________
Total increase (decrease) 96
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $96
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Money
Market
Division
(h)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney
Money
Market
Division
(h)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments $183
Contract distributions and terminations (1)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions (1)
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 181
__________
Total increase (decrease) 181
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $181
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Equity
Division
(i)
__________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 --
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) --
Net realized gain (loss) on investments --
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments --
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations --
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments --
Contract distributions and terminations --
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions --
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions --
__________
Total increase (decrease) --
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 --
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter-
national
Equity
Income
Division
(i)
__________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) $81
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (12)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (93)
__________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations (24)
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 1,825
Contract distributions and terminations (2)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 182
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company --
__________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 2,005
__________
Total increase (decrease) 1,981
__________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $1,981
==========
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
____________
<S> <C>
NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 1, 1996 $960,878
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 44,388
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 21,659
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 37,651
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 103,698
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 176,412
Contract distributions and terminations (155,860)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 98,017
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 1,428
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 119,997
____________
Total increase (decrease) 223,695
____________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 1,184,573
</TABLE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, Except as Noted
(Continued)
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
____________
<S> <C>
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
Operations:
Net investment income (loss) 81,285
Net realized gain (loss) on investments 31,070
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments 75,558
____________
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 187,913
Changes from principal transactions:
Purchase payments 304,259
Contract distributions and terminations (184,701)
Transfer payments from (to) Fixed Accounts and other Divisions 111,251
Addition to (reallocation from) assets retained in the Account
by Golden American Life Insurance Company 976
____________
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from principal
transactions 231,785
____________
Total increase (decrease) 419,698
____________
NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $1,604,271
============
<FN>
(a) Commencement of operations, January 3, 1996
(b) Commencement of operations, September 3, 1996
(c) Commencement of operations, September 23, 1996
(d) Commencement of operations, February 3, 1997
(e) Commencement of operations, February 4, 1997
(f) Commencement of operations, August 26, 1997
(g) Commencement of operations, September 18, 1997
(h) Commencement of operations, September 24, 1997
(i) Commencement of operations, October 9, 1997
(j) Commencement of operations, October 24, 1997
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1997
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
Separate Account B (the "Account") was established by Golden American Life
Insurance Company ("Golden American") to support the operations of variable
annuity contracts ("Contracts"). Golden American is primarily engaged in
the issuance of variable insurance products and is licensed as a life
insurance company in the District of Columbia and all states except New
York. The Account is registered as a unit investment trust with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended. Golden American provides for variable accumulation and
benefits under the contracts by crediting annuity considerations to one or
more divisions within the Account or to the Golden American Guaranteed
Interest Division, the Golden American Fixed Interest Division and the
Fixed Separate Account, which are not part of the Account, as directed by
the Contractowners. The portion of the Account's assets applicable to
Contracts will not be chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other
business Golden American may conduct, but obligations of the Account,
including the promise to make benefit payments, are obligations of Golden
American. The assets and liabilities of the Account are clearly identified
and distinguished from the other assets and liabilities of Golden American.
At December 31, 1997, the Account had, under GoldenSelect Contracts, twenty-
two investment divisions: the Liquid Asset, the Limited Maturity Bond, the
Hard Assets (formerly the Natural Resources), the All-Growth, the Real
Estate, the Fully Managed, the Multiple Allocation, the Capital
Appreciation, the Rising Dividends, the Emerging Markets, the Market
Manager, the Value Equity, the Strategic Equity, the Small Cap, the Managed
Global, the OTC, the Growth & Income, the Research, the Total Return, the
Value + Growth, the International Equity and the International Fixed Income
Divisions ("Divisions"). The Account also had, under Granite PrimElite
Contracts, eight investment divisions: the OTC, the Research, the Total
Return, the Appreciation, the Smith Barney High Income, the Smith Barney
Income and Growth, the Smith Barney International Equity and the Smith Barney
Money Market Divisions (collectively with the divisions noted above,
"Divisions"). The Managed Global Division was formerly the Managed Global
Account of Golden American's Separate Account D from October 12, 1992 until
September 3, 1996. The assets in each Division are invested in shares of a
designated series ("Series," which may also be referred to as "Portfolio")
of mutual funds of The GCG Trust, the Equi-Select Series Trust, Travelers
Series Fund, Inc., the Greenwich Street Series Fund (formerly the Smith
Barney Series Fund) or the Warburg Pincus Trust (the "Trusts"). The Account
also includes The Fund For Life Division, which is not included in the
accompanying financial statements, and which ceased to accept new Contracts
effective December 31, 1994.
The Market Manager Division was open for investment for only a brief period
during 1994 and 1995. This Division is now closed and Contractowners are
not permitted to direct their investments into this Division.
Contractowners with investments in the Market Manager Division were
permitted to elect to update their Contracts to DVA PLUS Contracts.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the
Account:
USE OF ESTIMATES: The preparation of the financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
INVESTMENTS: Investments are made in shares of a Series or Portfolio of
the Trusts and are valued at the net asset value per share of the
respective Series or Portfolio of the Trusts. Investment transactions in
each Series or Portfolio of the Trusts are recorded on the trade date.
Distributions of net investment income and capital gains of each Series or
Portfolio of the Trusts are recognized on the ex-distribution date.
Realized gains and losses on redemptions of the shares of the Series or
Portfolio of the Trusts are determined on the specific identification
basis.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES: Operations of the Account form a part of, and are
taxed with, the total operations of Golden American which is taxed as a
life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code. Earnings and
realized capital gains of the Account attributable to the Contractowners
are excluded in the determination of the federal income tax liability of
Golden American.
NOTE 3 - CHARGES AND FEES
Contracts currently being sold include the DVA 100, DVA Series 100, DVA
PLUS, Granite PrimElite, ACCESS, ES II and the PREMIUM PLUS. The DVA PLUS,
ACCESS and the PREMIUM PLUS each have three different death benefit options
referred to as Standard, Annual Ratchet and 7% Solution; however, in the
state of Washington, the 5.5% Solution is offered instead of the 7%
Solution. Granite PrimElite has two death benefit options referred to as
Standard and Annual Ratchet. Golden American discontinued external sales
of DVA 80 in May 1991. In December 1995, Golden American also discontinued
external sales of DVA 100, however, both the DVA 80 and DVA 100 contracts
continue to be available to Golden American employees and agents. Under
the terms of the Contracts, certain charges are allocated to the Contracts
to cover Golden American's expenses in connection with the issuance and
administration of the Contracts. Following is a summary of these charges:
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK AND OTHER CHARGES
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES: Golden American assumes mortality
and expense risks related to the operations of the Account and, in
accordance with the terms of the Contracts, deducts a daily charge from
the assets of the Account.
NOTE 3 - CHARGES AND FEES - CONTINUED
Daily charges deducted at annual rates to cover these risks are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Series Annual Rates
__________________________________ __________________
<S> <C>
DVA 80 .80%
DVA 100 .90
DVA Series 100 1.25
DVA PLUS - Standard 1.10
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet 1.25
DVA PLUS - 5.5% Solution 1.25
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution 1.40
ACCESS - Standard 1.25
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet 1.40
ACCESS - 5.5% Solution 1.40
ACCESS - 7% Solution 1.55
PREMIUM PLUS - Standard 1.25
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet 1.40
PREMIUM PLUS - 5.5% Solution 1.40
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 1.55
ES II 1.25
Granite PrimElite - Standard 1.10
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 1.25
</TABLE>
ASSET BASED ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES: A daily charge at an annual
rate of .10% is deducted from assets attributable to DVA 100 and DVA
Series 100 Contracts. A daily charge at an annual rate of .15% is
deducted from the assets attributable to the DVA PLUS, Granite
PrimElite, ACCESS, ES II and the PREMIUM PLUS Contracts.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES: An administrative charge of $40 per
Contract year for every Contract except ES II Contracts and DVA PLUS,
PREMIUM PLUS and ACCESS Contracts in the state of Washington which charge
$30. This charge is deducted from the accumulation value of Deferred
Annuity Contracts to cover ongoing administrative expenses. The charge is
incurred on the Contract anniversary date and deducted at the end of the
Contract anniversary period. This charge has been waived for certain
offerings of the Contracts.
MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT GUARANTEE CHARGES: For certain Contracts, a minimum
death benefit guarantee charge of up to $1.20 per $1,000 of guaranteed
death benefit per Contract year is deducted from the accumulation value of
Deferred Annuity Contracts on each Contract anniversary date.
NOTE 3 - CHARGES AND FEES - CONTINUED
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES: Under DVA PLUS, ES II and PREMIUM PLUS
Contracts, a contingent deferred sales charge ("Surrender Charge") is
imposed as a percentage of each premium payment if the Contract is
surrendered or an excess partial withdrawal is taken during the period
reflected in the following table, from the date a premium payment is
received.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Complete Years Elapsed Since
Premium Payment Surrender Charge
____________________________ _____________________________________________
DVA PLUS ES II PREMIUM PLUS
___________ _________________ _____________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
0 7% 8% 8%
1 7 7 8
2 6 6 8
3 5 5 8
4 4 4 7
5 3 3 6
6 1 2 5
7 -- 1 3
8 -- -- 1
9+ -- -- --
</TABLE>
OTHER CONTRACT CHARGES: Under DVA 80, DVA 100 and DVA Series 100
Contracts, a charge is deducted from the accumulation value for Contracts
taking more than one conventional partial withdrawal during a contract
year. For DVA 80 and DVA 100 Contracts, annual distribution fees are
deducted from Contract accumulation values.
DEFERRED SALES LOAD: Under Contracts offered prior to October 1995, a
sales load of up to 7.5% was applicable to each premium payment for sales-
related expenses as specified in the Contracts. For DVA Series 100, the
sales load is deducted in equal annual installments over the period the
Contract is in force, not to exceed 10 years. For DVA 80 and DVA 100
Contracts, although the sales load is chargeable to each premium when it is
received by Golden American, the amount of such charge is initially
advanced by Golden American to Contractowners and included in the
accumulation value and then deducted in equal installments on each Contract
anniversary date over a period of six years. Upon surrender of the
Contract, the unamortized deferred sales load is deducted from the
accumulation value by Golden American. In addition, when partial
withdrawal limits are exceeded, a portion of the unamortized deferred sales
load is deducted.
PREMIUM TAXES: For certain Contracts, premium taxes are deducted, where
applicable, from the accumulation value of each Contract. The amount and
timing of the deduction depend on the annuitant's state of residence and
currently ranges up to 3.5% of premiums.
NOTE 3 - CHARGES AND FEES - CONTINUED
FEES WAIVED BY GOLDEN AMERICAN: Certain charges and fees for various types
of Contracts are currently waived by Golden American. Golden American
reserves the right to discontinue these waivers at its discretion or to
conform with changes in the law. The net assets retained in the Account by
Golden American in the accompanying financial statements represent the
unamortized deferred sales load and premium taxes advanced by Golden
American, noted above. Net assets retained in the Account by Golden
American are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Combined
___________________________________
1997 1996
_______________ _________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Balance at beginning of period $26,612 $35,980
Sales load advanced 616 380
Premium tax advanced 7 11
Net transfer from Separate Account D,
Fixed Account and other Divisions 353 2,672
Amortization of deferred sales load
and premium tax (10,579) (12,431)
_______________ _________________
Balance at end of period $17,009 $26,612
=============== =================
</TABLE>
NOTE 4 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments were
as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
_________________________
1997
_________________________
Purchases Sales
_________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
The GCG Trust:
Liquid Asset Series $94,848 $75,062
Limited Maturity Bond Series 12,572 13,891
Hard Assets Series 21,526 12,693
All-Growth Series 7,468 14,683
Real Estate Series 24,254 8,239
Fully Managed Series 27,691 11,768
Multiple Allocation Series 30,819 55,031
Capital Appreciation Series 41,409 24,135
Rising Dividends Series 63,949 8,887
Emerging Markets Series 8,023 6,846
Market Manager Series 467 623
Value Equity Series 32,557 4,409
Strategic Equity Series 19,475 4,918
Small Cap Series 25,870 10,563
Managed Global Series 37,985 21,524
Equi-Select Series Trust:
OTC Portfolio 18,373 3,328
Growth & Income Portfolio 37,291 1,763
Research Portfolio 34,430 419
Total Return Portfolio 26,167 354
Value + Growth Portfolio 30,053 5,950
International Fixed Income Portfolio 224 7
Greenwich Street Series Fund:
Appreciation Portfolio 283 12
Travelers Series Fund, Inc.:
Smith Barney High Income Portfolio 216 11
Smith Barney Income and Growth Porfolio 210 1
Smith Barney International Equity Portfolio 103 2
Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio 194 12
Warburg Pincust Trust:
International Equity Portfolio 2,146 59
_________________________
$598,603 $285,190
=========================
</TABLE>
NOTE 4 - PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
_________________________
1996
_________________________
Purchases Sales
_________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
The GCG Trust:
Liquid Asset Series $64,148 $63,169
Limited Maturity Bond Series 13,202 23,196
Hard Assets Series 22,965 11,706
All-Growth Series 10,482 22,833
Real Estate Series 12,388 5,777
Fully Managed Series 22,506 14,263
Multiple Allocation Series 28,625 62,678
Capital Appreciation Series 32,609 21,360
Rising Dividends Series 41,303 14,500
Emerging Markets Series 11,043 13,496
Market Manager Series 449 1,388
Value Equity Series 20,546 8,015
Strategic Equity Series 20,731 1,702
Small Cap Series 47,577 15,201
Managed Global Series 85,923 4,148
Equi-Select Series Trust:
OTC Portfolio 4,644 164
Growth & Income Portfolio 8,037 49
Research Portfolio -- --
Total Return Portfolio -- --
Value + Growth Portfolio -- --
International Fixed Income Portfolio -- --
Greenwich Street Series Fund:
Appreciation Portfolio -- --
Travelers Series Fund, Inc.:
Smith Barney High Income Portfolio -- --
Smith Barney Income and Growth Porfolio -- --
Smith Barney International Equity Portfolio -- --
Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio -- --
Warburg Pincust Trust:
International Equity Portfolio -- --
_________________________
$447,178 $283,645
=========================
</TABLE>
NOTE 5 - SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM UNIT TRANSACTIONS
Contractowners' transactions shown in the following table reflect gross
inflows ("Purchases") and outflows ("Sales") in units for each Division.
The activity includes Contractowners electing to update a DVA 100 or DVA
Series 100 Contract to a DVA PLUS Contract. Updates to DVA PLUS Contracts
resulted in both a sale (surrender of the old Contract) and a purchase
(acquisition of the new Contract). All of the purchase transactions for the
Market Manager Division resulted from such updates.
Contractowner transactions in units were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
_________________________
1997
_________________________
Purchases Sales
_________________________
<S> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset Division 8,859,035 7,508,736
Limited Maturity Bond Division 814,102 1,099,923
Hard Assets Division 955,532 934,748
All-Growth Division 902,597 1,467,510
Real Estate Division 1,165,038 633,059
Fully Managed Division 1,588,523 1,271,492
Multiple Allocation Division 858,882 3,296,283
Capital Appreciation Division 1,899,517 1,801,059
Rising Dividends Division 4,263,972 1,391,248
Emerging Markets Division 1,231,916 1,082,071
Market Manager Division -- 31,196
Value Equity Division 1,792,574 522,420
Strategic Equity Division 1,539,555 551,638
Small Cap Division 3,022,647 1,720,403
Managed Global Division 3,674,935 2,873,007
OTC Division 1,166,129 357,910
Growth & Income Division 2,623,649 368,883
Research Division 1,962,393 137,427
Total Return Division 1,683,989 52,603
Value + Growth Division 2,598,824 818,375
International Fixed Income Division 18,902 1,482
Appreciation Division 19,581 822
Smith Barney High Income Division 15,972 739
Smith Barney Income and Growth Division 12,176 39
Smith Barney International Equity Division 7,216 138
Smith Barney Money Market Division 17,685 1,114
International Equity Division 208,851 9,015
</TABLE>
NOTE 5 - SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM UNIT TRANSACTIONS - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
_________________________
1996
_________________________
Purchases Sales
_________________________
<S> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset Division 5,982,248 6,003,930
Limited Maturity Bond Division 829,366 1,824,946
Hard Assets Division 1,374,569 978,096
All-Growth Division 1,228,512 2,169,543
Real Estate Division 754,585 552,462
Fully Managed Division 1,450,300 1,450,120
Multiple Allocation Division 1,330,139 4,486,173
Capital Appreciation Division 2,032,074 1,900,755
Rising Dividends Division 3,448,184 1,678,751
Emerging Markets Division 1,573,766 1,768,185
Market Manager Division 7,958 106,893
Value Equity Division 1,834,937 1,024,120
Strategic Equity Division 2,083,197 353,766
Small Cap Division 4,912,458 2,122,101
Managed Global Division 8,792,080 716,753
OTC Division 316,184 26,607
Growth & Income Division 697,746 35,755
Research Division -- --
Total Return Division -- --
Value + Growth Division -- --
International Fixed Income Division -- --
Appreciation Division -- --
Smith Barney High Income Division -- --
Smith Barney Income and Growth Division -- --
Smith Barney International Equity Division -- --
Smith Barney Money Market Division -- --
International Equity Division -- --
</TABLE>
NOTE 6 - NET ASSETS
Net assets at December 31, 1997 consisted of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Limited
Liquid Maturity Hard All-
Asset Bond Assets Growth
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $51,246 $38,691 $29,328 $59,765
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) 6,008 15,231 21,909 8,980
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments -- (1,455) (5,734) 2,993
_____________________________________________________
$57,254 $52,467 $45,503 $71,738
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Real Fully Multiple Capital
Estate Managed Allocation Appreciation
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $44,230 $106,702 $138,528 $99,633
Accumulated net investment
income (loss) 14,064 31,225 108,099 49,217
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 16,406 20,723 15,242 38,967
_____________________________________________________
$74,700 $158,650 $261,869 $187,817
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Rising Emerging Market Value
Dividends Markets Manager Equity
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $144,386 $50,608 $2,775 $59,096
Accumulated net
investment income (loss) 10,070 (10,864) 1,626 10,329
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 61,487 (5,243) 2,315 7,600
_____________________________________________________
$215,943 $34,501 $6,716 $77,025
=====================================================
</TABLE>
NOTE 6 - NET ASSETS - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Strategic Small Managed
Equity Cap Global OTC
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $39,540 $48,780 $91,898 $18,700
Accumulated net
investment income (loss) 3,375 (1,272) 9,247 874
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 7,522 5,217 3,536 787
_____________________________________________________
$50,437 $52,725 $104,681 $20,361
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Growth & Total Value +
Income Research Return Growth
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $40,438 $33,194 $25,114 $24,230
Accumulated net
investment income (loss) 3,235 820 705 378
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments 1,249 388 412 (1,430)
_____________________________________________________
$44,922 $34,402 $26,231 $23,178
=====================================================
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inter- Smith Smith
national Barney Barney
Fixed Appre- High Income and
Income ciation Income Growth
Division Division Division Division
_____________________________________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $208 $256 $206 $209
Accumulated net
investment income (loss) 8 16 -- (1)
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments (10) (9) 3 7
_____________________________________________________
$206 $263 $209 $215
=====================================================
</TABLE>
NOTE 6 - NET ASSETS - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Smith
Barney Smith
Inter- Barney Inter-
national Money national
Equity Market Equity
Division Division Division Combined
__________________________ __________________________
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unit transactions $101 $181 $2,005 $1,150,048
Accumulated net
investment income (loss) -- -- 69 283,348
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of
investments (5) -- (93) 170,875
__________________________ __________________________
$96 $181 $1,981 $1,604,271
========================== ==========================
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES
Accumulation unit value information (which is based on
total assets) for units outstanding by Contract type as of
December 31, 1997 was as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
LIQUID ASSET
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 4,190 $14.58 $61
DVA 100 3,369 14.32 48
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 363,377 14.58 5,298
DVA 100 1,595,580 14.32 22,846
DVA Series 100 37,946 13.87 526
DVA PLUS - Standard 227,427 14.02 3,188
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 353,076 13.83 4,883
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,132,057 13.65 15,447
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 370,411 13.44 4,979
____________
57,276
LIMITED MATURITY BOND
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 12,043 16.76 202
DVA 100 20,397 16.46 336
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 58,275 16.76 977
DVA 100 2,349,902 16.46 38,684
DVA Series 100 22,582 15.95 360
DVA PLUS - Standard 139,323 16.13 2,247
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 133,461 15.91 2,124
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 462,583 15.70 7,263
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 19,171 15.47 296
____________
52,489
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
HARD ASSETS
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 2,001 $21.68 $44
DVA 100 13,390 21.30 285
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 107,103 21.68 2,322
DVA 100 1,123,746 21.30 23,932
DVA Series 100 32,428 20.63 669
DVA PLUS - Standard 154,417 20.85 3,219
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 90,379 20.57 1,859
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 637,191 20.29 12,932
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 13,179 19.99 263
___________
45,525
ALL-GROWTH
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 3,037 15.06 46
DVA 100 22,962 14.79 340
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 107,041 15.06 1,612
DVA 100 3,135,493 14.79 46,368
DVA Series 100 26,286 14.33 377
DVA PLUS - Standard 213,900 14.48 3,097
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 263,462 14.28 3,763
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,107,672 14.09 15,610
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 40,567 13.88 563
___________
71,776
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
REAL ESTATE
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 5,216 $26.86 $140
DVA 100 28,837 26.38 761
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 83,412 26.86 2,240
DVA 100 1,493,690 26.38 39,399
DVA Series 100 22,395 25.55 572
DVA PLUS - Standard 173,241 25.82 4,473
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 135,993 25.48 3,465
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 897,320 25.14 22,556
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 45,472 24.76 1,125
____________
74,731
FULLY MANAGED
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 8,128 20.73 168
DVA 100 71,911 20.36 1,464
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 122,182 20.73 2,533
DVA 100 4,960,237 20.36 100,987
DVA Series 100 36,340 19.72 717
DVA PLUS - Standard 418,686 19.93 8,345
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 414,805 19.66 8,157
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,766,390 19.40 34,271
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 108,930 19.11 2,082
____________
158,724
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
MULTIPLE ALLOCATION
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 26,732 $21.66 $579
DVA 100 107,200 21.28 2,280
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 524,945 21.66 11,371
DVA 100 9,544,200 21.28 203,061
DVA Series 100 86,050 20.61 1,773
DVA PLUS - Standard 328,740 20.83 6,847
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 255,396 20.55 5,248
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,485,966 20.28 30,129
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 35,953 19.97 718
____________
262,006
CAPITAL APPRECIATION
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 12,559 22.79 286
DVA 100 56,444 22.53 1,272
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 112,987 22.79 2,575
DVA 100 5,668,379 22.53 127,717
DVA Series 100 46,932 22.08 1,036
DVA PLUS - Standard 353,774 22.24 7,868
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 312,229 22.05 6,885
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,772,316 21.87 38,752
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 69,624 21.65 1,507
____________
187,898
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RISING DIVIDENDS
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 8,045 $20.58 $166
DVA 100 21,073 20.41 430
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 177,812 20.58 3,660
DVA 100 4,864,305 20.41 99,278
DVA Series 100 85,890 20.11 1,727
DVA PLUS - Standard 795,321 20.22 16,079
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 853,473 20.09 17,146
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 3,706,709 19.96 73,999
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 179,402 19.81 3,553
____________
216,038
EMERGING MARKETS
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 1,431 8.91 13
DVA 100 19,625 8.84 173
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 83,108 8.91 741
DVA 100 2,194,303 8.84 19,393
DVA Series 100 34,350 8.71 299
DVA PLUS - Standard 249,197 8.75 2,182
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 222,368 8.70 1,934
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,131,392 8.64 9,780
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 616 8.58 5
____________
34,520
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
MARKET MANAGER
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 100 342,383 $19.40 $6,641
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 7,958 19.04 152
____________
6,793
VALUE EQUITY
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 469 18.59 9
DVA 100 6,299 18.48 116
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 57,796 18.59 1,074
DVA 100 1,362,952 18.48 25,185
DVA Series 100 24,986 18.28 457
DVA PLUS - Standard 372,681 18.36 6,843
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 469,649 18.28 8,586
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,793,172 18.20 32,639
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 118,902 18.09 2,150
____________
77,059
STRATEGIC EQUITY
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 100 33,665 14.42 485
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 102,523 14.49 1,485
DVA 100 977,705 14.42 14,102
DVA Series 100 34,778 14.31 498
DVA PLUS - Standard 406,747 14.36 5,840
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 554,068 14.31 7,929
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,361,070 14.26 19,414
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 49,579 14.20 704
____________
50,457
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SMALL CAP
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 100 11,327 $12.99 $147
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 42,479 13.04 554
DVA 100 884,375 12.99 11,485
DVA Series 100 38,537 12.90 497
DVA PLUS - Standard 401,090 12.92 5,183
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 559,014 12.88 7,202
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,049,765 12.84 26,326
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 106,014 12.81 1,357
____________
52,751
MANAGED GLOBAL
Currently payable annuity products:
DVA 80 3,304 12.05 40
DVA 100 25,036 11.93 299
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 48,012 12.05 578
DVA 100 5,030,071 11.93 59,991
DVA Series 100 76,803 11.72 900
DVA PLUS - Standard 525,356 11.76 6,180
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 443,665 11.67 5,179
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 2,721,529 11.58 31,522
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 3,479 11.47 40
____________
104,729
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OTC
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 14,078 $18.91 $266
DVA 100 239,052 18.79 4,492
DVA Series 100 10,361 18.57 193
DVA PLUS - Standard 85,870 18.64 1,600
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 177,125 18.52 3,280
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 518,640 18.45 9,571
Granite PrimElite - Standard 202 18.64 4
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 4,122 18.52 76
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 48,346 18.36 888
____________
20,370
GROWTH & INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 41,266 15.57 643
DVA 100 559,791 15.51 8,685
DVA Series 100 9,355 15.42 144
DVA PLUS - Standard 325,440 15.45 5,027
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 438,636 15.41 6,758
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 1,288,333 15.36 19,795
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 253,936 15.32 3,891
____________
44,943
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RESEARCH
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 22,953 $19.23 $441
DVA 100 310,066 19.11 5,924
DVA Series 100 10,225 18.89 193
DVA PLUS - Standard 223,067 18.95 4,227
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 268,126 18.87 5,058
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 816,216 18.77 15,317
Granite PrimElite - Standard 102 18.95 2
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 11,534 18.87 218
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 162,677 18.67 3,038
____________
34,418
TOTAL RETURN
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 4,765 16.42 78
DVA 100 206,943 16.31 3,375
DVA Series 100 4,909 16.12 79
DVA PLUS - Standard 224,763 16.18 3,636
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 286,032 16.10 4,606
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 746,754 16.02 11,962
Granite PrimElite - Standard 63 16.18 1
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 4,893 16.10 79
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 152,264 15.94 2,427
____________
26,243
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
VALUE + GROWTH
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA 80 41,904 $13.17 $552
DVA 100 230,798 13.12 3,028
DVA Series 100 2,137 13.04 28
DVA PLUS - Standard 161,235 13.06 2,106
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 343,006 13.03 4,470
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 763,169 12.99 9,917
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 238,200 12.96 3,087
____________
23,188
INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 10,655 11.87 126
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 310 11.81 4
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 6,455 11.75 76
____________
206
APPRECIATION
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 18,759 14.01 263
____________
263
SMITH BARNEY HIGH INCOME
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 73 13.77 1
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 15,160 13.72 208
____________
209
SMITH BARNEY INCOME AND GROWTH
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 12,137 17.77 216
____________
216
</TABLE>
NOTE 7 - UNIT VALUES - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Unit Total Unit
Series Units Value Value
_______________________________________________________________________________
(in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
SMITH BARNEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Standard 130 $13.65 $2
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 6,948 13.59 94
____________
96
SMITH BARNEY MONEY MARKET
Contracts in accumulation period:
Granite PrimElite - Annual Ratchet 16,571 10.97 182
____________
182
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Contracts in accumulation period:
DVA PLUS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
ACCESS - Standard, PREMIUM PLUS - Standard,
ES II 90,783 9.90 899
DVA PLUS - 7% Solution,
ACCESS - Annual Ratchet & 5.5% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - Annual Ratchet &
5.5% Solution 36,098 9.95 359
ACCESS - 7% Solution,
PREMIUM PLUS - 7% Solution 72,955 9.92 724
____________
1,982
</TABLE>
NOTE 8 - YEAR 2000 (Unaudited)
Based on a study of its computer software and hardware,Golden American has
determined its exposure to the Year 2000 change of the century date issue.
Management believes systems are substantially compliant and has engaged
external consultants to validate this assumption. The only system known to
be affected by this issue is a system maintained by an affiliate who will
incur the related costs. To mitigate the effect of the outside influences
and other dependencies relative to Year 2000, Golden American will be
contacting significant customers, suppliers and other third parties. To the
extent these third parties would be unable to transact business in the year
2000 and thereafter, Golden American's operations could be adversely affected.
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
APPENDIX: DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS
Excerpts from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's) description of its
bond ratings:
Aaa: Judged to be the best quality; they carry the smallest degree of
investment risk.
Aa: Judged to be of high quality by all standards; together with the
Aaa group, they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds.
A: Possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered
as "upper medium grade obligations."
Baa: Considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly
protected nor poorly secured; interest payments and principal security
appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be
lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of
time.
Ba: Judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be
considered as well assured.
B: Generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment.
Caa: Are of poor standing; such issues may be in default or there may be
present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.
Ca: Speculative in a high degree; often in default.
C: Lowest rate class of bonds; regarded as having extremely poor
prospects.
Moody's also applies numerical indicators 1, 2 and 3 to rating categories.
The modifier 1 indicates that the security is in the higher end of its rating
category; 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and 3 indicates a ranking toward
the lower end of the category.
Excerpts from Standard & Poor's Rating Group ("Standard & Poor's")
description
of its bond ratings:
AAA: Highest grade obligations; capacity to pay interest and repay
principal is extremely strong.
A-1
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<PAGE>
AA: Also qualify as high grade obligations; a very strong capacity to
pay interest and repay principal and differs from AAA issues only in
small degree.
A: Regarded as upper medium grade; they have a strong capacity to pay
interest and repay principal although it is somewhat more susceptible to
the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions
than debt in higher rated categories.
BBB: Regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay
principal; whereas it normally exhibits adequate protection parameters,
adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to
lead to a weakened capacity than in higher rated categories -- this
group is the lowest which qualifies for commercial bank investment.
BB, B,
CCC,
CC: Predominantly speculative with respect to capacity to pay interest
and repay principal in accordance with terms of the obligation: BB
indicates the lowest degree of speculation and CC the highest.
Standard & Poor's applies indicators "+," no character, and "-" to its rating
categories. The indicators show relative standing within the major rating
categories.
A-2
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<PAGE>
PART C -- OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 24: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(a) (1) All financial statements are included in either the Prospectuses
or the Statements of Additional Information, as indicated
therein.
(2) Schedules I, III, IV follow :
SCHEDULE I
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Balance
Sheet
December 31, 1997 Cost 1 Value Amount
_______________________________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C>
TYPE OF INVESTMENT
Fixed maturities, available for sale:
Bonds:
United States government and govern-
mental agencies and authorities $68,693 $68,842 $68,842
Foreign governments 2,062 2,053 2,053
Public utilities 25,899 25,944 25,944
Investment grade corporate 219,526 220,420 220,420
Below investment grade corporate 41,355 41,331 41,331
Mortgage-backed securities 55,753 55,811 55,811
___________ ___________ ___________
Total fixed maturities, available
for sale 413,288 414,401 414,401
Equity securities:
Common stocks: industrial, mis-
cellaneous and all other 4,437 3,904 3,904
Mortgage loans on real estate 85,093 85,093
Policy loans 8,832 8,832
Short-term investments 14,460 14,460
___________ ___________
Total investments $526,110 $526,690
=========== ===========
<FN>
Note 1: Cost is defined as original cost for stocks and other invested assets,
amortized cost for bonds and unpaid principal for policy loans and
mortgage loans on real estate, adjusted for amortization of premiums
and accrual of discounts.
</TABLE>
SCHEDULE III
SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column Column Column Column Column Column
A B C D E F
________________________________________________________________________________
Future
Policy Other
De- Benefits, Policy
ferred Losses, Claims Insur-
Policy Claims Un- and ance
Acqui- and earned Bene- Premiums
sition Loss Revenue fits and
Segment Costs Expenses Reserve Payable Charges
________________________________________________________________________________
POST-MERGER
________________________________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Period October 25, 1997
through December 31, 1997:
Life insurance $12,752 $505,304 $1,189 $10 $3,834
POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________________________________
Period January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997:
Life insurance N/A N/A N/A N/A 18,288
Period August 14, 1996
through December 31, 1996:
Life insurance 11,468 285,287 2,063 -- 8,768
PRE-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________________________________
Period January 1, 1996
through August 13, 1996:
Life insurance N/A N/A N/A N/A 12,259
Year ended December 31, 1995:
Life insurance 67,314 33,673 6,556 -- 18,388
</TABLE>
SCHEDULE III
SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION - CONTINUED
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column Column Column Column Column Column
A G H I J K
________________________________________________________________________________
Amorti-
Benefits zation
Claims, of
Losses Deferred
Net and Policy Other
Invest- Settle- Acqui- Operat-
ment ment sition ing Premiums
Segment Income Expenses Costs Expenses Written
________________________________________________________________________________
POST-MERGER
________________________________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Period October 25, 1997
through December 31, 1997:
Life insurance $5,127 $7,413 $892 $1,137 --
POST-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________________________________
Period January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997:
Life insurance 21,656 19,401 1,674 20,234 --
Period August 14, 1996
through December 31, 1996:
Life insurance 5,795 7,003 244 8,066 --
PRE-ACQUISITION
________________________________________________________________________________
Period January 1, 1996
through August 13, 1996:
Life insurance 4,990 5,270 2,436 8,847 --
Year ended December 31, 1995:
Life insurance 2,818 3,146 2,710 13,333 --
</TABLE>
SCHEDULE IV
REINSURANCE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column A Column B Column C Column D Column E Column F
_______________________________________________________________________________
Assumed Percentage
Ceded to from of Amount
Gross Other Other Net Assumed
Amount Companies Companies Amount to Net
_______________________________________________________________________________
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
At December 31, 1997:
Life insurance in
force $149,842,000 $96,686,000 -- $53,156,000 --
============= ============ ========= ============ ==========
At December 31, 1996:
Life insurance in
force $86,192,000 $58,368,000 -- $27,824,000 --
============= ============ ========= ============ ==========
At December 31, 1995:
Life insurance in
force $38,383,000 $24,709,000 -- $13,674,000 --
============= ============ ========= ============ ==========
</TABLE>
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EXHIBITS
(b) (1) Resolution of the board of directors of the Depositor
authorizing the establishment of the Registrant (1)
(2) Not applicable
(3) (a) Distribution Agreement between the Depositor and
Directed Services, Inc. (1)
(b) Form of Dealers Agreement (1)
(c) Organizational Agreement (1)
(d) Form of Assignment Agreement for Organizational Agreement (1)
(4) (a) Individual Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed Annuity
Contract
(b) Group Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed
Annuity Contract
(c) Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contract
(d) Individual Retirement Annuity Rider Page (1)
(e) ROTH Individual Retirement Annuity Rider (1)
(5) (a) Individual Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed Annuity
Application
(b) Group Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed Annuity
Enrollment Form
(c) Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Application
(6) (a) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Golden American
Life Insurance Company, as amended (1)
(b) By-Laws of Golden American Life Insurance Company, as amended (1)
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(7) Not applicable
(8) (a) Participation Agreement between Golden American and PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust (1)
(8) (b) Administrative Services Agreement between Golden American
and Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa (1)
(8) (c) Service Agreement between Golden American and Directed
Services, Inc. (1)
(9) Opinion and Consent of Myles R. Tashman
(10) (a) Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
(b) Consent of Independent Auditors
(c) Consent of Myles R. Tashman
(11) Not applicable
(12) Not applicable
(13) Schedule of Performance Data (1)
(14) Not applicable
(15) Powers of Attorney
(16) Subsidiaries of ING (1)
__________________________
(1) Incorporated herein by reference to pre-effective amendment number 1
to a registration statement for Separate Account B on Form N-4 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about December 18,
1998 (File Nos. 333-66757, 811-5626).
ITEM 25: DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR
Principal Position(s)
Name Business Address with Depositor
Barnett Chernow Golden American Life Ins. Co. President and
1001 Jefferson Street Director
Wilmington, DE 19801
Paul E. Larson Equitable of Iowa Companies Director
909 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Frederick S. Hubbell Equitable of Iowa Companies Director
909 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Beth B. Neppl Equitable of Iowa Companies Director
909 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
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Myles R. Tashman Golden American Life Ins. Co. Director, Executive
1001 Jefferson Street Vice President, General
Wilmington, DE 19801 Counsel and Secretary
James R. McInnis Golden American Life Ins. Co. Executive Vice
1001 Jefferson Street President
Wilmington, DE 19801
Stephen J. Preston Golden American Life Ins. Co. Executive Vice President
1001 Jefferson Street, and Chief Actuary
Wilmington, DE 19801
Steven G. Mandel Golden American Life Ins. Co. Senior Vice President
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Ronald R. Blasdell Golden American Life Ins. Co. Senior Vice President
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
E. Robert Koster Golden American Life Ins. Co. Senior Vice President
1001 Jefferson Street and Chief Financial
Wilmington, DE 19801 Officer
David L. Jacobson Golden American Life Ins. Co. Senior Vice President
1001 Jefferson Street and Assistant Secretary
Wilmington, DE 19801
William L. Lowe Equitable of Iowa Companies Senior Vice President,
909 Locust Street Sales & Marketing
Des Moines, IA 50309
Edward Syring, Jr. Equitable of Iowa Companies Senior Vice President,
909 Locust Street Sales & Marketing
Des Moines, IA 50309
Patricia M. Corbett Equitable of Iowa Companies Treasurer & Assistant
909 Locust Street Vice President
Des Moines, IA 50309
Lawrence W. Porter, M.D. Equitable of Iowa Companies Medical Director
909 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
ITEM 26: PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR
REGISTRANT
The Depositor owns 100% of the stock of a newly formed New York company, First
Golden American Life Insurance Company of New York ("First Golden"). The
primary purpose for the formation of First Golden is to offer variable products
in the state of New York.
The following persons control or are under common control with the Depositor:
DIRECTED SERVICES, INC. ("DSI") - This corporation is a general business
corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York, and is
wholly owned by ING Groep N.V. The primary purpose of Directed
Services, Inc. is to act as a broker-dealer in securities. It acts as the
principal underwriter and distributor of variable insurance products including
variable annuities as required by the SEC. The contracts are issued by the
Depositor. DSI also has the power to carry on a general financial, securities,
distribution, advisory or investment advisory business; to act as a general
agent or broker for insurance companies and to render advisory, managerial,
research and consulting services for maintaining and improving managerial
efficiency and operation. DSI is also registered with the SEC as an investment
adviser.
The registrant is a segregated asset account of the Company and is
therefore owned and controlled by the Company. All of the Company's
outstanding stock is owned and controlled by ING. Various companies
and other entities controlled by ING may therefore be considered to be
under common control with the registrant or the Company. Such other
companies and entities, together with the identity of their controlling
persons (where applicable), are set forth on the following organizational
chart.
The subsidiaries of ING are included as Exhibit 16.
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Item 27: Number of Contract Owners
49,078 contract owners as of January 31, 1999
ITEM 28: INDEMNIFICATION
Golden American shall indemnify (including therein the prepayment of expenses)
any person who is or was a director, officer or employee, or who is or was
serving at the request of Golden American as a director, officer or employee
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
for expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him with respect to any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceedings against him by
reason of the fact that he is or was such a director, officer or employee to
the extent and in the manner permitted by law.
Golden American may also, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify any other
person who is or was serving Golden American in any capacity. The Board of
Directors shall have the power and authority to determine who may be
indemnified under this paragraph and to what extent (not to exceed the extent
provided in the above paragraph) any such person may be indemnified.
Golden American or its parents may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any such person or persons to be indemnified under the provision in the
above paragraphs, against any such liability to the extent permitted by law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant, as provided above or otherwise, the Registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification by the
Depositor is against public policy, as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933,
and therefore may be unenforceable. In the event that a claim of such
indemnification (except insofar as it provides for the payment by the Depositor
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in
the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against
the Depositor by such director, officer or controlling person and the SEC is
still of the same opinion, the Depositor or Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such
indemnification by the Depositor is against public policy as expressed by the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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ITEM 29: PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
(a) At present, DSI, the Registrant's Distributor, also
serves as principal underwriter for all contracts issued by Golden American.
DSI is the principal underwriter for Separate Account A,
Separate Account B and Alger Separate Account A of Golden American.
(b) The following information is furnished with respect to the principal
officers and directors of DSI, the Registrant's
Distributor:
Name and Principal Positions and Offices Positions and Offices
Business Address with Underwriter with Depositor
- ------------------ --------------------- ---------------------
Beth B. Neppl Director Director
Equitable of Iowa Companies
909 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
R. Lawrence Roth Director None
VESTAX Capital Corporation
1931 Georgetown Road
Hudson, OH 44236
Myles R. Tashman Director, Executive Vice Director, Executive Vice
Directed Services, Inc. President, General President, General
1001 Jefferson Street Counsel and Secretary Counsel and Secretary
Wilmington, DE 19801
James R. McInnis President Executive Vice President
Directed Services, Inc.
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Barnett Chernow Executive Vice President Director and President
Directed Services, Inc.
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Stephen J. Preston Executive Vice President Executive Vice President
Directed Services, Inc. and Chief Actuary
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
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David L. Jacobson Senior Vice President Senior Vice President
Directed Services, Inc. and Assistant Secretary
1001 Jefferson Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Jodie R. Schult Treasurer None
Equitable of Iowa Companies
909 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(c)
1997 Net
Name of Underwriting Compensation
Principal Discounts and on Brokerage
Underwriter Commissions Redemption Commissions Compensation
----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ------------
Directed $35,944,000 $0 $0 $0
Services, Inc.
ITEM 30: LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
Accounts and records are maintained by Golden American Life Insurance Company
at 1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19801 and by Equitable
Life Insurance Company of Iowa, an affiliate, at 909 Locust Street,
Des Moines, IA 50309.
ITEM 31: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
None.
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ITEM 32: UNDERTAKINGS
(a) Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement as frequently as it is necessary to ensure that the
audited financial statements in the registration statement are never
more that 16 months old so long as payments under the variable annuity
contracts may be accepted.
(b) Registrant hereby undertakes to include either (1) as part of any
application to purchase a contract offered by the prospectus, a space that an
applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or (2) a
post card or similar written communication affixed to or included in the
prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional
Information; and,
(c) Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional
Information and any financial statements required to be made available under
this Form promptly upon written or oral request.
REPRESENTATIONS
1. The account meets definition of a "separate account" under federal
securities laws.
2. Golden American Life Insurance Company hereby represents that the fees
and charges deducted under the Contract described in the Prospectus, in
the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the
expenses to be incurred and the risks assumed by the Company.
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<PAGE>
SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, the Registrant has caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf in the City of Wilmington, and State of Delaware, on the 5th
day of February 1999.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
(Registrant)
By: GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
(Depositor)
By:
--------------------
Barnett Chernow*
President
Attest: /s/ Marilyn Talman
------------------------
Marilyn Talman
Vice President, Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary of Depositor
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following person in the capacities indicated on
February 5, 1999.
Signature Title
President and Director
- -------------------- of Depositor
Barnett Chernow*
- -------------------- Senior Vice President
E. Robert Koster* and Chief Financial Officer
DIRECTORS OF DEPOSITOR
- ----------------------
Frederick S. Hubbell*
- ----------------------
Paul E. Larson*
- ----------------------
Myles R. Tashman*
- ----------------------
Beth B. Neppl*
By: /s/Marilyn Talman Attorney-in-Fact
-----------------------
Marilyn Talman
_______________________
*Executed by Marilyn Talman on behalf of those indicated pursuant
to Power of Attorney.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
ITEM EXHIBIT PAGE #
4(a) Individual Deferred Combination Variable and
Fixed Annuity Contract EX-99.B4A
4(b) Group Deferred Combination Variable and
Fixed Annuity Contract EX-99.B4B
4(c) Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Contract EX-99.B4C
5(a) Individual Deferred Combination Variable and
Fixed Annuity Application EX-99.B5A
5(b) Group Deferred Combination Variable and
Fixed Annuity Enrollment Form EX-99.B5B
5(c) Individual Deferred Variable Annuity Application EX-99.B5C
9 Opinion and Consent of Myles Tashman EX-99.B9
10(a) Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP EX-99.B10A
10(b) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors EX-99.B10B
10(c) Consent of Myles R. Tashman, Esq. EX-99.B10C
15 Powers of Attorney EX-99.B15
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EXHIBIT 4(a)
________ GOLDEN
_________ AMERICAN DEFERRED COMBINATION
____________ LIFE INSURANCE VARIABLE AND FIXED
_______ COMPANY ANNUITY CONTRACT
Golden American is a stock company domiciled in Wilmington, Delaware.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a legal Contract between its Owner and us. Please read it
carefully. In this Contract you or your refers to the Owner shown above.
We, our or us refers to Golden American Life Insurance Company. You may
allocate this Contract's Accumulation Value among the Variable Separate
Account, the General Account and the Fixed Account shown in the Schedule.
If this Contract is in force, we will make income payments to the Owner
starting on the Annuity Commencement Date as shown in the Schedule. If
the Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will pay a
death benefit to the Beneficiary. The amount of such benefit is subject
to the terms of this Contract.
ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION, MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE, DEPENDING
ON THE CONTRACT'S INVESTMENT RESULTS. ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES BASED ON
THE FIXED ACCOUNT MAY BE SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, THE
OPERATION OF WHICH MAY CAUSE SUCH PAYMENTS AND VALUES TO INCREASE OR
DECREASE.
RIGHT TO EXAMINE CONTRACT: YOU MAY RETURN THIS CONTRACT TO US OR THE
AGENT THROUGH WHOM YOU PURCHASED IT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE IT.
IF SO RETURNED, WE WILL TREAT THE CONTRACT AS THOUGH IT WERE NEVER
ISSUED. UPON RECEIPT WE WILL PROMPTLY REFUND THE ACCUMULATION VALUE,
ADJUSTED FOR ANY MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, PLUS ANY CHARGES WE HAVE
DEDUCTED AS OF THE DATE THE RETURNED CONTRACT IS RECEIVED BY US.
Customer Service Center Secretary: /s/ Myles R. Tashman
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400 President: /s/ Ben Chernow
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT - NO DIVIDENDS
Variable Cash Surrender Values while the Annuitant and Owner are living
and prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. Death benefit subject to
guaranteed minimum. Additional Premium Payment Option. Partial
Withdrawal Option. Non-participating. Investment results reflected in
values.
GA-IA-1042-01/98
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CONTRACT CONTENTS
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THE SCHEDULE....................... 3 YOUR CONTRACT BENEFITS........... 14
Payment And Investment Information 3a Cash Value Benefit
The Variable Separate Accounts.... 3b Partial Withdrawal Option
The General Account............... 3c Proceeds Payable to the
Contract Facts.................... 3d Beneficiary
Charges and Fees.................. 3e
Income Plan Factors............... 3F CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN.......... 15
IMPORTANT TERMS ................... 4 Annuity Benefits
Annuity Commencement Date Selection
INTRODUCTION TO THIS CONTRACT...... 6 Frequency Selection
The Income Plan
The Contract The Annuity Options
The Owner Payment When Named Person Dies
The Annuitant
The Beneficiary OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION...... 17
Change of Owner or Beneficiary Sending Notice to Us
Reports to Owner
PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATION Assignment - Using This Contract
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT OPTION As Collateral Security
CHANGES.......................... 8 Changing This Contract
Contract Changes - Applicable
Initial Premium Payment Tax Law
Your Right to Change Allocation of Misstatement of Age or Sex
Accumulation Value Non-participating
What Happens if a Variable Separate Payments We May Defer
Account Division is Not Available Authority to Make Agreements
Required Note on Our Computations
HOW WE MEASURE THE CONTRACT'S
ACCUMULATION VALUE............... 9
The Variable Separate Accounts
The General Account
Valuation Period
Accumulation Value
Accumulation Value in Each Division
and Fixed Allocation
Fixed Allocation
Measurement of Investment Experience
Charges Deducted From Accumulation
Value on Each Contract Processing
Date
Copies of any application and any additional Riders and Endorsements are at
the back of this Contract.
THE SCHEDULE
The Schedule gives specific facts about this Contract and its coverage.
Please refer to the Schedule while reading this Contract.
GA-IA-1042-01/98 2
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THE SCHEDULE
PAYMENT AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant's Issue Age Annuitant's Sex Owner's Issue Age |
| [55] [MALE] [55] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Contract Date Issue Date Residence Status |
| [JANUARY 1, 1998] [JANUARY 1, 1998] [DELAWARE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
INITIAL INVESTMENT
Initial Premium Payment received: [$25,000]
Your initial Accumulation Value has been invested as follows:
Percentage of
Divisions Accumulation Value
[Multiple Allocation 10%
Fully Managed 10%
Capital Appreciation 10%
Rising Dividends 10%
All-Growth 10%
Real Estate 10%
Hard Assets 5%
Emerging Markets 5%
Limited Maturity 5%
Bond 5%
Liquid Asset 5%
Value Equity 5%
Strategic Equity 5%
Managed Global 5%]
Fixed Allocation - 1
Year
Total 100%
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT INFORMATION
[We will accept additional Premium Payments until either the Annuitant
or Owner reaches the Attained Age of [85]. The minimum additional
payment which may be made is [$1,000.00].]
[In no event may you contribute to your IRA for the taxable year in
which you attain age 70 1/2 and thereafter (except for rollover
contributions). The minimum additional payment which may be made is
[$1,000.00].]
GA-IA-1042-01/98 3A/1
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THE SCHEDULE
PAYMENT AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant's Issue Age Annuitant's Sex Owner's Issue Age |
| [55] [MALE] [55] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Contract Date Issue Date Residence Status |
| [JANUARY 1, 1998] [JANUARY 1, 1998] [DELAWARE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
ACCUMULATION VALUE ALLOCATION RULES
The maximum number of Divisions in which you may be invested at any
one time is [sixteen]. You are allowed unlimited allocation changes
per Contract Year without charge. We reserve the right to impose a
charge for any allocation change in excess of [twelve] per Contract
Year. The Excess Allocation Charge is shown in the Schedule.
Allocations into and out of the Guaranteed Interest Divisions are
subject to restrictions (see General Account).
ALLOCATION CHANGES BY TELEPHONE
You may request allocation changes by telephone during our telephone
request business hours. You may call our Customer Service Center at
1-800-366-0066 to make allocation changes by using the personal
identification number you will receive. You may also mail any notice
or request for allocation changes to our Customer Service Center at
the address shown on the cover page.
GA-IA-1042-01/98 3A/2
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THE SCHEDULE
THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIVISIONS INVESTING IN SHARES OF A MUTUAL FUND
Separate Account B (the "Account") is a unit investment trust Separate
Account, organized in and governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, our state of domicile. The Account is divided into
Divisions. Each Division listed below invests in shares of the mutual
fund portfolio (the "Series") designated. Each portfolio is a part of
The GCG Trust managed by Directed Services, Inc.
SERIES SERIES
[Multiple Allocation Real Estate
Fully Managed Hard Assets
Value Equity Limited Maturity Bond
Small Cap Liquid Asset
Capital Appreciation Strategic Equity
Rising Dividends Managed Global
All-Growth Research
Mid-Cap Growth Value + Growth
Total Return Global Fixed Income
Growth & Income Growth Opportunities
Emerging Markets Developing World]
GA-IA-1042-01/98 3B
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THE SCHEDULE
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL ACCOUNT
[Guaranteed Interest Division
A Guaranteed Interest Division provides an annual minimum interest
rate of 3%. At our sole discretion, we may periodically declare
higher interest rates for specific Guarantee Periods. Such rates will
apply to periods following the date of declaration. Any declaration
will be by class and will be based on our future expectations.
Limitations of Allocations
We reserve the right to restrict allocations into and out of the
General Account. Such limits may be dollar restrictions on
allocations into the General Account or we may restrict reallocations
into the General Account.
Transfers from a Guaranteed Interest Division
We currently require that an amount allocated to a Guarantee Period
not be transferred until the Maturity Date, except pursuant to our
published rules. We reserve the right not to allow amounts previously
transferred from a Guaranteed Interest Division to the Variable
Separate Account Divisions or to a Fixed Allocation to be transferred
back to a Guaranteed Interest Division for a period of at least six
months from the date of transfer.]
GA-IA-1042-01/98 3C
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THE SCHEDULE
CONTRACT FACTS
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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contract Processing Date
The Contract Processing Date for your Contract is [January 1] of each
year.
Specially Designated Divisions
When a distribution is made from an investment portfolio underlying a
Variable Separate Account Division in which reinvestment is not
available, we will allocate the amount of the distribution to the
[Liquid Asset Division] unless you specify otherwise.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
The maximum amount that can be withdrawn each Contract Year without
being considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal is described below. We
will collect a Surrender Charge for Excess Partial Withdrawals and a
charge for any unrecovered Premium Tax. In no event may a Partial
Withdrawal exceed 90% of the Cash Surrender Value. After a Partial
Withdrawal, the remaining Accumulation Value must be at least $100 to
keep the Contract in force.
Maximum Partial Withdrawal not considered to be an Excess Partial
Withdrawal
The maximum amount that can be taken as a Partial Withdrawal each
Contract Year without being considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal is
the greater of the following:
(1) Earnings, less previous withdrawals not considered to be Excess
Partial Withdrawals, but not less than zero. Earnings are equal
to the Accumulation Value, less Premium Payments, plus prior
withdrawals.
(2) The Free Amount, equal to: a) 10% of Premium Payments not
previously withdrawn, which were received within seven years
prior to the date of withdrawal; less b) any withdrawals that
are made in the same Contract year, which are not considered to
be Excess Partial Withdrawals.
Withdrawals of Premium Payments are considered to be Excess Partial
Withdrawals.
Conventional Partial Withdrawals
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: [$100.00]
Any Conventional Partial Withdrawal from a Fixed Allocation is subject
to a Market Value Adjustment unless withdrawn from a Fixed Allocation
within 30 days prior to the Maturity Date.
Systematic Partial Withdrawals
Systematic Partial Withdrawals may be elected to commence after 28
days from the Contract Issue Date and may be taken on a monthly,
quarterly or annual basis. You select the day withdrawals will be
made, but no later than the 28th day of the month. If you do not
elect a day, the Contract Date will be used.
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: [$100.00]
Maximum Withdrawal Amount:
Variable Separate Account 0.833% of Premium Payments
Divisions: monthly, 2.50% of Premium Payments
quarterly or 10% of Premium Payments
annual frequency.
Fixed Allocations and Interest earned on a Fixed Allocation
or Guaranteed
Guaranteed Interest Interest Division for the prior month,
Divisions: quarter or year (depending on the
frequency selected).
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CONTRACT FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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Systematic Partial Withdrawals from Fixed Allocations are not subject
to a Market Value Adjustment. If the sum of Systematic Partial
Withdrawals in a Contract Year exceed the maximum withdrawal
not considered to be an Excess Partial Withdrawal, they may be subject
to a surrender charge.
[IRA Partial Withdrawals for Qualified Plans Only
IRA Partial Withdrawals may be taken on a monthly, quarterly or annual
basis. A minimum withdrawal of $100.00 is required. You select the
day the withdrawals will be made, but no later than the 28th day of
the month. If you do not elect a day, the Contract Date will be used.
Systematic Partial Withdrawals and Conventional Partial Withdrawals are
not allowed when IRA Partial Withdrawals are being taken. An IRA
Partial Withdrawal in excess of the maximum amount allowed under the
Systematic Partial Withdrawal option may be subject to a Market Value
Adjustment.]
DEATH BENEFITS
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the
Accumulation Value, (ii) the Guaranteed Death Benefit, (iii) the Cash
Surrender Value, and (iv) the sum of premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "2": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the
Accumulation Value, (ii) the Guaranteed Death Benefit, (iii) the Cash
Surrender Value, and (iv) the sum of premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "3": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the Cash
Surrender Value, (ii) the Accumulation Value, (iii) the sum of the
premiums paid, less any Partial Withdrawals.]
Guaranteed Death Benefit
On the Contract Date, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is the initial
premium. On subsequent
Valuation Dates, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is calculated as
follows:
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": Option 1:
(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Calculate interest on (1) for the current Valuation Period at
the Guaranteed Death Benefit Interest Rate;
(3) Add (1) and (2);
(4) Add any additional premiums paid during the current Valuation
Period to (3);
(5) Subtract Partial Withdrawals made during the current Valuation
Period from (4).
Each accumulated initial or additional Premium Payment, reduced by any
Partial Withdrawals (including any associated Market Value Adjustment
and Surrender Charge incurred) allocated to such premium, will
continue to grow at the Guaranteed Death Benefit Interest Rate. [IF
DEATHBEN = "1" AND % RATE = "7": In any event, the Guaranteed Death
Benefit will not exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit.]
The Guaranteed Death Benefit is accumulated at a rate of [3, 4, 5 or
7%] compounded annually, except:
(1) Amounts in the Liquid Asset Division are accumulated at the net
rate of return for the Liquid Asset Division during the current
Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5, or 7%]; and
(2) Amounts in the Limited Maturity Bond Division are accumulated
at the net rate of return for the Limited Maturity Bond Division
during the current Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5, or 7%];
and
(3) Amounts in a Fixed Allocation or Guaranteed Interest Division
are accumulated at the interest rate being credited to such Fixed
Allocation or Guaranteed Interest Division during the current
Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5, or 7%].
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CONTRACT FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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[IF DEATHBEN = "1" AND % RATE = "7"
Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit
The Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit is initially equal to two times
the initial or additional premium paid. Thereafter, the Maximum
Guaranteed Death Benefit as of the effective date of a Partial
Withdrawal is reduced first by the amount of any Partial Withdrawal
representing earnings and second in proportion to the reduction in
Accumulation Value for any Partial Withdrawal representing premium (in
each case, including any associated Market Value Adjustment and
Surrender Charge incurred). If withdrawals do not exceed 7% of
premium paid in a Contract Year, and did not exceed 7% of premiums
paid in any Contract Year, reductions in the Maximum Guaranteed Death
Benefit will be treated as withdrawals of earnings. Once withdrawals
exceed 7% in any Contract Year, withdrawals will be treated as
proportional in relation to the amount of Accumulation Value for any
Partial Withdrawals ( including any associated Market Value Adjustment
or Surrender Charge incurred.]
[IF DEATHBEN = "2": Option 2:
(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Add to (1) any additional premium paid since the prior
Valuation Date and subtract from (1) any Partial Withdrawals
taken prior to the Valuation Date.
(3) On a Valuation Date that occurs on or prior to the Owner's
attained age [70], which is also a Contract Anniversary, we
set the Guaranteed Death Benefit equal to the greater of
(2) or the Accumulation Value as of such date.
On all other Valuation Dates, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is equal to(2).]
[IF DEATHBEN = "3": Option 3:
(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Add any additional premiums paid during the current
Valuation Periods;
(3) Subtract any Partial Withdrawals made during the current
Valuation Period from (2).]
CHANGE OF OWNER
A change of Owner will result in recalculation of the death benefit
and Guaranteed Death Benefit. As of the date of change, we will use
the Accumulation Value of the Contract, for the purpose of such
recalculation only, as the initial premium to determine a new
Guaranteed Death Benefit for this Contract. The new Owner's age at
the time of the change will be used as the basis for this
calculation. The new Owner's death will determine when a death
benefit is payable.
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": If the new Owner's age is less than or equal to
[70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit Option in effect prior to the
change of Owner will remain in effect. If the new Owner's age is
greater than [70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit will be zero and the
Death Benefit will be the greater of the Cash Surrender Value, the
Accumulation Value, and the sum of the premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "2": If the new Owner's age is less than or equal to
[70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit Option in effect prior to the
change of Owner will remain in effect. If the new Owner's age is
greater than [70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit will be zero and the
Death Benefit will be the greater of the Cash Surrender Value, the
Accumulation Value and the sum of the premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "3": The Guaranteed Death Benefit Option after the
change of Owner will remain the same as before the change.]
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CONTRACT FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN
Required Date of Annuity Commencement
[Distributions from a Contract funding a qualified plan must commence
no later than [April 1st] of the calendar year following the calendar
year in which the Owner attains age 70 1/2.]
The Annuity Commencement Date is required to be the same date as the
Contract Processing Date in the month following the Annuitant's [90th]
birthday. If, on the Annuity Commencement Date, a Surrender Charge
remains, your elected Annuity Option must include a period certain of
at least five years duration. In applying the Accumulation Value,
we may first collect any Premium Taxes due us.
Minimum Annuity Income Payment
The minimum monthly annuity income payment that we will make is [$20].
Optional Benefit Riders - [None.]
ATTAINED AGE
The Issue Age of the Annuitant or Owner plus the number of full years
elapsed since the Contract Date.
FIXED ACCOUNT
Minimum Fixed Allocation
The minimum allocation to the Fixed Account in any one Fixed
Allocation is [$250.00].
Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate - [3%.]
Guarantee Periods
We currently offer Guarantee Periods of [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10]
year(s). We reserve the right to offer Guarantee Periods of durations
other than those available on the Contract Date. We also reserve the
right to cease offering a particular Guarantee Period or Periods.
We reserve the right to offer guarantee periods which require
systematic allocation to the General Account or to series of a
separate account elected by the Contractowner.
Index Rate
The Index Rate is the average of the Ask Yields for the U.S. Treasury
Strips as reported by a national quoting service for the applicable
maturity. The average is based on the period from the 22nd day of the
calendar month two months prior to the calendar month of Index Rate
determination to the 21st day of the calendar month immediately prior
to the month of determination. The applicable maturity date for these
U.S. Treasury Strips is on or next following the last day of the
Guarantee Period. If the Ask Yields are no longer available, the
Index Rate will be determined using a suitable replacement method.
We currently set the Index Rate once each calendar month. However, we
reserve the right to set the Index Rate more frequently than monthly,
but in no event will such Index Rate be based on a period less than 28
days.
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CHARGES AND FEES
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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DEDUCTIONS FROM PREMIUMS
[None.]
DEDUCTIONS FROM ACCUMULATION VALUE
Initial Administrative Charge
[None.]
Administrative Charge
We charge [a maximum of $30 or 2% of Accumulation Value] to cover a
portion of our ongoing administrative expense for each Contract
Processing Period. The charge is incurred at the beginning of the
Contract Processing Period and deducted on the Contract Processing
Date at the end of the period.
Excess Allocation Charge
Currently none, however, we reserve the right to charge [$25] for a
change if you make more than [twelve] allocation changes per Contract
Year. Any charge will be deducted in proportion to the amount being
transferred from each Division.
Surrender Charge
A Surrender Charge is imposed as a percentage of premium if the
Contract is surrendered or an Excess Partial Withdrawal is taken.
The percentage imposed at time of surrender or Excess Partial Withdrawal
depends on the number of complete years that have elapsed since a Premium
Payment was made. The Surrender charge expressed as a percentage of each
Premium Payment is as follows:
Complete Years Surrender
Elapsed Charges
Since Premium
Payment
[0 6%
1 6%
2 6%
3 5%
4 4%
5 3%
6 1%
7+ 0%]
For the purpose of calculating the Surrender Charge for an Excess
Partial Withdrawal: a) we treat premiums as being withdrawn on a
first-in, first-out basis; and b) amounts withdrawn which are not
considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal are not considered a
withdrawal of any Premium Payments.
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CHARGES AND FEES
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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[Premium Taxes
We deduct the amount of any premium or other state and local taxes
levied by any state or governmental entity when such taxes are
incurred.
We reserve the right to defer collection of Premium Taxes until
surrender or until application of Accumulation Value to an Annuity
Option. We reserve the right to change the amount we charge for
Premium Tax charges on future Premium Payments to conform with changes
in the law or if the Owner changes state of residence.]
Deductions from the Divisions
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge - We deduct up to a maximum of [IF
DEATHBEN = "1": [.002201%], [.002283%], [.002339%], [.002753%] IF
DEATHBEN = "2": [.002339%] IF DEATHBEN = "3": [.002063%]] of the
assets in each Variable Separate Account Division on a daily basis
(equivalent to an annual rate up to a maximum rate of [IF DEATHBEN =
"1": [.80%], [.83%], [.85%], [1.00%] IF DEATHBEN = "2": [.85%] IF
DEATHBEN = "3": [.75%]) for mortality and expense risks. This charge
is not deducted from the Fixed Account or General Account values.
Asset Based Administrative Charge - We deduct up to a maximum of
[0.000411%] of the assets in each Variable Separate Account Division
on a daily basis (equivalent to an annual rate up to a maximum of
[0.15%]) to compensate us for a portion of our ongoing administrative
expenses. This charge is not deducted from the Fixed Account or
General Account values.
CHARGE DEDUCTION DIVISION
All charges against the Accumulation Value in this Contract will be
deducted from the [Liquid Asset Division].
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INCOME PLAN FACTORS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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Values for other payment periods, ages or joint life combinations are
available on request. Monthly payments are shown for each $1,000
applied.
TABLE FOR INCOME FOR A FIXED PERIOD
Fixed Fixed Fixed
Period Monthly Period Monthly Period Monthly
of Years Income of Years Income of Years Income
[5 17.95 14 7.28 23 5.00
6 15.18 15 6.89 24 4.85
7 13.20 16 6.54 25 4.72
8 11.71 17 6.24 26 4.60
9 10.56 18 5.98 27 4.49
10 9.64 19 5.74 28 4.38
11 8.88 20 5.53 29 4.28
12 8.26 21 5.33 30 4.19]
13 7.73 22 5.16
TABLE FOR INCOME FOR LIFE
Male/Female Male/Female Male/Female
Age 10 Years 20 Years Refund
Certain Certain Certain
[50 $4.06/3.83 $3.96/3.77 $3.93/3.75
55 4.43/4.14 4.25/4.05 4.25/4.03
60 4.90/4.56 4.57/4.37 4.66/4.40
65 5.51/5.10 4.90/4.73 5.12/4.83
70 6.26/5.81 5.18/5.07 5.76/5.42
75 7.11/6.70 5.38/5.33 6.58/6.19
80 7.99/7.70 5.48/5.46 7.69/7.21
85 8.72/8.59 5.52/5.51 8.72/8.59
90 9.23/9.18 5.53/5.53 10.63/10.53
]
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IMPORTANT TERMS
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ACCUMULATION VALUE - The amount that a Contract provides for investment
at any time. Initially, this amount is equal to the premium paid.
ANNUITANT - The person designated by the Owner to be the measuring life
in determining Annuity Payments.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE - For each Contract, the date on which Annuity
Payments begin.
ANNUITY OPTIONS - Options the Owner selects that determine the form and
amount of annuity payments.
ANNUITY PAYMENT - The periodic payment an Owner receives. It may be
either a fixed or a variable amount based on the Annuity Option
chosen.
ATTAINED AGE - The Issue Age of the Annuitant or Owner plus the number of
full years elapsed since the Contract Date.
BENEFICIARY - The person designated to receive benefits in the case of
the death of the Owner.
BUSINESS DAY - Any day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for
trading, exclusive of federal holidays, or any day on which the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requires that mutual funds,
unit investment trusts or other investment portfolios be valued.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE - The amount the Owner receives upon surrender of
the Contract.
CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY - The anniversary of the Contract Date.
CONTRACT DATE - The date we received the initial premium and upon which
we begin determining the Contract values. It may not be the same as
the Contract Issue Date. This date is used to determine Contract
months, processing dates, years, and anniversaries.
CONTRACT ISSUE DATE - The date the Contract is issued at our Customer
Service Center.
CONTRACT PROCESSING DATES - The days when we deduct certain charges from
the Accumulation Value.
If the Contract Processing Date is not a Valuation Date, it will be on
the next succeeding Valuation date. The Contract Processing Date will
be on the Contract Anniversary of each year.
CONTRACT PROCESSING PERIOD - The period between successive Contract
Processing Dates unless it is
the first Contract Processing Period. In that case, it is the period
from the Contract Date to the
first Contract Processing Date.
CONTRACT YEAR - The period between Contract Anniversaries.
CHARGE DEDUCTION DIVISION - The Division from which all charges are
deducted if so designated or elected by the Owner.
CONTINGENT ANNUITANT - The person designated by the Owner who, upon the
Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, becomes the
Annuitant.
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IMPORTANT TERMS (continued)
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EXPERIENCE FACTOR - The factor which reflects the investment experience
of the portfolio in which a Variable Separate Account Division invests
and also reflects the charges assessed against the Division for a
Valuation Period.
FIXED ACCOUNT - This is the Separate Account established to support Fixed
Allocations.
FIXED ALLOCATION - An amount allocated to the Fixed Account that is
credited with a Guaranteed Interest Rate for a specified Guarantee
Period.
GUARANTEED DEATH BENEFIT INTEREST RATE - The annual rate at which the
Guaranteed Death Benefit is calculated.
GUARANTEE PERIOD - The period of years a rate of interest is guaranteed
to be credited to a Fixed Allocation or allocations to a Guaranteed
Interest Division.
GUARANTEED INTEREST DIVISION - An investment option available in the
General Account, an account which contains all of our assets other
than those held in our Separate Accounts.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE - The effective annual interest rate which we
will credit for a specified Guarantee Period.
GUARANTEED MINIMUM INTEREST RATE - The minimum interest rate which can be
declared by us for Fixed Allocations or allocations to a Guaranteed
Interest Division.
INDEX OF INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE - The index that measures the performance
of a Variable Separate Account Division.
INITIAL PREMIUM - The payment amount required to put each Contract in
effect.
ISSUE AGE - The Annuitant's or Owner's age on the last birthday on or
before the Contract Date.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT - A positive or negative adjustment to a Fixed
Allocation. It may apply if all or part of a Fixed Allocation is
withdrawn, transferred, or applied to an Annuity Option prior to the
end of the Guarantee Period.
MATURITY DATE - The date on which a Guarantee Period matures.
OWNER - The person who owns a Contract and is entitled to exercise all
rights of the Contract. This person's death also initiates payment of
the death benefit.
RIDERS - Riders add provisions or change the terms of the Contract.
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED DIVISION - Distributions from a portfolio underlying
a Division in which reinvestment is not available will be allocated to
this Division unless you specify otherwise.
VALUATION DATE - The day at the end of a Valuation Period when each
Division is valued.
VALUATION PERIOD - Each business day together with any non-business days
before it.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION - An investment option available in
the Variable Separate Account shown in the Schedule.
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INTRODUCTION TO THIS CONTRACT
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THE CONTRACT
This is a legal Contract between you and us. We provide benefits as
stated in this Contract. In
return, you supply us with the Initial Premium Payment required to put
this Contract in effect.
This Contract, together with any Riders or Endorsements, constitutes
the entire Contract. Riders and Endorsements add provisions or change
the terms of the basic Contract.
THE OWNER
You are the Owner of this Contract. You are also the Annuitant unless
another Annuitant has been named by you and is shown in the Schedule.
You have the rights and options described in this Contract, including
but not limited to the right to receive the Annuity Benefits on the
Annuity Commencement Date.
One or more people may own this Contract. If there are multiple
Owners named, the age of the oldest Owner will be used to determine
the applicable death benefit. In the case of a sole Owner who dies
prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will pay the Beneficiary
the death benefit then due. If the sole Owner is not an individual,
we will treat the Annuitant as Owner for the purpose of determining
when the Owner dies under the death benefit provision (if there is
no Contingent Annuitant), and the Annuitant's age will determine the
applicable death benefit payable to the Beneficiary. The sole Owner's
estate will be the Beneficiary if no Beneficiary designation is in effect,
or if the designated Beneficiary has predeceased the Owner. In the case
of a joint Owner of the Contract dying prior to the Annuity Commencement
Date, the surviving Owner(s) will be deemed as the Beneficiary(ies).
THE ANNUITANT
The Annuitant is the measuring life of the Annuity Benefits provided
under this Contract. You may name a Contingent Annuitant. The
Annuitant may not be changed during the Annuitant's lifetime.
If the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Commencement Date, the
Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant. You will be the
Contingent Annuitant unless you name someone else. The Annuitant must
be a natural person. If the Annuitant dies and no Contingent
Annuitant has been named, we will allow you sixty days to designate
someone other than yourself as an Annuitant. If all Owners are not
individuals and, through the operation of this provision, an Owner
becomes Annuitant, we will pay the death proceeds to the Beneficiary.
If there are joint Owners, we will treat the youngest of the Owners as
the Contingent Annuitant designated, unless you elect otherwise.
THE BENEFICIARY
The Beneficiary is the person to whom we pay death proceeds if any
Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. See Proceeds
Payable to the Beneficiary for more information. We pay death
proceeds to the primary Beneficiary (unless there are joint Owners in
which case the death benefit proceeds are payable to the surviving
Owner). If the primary Beneficiary dies before the Owner, the death
proceeds are paid to the Contingent Beneficiary, if any. If there is
no surviving Beneficiary, we pay the death proceeds to the Owner's
estate.
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One or more persons may be named as primary Beneficiary or contingent
Beneficiary. In the case of more than one Beneficiary, we will assume
any death proceeds are to be paid in equal shares to the surviving
Beneficiaries. You can specify other than equal shares.
You have the right to change Beneficiaries, unless you designate the
primary Beneficiary irrevocable. When an irrevocable Beneficiary has
been designated, you and the irrevocable Beneficiary may have to act
together to exercise the rights and options under this Contract.
CHANGE OF OWNER OR BENEFICIARY
During your lifetime and while this Contract is in effect you can
transfer ownership of this Contract or change the Beneficiary.
To make any of these changes, you must send us written notice of
the change in a form satisfactory to us. The change will take effect
as of the day the notice is signed. The change will not affect any
payment made or action taken by us before recording the change at our
Customer Service Center. A Change of Owner may affect the amount of
death benefit payable under this Contract. See Proceeds Payable to
Beneficiary.
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PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATION CHARGES
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INITIAL PREMIUM PAYMENT
The Initial Premium Payment is required to put this Contract in
effect. The amount of the Initial Premium Payment is shown in the
Schedule.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT OPTION
You may make additional Premium Payments under this Contract after the
end of the Right to Examine period. Restrictions on additional
Premium Payments, such as the Attained Age of the Annuitant or Owner
and the timing and amount of each payment, are shown in the Schedule.
We reserve the right to defer acceptance of or to return any
additional Premium Payments.
As of the date we receive and accept your additional Premium Payment:
(1) The Accumulation Value will increase by the amount of the
Premium Payment less any premium deductions as shown in the
Schedule.
(2) The increase in the Accumulation Value will be allocated among
the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General Account
and allocations to the Fixed Account in accordance with your
instructions. If you do not provide such instructions, allocation
will be among the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and
General Account and allocations to the Fixed Account in proportion
to the amount of Accumulation Value in each Division or Fixed
Allocation.
Where to Make Payments
Remit the Premium Payments to our Customer Service Center at the address
shown on the cover page. On request we will give you a receipt signed
by our treasurer.
YOUR RIGHT TO CHANGE ALLOCATION OF ACCUMULATION VALUE
You may change the allocation of the Accumulation Value among the
Divisions and Fixed Allocations after the end of the Right to Examine
period. The number of free allocation changes each year that we will
allow is shown in the Schedule. To make an allocation change, you
must provide us with satisfactory notice at our Customer Service
Center. The change will take effect when we receive the notice.
Restrictions for reallocation into and out of Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account and General Account and allocations to the
Fixed Account are shown in the Schedule. An allocation from the Fixed
Account may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. See the
Schedule.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION IS NOT AVAILABLE
When a distribution is made from an investment portfolio supporting a
unit investment trust Separate Account Division in which reinvestment
is not available, we will allocate the distribution to the Specially
Designated Division shown in the Schedule unless you specify
otherwise.
Such a distribution may occur when an investment portfolio or Division
matures, when distribution from a portfolio or Division cannot be
reinvested in the portfolio or Division due to the unavailability of
securities, or for other reasons. When this occurs because of
maturity, we will send written notice to you thirty days in advance of
such date. To elect an allocation to other than the Specially
Designated Division shown in the Schedule, you must provide
satisfactory notice to us at least seven days prior to the date the
investment matures. Such allocations will not be counted as an
allocation change of the Accumulation Value for purposes of the number
of free allocations permitted.
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CONTRACT'S ACCUMULATION VALUE
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The variable Annuity Benefits under this Contract are provided through
investments which may be made in our Separate Accounts.
THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
These accounts, which are designated in the Schedule, are kept
separate from our General Account and any other Separate Accounts we
may have. They are used to support Variable Annuity Contracts and may
be used for other purposes permitted by applicable laws and
regulations. We own the assets in the Separate Accounts. Assets
equal to the reserves and other liabilities of the accounts will not
be charged with liabilities that arise from any other business we
conduct; but, we may transfer to our General Account assets which
exceed the reserves and other liabilities of the Variable Separate
Accounts. Income and realized and unrealized gains or losses from
assets in these Variable Separate Accounts are credited to or charged
against the account without regard to other income, gains or losses in
our other investment accounts.
The Variable Separate Account will invest in mutual funds, unit
investment trusts and other investment portfolios which we determine
to be suitable for this Contract's purposes. The Variable Separate
Account is treated as a unit investment trust under Federal securities
laws. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Variable
Separate Account is also governed by state law as designated in the
Schedule. The trusts may offer non-registered series.
Variable Separate Account Divisions
A unit investment trust Separate Account includes Divisions, each
investing in a designated investment portfolio. The Divisions and the
investment portfolios designated may be managed by a separate
investment adviser. Such adviser may be registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Changes within the Variable Separate Accounts
We may, from time to time, make additional Variable Separate Account
Divisions available to you. These Divisions will invest in investment
portfolios we find suitable for this Contract. We also have the right
to eliminate Divisions from a Variable Separate Account, to combine
two or more Divisions or to substitute a new portfolio for the
portfolio in which a Division invests. A substitution may become
necessary if, in our judgment, a portfolio or Division no longer suits
the purpose of this Contract. This may happen due to a change in laws
or regulations, or a change in a portfolio's investment objectives or
restrictions, or because the portfolio or Division is no longer
available for investment, or for some other reason. We may get prior
approval from the insurance department of our state of domicile before
making such a substitution. We will also get any required approval
from the SEC and any other required approvals before making such a
substitution.
Subject to any required regulatory approvals, we reserve the right to
transfer assets of the Variable Separate Account which we determine to
be associated with the class of contracts to which this Contract
belongs, to another Variable Separate Account or Division.
When permitted by law, we reserve the right to:
(1) deregister a Variable Separate Account under the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(2) operate a Variable Separate Account as a management company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, if it is operating as
a unit investment trust;
(3) operate a Variable Separate Account as a unit investment
trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, if it is
operating as a managed Variable Separate Account;
(4) restrict or eliminate any voting rights of Owners, or other
persons who have voting rights to a Variable Separate Account;
and,
(5) combine a Variable Separate Account with other Variable
Separate Accounts.
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THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
The General Account contains all assets of the Company other than
those in the Separate Accounts we establish. The Guaranteed Interest
Divisions available for investment are shown in the Schedule. We may,
from time to time, offer other Divisions where assets are held in our
General Account.
VALUATION PERIOD
Each Division and Fixed Allocation will be valued at the end of each
Valuation Period on a Valuation Date. A Valuation Period is each
Business Day together with any non-Business Days before it. A
Business Day is any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for
trading, and the SEC requires mutual funds, unit investment trusts, or
other investment portfolios to value their securities.
ACCUMULATION VALUE
The Accumulation Value of this Contract is the sum of the amounts in
each of the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General
Account and allocations to the Fixed Account. You select the
Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General Account and
allocations to the Fixed Account to which to allocate the Accumulation
Value. The maximum number of Divisions and Fixed Allocations to which
the Accumulation Value may be allocated at any one time is shown in
the Schedule.
ACCUMULATION VALUE IN EACH DIVISION AND FIXED ALLOCATION
On the Contract Date
On the Contract Date, the Accumulation Value is allocated to each
Division and Fixed Allocation as elected by you, subject to certain
terms and conditions imposed by us. We reserve the right to allocate
premium to the Specially Designated Division during any Right to
Examine Contract period. After such time, allocation will be made
proportionately in accordance with the initial allocation(s) as
elected by you.
On each Valuation Date
At the end of each subsequent Valuation Period, the amount of
Accumulation Value in each Division and Fixed Allocation will be
calculated as follows:
(1) We take the Accumulation Value in the Division or Fixed
Allocation at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.
(2) We multiply (1) by the Variable Separate Account Division's
Net Rate of Return for the current Valuation Period or we
calculate the interest to be credited to a Fixed Allocation
or to a Guaranteed Interest Division for the current Valuation
Period.
(3) We add (1) and (2).
(4) We add to (3) any additional Premium Payments (less any
premium deductions as shown in the Schedule) allocated to the
Division or Fixed Allocation during the current Valuation
Period.
(5) We add or subtract allocations to or from that Division or
Fixed Allocation during the
current Valuation Period.
(6) We subtract from (5) any Partial Withdrawals which are
allocated to the Division or Fixed Allocation during the
current Valuation Period.
(7) We subtract from (6) the amounts allocated to that
Division or Fixed Allocation for:
(a) any charges due for the Optional Benefit Riders as
shown in the Schedule;
(b) any deductions from Accumulation Value as shown in the
Schedule.
All amounts in (7) are allocated to each Division or Fixed Allocation
in the proportion that (6) bears to the Accumulation Value unless the
Charge Deduction Division has been specified (see the Schedule).
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FIXED ACCOUNT
The Fixed Account is a Separate Account under state insurance law and
is not required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fixed
Account includes various Fixed Allocations which we credit with fixed
rates of interest for the Guarantee Period or Periods you select. We
reset the interest rates for new Fixed Allocations periodically based
on our sole discretion.
Guarantee Periods
Each Fixed Allocation is guaranteed an interest rate or rates for a
period, a Guarantee Period. The Guaranteed Interest Rates for a Fixed
Allocation are effective for the entire period. The Maturity Date of
a Guarantee Period will be on the last day of the calendar month in
which the Guarantee Period ends. Withdrawals and transfers made
during a Guarantee Period may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment
unless made within thirty days prior to the Maturity Date.
Upon the attainment of the Maturity Date of a Guarantee Period, we
will transfer the Accumulation Value of the expiring Fixed Allocation
to a Fixed Allocation with a Guarantee Period equal in length to the
expiring Guarantee Period, unless you select another period prior to a
Maturity Date. We will notify you at least thirty days prior to a
Maturity Date of your options for renewal. If the period remaining
from the Maturity Date of the previous Guarantee Period to the Annuity
Commencement Date is less than the period you have elected or the
period expiring, the next shortest period then available that will not
extend beyond the Annuity Commencement Date will be offered to you.
If a period is not available, the Accumulation Value will be
transferred to the Specially Designated Division.
We will declare Guaranteed Interest Rates for the then available Fixed
Allocation Guarantee Periods. These interest rates will be based on
our future expectations. Declared Guaranteed Interest Rates are
subject to change at any time prior to application to specific Fixed
Allocations, although in no event will the rates be less than the
Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate (see the Schedule).
Market Value Adjustments
A Market Value Adjustment will be applied to a Fixed Allocation upon
withdrawal, transfer or application to an Income Plan if made more
than thirty days prior to such Fixed Allocation's Maturity Date,
except on Systematic Partial Withdrawals and IRA Partial Withdrawals.
The Market Value Adjustment is applied to each Fixed Allocation
separately.
The Market Value Adjustment is determined by multiplying the amount of
the Accumulation Value withdrawn, transferred or applied to an Income
Plan by the following factor:
( 1+I ) N/365
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(1+J+.0050)
Where I is the Index Rate for a Fixed Allocation as of the first day
of the applicable Guarantee Period; J is the Index Rate for new Fixed
Allocation as of the time of calculation for a new Guarantee Period,
equal to the applicable Guarantee Period, reduced for the number of
complete years elapsed since the first day of the applicable Guarantee
Period; and N is the remaining number of days in the applicable
Guarantee Period at the time of calculation. (The Index Rate is
described in the Schedule.)
Market Value Adjustments will be applied as follows:
(1) The Market Value Adjustment will be applied to the amount
withdrawn before deduction of any applicable Surrender Charge.
(2) For a Partial Withdrawal, partial transfer or in the case
where a portion of an allocation is applied to an Income Plan,
the Market Value Adjustment will be calculated on the total
amount that must be withdrawn, transferred or applied to an
Income Plan in order to provide the amount requested.
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(3) If the Market Value Adjustment is negative, it will be
assessed first against any remaining Accumulation Value in the
particular Fixed Allocation. Any remaining Market Value
Adjustment will be applied against the amount withdrawn,
transferred or applied to an Income Plan.
(4) If the Market Value Adjustment is positive, it will be
credited to any remaining Accumulation Value in the particular
Fixed Allocation. If a cash surrender, full transfer or full
application to an Income Plan has been requested, the Market
Value Adjustment is added to the amount withdrawn, transferred or
applied to an Income Plan.
MEASUREMENT OF INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Index of Investment Experience
The Investment Experience of a Variable Separate Account Division is
determined on each Valuation Date. We use an Index to measure changes
in each Division's experience during a Valuation Period. We set the
Index at $10 when the first investments in a Division are made. The
Index for a current Valuation Period equals the Index for the
preceding Valuation Period multiplied by the Experience Factor for the
current Valuation Period.
How We Determine the Experience Factor
For Divisions of a unit investment trust Separate Account the
Experience Factor reflects the Investment Experience of the portfolio
in which the Division invests as well as the charges assessed against
the Division for a Valuation Period. The factor is calculated as
follows:
(1) We take the net asset value of the portfolio in which the
Division invests at the end of the current Valuation Period.
(2) We add to (1) the amount of any dividend or capital gains
distribution declared for the investment portfolio and reinvested
in such portfolio during the current Valuation Period. We
subtract from that amount a charge for our taxes, if any.
(3) We divide (2) by the net asset value of the portfolio at the
end of the preceding Valuation Period.
(4) We subtract the daily Mortality and Expense Risk Charge for
each Division shown in the Schedule for each day in the Valuation
Period.
(5) We subtract the daily Asset Based Administrative Charge
shown in the Schedule for each day in the Valuation Period.
Calculations for Divisions investing in unit investment trusts are on
a per unit basis.
Net Rate of Return for a Variable Separate Account Division
The Net Rate of Return for a Variable Separate Account Division during
a Valuation Period is the Experience Factor for that Valuation Period
minus one.
Interest Credited to a Guaranteed Interest Division
Accumulation Value allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division will be
credited with the Guaranteed Interest Rate for the Guarantee Period in
effect on the date the premium or reallocation is applied. Once
applied, such rate will be guaranteed until the Maturity Date of that
Guarantee Period. Interest will be credited daily at a rate to yield
the declared annual Guaranteed Interest Rate. No Guaranteed Interest
Rate will be less than the Minimum Interest Rate shown in the
Schedule.
Interest Credited to a Fixed Allocation
A Fixed Allocation will be credited with the Guaranteed Interest Rate
for the Guarantee Period in effect on the date the premium or
reallocation is applied. Once applied, such rate will be guaranteed
until that Fixed Allocation's Maturity Date. Interest will be
credited daily at a rate to yield the declared annual Guaranteed
Interest Rate.
We periodically declare Guaranteed Interest Rates for then available
Guarantee Periods. No Guaranteed Interest Rate will be less than the
Minimum Interest Rate shown in the Schedule.
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CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM ACCUMULATION VALUE ON EACH CONTRACT PROCESSING DATE
Expense charges and fees are shown in the Schedule.
Charge Deduction Division Option
We will deduct all charges against the Accumulation Value of this
Contract from the Charge Deduction Division if you elected this option
on the application (see the Schedule). If you did not elect this
Option or if the charges are greater than the amount in the Charge
Deduction Division, the charges against the Accumulation Value will
be deducted as follows:
(1) If these charges are less than the Accumulation Value in the
Variable Separate Account Divisions, they will be deducted
proportionately from all Divisions.
(2) If these charges exceed the Accumulation Value in the
Variable Separate Account Divisions, any excess over such value
will be deducted proportionately from any Fixed Allocations and
Guaranteed Interest Divisions.
Any charges taken from the Fixed Account or the General Account will
be taken from the Fixed Allocations or Guaranteed Interest Divisions
starting with the Guarantee Period nearest its Maturity Date until
such charges have been paid.
At any time while this Contract is in effect, you may change your
election of this Option. To do this you must send us a written request
to our Customer Service Center. Any change will take effect within seven
days of the date we receive your request.
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YOUR CONTRACT BENEFITS
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While this Contract is in effect, there are important rights and
benefits that are available to you. We discuss these rights and
benefits in this section.
CASH VALUE BENEFIT
Cash Surrender Value
The Cash Surrender Value, while the Annuitant is living and before the
Annuity Commencement Date, is determined as follows:
(1) We take the Contract's Accumulation Value;
(2) We adjust for any applicable Market Value Adjustment;
(3) We deduct any Surrender Charge;
(4) We deduct any charges shown in the Schedule that have been
incurred but not yet deducted, including;
(a) any administrative fee that has not yet been deducted;
(b) the pro rata part of any charges for Optional Benefit
Riders; and
(c) any applicable premium or other tax.
Cancelling to Receive the Cash Surrender Value
At any time while the Annuitant is living and before the Annuity
Commencement Date, you may surrender this Contract to us. To do this,
you must return this Contract with a signed request for cancellation
to our Customer Service Center.
The Cash Surrender Value will vary daily. We will determine the Cash
Surrender Value as of the date we receive the Contract and your signed
request in our Customer Service Center. All benefits under this
Contract will then end.
We will usually pay the Cash Surrender Value within seven days; but,
we may delay payment as described in the Payments We May Defer
provision.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OPTION
After the Contract Date, you may make Partial Withdrawals. The
minimum amount that may be withdrawn is shown in the Schedule. For
purposes of calculating any Surrender Charge, any Partial Withdrawal
you take will not be considered premium, unless it is an Excess
Partial Withdrawal. To take a Partial Withdrawal, you must provide us
satisfactory notice at our Customer Service Center.
PROCEEDS PAYABLE TO THE BENEFICIARY
Prior to the Annuity Commencement Date
If the sole Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will
pay the Beneficiary the death benefit. If there are joint Owners and
any Owner dies, we will pay the surviving Owners the death benefit.
We will pay the amount on receipt of due proof of the Owner's death at
our Customer Service Center. Such amount may be received in a single
lump sum or applied to any of the Annuity Options (see Choosing an
Income Plan). When the Owner (or all Owners where there are joint
Owners) is not an individual, the death benefit will become payable on
the death of the Annuitant prior to the Annuity Commencement Date
(unless a Contingent Annuitant survived the Annuitant). Only one
death benefit is payable under this Contract. In all events,
distributions under the Contract must be made as required by
applicable law.
How to Claim Payments to Beneficiary
We must receive proof of the Owner's (or the Annuitant's) death before
we will make any payments to the Beneficiary. We will calculate the
death benefit as of the date we receive due proof of death. The
Beneficiary should contact our Customer Service Center for
instructions.
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN
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ANNUITY BENEFITS
If the Annuitant and Owner are living on the Annuity Commencement
Date, we will begin making payments to the Owner. We will make these
payments under the Annuity Option (or Options) as chosen in the
application or as subsequently selected. You may choose or change an
Annuity Option by making a written request at least 30 days prior to the
Annuity Commencement Date. Unless you have chosen otherwise, Option 2
on a 10-year period certain basis will become effective. The amounts
of the payments will be determined by applying the Accumulation Value on
the Annuity Commencement Date in accordance with the Annuity Options
section below (see Payments We Defer). Before we pay any Annuity
Benefits, we require the return of this Contract. If this Contract
has been lost, we require the applicable lost Contract form.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE SELECTION
You select the Annuity Commencement Date. You may select any date
following the fifth Contract Anniversary but before the required date
of Annuity Commencement as shown in the Schedule. If you do not
select a date, the Annuity Commencement Date will be in the month
following the required date of Annuity Commencement.
FREQUENCY SELECTION
You may choose the frequency of the Annuity Payments. They may be
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. If we do not receive
written notice from you, the payments will be made monthly.
THE INCOME PLAN
While this Contract is in effect and before the Annuity Commencement
Date, you may chose one or more Annuity Options for the payment of
death benefits proceeds. If, at the time of the Owner's death, no
Option has been chosen for paying the death benefit proceeds, the
Beneficiary may choose an Option within one year. You may also elect
an Annuity Option on surrender of the Contract for its Cash Surrender
Value. For each Option we will issue a separate written agreement
putting the Option into effect.
Our approval is needed for any Option where:
(1) the person named to receive payment is other than the Owner
or Beneficiary; or
(2) the person named is not a natural person, such as a
corporation; or
(3) any income payment would be less than the minimum annuity
income payment shown in the Schedule.
THE ANNUITY OPTIONS
There are four Options to choose from. They are:
Option 1. Income for a Fixed Period
Payment is made in equal installments for a fixed number of years. We
guarantee each monthly payment will be at least the Income for Fixed
Period amount shown in the Schedule. Values for annual, semiannual or
quarterly payments are available on request.
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Option 2. Income for Life
Payment is made to the person named in equal monthly installments and
guaranteed for at least a period certain. The period certain can be
10 or 20 years. Other periods certain are available on request. A
refund certain may be chosen instead. Under this arrangement, income
is guaranteed until payments equal the amount applied. If the person
named lives beyond the guaranteed period, payments continue until his
or her death.
We guarantee each payment will be at least the amount shown in the
Schedule. By age, we mean the named person's age on his or her last
birthday before the Option's effective date. Amounts for ages not
shown are available on request.
Option 3. Joint Life Income
This Option is available if there are two persons named to receive
payments. At least one of the persons named must be either the Owner
of Beneficiary of this Contract. Monthly payments are guaranteed and
are made as long as at least one of the named persons is living. The
monthly payment amounts are available upon request. Such amounts are
guaranteed and will be calculated on the same basis as the Table for
Income for Life, however, the amounts will be based on two lives.
Option 4. Annuity Plan
An amount can be applied under any other settlement option we choose
to offer for the Contract form on the Option's effective date.
The minimum rates for Option 1 are based on 3% interest, compounded
annually. The minimum rates for Options 2 and 3 are based on 3%
interest, compounded annually, and the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table.
We may pay a higher rate at our discretion.
PAYMENT WHEN NAMED PERSON DIES
When the person named to receive payment dies, we will pay any amounts
still due as provided by the Option agreement. The amounts still due
are determined as follows:
(1) For Option 1 or for any remaining guaranteed payments in
Option 2, payments will be continued.
(2) For Option 3, no amounts are payable after both named
persons have died.
(3) For Option 4, the annuity agreement will state the amount
due, if any.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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SENDING NOTICE TO US
Whenever written notice is required, send it to our Customer Service
Center. The address of our Customer Service Center is shown on the
cover page. Please include your Contract number in all correspondence.
REPORTS TO OWNER
We will send you a report at least once during each Contract Year.
The report will show the Accumulation Value and the Cash Surrender
Value as of the end of the Contract Processing Period. The report
will also show the allocation of the Accumulation Value as of such
date and the amounts deducted from or added to the Accumulation Value
since the last report. The report will also include any information
that may be currently required by the insurance supervisory official
of the jurisdiction in which the Contract is delivered.
We will also send you copies of any shareholder reports of the
portfolios in which the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account
invest, as well as any other reports, notices or documents required by
law to be furnished to Owners.
ASSIGNMENT - USING THIS CONTRACT AS COLLATERAL SECURITY
You can assign this Contract as collateral security for a loan or
other obligation. This does not
change the ownership. Your rights and any Beneficiary's right are
subject to the terms of the assignment. To make or release an
assignment, we must receive written notice satisfactory to us, at our
Customer Service Center. We are not responsible for the validity of
any assignment.
CHANGING THIS CONTRACT
This Contract or any additional benefit riders may be changed to
another annuity plan according to our rules at the time of the change.
CONTRACT CHANGES - APPLICABLE TAX LAW
We reserve the right to make changes in this Contract or its Riders to
the extent we deem it necessary to continue to qualify this Contract
as an annuity. Any such changes will apply uniformly to all Contracts
that are affected. You will be given advance written notice of such
changes.
MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX
If an age or sex has been misstated, the amounts payable or benefits
provided by this Contract will be those that the Premium Payment made
would have bought at the correct age or sex.
NON-PARTICIPATING
This Contract does not participate in the divisible surplus of Golden
American Life Insurance Company.
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PAYMENTS WE MAY DEFER
We may not be able to determine the value of the assets of the
Variable Separate Account Divisions because:
(1) the NYSE is closed for trading;
(2) the SEC determines that a state of emergency exists;
(3) an order or pronouncement of the SEC permits a delay for the
protection of Owners; or
(4) the check used to pay the premium has not cleared through
the banking system. This may take up to 15 days.
During such times, as to amounts allocated to the Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account, we may delay;
(1) determination and payment of the Cash Surrender Value;
(2) determination and payment of any death benefit if death
occurs before the Annuity Commencement Date;
(3) allocation changes of the Accumulation Value; or,
(4) application of the Accumulation Value under an income plan.
As to the amounts allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division of the
General Account and as to amounts allocated to Fixed Allocations of
the Fixed Account, we may, at any time, defer payment of the Cash
Surrender Value for up to six months after we receive a request for
it. We will allow interest of at least 3.00% a year on any Cash
Surrender Value payment derived from the Fixed Allocations or the
Guaranteed Interest Divisions that we defer 30 days or more.
AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENTS
All agreements made by us must be signed by one of our officers. No
other person, including an insurance agent or broker, can:
(1) change any of this Contract's terms;
(2) extend the time for Premium Payments; or
(3) make any agreement binding on us.
REQUIRED NOTE ON OUR COMPUTATIONS
We have filed a detailed statement of our computations with the
insurance supervisory official in the jurisdiction where this Contract
is delivered. The values are not less than those required by the law
of that state or jurisdiction. Any benefit provided by an attached
Optional Benefit Rider will not increase these values unless otherwise
stated in that Rider.
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DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT - NO DIVIDENDS
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Variable Cash Surrender Values while the Annuitant and Owner are living
and prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. Death benefit subject to
guaranteed minimum. Additional Premium Payment Option. Partial
Withdrawal Option. Non-participating. Investment results reflected in
values.
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EXHIBIT 4(b)
________ GOLDEN
_________ AMERICAN DEFERRED COMBINATION
____________ LIFE INSURANCE VARIABLE AND FIXED
_______ COMPANY ANNUITY CERTIFICATE
Golden American is a stock company domiciled in Wilmington, Delaware.
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| Contractholder Group Contract Number |
| GOLDEN INVESTORS TRUST G000012-OE |
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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In this Certificate you or your refers to the Owner shown above. We,
our or us refers to Golden American Life Insurance Company. You may
allocate this Certificate's Accumulation Value among the Variable
Separate Account, the General Account and the Fixed Account shown in
the Schedule.
This Certificate describes the benefits and provisions of the group
contract. The group contract, as issued to the Contractholder by us
with any Riders or Endorsements, alone makes up the agreement under
which benefits are paid. The group contract may be inspected at the
office of the Contractholder. In consideration of any application for
this Certificate and the payment of premiums, we agree, subject to the
terms and conditions of the group contract, to provide the benefits
described in this Certificate to the Owner. The Annuitant under this
Certificate must be eligible under the terms of the group contract. If
the group contract and this Certificate are in force, we will make
income payments to the Owner starting on the Annuity Commencement Date
as shown in the Schedule. If the Owner dies prior to the Annuity
Commencement Date, we will pay a death benefit to the Beneficiary. The
amount of such benefit is subject to the terms of this Certificate.
The benefits of the Certificate will be paid according to the provisions
of the Certificate and group contract.
RIGHT TO EXAMINE CERTIFICATE: YOU MAY RETURN THIS CERTIFICATE TO US OR
THE AGENT THROUGH WHOM YOU PURCHASED IT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER YOU
RECEIVE IT. IF SO RETURNED, WE WILL TREAT THE CERTIFICATE AS THOUGH IT
WERE NEVER ISSUED. UPON RECEIPT WE WILL PROMPTLY REFUND THE
ACCUMULATION VALUE, ADJUSTED FOR ANY MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, PLUS ANY
CHARGES WE HAVE DEDUCTED AS OF THE DATE THE RETURNED CERTIFICATE IS
RECEIVED BY US.
ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION, MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE, DEPENDING
ON THE CERTIFICATE'S INVESTMENT RESULTS. ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES BASED
ON THE FIXED ACCOUNT MAY BE SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, THE
OPERATION OF WHICH MAY CAUSE SUCH PAYMENTS AND VALUES TO INCREASE OR
DECREASE.
Customer Service Center Secretary: /s/ Myles R. Tashman
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400 President: /s/ Ben Chernow
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CERTIFICATE - NO DIVIDENDS
Variable Cash Surrender Values while the Annuitant and Owner are living
and prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. Death benefit subject to
guaranteed minimum. Additional Premium Payment Option. Partial
Withdrawal Option. Non-participating. Investment results reflected in
values.
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CERTIFICATE CONTENTS
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THE SCHEDULE....................... 3 YOUR CERTIFICATE BENEFITS........ 14
Payment And Investment Information 3A Cash Value Benefit
The Variable Separate Accounts.... 3B Partial Withdrawal Option
The General Account............... 3C Proceeds Payable to the
Certificate Facts................. 3D Beneficiary
Charges and Fees.................. 3E
Income Plan Factors............... 3F CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN.......... 15
IMPORTANT TERMS ................... 4 Annuity Benefits
Annuity Commencement Date Selection
INTRODUCTION TO THIS CERTIFICATE... 6 Frequency Selection
The Income Plan
The Certificate The Annuity Options
The Owner Payment When Named Person Dies
The Annuitant
The Beneficiary OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION...... 17
Change of Owner or Beneficiary Sending Notice to Us
Reports to Owner
PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATION Assignment - Using This
CHANGES.......................... 8 Certificate As Collateral
Security
Initial Premium Payment Changing This Certificate
Additional Premium Payment Option Certificate Changes -
Your Right to Change Allocation of Applicable Tax Law
Accumulation Value Misstatement of Age or Sex
What Happens if a Variable Separate Non-participating
Account Division is Not Available Payments We May Defer
Authority to Make Agreements
Required Note on Our Computations
HOW WE MEASURE THE CERTIFICATE'S
ACCUMULATION VALUE............... 9
The Variable Separate Accounts
The General Account
Valuation Period
Accumulation Value
Accumulation Value in Each Division
and Fixed Allocation
Fixed Account
Measurement of Investment Experience
Charges Deducted From Accumulation
Value on Each Certificate
Processing Date
Copies of any application and any additional Riders and Endorsements
are at the back of this Certificate.
THE SCHEDULE
The Schedule gives specific facts about this Certificate and its
coverage. Please refer to the Schedule while reading this
Certificate.
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PAYMENT AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION
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| Contractholder Group Contract Number |
| GOLDEN INVESTORS TRUST G000012-OE |
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Annuitant's Issue Age Annuitant's Sex Owner's Issue Age |
| [55] [MALE] [55] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Certificate Date Issue Date Residence Status |
| [JANUARY 1, 1998] [JANUARY 1, 1998] [DELAWARE] |
| |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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INITIAL INVESTMENT
Initial Premium Payment received: [$25,000]
Your initial Accumulation Value has been invested as follows:
Percentage of
Divisions Accumulation Value
--------------------- ------------------------
[Multiple Allocation 10%
Fully Managed 10%
Capital Appreciation 10%
Rising Dividends 10%
All-Growth 10%
Real Estate 10%
Hard Assets 5%
Emerging Markets 5%
Limited Maturity Bond 5%
Liquid Asset 5%
Value Equity 5%
Strategic Equity 5%
Managed Global 5%
Fixed Allocation - 1 Year 5%]
--------------------- ------------------------
Total 100%
===== ====
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT INFORMATION
[We will accept additional Premium Payments until either the Annuitant
or Owner reaches the Attained Age of [85]. The minimum additional
payment which may be made is [$1,000.00].]
[In no event may you contribute to your IRA for the taxable year in
which you attain age 70 1/2 and thereafter (except for rollover
contributions). The minimum additional payment which may be made is
[$1,000.00].]
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PAYMENT AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Annuitant's Issue Age Annuitant's Sex Owner's Issue Age |
| [55] [MALE] [55] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| $[25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Certificate Date Issue Date Residence Status |
| [JANUARY 1, 1998] [JANUARY 1, 1998] [DELAWARE] |
| |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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ACCUMULATION VALUE ALLOCATION RULES
The maximum number of Divisions in which you may be invested at any
one time is [sixteen]. You are allowed unlimited allocation changes
per Certificate Year without charge. We reserve the right to impose a
charge for any allocation change in excess of [twelve] per Certificate
Year. The Excess Allocation Charge is shown in the Schedule.
Allocations into and out of the Guaranteed Interest Divisions are
subject to restrictions (see General Account).
ALLOCATION CHANGES BY TELEPHONE
You may request allocation changes by telephone during our telephone
request business hours. You may call our Customer Service Center at
1-800-366-0066 to make allocation changes by using the personal
identification number you will receive. You may also mail any notice
or request for allocation changes to our Customer Service Center at
the address shown on the cover page.
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THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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DIVISIONS INVESTING IN SHARES OF A MUTUAL FUND
Separate Account B (the "Account") is a unit investment trust Separate
Account, organized in and governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, our state of domicile. The Account is divided into
Divisions. Each Division listed below invests in shares of the mutual
fund portfolio (the "Series") designated. Each portfolio is a part of
The GCG Trust managed by Directed Services, Inc.
SERIES SERIES
------ ------
[Multiple Allocation Real Estate
Fully Managed Hard Assets
Value Equity Limited Maturity Bond
Small Cap Liquid Asset
Capital Appreciation Strategic Equity
Rising Dividends Managed Global
All-Growth Research
Mid-Cap Growth Value + Growth
Total Return Global Fixed Income
Growth & Income Growth Opportunities
Emerging Markets Developing World]
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THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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GENERAL ACCOUNT
[Guaranteed Interest Division
A Guaranteed Interest Division provides an annual minimum interest
rate of 3%. At our sole discretion, we may periodically declare
higher interest rates for specific Guarantee Periods. Such rates will
apply to periods following the date of declaration. Any declaration
will be by class and will be based on our future expectations.
Limitations of Allocations
We reserve the right to restrict allocations into and out of the
General Account. Such limits may be dollar restrictions on
allocations into the General Account or we may restrict reallocations
into the General Account.
Transfers from a Guaranteed Interest Division
We currently require that an amount allocated to a Guarantee Period
not be transferred until the Maturity Date, except pursuant to our
published rules. We reserve the right not to allow amounts previously
transferred from a Guaranteed Interest Division to the Variable
Separate Account Divisions or to a Fixed Allocation to be transferred
back to a Guaranteed Interest Division for a period of at least six
months from the date of transfer.]
GA-CA-1042-01/98 3C
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CERTIFICATE FACTS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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CERTIFICATE FACTS
Certificate Processing Date
The Certificate Processing Date for your Certificate is [January 1] of
each year.
Specially Designated Divisions
When a distribution is made from an investment portfolio underlying a
Variable Separate Account Division in which reinvestment is not
available, we will allocate the amount of the distribution to the
[Liquid Asset Division] unless you specify otherwise.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
The maximum amount that can be withdrawn each Certificate Year without
being considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal is described below. We
will collect a Surrender Charge for Excess Partial Withdrawals and a
charge for any unrecovered Premium Tax. In no event may a Partial
Withdrawal exceed 90% of the Cash Surrender Value. After a Partial
Withdrawal, the remaining Accumulation Value must be at least $100 to
keep the Certificate in force.
Maximum Partial Withdrawal not considered to be an Excess Partial
Withdrawal
The maximum amount that can be taken as a Partial Withdrawal each
Certificate Year without being considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal
is the greater of the following:
(1) Earnings, less previous withdrawals not considered to be Excess
Partial Withdrawals, but not less than zero. Earnings are equal
to the Accumulation Value, less Premium Payments, plus prior
withdrawals.
(2) The Free Amount, equal to: a) 10% of Premium Payments not
previously withdrawn, which were received within seven years
prior to the date of withdrawal; less b) any withdrawals that
are made in the same Certificate year, which are not considered
to be Excess Partial Withdrawals.
Withdrawals of Premium Payments are considered to be Excess Partial
Withdrawals.
Conventional Partial Withdrawals
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: [$100.00]
Any Conventional Partial Withdrawal from a Fixed Allocation is subject
to a Market Value Adjustment unless withdrawn from a Fixed Allocation
within 30 days prior to the Maturity Date.
Systematic Partial Withdrawals
Systematic Partial Withdrawals may be elected to commence after 28
days from the Certificate Issue Date and may be taken on a monthly,
quarterly or annual basis. You select the day withdrawals will be
made, but no later than the 28th day of the month. If you do not
elect a day, the Certificate Date will be used.
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: [$100.00]
Maximum Withdrawal Amount:
Variable Separate Account 0.833% of Premium Payments
Divisions: monthly, 2.50% of Premium Payments
quarterly or 10% Premium Payments
annual frequency.
Fixed Allocations and Interest earned on a Fixed Allocation
or Guaranteed
Guaranteed Interest Interest Division for the prior
Divisions: month, quarter or year (depending on
the frequency selected).
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CERTIFICATE FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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Systematic Partial Withdrawals from Fixed Allocations are not subject
to a Market Value Adjustment. If the sum of Systematic Partial
Withdrawals in a Certificate Year exceed the maximum withdrawal
not considered to be an Excess Partial Withdrawal, they may be subject
to a surrender charge.
[IRA Partial Withdrawals for Qualified Plans Only
IRA Partial Withdrawals may be taken on a monthly, quarterly or annual
basis. A minimum withdrawal of $100.00 is required. You select the
day the withdrawals will be made, but no later than the 28th day of
the month. If you do not elect a day, the Certificate Date will be
used. Systematic Partial Withdrawals and Conventional Partial
Withdrawals are not allowed when IRA Partial Withdrawals are being
taken. An IRA Partial Withdrawal in excess of the maximum amount
allowed under the Systematic Partial Withdrawal option may be
subject to a Market Value Adjustment.]
DEATH BENEFITS
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the
Accumulation Value, (ii) the Guaranteed Death Benefit, (iii) the Cash
Surrender Value, and (iv) the sum of premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "2": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the
Accumulation Value, (ii) the Guaranteed Death Benefit, (iii) the Cash
Surrender Value, and (iv) the sum of premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "3": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the Cash
Surrender Value, (ii) the Accumulation Value, (iii) the sum of the
premiums paid, less any Partial Withdrawals.]
Guaranteed Death Benefit
On the Certificate Date, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is the initial
premium. On subsequent Valuation Dates, the Guaranteed Death Benefit
is calculated as follows:
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": Option 1:
--------
(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Calculate interest on (1) for the current Valuation Period at
the Guaranteed Death Benefit Interest Rate;
(3) Add (1) and (2);
(4) Add any additional premiums paid during the current Valuation
Period to (3);
(5) Subtract Partial Withdrawals made during the current Valuation
Period from (4).
Each accumulated initial or additional Premium Payment, reduced by any
Partial Withdrawals (including any associated Market Value Adjustment
and Surrender Charge incurred) allocated to such premium, will
continue to grow at the Guaranteed Death Benefit Interest Rate. [IF
DEATHBEN = "1" AND % RATE = "7": In any event, the Guaranteed Death
Benefit will not exceed the Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit.]
The Guaranteed Death Benefit is accumulated at a rate of [3, 4, 5 or
7%] compounded annually, except:
(1) Amounts in the Liquid Asset Division are accumulated at the net
rate of return for the Liquid Asset Division during the current
Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5, or 7%]; and
(2) Amounts in the Limited Maturity Bond Division are accumulated
at the net rate of return for the Limited Maturity Bond Division
during the current Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5 or 7%];
and
(3) Amounts in a Fixed Allocation or Guaranteed Interest Division
are accumulated at the interest rate being credited to such Fixed
Allocation or Guaranteed Interest Division during the current
Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5 or 7%].
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CERTIFICATE FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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[IF DEATHBEN = "1" AND % RATE = "7"
Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit
The Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit is initially equal to two times
the initial or additional premium paid. Thereafter, the Maximum
Guaranteed Death Benefit as of the effective date of a Partial
Withdrawal is reduced first by the amount of any Partial Withdrawal
representing earnings and second in proportion to the reduction in
Accumulation Value for any Partial Withdrawal representing premium (in
each case, including any associated Market Value Adjustment and
Surrender Charge incurred). If withdrawals do not exceed 7% of
premium paid in a Certificate Year, and did not exceed 7% of premiums
paid in any Certificate Year, reductions in the Maximum Guaranteed
Death Benefit will be treated as withdrawals of earnings. Once
withdrawals exceed 7% in any Certificate Year, withdrawals will be
treated as proportional in relation to the amount of Accumulation
Value for any Partial Withdrawals ( including any associated Market
Value Adjustment or Surrender Charge incurred.]
[IF DEATHBEN = "2": Option 2:
--------
(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Add to (1) any additional premium paid since the prior
Valuation Date and subtract from (1) any Partial Withdrawals
taken prior to the Valuation Date;
(3) On a Valuation Date that occurs on or prior to the Owner's
attained age [70], which is also a Certificate Anniversary,
we set the Guaranteed Death Benefit equal to the greater of
(2) or the Accumulation Value as of such date.
On all other Valuation Dates, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is equal
to(2).]
[IF DEATHBEN = "3": Option 3:
--------
(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Add any additional premiums paid during the current
Valuation Period;
(3) Subtract any Partial Withdrawals made during the current
Valuation Period from (2).]
CHANGE OF OWNER
A change of Owner will result in recalculation of the death benefit
and Guaranteed Death Benefit. As of the date of change, we will use
the Accumulation Value of the Certificate, for the purpose of such
recalculation only, as the initial premium to determine a new
Guaranteed Death Benefit for this Certificate. The new Owner's age at
the time of the change will be used as the basis for this
calculation. The new Owner's death will determine when a death
benefit is payable.
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": If the new Owner's age is less than or equal to
[70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit Option in effect prior to the
change of Owner will remain in effect. If the new Owner's age is
greater than [70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit will be zero and the
Death Benefit will be the greater of the Cash Surrender Value, the
Accumulation Value and the sum of the premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "2": If the new Owner's age is less than or equal to
[70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit Option in effect prior to the
change of Owner will remain in effect. If the new Owner's age is
greater than [70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit will be zero and the
Death Benefit will be the greater of the Cash Surrender Value, the
Accumulation Value and the sum of the premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "3": The Guaranteed Death Benefit Option after the
change of Owner will remain the same as before the change.]
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CERTIFICATE FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN
Required Date of Annuity Commencement
[Distributions from a Certificate funding a qualified plan must
commence no later than [April 1st] of the calendar year following the
calendar year in which the Owner attains age 70 1/2.]
The Annuity Commencement Date is required to be the same date as the
Certificate Processing Date in the month following the Annuitant's
[90th] birthday. If, on the Annuity Commencement Date, a Surrender
Charge remains, your elected Annuity Option must include a period
certain of at least five years duration. In applying the
Accumulation Value, we may first collect any Premium Taxes due us.
Minimum Annuity Income Payment
The minimum monthly annuity income payment that we will make is [$20].
Optional Benefit Riders - [None.]
ATTAINED AGE
The Issue Age of the Annuitant or Owner plus the number of full years
elapsed since the Certificate Date.
FIXED ACCOUNT
Minimum Fixed Allocation
The minimum allocation to the Fixed Account in any one Fixed
Allocation is [$250.00].
Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate - [3%.]
Guarantee Periods
We currently offer Guarantee Periods of [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10]
year(s). We reserve the right to offer Guarantee Periods of durations
other than those available on the Certificate Date. We also reserve
the right to cease offering a particular Guarantee Period or Periods.
We reserve the right to offer guarantee periods which require
systematic allocation to the General Account or to series of a
separate account elected by the Certificateowner.
Index Rate
The Index Rate is the average of the Ask Yields for the U.S. Treasury
Strips as reported by a national quoting service for the applicable
maturity. The average is based on the period from the 22nd day of the
calendar month two months prior to the calendar month of Index Rate
determination to the 21st day of the calendar month immediately prior
to the month of determination. The applicable maturity date for these
U.S. Treasury Strips is on or next following the last day of the
Guarantee Period. If the Ask Yields are no longer available, the
Index Rate will be determined using a suitable replacement method.
We currently set the Index Rate once each calendar month. However, we
reserve the right to set the Index Rate more frequently than monthly,
but in no event will such Index Rate be based on a period less than 28
days.
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CHARGES AND FEES
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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DEDUCTIONS FROM PREMIUMS
[None.]
DEDUCTIONS FROM ACCUMULATION VALUE
Initial Administrative Charge
[None.]
Administrative Charge
We charge [a maximum of $30 or 2% of Accumulation Value] to cover a
portion of our ongoing administrative expense for each Certificate
Processing Period. The charge is incurred at the beginning of the
Certificate Processing Period and deducted on the Certificate
Processing Date at the end of the period.
Excess Allocation Charge
Currently none, however, we reserve the right to charge [$25] for a
change if you make more than [twelve] allocation changes per
Certificate Year. Any charge will be deducted in proportion to the
amount being transferred from each Division.
Surrender Charge
A Surrender Charge is imposed as a percentage of premium if the
Certificate is surrendered or an Excess Partial Withdrawal is taken.
The percentage imposed at time of surrender or Excess Partial
Withdrawal depends on the number of complete years that have elapsed
since a Premium Payment was made. The Surrender charge expressed as a
percentage of each Premium Payment is as follows:
Complete Years Elapsed Surrender
Since Premium Payment Charges
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[0 6%
1 6%
2 6%
3 5%
4 4%
5 3%
6 1%
7+ 0%]
For the purpose of calculating the Surrender Charge for an Excess
Partial Withdrawal: a) we treat premiums as being withdrawn on a
first-in, first-out basis; and b) amounts withdrawn which are not
considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal are not considered a
withdrawal of any Premium Payments.
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CHARGES AND FEES
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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[Premium Taxes
We deduct the amount of any premium or other state and local taxes
levied by any state or governmental entity when such taxes are
incurred.
We reserve the right to defer collection of Premium Taxes until
surrender or until application of Accumulation Value to an Annuity
Option. We reserve the right to change the amount we charge for
Premium Tax charges on future Premium Payments to conform with changes
in the law or if the Owner changes state of residence. ]
Deductions from the Divisions
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge - We deduct up to a maximum of [IF
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DEATHBEN = "1": [.002201%], [.002283%], [.002339%], [.002753%] IF
DEATHBEN = "2": [.002339%] IF DEATHBEN = "3": [.002063%]] of the
assets in each Variable Separate Account Division on a daily basis
(equivalent to an annual rate up to a maximum rate of [IF DEATHBEN =
"1": [.80%], [.83%], [.85%], [1.00%] IF DEATHBEN = "2": [.85%] IF
DEATHBEN = "3": [.75%]) for mortality and expense risks. This charge
is not deducted from the Fixed Account or General Account values.
Asset Based Administrative Charge - We deduct up to a maximum of
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[0.000411%] of the assets in each Variable Separate Account Division
on a daily basis (equivalent to an annual rate up to a maximum of
[0.15%]) to compensate us for a portion of our ongoing administrative
expenses. This charge is not deducted from the Fixed Account or
General Account values.
CHARGE DEDUCTION DIVISION
All charges against the Accumulation Value in this Certificate will be
deducted from the [Liquid Asset Division].
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THE SCHEDULE
INCOME PLAN FACTORS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Certificate Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B AND THE FIXED [123456] |
| ACCOUNT] |
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Values for other payment periods, ages or joint life combinations are
available on request. Monthly payments are shown for each $1,000
applied.
TABLE FOR INCOME FOR A FIXED PERIOD
Fixed Fixed Fixed
Period Monthly Period Monthly Period Monthly
of Years Income of Years Income of Years Income
- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------
[5 17.95 14 7.28 23 5.00
6 15.18 15 6.89 24 4.85
7 13.20 16 6.54 25 4.72
8 11.71 17 6.24 26 4.60
9 10.56 18 5.98 27 4.49
10 9.64 19 5.74 28 4.38
11 8.88 20 5.53 29 4.28
12 8.26 21 5.33 30 4.19]
13 7.73 22 5.16
TABLE FOR INCOME FOR LIFE
Male/Female Male/Female Male/Female
10 Years 20 Years Refund
Age Certain Certain Certain
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[50 $4.06/3.83 $3.96/3.77 $3.93/3.75
55 4.43/4.14 4.25/4.05 4.25/4.03
60 4.90/4.56 4.57/4.37 4.66/4.40
65 5.51/5.10 4.90/4.73 5.12/4.83
70 6.26/5.81 5.18/5.07 5.76/5.42
75 7.11/6.70 5.38/5.33 6.58/6.19
80 7.99/7.70 5.48/5.46 7.69/7.21
85 8.72/8.59 5.52/5.51 8.72/8.59
90 9.23/9.18 5.53/5.53 10.63/10.53
]
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IMPORTANT TERMS
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ACCUMULATION VALUE - The amount that a Certificate provides for
investment at any time. Initially, this amount is equal to the
premium paid.
ANNUITANT - The person designated by the Owner to be the measuring life
in determining Annuity Payments.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE - For each Certificate, the date on which
Annuity Payments begin.
ANNUITY OPTIONS - Options the Owner selects that determine the form and
amount of annuity payments.
ANNUITY PAYMENT - The periodic payment an Owner receives. It may be
either a fixed or a variable amount based on the Annuity Option
chosen.
ATTAINED AGE - The Issue Age of the Annuitant or Owner plus the number
of full years elapsed since the Certificate Date.
BENEFICIARY - The person designated to receive benefits in the case of
the death of the Owner.
BUSINESS DAY - Any day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for
trading, exclusive of federal holidays, or any day on which the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requires that mutual funds,
unit investment trusts or other investment portfolios be valued.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE - The amount the Owner receives upon surrender of
the Certificate.
CERTIFICATE ANNIVERSARY - The anniversary of the Certificate Date.
CERTIFICATE DATE - The date we received the initial premium and upon
which we begin determining the Certificate values. It may not be the
same as the Certificate Issue Date. This date is used to determine
Certificate months, processing dates, years, and anniversaries.
CERTIFICATE ISSUE DATE - The date the Certificate is issued at our
Customer Service Center.
CERTIFICATE PROCESSING DATES - The days when we deduct certain charges
from the Accumulation Value. If the Certificate Processing Date is
not a Valuation Date, it will be on the next succeeding Valuation
date. The Certificate Processing Date will be on the Certificate
Anniversary of each year.
CERTIFICATE PROCESSING PERIOD - The period between successive
Certificate Processing Dates unless it is the first Certificate
Processing Period. In that case, it is the period from the
Certificate Date to the first Certificate Processing Date.
CERTIFICATE YEAR - The period between Certificate Anniversaries.
CHARGE DEDUCTION DIVISION - The Division from which all charges are
deducted if so designated or elected by the Owner.
CONTINGENT ANNUITANT - The person designated by the Owner who, upon the
Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, becomes the
Annuitant.
CONTRACT ISSUE DATE - The date the group contract is issued at our
Customer Service Center.
CONTRACTHOLDER - The entity to whom the certificates group contract is
issued.
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IMPORTANT TERMS (continued)
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EXPERIENCE FACTOR - The factor which reflects the investment experience
of the portfolio in which a Variable Separate Account Division invests
and also reflects the charges assessed against the Division for a
Valuation Period.
FIXED ACCOUNT - This is the Separate Account established to support
Fixed Allocations.
FIXED ALLOCATION - An amount allocated to the Fixed Account that is
credited with a Guaranteed Interest Rate for a specified Guarantee
Period.
GUARANTEED DEATH BENEFIT INTEREST RATE - The annual rate at which the
Guaranteed Death Benefit is calculated.
GUARANTEE PERIOD - The period of years a rate of interest is guaranteed
to be credited to a Fixed Allocation or allocations to a Guaranteed
Interest Division.
GUARANTEED INTEREST DIVISION - An investment option available in the
General Account, an account which contains all of our assets other
than those held in our Separate Accounts.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE - The effective annual interest rate which we
will credit for a specified Guarantee Period.
GUARANTEED MINIMUM INTEREST RATE - The minimum interest rate which can
be declared by us for Fixed Allocations or allocations to a Guaranteed
Interest Division.
INDEX OF INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE - The index that measures the performance
of a Variable Separate Account Division.
INITIAL PREMIUM - The payment amount required to put each Certificate in
effect.
ISSUE AGE - The Annuitant's or Owner's age on the last birthday on or
before the Certificate Date.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT - A positive or negative adjustment to a Fixed
Allocation. It may apply if all or part of a Fixed Allocation is
withdrawn, transferred, or applied to an Annuity Option prior to the
end of the Guarantee Period.
MATURITY DATE - The date on which a Guarantee Period matures.
OWNER - The person who owns a Certificate and is entitled to exercise
all rights of the Certificate. This person's death also initiates
payment of the death benefit.
RIDERS - Riders add provisions or change the terms of the Certificate.
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED DIVISION - Distributions from a portfolio
underlying a Division in which reinvestment is not available will be
allocated to this Division unless you specify otherwise.
VALUATION DATE - The day at the end of a Valuation Period when each
Division is valued.
VALUATION PERIOD - Each business day together with any non-business days
before it.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION - An investment option available in
the Variable Separate Account shown in the Schedule.
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INTRODUCTION TO THIS CERTIFICATE
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THE CERTIFICATE
This is a legal Certificate between you and us. We provide benefits
as stated in this Certificate. In return, you supply us with the
Initial Premium Payment required to put this Certificate in effect.
This Certificate, together with any Riders or Endorsements,
constitutes the entire Certificate. Riders and Endorsements add
provisions or change the terms of the basic Certificate.
THE OWNER
You are the Owner of this Certificate. You are also the Annuitant
unless another Annuitant has been named by you and is shown in the
Schedule. You have the rights and options described in this
Certificate, including but not limited to the right to receive the
Annuity Benefits on the Annuity Commencement Date.
One or more people may own this Certificate. If there are multiple
Owners named, the age of the oldest Owner will be used to determine
the applicable death benefit. In the case of a sole Owner who dies
prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will pay the Beneficiary
the death benefit then due. If the sole Owner is not an individual,
we will treat the Annuitant as Owner for the purpose of determining
when the Owner dies under the death benefit provision (if there is
no Contingent Annuitant), and the Annuitant's age will determine the
applicable death benefit payable to the Beneficiary. The sole Owner's
estate will be the Beneficiary if no Beneficiary designation is in
effect, or if the designated Beneficiary has predeceased the Owner.
In the case of a joint Owner of the Certificate dying prior to the
Annuity Commencement Date, the surviving Owner(s) will be deemed as
the Beneficiary(ies).
THE ANNUITANT
The Annuitant is the measuring life of the Annuity Benefits provided
under this Certificate. You may name a Contingent Annuitant. The
Annuitant may not be changed during the Annuitant's lifetime.
If the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Commencement Date, the
Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant. You will be the
Contingent Annuitant unless you name someone else. The Annuitant must
be a natural person. If the Annuitant dies and no Contingent
Annuitant has been named, we will allow you sixty days to designate
someone other than yourself as an Annuitant. If all Owners are not
individuals and, through the operation of this provision, an Owner
becomes Annuitant, we will pay the death proceeds to the Beneficiary.
If there are joint Owners, we will treat the youngest of the Owners as
the Contingent Annuitant designated, unless you elect otherwise.
THE BENEFICIARY
The Beneficiary is the person to whom we pay death proceeds if any
Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. See Proceeds
Payable to the Beneficiary for more information. We pay death
proceeds to the primary Beneficiary (unless there are joint Owners in
which case the death benefit proceeds are payable to the surviving
Owner). If the primary Beneficiary dies before the Owner, the death
proceeds are paid to the Contingent Beneficiary, if any. If there is
no surviving Beneficiary, we pay the death proceeds to the Owner's
estate.
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One or more persons may be named as primary Beneficiary or contingent
Beneficiary. In the case of more than one Beneficiary, we will assume
any death proceeds are to be paid in equal shares to the surviving
Beneficiaries. You can specify other than equal shares.
You have the right to change Beneficiaries, unless you designate the
primary Beneficiary irrevocable. When an irrevocable Beneficiary has
been designated, you and the irrevocable Beneficiary may have to act
together to exercise the rights and options under this Certificate.
CHANGE OF OWNER OR BENEFICIARY
During your lifetime and while this Certificate is in effect you can
transfer ownership of this Certificate or change the Beneficiary.
To make any of these changes, you must send us written notice of
the change in a form satisfactory to us. The change will take effect
as of the day the notice is signed. The change will not affect any
payment made or action taken by us before recording the change at our
Customer Service Center. A Change of Owner may affect the amount of
death benefit payable under this Certificate. See Proceeds Payable to
Beneficiary.
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PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATION CHARGES
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INITIAL PREMIUM PAYMENT
The Initial Premium Payment is required to put this Certificate in
effect. The amount of the Initial Premium Payment is shown in the
Schedule.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT OPTION
You may make additional Premium Payments under this Certificate after
the end of the Right to Examine period. Restrictions on additional
Premium Payments, such as the Attained Age of the Annuitant or Owner
and the timing and amount of each payment, are shown in the Schedule.
We reserve the right to defer acceptance of or to return any
additional Premium Payments.
As of the date we receive and accept your additional Premium Payment:
(1) The Accumulation Value will increase by the amount of the
Premium Payment less any premium deductions as shown in the
Schedule.
(2) The increase in the Accumulation Value will be allocated among
the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General Account
and allocations to the Fixed Account in accordance with your
instructions. If you do not provide such instructions, allocation
will be among the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and
General Account and allocations to the Fixed Account in proportion
to the amount of Accumulation Value in each Division or Fixed
Allocation.
Where to Make Payments
Remit the Premium Payments to our Customer Service Center at the
address shown on the cover page. On request we will give you a
receipt signed by our treasurer.
YOUR RIGHT TO CHANGE ALLOCATION OF ACCUMULATION VALUE
You may change the allocation of the Accumulation Value among the
Divisions and Fixed Allocations after the end of the Right to Examine
period. The number of free allocation changes each year that we will
allow is shown in the Schedule. To make an allocation change, you
must provide us with satisfactory notice at our Customer Service
Center. The change will take effect when we receive the notice.
Restrictions for reallocation into and out of Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account and General Account and allocations to the
Fixed Account are shown in the Schedule. An allocation from the Fixed
Account may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. See the
Schedule.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION IS NOT AVAILABLE
When a distribution is made from an investment portfolio supporting a
unit investment trust Separate Account Division in which reinvestment
is not available, we will allocate the distribution to the Specially
Designated Division shown in the Schedule unless you specify
otherwise.
Such a distribution may occur when an investment portfolio or Division
matures, when distribution from a portfolio or Division cannot be
reinvested in the portfolio or Division due to the unavailability of
securities, or for other reasons. When this occurs because of
maturity, we will send written notice to you thirty days in advance of
such date. To elect an allocation to other than the Specially
Designated Division shown in the Schedule, you must provide
satisfactory notice to us at least seven days prior to the date the
investment matures. Such allocations will not be counted as an
allocation change of the Accumulation Value for purposes of the number
of free allocations permitted.
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CERTIFICATE'S ACCUMULATION VALUE
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The variable Annuity Benefits under this Certificate are provided
through investments which may be made in our Separate Accounts.
THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
These accounts, which are designated in the Schedule, are kept
separate from our General Account and any other Separate Accounts we
may have. They are used to support Variable Annuity Certificates and
may be used for other purposes permitted by applicable laws and
regulations. We own the assets in the Separate Accounts. Assets
equal to the reserves and other liabilities of the accounts will not
be charged with liabilities that arise from any other business we
conduct; but, we may transfer to our General Account assets which
exceed the reserves and other liabilities of the Variable Separate
Accounts. Income and realized and unrealized gains or losses from
assets in these Variable Separate Accounts are credited to or charged
against the account without regard to other income, gains or losses in
our other investment accounts.
The Variable Separate Account will invest in mutual funds, unit
investment trusts and other investment portfolios which we determine
to be suitable for this Certificate's purposes. The Variable Separate
Account is treated as a unit investment trust under Federal securities
laws. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Variable
Separate Account is also governed by state law as designated in the
Schedule. The trusts may offer non-registered series.
Variable Separate Account Divisions
A unit investment trust Separate Account includes Divisions, each
investing in a designated investment portfolio. The Divisions and the
investment portfolios designated may be managed by a separate
investment adviser. Such adviser may be registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Changes within the Variable Separate Accounts
We may, from time to time, make additional Variable Separate Account
Divisions available to you. These Divisions will invest in investment
portfolios we find suitable for the group contract. We also have the
right to eliminate Divisions from a Variable Separate Account, to
combine two or more Divisions or to substitute a new portfolio for the
portfolio in which a Division invests. A substitution may become
necessary if, in our judgment, a portfolio or Division no longer suits
the purpose of the group contract. This may happen due to a change in
laws or regulations, or a change in a portfolio's investment
objectives or restrictions, or because the portfolio or Division is no
longer available for investment, or for some other reason. We may get
prior approval from the insurance department of our state of domicile
before making such a substitution. We will also get any required
approval from the SEC and any other required approvals before making
such a substitution.
Subject to any required regulatory approvals, we reserve the right to
transfer assets of the Variable Separate Account which we determine to
be associated with the class of contracts to which the group contract
belongs, to another Variable Separate Account or Division.
When permitted by law, we reserve the right to:
(1) deregister a Variable Separate Account under the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(2) operate a Variable Separate Account as a management company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, if it is operating as
a unit investment trust;
(3) operate a Variable Separate Account as a unit investment
trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, if it is
operating as a managed Variable Separate Account;
(4) restrict or eliminate any voting rights of Owners, or other
persons who have voting rights to a Variable Separate Account;
and
(5) combine a Variable Separate Account with other Variable
Separate Accounts.
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CERTIFICATE'S ACCUMULATION VALUE (continued)
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THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
The General Account contains all assets of the Company other than
those in the Separate Accounts we establish. The Guaranteed Interest
Divisions available for investment are shown in the Schedule. We may,
from time to time, offer other Divisions where assets are held in our
General Account.
VALUATION PERIOD
Each Division and Fixed Allocation will be valued at the end of each
Valuation Period on a Valuation Date. A Valuation Period is each
Business Day together with any non-Business Days before it. A
Business Day is any day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for
trading, and the SEC requires mutual funds, unit investment trusts, or
other investment portfolios to value their securities.
ACCUMULATION VALUE
The Accumulation Value of this Certificate is the sum of the amounts
in each of the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General
Account and allocations to the Fixed Account. You select the
Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General Account and
allocations to the Fixed Account to which to allocate the Accumulation
Value. The maximum number of Divisions and Fixed Allocations to which
the Accumulation Value may be allocated at any one time is shown in
the Schedule.
ACCUMULATION VALUE IN EACH DIVISION AND FIXED ALLOCATION
On the Certificate Date
On the Certificate Date, the Accumulation Value is allocated to each
Division and Fixed Allocation as elected by you, subject to certain
terms and conditions imposed by us. We reserve the right to allocate
premium to the Specially Designated Division during any Right to
Examine Certificate period. After such time, allocation will be made
proportionately in accordance with the initial allocation(s) as
elected by you.
On each Valuation Date
At the end of each subsequent Valuation Period, the amount of
Accumulation Value in each Division and Fixed Allocation will be
calculated as follows:
(1) We take the Accumulation Value in the Division or Fixed
Allocation at the end of the preceding Valuation Period.
(2) We multiply (1) by the Variable Separate Account Division's
Net Rate of Return for the current Valuation Period or we
calculate the interest to be credited to a Fixed Allocation
or to a Guaranteed Interest Division for the current
Valuation Period.
(3) We add (1) and (2).
(4) We add to (3) any additional Premium Payments (less any
premium deductions as shown in the Schedule) allocated to the
Division or Fixed Allocation during the current Valuation
Period.
(5) We add or subtract allocations to or from that Division or
Fixed Allocation during the
current Valuation Period.
(6) We subtract from (5) any Partial Withdrawals which are
allocated to the Division or Fixed Allocation during the
current Valuation Period.
(7) We subtract from (6) the amounts allocated to that
Division or Fixed Allocation for:
(a) any charges due for the Optional Benefit Riders as
shown in the Schedule;
(b) any deductions from Accumulation Value as shown in the
Schedule.
All amounts in (7) are allocated to each Division or Fixed Allocation
in the proportion that (6) bears to the Accumulation Value unless the
Charge Deduction Division has been specified (see the Schedule).
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CERTIFICATE'S ACCUMULATION VALUE (continued)
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FIXED ACCOUNT
The Fixed Account is a Separate Account under state insurance law and
is not required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fixed
Account includes various Fixed Allocations which we credit with fixed
rates of interest for the Guarantee Period or Periods you select. We
reset the interest rates for new Fixed Allocations periodically based
on our sole discretion.
Guarantee Periods
Each Fixed Allocation is guaranteed an interest rate or rates for a
period, a Guarantee Period. The Guaranteed Interest Rates for a Fixed
Allocation are effective for the entire period. The Maturity Date of
a Guarantee Period will be on the last day of the calendar month in
which the Guarantee Period ends. Withdrawals and transfers made
during a Guarantee Period may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment
unless made within thirty days prior to the Maturity Date.
Upon the attainment of the Maturity Date of a Guarantee Period, we
will transfer the Accumulation Value of the expiring Fixed Allocation
to a Fixed Allocation with a Guarantee Period equal in length to the
expiring Guarantee Period, unless you select another period prior to a
Maturity Date. We will notify you at least thirty days prior to a
Maturity Date of your options for renewal. If the period remaining
from the Maturity Date of the previous Guarantee Period to the Annuity
Commencement Date is less than the period you have elected or the
period expiring, the next shortest period then available that will not
extend beyond the Annuity Commencement Date will be offered to you.
If a period is not available, the Accumulation Value will be
transferred to the Specially Designated Division.
We will declare Guaranteed Interest Rates for the then available Fixed
Allocation Guarantee Periods. These interest rates will be based on
our future expectations. Declared Guaranteed Interest Rates are
subject to change at any time prior to application to specific Fixed
Allocations, although in no event will the rates be less than the
Minimum Guaranteed Interest Rate (see the Schedule).
Market Value Adjustments
A Market Value Adjustment will be applied to a Fixed Allocation upon
withdrawal, transfer or application to an Income Plan if made more
than thirty days prior to such Fixed Allocation's Maturity Date,
except on Systematic Partial Withdrawals and IRA Partial Withdrawals.
The Market Value Adjustment is applied to each Fixed Allocation
separately.
The Market Value Adjustment is determined by multiplying the amount of
the Accumulation Value withdrawn, transferred or applied to an Income
Plan by the following factor:
( 1+I ) N/365
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(1+J+.0050)
Where I is the Index Rate for a Fixed Allocation as of the first day
of the applicable Guarantee Period; J is the Index Rate for a new
Fixed Allocation as of the time of calculation for a new Guarantee
Period, equal to the applicable Guarantee Period, reduced for the
number of complete years elapsed since the first day of the
applicable Guarantee Period; and N is the remaining number of days in
the applicable Guarantee Period at the time of calculation. (The
Index Rate is described in the Schedule).
Market Value Adjustments will be applied as follows:
(1) The Market Value Adjustment will be applied to the amount
withdrawn before deduction of any applicable Surrender Charge.
(2) For a Partial Withdrawal, partial transfer or in the case
where a portion of an allocation is applied to an Income Plan,
the Market Value Adjustment will be calculated on the total
amount that must be withdrawn, transferred or applied to an
Income Plan in order to provide the amount requested.
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(3) If the Market Value Adjustment is negative, it will be
assessed first against any remaining Accumulation Value in the
particular Fixed Allocation. Any remaining Market Value
Adjustment will be applied against the amount withdrawn,
transferred or applied to an Income Plan.
(4) If the Market Value Adjustment is positive, it will be
credited to any remaining Accumulation Value in the particular
Fixed Allocation. If a cash surrender, full transfer or full
application to an Income Plan has been requested, the Market
Value Adjustment is added to the amount withdrawn, transferred
or applied to an Income Plan.
MEASUREMENT OF INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Index of Investment Experience
The Investment Experience of a Variable Separate Account Division is
determined on each Valuation Date. We use an Index to measure changes
in each Division's experience during a Valuation Period. We set the
Index at $10 when the first investments in a Division are made. The
Index for a current Valuation Period equals the Index for the
preceding Valuation Period multiplied by the Experience Factor for the
current Valuation Period.
How We Determine the Experience Factor
For Divisions of a unit investment trust Separate Account the
Experience Factor reflects the Investment Experience of the portfolio
in which the Division invests as well as the charges assessed against
the Division for a Valuation Period. The factor is calculated as
follows:
(1) We take the net asset value of the portfolio in which the
Division invests at the end of the current Valuation Period.
(2) We add to (1) the amount of any dividend or capital gains
distribution declared for the investment portfolio and reinvested
in such portfolio during the current Valuation Period. We
subtract from that amount a charge for our taxes, if any.
(3) We divide (2) by the net asset value of the portfolio at the
end of the preceding Valuation Period.
(4) We subtract the daily Mortality and Expense Risk Charge for
each Division shown in the Schedule for each day in the Valuation
Period.
(5) We subtract the daily Asset Based Administrative Charge
shown in the Schedule for each day in the Valuation Period.
Calculations for Divisions investing in unit investment trusts are on
a per unit basis.
Net Rate of Return for a Variable Separate Account Division
The Net Rate of Return for a Variable Separate Account Division during
a Valuation Period is the Experience Factor for that Valuation Period
minus one.
Interest Credited to a Guaranteed Interest Division
Accumulation Value allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division will be
credited with the Guaranteed Interest Rate for the Guarantee Period in
effect on the date the premium or reallocation is applied. Once
applied, such rate will be guaranteed until the Maturity Date of that
Guarantee Period. Interest will be credited daily at a rate to yield
the declared annual effective Guaranteed Interest Rate. No Guaranteed
Interest Rate will be less than the Minimum Interest Rate shown in the
Schedule.
Interest Credited to a Fixed Allocation
A Fixed Allocation will be credited with the Guaranteed Interest Rate
for the Guarantee Period in effect on the date the premium or
reallocation is applied. Once applied, such rate will be guaranteed
until that Fixed Allocation's Maturity Date. Interest will be
credited daily at a rate to yield the declared annual effective
Guaranteed Interest Rate.
We periodically declare Guaranteed Interest Rates for then available
Guarantee Periods. No Guaranteed Interest Rate will be less than the
Minimum Interest Rate shown in the Schedule.
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CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM ACCUMULATION VALUE ON EACH CERTIFICATE PROCESSING
DATE
Expense charges and fees are shown in the Schedule.
Charge Deduction Division Option
We will deduct all charges against the Accumulation Value of this
Certificate from the Charge Deduction Division if you elected this
option on the application (see the Schedule). If you did not elect
this Option or if the charges are greater than the amount in the
Charge Deduction Division, the charges against the Accumulation Value
will be deducted as follows:
(1) If these charges are less than the Accumulation Value in the
Variable Separate Account Divisions, they will be deducted
proportionately from all Divisions.
(2) If these charges exceed the Accumulation Value in the
Variable Separate Account Divisions, any excess over such value
will be deducted proportionately from any Fixed Allocations and
Guaranteed Interest Divisions.
Any charges taken from the Fixed Account or the General Account will
be taken from the Fixed Allocations or Guaranteed Interest Divisions
starting with the Guarantee Period nearest its Maturity Date until
such charges have been paid.
At any time while this Certificate is in effect, you may change your
election of this Option. To do this you must send us a written request
to our Customer Service Center. Any change will take effect within
seven days of the date we receive your request.
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YOUR CERTIFICATE BENEFITS
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While this Certificate is in effect, there are important rights and
benefits that are available to you. We discuss these rights and
benefits in this section.
CASH VALUE BENEFIT
Cash Surrender Value
The Cash Surrender Value, while the Annuitant is living and before the
Annuity Commencement Date, is determined as follows:
(1) We take the Certificate's Accumulation Value;
(2) We adjust for any applicable Market Value Adjustment;
(3) We deduct any Surrender Charge;
(4) We deduct any charges shown in the Schedule that have been
incurred but not yet deducted, including;
(a) any administrative fee that has not yet been deducted;
(b) the pro rata part of any charges for Optional Benefit
Riders; and
(c) any applicable premium or other tax.
Cancelling to Receive the Cash Surrender Value
At any time while the Annuitant is living and before the Annuity
Commencement Date, you may surrender this Certificate to us. To do
this, you must return this Certificate with a signed request for
cancellation to our Customer Service Center.
The Cash Surrender Value will vary daily. We will determine the Cash
Surrender Value as of the date we receive the Certificate and your
signed request in our Customer Service Center. All benefits under
this Certificate will then end.
We will usually pay the Cash Surrender Value within seven days; but,
we may delay payment as described in the Payments We May Defer
provision.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OPTION
After the Certificate Date, you may make Partial Withdrawals. The
minimum amount that may be withdrawn is shown in the Schedule. For
purposes of calculating any Surrender Charge, any Partial Withdrawal
you take will not be considered premium, unless it is an Excess
Partial Withdrawal. To take a Partial Withdrawal, you must provide us
satisfactory notice at our Customer Service Center.
PROCEEDS PAYABLE TO THE BENEFICIARY
Prior to the Annuity Commencement Date
If the sole Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will
pay the Beneficiary the death benefit. If there are joint Owners and
any Owner dies, we will pay the surviving Owners the death benefit.
We will pay the amount on receipt of due proof of the Owner's death at
our Customer Service Center. Such amount may be received in a single
lump sum or applied to any of the Annuity Options (see Choosing an
Income Plan). When the Owner (or all Owners where there are joint
Owners) is not an individual, the death benefit will become payable on
the death of the Annuitant prior to the Annuity Commencement Date
(unless a Contingent Annuitant survived the Annuitant). Only one
death benefit is payable under this Certificate. In all events,
distributions under the Certificate must be made as required by
applicable law.
How to Claim Payments to Beneficiary
We must receive proof of the Owner's (or the Annuitant's) death before
we will make any payments to the Beneficiary. We will calculate the
death benefit as of the date we receive due proof of death. The
Beneficiary should contact our Customer Service Center for
instructions.
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN
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ANNUITY BENEFITS
If the Annuitant and Owner are living on the Annuity Commencement
Date, we will begin making payments to the Owner. We will make these
payments under the Annuity Option (or Options) as chosen in the
application or as subsequently selected. You may choose or change an
Annuity Option by making a written request at least 30 days prior to
the Annuity Commencement Date. Unless you have chosen otherwise,
Option 2 on a 10-year period certain basis will become effective. The
amounts of the payments will be determined by applying the
Accumulation Value on the Annuity Commencement Date in accordance with
the Annuity Options section below (see Payments We Defer). Before we
pay any Annuity Benefits, we require the return of this Certificate.
If this Certificate has been lost, we require the applicable lost
Certificate form.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE SELECTION
You select the Annuity Commencement Date. You may select any date
following the fifth Certificate Anniversary but before the required
date of Annuity Commencement as shown in the Schedule. If you do not
select a date, the Annuity Commencement Date will be in the month
following the required date of Annuity Commencement.
FREQUENCY SELECTION
You may choose the frequency of the Annuity Payments. They may be
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. If we do not receive
written notice from you, the payments will be made monthly.
THE INCOME PLAN
While this Certificate is in effect and before the Annuity
Commencement Date, you may chose one or more Annuity Options for the
payment of death benefits proceeds. If, at the time of the Owner's
death, no Option has been chosen for paying the death benefit
proceeds, the Beneficiary may choose an Option within one year. You
may also elect an Annuity Option on surrender of the Certificate for
its Cash Surrender Value. For each Option we will issue a separate
written agreement putting the Option into effect.
Our approval is needed for any Option where:
(1) the person named to receive payment is other than the Owner
or Beneficiary; or
(2) the person named is not a natural person, such as a
corporation; or
(3) any income payment would be less than the minimum annuity
income payment shown in the Schedule.
THE ANNUITY OPTIONS
There are four Options to choose from. They are:
Option 1. Income for a Fixed Period
Payment is made in equal installments for a fixed number of years. We
guarantee each monthly payment will be at least the Income for Fixed
Period amount shown in the Schedule. Values for annual, semiannual or
quarterly payments are available on request.
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN (continued)
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Option 2. Income for Life
Payment is made to the person named in equal monthly installments and
guaranteed for at least a period certain. The period certain can be
10 or 20 years. Other periods certain are available on request. A
refund certain may be chosen instead. Under this arrangement, income
is guaranteed until payments equal the amount applied. If the person
named lives beyond the guaranteed period, payments continue until his
or her death.
We guarantee each payment will be at least the amount shown in the
Schedule. By age, we mean the named person's age on his or her last
birthday before the Option's effective date. Amounts for ages not
shown are available on request.
Option 3. Joint Life Income
This Option is available if there are two persons named to receive
payments. At least one of the persons named must be either the Owner
of Beneficiary of this Certificate. Monthly payments are guaranteed
and are made as long as at least one of the named persons is living.
The monthly payment amounts are available upon request. Such amounts
are guaranteed and will be calculated on the same basis as the Table
for Income for Life, however, the amounts will be based on two lives.
Option 4. Annuity Plan
An amount can be applied under any other settlement option we choose
to offer for the Certificate form on the Option's effective date.
The minimum rates for Option 1 are based on 3% interest, compounded
annually. The minimum rates for Options 2 and 3 are based on 3%
interest, compounded annually, and the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table.
We may pay a higher rate at our discretion.
PAYMENT WHEN NAMED PERSON DIES
When the person named to receive payment dies, we will pay any amounts
still due as provided by the Option agreement. The amounts still due
are determined as follows:
(1) For Option 1 or for any remaining guaranteed payments in
Option 2, payments will be continued.
(2) For Option 3, no amounts are payable after both named
persons have died.
(3) For Option 4, the annuity agreement will state the amount
due, if any.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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ENTIRE CONTRACT
The group contract, including any attached Rider, endorsement,
amendment and the application of the Contractholder, constitute the
entire contract between the Contractholder and us. All statements
made by the Contractholder, any Owner or any Annuitant will be deemed
representations and not warranties. No such statement will be used in
any contest unless it is contained in the application signed by the
Owner, a copy of which has been furnished to the Owner, the
Beneficiary or to the Contractholder.
SENDING NOTICE TO US
Whenever written notice is required, send it to our Customer Service
Center. The address of our Customer Service Center is shown on the
cover page. Please include your Certificate number in all
correspondence.
REPORTS TO OWNER
We will send you a report at least once during each Certificate Year.
The report will show the Accumulation Value and the Cash Surrender
Value as of the end of the Certificate Processing Period. The report
will also show the allocation of the Accumulation Value as of such
date and the amounts deducted from or added to the Accumulation Value
since the last report. The report will also include any information
that may be currently required by the insurance supervisory official
of the jurisdiction in which the Certificate is delivered.
We will also send you copies of any shareholder reports of the
portfolios in which the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account
invest, as well as any other reports, notices or documents required by
law to be furnished to Owners.
ASSIGNMENT - USING THIS CERTIFICATE AS COLLATERAL SECURITY
You can assign this Certificate as collateral security for a loan or
other obligation. This does not change the ownership. Your rights
and any Beneficiary's right are subject to the terms of the
assignment. To make or release an assignment, we must receive written
notice satisfactory to us, at our Customer Service Center. We are not
responsible for the validity of any assignment.
CHANGING THIS CERTIFICATE
This or any additional benefit riders may be changed to
another annuity plan according to our rules at the time of the change.
CERTIFICATE CHANGES - APPLICABLE TAX LAW
We reserve the right to make changes in this Certificate or its Riders
to the extent we deem it necessary to continue to qualify this
Certificate as an annuity. Any such changes will apply uniformly to
all Certificates that are affected. You will be given advance written
notice of such changes.
MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX
If an age or sex has been misstated, the amounts payable or benefits
provided by this Certificate will be those that the Premium Payment
made would have bought at the correct age or sex.
NON-PARTICIPATING
This Certificate does not participate in the divisible surplus of
Golden American Life Insurance Company.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION (continued)
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PAYMENTS WE MAY DEFER
We may not be able to determine the value of the assets of the
Variable Separate Account Divisions because:
(1) the NYSE is closed for trading;
(2) the SEC determines that a state of emergency exists;
(3) an order or pronouncement of the SEC permits a delay for the
protection of Owners; or
(4) the check used to pay the premium has not cleared through
the banking system. This may take up to 15 days.
During such times, as to amounts allocated to the Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account, we may delay;
(1) determination and payment of the Cash Surrender Value;
(2) determination and payment of any death benefit if death
occurs before the Annuity Commencement Date;
(3) allocation changes of the Accumulation Value; or,
(4) application of the Accumulation Value under an income plan.
As to the amounts allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division of the
General Account and as to amounts allocated to Fixed Allocations of
the Fixed Account, we may, at any time, defer payment of the Cash
Surrender Value for up to six months after we receive a request for
it. We will allow interest of at least 3.00% a year on any Cash
Surrender Value payment derived from the Fixed Allocations or the
Guaranteed Interest Divisions that we defer 30 days or more.
AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENTS
All agreements made by us must be signed by one of our officers. No
other person, including an insurance agent or broker, can:
(1) change any of this Certificate's terms;
(2) extend the time for Premium Payments; or
(3) make any agreement binding on us.
REQUIRED NOTE ON OUR COMPUTATIONS
We have filed a detailed statement of our computations with the
insurance supervisory official in the jurisdiction where this
Certificate is delivered. The values are not less than those
required by the law of that state or jurisdiction. Any benefit
provided by an attached Optional Benefit Rider will not increase these
values unless otherwise stated in that Rider.
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DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CERTIFICATE - NO DIVIDENDS
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Variable Cash Surrender Values while the Annuitant and Owner are living
and prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. Death benefit subject to
guaranteed minimum. Additional Premium Payment Option. Partial
Withdrawal Option. Non-participating. Investment results reflected in
values.
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EXHIBIT 4(c)
________ GOLDEN
_________ AMERICAN DEFERRED VARIABLE
____________ LIFE INSURANCE ANNUITY CONTRACT
_______ COMPANY
Golden American is a stock company domiciled in Wilmington, Delaware.
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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This is a legal Contract between its Owner and us. Please read it
carefully. In this Contract you or your refers to the Owner shown above.
We, our or us refers to Golden American Life Insurance Company. You may
allocate this Contract's Accumulation Value among the Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account and the General Account shown in the Schedule.
If this Contract is in force, we will make income payments to you
starting on the Annuity Commencement Date. If the Owner dies prior to
the Annuity Commencement Date, we will pay a death benefit to the
Beneficiary. The amount of such benefits is subject to the terms of this
Contract.
ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT, MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE, DEPENDING ON THE
CONTRACT'S INVESTMENT RESULTS.
RIGHT TO EXAMINE THIS CONTRACT: YOU MAY RETURN THIS CONTRACT TO US OR
THE AGENT THROUGH WHOM YOU PURCHASED IT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE
IT. IF SO RETURNED, WE WILL TREAT THE CONTRACT AS THOUGH IT WERE NEVER
ISSUED. UPON RECEIPT WE WILL PROMPTLY REFUND THE ACCUMULATION VALUE,
PLUS ANY CHARGES WE HAVE DEDUCTED AS OF THE DATE THE RETURNED CONTRACT
IS RECEIVED BY US.
Customer Service Center Secretary: /s/ Myles R. Tashman
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400 President: /s/ Ben Chernow
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT - NO DIVIDENDS
Variable Cash Surrender Values while the Annuitant and Owner are living
and prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. Death benefit subject to
guaranteed minimum. Additional Premium Payment Option. Partial
Withdrawal Option. Non-participating. Investment results reflected in
values.
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CONTRACT CONTENTS
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THE SCHEDULE....................... 3 YOUR CONTRACT BENEFITS........... 12
Payment And Investment Information 3A Cash Value Benefit
The Variable Separate Accounts.... 3B Partial Withdrawal Option
The General Account............... 3C Proceeds Payable to the
Contract Facts.................... 3D Beneficiary
Charges and Fees.................. 3E
Income Plan Factors............... 3F CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN.......... 13
IMPORTANT TERMS ................... 4 Annuity Benefits
Annuity Commencement Date Selection
INTRODUCTION TO THIS CONTRACT...... 6 Frequency Selection
The Income Plan
The Contract The Annuity Options
The Owner Payment When Named Person Dies
The Annuitant
The Beneficiary OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION...... 15
Change of Owner or Beneficiary Sending Notice to Us
Reports to Owner
PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATION Assignment - Using This Contract
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT OPTION As Collateral Security
CHANGES.......................... 8 Changing This Contract
Contract Changes - Applicable
Initial Premium Payment Tax Law
Additional Premium Payment Option Misstatement of Age or Sex
Your Right to Change Allocation of Non-participating
Accumulation Value Payments We May Defer
What Happens if a Variable Separate Authority to Make Agreements
Account Division is Not Available Required Note on Our Computations
HOW WE MEASURE THE CONTRACT'S
ACCUMULATION VALUE............... 9
The Variable Separate Accounts
The General Account
Valuation Period
Accumulation Value
Accumulation Value in Each Division
Measurement of Investment Experience
Charges Deducted from Accumulation
Value on each Contract Processing
Date
Copies of any application and any additional Riders and Endorsements are at
the back of this Contract.
THE SCHEDULE
The Schedule gives specific facts about this Contract and its coverage.
Please refer to the Schedule while reading this Contract.
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THE SCHEDULE
PAYMENT AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Annuitant's Issue Age Annuitant's Sex Owner's Issue Age |
| [55] [MALE] [35] |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Contract Date Issue Date Residence Status |
| [JANUARY 1, 1998] [JANUARY 1, 1998] [DELAWARE] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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INITIAL INVESTMENT
Initial Premium Payment received: [$25,000]
Your initial Accumulation Value has been invested as follows:
Percentage of
Divisions Accumulation Value
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[Multiple Allocation 10%
Fully Managed 10%
Capital Appreciation 10%
Rising Dividends 10%
All-Growth 10%
Real Estate 10%
Value Equity 10%
Hard Assets 5%
Emerging Markets 5%
Limited Maturity Bond 5%
Liquid Asset 5%
Strategic Equity 5%
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Total 100%]
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ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT INFORMATION
[We will accept additional Premium Payments until either the Annuitant
or Owner reaches the Attained Age of [85]. The minimum additional
payment which may be added is [$1,000.00].]
[In no event may you contribute to your IRA for the taxable year in
which you attain age 70 1/2 and thereafter (except for rollover
contributions). The minimum additional payment which may be made is
[$1,000.00].]
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THE SCHEDULE
PAYMENT AND INVESTMENT INFORMATION(continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Annuitant's Issue Age Annuitant's Sex Owner's Issue Age |
| [55] [MALE] [35] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Contract Date Issue Date Residence Status |
| [JANUARY 1, 1998] [JANUARY 1, 1998] [DELAWARE] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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ACCUMULATION VALUE ALLOCATION RULES
The maximum number of Divisions in which you may be invested at any
one time is [ sixteen]. You are allowed unlimited allocation changes
per Contract Year without charge. We reserve the right to impose a
charge for any allocation change in excess of [twelve] per Contract
Year. The Excess Allocation Charge is shown in the Schedule.
Allocations into and out of the Guaranteed Interest Divisions are
subject to restrictions (see General Account).
ALLOCATION CHANGES BY TELEPHONE
You may request allocation changes by telephone during our telephone
request business hours. You may call our Customer Service Center at
1-800-366-0066 to make allocation changes by using the personal
identification number you will receive. You may also mail any notice
or request for allocation changes to our Customer Service Center at
the address shown on the cover page.
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THE SCHEDULE
THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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DIVISIONS INVESTING IN SHARES OF A MUTUAL FUND
Separate Account B (the "Account") is a unit investment trust Separate
Account, organized in and governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, our state of domicile. The Account is divided into
Divisions. Each Division listed below invests in shares of the mutual
fund portfolio (the "Series") designated. Each portfolio is a part of
The GCG Trust managed by Directed Services, Inc.
SERIES SERIES
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[Multiple Allocation Real Estate
Fully Managed Hard Assets
Value Equity Limited Maturity Bond
Small Cap Liquid Asset
Capital Appreciation Strategic Equity
Rising Dividends Managed Global
All-Growth Research
Mid-Cap Growth Value + Growth
Total Return Global Fixed Income
Growth & Income Growth Opportunities
Emerging Markets Developing World]
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THE SCHEDULE
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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GENERAL ACCOUNT
[Guaranteed Interest Division
A Guaranteed Interest Division provides an annual minimum interest
rate of 3%. At our sole discretion, we may periodically declare
higher interest rates for specific Guarantee Periods. Such rates will
apply to periods following the date of declaration. Any declaration
will be by class and will be based on our future expectations.
Limitations of Allocations
We reserve the right to restrict allocations into and out of the
General Account. Such limits may be dollar restrictions on
allocations into the General Account or we may restrict reallocations
into the General Account.
Guarantee Periods
Each allocation to a Guaranteed Interest Division will be guaranteed
an interest rate for the entire Initial Guarantee Period elected. We
currently offer Initial Guarantee Periods of one, two, three, five,
seven and ten years. The Initial Guarantee Period starts on the day
an allocation is made to a Guaranteed Interest Division and ends on
the last day of the calendar month following one, two, three, five,
seven or ten year(s) as appropriate, the Maturity Date.
At the end of a Guarantee Period, you may transfer the Accumulation
Value in such Guarantee Period to the Variable Separate Account
Divisions or to a Guarantee Period we then offer. If we do not
receive notification by the Maturity Date, your Accumulation Value
in the maturing Guarantee Period will automatically be transferred
to a one-year Guarantee Period. Upon such automatic transfer you
will have thirty days to reallocate any of your Accumulation Value
to the Divisions.
Deduction for Charges
We do not deduct the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge and the Asset-
Based Administrative Charge with respect to the amount of the
Accumulation Value allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division while
such Accumulation Value remains allocated to a Guaranteed Interest
Division.
Transfers from a Guaranteed Interest Division
On a Maturity Date, 100% of the Accumulation Value in the maturing
Guarantee Period may be transferred.
We currently require that an amount allocated to a Guarantee Period
not be transferred until the Maturity Date, except pursuant to our
published rules. We reserve the right not to allow amounts previously
transferred from a Guaranteed Interest Division to the Variable
Separate Account Divisions to be transferred back to the Guaranteed
Interest Division for a period of at least six months from the date of
transfer. We reserve the right to reduce the amount otherwise
available for transfer from a Guaranteed Interest Division by any
amounts previously withdrawn from that Guaranteed Interest Division.]
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THE SCHEDULE
CONTRACT FACTS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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CONTRACT FACTS
Contract Processing Date
The Contract Processing Date for your Contract is [January 1] of each
year.
Specially Designated Divisions
When a distribution is made from an investment portfolio underlying a
Separate Account Division in which reinvestment is not available, we
will allocate the amount of the distribution to the [Liquid Asset
Division] unless you specify otherwise.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
The maximum amount that can be withdrawn each Contract Year without
being considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal is described below. We
will collect a Surrender Charge for Excess Partial Withdrawals and a
charge for any unrecovered Premium Tax. In no event may a Partial
Withdrawal exceed 90% of the Cash Surrender Value. After a Partial
Withdrawal, the remaining Accumulation Value must be at least $100 to
keep the Contract in force.
Maximum Partial Withdrawal not considered to be an Excess Partial
Withdrawal
The maximum amount that can be taken as a Partial Withdrawal each
Contract Year without being considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal is
the greater of the following:
(1) Earnings, less previous withdrawals not considered to be Excess
Partial Withdrawals, but not less than zero. Earnings are equal
to the Accumulation Value, less Premium Payments, plus prior
withdrawals.
(2) The Free Amount, equal to: a) 10% of Premium Payments not
previously withdrawn, which were received within seven years
prior to the date of withdrawal; less b) any withdrawals that
are made in the same Contract Year, which are not considered to
be Excess Partial Withdrawals.
Withdrawals of Premium Payments are considered to be Excess Partial
Withdrawals.
Conventional Partial Withdrawals
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: [$100.00]
Systematic Partial Withdrawals
Systematic Partial Withdrawals may be elected to commence after 28
days from the Contract Issue Date and may be taken on a monthly,
quarterly or annual basis. You select the day withdrawals will be
made, but no later than the 28th day of the month. If you do not
elect a day, the Contract Date will be used.
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: [$100.00]
Maximum Withdrawal Amount:
Variable Separate Account 0.833% of Premium Payments
Divisions: monthly, 2.50% of Premium Payments
quarterly or 10% of Premium Payments
annual frequency.
Guaranteed Interest Interest earned on a Guaranteed
Divisions: Interest Division for the prior
month, quarter or year (depending
on the frequency selected).
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THE SCHEDULE
CONTRACT FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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[IRA Partial Withdrawals for Qualified Plans Only
IRA Partial Withdrawals may be taken on a monthly, quarterly or annual
basis. A minimum withdrawal of $100.00 is required. You select the
day the withdrawals will be made, but no later than the 28th day of
the month. If you do not elect a day, the Contract Date will be used.
Systematic Partial Withdrawals and Conventional Partial Withdrawals are
not allowed when IRA Partial Withdrawals are being taken.]
DEATH BENEFITS
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the
Accumulation Value, (ii) the Guaranteed Death Benefit, (iii) the Cash
Surrender Value, and (iv) the sum of premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "2": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the
Accumulation Value, (ii) the Guaranteed Death Benefit, (iii) the Cash
Surrender Value, and (iv) the sum of premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "3": The Death Benefit is the greatest of (i) the Cash
Surrender Value, (ii) the Accumulation Value, (iii) the sum of the
premiums paid, less any Partial Withdrawals.]
Guaranteed Death Benefit
On the Contract Date, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is the initial
premium. On subsequent Valuation Dates, the Guaranteed Death Benefit
is calculated as follows:
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": Option 1:
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(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Calculate interest on (1) for the current Valuation Period at
the Guaranteed Death Benefit Interest Rate;
(3) Add (1) and (2);
(4) Add any additional premiums paid during the current Valuation
Period to (3);
(5) Subtract Partial Withdrawals made during the current Valuation
Period from (4).
Each accumulated initial or additional Premium Payment, reduced by any
Partial Withdrawals (including any Surrender Charge incurred)
allocated to such premium, will continue to grow at the Guaranteed
Death Benefit Interest Rate. [IF DEATHBEN = "1" AND % RATE = "7":
In any event, the Guaranteed Death Benefit will not exceed the Maximum
Guaranteed Death Benefit.]
The Guaranteed Death Benefit is accumulated at a rate of [3, 4, 5 or
7%] compounded annually, except:
(1) Amounts in the Liquid Asset Division are accumulated at the net
rate of return for the Liquid Asset Division during the current
Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5, or 7%]; and
(2) Amounts in the Limited Maturity Bond Division are accumulated
at the net rate of return for the Limited Maturity Bond Division
during the current Valuation Period if less than [3, 4, 5 or 7%];
and
(3) Amounts in a Guaranteed Interest Division of the General Account
are accumulated at the interest rate being credited to such
Guaranteed Interest Division during the current Valuation Period
if less than [3, 4, 5 or 7%].
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CONTRACT FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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[IF DEATHBEN = "1" AND % RATE = "7"
Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit
The Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit is initially equal to two times
the initial or additional premium paid. Thereafter, the Maximum
Guaranteed Death Benefit as of the effective date of a Partial
Withdrawal is reduced first by the amount of any Partial Withdrawal
representing earnings and second in proportion to the reduction in
Accumulation Value for any Partial Withdrawal representing premium (in
each case, including any Surrender Charge incurred). If withdrawals
do not exceed 7% of premium paid in a Contract Year, and did not
exceed 7% of premiums paid in any Contract Year, reductions in the
Maximum Guaranteed Death Benefit will be treated as withdrawals of
earnings. Once withdrawals exceed 7% in any Contract Year,
withdrawals will be treated as proportional in relation to the
amount of Accumulation Value for any Partial Withdrawals
( including any Surrender Charge incurred.)]
[IF DEATHBEN = "2": Option 2:
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(1) Start with Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Add to (1) any additional premium paid since the prior
Valuation Date and subtract from (1) any Partial Withdrawals
taken prior to the Valuation Date;
(3) On Valuation Date that occurs on or prior to the Owner's
attained age [70], which is also a Contract Anniversary, we
set the Guaranteed Death Benefit equal to the greater of
(2) or the Accumulation Value as of such date.
On all other Valuation Dates, the Guaranteed Death Benefit is equal to(2)]
[IF DEATHBEN = "3": Option 3:
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(1) Start with the Guaranteed Death Benefit from the prior
Valuation Date;
(2) Add any additional premiums paid during the current
Valuation Period;
(3) Subtract any Partial Withdrawals made during the current
Valuation Period from (2).]
CHANGE OF OWNER
A change of Owner will result in recalculation of the death benefit
and Guaranteed Death Benefit. As of the date of change, we will use
the Accumulation Value of the Contract, for the purpose of such
recalculation only, as the initial premium to determine a new
Guaranteed Death Benefit for this Contract. The new Owner's age at
the time of the change will be used as the basis for this
calculation. The new Owner's death will determine when a death
benefit is payable.
[IF DEATHBEN = "1": If the new Owner's age is less than or equal to
[70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit Option in effect prior to the
change of Owner will remain in effect. If the new Owner's age is
greater than [70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit will be zero and the
Death Benefit will be the greater of the Cash Surrender Value, the
Accumulation Value, and the sum of the premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "2": If the new Owner's age is less than or equal to
[70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit Option in effect prior to the
change of Owner will remain in effect. If the new Owner's age is
greater than [70], the Guaranteed Death Benefit will be zero and the
Death Benefit will be the greater of the Cash Surrender Value, the
Accumulation Value and the sum of the premiums paid, less any Partial
Withdrawals.
IF DEATHBEN = "3": The Guaranteed Death Benefit Option after the
change of Owner will remain the same as before the change.]
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CONTRACT FACTS (continued)
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN
Required Date of Annuity Commencement
[Distributions from a Contract funding a qualified plan must commence
no later than [April 1st] of the calendar year following the calendar
year in which the Owner attains age 70 1/2.]
The Annuity Commencement Date is required to be the same date as the
Contract Processing Date in the month following the Annuitant's [90th]
birthday. If, on the Annuity Commencement Date, a Surrender Charge
remains, your elected Annuity Option must include a period certain of
at least five years duration. In applying the Accumulation Value,
we may first collect any Premium Taxes due us.
Minimum Annuity Income Payment
The minimum monthly annuity income payment that we will make is [$20].
Optional Benefit Riders - [None.]
ATTAINED AGE
The Issue Age of the Annuitant or Owner plus the number of full years
elapsed since the Contract Date.
DEDUCTIONS FROM PREMIUMS
[None.]
DEDUCTIONS FROM ACCUMULATION VALUE
Initial Administrative Charge
[None.]
Administrative Charge
We charge [a maximum of $30 or 2% of Accumulation Value] to cover a
portion of our ongoing administrative expense for each Contract
Processing Period. The charge is incurred at the beginning of the
Contract Processing Period and deducted on the Contract Processing
Date at the end of the period.
Excess Allocation Charge
Currently none, however, we reserve the right to charge [$25] for a
change if you make more than [twelve] allocation changes per Contract
Year. Any charge will be deducted in proportion to the amount being
transferred from each Division.
xxx
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CHARGES AND FEES
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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Surrender Charge
A Surrender Charge is imposed as a percentage of premium if the
Contract is surrendered or an Excess Partial Withdrawal is taken.
The percentage imposed at time of surrender or Excess Partial Withdrawal
depends on the number of complete years that have elapsed since a Premium
Payment was made. The Surrender charge expressed as a percentage of each
Premium Payment is as follows:
Complete Years Elapsed Surrender
Since Premium Payment Charges
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[0 6%
1 6%
2 6%
3 5%
4 4%
5 3%
6 1%
7+ 0%]
For the purpose of calculating the Surrender Charge for an Excess
Partial Withdrawal: a) we treat premiums as being withdrawn on a
first-in, first-out basis; and b) amounts withdrawn which are not
considered an Excess Partial Withdrawal are not considered a
withdrawal of any Premium Payments.
[Premium Taxes
We deduct the amount of any premium or other state and local taxes
levied by any state or governmental entity when such taxes are
incurred.
We reserve the right to defer collection of Premium Taxes until
surrender or until application of Accumulation Value to an Annuity
Option. We reserve the right to change the amount we charge for
Premium Tax charges on future Premium Payments to conform with changes
in the law or if the Owner changes state of residence.]
Deductions from the Divisions
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge - We deduct up to a maximum of [IF
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DEATHBEN = "1": [.002201%], [.002283%], [.002339%], [.002753%] IF
DEATHBEN = "2": [.002339%] IF DEATHBEN = "3": [.002063%]] of the
assets in each Variable Separate Account Division on a daily basis
(equivalent to an annual rate up to a maximum rate of [IF DEATHBEN =
"1": [.80%], [.83%], [.85%], [1.00%] IF DEATHBEN = "2": [.85%] IF
DEATHBEN = "3": [.75%]) for mortality and expense risks. This charge
is not deducted from the Fixed Account or General Account values.
Asset Based Administrative Charge - We deduct up to a maximum of
---------------------------------
[0.000411%] of the assets in each Variable Separate Account Division
on a daily basis (equivalent to an annual rate up to a maximum of
[0.15%]) to compensate us for a portion of our ongoing administrative
expenses. This charge is not deducted from the Fixed Account or
General Account values.
CHARGE DEDUCTION DIVISION
All charges against the Accumulation Value in this Contract will be
deducted from the [Liquid Asset Division].
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INCOME PLAN FACTORS
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| Annuitant Owner |
| [THOMAS J. DOE] [JOHN Q. DOE] |
| |
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| Initial Premium Annuity Option Annuity Commencement |
| Date |
| [$25,000] [LIFE 10-YEAR [JANUARY 1, 2028] |
| CERTAIN] |
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| Separate Account(s) Contract Number |
| [SEPARATE ACCOUNT B] [123456] |
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Values for other payment periods, ages or joint life combinations are
available on request. Monthly payments are shown for each $1,000
applied.
TABLE FOR INCOME FOR A FIXED PERIOD
Fixed Fixed Fixed
Period Monthly Period Monthly Period Monthly
of Years Income of Years Income of Years Income
- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- -------
[5 17.95 14 7.28 23 5.00
6 15.18 15 6.89 24 4.85
7 13.20 16 6.54 25 4.72
8 11.71 17 6.24 26 4.60
9 10.56 18 5.98 27 4.49
10 9.64 19 5.74 28 4.38
11 8.88 20 5.53 29 4.28
12 8.26 21 5.33 30 4.19]
13 7.73 22 5.16
TABLE FOR INCOME FOR LIFE
Male/Female Male/Female Male/Female
10 Years 20 Years Refund
Age Certain Certain Certain
--- ----------- ----------- -----------
[50 $4.06/3.83 $3.96/3.77 $3.93/3.75
55 4.43/4.14 4.25/4.05 4.25/4.03
60 4.90/4.56 4.57/4.37 4.66/4.40
65 5.51/5.10 4.90/4.73 5.12/4.83
70 6.26/5.81 5.18/5.07 5.76/5.42
75 7.11/6.70 5.38/5.33 6.58/6.19
80 7.99/7.70 5.48/5.46 7.69/7.21
85 8.72/8.59 5.52/5.51 8.72/8.59
90 9.23/9.18 5.53/5.53 10.63/10.53
]
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IMPORTANT TERMS
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ACCUMULATION VALUE - The amount that a Contract provides for investment
at any time. Initially, this amount is equal to the premium paid.
ANNUITANT - The person designated by the Owner to be the measuring life
in determining Annuity Payments.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE - For each Contract, the date on which Annuity
Payments begin.
ANNUITY OPTIONS - Options the Owner selects that determine the form and
amount of annuity payments.
ANNUITY PAYMENT - The periodic payment an Owner receives. It may be
either a fixed or a variable amount based on the Annuity Option
chosen.
ATTAINED AGE - The Issue Age of the Annuitant or Owner plus the number of
full years elapsed since the Contract Date.
BENEFICIARY - The person designated to receive benefits in the case of
the death of the Owner.
BUSINESS DAY - Any day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for
trading, exclusive of federal holidays, or any day on which the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") requires that mutual funds,
unit investment trusts or other investment portfolios be valued.
CASH SURRENDER VALUE - The amount the Owner receives upon surrender of
the Contract.
CHARGE DEDUCTION DIVISION - The Division from which all charges are
deducted if so designated or elected by the Owner.
CONTINGENT ANNUITANT - The person designated by the Owner who, upon
the Annuitant's death prior to the Annuity Commencement Date,
becomes the Annuitant.
CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY - The anniversary of the Contract Date.
CONTRACT DATE - The date we received the initial premium and upon which
we begin determining the Contract values. It may not be the same as
the Contract Issue Date. This date is used to determine Contract
months, processing dates, years, and anniversaries.
CONTRACT ISSUE DATE - The date the Contract is issued at our Customer
Service Center.
CONTRACT PROCESSING DATES - The days when we deduct certain charges from
the Accumulation Value. If the Contract Processing Date is not a
Valuation Date, it will be on the next succeeding Valuation date. The
Contract Processing Date will be on the Contract Anniversary of each
year.
CONTRACT PROCESSING PERIOD - The period between successive Contract
Processing Dates unless it is the first Contract Processing Period.
In that case, it is the period from the Contract Date to the first
Contract Processing Date.
CONTRACT YEAR - The period between Contract Anniversaries.
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IMPORTANT TERMS (continued)
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EXPERIENCE FACTOR - The factor which reflects the investment experience
of the portfolio in which a Variable Separate Account Division invests
and also reflects the charges assessed against the Division for a
Valuation Period.
GUARANTEE PERIOD - The period of years a rate of interest is guaranteed
to be credited to a Guaranteed Interest Division.
GUARANTEED DEATH BENEFIT INTEREST RATE - The annual rate at which the
Guaranteed Death Benefit is calculated.
GUARANTEED INTEREST DIVISION - An investment option available in the
General Account, an account which contains all of our assets other
than those held in our Variable Separate Accounts.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE - The effective annual interest rate which we
will credit for a specified Guarantee Period.
GUARANTEED MINIMUM INTEREST RATE - The minimum interest rate which can be
declared by us for allocations to a Guaranteed Interest Division.
INDEX OF INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE - The index that measures the performance
of a Variable Separate Account Division.
INITIAL PREMIUM - The payment amount required to put each Contract in
effect.
ISSUE AGE - The Annuitant's or Owner's age on the last birthday on or
before the Contract Date.
MATURITY DATE - The date on which a Guarantee Period matures.
OWNER - The person who owns a Contract and is entitled to exercise all
rights of the Contract. This person's death also initiates payment of
the death benefit.
RIDERS - Riders add provisions or change the terms of the Contract.
SPECIALLY DESIGNATED DIVISION - Distributions from a portfolio underlying
a Division in which reinvestment is not available will be allocated to
this Division unless you specify otherwise.
VALUATION DATE - The day at the end of a Valuation Period when each
Division is valued.
VALUATION PERIOD - Each business day together with any non-business days
before it.
VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION - An investment option available in
the Variable Separate Account shown on the Schedule.
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INTRODUCTION TO THIS CONTRACT
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THE CONTRACT
This is a legal contract between you and us. We provide benefits as
stated in this Contract. In return, you supply us with the Initial
Premium Payment required to put this Contract in effect.
This Contract, together with any Riders or Endorsements, constitutes
the entire Contract. Riders and Endorsements add provisions or change
the terms of the basic Contract.
THE OWNER
You are the Owner of this Contract. You are also the Annuitant unless
another Annuitant has been named by you and is shown in the Schedule.
You have the rights and options described in this Contract, including
but not limited to the right to receive the Annuity Benefits on the
Annuity Commencement Date.
One or more people may own this Contract. If there are multiple
Owners named, the age of the oldest Owner will be used to determine
the applicable death benefit. In the case of a sole Owner who dies
prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will pay the Beneficiary
the death benefit then due. If the sole Owner is not an individual,
we will treat the Annuitant as Owner for the purpose of determining
when the Owner dies under the death benefit provision (if there is
no Contingent Annuitant), and the Annuitant's age will determine the
applicable death benefit payable to the Beneficiary. The sole Owner's
estate will be the Beneficiary if no Beneficiary designation is in effect,
or if the designated Beneficiary has predeceased the Owner. In the case
of a joint Owner of the Contract dying prior to the Annuity Commencement
Date, the surviving Owner(s) will be deemed as the Beneficiary(ies).
THE ANNUITANT
The Annuitant is the measuring life of the Annuity Benefits provided
under this Contract. You may name a Contingent Annuitant. The
Annuitant may not be changed during the Annuitant's lifetime.
If the Annuitant dies before the Annuity Commencement Date, the
Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant. You will be the
Contingent Annuitant unless you name someone else. The Annuitant must
be a natural person. If the Annuitant dies and no Contingent
Annuitant has been named, we will allow you sixty days to designate
someone other than yourself as an Annuitant. If all Owners are not
individuals and, through the operation of this provision, an Owner
becomes Annuitant, we will pay the death proceeds to the Beneficiary.
If there are joint Owners, we will treat the youngest of the Owners as
the Contingent Annuitant designated, unless you elect otherwise.
THE BENEFICIARY
The Beneficiary is the person to whom we pay death proceeds if any
Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. See Proceeds
Payable to the Beneficiary for more information. We pay death
proceeds to the primary Beneficiary (unless there are joint Owners in
which case the death benefit proceeds are payable to the surviving
Owner). If the primary Beneficiary dies before the Owner, the death
proceeds are paid to the Contingent Beneficiary, if any. If there is
no surviving Beneficiary, we pay the death proceeds to the Owner's
estate.
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INTRODUCTION TO THIS CONTRACT (continued)
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One or more persons may be named as primary Beneficiary or contingent
Beneficiary. In the case of more than one Beneficiary, we will assume
any death proceeds are to be paid in equal shares to the surviving
Beneficiaries. You can specify other than equal shares.
You have the right to change Beneficiaries, unless you designate the
primary Beneficiary irrevocable. When an irrevocable Beneficiary has
been designated, you and the irrevocable Beneficiary may have to act
together to exercise the rights and options under this Contract.
CHANGE OF OWNER OR BENEFICIARY
During your lifetime and while this Contract is in effect you can
transfer ownership of this Contract or change the Beneficiary.
To make any of these changes, you must send us written notice of
the change in a form satisfactory to us. The change will take effect
as of the day the notice is signed. The change will not affect any
payment made or action taken by us before recording the change at our
Customer Service Center. A Change of Owner may affect the amount of
death benefit payable under this Contract. See Proceeds Payable to
Beneficiary.
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PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATION CHARGES
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INITIAL PREMIUM PAYMENT
The Initial Premium Payment is required to put this Contract in
effect. The amount of the Initial Premium Payment is shown in the
Schedule.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENT OPTION
You may make additional Premium Payments under this Contract after the
end of the Right to Examine period. Restrictions on additional
Premium Payments, such as the Attained Age of the Annuitant or Owner
and the timing and amount of each payment, are shown in the Schedule.
We reserve the right to defer acceptance of or to return any
additional Premium Payments.
As of the date we receive and accept your additional Premium Payment:
(1) The Accumulation Value will increase by the amount of the
Premium Payment less any premium deductions as shown in the
Schedule.
(2) The increase in the Accumulation Value will be allocated among
the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General Account
in accordance with your instructions. If you do not provide such
instructions, allocation will be among the Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account and General Account in proportion to the
amount of Accumulation Value in each Division.
Where to Make Payments
Remit the Premium Payments to our Customer Service Center at the address
shown on the cover page. On request we will give you a receipt signed
by our treasurer.
YOUR RIGHT TO CHANGE ALLOCATION OF ACCUMULATION VALUE
You may change the allocation of the Accumulation Value among the
Divisions after the end of the Right to Examine period. The number
of free allocation changes each year that we will allow is shown in
the Schedule. To make an allocation change, you must provide us with
satisfactory notice at our Customer Service Center. The change will
take effect when we receive the notice. Restrictions for reallocation
into and out of Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General
Account are shown in the Schedule.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION IS NOT AVAILABLE
When a distribution is made from an investment portfolio supporting a
unit investment trust Separate Account Division in which reinvestment
is not available, we will allocate the distribution to the Specially
Designated Division shown in the Schedule unless you specify
otherwise.
Such a distribution may occur when an investment portfolio or Division
matures, when distribution from a portfolio or Division cannot be
reinvested in the portfolio or Division due to the unavailability of
securities, or for other reasons. When this occurs because of
maturity, we will send written notice to you thirty days in advance of
such date. To elect an allocation to other than the Specially
Designated Division shown in the Schedule, you must provide
satisfactory notice to us at least seven days prior to the date the
investment matures. Such allocations will not be counted as an
allocation change of the Accumulation Value for purposes of the number
of free allocations permitted.
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CONTRACT'S ACCUMULATION VALUE
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The variable Annuity Benefits under this Contract are provided through
investments which may be made in our Separate Accounts.
THE VARIABLE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
These accounts, which are designated in the Schedule, are kept
separate from our General Account and any other Separate Accounts we
may have. They are used to support Variable Annuity Contracts and may
be used for other purposes permitted by applicable laws and
regulations. We own the assets in the Separate Accounts. Assets
equal to the reserves and other liabilities of the accounts will not
be charged with liabilities that arise from any other business we
conduct; but, we may transfer to our General Account assets which
exceed the reserves and other liabilities of the Variable Separate
Accounts. Income and realized and unrealized gains or losses from
assets in these Variable Separate Accounts are credited to or charged
against the account without regard to other income, gains or losses in
our other investment accounts.
The Variable Separate Account will invest in mutual funds, unit
investment trusts and other investment portfolios which we determine
to be suitable for this Contract's purposes. The Variable Separate
Account is treated as a unit investment trust under Federal securities
laws. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Variable
Separate Account is also governed by state law as designated in the
Schedule. The trusts may offer non-registered series.
Variable Separate Account Divisions
A unit investment trust Separate Account includes Divisions, each
investing in a designated investment portfolio. The Divisions and the
investment portfolios designated may be managed by a separate
investment adviser. Such adviser may be registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Changes within the Variable Separate Accounts
We may, from time to time, make additional Variable Separate Account
Divisions available to you. These Divisions will invest in investment
portfolios we find suitable for this Contract. We also have the right
to eliminate Divisions from a Variable Separate Account, to combine
two or more Divisions or to substitute a new portfolio for the
portfolio in which a Division invests. A substitution may become
necessary if, in our judgment, a portfolio or Division no longer suits
the purpose of this Contract. This may happen due to a change in laws
or regulations, or a change in a portfolio's investment objectives or
restrictions, or because the portfolio or Division is no longer
available for investment, or for some other reason. We may get prior
approval from the insurance department of our state of domicile before
making such a substitution. We will also get any required approval
from the SEC and any other required approvals before making such a
substitution.
Subject to any required regulatory approvals, we reserve the right to
transfer assets of the Variable Separate Account which we determine to
be associated with the class of contracts to which this Contract
belongs, to another Variable Separate Account or Division.
When permitted by law, we reserve the right to:
(1) deregister a Variable Separate Account under the Investment
Company Act of 1940;
(2) operate a Variable Separate Account as a management company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, if it is operating as
a unit investment trust;
(3) operate a Variable Separate Account as a unit investment
trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, if it is
operating as a managed Variable Separate Account;
(4) restrict or eliminate any voting rights of Owners, or other
persons who have voting rights to a Variable Separate Account;
and
(5) combine a Variable Separate Account with other Variable
Separate Accounts.
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CONTRACT'S ACCUMULATION VALUE (continued)
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THE GENERAL ACCOUNT
The General Account contains all assets of the Company other than
those in the Separate Accounts we establish. The Guaranteed Interest
Divisions available for investment are shown in the Schedule. We may,
from time to time, offer other Divisions where assets are held in our
General Account.
VALUATION PERIOD
Each Division will be valued at the end of each Valuation Period on a
Valuation Date. A Valuation Period is each Business Day together with
any non-Business Days before it. A Business Day is any day the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading, and the SEC requires
mutual funds, unit investment trusts, or other investment portfolios
to value their securities.
ACCUMULATION VALUE
The Accumulation Value of this Contract is the sum of the amounts in
each of the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account and General
Account. You select the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account
and General Account to which to allocate the Accumulation Value. The
maximum number of Divisions to which the Accumulation Value may be
allocated at any one time is shown in the Schedule.
ACCUMULATION VALUE IN EACH DIVISION
On the Contract Date
On the Contract Date, the Accumulation Value is allocated to each
Division as elected by you, subject to certain terms and conditions
imposed by us. We reserve the right to allocate premium to the
Specially Designated Division during any Right to Examine Contract
Period. After such time, allocation will be made proportionately in
accordance with the initial allocation(s) as elected by you.
On each Valuation Date
At the end of each subsequent Valuation Period, the amount of
Accumulation Value in each Division will be calculated as follows:
(1) We take the Accumulation Value in the Division at the end of
the preceding Valuation Period.
(2) We multiply (1) by the Variable Separate Account Division's
Net Rate of Return for the current Valuation Period or we
calculate interest to be credited to a Guaranteed Interest
Division for the current Valuation Period.
(3) We add (1) and (2).
(4) We add to (3) any additional Premium Payments (less any
premium deductions as shown in the Schedule) allocated to the
Division during the current Valuation Period.
(5) We add or subtract allocations to or from that Division
during the current Valuation Period.
(6) We subtract from (5) any Partial Withdrawals which are
allocated to the Division during the current Valuation
Period.
(7) We subtract from (6) the amounts allocated to that
Division for:
(a) any charges due for the Optional Benefit Riders as
shown in the Schedule;
(b) any deductions from Accumulation Value as shown in the
Schedule.
All amounts in (7) are allocated to each Division in the proportion
that (6) bears to the Accumulation Value unless the Charge Deduction
Division has been specified (see the Schedule).
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HOW WE MEASURE THE CONTRACT'S ACCUMULATION VALUE (continued)
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MEASUREMENT OF INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE
Index of Investment Experience
The Investment Experience of a Variable Separate Account Division is
determined on each Valuation Date. We use an Index to measure changes
in each Division's experience during a Valuation Period. We set the
Index at $10 when the first investments in a Division are made. The
Index for a current Valuation Period equals the Index for the
preceding Valuation Period multiplied by the Experience Factor for the
current Valuation Period.
How We Determine the Experience Factor
For Divisions of a unit investment trust Separate Account the
Experience Factor reflects the Investment Experience of the portfolio
in which the Division invests as well as the charges assessed against
the Division for a Valuation Period. The factor is calculated as
follows:
(1) We take the net asset value of the portfolio in which the
Division invests at the end of the current Valuation Period.
(2) We add to (1) the amount of any dividend or capital gains
distribution declared for the investment portfolio and reinvested
in such portfolio during the current Valuation Period. We
subtract from that amount a charge for our taxes, if any.
(3) We divide (2) by the net asset value of the portfolio at the
end of the preceding Valuation Period.
(4) We subtract the daily Mortality and Expense Risk Charge for
each Division shown in the Schedule for each day in the Valuation
Period.
(5) We subtract the daily Asset Based Administrative Charge
shown in the Schedule for each day in the Valuation Period.
Calculations for Divisions investing in unit investment trusts are on
a per unit basis.
Net Rate of Return for a Variable Separate Account Division
The Net Rate of Return for a Variable Separate Account Division during
a Valuation Period is the Experience Factor for that Valuation Period
minus one.
Interest Credited to a Guaranteed Interest Division
Accumulation Value allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division will be
credited with the Guaranteed Interest Rate for the Guarantee Period in
effect on the date the premium or reallocation is applied. Once
applied, such rate will be guaranteed until the Maturity Date of that
Guarantee Period. Interest will be credited daily at a rate to yield
the declared annual effective Guaranteed Interest Rate. No Guaranteed
Interest Rate will be less than the Minimum Interest Rate shown in the
Schedule.
CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM ACCUMULATION VALUE ON EACH CONTRACT PROCESSING DATE
Expense charges and fees are shown in the Schedule.
Charge Deduction Division Option
We will deduct all charges against the Accumulation Value of this
Contract from the Charge Deduction Division if you elected this option
on the application (see the Schedule). If you did not elect this
Option or if the charges are greater than the amount in the Charge
Deduction Division, the charges against the Accumulation Value will
be deducted as follows:
(1) If these charges are less than the Accumulation Value in the
Variable Separate Account Divisions, they will be deducted
proportionately from all Divisions.
(2) If these charges exceed the Accumulation Value in the
Variable Separate Account Divisions, any excess over such value
will be deducted proportionately from Guaranteed Interest
Divisions.
Any charges taken from the General Account will be taken from the
Guaranteed Interest Divisions starting with the Guarantee Period
nearest its Maturity Date until such charges have been paid. At
any time while this Contract is in effect, you may change your
election of this Option. To do this you must send us a written request
to our Customer Service Center. Any change will take effect within seven
days of the date we receive your request.
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YOUR CONTRACT BENEFITS
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While this Contract is in effect, there are important rights and
benefits that are available to you. We discuss these rights and
benefits in this section.
CASH VALUE BENEFIT
Cash Surrender Value
The Cash Surrender Value, while the Annuitant is living and before the
Annuity Commencement Date, is determined as follows:
(1) We take the Contract's Accumulation Value;
(2) We deduct any Surrender Charge;
(3) We deduct any charges shown in the Schedule that have been
incurred but not yet deducted, including;
(a) any administrative fee that has not yet been deducted;
(b) the pro rata part of any charges for Optional Benefit
Riders; and
(c) any applicable premium or other tax.
Cancelling to Receive the Cash Surrender Value
At any time while the Annuitant is living and before the Annuity
Commencement Date, you may surrender this Contract to us. To do this,
you must return this Contract with a signed request for cancellation
to our Customer Service Center.
The Cash Surrender Value will vary daily. We will determine the Cash
Surrender Value as of the date we receive the Contract and your signed
request in our Customer Service Center. All benefits under this
Contract will then end.
We will usually pay the Cash Surrender Value within seven days; but,
we may delay payment as described in the Payments We May Defer
provision.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL OPTION
After the Contract Date, you may make Partial Withdrawals. The
minimum amount that may be withdrawn is shown in the Schedule. For
purposes of calculating any Surrender Charge, any Partial Withdrawal
you take will not be considered premium, unless it is an Excess
Partial Withdrawal. To take a Partial Withdrawal, you must provide us
satisfactory notice at our Customer Service Center.
PROCEEDS PAYABLE TO THE BENEFICIARY
Prior to the Annuity Commencement Date
If the sole Owner dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, we will
pay the Beneficiary the death benefit. If there are joint Owners and
any Owner dies, we will pay the surviving Owners the death benefit.
We will pay the amount on receipt of due proof of the Owner's death at
our Customer Service Center. Such amount may be received in a single
lump sum or applied to any of the Annuity Options (see Choosing an
Income Plan). When the Owner (or all Owners where there are joint
Owners) is not an individual, the death benefit will become payable on
the death of the Annuitant prior to the Annuity Commencement Date
(unless a Contingent Annuitant survived the Annuitant). Only one
death benefit is payable under this Contract. In all events,
distributions under the Contract must be made as required by
applicable law.
How to Claim Payments to Beneficiary
We must receive proof of the Owner's (or the Annuitant's) death before
we will make any payments to the Beneficiary. We will calculate the
death benefit as of the date we receive due proof of death. The
Beneficiary should contact our Customer Service Center for
instructions.
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN
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ANNUITY BENEFITS
If the Annuitant and Owner are living on the Annuity Commencement
Date, we will begin making payments to the Owner. We will make these
payments under the Annuity Option (or Options) as chosen in the
application or as subsequently selected. You may choose or change an
Annuity Option by making a written request at least 30 days prior to the
Annuity Commencement Date. Unless you have chosen otherwise, Option 2
on a 10-year period certain basis will become effective. The amounts
of the payments will be determined by applying the Accumulation Value on
the Annuity Commencement Date in accordance with the Annuity Options
section below (see Payments We Defer). Before we pay any Annuity
Benefits, we require the return of this Contract. If this Contract
has been lost, we require the applicable lost Contract form.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE SELECTION
You select the Annuity Commencement Date. You may select any date
following the fifth Contract Anniversary but before the required date
of Annuity Commencement as shown in the Schedule. If you do not
select a date, the Annuity Commencement Date will be in the month
following the required date of Annuity Commencement.
FREQUENCY SELECTION
You may choose the frequency of the Annuity Payments. They may be
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. If we do not receive
written notice from you, the payments will be made monthly.
THE INCOME PLAN
While this Contract is in effect and before the Annuity Commencement
Date, you may chose one or more Annuity Options for the payment of
death benefits proceeds. If, at the time of the Owner's death, no
Option has been chosen for paying the death benefit proceeds, the
Beneficiary may choose an Option within one year. You may also elect
an Annuity Option on surrender of the Contract for its Cash Surrender
Value. For each Option we will issue a separate written agreement
putting the Option into effect.
Our approval is needed for any Option where:
(1) the person named to receive payment is other than the Owner
or Beneficiary; or
(2) the person named is not a natural person, such as a
corporation; or
(3) any income payment would be less than the minimum annuity
income payment shown in the Schedule.
THE ANNUITY OPTIONS
There are four Options to choose from. They are:
Option 1. Income for a Fixed Period
Payment is made in equal installments for a fixed number of years. We
guarantee each monthly payment will be at least the Income for Fixed
Period amount shown in the Schedule. Values for annual, semiannual or
quarterly payments are available on request.
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CHOOSING AN INCOME PLAN (continued)
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Option 2. Income for Life
Payment is made to the person named in equal monthly installments and
guaranteed for at least a period certain. The period certain can be
10 or 20 years. Other periods certain are available on request. A
refund certain may be chosen instead. Under this arrangement, income
is guaranteed until payments equal the amount applied. If the person
named lives beyond the Guarantee Period, payments continue until his
or her death.
We guarantee each payment will be at least the amount shown in the
Schedule. By age, we mean the named person's age on his or her last
birthday before the Option's effective date. Amounts for ages not
shown are available on request.
Option 3. Joint Life Income
This Option is available if there are two persons named to receive
payments. At least one of the persons named must be either the Owner
of Beneficiary of this Contract. Monthly payments are guaranteed and
are made as long as at least one of the named persons is living. The
monthly payment amounts are available upon request. Such amounts are
guaranteed and will be calculated on the same basis as the Table for
Income for Life, however, the amounts will be based on two lives.
Option 4. Annuity Plan
An amount can be used to buy any single premium immediate annuity
we choose to offer for the Option's effective date.
The minimum rates for Option 1 are based on 3% interest, compounded
annually. The minimum rates for Options 2 and 3 are based on 3%
interest, compounded annually, and the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table.
We may pay a higher rate at our discretion.
PAYMENT WHEN NAMED PERSON DIES
When the person named to receive payment dies, we will pay any amounts
still due as provided by the Option agreement. The amounts still due
are determined as follows:
(1) For Option 1 or for any remaining guaranteed payments in
Option 2, payments will be continued.
(2) For Option 3, no amounts are payable after both named
persons have died.
(3) For Option 4, the annuity agreement will state the amount
due, if any.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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SENDING NOTICE TO US
Whenever written notice is required, send it to our Customer Service
Center. The address of our Customer Service Center is shown on the
cover page. Please include your Contract number in all correspondence.
REPORTS TO OWNER
We will send you a report at least once during each Contract Year.
The report will show the Accumulation Value and the Cash Surrender
Value as of the end of the Contract Processing Period. The report
will also show the allocation of the Accumulation Value as of such
date and the amounts deducted from or added to the Accumulation Value
since the last report. The report will also include any information
that may be currently required by the insurance supervisory official
of the jurisdiction in which the Contract is delivered.
We will also send you copies of any shareholder reports of the
portfolios in which the Divisions of the Variable Separate Account
invest, as well as any other reports, notices or documents required by
law to be furnished to Owners.
ASSIGNMENT - USING THIS CONTRACT AS COLLATERAL SECURITY
You can assign this Contract as collateral security for a loan or
other obligation. This does not change the ownership. Your rights
and any Beneficiary's right are subject to the terms of the
assignment. To make or release an assignment, we must receive
written notice satisfactory to us, at our Customer Service Center.
We are not responsible for the validity of any assignment.
CHANGING THIS CONTRACT
This Contract or any additional benefit riders may be changed to
another annuity plan according to our rules at the time of the change.
CONTRACT CHANGES - APPLICABLE TAX LAW
We reserve the right to make changes in this Contract or its Riders to
the extent we deem it necessary to continue to qualify this Contract
as an annuity. Any such changes will apply uniformly to all Contracts
that are affected. You will be given advance written notice of such
changes.
MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX
If an age or sex has been misstated, the amounts payable or benefits
provided by this Contract will be those that the Premium Payment made
would have bought at the correct age or sex.
NON-PARTICIPATING
This Contract does not participate in the divisible surplus of Golden
American Life Insurance Company.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION (continued)
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PAYMENTS WE MAY DEFER
We may not be able to determine the value of the assets of the
Variable Separate Account Divisions because:
(1) The NYSE is closed for trading;
(2) the SEC determines that a state of emergency exists;
(3) an order or pronouncement of the SEC permits a delay for the
protection of Owners; or
(4) the check used to pay the premium has not cleared through
the banking system. This may take up to 15 days.
During such times, as to amounts allocated to the Divisions of the
Variable Separate Account, we may delay;
(1) determination and payment of the Cash Surrender Value;
(2) determination and payment of any death benefit if death
occurs before the Annuity Commencement Date;
(3) allocation changes of the Accumulation Value; or
(4) application of the Accumulation Value under an income plan.
As to the amounts allocated to a Guaranteed Interest Division in the
General Account, we may, at any time, defer payment of the Cash
Surrender Value for up to six months after we receive a request for
it. We will allow interest of at least 3.00% a year on any Cash
Surrender Value payment derived from the Guaranteed Interest
Divisions that we defer 30 days or more.
AUTHORITY TO MAKE AGREEMENTS
All agreements made by us must be signed by one of our officers. No
other person, including an insurance agent or broker, can:
(1) change any of this Contract's terms;
(2) extend the time for Premium Payments; or
(3) make any agreement binding on us.
REQUIRED NOTE ON OUR COMPUTATIONS
We have filed a detailed statement of our computations with the
insurance supervisory official in the jurisdiction where this Contract
is delivered. The values are not less than those required by the law
of that state or jurisdiction. Any benefit provided by an attached
Optional Benefit Rider will not increase these values unless otherwise
stated in that Rider.
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DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT - NO DIVIDENDS
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Variable Cash Surrender Values while the Annuitant and Owner are living
and prior to the Annuity Commencement Date. Death benefit subject to
guaranteed minimum. Additional Premium Payment Option. Partial
Withdrawal Option. Non-participating. Investment results reflected in
values.
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EXHIBIT 5(a)
GOLDEN AMERICAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY
APPLICATION
Customer Service Center, PO Box 8794, WIlmington, DE 1899-8794
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1. (a) OWNER(S)
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Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
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Permanent Address Phone ( )
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City State Zip Date of Birth
1. (b) JOINT OWNER
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Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
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Permanent Address Phone ( )
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City State Zip Date of Birth
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2. ANNUITANT (IF OTHER THAN OWNER)
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Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
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Permanent Address Phone ( )
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City State Zip Date of Birth Relation
to Owner
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3. PLAN
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(a) / / DVA PLUS (b) / / PREMIUM PLUS (c) / / ES II (d) / / ACCESS
(e) / / VALUE (f) / / Other _________________
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4. DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS
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(a) / / 7% Solution -- Enhanced #1 (b) / / Annual Ratchet -- Enhanced #2
(Not available with ES II or Value) (Not available with ES II or Value)
(c) / / Standard
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5. INITIAL PREMIUM AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION
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(A) INITIAL PREMIUM PAID $__________ MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO GOLDEN
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fill in percentages for premium allocation below (see (A) INITIAL)
(B) DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA): Optional. Please check box to elect.
/ /
Amount to be transferred monthly $_________
Division or Allocation Transferred From:
/ / Limited Maturity Bond Division / / Liquid Asset Division
/ / 1-Year Fixed Allocation
Divisions Transferred To: Fill in percentages of DCA
(see (B) DCA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ACCOUNT DIVISION INVESTMENT ADVISER (A) INITIAL (B) DCA
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RESEARCH MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
MID-CAP GROWTH MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
TOTAL RETURN MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
SMALL CAP FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
GROWTH & INCOME ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY % %
INVESTMENT MGMT, L.P.
VALUE + GROWTH ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY % %
INVESTMENT MGMT, L.P.
ALL-GROWTH PILGRIM, BAXTER & ASSOCIATES, LTD. % %
FULLY MANAGED T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES INC. % %
STRATEGIC EQUITY ZWEIG ADVISORS, INC. % %
MULTIPLE ALLOCATION ZWEIG ADVISORS, INC. % %
RISING DIVIDENDS KAYNE, ANDERSON INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, L.P. % %
CAPITAL APPRECIATION INVESCO (NY), INC. % %
VALUE EQUITY EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY /1/ WARBURG PINCUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
MANAGED GLOBAL /2/ PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
EMERGING MARKETS /2/ PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
HARD ASSETS VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORPORATION % %
REAL ESTATE EII REALTY SECURITIES, INC. % %
GLOBAL FIXED INCOME BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITED % %
LIMITED MATURITY BOND ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
LIQUID ASSET ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
DEVELOPING WORLD MONTGOMERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES MONTGOMERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
HIGH YIELD BOND PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY (PIMCO) % %
STOCKSPLUS GROWTH AND INCOME PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY (PIMCO) % %
FIXED ALLOCATION ELECTION / / 1-YEAR / / 3-YEAR / / 5-YEAR
/ / 7-YEAR / / 10-YEAR % %
FIXED ALLOCATION ELECTION / / ____________YEAR % %
TOTAL 100% 100%
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/1/ Not available with DVA PLUS or ACCESS /2/ Available only with DVA
PLUS and ACCESS
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6. BENEFICIARY(IES) (IF MORE THAN ONE - INDICATE %)
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Primary Relationship
Name: to Owner
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Primary Relationship
Name: to Owner
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Contingent Relationship
Name: to Owner
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7. OPTIONAL SYSTEMATIC PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
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If you want to receive Systematic Partial Withdrawals, your request
must be received in writing. For the appropriate form, please call our
Customer Service Center: 1-800-366-0066.
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8. TELEPHONE REALLOCATION AUTHORIZATION ________________ Owner's Initials
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I authorize Golden American to act upon reallocation instructions
given by telephone from _______________ (name of your registered
representative) upon furnishing his/her social security nmber.
Neither Golden American nor any person authorized by Golden American
will be responsible for any claim, loss, lianility or expense in
connection with reallocation instructions received by telephone from
such person if Golden American or such other person acted on such
telephone instructions in good faith in reliance upon this
authorization. Golden American will continue to act upon this
authorization until such time has passed as the person indicated above
is no longer affiliated with the broker/dealer under which my contract
was purchased or until such time that I notify Golden American
otherwise in writing.
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9. TAX-QUALIFIED PLANS If you are funding a qualified plan, please
specify type.
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/ / IRA / / IRA Rollover / / SEP/IRA / / Roth IRA
/ / Other ________________________
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10. REPLACEMENT
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Will the coverage applied for replace any existing annuity or life
insurance coverage?
/ / Yes (If yes, please complete following) / / No
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Company Name Policy Number Face Amount
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11. READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CAREFULLY AND SIGN BELOW:
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- BY SIGNING BELOW, I ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE PROSPECTUS. I AGREE
THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ALL STATEMENTS AND
ANSWERS IN THIS APPLICATION ARE COMPLETE AND TRUE AND MAY BE RELIED
UPON IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ISSUE THE CONTRACT. MY ANSWERS WILL FORM
A PART OF ANY CONTRACT TO BE ISSUED, AND ONLY THE OWNER AND GOLDEN
AMERICAN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY THIS APPLICATION.
- CONTRACTS AND POLICIES AND UNDERLYING SERIES SHARES OR SECURITIES
WHICH FUND CONTRACTS AND POLICIES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY
OTHER AGENCY. THEY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK
AND ARE NOT BANK GUARANTEED. ALSO, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET
FLUCTUATION, INVESTMENT RISK AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL INVESTED.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CONTRACT'S CASH SURRENDER VALUE, WHEN BASED
ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION, MAY
INCREASE OR DECREASE ON ANY DAY AND THAT NO MINIMUM VALUE IS GUARANTEED.
THIS CONTRACT IS IN ACCORD WITH MY ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL NEEDS.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE FIXED ALLOCATION MAY BE
SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, THE OPERATION OF WHICH MAY CAUSE
THE VALUES TO INCREASE OR DECREASE, PRIOR TO A SPECIFIED DATE OR DATES
AS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Owner Signed at (City, State) Date
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Joint Owner (if applicable) Signed at (City, State) Date
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Annuitant (if other than Signed at (City, State) Date
owner)
Client Account No. (if applicable)_____________________
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FOR AGENT USE ONLY
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DO YOU HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE COVERAGE APPLIED FOR WILL REPLACE
ANY EXISTING ANNUITY OR LIFE INSURANCE ON THE ANNUITANT'S LIFE?
/ / YES / / NO
__________________________ ________________________ ___________________
Agent Signature Print Agent Name & No. Social Security No.
__________________________________
Broker/Dealer/Branch
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Golden American Life Insurance Company, Customer Service Center,
PO Box 8794, Wilmington, DE 19899-8794
1-800-366-0066
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EXHIBIT 5(b)
GOLDEN AMERICAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY
ENROLLMENT FORM
Customer Service Center, PO Box 8794, WIlmington, DE 1899-8794
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1. (a) OWNER(S)
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Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
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Permanent Address Phone ( )
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City State Zip Date of Birth
1. (b) JOINT OWNER
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Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
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Permanent Address Phone ( )
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City State Zip Date of Birth
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2. ANNUITANT (IF OTHER THAN OWNER)
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Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
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Permanent Address Phone ( )
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City State Zip Date of Birth Relation
to Owner
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3. PLAN
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(a) / / DVA PLUS (b) / / PREMIUM PLUS (c) / / ES II (d) / / ACCESS
(e) / / VALUE (f) / / Other _________________
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4. DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS
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(a) / / 7% Solution -- Enhanced #1 (b) / / Annual Ratchet -- Enhanced #2
(Not available with ES II or VALUE) (Not available with ES II or VALUE)
(c) / / Standard
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5. INITIAL PREMIUM AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION
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(A) INITIAL PREMIUM PAID $__________ MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO GOLDEN
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fill in percentages for premium allocation below (see (A) INITIAL)
(B) DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA): Optional. Please check box to elect.
/ /
Amount to be transferred monthly $_________
Division or Allocation Transferred From:
/ / Limited Maturity Bond Division / / Liquid Asset Division
/ / 1-Year Fixed Allocation
Divisions Transferred To: Fill in percentages of DCA
(see (B) DCA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ACCOUNT DIVISION INVESTMENT ADVISER (A) INITIAL (B) DCA
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RESEARCH MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
MID-CAP GROWTH MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
TOTAL RETURN MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
SMALL CAP FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
GROWTH & INCOME ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY % %
INVESTMENT MGMT, L.P.
VALUE + GROWTH ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY % %
INVESTMENT MGMT, L.P.
ALL-GROWTH PILGRIM, BAXTER & ASSOCIATES, LTD. % %
FULLY MANAGED T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES INC. % %
STRATEGIC EQUITY ZWEIG ADVISORS, INC. % %
MULTIPLE ALLOCATION ZWEIG ADVISORS, INC. % %
RISING DIVIDENDS KAYNE, ANDERSON INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, L.P. % %
CAPITAL APPRECIATION INVESCO (NY), INC. % %
VALUE EQUITY EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY /1/ WARBURG PINCUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
MANAGED GLOBAL /2/ PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
EMERGING MARKETS /2/ PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
HARD ASSETS VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORPORATION % %
REAL ESTATE EII REALTY SECURITIES, INC. % %
GLOBAL FIXED INCOME BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITED % %
LIMITED MATURITY BOND ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
LIQUID ASSET ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
DEVELOPING WORLD MONTGOMERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES MONTGOMERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
HIGH YIELD BOND PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY (PIMCO) % %
STOCKSPLUS GROWTH AND INCOME PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY (PIMCO) % %
FIXED ALLOCATION ELECTION / / 1-YEAR / / 3-YEAR / / 5-YEAR
/ / 7-YEAR / / 10-YEAR % %
FIXED ALLOCATION ELECTION / / ____________YEAR % %
TOTAL 100% 100%
</TABLE>
/1/ Not available with DVA PLUS or ACCESS /2/ Available only with DVA
PLUS and ACCESS
GA-EA-1034-6/97 1/1/1999
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6. BENEFICIARY(IES) (IF MORE THAN ONE - INDICATE %)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Primary Relationship
Name: to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Primary Relationship
Name: to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contingent Relationship
Name: to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. OPTIONAL SYSTEMATIC PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want to receive Systematic Partial Withdrawals, your request
must be received in writing. For the appropriate form, please call our
Customer Service Center: 1-800-366-0066.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. TELEPHONE REALLOCATION AUTHORIZATION ________________ Owner's Initials
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I authorize Golden American to act upon reallocation instructions
given by telephone from _______________ (name of your registered
representative) upon furnishing his/her social security nmber.
Neither Golden American nor any person authorized by Golden American
will be responsible for any claim, loss, lianility or expense in
connection with reallocation instructions received by telephone from
such person if Golden American or such other person acted on such
telephone instructions in good faith in reliance upon this
authorization. Golden American will continue to act upon this
authorization until such time has passed as the person indicated above
is no longer affiliated with the broker/dealer under which my contract
was purchased or until such time that I notify Golden American
otherwise in writing.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. TAX-QUALIFIED PLANS If you are funding a qualified plan, please
specify type.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ / IRA / / IRA Rollover / / SEP/IRA / / Roth IRA
/ / Other ________________________
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. REPLACEMENT
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Will the coverage applied for replace any existing annuity or life
insurance coverage?
/ / Yes (If yes, please complete following) / / No
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Name Policy Number Face Amount
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CAREFULLY AND SIGN BELOW:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- BY SIGNING BELOW, I ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE PROSPECTUS. I AGREE
THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ALL STATEMENTS AND
ANSWERS IN THIS APPLICATION ARE COMPLETE AND TRUE AND MAY BE RELIED
UPON IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE. MY ANSWERS WILL
FORM A PART OF ANY CONTRACT TO BE ISSUED, AND ONLY THE OWNER AND
GOLDEN AMERICAN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY THIS APPLICATION.
- CONTRACTS AND POLICIES AND UNDERLYING SERIES SHARES OR SECURITIES
WHICH FUND CONTRACTS AND POLICIES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY
OTHER AGENCY. THEY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK
AND ARE NOT BANK GUARANTEED. ALSO, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET
FLUCTUATION, INVESTMENT RISK AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL INVESTED.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CERTIFICATE'S CASH SURRENDER VALUE, WHEN
BASED ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION, MAY
INCREASE OR DECREASE ON ANY DAY AND THAT NO MINIMUM VALUE IS GUARANTEED.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS IN ACCORD WITH MY ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL NEEDS.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE FIXED ALLOCATION MAY BE
SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, THE OPERATION OF WHICH MAY CAUSE
THE VALUES TO INCREASE OR DECREASE, PRIOR TO A SPECIFIED DATE OR DATES
AS SPECIFIED IN THE CERTIFICATE.
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Owner Signed at (City, State) Date
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Joint Owner (if applicable) Signed at (City, State) Date
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Annuitant (if other than Signed at (City, State) Date
owner)
Client Account No. (if applicable)_____________________
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR AGENT USE ONLY
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DO YOU HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE COVERAGE APPLIED FOR WILL REPLACE
ANY EXISTING ANNUITY OR LIFE INSURANCE ON THE ANNUITANT'S LIFE?
/ / YES / / NO
__________________________ ________________________ ___________________
Agent Signature Print Agent Name & No. Social Security No.
__________________________________
Broker/Dealer/Branch
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Golden American Life Insurance Company, Customer Service Center,
PO Box 8794, Wilmington, DE 19899-8794
1-800-366-0066
GA-EA-1034-6/97
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EXHIBIT 5(c)
GOLDEN AMERICAN
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY
APPLICATION
Customer Service Center, PO Box 8794, WIlmington, DE 1899-8794
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. (a) OWNER(S)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Permanent Address Phone ( )
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
City State Zip Date of Birth
1. (b) JOINT OWNER
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Permanent Address Phone ( )
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
City State Zip Date of Birth
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. ANNUITANT (IF OTHER THAN OWNER)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name Male Female Soc. Sec. # or Tax ID.#
/ / / /
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Permanent Address Phone ( )
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
City State Zip Date of Birth Relation
to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. PLAN
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) / / DVA PLUS (b) / / PREMIUM PLUS (c) / / ES II (d) / / ACCESS
(e) / / VALUE (f) / / Other _________________
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. DEATH BENEFIT OPTIONS
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a) / / 7% Solution -- Enhanced #1 (b) / / Annual Ratchet -- Enhanced #2
(Not available with ES II or VALUE) (Not available with ES II or VALUE)
(c) / / Standard
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. INITIAL PREMIUM AND ALLOCATION INFORMATION
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A) INITIAL PREMIUM PAID $__________ MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO GOLDEN
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Fill in percentages for premium allocation below (see (A) INITIAL)
(B) DOLLAR COST AVERAGING (DCA): Optional. Please check box to elect.
/ /
Amount to be transferred monthly $_________
Division or Allocation Transferred From:
/ / Limited Maturity Bond Division / / Liquid Asset Division
/ / 1-Year Fixed Allocation
Divisions Transferred To: Fill in percentages of DCA
(see (B) DCA)
<TABLE>
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ACCOUNT DIVISION INVESTMENT ADVISER (A) INITIAL (B) DCA
<S> <C> <C> <C>
RESEARCH MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
MID-CAP GROWTH MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
TOTAL RETURN MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES % %
COMPANY (MFS)
SMALL CAP FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
GROWTH & INCOME ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY % %
INVESTMENT MGMT, L.P.
VALUE + GROWTH ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY % %
INVESTMENT MGMT, L.P.
ALL-GROWTH PILGRIM, BAXTER & ASSOCIATES, LTD. % %
FULLY MANAGED T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES INC. % %
STRATEGIC EQUITY ZWEIG ADVISORS, INC. % %
MULTIPLE ALLOCATION ZWEIG ADVISORS, INC. % %
RISING DIVIDENDS KAYNE, ANDERSON INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT, L.P. % %
CAPITAL APPRECIATION INVESCO (NY), INC. % %
VALUE EQUITY EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY /1/ WARBURG PINCUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
MANAGED GLOBAL /2/ PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
EMERGING MARKETS /2/ PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. % %
HARD ASSETS VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORPORATION % %
REAL ESTATE EII REALTY SECURITIES, INC. % %
GLOBAL FIXED INCOME BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITED % %
LIMITED MATURITY BOND ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
LIQUID ASSET ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
DEVELOPING WORLD MONTGOMERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES MONTGOMERY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC % %
HIGH YIELD BOND PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY (PIMCO) % %
STOCKSPLUS GROWTH AND INCOME PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
COMPANY (PIMCO) % %
GUARANTEED INTEREST DIVISION / / 1-YEAR / / 3-YEAR / / 5-YEAR
/ / 7-YEAR % %
GUARANTEED INTEREST DIVISION / / ____________YEAR % %
TOTAL 100% 100%
</TABLE>
/1/ Not available with DVA PLUS or ACCESS /2/ Available only with DVA
PLUS and ACCESS
GA-AA-1035-6/97 1/1/1999
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. BENEFICIARY(IES) (IF MORE THAN ONE - INDICATE %)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Primary Relationship
Name: to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Primary Relationship
Name: to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Contingent Relationship
Name: to Owner
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. OPTIONAL SYSTEMATIC PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want to receive Systematic Partial Withdrawals, your request
must be received in writing. For the appropriate form, please call our
Customer Service Center: 1-800-366-0066.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. TELEPHONE REALLOCATION AUTHORIZATION ________________ Owner's Initials
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I authorize Golden American to act upon reallocation instructions
given by telephone from _______________ (name of your registered
representative) upon furnishing his/her social security nmber.
Neither Golden American nor any person authorized by Golden American
will be responsible for any claim, loss, lianility or expense in
connection with reallocation instructions received by telephone from
such person if Golden American or such other person acted on such
telephone instructions in good faith in reliance upon this
authorization. Golden American will continue to act upon this
authorization until such time has passed as the person indicated above
is no longer affiliated with the broker/dealer under which my contract
was purchased or until such time that I notify Golden American
otherwise in writing.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. TAX-QUALIFIED PLANS If you are funding a qualified plan, please
specify type.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/ / IRA / / IRA Rollover / / SEP/IRA / / Roth IRA
/ / Other ________________________
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. REPLACEMENT
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Will the coverage applied for replace any existing annuity or life
insurance coverage?
/ / Yes (If yes, please complete following) / / No
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Name Policy Number Face Amount
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS CAREFULLY AND SIGN BELOW:
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- BY SIGNING BELOW, I ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE PROSPECTUS. I AGREE
THAT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF, ALL STATEMENTS AND
ANSWERS IN THIS APPLICATION ARE COMPLETE AND TRUE AND MAY BE RELIED
UPON IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ISSUE THE CONTRACT. MY ANSWERS WILL FORM
A PART OF ANY CONTRACT TO BE ISSUED, AND ONLY THE OWNER AND GOLDEN
AMERICAN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MODIFY THIS APPLICATION.
- CONTRACTS AND POLICIES AND UNDERLYING SERIES SHARES OR SECURITIES
WHICH FUND CONTRACTS AND POLICIES ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC OR ANY
OTHER AGENCY. THEY ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK
AND ARE NOT BANK GUARANTEED. ALSO, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO MARKET
FLUCTUATION, INVESTMENT RISK AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL INVESTED.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS CONTRACT'S CASH SURRENDER VALUE, WHEN BASED
ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT DIVISION, MAY
INCREASE OR DECREASE ON ANY DAY AND THAT NO MINIMUM VALUE IS GUARANTEED.
THIS CONTRACT IS IN ACCORD WITH MY ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL NEEDS.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT ANY AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE FIXED ALLOCATION MAY BE
SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT, THE OPERATION OF WHICH MAY CAUSE
THE VALUES TO INCREASE OR DECREASE, PRIOR TO A SPECIFIED DATE OR DATES
AS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Owner Signed at (City, State) Date
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Joint Owner (if applicable) Signed at (City, State) Date
______________________________________ _____________________________
Signature of Annuitant (if other than Signed at (City, State) Date
owner)
Client Account No. (if applicable)_____________________
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR AGENT USE ONLY
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DO YOU HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE COVERAGE APPLIED FOR WILL REPLACE
ANY EXISTING ANNUITY OR LIFE INSURANCE ON THE ANNUITANT'S LIFE?
/ / YES / / NO
__________________________ ________________________ ___________________
Agent Signature Print Agent Name & No. Social Security No.
__________________________________
Broker/Dealer/Branch
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Golden American Life Insurance Company, Customer Service Center,
PO Box 8794, Wilmington, DE 19899-8794
1-800-366-0066
GA-AA-1035-6/97
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 9
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19801
February 5, 1999
Board of Directors
Golden American Life Insurance Company
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19801
Ms. Neppl and Gentlemen:
In my capacity as Executive Vice President and Secretary of
Golden American Life Insurance Company ("Golden American"),
I have examined the form of Registration Statement on Form N-4
to be filed by you with the Securities and Exchange Commission
in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, of an indefinite number of units of interest
in Separate B of Golden American (the "Account"). I am familiar
with the proceedings taken and propesed to be taken in connection
with the authorization, issuance and sale of the units.
Based upon my examination and upon my knowledge of the corporate
activities relating to the Account, it is my opinion that:
(1) The Company was organized in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware and is a duly authorized
stock life insurance company under the laws of Delaware and
the laws of those states in which the Company is admitted
to do business;
(2) The Account is a validly established separate investment
account of the Company;
(3) The portion of the assets to be held in the Account equals
the reserve and other liabilities for variable benefits
under variable annuity contracts to be issued by the Account.
Such assets are not chargeale with liabilities arising out of
an other business Golden American conducts;
(4) The units and the variable annuity contracts will, when
issued and sold in the manner described in the Registration
Statement, be legal and binding obligations of Golden American
and will be legall and validly issued, fully paid, and
non assessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the
reference to my name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the
prospectus contained in said registration statement. In
giving this consent I do not thereby admit that I come
within the category of persons whose consent is required
under section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Rules
and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.
Sincerely,
/s/ Myles R. Tashman
Myles R. Tashman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 10(a)
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004-2404
February 4, 1999
VIA EDGAR
- ---------
Board of Directors
Golden American Life Insurance Company
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19801
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption
"Legal Matters" in the Prospectus filed as part of Pre-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for the Separate Account B
(File No. 333-66757, 811-5626). In giving this consent, we do not admit
that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Very truly yours,
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
By: /s/ Stephen R. Roth
------------------
Stephen R. Roth
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<PAGE>
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 10(b)
Exhibit 10(b) - Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions
"Independent Auditors" and "Experts", and to the use of our
reports dated February 12, 1998, with respect to the financial
statements of Golden American Life Insurance Company, and February
12, 1998, with respect to the financial statements of Separate
Account B, included in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 333-66757) and related
Prospectus of Separate Account B.
Our audit also included the financial statement schedules of Golden
American Life Insurance Company included in Item 24(a)(2). These
schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audit. In our
opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information
set forth therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
February 3, 1999
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 10(c)
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19801
February 5, 1999
Board of Directors
Golden American Life Insurance Company
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19801
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I consent to the reference to my name under the heading "Legal
Matters" in the prospectus. In giving this consent I do not
thereby admit that I come within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of
1933 or the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder.
Sincerely,
/s/ Myles R. Tashman
Myles R. Tashman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 15
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1001 Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 576-3400
Fax: (302) 576-3520
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned,
being duly elected Directors and officers of Golden American Life
Insurance Company ("Golden American"), constitute and appoint
Myles R. Tashman, and Marilyn Talman, and each of them, his or
her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power
of substitution and resubstitution for him or her in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign Golden
American's registration statements and applications for exemptive
relief, and any and all amendments thereto, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as
s/he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and affirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue thereof.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
- --------- ----- ----
/s/ Frederick S. Hubbell Director and Chairman April 27, 1998
- ----------------------- --------------------
Frederick S. Hubbell
/s/ Barnett Chernow Director and President April 27, 1998
- ----------------------- --------------------
Barnett Chernow
/s/ Myles R. Tashman Director, Executive Vice April 27, 1998
- ----------------------- President, General --------------------
Myles R. Tashman Counsel and Secretary
/s/ Paul E. Larson Director April 27, 1998
- ----------------------- --------------------
Paul E. Larson
/s/ Beth B. Neppl Director November 6, 1998
- ----------------------- --------------------
/s/ E. Robert Koster Senior Vice President November 20, 1998
- ----------------------- and Chief Financial Officer --------------------
E. Robert Koster
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