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As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2000
Registration Nos. 333-28769, 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. ___ [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 [X]
and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 87 [X]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)

SEPARATE ACCOUNT B
(Exact Name of Registrant)

GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)

1475 Dunwoody Drive
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380-1478
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code (610) 425-3400

Marilyn Talman, Esq. COPY TO:
Golden American Life Insurance Company Stephen E. Roth, Esq.
1475 Dunwoody Drive Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
West Chester, PA 19380-1478 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
(610) 425-3516 Washington, D.C. 20004-2415
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as practical after the effective date of the Registration Statement

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check approporate box:
[ ] immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[X] on April 28, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
[ ] 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
[ ] on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:
[ ] this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date
for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Title of Securities Being Registered:
Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed Annuity Contracts

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PART A

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement contains two separate Profiles and
Prospectuses for the GoldenSelect Access Contract. This Amendment
to the Registration Statement contains two forms of the Profile and
Prospectus and two forms of Statement of Additional Information.

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|PROFILE, | FORM 1 | FORM 2 |
|PROSPECTUS | | |
|AND SAI | | |
|------------|----------------|------------------|
| | ORIG. DB DESC. | NEW DB DESC. |
| | 27 PORTFOLIOS | 27 PORTFOLIOS |
| | | |
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The Form One prospectus describes the GoldenSelect Access Contract
and three optional riders offering specified benefits.

The Form Two prospectus updates disclosure regarding death benefits
contained in the Form One prospectus and adds disclosure regarding
the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit to the disclosure contained
in the Form One prospectus.

SUPPLEMENT FOR FORMS ONE AND TWO
LINKING FID BROCHURE TO
PROSPECTUS OF GOLDENSELECT ACCESS/R/

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

PROFILE AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

DATED MAY 1, 2000

Supplement to the Profile and
Prospectus dated May 1, 2000 for
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT
issued
by Golden American Life Insurance Company
(the "GoldenSelect ACCESS/r/ Prospectus")

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Your should keep this supplement with your Profile and 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 May 1, 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 ACCESS
Prospectus, the Fixed Interest Division should be counted
among the various subaccounts 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.

You will find more complete information relating to the Fixed
Interest Division is in the Offering Brochure. Please read the
Offering Brochure carefully before you invest in the Fixed
Interest Division.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Golden American Life Insurance Company is a stock company domiciled in Delaware

106973 FID ACCESS 05/01/00

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ING VARIABLE ANNUITIES
GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

PROFILE AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

MAY 1, 2000

SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2000 FOR
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACTS
(THE "GOLDENSELECT ACCESS/R/ PROSPECTUS")
ISSUED BY GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
FOR USE ONLY IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
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The following information supplements and replaces certain
information contained
in the Profile and Prospectus dated May 1, 2000
for Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed Annuity Contracts (the
"Prospectus").
The capitalized terms used in this supplement have the same meaning
as
those in the Prospectus. You should keep this supplement with your
Profile and Prospectus.

GoldenSelect Access contracts issued for delivery in the State of
Washington will have a "5.5% Enhanced Death Benefit" and a "Max 5.5
Enhanced Death Benefit." The "7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit" and
the "Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit" referred to in the Profile and
Prospectus are not available and not offered in the State of
Washington. The "5.5% Enhanced Death Benefit" and a "Max 5.5
Enhanced Death Benefit" described as follows supplements the
information in the Profile and Prospectus and is made part of those
documents.

PROFILE

5. EXPENSES

The Contract has insurance features and investment features, and
there are charges related to each. For the insurance features, the
Company deducts a mortality and expense risk charge, an asset-based
administrative charge and an annual contract administrative charge of
$30. We deduct the mortality and expense risk charge and the asset-
based administrative charges daily directly from your contract value
in the investment portfolios. The mortality and expense risk charge
(depending on the death benefit you choose) and the asset-based
administrative charge, on an annual basis, are as follows:

5% Solution Max 5.5
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Mortality & Expense Risk Charge 1.45% 1.55%
Asset-Based Administrative Charge 0.15% 0.15%
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Total 1.60% 1.70%

The example table is designed to help you understand contract
charges. The examples of expenses illustrated in the Profile are the
maximum expected expenses associated with a contract which would
occur with the assumptions listed. Using the $30 administration
charge and the expenses listed above, and if all other assumptions
are the same, the fees associated with the Max 5.5 Enhanced Death
Benefit Option would not exceed those shown in the tables.

9. DEATH BENEFIT

You may choose (i) the Standard Death Benefit, (ii) the 5.5% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefit, (iii) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death
Benefit or (iv) the Max 5.5 Enhanced Death Benefit. The 7% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefit and the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit are not
available in your state. The 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit,
the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit and the Max 5.5 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 79 years old at the time of purchase. The 5.5% Solution, Annual
Ratchet and Max 5.5 Enhanced Death Benefits may not be available
where a Contract is held by joint owners.

Under the 5.5% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the
annuity start date, your beneficiary is eligible to receive the
greatest of:

1)the contract value;
2)the total premium payments made under the Contract after pro rata
adjustment for 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 the 5.5% 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
adjust for any withdrawals (including any market value adjustment
applied to such withdrawal) since the preceding day. Special
withdrawals are withdrawals of up to 5.5% per year of cumulative
premiums. Special withdrawals shall reduce the 5.5% Solution Death
Benefit by the amount of contract value withdrawn. For any
withdrawals in excess of the amount available as a special
withdrawal, a prorata adjustment to the death benefit is made.
Note for current Special Funds: The actual interest rate used for
calculating the 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit for the
Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond investment portfolios and
the Fixed Account, will be the lesser of (1) 5.5% and (2) the
interest rate, positive or negative, providing a yield on the
Guaranteed Death Benefit equal to the net return for the current
valuation period on the contract value allocated to Special Funds.
We may, with 30 days notice to you, designate any fund as a
Special Fund on existing contracts with respect to new premiums
added to such fund and also with respect to new transfers to such
funds.

Under the MAX 5.5 ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the
annuity start date, your beneficiary will receive the greater of the
5.5% Solution and the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit.
Under this benefit option, the 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit
and the Annual Ratchet Death Benefit are calculated in the same
manner as if each were elected the benefit.

Note: In the cases described above and in the prospectus, the
amount of the death benefit could be reduced by premium taxes owed
and withdrawals not previously deducted.

PROSPECTUS
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FEES AND EXPENSES
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ANNUAL CONTRACT ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE
Administrative Charge $30

SEPARATE ACCOUNT ANNUAL CHARGES****

5% Solution Max 5.5
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Mortality & Expense Risk Charge 1.45% 1.55%
Asset-Based Administrative Charge 0.15% 0.15%
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Total Separate Account Charges 1.60% 1.70%

**** As a percentage of average daily assets in each subaccount. The
Separate Account Annual Charges are deducted daily.

EXAMPLES
The examples of expenses shown in the Prospectus are the maximum
expected expenses associated with a contract which would occur based
on the election of the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit Option using the
assumptions listed in the prospectus. Using the $30 administration
charge and the lower separate account annual charge, and if all other
assumptions are the same the expenses associated with an election of
the 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit Option or the Max 5.5
Enhanced Death Benefit Option would not exceed those shown in the
example tables in the prospectus.

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DEATH BENEFIT CHOICES
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You may choose from the following 4 death benefit choices: (1) the
Standard Death Benefit Option; (2) the 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death
Benefit Option; (3) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit Option;
and (4) the Max 5.5 Enhanced Death Benefit Option. The 7% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefit and the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit are not
available in your state.

ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS. If the 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death
Benefit, the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit or the Max 5.5
Enhanced Death Benefit is elected, the death benefit under the
Contract is the greatest of (i) the contract value; (ii) total
premium payments reduced by a pro rata adjustment for any withdrawal;
(iii) the cash surrender value; and (iv) the enhanced death benefit
as calculated below.

The Max 5.5 Enhanced Death Benefit is the greater of (1) the 5.5%
Solution Enhanced Death Benefit or (2) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced
Death Benefit. Under this benefit option, the 5.5% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit and the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit are
calculated in the same manner as if each were the elected benefit.

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| HOW THE ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT IS CALCULATED |
| 5.5% SOLUTION ANNUAL RATCHET |
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| On each business day that | On each contract anniversary |
| occurs on or before the | that occurs on or before the |
| contract owner turns 80, we | contract owner turns age 80, |
| credit interest at the 5.5% | we compare the prior enhanced |
| annual effective rate* to the | death benefit to the contract |
| enhanced death benefit from the | value and select the larger |
| preceding day (which would be | amount as the new enhanced |
| the initial premium if the | death benefit. |
| preceding day is the contract | On all other days, the |
| date), then we add additional | enhanced death benefit is the |
| premiums paid since the | amount determined below. We |
| preceding day, then we adjust | first take the enhanced death |
| for any withdrawals made | benefit from the preceding |
| (including any Market Value | day (which would be the |
| Adjustment applied to such | initial premium if the |
| withdrawals**) since the | valuation date is the |
| surrender charges preceding day. | contract date) and then we |
| At age 80 the accumulation rate | add additional premiums paid |
| used will change. | since the preceding day, then |
| There is no maximum, however, | reduce the enhanced death |
| the death benefit will be | benefit pro rata for any |
| reduced by adjustments for | contract value withdrawn. |
| withdrawals.*** | That amount becomes the new |
| | enhanced death benefit. |
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* The actual interest rate used for calculating the 5.5% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefit for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity
Bond investment portfolios and the Fixed Account, will be the
lesser of (1) 5.5% and (2) the interest rate, positive or
negative, providing a yield on the enhanced death benefit equal
to the net return for the current valuation period on the contract
value allocated to Special Funds. We may, with 30 days notice to
you, designate any fund as a Special Fund on existing contracts
with respect to new premiums added to such fund and also with
respect to new transfers to such funds. Thus, selecting these
investments may limit the enhanced death benefit.
**Each premium payment reduced by adjustments for any withdrawals
will continue to grow at the 5.5% annual effective rate until
maximum is reached.
*** Each withdrawal reduces the enhanced death benefit as follows:
If total withdrawals in a contract year do not exceed 5.5% of
cumulative premiums and did not exceed 5.5% of cumulative premiums
in any prior contract year, such withdrawals will reduce the
enhanced death benefit by the amount of the withdrawal (and any
associated surrender charge) including any Market Value
Adjustment. Once withdrawals in any contract year exceed 5.5% of
cumulative premiums, withdrawals will reduce the enhanced death
benefit in proportion to the reduction in contract value pro rata.

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CHARGES AND FEES
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ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE

The administrative charge, if applicable, is $30 per contract year.

CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM THE SUBACCOUNTS

MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE. The mortality and expense risk
charge is deducted each business day. 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 1.30% of the assets you have in each
subaccount. The charge is deducted on each business day at the rate
of .003585% 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 1.45% for the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death
Benefit, 1.45% for the 5.5% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit or 1.55%
for the Max 5.5 Enhanced Death Benefit, of the assets you have in
each subaccount. The charge is deducted each business day at the
rate of .004002%, .004002%, or .004280%, respectively, for each day
since the previous business day.

This supplement should be retained with your GoldenSelect Access/R/
Prospectus.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Golden American Life Insurance Company is a stock company domiciled
in Delaware

106974 ACCESS 05/1/00

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ACCESS PROFILE AND PROSPECTUS
FORM ONE
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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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PROFILE OF
GOLDENSELECT ACCESS(R)
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT
MAY 1, 2000
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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 the prospectus carefully.
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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 27 mutual fund investment portfolios through our Separate Account
B and/or (ii) in a fixed account of Golden American with guaranteed interest
periods. The 27 mutual fund portfolios are listed on page 3 below. We currently
offer guaranteed interest periods of 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years in the fixed
account. We set the interest rates in the fixed account (which will never be
less than 3%) periodically. 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 maturity date for the applicable interest period. If you 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
take out. Generally, the investment portfolios are designed to offer a better
return than the fixed account. However, this is NOT guaranteed. You may not make
any money, and you can even lose the money you invest.

Subject to state availability, you may elect one of three optional riders
offering specified benefits featured in the prospectus for the Contract. The
three optional benefit riders are listed on page 8 below. The optional benefit
riders can provide protection under certain circumstances in the event that
unfavorable investment performance has lowered your value below certain targeted
growth. These riders do not guarantee the performance of your investment
portfolios. Separate charges are assessed for the optional riders. You should
carefully analyze and completely evaluate each rider before you purchase any. Be
aware that the benefit

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provided by any of the riders will be affected by certain later actions you may
take -- such as withdrawals and transfers. The riders are not available to
Contracts issued before January 1, 2000. To find out about availability, check
with our Customer Service Center.

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 on the annuity start date, which is the date you start receiving
regular annuity payments from your Contract.

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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ANNUITY OPTIONS
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Option 1 Income for a fixed Payments are made for a specified number of
period years to you or your beneficiary.
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Option 2 Income for life with Payments are made for the rest of your life
a period certain or longer for a specified 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 such period if you
should die during the period.
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Option 3 Joint life income Payments are made for your life and the life
of another person (usually your spouse).
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Option 4 Annuity plan Any other annuitization plan that we choose
to offer on the annuity start date.
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Annuity payments under Options 1, 2 and 3 are fixed. Annuity payments under
Option 4 may be fixed or variable. If variable and subject to the Investment
Company Act of 1940, it will comply with the requirements of such Act. 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 $10,000 or more ($1,500
for a qualified Contract) up to and including age 90. You may make additional
payments of $500 or more ($250 for a qualified Contract) at any time before you
turn 85 during the accumulation phase. Under certain circumstances, we may waive
the minimum initial and additional premium payment requirement. Any initial or
additional premium payment that would cause the contract value of all annuities
that you maintain with us to exceed $1,000,000 requires our prior approval.

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 in connection with a qualified retirement
plan (each a "qualified Contract").

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IRAs and other qualified plans already have the tax-deferral feature found in
this Contract. For an additional cost, the Contract provides other benefits
including death benefits and the ability to receive a lifetime income. See
"Expenses" in this profile.

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 (1) the fixed account with guaranteed interest
periods of 6 months, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 years, and/or (2) into any one or more of
the following 27 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, ING Variable Insurance Trust and the
Prudential Series Fund. Keep in mind that while an investment in the fixed
account earns a fixed interest rate, an investment in any investment portfolio,
depending on market conditions, may cause you to make or lose money. The
investment portfolios available under your Contract are:

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THE GCG TRUST
Liquid Asset Series Rising Dividends Series Mid-Cap Growth Series
Limited Maturity Bond Series Managed Global Series Small Cap Series
Global Fixed Income Series Large Cap Value Series Growth Series
Fully Managed Series All Cap Series Real Estate Series
Total Return Series Research Series Hard Assets Series
Equity Income Series Capital Appreciation Series Developing World Series
Investors Series Capital Growth Series Emerging Markets Series
Value Equity Series Strategic Equity Series

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio

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ING Global Brand Names Fund

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison Portfolio
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5. EXPENSES
The Contract has insurance features and investment features, and there are
charges related to each. For the insurance features, the Company deducts a
mortality and expense risk charge, an asset-based administrative charge, and an
annual contract administrative charge of $40. We deduct the mortality and
expense risk charge and the asset-based administrative charges daily directly
from your contract value in the investment portfolios. The mortality and expense
risk charge (depending on the death benefit you choose) and the asset-based
administrative charge, on an annual basis, are as follows:

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STANDARD ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET 7% SOLUTION
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Mortality & Expense Risk Charge.......... 1.25% 1.40% 1.55%
Asset-Based Administrative Charge........ 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
----- ----- -----
Total............................... 1.40% 1.55% 1.70%
</TABLE>

If you choose to purchase one of the optional benefit riders we offer, we will
deduct a separate quarterly charge for the rider on each quarterly contract
anniversary and pro rata when the rider terminates. We deduct the rider charges
directly from your contract value in the

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investment portfolios; if the value in the investment portfolios is
insufficient, rider charges will be deducted from the fixed account. The rider
charges are as follows:

OPTIONAL BENEFIT RIDER CHARGES

Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit (MGAB) rider
Waiting Period Quarterly Charge
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10 Year............ 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base*(0.50% annually)
20 Year............ 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit (MGIB) rider
MGIB Base Rate Quarterly Charge
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7%................. 0.125% of the MGIB Base* (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit (MGWB) rider
Quarterly Charge
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0.125% of the MGWB Eligible Payment Amount* (0.50% annually)

* See prospectus for a description.

We do not deduct any surrender charges for withdrawals.

Each investment portfolio has charges for investment management fees and other
expenses. These charges, which vary by investment portfolio, currently range
from 0.56% to 1.75% annually (see following table) of the portfolio's average
daily net asset balance.

If you withdraw money from your Contract, or if you begin receiving annuity
payments, we may deduct a premium tax of 0%-3.5% to pay to your state.

The following table is designed to help you understand the Contract charges. The
"Total Annual Insurance Charges" column is divided into two; one part reflects
the maximum mortality and expense risk charge (based on the 7% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit), the asset-based administrative charge, the annual contract
administrative charge as 0.06% (based on an average contract value of $70,000)
and the highest optional rider charge as 0.75% in most cases, assuming that the
rider base is equal to the initial premium and the rider base increases by 7%
each year. (Note, however, that for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond
portfolios, the rider charge is equal to 0.50% because the base for the rider
accumulates at the assumed net rate, not 7%). The second part reflects the same
insurance charges, but without any rider charges. The "Total Annual Investment
Portfolio Charges" column reflects the portfolio charges for each portfolio and
are based on actual expenses as of December 31, 1999, except for (i) portfolios
that commenced operations during 2000 where the charges have been estimated, and
(ii) newly formed portfolios 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 (based on the 7%
Solution Enhanced Death Benefit). For Years 1 and 10, the examples show the
total annual charges assessed during that time and assume that you have elected
the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit. For these examples, the premium tax is
assumed to be 0%.

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TOTAL ANNUAL TOTAL ANNUAL TOTAL CHARGES AT THE END OF:
INSURANCE CHARGES CHARGES 1 YEAR 10 YEARS
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W/ THE W/O TOTAL ANNUAL W/ THE W/O W/ THE W/O W/ THE W/O
HIGHEST ANY INVESTMENT HIGHEST ANY HIGHEST ANY HIGHEST ANY
RIDER RIDER PORTFOLIO RIDER RIDER RIDER RIDER RIDER RIDER
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CHARGE CHARGE CHARGES CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE
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THE GCG TRUST
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset 2.26% 1.76% 0.56% 2.82% 2.32% $29 $24 $317 $266
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Limited Maturity Bond 2.26% 1.76% 0.57% 2.83% 2.33% $29 $24 $318 $267
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Global Fixed Income 2.51% 1.76% 1.60% 4.11% 3.36% $41 $34 $430 $365
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Fully Managed 2.51% 1.76% 0.97% 3.48% 2.73% $35 $28 $376 $306
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Total Return 2.51% 1.76% 0.91% 3.42% 2.67% $34 $27 $370 $300
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Equity Income 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Investors 2.51% 1.76% 1.01% 3.52% 2.77% $35 $28 $379 $310
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Value Equity 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Rising Dividends 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Managed Global 2.51% 1.76% 1.25% 3.76% 3.01% $38 $30 $400 $333
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Large Cap Value 2.51% 1.76% 1.01% 3.52% 2.77% $35 $28 $379 $310
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All Cap 2.51% 1.76% 1.01% 3.52% 2.77% $35 $28 $379 $310
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Research 2.51% 1.76% 0.91% 3.42% 2.67% $34 $27 $370 $300
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Capital Appreciation 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Capital Growth 2.51% 1.76% 1.05% 3.56% 2.81% $36 $28 $383 $314
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Strategic Equity 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Mid-Cap Growth 2.51% 1.76% 0.91% 3.42% 2.67% $34 $27 $370 $300
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Small Cap 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Growth 2.51% 1.76% 1.04% 3.55% 2.80% $36 $28 $382 $313
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Real Estate 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Hard Assets 2.51% 1.76% 0.96% 3.47% 2.72% $35 $28 $375 $305
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Developing World 2.51% 1.76% 1.75% 4.26% 3.51% $43 $35 $442 $378
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Emerging Markets 2.51% 1.76% 1.75% 4.26% 3.51% $43 $35 $442 $378

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
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PIMCO High Yield Bond 2.51% 1.76% 0.75% 3.26% 2.51% $33 $25 $356 $285
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PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income 2.51% 1.76% 0.65% 3.16% 2.41% $32 $24 $347 $275

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
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ING Global Brand
Names 2.51% 1.76% 1.23% 3.74% 2.99% $38 $30 $398 $331
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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison 2.51% 1.76% 1.03% 3.54% 2.79% $36 $28 $381 $312
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The "Total Annual Investment Portfolio Charges" column above reflects current
expense reimbursements for applicable investment portfolios. For more detailed
information, see "Fees and Expenses" in the prospectus for the Contract.

6. TAXES
Under a qualified Contract, your premiums are generally pre-tax contributions
and accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. Premiums and earnings are generally
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.

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For owners of most qualified Contracts, when you reach age 70 1/2 (or, in some
cases, retire), 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 can
calculate and pay you the minimum required distribution amounts at your request.

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 taxable earnings withdrawn.

7. WITHDRAWALS
You can withdraw your money at any time during the accumulation phase. You may
elect in advance to take systematic withdrawals which are described on page 9.
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. 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. The following chart shows average
annual total return for each portfolio that was in operation for the entire year
of 1999. These numbers reflect the deduction of the mortality and expense risk
charge (based on the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit), the asset-based
administrative charge, the annual contract fee and the maximum optional benefit
rider charge on a rider base that accumulates at 7%. Please keep in mind that
past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

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CALENDAR YEAR
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 1999 1998
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Managed by A I M Capital Management, Inc.
Capital Appreciation(1) 21.89% 10.16%
Strategic Equity(2) 52.84% -1.42%
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Managed by Alliance Capital Management L.P.
Capital Growth(2) 22.77% 9.46%
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Managed by Baring International Investment Limited
Developing World(2) 58.21% --
Emerging Markets(4) 81.41% -25.81%
Global Fixed Income -10.74% 9.35%
Hard Assets(2) 20.67% -31.18%
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Managed by Capital Guardian Trust Company
Large Cap Value -- --
Managed Global(3) 59.76% 26.43%
Small Cap(3) 47.35% 18.28%
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Managed by Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Value Equity -1.76% -0.73%
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Managed by ING Investment Management, LLC
Limited Maturity Bond -1.14% 4.47%
Liquid Asset 2.39% 2.70%
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Managed by Janus Capital Corporation
Growth(2) 74.36% 24.00%
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Managed by Kayne Anderson Investment Management, LLC
Rising Dividends 13.30% 11.58%
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Managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Mid-Cap Growth 75.23% 20.07%
Research 21.47% 20.30%
Total Return 1.04% 9.09%
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Managed by The Prudential Investment Corporation
Real Estate(5) -6.00% -15.40%
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Managed by Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc.
All Cap -- --
Investors -- --
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Managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Equity Income(2) -2.97% 5.84%
Fully Managed 4.53% 3.52%
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Managed by Pacific Investment Management Company
PIMCO High Yield Bond 0.69% --
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income 17.19% --
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Managed by ING Investment Management Advisors B.V.
ING Global Brand Names -- --
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Managed by Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Jennison -- --
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(1) Prior to April 1, 1999, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(2) Prior to March 1, 1999, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(3) Prior to February 1, 2000, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(4) Prior to March 15, 2000, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(5) Prior to May 1, 2000, a different firm managed the Portfolio.

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9. DEATH BENEFIT
You may choose (i) the Standard Death Benefit, (ii) the 7% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit or (iii) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit. The 7%
Solution Enhanced Death Benefit is available only if the contract owner or the
annuitant (if the contract owner is not an individual) is not more than 80 years
old at the time of purchase. The Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit is
available only if the contract owner or the annuitant (if the contract owner is
not an individual) is not more than 79 years old at the time of purchase. The 7%
Solution and Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefits may not be available where a
Contract is held by joint owners.

The death benefit is payable when the first of the following persons die: 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 your 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
written notice and due proof of death, as well as required claim forms, at our
Customer Service Center. If your beneficiary elects to delay receipt of the
death benefit until a date after the time of your death, the amount of the
benefit payable 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.

The death benefit may be subject to certain mandatory distribution rules
required by federal tax law.

Under the STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity start date, your
beneficiary is eligible to 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 7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity
start date, your beneficiary is eligible to 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

Note: The actual interest rate used for calculating the death benefit
for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond investment portfolios
will be the lesser of the 7% annual effective rate 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 7% annual effective rate or
the interest credited to such investment during the applicable period.
Thus, selecting these investments may limit the enhanced death
benefit.

Under the ANNUAL RATCHET ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity
start date, your beneficiary is eligible to receive the greatest of:

1) the contract value;

2) the total premium payments made under the Contract, after subtracting
any withdrawals;

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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 80, 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 (including
any market value adjustment applied) since the preceding day. That
amount becomes the new enhanced death benefit.

Note: In all cases described above, the amount of the death benefit
could be reduced by premium taxes owed and withdrawals not previously
deducted. The enhanced death benefits may not be available in all
states.

10. OTHER INFORMATION
FREE LOOK. If you cancel the Contract within 10 days after you receive it,
you will receive a refund of your adjusted contract value. We determine your
contract value the close of business on the day we receive your written refund
request. For purposes of the refund during the free look period, (i) we adjust
your contract value for any market value adjustment (if you have invested in the
fixed account), and (ii) then we include a refund of any charges deducted from
your contract value. Because of the market risks associated with investing in
the portfolios and the potential positive or negative effect of the market value
adjustment, the contract value returned may be greater or less than the premium
payment you paid. Some states require us to return to you the amount of the paid
premium (rather than the contract value) in which case you will not be subject
to investment risk during the free look period. Also, in some states, you may be
entitled to a longer free look period.

TRANSFERS AMONG INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS AND THE FIXED ACCOUNT. You can 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. There is currently no charge for
transfers, and we do not limit the number of transfers allowed. 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 your
beneficiary will receive the death benefit without going through probate. See
"Federal Tax Considerations -- Taxation of Death Benefit Proceeds" in the
prospectus for the Contract.

OPTIONAL RIDERS. Subject to state availability, you may purchase one of
three optional benefit riders for an additional charge. You may not add more
than one of these three riders to your Contract. There is a separate charge each
rider. Once elected, the riders generally may not be cancelled. This means once
added the rider may not be removed and charges will be assessed regardless of
the performance of your Contract.

Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit (MGAB) Rider. The MGAB is an
optional benefit which offers you the ability to receive a one-time
adjustment to your contract value in the event your contract value on a
specified date is below the MGAB rider guarantee. When added at issue, the
MGAB rider guarantees that your contract value will at least equal your
initial premium payment at the end of ten years, or, at least equal two
times your initial premium payment at the end of twenty years, depending on
the waiting period you select, reduced pro rata for withdrawals and certain
transfers. The MGAB rider offers a ten-year option and a twenty-year
option, of which you may purchase only one. Withdrawals and certain
transfers may reduce the guarantee by more than the amount withdrawn or
transferred. The MGAB rider may offer you protection in the event of a
lower contract value that may result from unfavorable investment
performance of your Contract. There are exceptions, conditions, eligibility
requirements, and important considerations associated with the MGAB rider.
You should read the prospectus for more complete information.

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Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit (MGIB) Rider. The MGIB rider is an
optional benefit which guarantees a minimum amount of income that will be
available to you upon annuitization, regardless of fluctuating market
conditions. Ordinarily, the amount of income that will be available to you
upon annuitization is based upon your contract value, the annuity option
you selected and the guaranteed or then current income factors in effect.
If you purchase the MGIB rider, the minimum amount of income that will be
available to you upon annuitization on the MGIB Benefit Date is the greater
of the amounts that are ordinarily available to you under your Contract and
the MGIB annuity benefit, which is based on your MGIB Base, the MGIB
annuity option you selected and the MGIB guaranteed income factors
specified in your rider. Your MGIB Base generally depends on the amount of
premiums you pay during the first five contract years after you purchase
the rider, when you pay them, accumulated at the MGIB rate, less
adjustments for withdrawals and transfers. There are exceptions,
conditions, eligibility requirements, and important considerations
associated with the MGIB rider. You should read the prospectus for more
complete information.

Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit (MGWB) Rider. The MGWB rider is
an optional benefit which guarantees that if your contract value is reduced
to zero you will receive annual periodic payments, when added together,
equal to all premium payments paid during the first two contract years,
less adjustments for any prior withdrawals. If your contract value is
reduced to zero, your periodic payments will be 7% of your Eligible Payment
Amount every year. (Of course, any applicable income and penalty taxes will
apply to amounts withdrawn.) Your original Eligible Payment Amount is your
premium payments received during the first two contract years. Withdrawals
that you make in excess of the above periodic payment amount may
substantially reduce the guarantee. There are exceptions, conditions,
eligibility requirements, and important considerations associated with the
MGWB rider. You should read the prospectus for more information.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES. This Contract has other features which may interest
you. 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. It 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 a 1-year guaranteed interest
period. Transfers from the fixed account under this program will not be
subject to a market value adjustment.

Systematic Withdrawals. During the accumulation phase, you can arrange
to have money sent to you at regular intervals throughout the year. These
withdrawals will not result in any surrender charges. 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 profile and the prospectus,
please contact us at:

CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
P.O. BOX 2700
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA19380
(800) 366-0066

or your registered representative.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY PROSPECTUS
GOLDENSELECT ACCESS(R)
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MAY 1, 2000

This prospectus describes GoldenSelect Access, a deferred group and
individual 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 27 mutual fund 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
and the portfolio managers are listed on the back of this cover.

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 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 refund of the adjusted 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 May 1, 2000, 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 2700, West Chester,
Pennsylvania 19380 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.

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 SUBACCOUNTS THROUGH THE GCG TRUST, THE PIMCO VARIABLE
INSURANCE TRUST, ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST OR THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND IS
NOT A BANK DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY BANK OR BY THE
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

THIS PROSPECTUS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS FOR THE GCG TRUST,
PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST AND THE PRUDENTIAL
SERIES FUND.

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A LIST OF THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS AND THE MANAGERS ARE LISTED ON THE BACK OF
THIS COVER.
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The investment portfolios available under your Contract and the portfolio
managers are:

A I M CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Capital Appreciation Series
Strategic Equity Series
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L. P.
Capital Growth Series
BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITED (AN AFFILIATE)
Developing World Series
Emerging Markets Series
Global Fixed Income Series
Hard Assets Series
CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY
Large Cap Value Series
Managed Global Series
Small Cap Series
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC
Value Equity Series
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (AN AFFILIATE)
Limited Maturity Bond Series
Liquid Asset Series
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
Growth Series
KAYNE ANDERSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Rising Dividends Series
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
Mid-Cap Growth Series
Research Series
Total Return Series
THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Real Estate Series
SALOMON BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC
All Cap Series
Investors Series
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
Equity Income Series
Fully Managed Series
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS B.V. (AN AFFILIATE)
ING Global Brand Names Fund
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC
Prudential Jennison Portfolio

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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PAGE
Index of Special Terms................................................. 1
Fees and Expenses...................................................... 2
Performance Information................................................ 9
Accumulation Unit.................................................. 9
Net Investment Factor.............................................. 10
Condensed Financial Information.................................... 10
Financial Statements............................................... 10
Performance Information............................................ 10
Golden American Life Insurance Company................................. 11
The Trusts............................................................. 11
Golden American Separate Account B..................................... 12
The Investment Portfolios.............................................. 12
Investment Objectives.............................................. 13
Investment Management Fees......................................... 15
The Fixed Interest Allocation.......................................... 16
Selecting a Guaranteed Interest Period............................. 17
Guaranteed Interest Rates.......................................... 17
Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation......................... 17
Withdrawals from a Fixed Interest Allocation....................... 18
Market Value Adjustment............................................ 18
The Annuity Contract................................................... 19
Contract Date and Contract Year ................................... 19
Annuity Start Date................................................. 19
Contract Owner..................................................... 19
Annuitant.......................................................... 20
Beneficiary........................................................ 20
Purchase and Availability of the Contract.......................... 21
Crediting of Premium Payments...................................... 21

Administrative Procedures.......................................... 22

Contract Value..................................................... 22
Cash Surrender Value............................................... 23
Surrendering to Receive the Cash Surrender Value................... 23

The Subaccounts.................................................... 23

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Subaccounts and Other Changes 23
The Fixed Account.................................................. 24
Optional Riders.................................................... 24
Rider Date..................................................... 24
Special Funds.................................................. 24
No Cancellation................................................ 24
Termination.................................................... 24
Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit Rider.................. 25
Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider........................ 27
Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit Rider.................... 29
Other Contracts.................................................... 31
Other Important Provisions......................................... 31
Withdrawals............................................................ 31
Regular Withdrawals................................................ 31
Systematic Withdrawals............................................. 31
IRA Withdrawals.................................................... 33
Transfers Among Your Investments....................................... 33
Dollar Cost Averaging.............................................. 34
Automatic Rebalancing.............................................. 35
Death Benefit Choices.................................................. 35
Death Benefit During the Accumulation Phase........................ 35

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Standard Death Benefit......................................... 35
Enhanced Death Benefits........................................ 35
Death Benefit During the Income Phase.............................. 36
Continuation After Death--Spouse................................... 37
Continuation After Death--Non Spouse............................... 37
Required Distributions Upon Contract Owner's Death................. 37
Charges and Fees....................................................... 38
Charge Deduction Subaccount........................................ 38
Charges Deducted from the Contract Value........................... 38
No Surrender Charge............................................ 38
Premium Taxes.................................................. 38
Administrative Charge.......................................... 38
Transfer Charge................................................ 38
Charges Deducted from the Subaccounts.............................. 39
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.............................. 39
Asset-Based Administrative Charge.............................. 39
Optional Rider Charges............................................. 39
Trust Expenses..................................................... 40
The Annuity Options.................................................... 40
Annuitization of Your Contract..................................... 40
Selecting the Annuity Start Date................................... 41
Frequency of Annuity Payments...................................... 41
The Annuity Options................................................ 41
Income for a Fixed Period...................................... 41
Income for Life with a Period Certain.......................... 41
Joint Life Income.............................................. 41
Annuity Plan................................................... 42
Payment When Named Person Dies..................................... 42
Other Contract Provisions.............................................. 42
Reports to Contract Owners......................................... 42
Suspension of Payments............................................. 42
In Case of Errors in Your Application.............................. 42
Assigning the Contract as Collateral............................... 42
Contract Changes-Applicable Tax Law................................ 43
Free Look.......................................................... 43
Group or Sponsored Arrangements.................................... 43
Selling the Contract............................................... 43
Other Information...................................................... 44
Voting Rights...................................................... 44
State Regulation................................................... 44
Legal Proceedings.................................................. 44
Legal Matters...................................................... 45
Experts............................................................ 45
Federal Tax Considerations............................................. 45
More Information About Golden American Life Insurance Company.......... 50
Financial Statements of Golden American Life Insurance Company......... 70
Statement of Additional Information
Table of Contents.................................................. 100
Appendix A
Condensed Financial Information.................................... A1
Appendix B
Market Value Adjustment Examples................................... B1
Appendix C
Surrender Charge for Excess Withdrawals Example.................... C1

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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:

SPECIAL TERM PAGE
Accumulation Unit 9
Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit 36
Annuitant 20
Annuity Start Date 19
Cash Surrender Value 23
Contract Date 19
Contract Owner 19
Contract Value 22
Contract Year 19
Fixed Interest Allocation 16
Market Value Adjustment 18
Net Investment Factor 10

Rider Date 24
7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit.. 36
Special Funds 24

Standard Death Benefit 35

The following terms as used in this prospectus have the same or substituted
meanings as the corresponding terms currently used in the Contract:

TERM USED IN THIS PROSPECTUS CORRESPONDING TERM USED IN THE CONTRACT
Accumulation Unit Value Index of Investment Experience
Annuity Start Date Annuity Commencement Date
Contract Owner Owner or Certificate Owner
Contract Value Accumulation Value
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.................................................. None

Transfer Charge................................................... None**

* If you invested in a Fixed Interest Allocation, a Market Value
Adjustment may apply to certain transactions. This 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.............................................$40

(We waive this charge if the total of your premium payments is $100,000 or
more or if your contract value at the end of a contract year is $100,000 or
more.)

*** We deduct this charge on each contract anniversary and on surrender.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT ANNUAL CHARGES****

**** As a percentage of average daily assets in each subaccount. The
mortality and expense risk charge and the asset-based administrative
charge are deducted daily.

OPTIONAL RIDER CHARGES*****

Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit rider:
Waiting Period Quarterly Charge
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10 Year.......... 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base(1) (0.50% annually)
20 Year.......... 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit rider:
MGIB Base Rate Quarterly Charge
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7%............... 0.125% of the MGIB Base(2) (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit rider:
Quarterly Charge
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0.125% of the MGWB Eligible Payment Amount(3) (0.50% annually)

*****We deduct optional rider charges from the subaccounts in which you are
invested on each quarterly contract anniversary and pro rata on
termination of the Contract; if the value in the subaccounts is
insufficient, the optional rider charges will be deducted from the
Fixed Interest Allocations nearest maturity.

(1) The MGAB Charge Base is the total of premiums added during the 2-year
period commencing on the rider date if you purchase the rider on the
contract date, or, your contract value on the rider date plus premiums
added during the 2-year period commencing on the rider date if you
purchased the rider after the contract date, reduced pro rata for all
withdrawals taken while the MGAB rider is in effect, and reduced pro
rata for transfers made during the three year period before the MGAB
Benefit Date.

(2) The MGIB Base generally depends on the amount of premiums you pay
during the first five contract years after you purchase the rider,
when you pay them, and less a pro rata deduction for any withdrawal
made while the MGIB rider is in effect.

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(3) The MGWB Eligible Payment Amount is (i) the total of premiums paid
during the 2-year period commencing on the rider date if you purchase
the rider on the contract date; or (ii) your contract value on the
rider date plus subsequent premiums received during the two-year
period commencing on the rider date.

THE GCG TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average daily net assets
of a portfolio):

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MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL
PORTFOLIO FEE(1) EXPENSES(2) EXPENSES(3)
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Liquid Asset 0.56% 0.00% 0.56%
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Limited Maturity Bond 0.56% 0.01% 0.57%
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Global Fixed Income 1.60% 0.00% 1.60%
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Fully Managed 0.96% 0.01% 0.97%
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Total Return 0.91% 0.00% 0.91%
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Equity Income 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Investors 1.00% 0.01% 1.01%
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Value Equity 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Rising Dividends 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Managed Global 1.25% 0.00% 1.25%
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Large Cap Value 1.00% 0.01% 1.01%
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All Cap 1.00% 0.01% 1.01%
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Research 0.91% 0.00% 0.91%
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Capital Appreciation 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Capital Growth 1.04% 0.01% 1.05%
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Strategic Equity 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Mid-Cap Growth 0.91% 0.00% 0.91%
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Small Cap 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Growth 1.04% 0.00% 1.04%
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Real Estate 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Hard Assets 0.96% 0.00% 0.96%
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Developing World 1.75% 0.00% 1.75%
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Emerging Markets 1.75% 0.00% 1.75%
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(1) Fees decline as the total assets of certain combined portfolios
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.
Other expenses are based on actual expenses for the year ended
December 31, 1999, except for portfolios that commenced operations in
2000 where the charges have been estimated.

(3) Total Expenses are based on actual expenses for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999.

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THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the
average daily net assets of a portfolio):

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MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL
PORTFOLIO FEE(1) EXPENSES(1) EXPENSES(1)
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PIMCO High Yield Bond 0.25% 0.50% 0.75%
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income 0.40% 0.25% 0.65%
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(1) PIMCO has contractually agreed to reduce total annual portfolio
operating expenses to the extent they would exceed, due to the payment
of organizational expenses and Trustees' fees, 0.65% and 0.75% for the
High Yield Bond and the StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolios,
respectively, of average daily net assets. Without such reductions,
total annual operating expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999 would have remained unchanged for both Portfolios. Under the
Expense Limitation Agreement, PIMCO may recoup any such waivers and
reimbursements in future periods, not exceeding three years, provided
total expenses, including such recoupment, do not exceed the annual
expense limit. The fees expressed are restated as of April 1, 2000.

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average
daily net assets of the portfolio):

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OTHER TOTAL EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT 12B-1 FEE (3) EXPENSES AFTER FEE WAIVER
FEE AFTER AFTER AFTER EXPENSE AND EXPENSE
PORTFOLIO FEE WAIVER(1)(2) FEE WAIVER REIMBURSEMENT(1)(2) REIMBURSEMENT(1)(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ING Global Brand Names 0.30% 0.15% 0.78% 1.23%
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(1) Since the portfolio had not commenced operations as of December 31,
1999, expenses as shown are based on estimates of the portfolio's
operating expenses for the portfolio's first fiscal year.

(2) ING Mutual Funds Management Co. LLC, the investment manager, has
entered into an expense limitation contract with the portfolio, under
which it will limit expenses of the portfolio as shown, excluding
interest, taxes, brokerage, and extraordinary expenses through
December 31, 2000. Fee waiver and/or reimbursements by the investment
manager may vary in order to achieve such contractually obligated
Total Expenses. Without this contract, and based on estimates for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2000, total expenses are estimated to
be 2.03% for the portfolio.

(3) Pursuant to a Plan of Distribution adopted by the portfolio under Rule
12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the portfolio pays its distributor an annual
fee of up to 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to
portfolio shares. The distribution fee may be used by the distributor
for the purpose of financing any activity which is primarily intended
to result in the sale of shares of the portfolio. For more information
see the portfolio's Statement of Additional Information.

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average daily
net assets of the portfolio):

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MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL
PORTFOLIO FEE 12B-1 FEE(1) EXPENSES EXPENSES
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Prudential Jennison 0.60% 0.25% 0.18% 1.03%
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(1) The 12b-1 fee for the Prudential Jennison Portfolio is imposed to
enable to portfolio to recover certain sales expenses, including
compensation to broker-dealers, the cost of printing prospectuses for
delivery to prospective investors and advertising costs for the
portfolio. Over a long period of time, the total amount of 12b-1 fees
paid may exceed the amount of sales charges imposed by the product.

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The purpose of the foregoing tables is to help you understand the various costs
and expenses that you will bear directly and indirectly. See the prospectuses of
the GCG Trust, the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, the ING Variable Insurance
Trust, and the Prudential Series Fund 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.

EXAMPLES:
The following four examples are designed to show you the expenses you would pay
on a $1000 investment that earns 5% annually. Each example assumes election of
the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit. The examples reflect the deduction of a
mortality and expense risk charge, an asset-based administrative charge, and the
annual contract administrative charge as an annual charge of 0.06% of assets
(based on an average contract value of $70,000). In addition, Examples 1 and 2
assume you elected an optional benefit rider with the highest charge (0.75%
annually where the rider base is equal to the initial premium and increases by
7% annually, except for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond portfolios,
where the charge is 0.50% annually) and assume the rider charge is assessed each
quarter on a base equal to the hypothetical $1,000 premium increasing at 7% per
year (the assumed net rate for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond
portfolios). The annual charge of 0.75% results from the assumption of a 7%
annual increase in the rider base but only a 5% earnings increase in the
contract value befor expenses. Thus, 0.75% represents an annual charge over the
10-year period which is equivalent to an increasing charge of 0.125% per quarter
over the same period. If the Standard Death Benefit, or the Annual Ratchet
Enhanced Death Benefit is elected instead of the 7% Solution Enhanced Death
Benefit used in the examples, the actual expenses will be less than those
represented in the examples.

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Example 1:
If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period and
elected an optional benefit rider with the highest charge, you would pay the
following expenses for each $1,000 invested:

<TABLE>
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THE GCG TRUST 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset $29 $ 88 $150 $317
Limited Maturity Bond $29 $ 88 $150 $318
Global Fixed Income $41 $125 $210 $430
Fully Managed $35 $107 $181 $376
Total Return $34 $105 $178 $370
Equity Income $35 $107 $180 $375
Investors $35 $108 $183 $379
Value Equity $35 $107 $180 $375
Rising Dividends $35 $107 $180 $375
Managed Global $38 $115 $194 $400
Large Cap Value $35 $108 $183 $379
All Cap $35 $108 $183 $379
Research $34 $105 $178 $370
Capital Appreciation $35 $107 $180 $375
Capital Growth $36 $109 $185 $383
Strategic Equity $35 $107 $180 $375
Mid-Cap Growth $34 $105 $178 $370
Small Cap $35 $107 $180 $375
Growth $36 $109 $184 $382
Real Estate $35 $107 $180 $375
Hard Assets $35 $107 $180 $375
Developing World $43 $129 $217 $442
Emerging Markets $43 $129 $217 $442

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $33 $100 $170 $356
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $32 $ 97 $165 $347

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $38 $114 $193 $398

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $36 $109 $184 $381
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Example 2:
If you do not surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period
and elected an optional benefit rider with the highest charge, you would pay the
following expenses for each $1,000 invested:

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $33 $100 $170 $356
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $32 $ 97 $165 $347

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $38 $114 $193 $398

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $36 $109 $184 $381
</TABLE>

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Example 3:
If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period and did
not elect any optional benefit rider, you would pay the following expenses for
each $1,000 invested:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
THE GCG TRUST 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset $24 $ 72 $124 $266
Limited Maturity Bond $24 $ 73 $125 $267
Global Fixed Income $34 $103 $175 $365
Fully Managed $28 $ 85 $144 $306
Total Return $27 $ 83 $141 $300
Equity Income $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Investors $28 $ 86 $146 $310
Value Equity $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Rising Dividends $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Managed Global $30 $ 93 $158 $333
Large Cap Value $28 $ 86 $146 $310
All Cap $28 $ 86 $146 $310
Research $27 $ 83 $141 $300
Capital Appreciation $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Capital Growth $28 $ 87 $148 $314
Strategic Equity $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Mid-Cap Growth $27 $ 83 $141 $300
Small Cap $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Growth $28 $ 87 $148 $313
Real Estate $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Hard Assets $28 $ 84 $144 $305
Developing World $35 $108 $182 $378
Emerging Markets $35 $108 $182 $378

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $25 $ 78 $134 $285
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $24 $ 75 $129 $275

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $30 $ 92 $157 $331

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $28 $ 87 $147 $312
</TABLE>

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Example 4:
If you do not surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period
and did not elect any optional benefit rider, you would pay the following
expenses for each $1,000 invested:

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $25 $ 78 $134 $285
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $24 $ 75 $129 $275

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $30 $ 92 $157 $331

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $28 $ 87 $147 $312
</TABLE>

THESE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE MORE 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.

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THE NET INVESTMENT FACTOR
The Net Investment Factor is an index number which reflects certain charges
under the Contract and the investment performance of the subaccount. The Net
Investment Factor is calculated for each subaccount as follows:

1) We take the net asset value of the subaccount at the end of each
business day.

2) We add to (1) the amount of any dividend or capital gains distribution
declared for the subaccount and reinvested in such subaccount. We
subtract from that amount a charge for our taxes, if any.

3) We divide (2) by the net asset value of the subaccount 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 the
subaccount.

Calculations for the subaccounts are made on a per share basis.

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Tables containing (i) the accumulation unit value history of each subaccount of
Golden American Separate Account B offered in this prospectus and (ii) the total
investment value history of each such subaccount are presented in Appendix A --
Condensed Financial Information.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited financial statements of Separate Account B for the year ended
December 31, 1999 are included in the Statement of Additional Information. The
audited consolidated financial statements of Golden American for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 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
accumulation 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, 5 and 10
year periods, or lesser periods depending on how long Separate Account B has
been investing in the portfolio. 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 when the separate account first invested in the
portfolios, withdrawal of the investment at the end of the period, adjusted to
reflect the deduction of all applicable portfolio and current 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. Quotations of average annual
return for the Managed Global subaccount take into account the period before
September 3, 1996, during which it was maintained as a subaccount of Golden
American Separate Account D. In addition, we may present historic performance
data for the 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 before the separate account began
investing in the portfolios.

Current yield for the Liquid Asset subaccount is based on income received by a
hypothetical investment 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

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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,
assuming no surrender and the selection of the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit and
the MGIB optional benefit rider.

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 determine the real
rate of return of an investment in the Contract. Our reports and promotional
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"). Equitable of Iowa is a wholly owned subsidiary of
ING Groep N.V. ("ING"), a global financial services holding company based in The
Netherlands. 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 consolidated 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 the distributor of the
Contracts, 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 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester,
Pennsylvania 19380.

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THE TRUSTS
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The GCG Trust is a mutual fund whose shares are offered to separate accounts
funding variable annuity and variable life insurance policies offered by Golden
American and other affiliated insurance companies. The GCG Trust may also sell
its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies not affiliated with
Golden American. Pending SEC approval, shares of the GCG Trust may also be sold
to certain qualified pension and retirement plans. The address of the GCG Trust
is 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA 19380.

The PIMCO Variable Insurance 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 to qualified pension and retirement plans. The address of the PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust is 840 Newport Center Drive, Suite 300, Newport Beach,
CA 92660.

ING Variable Insurance Trust is also a mutual fund whose shares are offered to
separate accounts funding variable annuity contracts offered by Golden American.
Pending SEC approval, shares of ING Variable Insurance Trust may also be sold to
variable annuity and variable life insurance policies offered by other

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insurance companies, both affiliated and unaffiliated with Golden American. The
address of ING Variable Insurance Trust is 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA
19380.

The Prudential Series Fund is also a mutual fund whose shares are available to
separate accounts funding variable annuity and variable life insurance polices
offered by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, its affiliated insurers
and other life insurance companies not affiliated with Prudential, including
Golden American. The address of the Prudential Series Fund is 751 Broad Street,
Newark, NJ 07102.

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 and the PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust, the ING Variable Insurance Trust, the Board of
Directors of the Prudential Series Fund and the management of Directed Services,
Inc., Pacific Investment Management Company, ING Mutual Funds Management Co.
LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, 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 VARIABLE
INSURANCE TRUST, ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, AND THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND IN
THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS FOR EACH TRUST. 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 SEC 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 is divided into subaccounts. Each subaccount invests exclusively in
shares of one investment portfolio of the GCG Trust, the PIMCO Variable
Insurance Trust, the ING Variable Insurance Trust or the Prudential Series Fund.
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 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. Under certain
circumstances, we may make certain changes to the subaccounts. For more
information, see "The Annuity Contract -- Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of
Subaccounts and Other Changes."

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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 investment portfolios listed in the section below.
You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the investment
portfolios, and you may lose your principal.

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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. Account B also has other subaccounts investing in other
portfolios which are not available to the Contract described in this prospectus.
YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS IN THE
PROSPECTUSES FOR THE GCG TRUST, THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, ING VARIABLE
INSURANCE TRUST AND THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND. YOU SHOULD READ THESE
PROSPECTUSES BEFORE INVESTING.

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
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THE GCG TRUST
Liquid Asset Seeks high level of current income consistent with the
preservation of capital and liquidity.

Invests primarily in obligations of the U.S. Government
and its agencies and instrumentalities, bank
obligations, commercial paper and short-term corporate
debt securities. All securities will mature in less than
one year.
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Limited Maturity Bond Seeks highest current income consistent with low risk to
principal and liquidity. Also seeks to enhance its total
return through capital appreciation when market factors,
such as falling interest rates and rising bond prices,
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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Global Fixed Income Seeks high total return.

Invests primarily in high-grade fixed income securities,
both foreign and domestic.
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Fully Managed Seeks, over the long term, a high total investment
return consistent with the preservation of capital and
with prudent investment risk.

Invests primarily in the common stocks of established
companies believed by the portfolio manager to have
above-average potential for capital growth.
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Total Return Seeks above-average income (compared to a portfolio
entirely invested in equity securities) consistent with
the prudent employment of capital.

Invests primarily in a combination of equity and fixed
income securities.
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Equity Income Seeks substantial dividend income as well as long-term
growth of capital.

Invests primarily in common stocks of well-established
companies paying above-average dividends.
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Investors Seeks long-term growth of capital. Current income is a
secondary objective.

Invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies
and to a lesser degree, debt securities.
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Value Equity Seeks capital appreciation. Dividend income is a
secondary objective.

Invests primarily in common stocks of domestic and
foreign issuers which meet quantitative standards
relating to financial soundness and high intrinsic value
relative to price.
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Invests in equity securities that meet the following
quality criteria: regular dividend increases; 35% of
earnings reinvested annually; and a credit rating of "A"
to "AAA."
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Managed Global Seeks capital appreciation. Current income is only an
incidental consideration.

Invests primarily in common stocks traded in securities
markets throughout the world.
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Large Cap Value Seeks long-term growth of capital and income.

Invests primarily in equity and equity-related
securities of companies with market capitalization
greater than $1 billion.
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All Cap Seeks capital appreciation through investment in
securities which the portfolio manager believes have
above-average capital appreciation potential.

Invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies
of any size.
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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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Capital Appreciation Seeks long-term capital growth.

Invests primarily in equity securities believed by the
portfolio manager to be undervalued.
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Capital Growth Seeks long-term total return.

Invests primarily in common stocks of companies where
the potential for change (earnings acceleration) is
significant.
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Strategic Equity Seeks capital appreciation.

Invests primarily in common stocks of medium- and
small-sized companies.
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Mid-Cap Growth Seeks long-term growth of capital.

Invests primarily in equity securities of companies with
medium market capitalization which the portfolio manager
believes have above-average growth potential.
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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 or the
Standard & Poor's Small-Cap 600 Index.
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Growth Seeks capital appreciation.

Invests primarily in common stocks of growth companies
that have favorable relationships between price/earnings
ratios and growth rates in sectors offering the
potential for above-average returns.
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Real Estate Seeks capital appreciation. Current income is a
secondary objective.

Invests primarily in publicly traded real estate equity
securities.
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
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Hard Assets Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Invests primarily in hard asset securities. Hard asset
companies produce a commodity which the portfolio
manager is able to price on a daily or weekly basis.
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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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Emerging Markets Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Invests primarily in equity securities of companies in
at least six different emerging market countries.
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THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond Seeks to maximize total return, consistent with
preservation of capital and prudent investment
management.

Invests 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 or, if
unrated, determined by the portfolio manager to be of
comparable quality.
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PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income Seeks to achieve a total return which exceeds the total
return performance of the S&P 500.

Invests primarily in common stocks, options, futures,
options on futures and swaps.
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ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names Seeks to provide investors with long-term capital
Fund appreciation.

Invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity
securities of companies that have a well recognized
franchise, a global presence and derive most of their
revenues from sales of consumer goods.
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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison Seeks long-term growth of capital.

Invests primarily in companies that have shown growth in
earnings and sales, high return on equity and assets or
other strong financial data and are also attractively
valued in the opinion of the manager. Dividend income
from investments will be incidental.
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
Directed Services, Inc. serves as the overall manager to each portfolio of the
GCG Trust. The GCG Trust pays Directed Services a monthly fee for its investment
advisory and management services. The monthly fee is based on the average daily
net assets of an investment portfolio, and in some cases, the combined total
assets of certain grouped portfolios. Directed Services provides or procures, at
its own expense, the services necessary for the operation of the portfolios,
including retaining portfolio managers to manage the assets of the various
portfolios. Directed Services (and not the GCG Trust) pays each portfolio
manager a monthly fee for managing the assets of a portfolio, based on the
annual rates of the average daily net assets of the various portfolios. For a
list of the portfolio managers, see the front cover of this prospectus. Directed
Services does not bear the expense of brokerage fees and other transactional
expenses for securities, taxes (if

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any) paid by a portfolio, interest on borrowing, fees and expenses of the
independent trustees, and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or
indemnification expenses.

Pacific Investment Management Company ("PIMCO") serves as investment advisor to
each portfolio of the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust. PIMCO provides the overall
business management and administrative services necessary for each portfolio's
operation. PIMCO provides or procures, at its own expense, the services and
information necessary for the proper conduct of business and ordinary operation
of each portfolio. The PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust pays PIMCO a monthly
advisory fee and a separate monthly administrative fee per year, each fee 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 Variable
Insurance Trust. PIMCO does 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 expense of the independent trustees, and
extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or indemnification expenses.

ING Mutual Funds Management Co. LLC ("ING MFMC") serves as the overall manager
of ING Variable Insurance Trust. ING MFMC supervises all aspects of the Trust's
operations and provides investment advisory services to the portfolios of the
Trust, including engaging portfolio managers, as well as monitoring and
evaluating the management of the assets of each portfolio by its portfolio
manager. ING MFMC, as well as each portfolio manager it engages, is a wholly
owned indirect subsidiary of ING Groep N.V.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) serves as the overall
investment adviser for the Prudential Series Fund. Prudential is responsible for
the management of the Prudential Series Fund and provides investment advice and
related services. For the Prudential Jennison Portfolio, Prudential engages
Jennison Associates LLC to serve as sub-adviser and to provide day-to-day
management. Prudential pays the sub-advisor out of the fee Prudential receives
from the Prudential Series Fund.

Each portfolio deducts portfolio management fees and charges from the amounts
you have invested in the portfolios. In addition, two portfolios deduct a
distribution or 12b-1 fee, which is used to finance any activity that is
primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the applicable portfolio.
For 1999, total portfolio fees and charges ranged from 0.56% to 1.75%. See "Fees
and Expenses" in this prospectus.

We may receive compensation from the investment advisors, administrators and
distributors or directly from the portfolios in connection with administrative,
distribution or other services and cost savings attributable to our services. It
is anticipated that such compensation will be based on assets of the particular
portfolios attributable to the Contract. The compensation paid by advisors,
administrators or distributors may vary.

YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH PORTFOLIO INCLUDING ITS
MANAGEMENT FEES IN THE PROSPECTUS FOR EACH 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 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 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 more than 30 days 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 apply a Market Value Adjustment.

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Assets supporting amounts allocated to the Fixed Account are available to fund
the claims of all classes of our customer, 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 on DCA
Fixed Interest Allocations, 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 do not take your money out until its maturity date. We do not have a
specific formula for establishing the guaranteed interest rates for the
different guaranteed interest periods. We determine guaranteed interest rates at
our sole discretion. To find out the current guaranteed interest rate for a
guaranteed interest period you are interested in, please contact our Customer
Service Center or your registered representative. 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 at our discretion offer interest rate specials for new
premiums that are higher than the current base interest rate then offered.
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. 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 Allocation. Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation may be
subject to a Market Value Adjustment. If you have a special Fixed Interest
Allocation that was offered exclusively with our dollar cost averaging program,
cancelling dollar cost averaging will cause a transfer of the entire contract
value in such Fixed Interest Allocation to the Liquid Asset subaccount, and such
a transfer will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment.

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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
subaccounts or new guaranteed interest periods 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.

Please be aware that the benefit we pay under certain optional benefit riders
will be adjusted by any transfers you make to and from the Fixed Interest
Allocations during specified periods while the rider is in effect. See "Optional
Riders"

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. Be aware that withdrawals may have
federal income tax consequences, including a 10% penalty tax, as well as state
income tax consequences.

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 assess your withdrawal against the subaccounts in which you
are invested, unless the withdrawal exceeds the contract value in the
subaccounts. 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.

Please be aware that the benefit we pay under any of the optional riders will be
reduced on a pro rata basis by any withdrawals you made from the Fixed Interest
Allocations during the period while the rider is in effect. See "Optional
Riders."

MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
A Market Value Adjustment may decrease, increase or have no effect on your
contract value. 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 program) 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.

We determine the Market Value Adjustment by multiplying the amount you withdraw,
transfer or apply to an income plan by the following factor:

N/365
((1+I)/(1+J+.0025)) -1

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Where,

o "I" is the Index Rate for a Fixed Interest Allocation on the first day
of the guaranteed interest period;

o "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; 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 two months prior to the 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 of the Fixed Interest
Allocation.

Several examples which illustrate how the Market Value Adjustment works are
included in Appendix B.

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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
Variable Insurance Trust, the ING Variable Insurance Trust and the Prudential
Series Fund through 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. If there are multiple owners named, the age of the oldest owner will
determine the applicable death benefit if such death benefit is available for
multiple owners.

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 then 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.

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
We will issue a Contract only if both the annuitant and the contract owner are
not older than age 90.

The initial premium payment must be $10,000 or more ($1,500 for qualified
Contracts). You may make additional payments of at least $500 or more ($250 for
qualified Contracts) at any time after the free look period before you turn age
85. Under certain circumstances, we may waive the minimum premium payment
requirement. We may also change the minimum initial or additional premium
requirements for certain group or sponsored arrangements. Any initial or
additional premium payment that would cause the contract value of all annuities
that you maintain with us to exceed $1,000,000 requires our prior approval.

CREDITING OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS
We will process 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 will be processed within 1 business day if
we receive information necessary. In certain states we also accept initial and
additional premium payments by wire order. Wire transmittals must be accompanied
by sufficient electronically transmitted data. We may retain your initial
premium payment 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.

We will allocate your initial payment according to the instructions you
specified. If a subaccount is not available or requested in error, we will make
inquiry about a replacement subaccount. If we are unable to reach you or your
representative, we will allocate your initial payment proportionally among the
other subaccount(s) in your instructions. For initial premium payments, the
payment will be credited at the accumulation unit value next determined after we
receive your premium payment and the completed application. Once the completed
application is received, we will allocate the payment to the subaccounts and/or
Fixed Interest Allocation specified by you within 2 business days.

We will make inquiry to discover any missing information related to subsequent
payments. We will allocate the subsequent payment(s) pro rata according to the
current variable subaccount allocation unless you specify otherwise. Any fixed
allocation(s) will not be considered in the pro rata calculations. If a
subaccount is no longer available or requested in error, we will allocate the
subsequent payment(s) proportionally among the other subaccount(s) in your
current allocation or your allocation instructions. For any subsequent premium
payments, the payment will be credited at the accumulation unit value next
determined after receipt of your premium payment and instructions.

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Once we allocate your premium payment to the subaccounts 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 your Contract.
The net investment results of each subaccount vary with its investment
performance.

If your premium payment was transmitted by wire order from your broker-dealer,
we will follow one of the following two procedures after we receive and accept
the wire order and investment instructions. The procedure we follow depends on
state availability and the procedures of your broker-dealer.

(1) If either your state or broker-dealer do not permit us to issue a
Contract without an application, we reserve the right to rescind the
Contract if we do not receive and accept a properly completed
application or enrollment form within 5 days of the premium payment.
If we do not receive the application or form within 5 days of the
premium payment, we will refund the contract value plus any charges we
deducted, and the Contract will be voided. Some states require that we
return the premium paid, in which case we will comply.

(2) If your state and broker-dealer allow us to issue a Contract without
an application, we will issue and mail the Contract to you or your
representative, together with an Application Acknowledgement Statement
for your execution. Until our Customer Service Center receives the
executed Application Acknowledgement Statement, neither you nor the
broker-dealer may execute any financial transactions on your Contract
unless they are requested in writing by you. We may require additional
information before complying with your request (e.g., signature
guarantee).

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 the premiums to the
specially designated subaccount during the free look period.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
We may accept a request for Contract service in writing, by telephone, or other
approved electronic means, subject to our administrative procedures, which vary
depending on the type of service requested and may include proper completion of
certain forms, providing appropriate identifying information, and/or other
administrative requirements. We will process your request at the accumulation
value next determined only after you have met all administrative requirements.

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 is the sum of premium payments allocated to the Fixed
Interest Allocation under the Contract, plus contract value transferred to the
Fixed Interest Allocation, plus credited interest, minus any transfers and
withdrawals from the Fixed Interest Allocation (including any Market Value
Adjustment applied to such withdrawal), contract fees, and premium taxes.

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

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Interest Allocation may 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 any transfers to or from that subaccount.

(5) We subtract from (4) any withdrawals, and then subtract any contract
fees (including any rider charges) 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 adjust for any Market Value Adjustment, then we deduct any charge
for premium taxes, the annual contract administrative fee (unless waived), and
any optional benefit rider charge, and any other charges incurred but not yet
deducted.

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 at the price next determined
after receipt of all paperwork required in order for us to process your
surrender. 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 adviser 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.

THE SUBACCOUNTS
Each of the 27 subaccounts of Account B offered under this prospectus invests in
an investment portfolio with its own distinct investment objectives and
policies. Each subaccount of Account B invests in a corresponding portfolio of
the GCG Trust, a corresponding portfolio of the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust,
a corresponding portfolio of the ING Variable Insurance Trust, or a
corresponding portfolio of the Prudential Series Fund.

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.

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automatic rebalancing programs or if you have other outstanding instructions,
and we substitute or otherwise eliminate a portfolio which is subject to those
instructions, we will execute your instructions using the substituted or
proposed replacement portfolio, unless you request otherwise.

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.

OPTIONAL RIDERS
Subject to state availability, you may elect one of the three optional benefit
riders discussed below. You may not add more than one of these three riders to
your Contract. There is a separate charge for each rider. Once elected, the
riders generally may not be cancelled. This means once you add the rider, you
may not remove it, and charges will be assessed regardless of the performance of
your Contract. Please see "Charges and Fees -- Optional Rider Charges" for
information on rider charges.

THE OPTIONAL RIDERS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. YOU SHOULD ANALYZE
EACH RIDER THOROUGHLY AND UNDERSTAND IT COMPLETELY BEFORE YOU SELECT ANY. THE
OPTIONAL RIDERS DO NOT GUARANTEE ANY RETURN OF PRINCIPAL OR PREMIUM PAYMENTS AND
DO NOT GUARANTEE PERFORMANCE OF ANY SPECIFIC INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO UNDER THE
CONTRACT. YOU SHOULD CONSULT A QUALIFIED FINANCIAL ADVISER IN EVALUATING THE
RIDERS.

The optional riders may not be approved in all states. Check with our Customer
Service Center for availability in your state. The telephone number is
(800) 366-0066.

RIDER DATE. We use the term rider date in the discussion of the optional benefit
riders below. The rider date is the date an optional benefit rider becomes
effective. The rider date is also the contract date if the rider was purchased
at the time the Contract is issued.

SPECIAL FUNDS. We use the term Special Funds in the discussion of the Minimum
Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit rider (with the 20-year waiting period) and the
Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit rider. The Special Funds refer to the Liquid
Asset subaccount, Limited Maturity Bond subaccount and the Fixed Interest
Allocations. The Company may designate new and/or existing subaccounts as a
Special Fund with 30 days notice at any time, including during the life of a
rider.

NO CANCELLATION. Once you purchase a rider, the rider may not be cancelled,
unless you cancel the Contract during the Contract's free look period,
surrender, annuitize, or otherwise terminate the Contract which automatically
cancels any attached rider. Once the Contract continues beyond the free look
period, you may not at any time cancel the rider, except with respect to a
one-time right to cancel the twenty-year option of the Minimum Guaranteed
Accumulation Benefit rider under specified conditions. The Company may, at its
discretion, cancel and/or replace a rider at your request in order to renew or
reset a rider.

TERMINATION. The optional riders are "living benefits." This means that the
guaranteed benefits offered by the riders are intended to be available to you
while you are living and while your Contract is in the accumulation phase. The
optional riders automatically terminate (and all benefits under the rider will
cease) if you annuitize, surrender or otherwise terminate your Contract or die
(first owner to die if there are multiple contract owners, or at death of
annuitant if contract owner is not a natural person), unless your spouse
beneficiary elects to continue the Contract, during the accumulation phase. The
optional rider will also terminate if there is a change in contract ownership
(other than a spousal beneficiary continuation on your death). Other
circumstances which may cause a particular optional rider to terminate
automatically are discussed below with the applicable rider.

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MINIMUM GUARANTEED ACCUMULATION BENEFIT (MGAB) RIDER. The MGAB rider is an
optional benefit which provides you with an MGAB benefit intended to guarantee a
minimum contract value at the end of a specified waiting period. The MGAB is a
one-time adjustment to your contract value in the event your contract value on
the MGAB Benefit Date is less than the MGAB Base. The MGAB rider may offer you
protection in the event your Contract loses value during the MGAB waiting
period. For discussion of the charges we deduct under the MGAB rider, see
"Optional Rider Changes".

The MGAB rider offers a ten-year option and a twenty-year option, of which you
may purchase only one. The ten-year option has a waiting period of ten years and
guarantees that your contract value at the end of ten years will at least equal
your initial premium payment, reduced pro rata for withdrawals, and adjusted for
transfers made within 3 years prior to the MGAB Benefit Date. The twenty-year
option has a waiting period of twenty years and guarantees that your contract
value at the end of twenty years will at least equal two times your initial
premium payment, adjusted for withdrawals. Transfers made within 3 years prior
to the MGAB Benefit Date will also reduce the benefit pro rata. The twenty-year
option has a waiting period of twenty years and guarantees that your contract
value at the end of twenty years will at least equal two times your initial
permium payment, reduced pro rata for withdrawals, and reduced for transfers
made within 3 years prior to the MGAB Benefit Date. On the MGAB Benefit Date,
which is the next business day after the applicable waiting period, we calculate
your Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit.

CALCULATING THE MGAB. We calculate your MGAB as follows:

1. We first determine your MGAB Base. The MGAB Base is only a
calculation. It does not represent a contract value, nor does it
guarantee performance of the subaccounts in which you are invested. It
is also not used in determining the amount of your annuity income,
cash surrender value and death benefits.

If you purchased the MGAB rider on the contract date, and

(i) elected the ten-year option, your MGAB Base is equal to your
initial premium plus any additional premium added to your
Contract during the 2-year period after your rider date, reduced
pro rata for any withdrawals and adjusted for any transfers made
within the last 3 years prior to the MGAB Benefit Date; or

(ii) elected the twenty-year option, except for the Special Funds
which require special calculations, your MGAB Base is equal to
your initial premium plus any additional premium added to your
Contract during the 2-year period after your contract date,
accumulated at the MGAB Base Rate, reduced pro rata for any
withdrawals and reduced for any transfers made within the last 3
years prior to the MGAB Benefit Date. The MGAB Base Rate for all
allocations other than allocations to the Special Funds is the
annual effective rate of 3.5265%. Accumulation of eligible
additional premiums starts on the date the premium was received.

ONLY PREMIUMS ADDED TO YOUR CONTRACT DURING THE 2-YEAR PERIOD AFTER YOUR
RIDER DATE ARE INCLUDED IN THE MGAB BASE, BUT ANY ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PAYMENTS
YOU ADDED TO YOUR CONTRACT AFTER THE SECOND RIDER ANNIVERSARY ARE NOT INCLUDED
IN THE MGAB BASE. Thus, the MGAB rider may not be appropriate for you if you
plan to add substantial premium payments after your second rider anniversary.

If you purchased the MGAB rider after the contract date, your MGAB Base is
equal to your contract value on the rider date, plus premiums added during the
2-year period after your rider date. Withdrawals taken while the MGAB rider is
in effect, as well as transfers made within 3 years prior to the MGAB Benefit
Date, will reduce the value of your MGAB Base pro rata. This means that the MGAB
Base (and the MGAB Charge Base) will be reduced by the same percent as the
percent of contract value that was withdrawn (or transferred). We will look to
your contract value immediately before the withdrawal or transfer when we
determine this percent.

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than the amount calculated under the formula above, that lesser amount becomes
the increase in your MGAB Base for the Special Fund for that period. THE MGAB
BASE RATE FOR EACH SPECIAL FUND MAY BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. Thus, investing in
the Special Funds may limit the MGAB benefit.

If you add the 20-year option rider after the contract date, any payment of
premiums after the rider date, and/or investments in the Special Funds may
prevent the MGAB Base from doubling over the waiting period.

2. We then subtract your then contract value on the MGAB Benefit Date
from your MGAB Base. The contract value that we subtract includes both
the contract value in the subaccounts in which you are invested and
the contract value in your Fixed Interest Allocations, if any.

3. Any positive difference is your MGAB. If there is a MGAB, we will
automatically credit it on the MGAB Benefit Date to the subaccounts in
which you are invested pro rata based on the proportion of your
contract value in the subaccounts on that date, unless you have
previously given us other allocation instructions. If you do not have
an investment in any subaccount on the MGAB Benefit Date, we will
allocate the MGAB to the Liquid Asset subaccount on your behalf. After
the crediting of the MGAB, the amount of your annuity income, cash
surrender value and death benefits will reflect the crediting of the
MGAB Adjustment Amount to your contract value to the extent the
contract value is used to determine such value.

WITHDRAWALS AND TRANSFERS. We will reduce your MGAB Base and the MGAB
Charge Base pro rata to the percentage of contract value of any withdrawals you
make after the rider date but prior to the MGAB Benefit Date. Any transfers you
make after the rider date but within three years prior to the MGAB Benefit Date
will reduce the MGAB Base and the MGAB Charge Base pro rata to the percentage of
contract value transferred. Transfers you make before this date will have no
immediate impact on the MGAB Base. Any transfers more than 3 years prior to the
MGAB Benefit Date between the subaccounts and Special Funds in which you are
invested will cause your MGAB Base to be reallocated pro rata based on the
percentage of contract value. Transfers to one or more Special Funds could
reduce your MGAB benefit.

PURCHASE. To purchase the MGAB rider, you must be age 80 or younger on the
rider date if you choose the ten-year option and age 65 or younger on the rider
date if you choose the twenty-year option. The waiting period must end at or
before your annuity start date. The MGAB rider may be purchased (i) on the
contract date, and (ii) within 30 days following the contract date. For
contracts issued more than 30 days before the date this rider first became
available in your state, the Company may in its discretion allow purchase of
this rider during the 30-day period preceding the first contract anniversary
after the date of this prospectus, or the date of state approval, whichever is
later.

THE MGAB BENEFIT DATE. If you purchased the MGAB rider on the contract date
or added the MGAB rider within 30 days following the contract date, the MGAB
Benefit Date is your 10th contract anniversary for the ten-year option or 20th
contract anniversary for the twenty-year option. If you added the MGAB rider
during the 30-day period preceding your first contract anniversary after the
date of this prospectus, your MGAB Benefit Date will be the first contract
anniversary occurring after 10 years (for the ten-year option) or 20 years (for
the twenty-year option) after the rider date. The MGAB rider is not available if
the MGAB Benefit Date would fall beyond the latest annuity start date.

CANCELLATION. If you elected the twenty-year option, you have a one- time
right to cancel the MGAB rider on your first contract anniversary that is at
least 10 years after the rider date. If you purchased the MGAB rider during the
30-day period following the contract date, your one-time right to cancel the
rider occurs on the tenth anniversary of your contract date. To cancel, you need
to send written notice to our Customer Service Center at least 30 days before
such anniversary date. If the MGAB rider is terminated before the MGAB Benefit
Date, you will not be credited with the MGAB and we assess the pro rata portion
of the MGAB rider changes for the current quarter.

NOTIFICATION. Any crediting of the MGAB will be reported in your first
quarterly statement following the MGAB Benefit Date.

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MINIMUM GUARANTEED INCOME BENEFIT (MGIB) RIDER. The MGIB rider is an optional
benefit which guarantees a minimum amount of annuity income will be available to
you if you annuitize on the MGIB Benefit Date, regardless of fluctuating market
conditions. The amount of the Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit will depend on
the amount of premiums you pay during the five contract years after you purchase
the rider, the amount of contract value you allocate or transfer to the Special
Funds, the MGIB Rate (7% for all portfolios except the Special Funds), the
adjustment for Special Fund transfers, and the dollar amount of any withdrawals
you take while the rider is in effect. For a discussion of the charges we deduct
under the MGIB rider, see "Optional Rider Charges." Ordinarily, the amount of
income that will be available to you on the annuity start date is based on your
contract value, the annuity option you selected and the guaranteed or the income
factors in effect on the date you annuitize. If you purchase the MGIB rider, the
minimum amount of income that will be available to you upon annuitization on the
MGIB Benefit Date is the greatest of:

(i) your annuity income based on your contract value adjusted for any
Market Value Adjustment on the MGIB Benefit Date applied to the
guaranteed income factors specified in your Contract for the annuity
option you selected;

(ii) your annuity income based on your contract value adjusted for any
Market Value Adjustment on the MGIB Benefit Date applied to the then
current income factors in effect for the annuity option you selected;
and

(iii) the MGIB annuity income based on your MGIB Base on the MGIB Benefit
Date applied to the MGIB income factors specified in your rider for
the MGIB annuity option you selected. Prior to applying the MGIB
income factors, we will adjust the MGIB Base for any premium tax
recovery and Market Value Adjustment that would otherwise apply at
annuitization.

Prior to your latest annuity start date, you may choose to exercise your right
to receive payments under the MGIB rider. Payments under the rider begin on the
MGIB Benefit Date. We require a 10-year waiting period before you can annuitize
the MGIB rider benefit. The MGIB must be exercised in the 30-day period prior to
the end of the waiting period or any subsequent contract anniversary. At your
request, the Company may in its discretion extend the latest contract annuity
start date without extending the MGIB Benefit Date.

DETERMINING THE MGIB ANNUITY INCOME. On the MGIB Benefit Date, we calculate
your MGIB annuity income as follows:

1. WE FIRST DETERMINE YOUR MGIB BASE. The MGIB Base is only a calculation
used to determine the MGIB. The MGIB Base does not represent a
contract value, nor does it guarantee performance of the subaccounts
in which you are invested. It is also not used in determining the
amount of your cash surrender value and death benefits. Any reset of
contract value under provisions of the Contract or other riders will
not increase the MGIB Base or MGIB Base Maximum.

(i) If you purchased the MGIB rider on the contract date, except for
the Special Funds which require special calculations, the MGIB
Base is equal to your initial premium plus any additional
premiums added to your Contract during the 5-year period after
your contract date, accumulated at the MGIB Base Rate (7% for all
portfolios except the Special Funds), reduced pro rata by all
withdrawals taken while the MGIB rider is in effect. Premiums
less than 5 years prior to the earliest MGIB Benefit Date are
excluded from the MGIB Base.

(ii) If you purchased the MGIB rider after the contract date, except
for the Special Funds which require special calculations, your
MGIB Base is equal to your contract value on the rider date plus
any eligible premiums added to your Contract during the 5-year
period after your rider date, accumulated at the MGIB Base Rate
(7% for all portfolios except the Special Funds), reduced pro
rata by all withdrawals taken while the MGIB rider is in effect.
Eligible additional premium payments are those added more than 5
years before the earliest MGIB Benefit Date and are included in
the MGIB Base. Premiums paid after the 5th rider anniversary are
excluded from the MGIB Base.

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(iii)For any Special Fund, if the actual earnings and/or the interest
credited to the contract value allocated to the Special Fund over
the calculation period is less than the amount determined under
the formula above, that lesser amount becomes the change in your
MGIB Base for the Special Fund. THE MGIB BASE RATE FOR EACH
SPECIAL FUND MAY BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. Thus, investing in the
Special Funds may significantly limit the MGIB benefit.

Of course, regardless of when purchased or how you invest,
withdrawals will reduce the value of your MGIB Base pro rata to
the percentage of the contract value withdrawn.

We offer 7% MGIB Base Rates, except for the Special Funds. The
Company may at its discretion discontinue offering this rate. The
MGIB Base Rate is an annual effective rate.

The MGIB Base is subject to the MGIB Base Maximum. The MGIB Base
Maximum is the amount calculated above until the earlier of: (i)
the date the oldest contract owner reaches age 80, or (ii) the
date the MGIB Base reaches two times the MGIB Eligible Premiums
adjusted for any withdrawals. MGIB Eligible Premiums is the total
of premiums paid more than 5 years before the earliest MGIB
Benefit Date.

2. THEN WE DETERMINE THE MGIB ANNUITY INCOME BY MULTIPLYING YOUR MGIB
BASE (ADJUSTED FOR ANY MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT AND PREMIUM TAXES) BY
THE INCOME FACTOR, AND THEN DIVIDE BY $1,000. Two MGIB Income Options
are available under the MGIB Rider:

(i) Income for Life (Single Life or Joint with 100% Survivor) and
10-30 Year Certain;

(ii) Income for a 20-30 Year Period Certain: or

(iii) Any other income plan offered by the Company in connection with
the MGIB rider on the MGIB Benefit Date.

On the MGIB Benefit Date, we would apply the MGIB Base under the Table of
Income Factors specified in the MGIB rider for the Income Option you selected.
The guaranteed factors contained in the MGIB rider generally provide lower
payout per $1,000 of value applied than the guaranteed factors found in your
Contract.

Then we compare the MGIB annuity income under the rider guarantee for the
option selected with the annuity income under your Contract guarantee for the
same option. The greater amount of income will be available to you on the MGIB
Benefit Date.

WITHDRAWALS AND TRANSFERS. We will reduce the MGIB Base and the MGIB Base
Maximum pro rata by the percentage of contract value of any withdrawals you
make. Any transfers to and from the subaccounts and Special Funds in which you
are invested will cause your MGIB Base to be reallocated pro rata based on the
percentage of contract value you transfer. Transfers to one or more Special
Funds could reduce the MGIB Benefit.

PURCHASE. To purchase the MGIB rider, you must be age 79 or younger on the
rider date and the ten-year waiting period must end at or prior to the latest
annuity start date. The MGIB rider must be purchased (i) on the contract date,
or (ii) within thirty days after the contract date. For contracts issued more
than 30 days before the date this rider first became available in your state,
the Company may in its discretion allow purchase of this rider during the 30-day
period preceding the first contract anniversary after the date of this
prospectus, or the date of state approval, whichever is later. There is a ten
year waiting period before the MGIB rider can be exercised.

THE MGIB BENEFIT DATE. If you purchased the MGIB rider on the contract date
or added the MGIB rider within 30 days following the contract date, the MGIB
Benefit Date is the contract anniversary next following or is incident with
exercise of your option to annuitize after a ten-year waiting period from the
contract date. If you added the MGIB rider at any other time, your MGIB Benefit
Date is the contract

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anniversary at least 10 years after the rider date when you decide to exercise
your right to annuities under the MGIB rider.

NO CHANGE OF ANNUITANT. Once the MGIB rider is purchased, the annuitant may
not be changed except for the following exception. If an annuitant who is not a
contract owner dies prior to annuitization, a new annuitant may be named in
accordance with the provisions of your Contract. The MGIB Base is unaffected and
continues to accumulate.

NOTIFICATION. On or about 30 days prior to the MGIB Benefit Date, we will
provide you with notification which will include an estimate of the amount of
MGIB annuity benefit available if you choose to exercise. The actual amount of
the MGIB annuity benefit will be determined as of the MGIB Benefit Date.

THE MGIB RIDER DOES NOT RESTRICT OR LIMIT YOUR RIGHT TO ANNUITIZE THE CONTRACT
AT ANY TIME PERMITTED UNDER THE CONTRACT. THE MGIB RIDER DOES NOT RESTRICT YOUR
RIGHT TO ANNUITIZE THE CONTRACT USING CONTRACT VALUES THAT MAY BE HIGHER THAN
THE MGIB ANNUITY BENEFIT.

THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MGIB RIDER ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IF YOU
ANNUITIZATION YOUR CONTRACT UNDER THE RIDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS SET FORTH ABOVE. ANNUITIZING USING THE MGIB MAY RESULT IN THE MORE
FAVORABLE STREAM OF INCOME PAYMENTS UNDER YOUR CONTRACT. BECAUSE THE MGIB RIDER
IS BASED ON CONSERVATIVE ACTUARIAL FACTORS, THE LEVEL OF LIFETIME INCOME THAT IT
GUARANTEES MAY BE LESS THAN THE LEVEL THAT MIGHT BE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICATION
OF YOUR CONTRACT VALUE TO THE CONTRACT'S APPLICABLE ANNUITY FACTORS. YOU SHOULD
CONSIDER ALL OF YOUR OPTIONS AT THE TIME YOU BEGIN THE INCOME PHASE OF YOUR
CONTRACT.

MINIMUM GUARANTEED WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT (MGWB) RIDER. The MGWB rider is an
optional benefit which guarantees that if your contract value is reduced to
zero, you will receive periodic payments equal to all premium payments paid
during the first two contract years (Eligible Payment Amount) adjusted for any
prior withdrawals. To maintain this guarantee, withdrawals in any contract year
may not exceed 7% of your adjusted Eligible Payment Amount. If your contract
value is reduced to zero, your periodic payments will be 7% of your Eligible
Payment Amount every year. Payments continue until your MGWB Withdrawal Account
is reduced to zero. For a discussion of the charges we deduct under the MGWB
rider, see "Optional Rider Charges." Your original Eligible Payment Amount
depends on when you purchase the MGWB rider and is:

(i) if you purchased the MGWB rider on the contract date, your
premium payments received during the first two contract years; or

(ii) if you purchased the MGWB rider after the contract date, your
contract value on the rider date, including any premiums received
that day, and any subsequent premium payments received during the
two-year period commencing on the rider date.

THE MGWB WITHDRAWAL ACCOUNT. The MGWB Withdrawal Account is only a
calculation which represents the remaining amount available for periodic
payments. It does not represent a contract value, nor does it guarantee
performance of the subaccounts in which you are invested. It will not affect
your annuitization, surrender and death benefits. The MGWB Withdrawal Account is
equal to the Eligible Payment Amount adjusted for any withdrawals. Withdrawals
of up to 7% per year of the Eligible Payment Amount will reduce the value of
your MGWB Withdrawal Account by the dollar amount of the withdrawal. Any
withdrawals greater than 7% per year of the Eligible Payment Amount will cause a
reduction in both the MGWB Withdrawal Account and the Eligible Payment Amount by
the proportion that the withdrawal bears to the contract value at the time of
the withdrawal. The MGWB Withdrawal Account is also reduced by the amount of any
periodic payments paid under the MGWB rider once your contract value is zero.

GUARANTEED WITHDRAWAL STATUS. You may continue to make withdrawals in any
amount permitted under your Contract so long as your contract value is greater
than zero. See "Withdrawals." Making any withdrawals in any year greater than 7%
per year of the Eligible Payment Amount will reduce the Eligible Payment Amount
for future withdrawals and payments under the MGWB rider by the proportion that
the withdrawal bears to the contract value at the time of the withdrawal. The
MGWB rider, will remain in force, and you may continue to make withdrawals so
long as:

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(i) your contract value is greater than zero;

(ii) your MGWB Withdrawal Account is greater than zero;

(iii) your latest allowable annuity start date has not been reached;

(iv) you have not elected to annuitize your Contract; and

(v) you have not died (unless your spouse has elected to continue the
contract), changed the ownership of the Contract or surrendered
the Contract.

The standard Contract provision limiting withdrawals to no more than 90% of
the cash surrender value is not applicable under the MGWB rider.

WITHDRAWAL ADJUSTMENTS. We will reduce the MGWB Withdrawal Account by the
dollar amount of any withdrawal taken up to 7% per year of the Eligible Payment
Amount. Any withdrawal taken in excess of 7% per year of the Eligible Payment
Amount will reduce both the MGWB Withdrawal Account and the Eligible Payment
Amount, pro rata in proportion to the percentage of contract value withdrawn. If
a withdrawal reduces the MGWB Withdrawal Account to zero, the MGWB rider
terminates and no further benefits are payable under the rider.

AUTOMATIC PERIODIC BENEFIT STATUS. Under the MGWB rider, in the event your
contract value is reduced to zero your Contract is given what we refer to as
Automatic Periodic Benefit Status if the following conditions exist:

(i) your MGWB Withdrawal Account is greater than zero;

(ii) your latest allowable annuity start date has not been reached;

(iii) you have not elected to annuitize your Contract; and

(iv) you have not died, changed the ownership of the Contract or
surrendered the Contract.

Once your Contract is given Automatic Periodic Benefit Status, we will pay
you the annual MGWB periodic payments, beginning on the next contract
anniversary equal to the lesser of the remaining MGWB Withdrawal Account or 7%
annually of your Eligible Payment Amount until the earliest of (i) your
contract's latest annuity start date, (ii) the death of the owner; or (iii)
until your MGWB Withdrawal Account is exhausted. We will reduce the MGWB
Withdrawal Account by the amount of each payment. Once your Contract is given
Automatic Periodic Benefit Status (that is, your contract value is zero), we
will not accept any additional premium payments in your Contract, and the
Contract will not provide any benefits except those provided by the MGWB rider.
Any other rider terminates. Your Contract will remain in Automatic Periodic
Benefit Status until the earliest of (i) payment of all MGWB periodic payments,
and (ii) payment of the Commuted Value (defined below) or (iii) the owner's
death has occurred.

On the Contract's latest annuity start date, in lieu of making the
remaining MGWB periodic payments, we will pay you the Commuted Value of your
MGWB periodic payments remaining. We may, at our option, extend your annuity
start date in order to continue the MGWB periodic payments. The Commuted Value
is the present value of any then remaining MGWB periodic payments at the current
interest rate plus 0.50%. The current interest rate will be determined by the
average of the Ask Yields for U.S. Treasury Strips as quoted by a national
quoting service for period(s) applicable to the remaining payments. Once the
last MGWB periodic payment is made or we pay you the Commuted Value, your
Contract and the MGWB rider terminate.

DEATH BENEFIT DURING AUTOMATIC PERIODIC BENEFIT STATUS. If you have never
withdrawn more than 7% per year of the Eligible Payment Amount and you elected
the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit in your Contract, the death benefit
otherwise payable under the terms of your Contract will remain in force during
any Automatic Periodic Benefit Status. In determining the amount of the death
benefit during the Automatic Periodic Benefit Status, we deem your contract
value to be zero and treat the MGWB periodic payments as withdrawals. In all
other cases, the death benefit payable during Automatic Periodic Benefit

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Status is your MGWB Withdrawal Account which equals the sum of the remaining
MGWB periodic payments.

PURCHASE. To purchase the MGWB rider, your must be age 80 or younger on the
rider date. The MGWB rider must be purchased (i) on the contract date, or (ii)
within 30 days after the contract date. For contracts issued more than 30 days
before the date this rider first became available in your state, the Company may
in its discretion allow purchase of this rider during the 30-day period
preceding the first contract anniversary after the date of this prospectus, or
the date of state approval whichever is later.

OTHER CONTRACTS
We offer other variable annuity contracts that also invest in the same
portfolios of the Trusts. These contracts have different charges that could
effect their performance, and may offer different benefits more suitable to your
needs. To obtain more information about these other contracts, contact our
Customer Service Center or your registered representative.

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.

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 not effect the withdrawal amount
you receive.

Please be aware that the benefit we pay under certain optional benefit riders
will be reduced by any withdrawals you take while the rider is in effect. See
"Optional Riders."

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. We will apply a Market Value Adjustment to any
regular withdrawal from a Fixed Interest Allocation that is taken more than 30
days before its maturity date.

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systematic payments to start as long as it is at least 28 days after your
contract date. You also select the date on which the systematic withdrawals will
be made, but this date cannot be later than the 28th day of the month. If you
have elected to receive systematic withdrawals but have not chosen a date, we
will make the withdrawals on the same calendar day of each month as your
contract date. If your contract date is after the 28th day of the month, your
systematic withdrawal will be made on the 28th day of each month.

Each systematic withdrawal amount must be a minimum of $100. The amount of your
systematic withdrawal can either be (1) a fixed dollar amount, or (2) an amount
based on a percentage of your contract value. Both forms of systematic
withdrawals are subject to the following maximum, which is calculated on each
withdrawal date:

MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE
FREQUENCY OF CONTRACT VALUE
Monthly 1.25%
Quarterly 3.75%
Annually 15.00%

If your systematic withdrawal is a fixed dollar amount and the amount to be
withdrawn would exceed the applicable maximum percentage of your contract value
on any withdrawal date, we will automatically reduce the amount withdrawn so
that it equals such percentage. Thus, your fixed dollar systematic withdrawals
will never exceed the maximum percentage. If you want fixed dollar systematic
withdrawals to exceed the maximum percentage, consider the Fixed Dollar
Systematic Withdrawal Feature which you may add to your regular fixed dollar
systematic withdrawal program.

If your withdrawal is based on a percentage of your contract value and the
amount to be systematically withdrawn based on that percentage would be less
than $100, we will automatically increase the amount to $100 as long as it does
not exceed the maximum percentage. If the systematic withdrawal would exceed the
maximum percentage, we will send the amount, and then automatically cancel your
systematic withdrawal option.

Systematic withdrawals from Fixed Interest Allocations are limited to interest
earnings during the prior month, quarter, or year, depending on the frequency
you chose. Systematic withdrawals are not subject to a Market Value Adjustment,
unless you have added the Fixed Dollar Systematic Withdrawal Feature discussed
below and the payments exceed interest earnings. Systematic withdrawals from
Fixed Interest Allocations under the Fixed Dollar Systematic Withdrawal Feature
are available only in connection with Section 72(q) and 72(t) distributions. A
Fixed Interest Allocation may not participate in both the systematic withdrawal
option and the dollar cost averaging program 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. If you submit a subsequent premium payment after you have
applied for systematic withdrawals, we will not adjust future withdrawals under
the systematic withdrawal program unless you specifically request that we do so.
The systematic withdrawal option may 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 the systematic withdrawal option if you
are taking IRA withdrawals.

FIXED DOLLAR SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL FEATURE. You may add the Fixed Dollar
Systematic Withdrawal Feature to your regular fixed dollar systematic withdrawal
program. This feature allows you to receive a systematic withdrawal in a fixed
dollar amount regardless of any Market Value Adjustments. Systematic withdrawals
from Fixed Interest Allocations under the Fixed Dollar Systematic Withdrawal
Feature are available only in connection with Section 72(q) and 72(t)
distributions. You choose the amount of the fixed systematic withdrawals, which
may total up to a maximum of 15% of your contract value as determined on the day
we receive your election of this feature. The maximum limit will not be
recalculated when you make additional premium payments, unless you instruct us
to do so. We will assess a Market Value Adjustment on the withdrawal date if the
withdrawal from a Fixed Interest Allocation exceeds your

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interest earnings on the withdrawal date. We will apply any Market Value
Adjustment directly to your contract value (rather than to the withdrawal) so
that the amount of each systematic withdrawal remains fixed.

Flat dollar systematic withdrawals which are intended to satisfy the
requirements of Section 72(q) or 72(t) of the Tax Code may exceed the maximum.
Such withdrawals are subject to Market Value Adjustments when they exceed the
applicable Free Withdrawal Amount.

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 calculate 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 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 adviser regarding the tax consequences associated with taking
withdrawals. You are responsible for determining that withdrawals comply with
applicable law 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
until the annuity start date. 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. We will apply a Market Value Adjustment to transfers from a
Fixed Interest Allocation taken more than 30 days before its maturity date,
unless the transfer is made under the dollar cost averaging program. Transfers
between Special Funds and other investment portfolios will result in a transfer
of the Guaranteed Death Benefit in proportion to the contract value transferred.
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more than one Guaranteed Death Benefit exists because of such transfers, each
death benefit will be combined to calculate the total death benefit.

Please be aware that the benefit we pay under an optional benefit rider may be
effected by certain transfers you make while the rider is in effect. Transfers
may also effect your optional rider base. "The Annuity Contract-- Optional
Riders."

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 or other approved
electronic means that we reasonably believe to be genuine. We require personal
identifying information to process a request for transfer made over the
telephone or internet.

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 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 subaccounts
selected by you.

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.

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. You may change the transfer
amount once each contract year.

Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation under the dollar cost averaging
program are not subject to a Market Value Adjustment.

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 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 or
otherwise modify, suspend or terminate this program. Of course, such change will
not affect any dollar cost averaging programs in operation at the time.

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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 written notice
and due proof of death, as well as any required paperwork, at our Customer
Service Center. If your beneficiary elects to delay receipt of the death benefit
until a date after the time of death, the amount of benefit payable 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. For more
information on required distributions under federal income tax laws, you should
see "Required Distributions Upon Contract Owner's Death."

You may choose from the following 4 death benefit choices: (1) the Standard
Death Benefit Option; (2) the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit Option; or (3)
the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit Option. 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. A change in ownership of
the Contract may affect the amount of the death benefit and the guaranteed death
benefit. The MGWB rider may affect the death benefit. See "Minimum Guaranteed
Withdrawal Benefit (MGWB) Rider -- Death Benefit during Automatic Periodic
Benefit Status."

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 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 withdrawal; (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

7% SOLUTION ANNUAL RATCHET
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We credit interest each business day On each contract anniversary that
at the 7% annual effective rate* to occurs on or before the contract owner
the enhanced death benefit from the turns age 80, we compare the prior
preceding day (which would be the enhanced death benefit to the contract
initial premium if the preceding day value and select the larger amount as
is the contract date), then we add the new enhanced death benefit.On all
additional premiums paid since the other days, the enhanced death benefit
preceding day, and then we subtract is the amount determined below. We
any withdrawals made (including any first take the enhanced death benefit
Market Value Adjustment applied to from the preceding day (which would be
such withdrawals) since the preceding the initial premium if the valuation
day.** date is the contract date) and then we
add additional premiums paid since the
The maximum enhanced death benefit is preceding day, and then we subtract
2 times all premium payments, as any withdrawals made (including any
reduced by withdrawals.*** Market Value Adjustment applied to
such withdrawals) since the preceding
day. That amount becomes the new
enhanced death benefit.
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* The interest rate used for calculating the death benefit for the Liquid
Asset and Limited Maturity Bond subaccounts will be the lesser of the 7%
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 7%
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 will continue to grow at
the 7% annual effective rate.

*** 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 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% 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. Once withdrawals in any contract year exceed 7% of
cumulative premiums, withdrawals will reduce the maximum enhanced death
benefit in proportion to the reduction in contract value pro rata.

The 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit is 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 80 years old at the
time of purchase. The Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit is 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 79 years
old at the time of purchase. The 7% Solution and Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death
Benefits may not be available where a Contract is owned 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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CONTINUATION AFTER DEATH-SPOUSE
If at the contract owner's death, the surviving spouse of the deceased contract
owner is the beneficiary and such surviving spouse elects to continue the
contract as his or her own the following will apply:

If the guaranteed death benefit as of the date we receive due proof of death,
minus the contract value also on that date, is greater than zero, we will add
such difference to the contract value. Such addition will be allocated to the
variable subaccounts in proportion to the contract value in the subaccounts. If
there is no contract value in any subaccount, the addition will be allocated to
the Liquid Asset subaccount, or its successor.

The death benefit will continue to apply, with all age criteria using the
surviving spouse's age as the determining age.

At subsequent surrender, any surrender charge applicable to premiums paid prior
to the date we receive due proof of death of the contract owner will be waived.
Any premiums paid later will be subject to any applicable surrender charge.

This addition to contract value is available only to the spouse of the owner as
of the date of death of the owner if such spouse under the provisions of the
contract holder elects to continue the contract as his or her own.

CONTINUATION AFTER DEATH-NON SPOUSE
If the beneficiary or surviving joint owner is not the spouse of the owner, the
Contract may continue in force subject to the required distribution rules of the
Internal Revenue Code. See next section.

REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS UPON CONTRACT OWNER'S DEATH
We will not allow any payment of benefits provided under a non-qualified
Contract which do not satisfy the requirements of Section 72(s) of the Code.

If any owner of a non-qualified contract 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 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.

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 within five years
from date of death. 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.

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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.

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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. 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.

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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 from your contract value:

NO SURRENDER CHARGE. We do not deduct any surrender charges for
withdrawals.

PREMIUM TAXES. We may make a charge for state and local premium taxes
depending your state of residence. The tax can range from 0% to 3.5% of the
premium payment. We have the right to change this amount to conform with changes
in the law or if you change your state of residence.

We deduct the premium tax from your contract value (or from the MGIB Base, if
exercised) 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 when you
surrender the Contract or when you take an the annuity start date.

ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE. We deduct an annual administrative charge 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.
The amount deducted is $40 per Contract. This charge is waived if your contract
value is $100,000 or more at the end of a contract year or the total of your
premium payments is $100,000 or more or under other conditions established by
Golden American. We deduct the charge proportionately from all subaccounts in
which you are invested. If there is no contract value in those subaccounts, we
will deduct the charge from your Fixed Interest Allocations starting with the
guaranteed interest periods nearest their maturity dates until the charge has
been paid.

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 such 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 mortality and expense risk charge is
deducted each business day. 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 1.25% of the assets
you have in each subaccount. The charge is deducted on each business day at the
rate of .003446% 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
1.40% for the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit, or 1.55% for the 7%
Solution Enhanced Death Benefit of the assets you have in each subaccount. The
charge is deducted each business day at the rate of .003863% or .004280%,
respectively, for each day since the previous business day.

ASSET-BASED ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE. The amount of the asset-based
administrative charge, on an annual basis, is equal to 0.15% of the assets you
have in each subaccount. The charge is deducted on each business day at the rate
of .000411% for each day since the previous business day. This charge is
deducted daily from your assets in each subaccount.

OPTIONAL RIDER CHARGES
Subject to state availability, you may purchase one of three optional benefit
riders that you may elect at issue. So long as the rider is in effect, we will
deduct a separate quarterly charge for each optional benefit rider through a pro
rata reduction of the contract value of the subaccounts in which you are
invested. If there is insufficient contract value in the subaccount, we will
deduct the charges from your Fixed Interest Allocations nearest their maturity
date. We deduct each rider charge on each quarterly contract anniversary in
arrears, meaning the first charge will be deducted on the first quarterly
anniversary following rider date. For a description of the riders and the
defined terms used in connection with the riders, see "The Annuity Contract --
Optional Riders."

Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit (MGAB). The quarterly charge for
the MGAB rider is as follows:

Waiting Period Quarterly Charge
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10 Year........... 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)
20 Year........... 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)

The MGAB Charge Base is the total of (i) the MGAB Base on the rider date, and
(ii) premiums during the 2-year period commencing on the rider date, reduced pro
rata for withdrawals and reduced for transfers made within the last 3 years
prior to the MGAB Benefit Date. We will deduct charges only during your ten-year
or twenty-year waiting period, as applicable. If you surrender or annuitize your
Contract, we will deduct a pro rata portion of the charge for the current
quarter based on the current quarterly charge rate and MGAB Charge Base
immediately prior to the surrender or annuitization.

MINIMUM GUARANTEED INCOME BENEFIT (MGIB). The quarterly charge for the MGIB
rider is as follows:

MGIB Base Rate Quarterly Charge
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7%................ 0.125% of the MGIB Base (0.50% annually)

The MGIB Base is the total of premiums paid more than 5 years before the
earliest MGIB Benefit Date, reduced pro rata for all withdrawals taken while the
MGIB rider is in effect, and accumulated at the MGIB Base Rate (7% for all
portfolios except the Special Funds.) If you surrender or annuitize your
Contract, we will deduct a pro rata portion of the charge for the current
quarter based on the current quarterly charge rate and your MGIB Base
immediately prior to the surrender or annuitization.

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before your Contract's Automatic Periodic Benefit Status. If you surrender or
annuitize your Contract, we will deduct a pro rata portion the charge for the
current quarter based on the current quarterly charge rate and your original
MGWB Eligible Payment Amount immediately prior to the surrender or
annuitization.

TRUST EXPENSES
There are fees and charges deducted from each investment portfolio of the
Trusts. Each portfolio deducts portfolio management fees and charges from the
amounts you have invested in the portfolios. In addition, two portfolios deduct
12b-1 fees. For 1999, total portfolio fees and charges ranged from 0.56% to
1.75%. See "Fees and Expenses" in this prospectus.

Additionally, we may receive compensation from the investment advisers,
administrators, distributors of the portfolios in connection with
administrative, distribution, or other services and cost savings experienced by
the investment advisers, administrators or distributors. It is anticipated that
such compensation will be based on assets of the particular portfolios
attributable to the Contract. Some advisers, administrators or distributors may
pay us more than others.

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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 you chose. You may change an
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. The MGIB
annuity benefit may be available if you have purchased the MGIB rider, provided
the waiting period and other specified conditions have been met.

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) under applicable
law, the total contract value applied to purchase a Fixed Interest Allocation,
and the applicable payment rate.

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Our approval is needed for any option where:

(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 annuity start date, which is 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 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. For more information, 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 reach age 70 1/2 (or, in some cases,
retire). Distributions may be made through annuitization or withdrawals. You
should consult a tax adviser for tax advice before investing.

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. Under this option, we make
payments for the life of the annuitant in equal monthly installments and
guarantee the income 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, we will continue payments 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.

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OPTION 4. ANNUITY PLAN. Under this option, your contract value can be
applied to any other annuitization plan that we choose to offer on the annuity
start date. Annuity payments under Option 4 may be fixed or variable. If
variable and subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, it will comply with
the requirements of such Act.

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 your 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 reflects the amounts
deducted from or added to the contract value since the last report. You have 30
days to notify our Customer Service Center of any errors or discrepancies
contained in the report or in any confirmation notices. 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 SEC 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 SEC 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 gender 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 gender.

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
should consult a tax adviser for tax advice. 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.

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CONTRACT CHANGES APPLICABLE TAX LAW
We have the right to make changes in the Contract to continue to qualify the
Contract as an annuity under applicable federal tax law. 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 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. For purposes of the refund during the
free look period, (i) we adjust your contract value for any market value
adjustment (if you have invested in the fixed account), and (ii) then we include
a refund of any charges deducted from your contract value. Because of the market
risks associated with investing in the portfolios and the potential positive or
negative effect of the market value adjustment, the contract value returned may
be greater or less than the premium payment you paid. Some states require us to
return to you the amount of the paid premium (rather than the contract value) in
which case you will not be subject to investment risk during the free look
period. In these states, your premiums designated for investment in the
subaccounts may 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. Your Contract is void as of
the day we receive your Contract and cancellation request. We determine your
contract value at the close of business on the day we receive your written
request. If you keep your Contract after the free look period and the investment
is allocated to a subaccount specially designated by the Company, 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 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 the 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 which in turn pays the
writing agent. The principal address of Directed Services is 1475 Dunwoody
Drive, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380. 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. Directed Services receives
commissions the equivalent of a combination of a percentage of premium payments
and a percentage of the contract value up to 1.25% in the first year and a
percentage of the contract value up to 1% in subsequent years.

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UNDERWRITER COMPENSATION
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NAME OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF OTHER
UNDERWRITER COMMISSION TO BE PAID COMPENSATION

Directed Services, Inc. The equivalent of a Reimbursement of any
combination of a covered expenses
percentage incurred
of premium payments and by registered
a percentage of the representatives
contract value up to in connection
1.25% in the first year with the
and a percentage of the distribution
contract value up to 1% of the Contracts.
in subsequent years.
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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 the above commission).

We do not pay any additional commissions on the sale or exercise of any of the
optional benefit riders offered in this prospectus.

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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.

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 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.

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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 and Account B appearing in
this prospectus or 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 in this prospectus or 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
whose 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 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 non-qualified
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.

INVESTOR CONTROL. 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.

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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. See "Death Benefit Choices" for additional information
on required distributions from non-qualified contracts.

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 generally
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 you paid for the contract less any nontaxable
withdrawals)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
(including amounts paid to you under the MGWB rider), 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 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. 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.
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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, EXCHANGES AND ANNUITY DATES 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 non-qualified deferred annuity contracts that are
issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same contract owner during any calendar
year are treated as one non-qualified deferred 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 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 the later of 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.
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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.

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 IRA
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 any IRA. A 10% penalty may apply to amounts
attributable to a conversion from an IRA if they are distributed during the five
taxable years beginning with the year in which a conversion is made.

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. Distributions of (1) salary reduction contributions made
in years beginning after December 31, 1988; (2) earnings on those contributions;
and (3) earnings on amounts held as of the last year beginning before January 1,
1989, are not allowed prior to age 59 1/2, separation from service, death or
disability. Salary reduction contributions may also be distributed upon
hardship, but would generally be subject to penalties.

ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
The Contract includes an Enhanced Death Benefit that in some cases may exceed
the greater of the premium payments or the contract value. The Internal Revenue
Service has not ruled whether an Enhance Death

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Benefit could be characterized as an incidental benefit, the amount of which is
limited in any Code section 401(a) pension or profit-sharing plan or Code
section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity. Employers using the Contract may want to
consult their tax adviser regarding such limitation. Further, the Internal
Revenue Service has not addressed in a ruling of general applicability whether a
death benefit provision such as the Enhanced Death Benefit provision in the
Contract comports with IRA or Roth IRA qualification requirements.

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 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). You should consult a tax with
respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Contract.

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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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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 Holdings, Inc. ("PFHI"), a Delaware corporation,
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Equitable of Iowa Companies
("Equitable of Iowa"), according to a merger agreement among Equitable of Iowa,
PFHI and ING Groep N.V. (the "ING acquisition"). On August 13, 1996, Equitable
of Iowa acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of BT Variable, Inc., then
the parent of Golden American (the "Equitable acquisition"). For financial
statement purposes, the ING acquisition was accounted for as a purchase
effective October 25, 1997 and the Equitable acquisition was accounted for as a
purchase effective August 14, 1996. As a result, the financial data presented
below for periods after 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.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SELECTED GAAP BASIS FINANCIAL DATA
(IN THOUSANDS)
POST-MERGER | POST-ACQUISITION
------------------------------------------ | --------------------------
| For the
For the | Period For the
For the For the Period | January 1, Period
Year Year October 25, | 1997 August 14,
Ended Ended 1997 through | through 1996 through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24, December 31,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997 1996
------------ ------------ ------------ | ----------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Annuity and Interest |
Sensitive Life |
Product Charges......... $ 82,935 $ 39,119 $ 3,834 | $ 18,288 $ 8,768
Net Income before |
Federal Income Tax ..... $ 19,737 $ 10,353 $ (279) | $ (608) $ 570
Net Income (Loss)........... $ 11,214 $ 5,074 $ (425) | $ 729 $ 350
Total Assets................ $ 9,392,857 $ 4,754,623 $ 2,446,395 | N/A $ 1,677,899
Total Liabilities........... $ 8,915,008 $ 4,400,729 $ 2,219,082 | N/A $ 1,537,415
Total Stockholder's Equity.. $ 477,849 $ 353,894 $ 227,313 | N/A $ 140,484

Pre-Acquisition
---------------
For the Period
January 1,
1996 through
August 13,
1996
---------------
Annuity and Interest
Sensitive Life
Product Charges......... $ 12,259
Net Income before
Federal Income Tax...... $ 1,736
Net Income (Loss)........... $ 3,199
Total Assets................ N/A
Total Liabilities........... N/A
Total Stockholder's Equity.. N/A
</TABLE>

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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The current business and regulatory environment presents many challenges to the
insurance industry. The variable annuity competitive environment remains intense
and is dominated by a number of large highly rated insurance companies.
Increasing competition from traditional insurance carriers as well as banks and
mutual fund companies offers consumers many choices. However, overall demand for
variable insurance 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,
estate planning, and 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.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The purpose of this section is to discuss and analyze Golden American Life
Insurance Company's ("Golden American") consolidated results of operations. In
addition, some analysis and information regarding financial condition and
liquidity and capital resources is also provided. This analysis should be read
jointly with the consolidated financial statements, related notes, and the
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements, which appear
elsewhere in this report. Golden American reports financial results on a
consolidated basis. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of Golden American and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Golden American Life
Insurance Company of New York ("First Golden," and collectively with Golden
American, the "Companies").

RESULTS OF OPERATION

MERGER. On October 23, 1997, Equitable of Iowa Companies' ("Equitable")
shareholders approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") dated
July 7, 1997 among Equitable, 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 according 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. In
addition, Equitable owned all the outstanding capital stock of Locust Street
Securities, Inc., Equitable Investment Services, Inc. (subsequently dissolved),
Directed Services, Inc. ("DSI"), Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital Trust,
Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital Trust II, and Equitable of Iowa Securities
Network, Inc. (subsequently renamed ING Funds Distributor, Inc.). In exchange
for the outstanding capital stock of Equitable, ING paid total consideration of
approximately $2.1 billion in cash and stock and assumed approximately $400
million in debt. As a result of this transaction, Equitable was merged into
PFHI, which was simultaneously renamed Equitable of Iowa Companies, Inc. ("EIC"
or "Parent"), a Delaware corporation.

For financial statement purposes, the change in control of the Companies through
the ING merger 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 the merger date. As a result, the Companies' financial
statements for periods after October 24, 1997 are presented on the Post-Merger
new basis of accounting.

The purchase price was allocated to EIC and its subsidiaries with $227.6 million
allocated to the Companies. 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 attributed to the Companies. 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 acquired all of
the outstanding capital stock of BT Variable, Inc. ("BT Variable") and its
wholly owned subsidiaries, Golden American and DSI. After 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, while the remainder of its net assets were
contributed to Golden American. On December 30, 1997, EIC Variable, Inc. was
dissolved.

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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 values of assets and liabilities at the acquisition
date. As a result, the Companies' financial statements included for the period
January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997 are presented on the Post-Acquisition
basis of accounting.

The purchase price was allocated to the three companies purchased - BT Variable,
DSI, and Golden American. The allocation of the purchase price to Golden
American was approximately $139.9 million. Goodwill of $41.1 million was
established for the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of the
assets and liabilities and attributed to Golden American. At June 30, 1997,
goodwill was increased by $1.8 million, due to the adjustment of the value of a
receivable existing at the acquisition date. Before the ING merger, goodwill
resulting from the acquisition was being amortized over 25 years on a
straight-line basis.

1999 COMPARED TO 1998

PREMIUMS
PERCENTAGE DOLLAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1999 CHANGE CHANGE 1998
---- ------ ------ ----
(Dollars in millions)
Variable annuity premiums:
Separate account............... $2,511.7 71.9% $1,050.5 $1,461.2
Fixed account.................. 770.7 30.9 182.0 588.7
-------- ----- -------- --------
Total variable annuity premiums.... 3,282.4 60.1 1,232.5 2,049.9
Variable life premiums............. 8.6 (37.8) (5.2) 13.8
-------- ----- -------- --------
Total premiums..................... $3,291.0 59.5% $1,227.3 $2,063.7
======== ===== ======== ========

For the Companies' variable insurance contracts, premiums collected are not
reported as revenues, but as deposits to insurance liabilities. Revenues for
these products are recognized over time in the form of investment spread and
product charges.

Variable annuity separate account premiums increased 71.9% in 1999. The fixed
account portion of the Companies' variable annuity premiums increased 30.9% in
1999. These increases resulted from increased sales of the Premium Plus variable
annuity product.

Variable life premiums decreased 37.8% in 1999. In August 1999, Golden American
discontinued offering variable life products.

Premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products from two significant
broker/dealers each having at least ten percent of total sales for the year
ended December 31, 1999 totaled $918.4 million, or 28% of premiums compared to
$528.9 million, or 26%, from two significant broker/dealers for the year ended
December 31, 1998.

REVENUES

PERCENTAGE DOLLAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1999 CHANGE CHANGE 1998
---- ------ ------ ----
(Dollars in millions)
Annuity and interest sensitive life
product charges.................... $ 82.9 112.0% $43.8 $39.1
Management fee revenue................. 10.1 112.5 5.3 4.8
Net investment income.................. 59.2 39.3 16.7 42.5
Realized gains (losses) on investments. (2.9) 96.1 (1.4) (1.5)
Other income........................... 10.8 94.4 5.2 5.6
-------- ----- ----- -----
$ 160.1 77.0% $69.6 $90.5
======== ===== ===== =====

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Total revenues increased 77.0%, or $69.6 million, to $160.1 million in 1999.
Annuity and interest sensitive life product charges increased 112.0%, or $43.8
million, to $82.9 million in 1999, primarily due to additional fees earned from
the increasing block of business in the separate accounts.

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 $10.1
million for 1999 and $4.8 million for 1998.

Net investment income increased 39.3%, or $16.7 million, to $59.2 million in
1999 from $42.5 million in 1998, due to growth in invested assets from December
31, 1998, increasing interest rates, and a relative increase in below investment
grade investments.

During 1999, the Company had net realized losses on investments of $2.9 million,
which includes a $1.6 million write down of two impaired fixed maturities,
compared to net realized losses on investments of $1.5 million in 1998 which
included a $1.0 million write down of two impaired fixed maturities.

Other income increased $5.2 million to $10.8 million in 1999, due primarily to
income received under a modified coinsurance agreement with an unaffiliated
reinsurer.

EXPENSES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE DOLLAR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1999 CHANGE CHANGE 1998
---- ------ ------ ----
(Dollars in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Insurance benefits and expenses:
Annuity and interest sensitive life benefits:
Interest credited to account balances ... $ 175.9 85.4% $ 81.0 $ 94.9
Benefit claims incurred in excess of
account balances ...................... 6.3 200.2 4.2 2.1
Underwriting, acquisition, and insurance
expenses:
Commissions ............................. 188.4 55.5 67.2 121.2
General expenses ........................ 60.2 60.2 22.6 37.6
Insurance taxes, state licenses, and fees 4.0 (4.0) (0.1) 4.1
Policy acquisition costs deferred ....... (346.4) 75.1 (148.6) (197.8)
Amortization:
Deferred policy acquisition costs ..... 33.1 543.3 28.0 5.1
Value of purchased insurance in force . 6.2 32.0 1.5 4.7
Goodwill .............................. 3.8 -- -- 3.8
-------- ----- -------- --------
$ 131.5 73.7% $ 55.8 $ 75.7
======== ===== ======== ========
</TABLE>

Total insurance benefits and expenses increased 73.7%, or $55.8 million, in 1999
from $75.7 million in 1998. Interest credited to account balances increased
85.4%, or $81.0 million, in 1999 from $94.9 million in 1998. The premium credit
on the Premium Plus variable annuity product increased $69.3 million to $123.8
million at December 31, 1999. The bonus interest on the fixed account increased
$3.0 million to $10.9 million at December 31, 1999. The remaining increase in
interest credited relates to higher account balances associated with the
Companies' fixed account options within the variable products.

Commissions increased 55.5%, or $67.2 million, in 1999 from $121.2 million in
1998. Insurance taxes, state licenses, and fees decreased 4.0%, or $0.1 million,
in 1999 from $4.1 million in 1998. Changes in commissions and insurance taxes,
state licenses, and fees are generally related to changes in the level and
composition of variable product sales. Insurance taxes, state licenses, and fees
are impacted by several other factors, which include an increase in FICA taxes
primarily due to bonuses and expenses for the triennial insurance department
examination of Golden American, which were offset by a decrease in 1999 of
guaranty fund assessments paid. Most costs incurred as the result of sales have
been deferred, thus having very little impact on current earnings.

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General expenses increased 60.2%, or $22.6 million, in 1999 from $37.6 million
in 1998. Management expects general expenses to continue to increase in 2000 as
a result of the emphasis on expanding the salaried wholesaler distribution
network and the growth in sales. The Companies use a network of wholesalers to
distribute products, and the salaries and sales bonuses of these wholesalers are
included in general expenses. The portion of these salaries and related expenses
that varies directly with production levels is deferred thus having little
impact on current earnings. The increase in general expenses was partially
offset by reimbursements received from DSI, Equitable Life, ING Mutual Funds
Management Co., LLC, an affiliate, Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, an
affiliate, Southland Life Insurance Company, an affiliate, and United Life &
Annuity Insurance Company, an affiliate, for certain advisory, computer, and
other resources and services provided by Golden American.

The Companies' previous balances of deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"),
value of purchased insurance in force ("VPIF"), and unearned revenue reserve
were eliminated and a new asset of $44.3 million representing VPIF was
established for all policies in force at the merger date. During 1999, VPIF was
adjusted to increase amortization by $0.7 million to reflect changes in the
assumptions related to the timing of estimated gross profits. During 1998, VPIF
decreased $2.7 million to adjust the value of other receivables and increased
$0.2 million as a result of an adjustment to the merger costs. During 1998, VPIF
was adjusted to reduce amortization by $0.2 million to reflect changes in the
assumptions related to the timing of future gross profits. Amortization of DPAC
increased $28.0 million, or 543.3%, in 1999. This increase resulted from growth
in policy acquisition costs deferred from $197.8 million at December 31, 1998 to
$346.4 million at December 31, 1999, which was generated by expenses associated
with the large sales volume experienced since December 31, 1998. Based on
current conditions and assumptions as to the impact of future events on acquired
policies in force, the expected approximate net amortization relating to VPIF as
of December 31, 1999 is $4.0 million in 2000, $3.6 million in 2001, $3.3 million
in 2002, $2.8 million in 2003, and $2.3 million in 2004. Actual amortization may
vary based upon changes in assumptions and experience.

Interest expense increased 102.6%, or $4.5 million, in 1999 from $4.4 million in
1998. Interest expense on a $25 million surplus note issued December 1996 and
expiring December 2026 was $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 1999,
unchanged from the same period of 1998. Interest expense on a $60 million
surplus note issued in December 1998 and expiring December 2028 was $4.3 million
for the year ended December 31, 1999. Interest expense on a $75 million surplus
note, issued September 30, 1999 and expiring September 29, 2029 was $1.5 million
for the year ended December 31, 1999. Golden American also paid $0.8 million in
1999 and $1.8 million in 1998 to ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("ING
AIH") for interest on a reciprocal loan agreement. Interest expense on a
revolving note payable with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta was $0.2 million and $0.3
million for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. In
addition, Golden American incurred interest expense of $0.2 million in 1998 on a
line of credit with Equitable.

INCOME. Net income for 1999 was $11.2 million, an increase of $6.1 million from
$5.1 million for 1998.

Comprehensive income for 1999 was $3.0 million, a decrease of $0.9 million from
comprehensive income of $3.9 million for 1998.

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1998 COMPARED TO 1997

The following analysis combines Post-Merger and Post-Acquisition activity for
1997.

PREMIUMS

For the Companies' variable contracts, premiums collected are not reported as
revenues, but are reported as deposits to insurance liabilities. Revenues for
these products are recognized over time in the form of investment income and
product charges.

Variable annuity separate account premiums increased 419.7% in 1998 primarily
due to increased sales of the Premium Plus product introduced in October of 1997
and the increased sales levels of the Companies' other products. The fixed
account portion of the Companies' variable annuity premiums increased 85.1% in
1998. Variable life premiums decreased 11.4% in 1998. Total premiums increased
238.7% in 1998.

During 1998, the Companies' sales were further diversified among broker/dealers.
Premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products from two significant
broker/dealers having at least ten percent of total sales for the year ended
December 31, 1998 totaled $528.9 million, or 26% of premiums ($328.2 million, or
53% from two significant broker/dealers for the year ended December 31, 1997).

REVENUES

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Total revenues increased 72.3%, or $38.0 million, to $90.5 million in 1998.
Annuity and interest sensitive life product charges increased 76.8%, or $17.0
million, to $39.1 million in 1998 due to additional fees earned from the
increasing block of business under management in the separate accounts and an
increase in surrender charge revenues. This increase was partially offset by the
elimination of the unearned revenue reserve related to in force acquired
business at the merger date, which resulted in lower annuity and interest
sensitive life product charges compared to Post-Acquisition levels.

Net investment income increased 58.6%, or $15.7 million, to $42.5 million in
1998 from $26.8 million in 1997 due to growth in invested assets. During 1998,
the Company had net realized losses on investments of $1.5 million, which
included a $1.0 million write down of two impaired bonds, compared to gains of
$0.1 million in 1997. Other income increased $4.9 million to $5.6 million in
1998 due primarily to income received under a modified coinsurance agreement
with an unaffiliated reinsurer as a result of increased sales.

EXPENSES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POST-MERGER COMBINED POST-MERGER | POST-ACQUISITION
----------------- ----------------- ----------------- | ----------------
For the Period | For the Period
For the Year For the Year October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, 1998 December 31, 1997 December 31, 1997 | October 24, 1997
----------------- ----------------- ----------------- | ----------------
(Dollars in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
|
Insurance benefits and expenses: |
Annuity and interest sensitive |
life benefits: |
Interest credited to account |
balances........................ $ 94.9 $ 26.7 $ 7.4 | $ 19.3
Benefit claims incurred in excess |
of account balances............. 2.1 0.1 -- | 0.1
Underwriting, acquisition, and |
insurance expenses: |
|
Commissions......................... 121.2 36.3 9.4 | 26.9
General Expenses.................... 37.6 17.3 3.4 | 13.9
Insurance taxes..................... 4.1 2.3 0.5 | 1.8
Policy acquisition costs deferred... (197.8) (42.7) (13.7) | (29.0)
Amortization: |
Deferred policy acquisition costs.. 5.1 2.6 0.9 | 1.7
Value of purchased insurance |
in force........................ 4.7 6.1 0.9 | 5.2
Goodwill........................... 3.8 2.0 0.6 | 1.4
---------- --------- --------- | ---------
$ 75.7 $ 50.7 $ 9.4 | $ 41.3
========== ========= ========= | =========
</TABLE>

Total insurance benefits and expenses increased 49.2%, or $25.0 million, in 1998
from $50.7 million in 1997. Interest credited to account balances increased
255.4%, or $68.2 million, in 1998 from $26.7 in 1997. The extra credit bonus on
the Premium Plus product introduced in October of 1997 generated a $51.6 million
increase in interest credited during 1998 compared to 1997. The remaining
increase in interest credited related to higher account balances associated with
the Companies' fixed account option within its variable products.

Commissions increased 234.2%, or $84.9 million, in 1998 from $36.3 million in
1997. Insurance taxes increased 77.0%, or $1.8 million, in 1998 from $2.3
million in 1997. Changes 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

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incurred as the result of new sales including the extra credit bonus were
deferred, thus having very little impact on current earnings.

General expenses increased 117.7%, or $20.3 million, in 1998 from $17.3 million
in 1997. Management expects general expenses to continue to increase in 1999 as
a result of the emphasis on expanding the salaried wholesaler distribution
network. The Companies use a network of wholesalers to distribute products and
the salaries of these wholesalers are included in general expenses. The portion
of these salaries and related expenses that varies with 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.

At the merger date, the Companies' deferred policy acquisition costs ("DPAC"),
previous balance of value of purchased insurance in force ("VPIF") and unearned
revenue reserve were eliminated and a new asset of $44.3 million representing
VPIF was established for all policies in force at the merger date. During 1998,
VPIF was adjusted to reduce amortization by $0.2 million to reflect changes in
the assumptions related to the timing of future gross profits. VPIF decreased
$2.6 million in the second quarter of 1998 to adjust the value of other
receivables recorded at the time of merger and increased $0.2 million in the
first quarter of 1998 as the result of an adjustment to the merger costs. The
amortization of VPIF and DPAC increased $1.1 million, or 13.0%, in 1998. During
the second quarter of 1997, VPIF was adjusted by $2.3 million to reflect
narrower spreads than the gross profit model assumed.

Amortization of goodwill for the year ended December 31, 1998 totaled $3.8
million compared to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 1997.

Interest expense on the $25 million surplus note issued December 1996 and
expiring December 2026 was $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 1998,
unchanged from the same period of 1997. In addition, Golden American incurred
interest expense of $0.2 million in 1998 compared to $0.5 million in 1997 on the
line of credit with Equitable which was repaid with a capital contribution.
Golden American also paid $1.8 million in 1998 to ING America Insurance
Holdings, Inc. ("ING AIH") for interest on the reciprocal loan agreement.
Interest expense on the revolving note payable with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta was
$0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 1998.

INCOME. Net income for 1998 was $5.1 million, an increase of $4.8 million from
$0.3 million in 1997.

Comprehensive income for 1998 was $3.9 million, an increase of $1.8 million from
$2.1 million in 1997.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

RATINGS. Currently, the Companies' ratings are A+ by A. M. Best Company, AAA by
Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company, and AA+ by Standard & Poor's Rating
Services ("Standard & Poor's").

INVESTMENTS. The financial statement carrying value and amortized cost basis of
the Companies' total investments grew 15.5% and 17.5%, respectively, in 1999.
All of the Companies' investments, other than mortgage loans on real estate, are
carried at fair value in the Companies' financial statements. Therefore, growth
in the carrying value of the Companies' investment portfolio was due to changes
in unrealized appreciation and depreciation of fixed maturities as well as
growth in the cost basis of these securities. Growth in the cost basis of the
Companies' investment portfolio resulted from the investment of premiums from
the sale of the Companies' fixed account options. The Companies manage the
growth of insurance operations in order to maintain adequate capital ratios. To
support the fixed account options of the Companies' variable insurance products,
cash flow was invested primarily in fixed maturities and short-term investments.

At December 31, 1999, the Companies investments had a yield of 6.6%. The
Companies estimate the total investment portfolio, excluding policy loans, had a
fair value approximately equal to 97.6% of amortized cost value at December 31,
1999.

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FIXED MATURITIES: At December 31, 1999, the Companies had fixed maturities with
an amortized cost of $858.1 million and an estimated fair value of $835.3
million. The Companies classify 100% of securities as available for sale. Net
unrealized depreciation of fixed maturities of $22.8 million was comprised of
gross appreciation of $0.9 million and gross depreciation of $23.7 million. Net
unrealized holding losses on these securities, net of adjustments to VPIF, DPAC,
and deferred income taxes of $7.0 million were included in stockholder's equity
at December 31, 1999.

The individual securities in the Companies' fixed maturities portfolio (at
amortized cost) include investment grade securities, which include securities
issued by the U.S. government, its agencies, and corporations that are rated at
least A- by Standard & Poor's ($558.0 million or 65.0%), that are rated BBB+ to
BBB- by Standard & Poor's ($123.5 million or 14.4%), and below investment grade
securities, which are securities issued by corporations that are rated BB+ to B-
by Standard & Poor's ($64.6 million or 7.5%). Securities not rated by Standard &
Poor's had a National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") rating of
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 ($112.0 million or 13.1%). The Companies' fixed maturity
investment portfolio had a combined yield at amortized cost of 6.6% at December
31, 1999.

Fixed maturities rated BBB+ to BBB- may have speculative characteristics and
changes in economic conditions or other circumstances are more likely to lead to
a weakened capacity of the issuer to make principal and interest payments than
is the case with higher rated fixed maturities.

At December 31, 1999, the amortized cost value of the Companies' total
investment in below investment grade securities, excluding mortgage-backed
securities, was $72.3 million, or 6.9%, of the Companies' investment portfolio.
The Companies intend to purchase additional below investment grade securities,
but do not expect the percentage of the portfolio invested in such securities to
exceed 10% of the investment portfolio. At December 31, 1999, the yield at
amortized cost on the Companies' below investment grade portfolio was 7.8%
compared to 6.5% for the Companies' investment grade corporate bond portfolio.
The Companies estimate the fair value of the below investment grade portfolio
was $69.1 million, or 95.5% of amortized cost value, at December 31, 1999.

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 have higher levels of
debt and are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as a recession
or increasing interest rates, than are investment grade issuers. The Companies
attempt to reduce the overall risk in the below investment grade portfolio, as
in all investments, through careful credit analysis, strict investment policy
guidelines, and diversification by company and by industry.

The Companies analyze the investment portfolio, including below investment grade
securities, at least quarterly in order to determine if the Companies' ability
to realize the 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 the Companies 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 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
Companies' portfolio. Significant write-downs in the carrying value of
investments could materially adversely affect the Companies' net income in
future periods.

In 1999, fixed maturities designated as available for sale with a combined
amortized cost of $221.8 million were sold, called, or repaid by their issuers.
In total, net pre-tax losses from sales, calls, and repayments of fixed
maturities amounted to $1.3 million in 1999, excluding the $1.6 million pre-tax
loss on the write-down of two bonds in 1999.

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their combined net realizable value of $2.9 million. During the second quarter
of 1999, further information was received regarding these bonds and Golden
American determined that the carrying value of the two bonds exceeded their
estimated net realizable value. As a result, at June 30, 1999, Golden American
recognized a total pre-tax loss of approximately $1.6 million to further reduce
the carrying value of the bonds to their combined net realizable value of $1.1
million.

EQUITY SECURITIES: Equity securities represent 1.4% of the Companies' investment
portfolio. At December 31, 1999, the Companies owned equity securities with a
cost of $15.0 million and an estimated fair value of $17.3 million. Net
unrealized appreciation of equity securities was comprised entirely of gross
appreciation of $2.3 million. Equity securities are primarily comprised of
investments in shares of the mutual funds underlying the Companies' registered
separate accounts.

MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE: Mortgage loans on real estate represent 9.5% of
the Companies' investment portfolio. Mortgages outstanding at amortized cost
were $100.1 million at December 31, 1999 with an estimated fair value of $95.5
million. The Companies' mortgage loan portfolio includes 58 loans with an
average size of $1.7 million and average seasoning of 0.7 years if weighted by
the number of loans. The Companies' mortgage loans on real estate are typically
secured by occupied buildings in major metropolitan locations and not
speculative developments and are diversified by type of property and geographic
location. Mortgage loans on real estate have been analyzed by geographical
location with concentrations by state identified as California (12% in 1999 and
1998), Utah (10% in 1999, 11% in 1998), and Georgia (9% in 1999, 10% in 1998).
There are no other concentrations of mortgage loans on real estate in any state
exceeding ten percent at December 31, 1999 and 1998. Mortgage loans on real
estate have also been analyzed by collateral type with significant
concentrations identified in office buildings (34% in 1999, 36% in 1998),
industrial buildings (33% in 1999, 32% in 1998), retail facilities (19% in 1999,
20% in 1998), and multi-family apartments (10% in 1999 and 8% in 1998).

At December 31, 1999, the yield on the Companies' mortgage loan portfolio was
7.3%. At December 31, 1999, no mortgage loan on real estate was delinquent by 90
days or more. The Companies' loan investment strategy is consistent with other
life insurance subsidiaries of ING in the United States. The insurance
subsidiaries of EIC have experienced a historically low default rate in their
mortgage loan portfolios.

OTHER ASSETS. Accrued investment income increased $1.6 million during 1999, due
to an increase in the overall size of the portfolio resulting from the
investment of premiums allocated to the fixed account options of the Companies'
variable insurance products.

DPAC represents certain deferred costs of acquiring new insurance business,
principally first year commissions and interest bonuses, premium credit, and
other expenses related to the production of new business after the merger. The
Companies' previous balances of DPAC and VPIF were eliminated as of the merger
date, and an asset representing VPIF was established for all policies in force
at the merger date. VPIF is amortized into income in proportion to the expected
gross profits of in force acquired business in a manner similar to DPAC
amortization. Any expenses which vary directly with the sales of the Companies'
products are deferred and amortized. At December 31, 1999, the Companies had
DPAC and VPIF balances of $529.0 million and $31.7 million, respectively. During
1998, VPIF decreased $2.7 million to adjust the value of other receivables and
increased $0.2 million as a result of an adjustment to the merger costs.

Property and equipment increased $6.5 million, or 89.0%, during 1999, due to
leasehold improvements, the purchase of furniture and other equipment for Golden
American's new offices in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and growth in the
business.

Goodwill totaling $151.1 million, representing the excess of the acquisition
cost over the fair value of net assets acquired, was established at the merger
date. Accumulated amortization of goodwill as of December 31, 1999 was $8.2
million.

Other assets increased $1.8 million during 1999, due to increases in a
receivable from the separate account and accounts receivable.

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At December 31, 1999, the Companies had $7.6 billion of separate account assets
compared to $3.4 billion at December 31, 1998. The increase in separate account
assets resulted from market appreciation, increased transfer activity, and
growth in sales of the Companies' variable annuity products, net of redemptions.

At December 31, 1999, the Companies had total assets of $9.4 billion, a 97.6%
increase from December 31, 1998.

LIABILITIES. Future policy benefits for annuity and interest sensitive life
products increased $152.6 million, or 17.3%, to $1.0 billion reflecting premium
growth in the Companies' fixed account options of the variable products, net of
transfers to the separate accounts. Market appreciation, increased transfer
activity, and premiums, net of redemptions, accounted for the $4.2 billion, or
122.7%, increase in separate account liabilities to $7.6 billion at December 31,
1999.

On December 30, 1999, Golden American issued a $50 million, 8.179% surplus note
to Equitable Life, which matures on December 29, 2029.

On December 8, 1999, Golden American issued a $35 million, 7.979% surplus note
to First Columbine Life Insurance Company, an affiliate, which matures on
December 7, 2029.

On September 30, 1999, Golden American issued a $75 million, 7.75% surplus note
to ING AIH, which matures on September 29, 2029.

On December 30, 1999, ING AIH assigned the surplus note to Equitable Life. On
December 30, 1998, Golden American issued a $60 million, 7.25% surplus note to
Equitable Life, which matures on December 29, 2028.

On December 17, 1996, Golden American issued a $25 million, 8.25% surplus note
to Equitable, which matures on December 17, 2026. As a result of the merger, the
surplus note is now payable to EIC.

Other liabilities increased $21.7 million from $34.7 million at December 31,
1998, due primarily to increases in remittances to be applied, outstanding
checks, accrued interest payable, and pension liability.

In conjunction with the volume of variable annuity sales, the Companies' total
liabilities increased $4.5 billion, or 102.6%, during 1999 and totaled $8.9
billion at December 31, 1999.

The effects of inflation and changing prices on the Companies' financial
position 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 stockholder's equity when monetary assets
exceed monetary liabilities.

STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY. Additional paid-in capital increased $121.0 million, or
34.8%, from December 31, 1998 to $468.6 million at December 31, 1999, due to
capital contributions from the Parent.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity is the ability of the Companies to generate sufficient cash flows to
meet the cash requirements of operating, investing, and financing activities.
The Companies' principal sources of cash are variable annuity premiums and
product charges, investment income, maturing investments, proceeds from debt
issuance, and capital contributions made by the Parent. Primary uses of these
funds are payments of commissions and operating expenses, interest and premium
credits, investment purchases, repayment of debt, as well as withdrawals and
surrenders.

Net cash used in operating activities was $73.4 million in 1999 compared to
$63.9 million in 1998. The Companies have predominantly had negative cash flows
from operating activities since Golden American started issuing variable
insurance products in 1989. These negative operating cash flows result primarily
from the funding of commissions and other deferrable expenses related to the
continued growth in the variable annuity products.

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Net cash used in investing activities was $177.5 million during 1999 as compared
to $390.0 million in 1998. This decrease is primarily due to greater net
purchases of fixed maturities, equity securities, and mortgage loans on real
estate during 1998 than in 1999. Net purchases of fixed maturities reached
$124.0 million in 1999 versus $331.3 million in 1998. Net purchases of mortgage
loans on real estate declined to $3.1 million from $12.6 million in the prior
year.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $258.6 million during 1999 as
compared to $439.5 million during the prior year. In 1999, net cash provided by
financing activities was positively impacted by net fixed account deposits of
$626.5 million compared to $520.8 million in 1998 and by a $6.7 million increase
in net borrowings in 1999 compared to 1998. This increase was offset by net
reallocations to the Companies' separate accounts, which increased to $650.3
million from $239.7 million during the prior year. In 1999, another important
source of cash provided by financing activities was $121.0 million in capital
contributions from the Parent compared to $103.8 million in 1998. Another source
of cash provided by financing activities during 1999 was $160.0 million in
proceeds from surplus notes compared to $60.0 million in 1998

The Companies' liquidity position is managed by maintaining adequate levels of
liquid assets, such as cash or cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Additional sources of liquidity include borrowing facilities to meet short-term
cash requirements. Golden American maintains a $65.0 million reciprocal loan
agreement with ING AIH, which expires on December 31, 2007. In addition, the
Companies have established an $85.0 million revolving note facility with
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, which expires on July 31, 2000. Management believes
these sources of liquidity are adequate to meet the Companies' short-term cash
obligations.

Based on current trends, the Companies expect to continue to use net cash in
operating activities, given the continued growth of the variable annuity sales.
It is anticipated that a continuation of capital contributions from the Parent,
the issuance of additional surplus notes, and/or modified coinsurance agreements
will cover these net cash outflows. ING AIH is committed to the sustained growth
of Golden American. During 2000, ING AIH will maintain Golden American's
statutory capital and surplus at the end of each quarter at a level such that:
1) the ratio of Total Adjusted Capital divided by Company Action Level Risk
Based Capital exceeds 300%; 2) the ratio of Total Adjusted Capital (excluding
surplus notes) divided by Company Action Level Risk Based Capital exceeds 200%;
and 3) Golden American's statutory capital and surplus exceeds the "Amounts
Accrued for Expense Allowances Recognized in Reserves" as disclosed on page 3,
Line 13A of Golden American's statutory statement.

During the first quarter of 1999, Golden American's operations were moved to a
new site in West Chester, Pennsylvania. During 1999, Golden American occupied
105,000 square feet of leased space; its affiliate occupies 20,000 square feet.
Previously, Golden American's home office operations were housed in leased
locations in Wilmington, Delaware and locations in Pennsylvania. Golden
American's New York subsidiary is housed in leased space in New York, New York.
The Companies intend to spend approximately $2.4 million on capital needs for
2000.

The ability of Golden American to pay dividends to its Parent is restricted.
Prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities is required for payment of
dividends to the stockholder which exceed an annual limit. During 2000, Golden
American cannot pay dividends to its Parent without prior approval of statutory
authorities.

Under the provisions of the insurance laws of the State of New York, First
Golden cannot distribute any dividends to its stockholder, Golden American,
unless a notice of its intent to declare a dividend and the amount of the
dividend has been filed with the New York Insurance Department at least thirty
days in advance of the proposed declaration. If the Superintendent of the New
York Insurance Department finds the financial condition of First Golden does not
warrant the distribution, the Superintendent may disapprove the distribution by
giving written notice to First Golden within thirty days after the filing. The
management of First Golden does not anticipate paying dividends to Golden
American during 2000.

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 monitor the
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inherent in a company's operations. The formula includes components for asset
risk, liability risk, interest rate exposure, and other factors. The Companies
have complied with the NAIC's risk-based capital reporting requirements. Amounts
reported indicate that the Companies have total adjusted capital well above all
required capital levels.

Reinsurance: At December 31, 1999, 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.

The reinsurance treaties that covered the nonstandard minimum guaranteed death
benefits for new business have been terminated for business issued after
December 31, 1999. The Companies are currently pursuing alternative reinsurance
arrangements for new business issued after December 31, 1999. There can be no
assurance that such alternative arrangements will be available. The reinsurance
covering business in force at December 31, 1999 will continue to apply in the
future.

Impact of Year 2000: In prior years, the Companies discussed the nature and
progress of plans to become Year 2000 ready. In late 1999, the Companies
completed remediation and testing of systems. As a result of those planning and
implementation efforts, the Companies experienced no significant disruptions in
mission critical information technology and non-information technology systems
and believe those systems successfully responded to the Year 2000 date change.
Golden American expensed approximately $264,000 during 1999 in connection with
remediating systems. The Companies are not aware of any material problems
resulting from Year 2000 issues, either with products, internal systems, or the
products and services of third parties. The Companies will continue to monitor
mission critical computer applications and those of suppliers and vendors
throughout the Year 2000 to ensure that any latent Year 2000 matters that may
arise are addressed promptly.

MARKET RISK AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Asset/liability management is integrated into many aspects of the Companies'
operations, including investment decisions, product development, and crediting
rates determination. As part of the risk management process, different economic
scenarios are modeled, including cash flow testing required for insurance
regulatory purposes, to determine that existing assets are adequate to meet
projected liability cash flows. Key variables include contractholder behavior
and the variable separate accounts' performance.

Contractholders bear the majority of the investment risks related to the
variable insurance products. Therefore, the risks associated with the
investments supporting the variable separate accounts are assumed by
contractholders, not by the Companies (subject to, among other things, certain
minimum guarantees). The Companies' products also provide certain minimum death
benefits that depend on the performance of the variable separate accounts.
Currently, the majority of death benefit risks are reinsured, which protects the
Companies from adverse mortality experience and prolonged capital market
decline.

A surrender, partial withdrawal, transfer, or annuitization made prior to the
end of a guarantee period from the fixed account may be subject to a market
value adjustment. As the majority of the liabilities in the fixed account are
subject to market value adjustment, the Companies do not face a material amount
of market risk volatility. The fixed account liabilities are supported by a
portfolio principally composed of fixed rate investments that can generate
predictable, steady rates of return. The portfolio management strategy for the
fixed account considers the assets available for sale. This enables the
Companies to respond to changes in market interest rates, changes in prepayment
risk, changes in relative values of asset sectors and individual securities and
loans, changes in credit quality outlook, and other relevant factors. The
objective of portfolio management is to maximize returns, taking into account
interest rate and credit risks, as well as other risks. The Companies'
asset/liability management discipline includes strategies to minimize exposure
to loss as interest rates and economic and market conditions change.

On the basis of these analyses, management believes there is no material
solvency risk to the Companies. With respect to a 10% drop in equity values from
year end 1999 levels, variable separate account funds, which represent 88% of
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(except for certain minimum guarantees). With respect to interest rate movements
up or down 100 basis points from year end 1999 levels, the remaining 12% of the
in force are fixed account funds and almost all of these have market value
adjustments which provide significant protection against changes in interest
rates.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Any forward-looking statement contained herein or in any other oral or written
statement by the Companies or any of their officers, directors, or employees is
qualified by the fact that actual results of the Companies may differ materially
from such statement, among other risks and uncertainties inherent in the
Companies' business, due to the following important factors:

1. Prevailing interest rate levels and stock market performance, which
may affect the ability of the Companies to sell their products, the
market value and liquidity of the Companies' investments, fee revenue,
and the lapse rate of the Companies' policies, notwithstanding product
design features intended to enhance persistency of the Companies'
products.

2. Changes in the federal income tax laws and regulations, which may
affect the tax status of the Companies' products.

3. Changes in the regulation of financial services, including bank sales
and underwriting of insurance products, which may affect the
competitive environment for the Companies' products.

4. Increasing competition in the sale of the Companies' products.

5. Other factors that could affect the performance of the Companies,
including, but not limited to, market conduct claims, litigation,
insurance industry insolvencies, availability of competitive
reinsurance on new business, investment performance of the underlying
portfolios of the variable products, variable product design, and
sales volume by significant sellers of the Companies' variable
products.

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 variable insurance products.
Golden American and its affiliate DSI are party to in excess of 480 sales
agreements with broker-dealers, five of whom, Locust Street Securities, Inc.,
Vestax Securities Corporation, Compu Life Investors Services, Inc., IFG Network
Securities, Inc. and Multi-Financial Securities Corporation, are affiliates of
Golden American. As of December 31, 1999, two broker-dealers produce 10% or more
of Golden American's product sales.

REINSURANCE. Golden American reinsured its mortality risk associated with the
Contract's guaranteed death benefit on Contracts issued through December 31,
1999 with one or more appropriately licensed insurance companies. Golden
American is currently pursuing alternative reinsurance arrangements for new
business. Golden American also, effective June 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 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

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insurers in the life insurance business in the United States, a substantial
number of which are significantly larger than Golden American.

Pursuant to a service agreement between Golden American and Equitable Life,
Equitable Life provides certain administrative, financial and other services to
Golden American. Equitable Life billed Golden American and its subsidiary First
Golden American Life Insurance Company of New York ("First Golden"), $1.3
million and $1.1 million, for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively, under this service agreement.

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 general 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 $10.1 million and $4.8 million for the years 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Since January 1, 1998, Golden American and First Golden have had an asset
management agreement with ING Investment Management LLC ("ING IM"), an
affiliate, in which ING IM provides asset management and accounting services for
a fee, payable quarterly. For the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, Golden
American and First Golden incurred fees of $2.2 million and $1.5 million,
respectively, under this agreement.

Since 1997, Golden American has provided certain advisory, computer and other
resources and services to Equitable Life. Revenues for these services totaled
$6.1 million for 1999 and $5.8 million for 1998.

The Companies provide resources and services to DSI. Revenues for these services
totaled $0.4 million of 1999. Golden American provides resources and services to
ING Mutual Funds Management Co., LLC, an affiliate. Revenues for these services
totaled $0.2 million for 1999 and $0.1 million for 1998.

Golden American provides resources and services to United Life & Annuity
Insurance Company, an affiliate. Revenues for these services, which reduce
general expenses incurred by Golden American, totaled $0.5 million in 1999.

The Companies provide resources and services to Security Life of Denver
Insurance Company, an affiliate. Revenues for these services, which reduce
general expenses incurred by the Companies totaled $0.2 million in 1999.

The Companies provide resources and services to Southland Life Insurance
Company, an affiliate. Revenues for these services, which reduce general
expenses incurred by the Companies totaled $0.1 million in 1999.

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 which as of December 31, 1999, are sold primarily
through two broker/dealer institutions. For the years 1999 and 1998, commissions
paid by Golden American to DSI (including commissions paid by First Golden)
aggregated $181.5 million and $117.5 million, respectively.

EMPLOYEES. Golden American, as a result of its Service Agreement with Bankers
Trust (Delaware) and EIC Variable, had very few direct employees. Instead,
various management services were provided by Bankers Trust (Delaware), EIC
Variable 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 hired individuals to
perform various management services and has looked to Equitable of Iowa and its
affiliates for certain other management services.

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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 1475 Dunwoody
Drive, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380, 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 Results of Operations."

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 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 11 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.

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

NAME (AGE) POSITION(S) WITH THE COMPANY
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Barnett Chernow (50) President and Director
Myles R. Tashman (57) Director, Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Michael W. Cunningham (51) Director
Mark A. Tullis (44) Director
Phillip R. Lowery (46) Director
James R. McInnis (52) Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Stephen J. Preston (42) Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary
E. Robert Koster (41) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patricia M. Corbett (35) Treasurer and Assistant V.P.
David L. Jacobson (50) Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
William L. Lowe (36) Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Ronald R. Blasdell (46) Senior Vice President, Project Implementation
Steven G. Mandel (40) Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Gary F. Haynes (55) Senior Vice President, Operations

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. Golden American's directors and senior executive officers and
their principal positions for the past five years are listed below:

Mr. Barnett Chernow became President of Golden American and First Golden in
April, 1998. From, 1996 to 1998, Mr. Chernow served as Executive V.P. of First
Golden. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Chernow also served as Executive Vice President
of Golden American. He was elected to serve as a director of First Golden in
June, 1996 and Golden American in April, 1998.

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. He also serves as a Director, Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of First Golden.

Mr. Michael W. Cunningham became a Director of Golden American and First Golden
in April 1999. Also, he has served as a Director of Life of Georgia and Security
Life of Denver since 1995. Currently, he serves as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of ING North America Insurance Corporation, and has
worked for them since 1991.

Mr. Mark A. Tullis became a Director of Golden American and First Golden in
December 1999. He has served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and
Operations for ING Americas Region since September 1999. From June, 1994 to
August, 1999, he was with Pimerica, serving as Executive Vice President at the
time of his departure.

Mr. Phillip R. Lowery became a Director of Golden American in April 1999 and
First Golden in December 1999. He has served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Actuary for ING Americas Region since 1990.

Mr. James R. McInnis joined Golden American and First Golden in December, 1997
as Executive Vice President. From 1982 through November, 1997, he held several
positions with the Endeavor Group and was President upon his departure.

Mr. E. Robert Koster was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Golden American and First Golden 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 Insurance Company of Iowa in 1987 and is
currently Treasurer and Assistant Vice President of Equitable Life and USG
Annuity & Life Company.

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Mr. David L. Jacobson joined Golden American in November 1993 as Vice President
and Assistant Secretary and became Senior Vice President in December, 1993. He
was elected Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary for First Golden in
June, 1996.

Mr. Stephen J. Preston joined Golden American in December, 1993 as Senior Vice
President, Chief Actuary and Controller. He became an Executive Vice President
and Chief Actuary in June, 1998. He was elected Senior Vice President and Chief
Actuary of First Golden in June, 1996 and elected Executive Vice President in
June, 1998.

Mr. William L. 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.

Mr. Steven G. Mandel joined Golden American in October 1988 and became Senior
Vice President and Chief Information Officer in June, 1998.

Mr. Ronald R. Blasdell joined Golden American in February, 1994 and became
Senior Vice President, Project Implementation in June, 1998.

Mr. Gary Haynes rejoined Golden American in April, 1999 as Senior Vice
President, Operations. From August, 1995 to February, 1998 he was with F&G Life
Insurance Company; serving as Senior Vice President, Operations at the time of
his departure. He served as Senior Vice President Operations with Golden
American from July, 1994 to August, 1995.

COMPENSATION TABLE 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 next five
highly compensated executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999. Certain executive officers of Golden American are also officers of DSI and
First Golden. The salaries of such individuals are allocated among Golden
American, DSI and First Golden pursuant to an arrangement among these companies.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth information with respect to the annual salary and
bonus for Golden American's Chief Executive Officer, the four other most highly
compensated executive officers and the two most highly compensated former
executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.

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<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 3
- ------------------ ---- ------ ------- --------- ------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Barnett Chernow.......... 1999 $ 300,009 $ 698,380 6,950 $ 20,464 4
President 1998 $ 284,171 $ 105,375 8,000
1997 $ 234,167 $ 31,859 $ 277,576 4,000

James R. McInnis......... 1999 $ 250,007 $ 955,646 5,550 $ 15,663 4
Executive Vice 1998 $ 250,004 $ 626,245 2,000
President

Myles R. Tashman......... 1999 $ 199,172 $ 293,831 1,800 $ 14,598 4
Executive Vice 1998 $ 189,337 $ 54,425 3,500
President, General 1997 $ 181,417 $ 25,000 $ 165,512 5,000
Counsel and Secretary

Stephen J. Preston....... 1999 $ 198,964 $ 235,002 2,050 $ 12,564 4
Executive Vice 1998 $ 173.870 $ 32,152 3,500
President and Chief 1997 $ 160,758 $ 16,470
Actuary

Steven G. Mandel......... 1999 $ 153,754 $ 261,330 1,400 $ 11,551 4
Senior Vice 1998 $ 139,169 $ 25,833
President 1997 $ 129,167 $ 25,000

R. Brock Armstrong....... 1999 $ 500,014 $ 500,000 10,175 $ 23,921 4
Former Chief
Executive Officer

Keith Glover............. 1999 $ 87,475 $ 761,892 $ 558,541 4, 5
Former Executive 1998 $ 250,000 $ 145,120 3,900
Vice President
</TABLE>

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1 The amount shown relates to bonuses paid in 1999, 1998, and 1997.

2 Restricted stock awards granted to executive officers vested on October 24,
1997 with the change in control of Equitable of Iowa.

3 Other compensation for 1999 includes reimbursements to named employee for
participation in company sponsored programs such as tuition reimbursement,
PC purchase assistance program, and other miscellaneous payments or
reimbursements. For 1999, Mr. Chernow received $2,464; Mr. McInnis received
$636; Mr. Tashman received $2,598; Mr. Preston received $564; Mr. Mandel
received $2,251; Mr. Armstrong received $1,421; and Mr. Glover received
$3,089.

4 Other compensation for 1999 includes a business allowance for each named
executive which is required to be applied to specific business expenses of
the named executive.

5 In connection with the termination of his employment, Mr. Glover received
payments and benefits totaling $555,452.

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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POTENTIAL
REALIZABLE VALUE AT
% OF TOTAL ASSUMED ANNUAL
NUMBER OF OPTIONS RATES OF STOCK
SECURITIES GRANTED TO PRICE APPRECIATION
UNDERLYING EMPLOYEES EXERCISE FOR OPTION TERM 3
OPTIONS IN FISCAL OR BASE EXPIRATION ----------------------
NAME GRANTED 1 YEAR PRICE 2 DATE 5% 10%
- ---- ----------- ------ --------- ------ ---- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Barnett Chernow.......... 2,000 3.18 $54.210 01/04/2004 $ 29,954 $ 66,191
4,950 7.86 $54.210 04/01/2009 $ 168,757 $ 427,664
James R. McInnis......... 2,550 4.05 $54.210 04/01/2009 $ 86,936 $ 220,312
3,000 4.77 $55.070 10/01/2009 $ 103,900 $ 263,302
Myles R. Tashman......... 1,800 2.86 $54.210 04/01/2009 $ 61,366 $ 155,514
Stephen J. Preston....... 2,050 3.26 $54.210 04/01/2009 $ 69,889 $ 177,113
Steven G. Mandel......... 1,400 2.22 $54.210 04/01/2009 $ 47,729 $ 120,955
R. Brock Armstrong....... 10,175 16.16 $54.210 04/01/2009 $ 346,890 $ 879,087
</TABLE>

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1 Stock appreciation rights granted in 1999 to the officers of Golden
American have a three-year vesting period and an expiration date as shown.

2 The base price was equal to the fair market value of ING's stock on the
date of grant.

3 Total dollar gains based on indicated rates of appreciation of share price
over the total term of the rights.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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, 1999 and 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholder's equity, and cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the periods from
October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997, and January 1, 1997 through October
24, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companies'
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements and schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. 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 financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Golden American
Life Insurance Company at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the consolidated
results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31,
1999 and 1998 and for the periods from October 25, 1997 through December 31,
1997 and January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.

s/Ernst & Young LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
February 4, 2000

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

POST-MERGER
---------------------------
December 31, December 31,
1999 1998
------------ ------------
ASSETS

Investments:
Fixed maturities, available for sale,
at fair value (Cost: 1999 - $858,052;
1998 - $739,772)....................... $835,321 $741,985
Equity securities, at fair value (cost:
1999 - $14,952; 1998 - $14,437)........ 17,330 11,514
Mortgage loans on real estate............ 100,087 97,322
Policy loans............................. 14,157 11,772
Short-term investments................... 80,191 41,152
---------- ----------
Total investments........................... 1,047,086 903,745

Cash and cash equivalents................... 14,380 6,679

Reinsurance recoverable..................... 14,834 7,586

Due from affiliates......................... 637 2,983

Accrued investment income................... 11,198 9,645

Deferred policy acquisition costs........... 528,957 204,979

Value of purchased insurance in force....... 31,727 35,977

Current income taxes recoverable............ 35 628

Deferred income tax asset................... 21,943 31,477

Property and equipment, less allowances for
depreciation of $3,229 in 1999 and $801
in 1998.................................. 13,888 7,348

Goodwill, less accumulated amortization of
$8,186 in 1999 and $4,408 in 1998........ 142,941 146,719

Other assets................................ 2,514 743

Separate account assets..................... 7,562,717 3,396,114
---------- ----------
Total assets................................ $9,392,857 $4,754,623
========== ==========

See accompanying notes.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - CONTINUED
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

POST-MERGER
-----------------------------
December 31, December 31,
1999 1998
-------------- ------------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

Policy liabilities and accruals:
Future policy benefits:
Annuity and interest sensitive
life products....................... $1,033,701 $881,112
Unearned revenue reserve.............. 6,300 3,840
Other policy claims and benefits......... 8 --
---------- ----------
1,040,009 884,952

Surplus notes.............................. 245,000 85,000
Revolving note payable..................... 1,400 --
Due to affiliates.......................... 9,547 --
Other liabilities.......................... 56,335 34,663
Separate account liabilities............... 7,562,717 3,396,114
---------- ----------
8,915,008 4,400,729

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............... 468,640 347,640
Accumulated other comprehensive loss..... (9,154) (895)
Retained earnings........................ 15,863 4,649
---------- ----------
Total stockholder's equity................. 477,849 353,894
---------- ----------
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity. $9,392,857 $4,754,623
========== ==========

See accompanying notes.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands)

POST-
POST-MERGER ACQUISITION
--------------------------------------------|-------------
For the period |or the period
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | hrough
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
--------------------------------------------|--------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues |
Annuity and interest |
sensitive life product |
charges....................... $ 82,935 $ 39,119 $ 3,834 | $18,288
Management fee revenue........... 10,136 4,771 508 | 2,262
Net investment income............ 59,169 42,485 5,127 | 21,656
Realized gains (losses) |
on investments................ (2,923) (1,491) 15 | 151
Other income..................... 10,827 5,569 236 | 426
-------- ------- ------- | -------
160,144 90,453 9,720 | 42,783
|
Insurance benefits and expenses: |
Annuity and interest sensitive |
life benefits: |
Interest credited to account |
balances..................... 175,851 94,845 7,413 | 19,276
Benefit claims incurred in |
excess of account balances... 6,370 2,123 -- | 125
Underwriting, acquisition, and |
insurance expenses: |
Commissions.................... 188,383 121,171 9,437 | 26,818
General expenses............... 60,194 37,577 3,350 | 13,907
Insurance taxes, state |
licenses, and fees........... 3,976 4,140 450 | 1,889
Policy acquisition costs |
deferred..................... (346,396) (197,796) (13,678) | (29,003)
Amortization: |
Deferred policy acquisition |
costs....................... 33,119 5,148 892 | 1,674
Value of purchased insurance |
in force.................... 6,238 4,724 948 | 5,225
Goodwill...................... 3,778 3,778 630 | 1,398
-------- ------- ------- | -------
131,513 75,710 9,442 | 41,309
|
Interest expense.................... 8,894 4,390 557 | 2,082
-------- ------- ------- | -------
140,407 80,100 9,999 | 43,391
-------- ------- ------- | -------
Income (loss) before income taxes... 19,737 10,353 (279) | (608)
|
Income taxes........................ 8,523 5,279 146 | (1,337)
-------- ------- ------- | -------
|
Net income (loss)................... $ 11,214 $ 5,074 $ (425) | $ 729
======== ======= ======= | =======
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Dollars in thousands)

Accumulated
Additional Other Total
Common Paid-in Comprehensive Retained Stockholder's
Stock Capital Income (Loss) Earnings Equity
------------------------------------------------------------
PRE-ACQUISITION
------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at January 1, 1997..... $2,500 $137,372 $ 262 $ 350 $140,484
Comprehensive income:
Net income................... -- -- -- 729 729
Change in net unrealized
investment gains (losses)... -- -- 1,543 -- 1,543
--------
Comprehensive income........... 2,272
Contribution of Capital........ -- 1,121 -- -- 1,121
------ -------- ------- ------- --------
Balance at October 24, 1997.... $2,500 $138,493 $ 1,805 $ 1,079 $143,877
====== ======== ======= ======= ========

-----------------------------------------------------------
POST-MERGER
-----------------------------------------------------------
Balance at October 25, 1997.... $2,500 $224,997 -- -- $227,497
Comprehensive income:
Net loss..................... -- -- -- $ (425) (425)
Change in net unrealized
investment gains (losses). -- -- $ 241 -- 241
--------
Comprehensive loss............. (184)
------ -------- ------- ------- --------
Balance at December 31,1997.... 2,500 224,997 241 (425) $227,313
Comprehensive income:
Net income................... -- -- -- 5,074 5,074
Change in net unrealized
investment gains (losses). -- -- (1,136) -- (1,136)
--------
Comprehensive income.......... 3,938
Contribution of Capital........ -- 122,500 -- -- 122,500
Other.......................... -- 143 -- -- 143
------ -------- ------- ------- --------
Balance at December 31,1998.... 2,500 224,997 (895) 4,649 353,894
Comprehensive income:
Net income................... -- -- -- 11,214 11,214
Change in net unrealized
investment gains (losses). -- -- (8,259) -- (8,259)
--------
Comprehensive income........... 2,955
Contribution of Capital........ -- 121,000 -- -- 121,000
------ -------- ------- ------- --------
Balance at December 31,1999.... $2,500 $468,640 $(9,154) $15,863 $477,849
====== ======== ======= ======= ========

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)

| POST-
POST-MERGER | ACQUISITION
-------------------------------------------|---------------
For the period | For the period
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
------------ ------------ -------------- | --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
Net income (loss)................................. $11,214 $5,074 $(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: |
Interest credited and other charges on |
interest sensitive products................ 175,851 94,845 7,413 | 19,276
Charges for mortality and administration..... 524 (233) (62) | (99)
Change in unearned revenues.................. 2,460 2,651 1,189 | 3,292
Increase (decrease) in policy liabilities and |
accruals..................................... 8 (10) 10 | --
Decrease (increase) in accrued investment |
income....................................... (1,553) (3,222) 1,205 | (3,489)
Policy acquisition costs deferred.............. (346,396) (197,796) (13,678) | (29,003)
Amortization of deferred policy |
acquisition costs............................ 33,119 5,148 892 | 1,674
Amortization of value of purchased |
insurance in force........................... 6,238 4,724 948 | 5,225
Change in other assets, due to/from |
affiliates, other liabilities, and accrued |
income taxes................................. 24,845 9,979 4,205 | (8,944)
Provision for depreciation and amortization.... 8,850 8,147 1,299 | 3,203
Provision for deferred income taxes............ 8,523 5,279 146 | 316
Realized (gains) losses on investments......... 2,923 1,491 (15) | (151)
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating |
activities..................................... (73,394) (63,923) 3,127 | (7,971)
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
Sale, maturity, or repayment of investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale.......... 220,547 145,253 9,871 | 39,622
Mortgage loans on real estate.................. 6,572 3,791 1,644 | 5,828
Short-term investments - net................... -- -- -- | 11,415
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
227,119 149,044 11,515 | 56,865
Acquisition of investments: |
Fixed maturities - available for sale.......... (344,587) (476,523) (29,596) | (155,173)
Equity securities.............................. -- (10,000) (1) | (4,865)
Mortgage loans on real estate.................. (9,659) (16,390) (14,209) | (44,481)
Policy loans - net............................. (2,385) (2,940) (328) | (3,870)
Short-term investments - net................... (39,039) (26,692) (13,244) | --
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
(395,670) (532,545) (57,378) | (208,389)
Net purchase of property and equipment............ (8,968) (6,485) (252) | (875)
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
Net cash used in investing activities............. (177,519) (389,986) (46,115) | (152,399)
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
(Dollars in thousands)

| POST-
POST-MERGER | ACQUISITION
-------------------------------------------|---------------
For the period | For the period
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
------------ ------------ -------------- | --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
Proceeds from reciprocal loan agreement |
borrowings.............................. $396,350 $500,722 -- | --
Repayment of reciprocal loan agreement |
borrowings.............................. (396,350) (500,722) -- | --
Proceeds from revolving note payable....... 220,295 108,495 -- | --
Repayment of revolving note payable........ (218,895) (108,495) -- | --
Proceeds from surplus note................. 160,000 60,000 -- | --
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings.... -- -- $10,119 | $97,124
Repayment of line of credit borrowings..... -- (5,309) (2,207) | (80,977)
Receipts from annuity and interest |
sensitive life policies credited to |
account balances........................ 773,685 593,428 62,306 | 261,549
Return of account balances on annuity |
and interest sensitive life policies.... (147,201) (72,649) (6,350) | (13,931)
Net reallocations to separate accounts..... (650,270) (239,671) (17,017) | (93,069)
Contributions of capital by parent......... 121,000 103,750 -- | 1,011
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities.. 258,614 439,549 46,851 | 171,707
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash |
equivalents............................. 7,701 (14,360) 3,863 | 11,337
Cash and cash equivalents at |
beginning of period..................... 6,679 21,039 17,176 | 5,839
-------- -------- ------- | ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at |
end of period........................... $14,380 $6,679 $21,039 | $17,176
======== ========= ======= | =========
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE |
OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
Cash paid during the period for: |
Interest................................ $6,392 $4,305 $295 | $1,912
Income taxes............................ -- 99 -- | 283
Non-cash financing activities: |
Non-cash adjustment to additional |
paid-in capital for adjusted merger |
costs................................. -- 143 -- | --
Contribution of property and |
equipment from EIC Variable, |
Inc. net of $353 of accumulated |
depreciation.......................... -- -- -- | 110
Contribution of capital from parent to |
repay line of credit borrowings....... -- 18,750 -- | --
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

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 collectively
with Golden American, the "Companies"). 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. First Golden is
licensed to sell insurance products in New York and Delaware. The Companies'
products are marketed by broker/dealers, financial institutions, and insurance
agents. The Companies' primary customers are consumers and corporations.

On October 24, 1997, PFHI Holding, Inc. ("PFHI"), a Delaware corporation,
acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Equitable of Iowa Companies
("Equitable") according to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger
Agreement") dated 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 this transaction,
Equitable was merged into PFHI, which was simultaneously renamed Equitable of
Iowa Companies, Inc. ("EIC" or the "Parent"), a Delaware corporation. See Note 6
for additional information regarding the merger.

On August 13, 1996, Equitable acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of
BT Variable, Inc. (subsequently known as EIC Variable, Inc.) and its wholly
owned subsidiaries, Golden American and Directed Services, Inc. ("DSI") from
Whitewood Properties Corporation ("Whitewood"). See Note 7 for additional
information regarding the acquisition.

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. ("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 Companies' financial statements
included for the periods after October 24, 1997 are presented on the Post-Merger
new basis of accounting and for the period January 1, 1997 through October 24,
1997 are presented on the Post-Acquisition basis of accounting.

INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities: The Companies account for their investments under the
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 115, "Accounting for
Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," which requires fixed
maturities 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 value of purchased insurance in force ("VPIF"), deferred policy acquisition
costs ("DPAC"), and deferred income taxes. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, all of
the Companies' fixed maturities are designated as available for sale, although
the Companies are not precluded from designating fixed maturities 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 new cost basis by a
charge to realized losses in the Companies' Statements of Operations. Premiums
and discounts are amortized/accrued utilizing a method which results in a
constant

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

yield over the securities' expected lives. Amortization/accrual of
premiums and discounts on mortgage and other asset-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 new cost basis by a charge to realized losses in
the Companies' Statements of Operations.

Mortgage Loans On Real Estate: 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 Companies 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.

Realized Gains And Losses: Realized gains and losses are determined on the basis
of specific identification.

Fair Values: Estimated fair values, as reported herein, of conventional
mortgage-backed securities not actively traded in a liquid market are estimated
using a third party pricing process. This pricing process uses a matrix
calculation assuming a spread over U.S. Treasury bonds based upon the expected
average lives of the securities. Estimated fair values of publicly traded fixed
maturities are reported by an independent pricing service. 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 consist of the
Companies' investment in its registered separate accounts, are based upon the
quoted fair value of the securities comprising the individual portfolios
underlying the separate accounts.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
For purposes of the accompanying Statements of Cash Flows, the Companies
consider 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.

DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
Certain costs of acquiring new insurance business, principally first year
commissions and interest bonuses, premium credit, and other expenses related to
the production of new business, have been deferred. Acquisition costs for
variable insurance products are being amortized generally in proportion to the
present value (using the assumed crediting rate) of expected future gross
profits. This amortization is adjusted retrospectively when the Companies revise
their 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 maturities the Companies have designated as "available for
sale" under SFAS No. 115.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

VALUE OF PURCHASED INSURANCE IN FORCE
As a result of the merger and acquisition, a portion of the purchase price
related to each transaction was allocated to the right to receive future cash
flows from existing insurance contracts. This allocated cost represents VPIF,
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 VPIF is charged to expense in
proportion to expected gross profits of the underlying business. This
amortization is adjusted retrospectively when the Companies revise the estimate
of current or future gross profits to be realized from the insurance contracts
acquired. VPIF is adjusted to reflect the pro forma impact of unrealized gains
and losses on available for sale fixed maturities. See Notes 6 and 7 for
additional information on VPIF resulting from the merger and acquisition.

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment primarily represent leasehold improvements, office
furniture, certain other equipment, and capitalized computer software and are
not considered to be significant to the Companies' 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 and is being amortized over
40 years on a straight-line basis. Goodwill established as a result of the
acquisition was being amortized over 25 years on a straight-line basis. See
Notes 6 and 7 for additional information on the merger and acquisition.

FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
Future policy benefits for divisions of the variable products with fixed
interest guarantees 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 3.00% to 11.00% during 1999, 3.00% to
10.00% during 1998, and 3.30% to 8.25% during 1997. The unearned revenue reserve
represents unearned distribution fees. These distribution fees have been
deferred and are amortized over the life of the contracts in proportion to
expected gross profits.

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Assets and liabilities of the separate accounts reported in the accompanying
Balance Sheets represent funds separately administered principally for variable
contracts. Contractholders, rather than the Companies, bear the investment risk
for the variable insurance products. At the direction of the contractholders,
the separate accounts invest the premiums from the sale of variable insurance
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 Companies. The portion of the separate account assets equal
to the reserves and other liabilities of variable contracts cannot be charged
with liabilities arising out of any other business the Companies may conduct.

Variable separate account assets are carried at fair value of the underlying
investments and generally represent contractholder investment values maintained
in the accounts. Variable separate account liabilities represent account
balances for the variable contracts invested in the separate accounts; the fair
value of these liabilities is equal to their carrying amount. Net investment
income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses related to separate
account assets are not reflected in the accompanying Statements of Operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Product charges recorded by the Companies from variable insurance 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 maturities the Companies have 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 Companies'
Statements of Operations are based on the changes in the deferred tax asset or
liability from period to period (excluding the SFAS No. 115 adjustment).

DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS
Golden American's ability to pay dividends to its Parent is restricted. Prior
approval of insurance regulatory authorities is required for payment of
dividends to the stockholder which exceed an annual limit. During 2000, Golden
American cannot pay dividends to its Parent without prior approval of statutory
authorities.

SEGMENT REPORTING
The Companies manage their business as one segment, the sale of variable
insurance products designed to meet customer needs for tax-advantaged saving for
retirement and protection from death. Variable insurance products are sold to
consumers and corporations throughout the United States.

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 value of purchased insurance in force, (4) fair values of
assets and liabilities recorded as a result of merger and acquisition
transactions, (5) asset valuation 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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

regarding
all of the preceding items are inherently subject to change and are reassessed
periodically. Changes in estimates and assumptions could materially impact the
financial statements.

RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain amounts for the periods ended in the 1998 and 1997 financial statements
have been reclassified to conform to the 1999 financial statement presentation.

2. BASIS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

The financial statements of the Companies 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 divisions with fixed interest guarantees of
the variable insurance 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 value of purchased
insurance in force, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred income taxes
(if applicable), credited/charged directly to stockholder's equity rather than
valued at amortized cost; (6) the carrying value of fixed maturities is reduced
to fair value by a charge to realized losses in the Statements of Operations
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 insurance products consist of policy
charges applicable to each contract 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.

The net loss for Golden American as determined in accordance with statutory
accounting practices was $85,578,000 in 1999, $68,002,000 in 1998, and $428,000
in 1997. Total statutory capital and surplus was $368,928,000 at December 31,
1999 and $183,045,000 at December 31, 1998.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

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
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
------------ ------------ -------------- | --------------
(Dollars in thousands)
|
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturities............... $50,352 $35,224 $ 4,443 | $18,488
Equity securities.............. 515 -- 3 | --
Mortgage loans on real estate.. 7,074 6,616 879 | 3,070
Policy loans................... 485 619 59 | 482
Short-term investments......... 2,583 1,311 129 | 443
Other, net..................... 388 246 (154) | 24
------- ------- ------- | -------
Gross investment income........ 61,397 44,016 5,359 | 22,507
Less investment expenses....... (2,228) (1,531) (232) | (851)
------- ------- ------- | -------
Net investment income.......... $59,169 $42,485 $ 5,127 | $21,656
======= ======= ======= | =======
</TABLE>

Realized gains (losses) on investments follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

The change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of securities at fair value
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-MERGER |POST-ACQUISITION
-------------------------------------------|----------------
For the period | For the period
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
------------ ------------ -------------- | --------------
(Dollars in thousands)
|
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
|
Fixed maturities, available for |
sale........................... $(24,944) $ 1,100 $ (3,494) | $ 4,197
Equity securities................ 5,301 (2,390) (68) | (462)
-------- -------- -------- | --------
Unrealized appreciation |
(depreciation) of securities.. $(19,643) $ (1,290) $ (3,562) | $ 3,735
======== ======== ======== | ========
</TABLE>

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

3. INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (continued)

At December 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998, amortized cost, gross unrealized
gains and losses, and estimated fair values of fixed maturities, all of which
are designated as available for sale, follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-MERGER
---------------------------------------------------
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
December 31, 1999
-----------------------------
U.S. government and
governmental agencies
and authorities............ $ 21,363 -- $ (260) $ 21,103
Public utilities.............. 53,754 $ 25 (2,464) 51,315
Corporate securities.......... 396,494 53 (12,275) 384,272
Other asset-backed securities. 207,044 850 (4,317) 203,577
Mortgage-backed securities.... 179,397 39 (4,382) 175,054
-------- ------ -------- --------
Total......................... $858,052 $ 967 $(23,698) $835,321
======== ====== ======== ========

December 31, 1998
-----------------------------
U. S. government and
governmental agencies
and authorities............ $ 13,568 $ 182 $ (8) $ 13,742
Foreign governments........... 2,028 8 -- 2,036
Public utilities.............. 67,710 546 (447) 67,809
Corporate securities.......... 365,569 4,578 (2,658) 367,489
Other asset-backed securities. 99,877 281 (1,046) 99,112
Mortgage-backed securities.... 191,020 1,147 (370) 191,797
-------- ------ -------- --------
Total......................... $739,772 $6,742 $ (4,529) $741,985
======== ====== ======== ========
Foreign governments.......................
.......
</TABLE>

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. At December 31, 1999, net unrealized investment loss on fixed
maturities designated as available for sale totaled $22,731,000. Depreciation of
$6,955,000 was included in stockholder's equity at December 31, 1999 (net of
adjustments of $1,785,000 to VPIF, $10,246,000 to DPAC, and $3,745,000 to
deferred income taxes). At December 31, 1998, net unrealized investment gains on
fixed maturities designated as available for sale totaled $2,213,000.
Appreciation of $1,005,000 was included in stockholder's equity at December 31,
1998 (net of adjustments of $203,000 to VPIF, $455,000 to DPAC, and $550,000 to
deferred income taxes).

At December 31, 1999, net unrealized appreciation on equity securities was
comprised entirely of gross appreciation of $2,378,000. At December 31, 1998,
net unrealized depreciation of equity securities was comprised entirely of gross
depreciation of $2,923,000.

Amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities designated as
available for sale, by contractual maturity, at December 31, 1999 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.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

3. INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (continued)

POST-MERGER
-------------------------
Amortized Estimated
December 31, 1999 Cost Fair Value
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands)

Due within one year..................... $ 25,317 $ 25,186
Due after one year through five years... 355,205 344,998
Due after five years through ten years.. 83,004 78,976
Due after ten years..................... 8,085 7,530
-------- --------
471,611 456,690
Other asset-backed securities........... 207,044 203,577
Mortgage-backed securities.............. 179,397 175,054
-------- --------
Total................................... $858,052 $835,321
======== ========

An analysis of sales, maturities, and principal repayments of the Companies'
fixed maturities portfolio follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Gross Gross Proceeds
Amortized Realized Realized from
Cost Gains Losses Sale
--------- -------- -------- --------
(Dollars in thousands)
POST-MERGER:
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
For the year ended December 31, 1999:
Scheduled principal repayments, calls,
and tenders.......................... $141,346 $216 $(174) $141,388
Sales................................... 80,472 141 (1,454) 79,159
-------- ---- ------- --------
Total................................... $221,818 $357 $(1,628) $220,547
======== ==== ======= ========

For the year ended December 31, 1998:
Scheduled principal repayments, calls,
and tenders.......................... $102,504 $60 $(3) $102,561
Sales................................... 43,204 518 (1,030) 42,692
-------- ---- ------- --------
Total................................... $145,708 $578 $(1,033) $145,253
======== ==== ======= ========

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
======== ==== ======= ========

POST-ACQUISITION:

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
======== ==== ======= ========
</TABLE>

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

3. INVESTMENT OPERATIONS (continued)

Investment Valuation Analysis: The Companies analyze the investment portfolio at
least quarterly in order to determine if the carrying value of any investment
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 the fourth quarter of 1998, Golden American determined that the carrying
value of two bonds exceeded their estimated net realizable value. As a result,
at December 31, 1998, Golden American recognized a total pre-tax loss of
$973,000 to reduce the carrying value of the bonds to their combined net
realizable value of $2,919,000. During the second quarter of 1999, further
information was received regarding these bonds and Golden American determined
that the carrying value of the two bonds exceeded their estimated net realizable
value. As a result, at June 30, 1999, Golden American recognized a total pre-tax
loss of $1,639,000 to further reduce the carrying value of the bonds to their
combined net realizable value of $1,137,000. During 1997, no investments were
identified as having an other than temporary impairment.

Investments on Deposit: At December 31, 1999 and 1998, affidavits of deposits
covering bonds with a par value of $6,470,000 were on deposit with regulatory
authorities pursuant to certain statutory requirements.

Investment Diversifications: The Companies' investment policies related to the
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, 1999 and December 31, 1998. Fixed maturities included investments in basic
industrials (29% in 1999, 26% in 1998), conventional mortgage-backed securities
(22% in 1999, 25% in 1998), financial companies (16% in 1999, 19% in 1998), and
other asset-backed securities (19% in 1999, 11% in 1998). Mortgage loans on real
estate have been analyzed by geographical location with concentrations by state
identified as California (12% in 1999 and 1998), Utah (10% in 1999, 11% in
1998), and Georgia (9% in 1999, 10% in 1998). There are no other concentrations
of mortgage loans on real estate in any state exceeding ten percent at December
31, 1999 and 1998. Mortgage loans on real estate have also been analyzed by
collateral type with significant concentrations identified in office buildings
(34% in 1999, 36% in 1998), industrial buildings (33% in 1999, 32% in 1998),
retail facilities (19% in 1999, 20% in 1998), and multi-family apartments (10%
in 1999, 8% in 1998). Equity securities are not significant to the Companies'
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, 1999.

4. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income includes all changes in stockholder's equity during a
period except those resulting from investments by and distributions to the
stockholder. Total comprehensive income (loss) for the Companies includes
$(452,000) for the year ended December 31, 1999 for First Golden ($1,015,000 for
the year ended December 31, 1998 and $159,000, and $536,000, respectively, for
the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997). Other comprehensive income excludes net investment
gains (losses) included in net income, which merely represent transfers from
unrealized to realized gains and losses. These amounts total $(1,468,000) in
1999 and $(2,133,000) in 1998. Such amounts, which have been measured through
the date of sale, are net of income taxes and adjustments to VPIF and DPAC
totaling $(1,441,000) in 1999 and $705,000 in 1998.

5. 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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

5. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

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
Companies' investments, investment contracts, and debt fall within the
standards' definition of a financial instrument. Fair values for the Companies'
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 Companies' business or financial condition based
on the information presented herein.

The Companies closely monitor the composition and yield of 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 Companies' 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. These
assumptions may not result in values consistent with those obtained through an
actuarial appraisal of the Companies' 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>

POST-MERGER
-----------------------------------------------
December 31, 1999 December 31, 1998
---------------------- ---------------------
Estimated Estimated
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Value Value Value Value
-------- --------- -------- ---------
(Dollars in thousands)

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS

Fixed maturities, available for sale.. $ 835,321 $ 835,321 $ 741,985 $ 741,985
Equity securities..................... 17,330 17,330 11,514 11,514
Mortgage loans on real estate......... 100,087 95,524 97,322 99,762
Policy loans.......................... 14,157 14,157 11,772 11,772
Short-term investments................ 80,191 80,191 41,152 41,152
Cash and cash equivalents............. 14,380 14,380 6,679 6,679
Separate account assets............... 7,562,717 7,562,717 3,396,114 3,396,114

LIABILITIES

Annuity products...................... 1,017,105 953,546 869,009 827,597
Surplus notes......................... 245,000 226,100 85,000 90,654
Revolving note payable................ 1,400 1,400 -- --
Separate account liabilities.......... 7,562,717 7,562,717 3,396,114 3,396,114
</TABLE>

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Companies in estimating
fair values.

Fixed maturities: Estimated fair values of conventional mortgage-backed
securities not actively traded in a liquid market and publicly traded securities
are estimated using a third party pricing process. This pricing

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

5. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

process 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 Companies' investment in the portfolios underlying its separate accounts,
are based upon the quoted fair value of individual securities comprising the
individual portfolios. For equity securities not actively traded, estimated fair
values are based upon values of issues of comparable returns 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 Companies' 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 reported at the quoted fair
values of the individual securities in the separate accounts.

Annuity products: Estimated fair values of the Companies' liabilities for future
policy benefits for the divisions of the variable annuity products with fixed
interest guarantees and for supplemental contracts without life contingencies
are stated at cash surrender value, the cost the Companies would incur to
extinguish the liability.

Surplus notes: Estimated fair value of the Companies' surplus notes were based
upon discounted future cash flows using a discount rate approximating the
current market value.

Revolving note payable: Carrying value reported in the Companies' historical
cost basis balance sheet approximates estimated fair value for this instrument,
as the agreement carries a variable interest rate provision.

Separate account liabilities: Separate account liabilities are reported at full
account value in the Companies' historical cost balance sheet. Estimated fair
values of separate account liabilities are equal to their carrying amount.

6. MERGER

Transaction: On October 23, 1997, Equitable's shareholders approved the Merger
Agreement dated 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 according 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. In addition, Equitable
owned all the outstanding capital stock of Locust Street Securities, Inc.
("LSSI"), Equitable Investment Services, Inc. (subsequently dissolved), DSI,
Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital Trust, Equitable of Iowa Companies Capital
Trust II, and Equitable of Iowa Securities Network, Inc. (subsequently renamed
ING Funds Distributor, Inc.). In exchange for the outstanding capital stock of
Equitable, ING paid total consideration of approximately $2.1 billion in cash
and stock and assumed approximately $400 million in debt. As a result of this
transaction, 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.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

6. MERGER (continued)

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 with $227,497,000 allocated to the Companies. Goodwill was
established for the excess of the merger cost over the fair value of the net
assets and attributed to EIC and its subsidiaries including Golden American and
First Golden. The amount of goodwill allocated to the Companies 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 Companies' DPAC,
previous balance of VPIF, and unearned revenue reserve, as of the merger date,
were eliminated and a new asset of $44,297,000 representing VPIF was established
for all policies in force at the merger date.

Value of Purchased Insurance In Force: 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 Companies at the merger date. This
allocated cost represents VPIF reflecting the value of those purchased policies
calculated by discounting the actuarially determined expected future cash flow
at the discount rate determined by ING.

An analysis of the VPIF asset follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-MERGER
-------------------------------------------------
For the period
For the year For the year October 25, 1997
ended ended through
December 31, December 31, December 31, 1997
-------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands)

<S> <C> <C> <C>
Beginning balance........................ $35,977 $43,174 $44,297
------- ------- -------

Imputed interest......................... 2,373 2,802 1,004
Amortization............................. (7,930) (7,753) (1,952)
Changes in assumptions of timing of
gross profits.......................... (681) 227 --
------- ------- -------
Net amortization......................... (6,238) (4,724) (948)
Adjustment for unrealized gains (losses)
on available for sale securities....... 1,988 (28) (175)
Adjustment for other receivables and
merger costs........................... -- (2,445) --
------- ------- -------
Ending balance........................... $31,727 $35,977 $43,174
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

6. MERGER (continued)

Interest is imputed on the unamortized balance of VPIF at a rate of 7.33% for
the year ended December 31, 1999, 7.38% for the year ended December 31, 1998,
and 7.03% for the period October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997. In 1999,
VPIF was adjusted to increase amortization by $681,000 to reflect changes in the
assumptions related to the timing of estimated gross profits. The amortization
of VPIF, net of imputed interest, is charged to expense. VPIF decreased
$2,664,000 during 1998 to adjust the value of other receivables and increased
$219,000 in 1998 as a result of an adjustment to the merger costs. VPIF is
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 amortization relating to VPIF as
of December 31, 1999 is $3,958,000 in 2000, $3,570,000 in 2001, $3,322,000 in
2002, $2,807,000 in 2003, and $2,292,000 in 2004. Actual amortization may vary
based upon changes in assumptions and experience.

7. 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"), according to the terms of the Purchase
Agreement dated 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. After 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, 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. The
allocation of the purchase price to Golden American was approximately
$139,872,000. Goodwill was established for the excess of the purchase price over
the fair value of the net assets acquired and attributed to Golden American. 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. Golden American's DPAC, previous balance of VPIF, and unearned revenue
reserve, as of the acquisition date, were eliminated and an asset of $85,796,000
representing VPIF was established for all policies in force at the acquisition
date.

Value of Purchased Insurance In Force: 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 Golden American at the date of
acquisition. This allocated cost represents VPIF reflecting the value of those
purchased policies calculated by discounting the actuarially determined expected
future cash flows at the discount rate determined by Equitable.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

7. ACQUISITION (continued)

An analysis of the VPIF asset follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-ACQUISITION
----------------
For the period
January 1, 1997
through
October 24, 1997
----------------
(Dollars in thousands)

<S> <C>
Beginning balance............ $ 83,051
--------

Imputed interest............. 5,138
Amortization................. (12,656)
Changes in assumption of
timing of gross profits.... 2,293
--------
Net amortization............. (5,225)
Adjustment for unrealized
gains on available for
sale securities............ (373)
--------
Ending balance............... $ 77,453
========
</TABLE>

Interest was imputed on the unamortized balance of VPIF at rates of 7.70% to
7.80% for the period January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997. The amortization
of VPIF, net of imputed interest, was charged to expense. VPIF was also adjusted
for the unrealized gains on available for sale securities; such changes were
included directly in stockholder's equity.

8. INCOME TAXES

Golden American files a consolidated federal income tax return. Under the
Internal Revenue Code, a newly acquired insurance company cannot file as part of
the Parent's consolidated tax return for 5 years.

At December 31, 1999, the Companies have net operating loss ("NOL")
carryforwards for federal income tax purposes of approximately $161,799,000.
Approximately $5,094,000, $3,354,000, $53,310,000, and $100,041,000 of these NOL
carryforwards are available to offset future taxable income of the Companies
through the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively.

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)
Income tax expense (benefit) included in the consolidated financial statements
follows:

POST-MERGER |POST-ACQUISITION
--------------------------------------------|----------------
For the period | For the period
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
------------ ------------ -------------- | --------------
(Dollars in thousands)
|
Current -- -- -- | $ 12
Deferred $8,523 $5,279 $146 | (1,349)
------ ------ ---- | -------
$8,523 $5,279 $146 | $(1,337)
====== ====== ==== | =======

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

8. INCOME TAXES (continued)

The effective tax rate on income (loss) before income taxes is different from
the prevailing federal income tax rate. A reconciliation of this difference
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-MERGER |POST-ACQUISITION
---------------------------------------------|-----------------
For the period | For the period
October 25, | January 1,
For the year For the year 1997 | 1997
ended ended through | through
December 31, December 31, December 31, | October 24,
1999 1998 1997 | 1997
------------ ------------ -------------- | -------------
(Dollars in thousands)
|
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income (loss) before income taxes.. $19,737 $10,353 $(279) | $ (608)
======= ======= ===== =======
|
Income tax (benefit) at federal |
statutory rate.........................$ 6,908 $ 3,624 $ (98) | $ (213)
Tax effect (decrease) of: |
Goodwill amortization............ 1,322 1,322 220 | --
Compensatory stock option and
restricted stock expense....... -- -- -- | (1,011)
Meals and entertainment.......... 199 157 23 | 53
Other items...................... 94 176 1 | (166)
------- ------- ------- | --------
Income tax expense (benefit)....... $ 8,523 $ 5,279 $146 | $ (1,337)
======= ======= ======= | ========
</TABLE>

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

8. INCOME TAXES (continued)

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
The tax effect of temporary differences giving rise to the Companies' deferred
income tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 1999 and 1998 follows:

POST-MERGER
----------------------------
December 31, December 31,
1999 1998
------------ ------------
(Dollars in thousands)

Deferred tax assets:
Net unrealized depreciation of securities
at fair value............................ -- $1,023
Net unrealized depreciation of available
for sale fixed maturities................ $3,745 --
Future policy benefitS..................... 133,494 66,273
Goodwill................................... 16,323 16,323
Net operating loss carryforwards........... 56,630 17,821
Other...................................... 1,333 1,272
------- -------
211,525 102,712
Deferred tax liabilities:
Net unrealized appreciation of securities
at fair value............................ (832) --
Net unrealized appreciation of available
for sale fixed maturities................ -- (332)
Fixed maturity securities.................. (17,774) (1,034)
Deferred policy acquisition costs.......... (154,706) (55,520)
Mortgage loans on real estate.............. (715) (845)
Value of purchased insurance in force...... (10,462) (12,592)
Other...................................... (1,348) (912)
------- -------
(185,837) (71,235)
------- -------
Valuation allowance........................... (3,745) --
------- -------
Deferred income tax asset..................... $21,943 $31,477
======= =======

At December 31, 1999, the Company reported, for financial statement purposes,
unrealized losses on certain investments which have not been recognized for tax
purposes. The Companies have established a valuation allowance against the
deferred income tax assets associated with unrealized depreciation on fixed
maturities available for sale as the Companies are uncertain as to whether their
capital losses, if ever realized, could be utilized to offset future capital
gains.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

9. RETIREMENT PLANS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION

DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

In 1999 and 1998, the Companies were allocated their share of the pension
liability associated with their employees. The Companies' employees are covered
by the employee retirement plan of an affiliate, Equitable Life. Further,
Equitable Life sponsors a defined contribution plan that is qualified under
Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k).

The following tables summarize the benefit obligations and the funded status for
pension benefits over the two-year period ended December 31, 1999:

1999 1998
-----------------------------------
(Dollars in thousands)

Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at January 1... $ 4,454 $956
Service cost...................... 1,500 1,138
Interest cost..................... 323 97
Actuarial (gain) loss............. (2,056) 2,266
Benefit payments.................. -- (3)
------- -------
Benefit obligation at December 31. $ 4,221 $ 4,454
======= =======

Funded status:
Funded status at December 31...... $(4,221) $(4,454)
Unrecognized net loss............. 210 2,266
------- -------
Net amount recognized............. $(4,011) $(2,188)
======= =======

The Companies' plan assets were held by Equitable Life, an affiliate. During
1998, the Equitable Life Employee Pension Plan began investing in an undivided
interest of the ING-NA Master Trust (the "Master Trust"). Boston Safe Deposit
and Trust Company holds the Master Trust's investment assets.

The weighted-average assumptions used in the measurement of the Companies'
benefit obligation follows:

December 31 1999 1998
- -----------------------------------------------------------------

Discount rate.................... 8.00% 6.75%
Expected return on plan assets... 9.25 9.50
Rate of compensation increase.... 5.00 4.00

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

9. RETIREMENT PLANS AND EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION (continued)

The following table provides the net periodic benefit cost for the fiscal years
1999, 1998, and 1997:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-MERGER |POST-ACQUISITION
----------------------------------------------|---------------------
For the year For the year For the period | For the period
ended ended October 25, 1997 | January 1, 1997
December 31, December 31, through | through
1999 1998 December 31, 1997 |October 24, 1997
----------------------------------------------|---------------------
(Dollars in thousands)
|
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost................ $1,500 $1,138 $114 | $568
Interest cost............... 323 97 10 | 15
Amortization of net loss.... -- -- -- | 1
------ ------ ---- | ----
Net periodic benefit cost... $1,823 $1,235 $124 | $584
====== ====== ==== | ====
</TABLE>

There were no gains or losses resulting from curtailments or settlements during
1999, 1998, or 1997.

The projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation, and fair value
of plan assets for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess
of plan assets were $4,221,000, $2,488,000, and $0, respectively, as of December
31, 1999 and $4,454,000, $3,142,000, and $0, respectively, as of December 31,
1998.

During 1997, ING approved the 1997 Phantom Plan for certain key employees. The
Phantom Plan is similar to a standard stock option plan; however, the phantom
share option entitles the holder to a cash benefit in Dutch Guilders linked to
the rise in value of ING ordinary shares on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. The
plan participants are entitled to any appreciation in the value of ING ordinary
shares over the Phantom Plan option price (strike price) of 53.85 Euros for
options issued on July 1, 1999, 140.40 Dutch Guilders for options issued on May
26, 1998, and 85.10 Dutch Guilders for options issued on May 23, 1997, not the
ordinary shares themselves.

Options are granted at fair value on the date of grant. Options in the Phantom
Plan are subject to forfeiture to ING should the individuals terminate their
relationship with ING before the three-year initial retention period has
elapsed. All options expire five years from the date of grant.

On July 1, 1999, ING issued 34,750 options to employees of Golden American
related to this plan at a strike price of 53.85 Euros.

On May 26, 1998, ING issued 42,400 options related to this plan at a strike
price of 140.40 Dutch Guilders. Since the strike price at December 31, 1998 was
higher than the ING share price, there was no compensation expense related to
these options in 1998.

On May 23, 1997, ING issued 3,500 options related to this plan at a strike price
of 85.10 Dutch Guilders. Since the strike price was lower than the ING share
price at December 31, 1998, Golden American incurred $46,000 of compensation
expense related to these options during 1998.

No expense was recognized in 1999 related to the above options. As of December
31, 1999, 58,250 options remain outstanding.

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Operating Agreements: DSI, an affiliate, acts as the principal underwriter (as
defined in the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended) and distributor of the variable insurance products issued by the
Companies. DSI is authorized to enter into agreements with broker/dealers to

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

distribute the Companies' variable insurance products and appoint
representatives of the broker/dealers as agents. For the years ended December
31, 1999 and 1998 and for the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997
and January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, the Companies paid commissions to
DSI totaling $181,536,000, $117,470,000, $9,931,000, and $26,419,000,
respectively.

Golden American provides certain managerial and supervisory services to DSI. The
fee paid by DSI for these services is calculated as a percentage of average
assets in the variable separate accounts. For the years ended December 31, 1999
and 1998 and for the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and
January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, the fee was $10,136,000, $4,771,000,
$508,000, and $2,262,000, respectively.

Effective January 1, 1998, the Companies have an asset management agreement with
ING Investment Management LLC ("ING IM"), an affiliate, in which ING IM provides
asset management and accounting services. Under the agreement, the Companies
record a fee based on the value of the assets under management. The fee is
payable quarterly. For the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Companies
incurred fees of $2,227,000 and $1,504,000, respectively, under this agreement.

Prior to 1998, the Companies had a service agreement with Equitable Investment
Services, Inc. ("EISI"), an affiliate, in which EISI provided investment
management services. Payments for these services totaled $200,000 and $768,000
for the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997, respectively.

Golden American has a guaranty agreement with Equitable Life, an affiliate. 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 in 1999 or in 1998.

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 $6,107,000 and $5,833,000 for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively ($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).

The Companies have a service agreement with Equitable Life in which Equitable
Life provides administrative and financial related services. Under this
agreement, the Companies incurred expenses of $1,251,000 and $1,058,000 for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively ($13,000 and $16,000 for
the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997
through October 24, 1997, respectively).

First Golden provides resources and services to DSI. Revenues for these
services, which reduce general expenses incurred by the Companies, totaled
$387,000 in 1999 and $75,000 in 1998.

Golden American provides resources and services to ING Mutual Funds Management
Co., LLC, an affiliate. Revenues for these services, which reduce general
expenses incurred by Golden American, totaled $244,000 in 1999.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

In 1999, 1998, and 1997, the Companies received 10.0%, 9.6%, and 5.1% of total
premiums, net of reinsurance, for variable products sold through five affiliates
as noted in the following table:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

POST-MERGER |POST-ACQUISITION
----------------------------------------------|-----------------
|
For the year For the year For the period | For the period
ended ended October 25, 1997 |January 1, 1997
December 31, December 31, through | through
1999 1998 December 31, 1997|October 24, 1997
------------ ------------ -----------------|----------------
(Dollars in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
|
LSSI.................................. $168.5 $122.9 $9.3 | $16.9
Vestax Securities Corporation......... 88.1 44.9 1.9 | 1.2
DSI................................... 2.5 13.6 2.1 | 0.4
Multi-Financial Securities Corporation 44.1 13.4 -- | --
IFG Network Securities, Inc........... 25.8 3.7 -- | --
------ ------ ----- | -----
Total................................. $329.0 $198.5 $13.3 | $18.5
====== ====== ===== | =====
</TABLE>

Reciprocal Loan Agreement: Golden American maintains a reciprocal loan agreement
with ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("ING AIH"), a Delaware corporation
and affiliate, 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 from the Department of Insurance of the
State of Delaware. 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 $815,000 in
1999 and $1,765,000 in 1998. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, Golden American did
not have any borrowings or receivables from ING AIH under this agreement.

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,
Golden American incurred interest expense of $211,000 for the year ended
December 31, 1998 ($213,000 for the period October 25, 1997 through December 31,
1997 and $362,000 for the period January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997). The
outstanding balance was paid by a capital contribution and with funds borrowed
from ING AIH.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (continued)

Surplus Notes: On December 30, 1999, Golden American issued an 8.179% surplus
note in the amount of $50,000,000 to Equitable Life. The note matures on
December 29, 2029. Payment of the note and related accrued interest is
subordinate to payments due to policyholders, claimant and beneficiary claims,
as well as debts owed to all other classes of debtors, other than surplus note
holders, of Golden American. Any payment of principal and/or interest made is
subject to the prior approval of the Delaware Insurance Commissioner. Under this
agreement, Golden American incurred no interest in 1999.

On December 8, 1999, Golden American issued a 7.979% surplus note in the amount
of $35,000,000 to First Columbine Life Insurance Company ("First Columbine"), an
affiliate. The note matures on December 7, 2029. Payment of the note and related
accrued interest is subordinate to payments due to policyholders, claimant and
beneficiary claims, as well as debts owed to all other classes of debtors, other
than surplus note holders, of Golden American. Any payment of principal and/or
interest made is subject to the prior approval of the Delaware Insurance
Commissioner. Under this agreement, Golden American paid no interest in 1999.

On September 30, 1999, Golden American issued a 7.75% surplus note in the amount
of $75,000,000 to ING AIH. The note matures on September 29, 2029. Payment of
the note and related accrued interest is subordinate to payments due to
policyholders, claimant, and beneficiary claims, as well as debts owed to all
other classes of debtors, other than surplus note holders, of Golden American.
Any payment of principal and/or interest made is subject to the prior approval
of the Delaware Insurance Commissioner. Under this agreement, Golden American
incurred interest expense of $1,469,000 in 1999. On December 30, 1999, ING AIH
assigned the note to Equitable Life.

On December 30, 1998, Golden American issued a 7.25% surplus note in the amount
of $60,000,000 to Equitable Life. The note matures on December 29, 2028. Payment
of the note and related accrued interest is subordinate to payments due to
policyholders, claimant, and beneficiary claims, as well as debts owed to all
other classes of debtors, other than surplus note holders, of Golden American.
Any payment of principal and/or interest made is subject to the prior approval
of the Delaware Insurance Commissioner. Under this agreement, Golden American
incurred interest expense of $4,350,000 in 1999. Golden American incurred no
interest in 1998.

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. Payment of
the note and related accrued interest is 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 is
subject to the prior approval of the Delaware Insurance Commissioner. Golden
American incurred interest totaling $2,063,000 in 1999, unchanged from 1998
($344,000 and $1,720,000 for the periods 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).

Stockholder'S Equity: During 1999 and 1998, Golden American received capital
contributions from its Parent of $121,000,000 and $122,500,000, respectively.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Reinsurance: At December 31, 1999, the Companies 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 reinsurers do not meet their obligations under the
reinsurance agreements. Reinsurance ceded in force for life mortality risks were
$119,575,000 and $111,552,000 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. At
December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Companies have a net receivable of $14,834,000
and $7,586,000, respectively, for reserve credits, reinsurance claims, or

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

other
receivables from these reinsurers comprised of $493,000 and $439,000,
respectively, for claims recoverable from reinsurers, $1,201,000 and $543,000,
respectively, for a payable for reinsurance premiums, and $15,542,000 and
$7,690,000, respectively, for a receivable from an unaffiliated reinsurer.
Included in the accompanying financial statements are net considerations to
reinsurers of $9,883,000, $4,797,000, $326,000, and $1,871,000 and net policy
benefits recoveries of $3,059,000, $2,170,000, $461,000, and $1,021,000 for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the periods October 25, 1997
through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997,
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
$1,729,000, $1,022,000, $265,000, and $335,000 for the years ended December 31,
1999 and 1998 and for the periods October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and
January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997, respectively.

Guaranty Fund Assessments: Assessments are levied on the Companies by life and
health guaranty associations in most states in which the Companies are 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 Companies 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 Companies have established an undiscounted
reserve to cover such assessments, review information regarding known failures,
and revise estimates of future guaranty fund assessments. Accordingly, the
Companies accrued and charged to expense an additional $3,000 and $1,123,000 for
the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, $141,000 for the
period October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and $446,000 for the period
January 1, 1997 through October 24, 1997. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the
Companies have an undiscounted reserve of $2,444,000 and $2,446,000,
respectively, to cover estimated future assessments (net of related anticipated
premium tax credits) and has established an asset totaling $618,000 and
$586,000, respectively, for assessments paid which may be recoverable through
future premium tax offsets. The Companies believe this reserve is sufficient to
cover expected future guaranty fund assessments based upon previous premiums and
known insolvencies at this time.

Litigation: The Companies, like other insurance companies, may be named or
otherwise involved in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits and
arbitrations. In some class action and other lawsuits involving insurers,
substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement or award
payments have been made. The Companies currently believe no pending or
threatened lawsuits or actions exist that are reasonably likely to have a
material adverse impact on the Companies.

Vulnerability from Concentrations: The Companies have various concentrations in
the investment portfolio (see Note 3 for further information). The Companies'
asset growth, net investment income, and cash flow are primarily generated from
the sale of variable insurance 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 cause a severe impact to the Companies' financial
condition. Two broker/dealers, each having at least ten percent of total sales,
generated 28% of the Companies' sales in 1999

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 1999

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

(26% and 53% by two broker/dealers
during 1998 and 1997, respectively). The Premium Plus product generated 79% of
the Companies' sales during 1999 (63% during 1998 and 11% during 1997).

Leases: The Companies lease their home office space, certain other equipment,
and capitalized computer software under operating leases which expire through
2018. During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for the periods
October 25, 1997 through December 31, 1997 and January 1, 1997 through October
24, 1997, rent expense totaled $2,273,000, $1,241,000, $39,000, and $331,000,
respectively. At December 31, 1999, minimum rental payments due under all
non-cancelable operating leases with initial terms of one year or more are: 2000
- - $3,596,000; 2001 - $3,403,000; 2002 - $2,859,000; 2003 - $2,486,000; 2004 -
$2,419,000, and 2005 and thereafter - $42,852,000.

Revolving Note Payable: To enhance short-term liquidity, the Companies
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 the
Boards of Directors of Golden American and First Golden on August 5, 1998 and
September 29, 1998, respectively. As of July 31, 1999, the SunTrust Bank,
Atlanta revolving note facility was extended to July 31, 2000. The total amount
the Companies 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 Companies for the advance. The terms of the
agreement require the Companies to maintain the minimum level of Company Action
Level Risk Based Capital as established by applicable state law or regulation.
During the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Companies incurred
interest expense of $198,000 and $352,000, respectively.

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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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................................................ 1
Distribution of Contracts........................................... 1
Performance Information............................................. 2
IRA Partial Withdrawal Option....................................... 10
Other Information................................................... 11
Financial Statements of Separate Account B.......................... 11

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APPENDIX A

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Except for the Investors, Large Cap Value, All Cap, ING Global Brand Names and
Prudential Series Fund, subaccounts which did not commence operations as of
December 31, 1998, the following tables give (1) the accumulation unit value
("AUV"), (2) the total number of accumulation units, and (3) the total
accumulation unit value, for each subaccount of Golden American Separate Account
B available under the Contract for the indicated periods. The subaccounts
commenced operations on October 1, 1997, and started with an accumulation unit
value as shown below, except for the Growth Opportunities and Developing Work
subaccounts which became available for investment on February 19, 1998 and the
High Yield Bond and StocksPLUS Growth and Income subaccounts which became
available for investment on May 1, 1998.

LIQUID ASSET

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<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $ 14.79 1,335,241 $19,754 $ 14.55 171,595 $2,497
1998 14.33 114,958 1,647 14.11 55,847 788
1997 13.83 3,498 48 13.65 -- --
10/1/97 13.71 -- -- 13.53 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $14.29 341,263 $4,877
1998 13.88 101,998 1,416
1997 13.44 72,123 969
10/1/97 13.33 -- --
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LIMITED MATURITY BOND

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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $16.72 74,720 $1,249 $16.45 15,174 $250
1998 16.77 59,954 1,005 16.52 24,212 $400
1997 15.91 -- -- 15.70 -- --
10/1/97 15.72 -- -- 15.52 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $16.15 48,448 $783
1998 16.25 27,265 443
1997 15.47 6,594 102
10/1/97 15.29 -- --
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GLOBAL FIXED INCOME

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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
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TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $11.79 10,000 $118 $11.70 6,732 $79
1998 13.09 6,756 88 13.00 973 13
1997 11.87 -- -- 11.81 -- --
10/1/97 11.99 -- -- 11.93 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $11.60 16,001 $186
1998 12.92 13,635 176
1997 11.75 -- --
10/1/97 11.87 -- --
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FULLY MANAGED

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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $21.65 59,627 $1,291 $21.29 16,637 $354
1998 20.53 36,730 754 20.23 5,645 114
1997 19.66 5,900 116 19.40 -- --
10/1/97 19.49 -- -- 19.24 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $20.91 88,167 $1,844
1998 19.90 54,221 1,079
1997 19.11 927 18
10/1/97 18.96 -- --
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TOTAL RETURN

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $18.06 337,234 $6,090 $17.91 38,114 $683
1998 17.72 148,128 2,624 17.60 21,490 378
1997 16.10 10,470 169 16.02 -- --
10/1/97 15.82 -- -- 15.75 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $17.77 210,313 $3,737
1998 17.49 131,812 2,305
1997 15.94 4,594 73
10/1/97 15.68 -- --
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EQUITY INCOME

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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $21.47 82,137 $1,764 $21.12 21,450 $453
1998 21.94 20,873 458 21.61 10,722 232
1997 20.55 1,008 21 20.28 -- --
10/1/97 20.55 -- -- 20.29 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $20.74 58,908 $1,222
1998 21.26 30,935 658
1997 19.97 951 19
10/1/97 19.99 -- --
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VALUE EQUITY

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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
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TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $18.14 43,052 $781 $18.01 12,137 $219
1998 18.31 38,546 706 18.20 13,015 237
1997 18.28 8,379 153 18.20 2,735 50
10/1/97 18.85 -- -- 18.78 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $17.84 54,847 $979
1998 18.06 39,739 718
1997 18.09 1,848 33
10/1/97 18.67 -- --
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RISING DIVIDENDS

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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
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TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $25.83 187,702 $4,849 $25.59 50,429 $1,291
1998 22.61 127,282 2,878 22.43 38,436 862
1997 20.09 4,422 89 19.96 2,343 47
10/1/97 19.30 -- -- 19.19 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $25.31 235,428 $5,959
1998 22.22 135,474 3,011
1997 19.81 9,754 193
10/1/97 19.05 -- --
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MANAGED GLOBAL

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $23.97 130,506 $3,128 $23.71 47,060 $1,116
1998 14.88 97,572 1,452 14.75 15,757 232
1997 11.67 5,054 59 11.58 2,459 28
10/1/97 12.54 -- -- 12.45 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $23.42 139,357 $3,263
1998 14.59 67,979 992
1997 11.47 3,479 40
10/1/97 12.34 -- --
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RESEARCH

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $28.04 150,823 $4,229 $27.80 127,318 $3,540
1998 22.89 110,714 2,534 22.73 31,874 725
1997 18.87 11,013 208 18.77 188 4
10/1/97 19.33 -- -- 19.24 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $27.58 181,319 $5,001
1998 22.59 133,399 3,013
1997 18.67 7,799 146
10/1/97 19.15 -- --
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CAPITAL APPRECIATION

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
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TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $30.11 46,533 $1,401 $29.77 13,334 $397
1998 24.50 22,645 555 24.26 5,934 144
1997 22.05 664 15 21.87 295 6
10/1/97 21.95 -- -- 21.78 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $29.38 71,439 $2,099
1998 23.98 27,469 659
1997 21.65 2,706 59
10/1/97 21.57 -- --
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CAPITAL GROWTH

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $21.06 167,529 $3,528 $20.94 48,822 $1,022
1998 17.01 96,954 1,649 16.94 20,590 349
1997 15.41 22,054 340 15.36 393 6
10/1/97 15.99 -- -- 15.95 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $20.82 120,704 $2,513
1998 16.87 81,019 1,367
1997 15.32 7,777 119
10/1/97 15.92 -- --
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STRATEGIC EQUITY

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $21.92 40,286 $883 $21.78 15,633 $341
1998 14.23 34,803 495 14.16 2,507 36
1997 14.31 -- -- 14.26 -- --
10/1/97 14.14 -- -- 14.10 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $21.61 103,635 $2,240
1998 14.07 78,636 1,107
1997 14.20 -- --
10/1/97 14.04 -- --
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MID-CAP GROWTH

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $39.59 106,799 $4,229 $39.34 95,422 $3,753
1998 22.43 36,892 827 22.31 11,475 256
1997 18.52 813 15 18.45 1,826 34
10/1/97 18.94 -- -- 18.88 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $39.02 91,512 $3,571
1998 22.17 27,846 617
1997 18.36 178 3
10/1/97 18.79 -- --
- ------------------------------------------------------------------

SMALL CAP

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $22.82 105,241 $2,402 $22.68 36,816 $835
1998 15.37 50,890 782 15.30 17,135 262
1997 12.88 1,196 15 12.84 -- --
10/1/97 13.85 -- -- 13.82 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $22.55 123,524 $2,785
1998 15.23 53,468 814
1997 12.81 6,051 77
10/1/97 13.78 -- --
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GROWTH

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $28.62 435,689 $12,470 $28.46 152,492 $4,339
1998 16.29 73,358 1,195 16.22 19,004 308
1997 13.03 4,054 53 12.99 10,033 130
10/1/97 15.18 -- -- 15.14 -- --
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<CAPTION>
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7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $28.29 291,231 $8,240
1998 16.16 89,016 1,438
1997 12.96 11,500 149
10/1/97 15.10 -- --
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REAL ESTATE

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $20.62 5,842 $120 $20.28 4,131 $84
1998 21.74 4,904 107 21.42 3,606 77
1997 25.48 318 8 25.14 744 19
10/1/97 25.25 -- -- 24.92 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $19.92 21,680 $432
1998 21.07 18,094 381
1997 24.76 949 23
10/1/97 24.56 -- --
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HARD ASSETS

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $17.37 6,833 $119 $17.09 2,719 $46
1998 14.28 892 13 14.07 1,478 21
1997 20.57 331 7 20.29 -- --
10/1/97 24.00 -- -- 23.68 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $16.78 6,235 $105
1998 13.84 5,166 71
1997 19.99 2,508 50
10/1/97 23.34 -- --
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DEVELOPING WORLD

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $11.61 19,689 $229 $11.58 13,759 $159
1998 7.28 350 3 7.27 1,768 13
2/19/98 10.00 -- -- 10.00 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $11.54 10,065 $116
1998 7.26 616 4
2/19/98 10.00 -- --
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EMERGING MARKETS

<CAPTION>
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STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $11.90 28,209 $336 $11.79 6,872 $81
1998 6.51 21,419 139 6.46 7,251 47
1997 8.70 6,856 60 8.64 133 1
10/1/97 10.72 -- -- 10.66 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $11.66 51,466 $600
1998 6.40 37,134 238
1997 8.58 616 5
10/1/97 10.58 -- --
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PIMCO HIGH YIELD BOND

<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $10.24 145,283 $1,488 $10.21 35,651 $364
1998 10.08 59,318 598 10.07 10,615 107
5/1/98 10.00 -- -- -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $10.19 109,159 $1,112
1998 10.06 70,508 709
5/1/98 -- --
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PIMCO STOCKSPLUS GROWTH AND INCOME

<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET DEATH BENEFIT
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS) FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $13.13 126,402 $1,660 $13.10 31,651 $415
1998 11.11 22,136 246 11.10 817 9
5/1/98 10.00 -- -- 10.00 -- --
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<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL # OF
ACCUMULATION
AUV AT UNITS AT TOTAL
YEAR END (AND YEAR END (AND AUV AT
AT BEGINNING OF AT BEGINNING OF YEAR END
FOLLOWING YEAR) FOLLOWING YEAR) (IN THOUSANDS)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1999 $13.06 280,781 $3,668
1998 11.09 33,250 369
5/1/98 10.00 -- --
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</TABLE>

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APPENDIX B

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
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 8%; and that no prior transfers or 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
3
surrender is $124,230 ($100,000 x 1.075 )

2. N = 2,555 ( 365 x 7 )

2,555/365
3. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 x [((1.07/1.0825) )-1] = $9,700

Therefore, the amount paid to you on full surrender is $114,530 ($124,230 -
$9,700 ).

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 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
3
surrender is $124,230 ($100,000 x 1.075 )

2. N = 2,555 ( 365 x 7 )
2,555/365
3. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 x [((1.07/1.0625) )-1] = $6,270

Therefore, the amount paid to you on full surrender is $130,500 ($124,230 +
$6,270 ).

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 withdrawal of $114,530 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
withdrawals affecting this Fixed Interest Allocation have been made.

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<PAGE>

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
3
withdrawal is $248,459 ( $200,000 x 1.075 )

2. N = 2,555 ( 365 x 7 )

3. Amount that must be withdrawn =
2,555/365
[$114,530 /((1.07/1.0825) )] = $124,230

Then calculate the Market Value Adjustment on that amount.
2,555/365
4. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 x [((1.07/1.0825) )-1] = $9,700

Therefore, the amount of the withdrawal paid to you is $114,530, as
requested. The Fixed Interest Allocation will be reduced by the amount of the
withdrawal, $114,530, and also reduced by the Market Value Adjustment of $9,700,
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 withdrawal of $130,500 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
3
$248,459 ( $200,000 x 1.075 )

2. N = 2,555 ( 365 x 7 )

3. Amount that must be withdrawn =
2,555/365
[$130,500 /((1.07/1.0625) )] = $124,230

Then calculate the Market Value Adjustment on that amount.
2,555/365
4. Market Value Adjustment = $124,230 x [((1.07/1.0625) )-1] = $6,270

Therefore, the amount of the withdrawal paid to you is $130,500, as
requested. The Fixed Interest Allocation will be reduced by the amount of the
withdrawal, $130,500, but increased by the Market Value Adjustment of $6,270,
for a total reduction in the Fixed Interest Allocation of $124,230.

B2
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ING VARIABLE ANNUITIES

GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Golden American Life Insurance Company is a stock company domiciled in Delaware

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106952 Access-3 05/01/2000

<PAGE>
ACCESS PROFILE AND PROSPECTUS
FORM TWO
<PAGE>

ING VARIABLE ANNUITIES

GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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PROFILE OF
GOLDENSELECT ACCESS(R)
DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT
MAY 1, 2000

----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 the prospectus carefully
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ACCESS PROFILE PROSPECTUS BEGINS AFTER
PAGE 11 OF THIS PROFILE
<PAGE>

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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THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names Fund

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison Portfolio
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STANDARD ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET 7% SOLUTION MAX 7
------------- -------------- ----------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mortality & Expense Risk Charge............ 1.30% 1.45% 1.65% 1.75%
Asset-Based Administrative Charge.......... 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
----- ----- ----- -----
Total............................... 1.45% 1.60% 1.80% 1.90%
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>

deduct the rider charges directly from your contract value in the investment
portfolios; if the value in the investment portfolios is insufficient, rider
charges will be deducted from the fixed account. The rider charges are as
follows:

OPTIONAL BENEFIT RIDER CHARGES
Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit (MGAB) rider
Waiting Period Quarterly Charge
-------------- ----------------
10 Year............ 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base*(0.50% annually)
20 Year............ 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit (MGIB) rider
MGIB Base Rate Quarterly Charge
-------------- ----------------
7%................. 0.125% of the MGIB Base* (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit (MGWB) rider
Quarterly Charge
----------------
0.125% of the MGWB Eligible Payment Amount* (0.50% annually)

* See prospectus for a description.

We do not deduct any surrender charges for withdrawals.

If you withdraw money from your Contract, or if you begin receiving annuity
payments, we may deduct a premium tax of 0%-3.5% to pay to your state.

The following table is designed to help you understand the Contract charges. The
"Total Annual Insurance Charges" column is divided into two; one part reflects
the maximum mortality and expense risk charge, (based on the Max 7 Enhanced
Death Benefit), the asset-based administrative charge, the annual contract
administrative charge as 0.06% (based on an average contract value of $70,000),
and the highest optional rider charge as 0.75% in most cases, assuming the rider
base is equal to the initial premium and the rider base increases by 7% each
year. (Note, however, for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond portfolios,
the rider charge is equal to 0.50% because the base for the rider accumulates at
the assumed net rate, not 7%). The second part reflects the same insurance
charges, but without any rider charges. The "Total Annual Investment Portfolio
Charges" column reflects the portfolio charges for each portfolio and are based
on actual expenses as of December 31, 1999, except for (i) portfolios that
commenced operations during 2000 where the charges have been estimated, and (ii)
newly formed portfolios 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 (based on the Max 7
Enhanced Death Benefit). For Years 1 and 10, the examples show the total annual
charges assessed during that time and assume that you have elected the Max 7
Enhanced Death Benefit. For these examples, the premium tax is assumed to be 0%.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
TOTAL ANNUAL TOTAL ANNUAL TOTAL CHARGES AT THE END OF:
INSURANCE CHARGES CHARGES 1 YEAR 10 YEARS
----------------- --------------- ---------------- ----------------
W/ THE W/O TOTAL ANNUAL W/ THE W/O W/ THE W/O W/ THE W/O
HIGHEST ANY INVESTMENT HIGHEST ANY HIGHEST ANY HIGHEST ANY
RIDER RIDER PORTFOLIO RIDER RIDER RIDER RIDER RIDER RIDER
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CHARGE CHARGE CHARGES CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE CHARGE
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THE GCG TRUST
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset 2.46% 1.96% 0.56% 3.02% 2.52% $31 $26 $336 $286
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Limited Maturity Bond 2.46% 1.96% 0.57% 3.03% 2.53% $31 $26 $337 $287
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Global Fixed Income 2.71% 1.96% 1.60% 4.31% 3.56% $43 $36 $446 $383
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Fully Managed 2.71% 1.96% 0.97% 3.68% 2.93% $37 $30 $393 $325
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Total Return 2.71% 1.96% 0.91% 3.62% 2.87% $36 $29 $388 $319
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Equity Income 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Investors 2.71% 1.96% 1.01% 3.72% 2.97% $37 $30 $397 $329
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Value Equity 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Rising Dividends 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Managed Global 2.71% 1.96% 1.25% 3.96% 3.21% $40 $32 $417 $351
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Large Cap Value 2.71% 1.96% 1.01% 3.72% 2.97% $37 $30 $397 $329
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All Cap 2.71% 1.96% 1.01% 3.72% 2.97% $37 $30 $397 $329
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Research 2.71% 1.96% 0.91% 3.62% 2.87% $36 $29 $388 $319
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Capital Appreciation 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Capital Growth 2.71% 1.96% 1.05% 3.76% 3.01% $38 $30 $400 $333
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Strategic Equity 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Mid-Cap Growth 2.71% 1.96% 0.91% 3.62% 2.87% $36 $29 $388 $319
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Small Cap 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Growth 2.71% 1.96% 1.04% 3.75% 3.00% $38 $30 $399 $332
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Real Estate 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Hard Assets 2.71% 1.96% 0.96% 3.67% 2.92% $37 $30 $392 $324
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Developing World 2.71% 1.96% 1.75% 4.46% 3.71% $45 $37 $458 $396
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Emerging Markets 2.71% 1.96% 1.75% 4.46% 3.71% $45 $37 $458 $396

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
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PIMCO High Yield Bond 2.71% 1.96% 0.75% 3.46% 2.71% $35 $27 $374 $304
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PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income 2.71% 1.96% 0.65% 3.36% 2.61% $34 $26 $365 $294
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ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
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ING Global Brand
Names 2.71% 1.96% 1.23% 3.94% 3.19% $40 $32 $416 $349
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THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison 2.71% 1.96% 1.03% 3.74% 2.99% $38 $30 $398 $331
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</TABLE>

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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 taxable earnings withdrawn.

8. PERFORMANCE
The value of your Contract will fluctuate depending on the investment
performance of the portfolio(s) you choose. The following chart shows average
annual total return for each portfolio that was in operation for the entire year
of 1999. These numbers reflect the deduction of the mortality and expense risk
charge (based on the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit), the asset-based
administrative charge, the annual contract fee and the maximum optional benefit
rider charge on a rider base that accumulates at 7%. Please keep in mind that
past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

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CALENDAR YEAR
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 1999 1998
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Managed by A I M Capital Management, Inc.
Capital Appreciation(1) 21.64% 9.93%
Strategic Equity(2) 52.52% -1.62%
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Managed by Alliance Capital Management L.P.
Capital Growth(2) 22.52% 9.24%
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Managed by Baring International Investment Limited
Developing World(2) 57.88% --
Emerging Markets(4) 81.04% -25.96%
Global Fixed Income -10.92% 9.12%
Hard Assets(2) 20.42% -31.32%
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Managed by Capital Guardian Trust Company
Large Cap Value -- --
Managed Global(3) 59.43% 26.18%
Small Cap(3) 47.05% 18.04%
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Managed by Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Value Equity -1.96% -0.93%
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Managed by ING Investment Management, LLC
Limited Maturity Bond -1.34% 4.26%
Liquid Asset 2.18% 2.49%
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Managed by Janus Capital Corporation
Growth(2) 74.00% 23.74%
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Managed by Kayne Anderson Investment Management, LLC
Rising Dividends 13.07% 11.35%
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Managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Mid-Cap Growth 74.87% 19.82%
Research 21.23% 20.06%
Total Return 0.84% 8.88%
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Managed by The Prudential Investment Corporation
Real Estate(5) -6.19% -15.57%
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Managed by Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc.
All Cap -- --
Investors -- --
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Managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Equity Income(2) -3.17% 5.62%
Fully Managed 4.31% 3.31%
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Managed by Pacific Investment Management Company
PIMCO High Yield Bond 0.48% --
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income 16.95% --
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Managed by ING Investment Management Advisors B.V.
ING Global Brand Names -- --
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Managed by Jennison Associates LLC
Prudential Jennison -- --
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(1) Prior to April 1, 1999, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(2) Prior to March 1, 1999, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(3) Prior to February 1, 2000, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(4) Prior to March 15, 2000, a different firm managed the Portfolio.
(5) Prior to May 1, 2000, a different firm managed the Portfolio.

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9. DEATH BENEFIT
You may choose (i) the Standard Death Benefit, (ii) the 7% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit, (iii) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit or (iv) the Max 7
Enhanced Death Benefit. The 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit, the Annual
Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit and the Max 7 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 79 years old at the time of purchase. The 7%
Solution, Annual Ratchet and Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefits may not be available
where a Contract is held by joint owners.

The death benefit is payable when the first of the following persons dies: 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 your 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
written notice and due proof of death, as well as required claim forms, at our
Customer Service Center. If your beneficiary elects to delay receipt of the
death benefit until a date after the time of your death, the amount of the
benefit payable 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.

The death benefit may be subject to certain mandatory distribution rules
required by federal tax law.

Under the STANDARD DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity start date, your
beneficiary is eligible to receive the greatest of:

1) the contract value;

2) the total premium payments made under the Contract, reduced by a pro
rata adjustment for any withdrawals; or

3) the cash surrender value.

Under the 7% SOLUTION ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity
start date, your beneficiary is eligible to receive the greatest of:

1) the contract value;

2) the total premium payments made under the Contract reduced by a pro
rata adjustment for any withdrawal;

3) the cash surrender value; or

4) the enhanced death benefit, which we determine as follows: we credit
interest each business day at the 7% 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 and then we
adjust for any withdrawals made (including any market value adjustment
applied to such withdrawal) since the preceding day. Special
withdrawals are withdrawals of up to 7% per year of cumulative
premiums. Special withdrawals shall reduce the 7% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit by the amount of contract value withdrawn. For any
withdrawals in excess of the amount available as a special withdrawal,
a pro rata adjustment to the death benefit is made. The maximum
enhanced death benefit is 3 times all premium payments, adjusted to
reflect withdrawals. Each accumulated initial or additional premium
payment will continue to grow at the 7% annual effective rate until
reaching the maximum enhanced death benefit or attained age 80 of the
contract owner, if earlier.

Note for current Special Funds: The actual interest rate used for
calculating the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit for Liquid Asset
and Limited Maturity Bond investment portfolios and the Fixed Account,
will be the lesser of (1) 7% and (2) the interest rate, positive or
negative, providing a yield on the enhanced death benefit equal to the
net return for the current valuation period on the contract value
allocated to Special Funds. We may, with 30 days notice to you,

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designate any funds as a Special Fund on existing contracts with
respect to new premiums added to such fund and also with respect to
new transfers to such funds.

Under the ANNUAL RATCHET ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity
start date, your beneficiary is eligible to receive the greatest of:

1) the contract value;

2) the total premium payments made under the Contract; reduced by a pro
rata adjustment for any withdrawal;

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 80, 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 adjust for any withdrawals on a pro rata
basis (including any market value adjustment applied to such
withdrawal) since the preceding day. That amount becomes the new
enhanced death benefit.

Under the MAX 7 ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT, if you die before the annuity start
date, your beneficiary will receive the greater of the 7% Solution Enhanced
Death Benefit and the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit.

Under this benefit option, the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit and Annual
Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit are calculated in the same manner as if each were
the elected benefit.

Note: In all cases described above, the amount of the death benefit could be
reduced by premium taxes owed and withdrawals not previously deducted. The
enhanced death benefits may not be available in all states.

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES. This Contract has other features you may be interested
in. These include:

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11. INQUIRIES
If you need more information after reading this profile and the prospectus,
please contact us at:

CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
P.O. BOX 2700
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA19380
(800) 366-0066

or your registered representative.

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GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF GOLDEN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

DEFERRED COMBINATION VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY PROSPECTUS
GOLDENSELECT ACCESS(R)
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MAY 1, 2000

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.

THIS PROSPECTUS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS FOR THE GCG TRUST,
THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST AND THE
PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND.

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The investment portfolios available under your Contract and the portfolio
managers are:

A I M CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Capital Appreciation Series
Strategic Equity Series
ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L. P.
Capital Growth Series
BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LIMITED (AN AFFILIATE)
Developing World Series
Emerging Market Series
Global Fixed Income Series
Hard Assets Series
CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY
Large Cap Value Series
Managed Global Series
Small Cap Series
EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC
Value Equity Series
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC (AN AFFILIATE)
Limited Maturity Bond Series
Liquid Asset Series
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
Growth Series
KAYNE ANDERSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Rising Dividends Series
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
Mid-Cap Growth Series
Research Series
Total Return Series
THE PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Real Estate Series
SALOMON BROTHERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC
All Cap Series
Investors Series
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.
Equity Income Series
Fully Managed Series
PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
PIMCO StocksPLUS Growth and Income Portfolio
ING INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ADVISORS B.V. (AN AFFILIATE)
ING Global Brand Names Fund
JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC
Prudential Jennison Portfolio

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Index of Special Terms................................................... 1
Fees and Expenses........................................................ 2
Performance Information.................................................. 9
Accumulation Unit................................................... 9
Net Investment Factor............................................... 10
Condensed Financial Information..................................... 10
Financial Statements................................................ 10
Performance Information............................................. 10
Golden American Life Insurance Company................................... 11
The Trusts............................................................... 11
Golden American Separate Account B....................................... 12
The Investment Portfolios................................................ 12
Investment Objectives............................................... 13
Investment Management Fees.......................................... 16
The Fixed Interest Allocation............................................ 16
Selecting a Guaranteed Interest Period.............................. 17
Guaranteed Interest Rates........................................... 17
Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation.......................... 17
Withdrawals from a Fixed Interest Allocation........................ 18
Market Value Adjustment............................................. 18
The Annuity Contract..................................................... 19
Contract Date and Contract Year .................................... 19
Annuity Start Date.................................................. 19
Contract Owner...................................................... 20
Annuitant........................................................... 20
Beneficiary......................................................... 21
Purchase and Availability of the Contract........................... 21
Crediting of Premium Payments....................................... 21

Admininistrative Procedures......................................... 22

Contract Value...................................................... 22
Cash Surrender Value................................................ 23
Surrendering to Receive the Cash Surrender Value.................... 23

The Subaccounts..................................................... 23

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Subaccounts and Other Changes..24
The Fixed Account................................................... 24
Optional Riders..................................................... 24
Rider Date...................................................... 24
Special Funds................................................... 24
No Cancellation................................................. 24
Termination..................................................... 25
Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit Rider................... 25
Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider......................... 27
Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit Rider..................... 29
Other Contracts..................................................... 31
Other Important Provisions.......................................... 31
Withdrawals.............................................................. 31
Regular Withdrawals................................................. 32
Systematic Withdrawals.............................................. 32
IRA Withdrawals..................................................... 33
Transfers Among Your Investments......................................... 34
Dollar Cost Averaging............................................... 34
Automatic Rebalancing............................................... 35
Death Benefit Choices.................................................... 35
Death Benefit During the Accumulation Phase......................... 35
Standard Death Benefit.......................................... 35
Enhanced Death Benefits......................................... 36
Death Benefit During the Income Phase............................... 37

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Continuation After Death-- Spouse................................... 37
Continuation After Death-- Non Spouse............................... 37
Required Distributions Upon Contract Owner's Death...................37
Charges and Fees......................................................... 38
Charge Deduction Subaccount......................................... 38
Charges Deducted from the Contract Value............................ 38
No Surrender Charge................................................. 38
Premium Taxes................................................... 38
Administrative Charge........................................... 38
Transfer Charge................................................. 39
Charges Deducted from the Subaccounts............................... 39
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge............................... 39
Asset-Based Administrative Charge............................... 39
Optional Rider Charges.......................................... 39
Trust Expenses...................................................... 40
The Annuity Options...................................................... 40
Annuitization of Your Contract...................................... 40
Selecting the Annuity Start Date.................................... 41
Frequency of Annuity Payments....................................... 41
The Annuity Options................................................. 41
Income for a Fixed Period....................................... 41
Income for Life with a Period Certain........................... 41
Joint Life Income............................................... 42
Annuity Plan.................................................... 42
Payment When Named Person Dies...................................... 42
Other Contract Provisions................................................ 42
Reports to Contract Owners.......................................... 42
Suspension of Payments.............................................. 42
In Case of Errors in Your Application............................... 42
Assigning the Contract as Collateral................................ 43
Contract Changes-Applicable Tax Law................................. 43
Free Look........................................................... 43
Group or Sponsored Arrangements..................................... 43
Selling the Contract................................................ 43
Other Information........................................................ 44
Voting Rights....................................................... 44
State Regulation.................................................... 44
Legal Proceedings................................................... 44
Legal Matters....................................................... 45
Experts............................................................. 45
Federal Tax Considerations............................................... 45
More Information About Golden American Life Insurance Company............ 50
Financial Statements of Golden American Life Insurance Company........... 70
Statement of Additional Information
Table of Contents...................................................100
Appendix A
Condensed Financial Information..................................... A1
Appendix B
Market Value Adjustment Examples.................................... B1
Appendix C
Surrender Charge for Excess Withdrawals Example..................... C1

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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:

SPECIAL TERM PAGE
Accumulation Unit 9
Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit 36
Annuitant 20
Annuity Start Date 19
Cash Surrender Value 23
Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit 36
Contract Date 19
Contract Owner 20
Contract Value 22
Contract Year 19
Fixed Interest Allocation 16
Market Value Adjustment 18
Net Investment Factor 10

Rider Date 24
7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit 36
Special Fund 24

Standard Death Benefit 35

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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FEES AND EXPENSES
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CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES*

Surrender Charge................................................... None

Transfer Charge.................................................... None**

** 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................................................$40

(We waive this charge if the total of your premium payments is $100,000 or
more or if your contract value at the end of a contract year is $100,000 or
more.)

*** We deduct this charge on each contract anniversary and on surrender.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT ANNUAL CHARGES****

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<CAPTION>
STANDARD ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT
DEATH BENEFIT ANNUAL RATCHET 7% SOLUTION MAX 7
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mortality & Expense Risk Charge.......... 1.30% 1.45% 1.65% 1.75%
Asset-Based Administrative Charge........ 0.15% 0.15% 0.15% 0.15%
----- ----- ----- -----
Total.................................... 1.45% 1.60% 1.80% 1.90%
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**** As a percentage of average daily assets in each subaccount. The
mortality and expense risk charge and the asset-based administrative
charge are deducted daily.

OPTIONAL RIDER CHARGES*****
Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit rider:
Waiting Period Quarterly Charge
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10 Year.......... 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base(1) (0.50% annually)
20 Year.......... 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit rider:
MGIB Base Rate Quarterly Charge
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7%............... 0.125% of the MGIB Base(2) (0.50% annually)

Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit rider:
Quarterly Charge
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0.125% of the MGWB Eligible Payment Amount(3) (0.50% annually)

***** We deduct optional rider charges from the subaccounts in which you
are invested on each quarterly contract anniversary and pro rata on
termination of the Contract; if the value in the subaccounts is
insufficient, the optional rider charges will be deducted from the
Fixed Interest Allocations nearest maturity.

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on the rider date plus subsequent premiums received during the
two-year period commencing on the rider date.

THE GCG TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average daily net assets
of a portfolio):

(1) Fees decline as the total assets of certain combined portfolios
increase. See the prospectus for the GCG Trust for more information.

(3) Total Expenses are based on actual expenses for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999.

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THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the
average daily net assets of a portfolio):

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average
daily net assets of the portfolio):

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OTHER TOTAL EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT 12B-1 FEE(3) EXPENSES AFTER FEE WAIVER
FEE AFTER AFTER AFTER EXPENSE AND EXPENSE
PORTFOLIO FEE WAIVER(1)(2) FEE WAIVER REIMBURSEMENT(1)(2) REIMBURSEMENT(1)(2)
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ING Global Brand Names 0.30% 0.15% 0.78% 1.23%
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(1) Since the portfolio had not commenced operations as of December 31,
1999, expenses as shown are based on estimates of the portfolio's
operating expenses for the portfolio's first fiscal year.

THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND ANNUAL EXPENSES (as a percentage of the average daily
net assets of the portfolio):

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the ING Variable Insurance Trust, and the Prudential Series Fund 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.

EXAMPLES:
The following four examples are designed to show you the expenses you would pay
on a $1000 investment that earns 5% annually. Each example assumes election of
the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit. The examples reflect the deduction of a
mortality and expense risk charge, an asset-based administrative charge, and an
annual contract administrative charge as an annual charge of 0.06% of assets
(based on an average contract value of $70,000). In addition, Examples 1 and 2
assume you elected an optional benefit rider with the highest charge (0.75%
annually where the rider base is equal to the initial premium and increases by
7% annually, except for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond portfolios,
where the charge is 0.50% annually) and assume the rider charge is assessed each
quarter on a base equal to the hypothetical $1,000 premium increasing at 7% per
year (the assumed net rate for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond
portfolios). The annual charge of 0.75% results from the assumption of a 7%
annual increase in the rider base but only a 5% earnings increase in the
contract value before expenses. Thus, 0.75% represents an annual charge over the
10-year period which is equivalent to an increasing charge of 0.125% per quarter
over the same period. If the Standard Death Benefit, the Annual Ratchet Enhanced
Death Benefit, or the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit is elected instead of
the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit used in the examples, the actual expenses will
be less than those represented in the examples.

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<CAPTION>
THE GCG TRUST 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset $31 $ 94 $160 $336
Limited Maturity Bond $31 $ 94 $160 $337
Global Fixed Income $43 $131 $219 $446
Fully Managed $37 $113 $190 $393
Total Return $36 $111 $187 $388
Equity Income $37 $112 $190 $392
Investors $37 $114 $192 $397
Value Equity $37 $112 $190 $392
Rising Dividends $37 $112 $190 $392
Managed Global $40 $121 $203 $417
Large Cap Value $37 $114 $192 $397
All Cap $37 $114 $192 $397
Research $36 $111 $187 $388
Capital Appreciation $37 $112 $190 $392
Capital Growth $38 $115 $194 $400
Strategic Equity $37 $112 $190 $392
Mid-Cap Growth $36 $111 $187 $388
Small Cap $37 $112 $190 $392
Growth $38 $115 $193 $399
Real Estate $37 $112 $190 $392
Hard Assets $37 $112 $190 $392
Developing World $45 $135 $226 $458
Emerging Markets $45 $135 $226 $458

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $35 $106 $180 $374
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $34 $103 $175 $365

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $40 $120 $202 $416

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $38 $114 $193 $398
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THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $35 $106 $180 $374
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $34 $103 $175 $365

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $40 $120 $202 $416

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $38 $114 $193 $398
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Example 3:
If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period and did
not elect any optional benefit rider, you would pay the following expenses for
each $1,000 invested:

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<CAPTION>
THE GCG TRUST 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Liquid Asset $26 $ 78 $134 $286
Limited Maturity Bond $26 $ 79 $135 $287
Global Fixed Income $36 $109 $185 $383
Fully Managed $30 $ 91 $154 $325
Total Return $29 $ 89 $151 $319
Equity Income $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Investors $30 $ 92 $156 $329
Value Equity $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Rising Dividends $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Managed Global $32 $ 99 $168 $351
Large Cap Value $30 $ 92 $156 $329
All Cap $30 $ 92 $156 $329
Research $29 $ 89 $151 $319
Capital Appreciation $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Capital Growth $30 $ 93 $158 $333
Strategic Equity $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Mid-Cap Growth $29 $ 89 $151 $319
Small Cap $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Growth $30 $ 93 $158 $332
Real Estate $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Hard Assets $30 $ 90 $154 $324
Developing World $37 $113 $192 $396
Emerging Markets $37 $113 $192 $396

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $27 $ 84 $143 $304
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $26 $ 81 $139 $294

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $32 $ 98 $167 $349

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $30 $ 92 $157 $331
</TABLE>

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Example 4:
If you do not surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period
and did not elect any optional benefit rider, you would pay the following
expenses for each $1,000 invested:

THE PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
PIMCO High Yield Bond $27 $ 84 $143 $304
PIMCO StocksPLUS
Growth and Income $26 $ 81 $139 $294

ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names $32 $ 98 $167 $349

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND
Prudential Jennison $30 $ 92 $157 $331
</TABLE>

THESE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN SUBJECT TO THE
TERMS OF YOUR CONTRACT.

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1) We take the net asset value of the subaccount at the end of each
business day.

2) We add to (1) the amount of any dividend or capital gains distribution
declared for the subaccount and reinvested in such subaccount. We
subtract from that amount a charge for our taxes, if any.

3) We divide (2) by the net asset value of the subaccount 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 the
subaccount.

Calculations for the subaccounts are made on a per share basis.

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Our principal office is located at 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester,
Pennsylvania 19380.

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insurance companies, both affiliated and unaffiliated with Golden American. The
address of ING Variable Insurance Trust is 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA
19380.

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 and the PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust, the ING Variable Insurance Trust, the Board of
Directors of the Prudential Series Fund, and the management of Directed
Services, Inc., Pacific Investment Management Company, ING Mutual Funds
Management Co. LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and any other
insurance companies participating in the Trusts will monitor events to identify
and resolve any material conflicts that may arise.

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
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THE GCG TRUST
Liquid Asset Seeks high level of current income consistent with the
preservation of capital and liquidity.

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Invests primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies
of any size.
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Research Seeks long-term growth of capital and future income.

Invests primarily in equity securities believed by the
portfolio manager to be undervalued.
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Capital Growth Seeks long-term total return.

Invests primarily in common stocks of medium- and
small-sized companies.
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Mid-Cap Growth Seeks long-term growth of capital.

Invests primarily in publicly traded real estate equity
securities.
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Invests primarily in hard asset securities. Hard asset
companies produce a commodity which the portfolio
manager is able to price on a daily or weekly basis.
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Developing World Seeks capital appreciation.

Invests primarily in common stocks, options, futures,
options on futures and swaps.
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ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
ING Global Brand Names Seeks to provide investors with long-term capital
Fund appreciation.

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES
Directed Services, Inc. serves as the overall manager to each portfolio of the
GCG Trust. The GCG Trust pays Directed Services a monthly fee for its investment
advisory and management services. The monthly fee is based on the average daily
net assets of an investment portfolio, and in some cases, the combined total
assets of certain grouped portfolios. Directed Services provides or procures, at
its own expense, the services necessary for the operation of the portfolios,
including retaining portfolio managers to manage the assets of the various
portfolios. Directed Services, based on the annual rates of the average daily
net assets of a portfolio (and not the GCG Trust) pays each portfolio manager a
monthly fee for managing the assets of a portfolio, based on the annual rates of
the average daily net assets of the various portfolios. For a list of the
portfolio managers, see the front cover of this prospectus. Directed Services
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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.

Pacific Investment Management Company ("PIMCO") serves as investment advisor to
each portfolio of the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust. PIMCO provides the overall
business management and administrative services necessary for each portfolio's
operation. PIMCO provides or procures, at its own expense, the services and
information necessary for the proper conduct of business and ordinary operation
of each portfolio. The PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust pays PIMCO a monthly
advisory fee and a separate monthly administrative fee per year each fee, 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 Variable
Insurance Trust. PIMCO does 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 expense of the independent trustees, and
extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or indemnification expenses.

The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") serves as the overall
investment adviser for the Prudential Series Fund. Prudential is responsible for
the management of the Prudential Series Fund and provides investment advice and
related services. For the Prudential Jennison Portfolio, Prudential engages
Jennison Associates LLC to serive as sub-adviser and to provide day-to-day
management. Prudential pays the sub-advisor out of the fee Prudential receives
from the Prudential Series Fund.

YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH PORTFOLIO INCLUDING ITS
MANAGEMENT FEES IN THE PROSPECTUS FOR EACH TRUST. YOU SHOULD READ THESE
PROSPECTUSES BEFORE INVESTING.

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THE FIXED INTEREST ALLOCATION
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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 apply a Market Value Adjustment.

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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.

We determine the Market Value Adjustment by multiplying the amount you withdraw,
transfer or apply to an income plan by the following factor:

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N/365
((1+I)/(1+J+.0025)) -1

Where,

o "I" is the Index Rate for a Fixed Interest Allocation on the first day
of the guaranteed interest period;

o "N" is the remaining number of days in the guaranteed interest period
at the time of calculation.

Several examples which illustrate how the Market Value Adjustment works are
included in Appendix B.

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THE ANNUITY CONTRACT
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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.

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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
if such death benefit is available for multiple owners.

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 and the death benefit is paid upon the death
of the first of the joint owners to die. Joint owners may only select the
Standard Death Benefit option. Upon adding an additional owner to a contract
which was issued with an Enhanced Death Benefit option, generally, your death
benefit will be changed automatically to a Standard Death Benefit and your
mortality and expense risk charges will be lowered correspondingly to that which
is charged under the Standard Death Benefit Option. Also note that if any
owner's age is 86 or greater, even the standard death benefit guarantee will
also be lost. Note that returning a Contract to single owner status will not
restore any Enhanced Death Benefit. Unless otherwise specified, the term "age"
when used for joint owners shall mean the age of the oldest owner.

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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, the guaranteed death benefit and/or
the death benefit applied to the contract. The new owner's age, as of the date
of the change, will be used as the basis for determining which option to use.
The new owner's death will determine when a death benefit is payable.

If the new owner's age is less than 80, the death benefit option in effect prior
to the change in owner will remain in effect. If the new owner's age is greater
than 79, but less than or equal to 85, and if the contract was issued with an
enhanced death benefit, the death benefit will become the Standard Death
Benefit. If the new owner's age is greater than 85, the death benefit will be
the cash surrender value. Once a death benefit has been changed due to a change
in owner, a subsequent change to a younger owner will not restore any enhanced
death benefits.

PURCHASE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE CONTRACT
We will issue a Contract only if both the annuitant and the contract owner are
not older than age 90.

CREDITING OF PREMIUM PAYMENTS
We will process 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 will be processed within 1 business day if
we receive all information necessary. In certain states we also accept initial
and additional premium payments by wire order. Wire transmittals must be
accompanied by sufficient electronically transmitted data. We may retain your
initial premium payment 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.

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accumulation unit value next determined after we receive your premium payment
and the completed application. Once the completed application is received, we
will allocate the payment to the subaccounts and/or Fixed Interest Allocation
specified by you within 2 business days.

(2) If your state and broker-dealer allow us to issue a Contract without
an application, we will issue and mail the Contract to you, or your
representative, together with an Application Acknowledgement Statement
for your execution. Until our Customer Service Center receives the
executed Application Acknowledgement Statement, neither you nor the
broker-dealer may execute any financial transactions on your Contract
unless they are requested in writing by you. We may require additional
information before complying with your request (e.g., signature
guarantee).

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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 any transfers to or from that subaccount.

(5) We subtract from (4) any withdrawals, and then subtract any contract
fees (including any rider charges) and premium taxes.

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a corresponding portfolio of the ING Variable Insurance Trust, or a
corresponding portfolio of the Prudential Series Fund.

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 SEC (and any other regulatory agency, if required) substitute another
portfolio for existing and future investments. If you have elected the dollar
cost averaging, systematic withdrawals, or automatic rebalancing programs or if
you have other outstanding instructions, and we substitute or otherwise
eliminate a portfolio which is subject to those instructions, we will execute
your instructions using the substituted or proposed replacement portfolio,
unless you request otherwise.

We will, of course, provide you with written notice before any of these changes
are effected.

The optional riders may not be approved in all states. Check with our Customer
Service Center for availability in your state. The telephone number is
(800)366-0066.

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CALCULATING THE MGAB. We calculate your MGAB as follows:

If you purchased the MGAB rider on the contract date, and

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For any Special Fund under the twenty-year option, if the actual interest
credited to and/or the investment earnings of the contract value allocated to
the Special Fund over the calculation period is less than the amount calculated
under the formula above, that lesser amount becomes the increase in your MGAB
Base for the Special Fund for that period. THE MGAB BASE RATE FOR EACH SPECIAL
FUND MAY BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. Thus, investing in the Special Funds may limit
the MGAB benefit.

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MGAB rider during the 30-day period following the contract date, your one-time
right to cancel the rider occurs on the tenth anniversary of your contract date.
To cancel, you need to send written notice to our Customer Service Center at
least 30 days before such anniversary date. If the MGAB rider is terminated
before the MGAB Benefit Date, you will not be credited with the MGAB and we
assess the pro rata portion of the MGAB rider changes for the current quarter.

NOTIFICATION. Any crediting of the MGAB will be reported in your first
quarterly statement following the MGAB Benefit Date.

(ii) your annuity income based on your contract value adjusted for any
Market Value Adjustment on the MGIB Benefit Date applied to the
then current income factors in effect for the annuity option you
selected; and

(iii) the MGIB annuity income based on your MGIB Base on the MGIB
Benefit Date applied to the MGIB income factors specified in your
rider for the MGIB annuity option you selected. Prior to applying
the MGIB income factors, we will adjust the MGIB Base for any
premium tax recovery and Market Value Adjustment that would
otherwise apply at annuitization.

DETERMINING THE MGIB ANNUITY INCOME. On the MGIB Benefit Date, we calculate
your MGIB annuity income as follows:

(ii) If you purchased the MGIB rider after the contract date, except
for the Special Funds which require special calculations, your
MGIB Base is equal to your contract value on the rider date

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plus any eligible premiums added to your Contract during the
5-year period after your rider date, accumulated at the MGIB Base
Rate (7% for all portfolios except the Special Funds), reduced
pro rata by all withdrawals taken while the MGIB rider is in
effect. Eligible additional premium payments are those added more
than 5 years before the earliest MGIB Benefit Date and are
included in the MGIB Base. Premiums paid after the 5th rider
anniversary are excluded from the MGIB Base.

Of course, regardless of when purchased or how you invest,
withdrawals will reduce the value of your MGIB Base pro rata to
the percentage of the contract value withdrawn.

We offer 7% MGIB Base Rates, except for the Special Funds. The
Company may at its discretion discontinue offering this rate. The
MGIB Base Rate is an annual effective rate.

(i) Income for Life (Single Life or Joint with 100% Survivor) and
10-30 Year Certain;

(ii) Income for a 20-30 Year Period Certain: or

(iii) Any other income plan offered by the Company in connection with
the MGIB rider on the MGIB Benefit Date.

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rider first became available in your state, the Company may in its discretion
allow purchase of this rider during the 30-day period preceding the first
contract anniversary after the date of this prospectus, or the date of state
approval, whichever is later. There is a ten year waiting period before the MGIB
rider can be exercised.

(i) if you purchased the MGWB rider on the contract date, your
premium payments received during the first two contract years; or

GUARANTEED WITHDRAWAL STATUS. You may continue to make withdrawals in any
amount permitted under your Contract so long as your contract value is greater
than zero. See "Withdrawals." Making any

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withdrawals in any year greater than 7% per year of the Eligible Payment Amount
will reduce the Eligible Payment Amount for future withdrawals and payments
under the MGWB rider by the proportion that the withdrawal bears to the contract
value at the time of the withdrawal. The MGWB rider, will remain in force, and
you may continue to make withdrawals so long as:

(i) your contract value is greater than zero;

(ii) your MGWB Withdrawal Account is greater than zero;

(iii) your latest allowable annuity start date has not been reached;

(iv) you have not elected to annuitize your Contract; and

(v) you have not died (unless your spouse has elected to continue the
contract), changed the ownership of the Contract or surrendered
the Contract.

The standard Contract provision limiting withdrawals to no more than 90% of
the cash surrender value is not applicable under the MGWB rider.

(i) your MGWB Withdrawal Account is greater than zero;

(ii) your latest allowable annuity start date has not been reached;

(iii) you have not elected to annuitize your Contract; and

(iv) you have not died, changed the ownership of the Contract or
surrendered the Contract.

DEATH BENEFIT DURING AUTOMATIC PERIODIC BENEFIT STATUS. If you have never
withdrawn more than 7% per year of the Eligible Payment Amount and you elected
the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit in

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your Contract (or you elected the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit resulting in the
7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit as the actual benefit), the death benefit
otherwise payable under the terms of your Contract will remain in force during
any Automatic Periodic Benefit Status. In determining the amount of the death
benefit during the Automatic Periodic Benefit Status, we deem your contract
value to be zero and treat the MGWB periodic payments as withdrawals. In all
other cases, the death benefit payable during Automatic Periodic Benefit Status
is your MGWB Withdrawal Account which equals the sum of the remaining MGWB
periodic payments. If you elected the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit, then the 7%
Solution and the Annual Ratchet components shall each be calculated as if each
were the elected death benefit option.

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WITHDRAWALS
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Please be aware that the benefit we pay under certain optional benefit riders
will be reduced by any withdrawals you take while the rider is in effect. See
"Optional Riders."

We offer the following three withdrawal options:

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SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS
You may choose to receive automatic systematic withdrawal payments (1) from the
contract value in the subaccounts in which you are invested, or (2) from the
interest earned in your Fixed Interest Allocations. Systematic withdrawals may
be taken monthly, quarterly or annually. You decide when you would like
systematic payments to start as long as it is at least 28 days after your
contract date. You also select the date on which the systematic withdrawals will
be made, but this date cannot be later than the 28th day of the month. If you
have elected to receive systematic withdrawals but have not chosen a date, we
will make the withdrawals on the same calendar day of each month as your
contract date. If your contract date is after the 28th day of the month, your
systematic withdrawal will be made on the 28th day of each month.

MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE
FREQUENCY OF CONTRACT VALUE
Monthly 1.25%
Quarterly 3.75%
Annually 15.00%

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An IRA withdrawal in excess of the amount allowed under systematic withdrawals
will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment.

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TRANSFERS AMONG YOUR INVESTMENTS
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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.

Transfers from a Fixed Interest Allocation under the dollar cost averaging
program are not subject to a Market Value Adjustment.

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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 may not participate in the
dollar cost averaging program and in systematic withdrawals at the same time.

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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 written notice
and due proof of death, as well as any required paperwork, at our Customer
Service Center. If your beneficiary elects to delay receipt of the death benefit
until a date after the time of death, the amount of benefit payable 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. For
information on required distributions under federal income tax laws, you should
see "Required Distributions upon Contract Owner's Death."

You may choose from the following 4 death benefit choices: (1) the Standard
Death Benefit; (2) the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit, (3) the Annual
Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit; or (4) the Max 7 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. A
change in ownership of the Contract may affect the amount of the death benefit
and the enhanced death benefit. The MGWB rider may affect the death benefit. See
"Minimum Guaranteed Withdrawal Benefit (MGWB) Rider -- Death Benefit during
Automatic Periodic Benefit Status."

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contract value prior to death; (ii) total premium payments reduced by a pro rata
adjustment for any withdrawal; and (iii) the cash surrender value.

ENHANCED DEATH BENEFITS. If the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit, the
Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit or the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit is
elected, the death benefit under the Contract is the greatest of (i) the
contract value; (ii) total premium payments reduced by a pro rata adjustment for
any withdrawal; (iii) the cash surrender value; and (iv) the enhanced death
benefit as calculated below.

The Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit is the greater of (1) the 7% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefit or (2) the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit. Under
this Benefit option, the 7% Solution Enhanced Death Benefit and the Annual
Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit are calculated in the same manner as if each were
the elected benefit.

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HOW THE ENHANCED DEATH BENEFIT IS CALCULATED

7% SOLUTION ANNUAL RATCHET
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On each business day that occurs on or On each contract anniversary that
before the contract owner turns 80, we occurs on or before the contract owner
credit interest at the 7% annual turns age 80, we compare the prior
effective rate to the enhanced death enhanced death benefit to the contract
benefit from the preceding day (which value and select the larger amount as
would be the initial premium if the the new enhanced death benefit.
preceding day is the contract date),
then we add additional premiums paid On all other days, the enhanced death
since the preceding day, then we benefit is the amount determined
adjust for any withdrawals made below. We first take the enhanced
(including any Market Value Adjustment death benefit from the preceding day
applied to such withdrawals) since the (which would be the initial premium if
preceding day. At age 80 or at the the valuation date is the contract
time of maximum death benefit is date) and then we add additional
reached, the accumulation rate will premiums paid since the preceding day,
change. and then reduce the Enhanced Death
Benefit pro rata for any contract
The maximum enhanced death benefit is value withdrawn. That amount becomes
3 times all premium payments as the new enhanced death benefit.
reduced by adjustments for
withdrawals.***
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* The interest rate used for calculating the 7% Solution Enhanced Death
Benefit for the Liquid Asset and Limited Maturity Bond investment
portfolios and the Fixed Account, will be the lesser of (1) 7% and (2) the
interest rate, positive or negative, providing a yield on the Enhanced
Death Benefit equal to the net return for the current valuation period on
the contract value allocated to Special Funds. We may, with 30 days notice
to you, designate any fund as a Special Fund on existing contracts with
respect to new premiums added to such fund and also with respect to new
transfers to such funds. Thus selecting these investments may limit the
enhanced death benefit.

** Each premium payment reduced by adjustments for any withdrawal will
continue to grow at the 7% annual effective rate until the maximum is
reached.

*** Each withdrawal reduces the enhanced death benefit and the maximum enhanced
death benefit as follows: If total withdrawals in a contract year do not
exceed 7% of cumulative premiums and did not exceed 7% of cumulative
premiums in any prior contract year, such withdrawals will reduce the
enhanced death benefit and the maximum enhanced death benefit. Once
withdrawals in any contract year exceed 7% of cumulative premiums,
withdrawals will reduce enhanced death benefit and the maximum enhanced
death benefit in proportion to the reduction in contract value pro rata.

Pro rata withdrawal adjustment on all death benefit options is calculated by (i)
dividing the contract value withdrawn by the contract value immediately prior to
the withdrawal, and then (ii) multiplying the result by the amount of the
applicable death benefit component immediately prior to the withdrawal.

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The enhanced death benefits 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 less than 80 years old at the time of purchase. The
enhanced death benefits are not available where a Contract is owned by joint
owners.

The death benefit will continue to apply, with all age criteria using the
surviving spouse's age as the determining age.

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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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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 from your contract value:

NO SURRENDER CHARGE. We do not deduct any surrender charges for
withdrawals.

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CHARGES DEDUCTED FROM THE SUBACCOUNTS
MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE. The mortality and expense risk charge is
deducted each business day. 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 1.30% of the assets
you have in each subaccount. The charge is deducted on each business day at the
rate of .003585% 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
1.45% for the Annual Ratchet Enhanced Death Benefit, 1.65% for the 7% Solution
Enhanced Death Benefit or 1.75% for the Max 7 Enhanced Death Benefit, of the
assets you have in each subaccount. The charge is deducted each business day at
the rate of .004002%, .004558%, or .004837%, respectively, for each day since
the previous business day.

Minimum Guaranteed Accumulation Benefit (MGAB). The quarterly charge for
the MGAB rider is as follows:

Waiting Period Quarterly Charge
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10 Year............ 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)
20 Year............ 0.125% of the MGAB Charge Base (0.50% annually)

MINIMUM GUARANTEED INCOME BENEFIT (MGIB). The quarterly charge for the MGIB
rider is as follows:

MGIB Base Rate Quarterly Charge
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7%................. 0.125% of the MGIB Base (0.50% annually)

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MINIMUM GUARANTEED WITHDRAWAL BENEFIT (MGWB). The quarterly charge for the
MGWB rider is 0.125% (0.50% annually) of the original MGWB Eligible Premium
Amount. The original MGWB Eligible Payment Amount is equal to all premiums paid
during the first two contract years following the rider date. When we calculate
the MGWB rider charge, we do not reduce the Eligible Payment Amount by the
amount of any withdrawals taken while the MGWB rider is in effect. We will
deduct charges only during the period before your Contract's Automatic Periodic
Benefit Status. If you surrender or annuitize your Contract, we will deduct a
pro rata portion the charge for the current quarter based on the current
quarterly charge rate and your original MGWB Eligible Payment Amount immediately
prior to the surrender or annuitization.

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Our approval is needed for any option where:

(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.

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.

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(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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We do not pay any additional commissions on the sale or exercise of any of the
optional benefit riders offered in this prospectus.

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EXPERTS
The audited financial statements of Golden American and Account B appearing in
this prospectus or in the
and Registration
Statement have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set
forth in their reports thereon appearing in this prospectus or 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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Other rules may apply to Qualified Contracts.

The following discussion assumes that the Contracts will qualify as annuity
contracts for federal income tax purposes.

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.

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Transfers, Assignments, Exchanges and Annuity Dates 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.

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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.

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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). You should consult a tax adviser
with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Contract.