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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 29, 2000
FILE NO. 333-90081
811-6484
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 [X]
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. [ ]
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [X]
AMENDMENT NO. [ ]
PROVIDENTMUTUAL VARIABLE
ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT)
PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY
COMPANY OF AMERICA
(NAME OF DEPOSITOR)
300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
NEWARK, DE 19713
(ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
DEPOSITOR'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (302) 454-5260
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JAMES G. POTTER, JR., ESQ.
PROVIDENT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1000 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD
BERWYN, PA 19312
(NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPY TO:
STEPHEN E. ROTH, ESQ.
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement
TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERED: Individual Flexible Premium Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
PURSUANT TO RULE 495
Showing Location in Part A (Prospectus) and Part B (Statement of Additional
Information) of Registration Statement of Information Required By Form N-4.
PART A
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ITEM OF FORM N-4 PROSPECTUS CAPTION
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1. Cover Page................................. Cover Page
2. Definitions................................ Definitions
3. Synopsis................................... Table of Expenses; Summary
4. Condensed Financial Information............ Financial Highlights
5. General Description of Registrant,
Depositor and Portfolio Companies........ PLACA, the Variable Account and Funds
a. Depositor............................... PLACA, the Variable Account and Funds
--Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America
b. Registrant.............................. PLACA, the Variable Account and Funds
--Providentmutual Variable Annuity
Separate Account
c. Portfolio Company....................... PLACA, the Variable Account and the Funds
d. Fund Prospectus......................... PLACA, the Variable Account and the Funds
e. Voting Rights........................... Voting Rights
f. Administrators.......................... Administrative Charges
6. Deductions and Expenses.................... Charges and Deductions
a. General................................. Charges and Deductions
b. Sales Load %............................ Charges and Deductions
c. Special Purchase Plan................... N/A
d. Commissions............................. Distribution of Contracts
e. Expenses--Registrant.................... Charges and Deductions
f. Fund Expenses........................... Charges and Deductions
g. Organizational Expenses................. N/A
7. General Description of Variable Annuity
Contracts................................ Description of Annuity Contract
a. (i) Allocation of Premium Payments..... Premiums; Allocation of Premiums
(ii) Transfers............................. Description of Annuity Contract--Transfer
Privilege
(iii) Exchanges............................ N/A
b. Changes................................. Description of Annuity Contract
--Modification
c. Inquiries............................... Description of Annuity Contract--Contract
Inquiries
8. Annuity Period............................. Payment Options
9. Death Benefit.............................. Description of Annuity Contract--Death
Benefit Before Annuity Date; Payments
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10. Purchases and Contract Value............... Description of Annuity Contract
a. Purchases............................... Description of Annuity Contract--Premiums
b. Valuation............................... Description of Annuity Contract--Variable
Account Value
c. Daily Calculation....................... Description of Annuity Contract--Variable
Account Value
d. Underwriter............................. Distribution of Contracts
11. Redemptions................................ Description of Annuity Contract
a. --By Owners............................. Description of Annuity Contract--
Withdrawals and Surrenders; Payments
--By Annuitant............................. Payment Options
b. Texas ORP............................... N/A
c. Delay in Payment........................ Description of Annuity Contract--Payments
d. Lapse................................... Description of Annuity Contract--Contract
Termination
e. Free Look............................... Description of Annuity
Contract--Cancellation
12. Taxes...................................... Federal Tax Status
13. Legal Proceedings.......................... Legal Proceedings
14. Table of Contents of the Statement of
Additional Information................... Statement of Additional Information Table
of Contents
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PART B
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ITEM OF FORM N-4 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAPTION
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15. Cover Page................................. Cover Page
16. Table of Contents.......................... Statement of Additional Information Table
of Contents
17. General Information and History............ See Prospectus--PLACA, the Variable Account
and the Funds
18. Services
a. Fees and Expenses of Registrant......... N/A
b. Management Contract..................... See Prospectus--Administrative Charges
c. Custodian............................... Safekeeping of Account Assets
d. Independent Public Accountant........... Experts
e. Assets of Registration.................. Safekeeping of Account Assets
f. Affiliated Persons...................... N/A
g. Principal Underwriter................... See Prospectus--Distribution of Contracts
19. Purchase of Securities Being Offered....... See Prospectus--Distribution of Contracts
20. Underwriter................................ See Prospectus--Distribution of Contracts
21. Calculation of Performance Data............ Calculation of Yields and Total Returns
22. Annuity Payments........................... See Prospectus--Payment Options
23. Financial Statements....................... Financial Statements
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PART A
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE IN THE PROSPECTUS
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INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
SERVICE CENTER: 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK, DELAWARE 19713,
PHONE: 1-800-688-5177
PROSPECTUS
MARCH 7, 2000
Please read this prospectus carefully before investing and keep it for future
reference. It contains important information about this variable annuity
contract that you should know before investing.
To learn more about this variable annuity contract, you should consult the
Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated March 7, 2000. For a free copy
of the SAI, please contact us at the above listed address.
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America ("PLACA") has filed the SAI
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporates the SAI by
reference into this prospectus. The Table of Contents for the SAI appears on the
last page of this prospectus. The Securities and Exchange Commission maintains
an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI, material
incorporated by reference, and other information.
Variable annuity contracts involve certain risks, and you may lose some or all
of your investment. The investment performance of the subaccounts will vary, and
you bear the entire investment risk of amounts allocated to the subaccounts.
The contract is not a deposit or obligation of any bank, and no bank endorses or
guarantees the contract. Neither the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation nor
any federal agency insures your investment in the contract.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This variable annuity contract has 24 funding choices -- one fixed account
(paying a guaranteed minimum fixed rate of interest) and 23 subaccounts of the
Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account which invest in the following
portfolios:
MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
- - All Pro Large Cap Growth Portfolio
- - All Pro Large Cap Value Portfolio
- - All Pro Small Cap Growth Portfolio
- - All Pro Small Cap Value Portfolio
- - International Portfolio
- - Equity 500 Index Portfolio
- - Growth Portfolio
- - Aggressive Growth Portfolio
- - Managed Portfolio
- - Bond Portfolio
- - Money Market Portfolio
OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
- - Equity Portfolio
- - Managed Portfolio
PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
- - PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio
- - PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST
- - Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets Portfolio
- - Van Eck Worldwide Bond Portfolio
- - Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets Portfolio
- - Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
- - VIP III Contrafund Portfolio
- - VIP III Growth Portfolio
- - VIP III Growth Opportunities Portfolio
- - VIP III Overseas Portfolio
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Definitions................................................. 1
Table of Expenses........................................... 3
Summary..................................................... 9
The Contract........................................... 9
Charges and Deductions................................. 10
Annuity Provisions..................................... 11
Federal Tax Status..................................... 11
PLACA, the Variable Account and the Funds................... 12
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.... 12
Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account...... 12
The Funds.............................................. 13
The Market Street Fund, Inc. ..................... 13
Variable Insurance Products Fund III.............. 15
OCC Accumulation Trust............................ 16
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust.................... 16
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust................. 16
Resolving Material Conflicts........................... 18
Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments...... 18
Description of Annuity Contract............................. 19
Issuance of a Contract................................. 19
Premiums............................................... 19
Cancellation Period.................................... 19
Allocation of Premiums................................. 19
Variable Account Value................................. 20
Transfer Privilege..................................... 21
Dollar Cost Averaging.................................. 22
Withdrawals and Surrender.............................. 22
Death Benefit Before Annuity Date...................... 24
The Annuity Date....................................... 26
Payments............................................... 26
Modification........................................... 27
Reports to Contract Owners............................. 27
Contract Inquiries..................................... 27
The Guaranteed Account...................................... 27
Minimum Guaranteed and Current Interest Rates.......... 28
Transfers from Guaranteed Account...................... 28
Payment Deferral....................................... 28
Charges and Deductions...................................... 28
Surrender Charge (Contingent Deferred Sales Charge).... 28
Administrative Charges................................. 30
Daily Annuity Charge................................... 30
Investment Advisory Fees and Other Expenses of the
Funds................................................. 30
Charges For Optional Death Benefit Riders.............. 31
Premium Taxes.......................................... 31
Other Taxes............................................ 31
Charge Discounts For Sales to Certain Groups........... 31
Payment Options............................................. 31
Election of Payment Options............................ 31
Description of Payment Options......................... 32
Yields and Total Returns.................................... 32
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Federal Tax Status.......................................... 34
Introduction........................................... 34
Tax Status of the Contracts............................ 34
The Treatment of Annuities............................. 35
Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts.................... 35
Taxation of Qualified Contracts........................ 36
Withholding............................................ 38
Possible Changes in Taxation........................... 38
Other Tax Consequences................................. 38
Distribution of Contracts................................... 38
Legal Proceedings........................................... 39
Voting Rights............................................... 39
Financial Statements........................................ 39
Statement of Additional Information Table of Contents....... 40
Appendix A--Financial Highlights............................ A-1
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DEFINITIONS
ACCUMULATION UNIT.......... A unit of measure used to calculate Subaccount
Value.
ANNUITANT.................. The person or persons upon whose life (or lives)
determines the annuity payments payable under the
Contract.
ANNUITY DATE............... The date as of which Surrender Value is applied to a
Payment Option.
BENEFICIARY................ The person to whom we pay the death benefit on the
death of the Owner (or the Annuitant if the Owner is
not a natural person). If the Contract has joint
Owners, then the surviving joint Owner is the
Beneficiary.
CANCELLATION PERIOD........ Period described in this prospectus during which the
Owner may return this Contract for a refund.
CODE....................... The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
CONTRACT................... The individual flexible premium deferred variable
annuity contract issued by PLACA and offered in this
prospectus.
CONTRACT ACCOUNT VALUE..... The sum of the Variable Account Value and the
Guaranteed Account Value.
CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY....... The same date in each Contract Year as the Contract
Date.
CONTRACT DATE.............. The date as of which We issue the Contract and upon
which the Contract becomes effective. The Contract
Date is used to determine Contract Years and
Contract Anniversaries.
CONTRACT YEAR.............. A twelve-month period beginning on the Contract Date
or on a Contract Anniversary.
FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT..... An amount of Contract Account Value that may be
withdrawn each Contract Year without a Surrender
Charge.
FUND....................... Any open-end management investment company in which
a Subaccount invests.
GENERAL ACCOUNT............ The assets of the Company other than those allocated
to the Variable Account or any other separate
account of the Company.
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT......... An account that is part of Our General Account and
not part of nor is it dependent upon the investment
performance of the Variable Account.
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT
OPTION..................... An allocation option under the Contract supported by
the General Account.
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT VALUE... Net Premiums allocated and Contract Account Value
transferred to the Guaranteed Account, plus interest
credited to the Guaranteed Account, minus amounts
deducted, transferred, or withdrawn from the
Guaranteed Account.
MATURITY DATE.............. The last possible Annuity Date. In most states, it
is the later of the Contract Anniversary on or
following the Annuitant's age 90, or 10 years after
the Contract Date (unless We consent to a later
Maturity Date). Notwithstanding the Maturity Date,
Qualified Contracts may require that distributions
begin at an earlier date.
MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT.... The Subaccount that holds shares of the Money Market
Portfolio of Market Street Fund, Inc.
NET ASSET VALUE PER
SHARE...................... The value per share of any Fund on any Valuation
Day. The method of computing the Net Asset Value Per
Share is described in the prospectus for each Fund.
NET PREMIUM................ The premium paid less any premium tax deducted from
the premium.
NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACT..... A Contract that is not a "Qualified Contract."
NOTICE..................... A request or notice in writing or otherwise in a
form satisfactory to PLACA that is signed by the
Owner and received at the Service Center.
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OWNER...................... The person or persons who owns (or own) the Contract
and who is (are) entitled to exercise all rights and
privileges provided in the Contract. Provisions
relating to action by the Owner mean, in the case of
joint Owners, both Owners acting jointly. Joint
Owners must be spouses.
PAYEE...................... The person entitled to receive Annuity Payments
under the Contract. the Annuitant is the Payee
unless the Owner designates a different person as
Payee.
PAYMENT OPTION............. One of the three annuity payment options available
under the Contract.
PORTFOLIO.................. An investment portfolio of a Fund.
PLACA, WE, OUR, US......... Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.
QUALIFIED CONTRACT......... A Contract issued in connection with retirement
plans that qualify for special federal income tax
treatment under the Code.
SEC........................ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SERVICE CENTER............. Providentmutual's office at 300 Continental Drive,
Newark, Delaware 19713.
SUBACCOUNT................. A subdivision of the Variable Account.
SUBACCOUNT VALUE........... Before the Annuity Date, the amount equal to that
part of any Net Premium allocated to the Subaccount
plus any Contract Account Value transferred to that
Subaccount as adjusted by any interest income,
dividends, net capital gains or losses, realized or
unrealized, and decreased by withdrawals (including
any applicable surrender charges and premium tax
charge), charges and any Contract Account Value
transferred out of that Subaccount.
SURRENDER VALUE............ The Contract Account Value less: (1) any applicable
surrender charge, (2) premium tax charges not
previously deducted, and (3) the annual contract
maintenance fee.
VALUATION DAY.............. For each Subaccount, each day that the New York
Stock Exchange is open for business except for
certain holidays listed in this prospectus and days
that a Subaccount's corresponding Portfolio does not
value its shares.
VALUATION PERIOD........... The period that starts at the close of regular
trading on the New York Stock Exchange on any
Valuation Day and ends at the close of regular
trading on the next succeeding Valuation Day.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT........... Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT VALUE..... The sum of all Subaccount Values.
YOU OR YOUR................ The Owner.
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TABLE OF EXPENSES
The following information regarding expenses assumes that the entire
Contract Account Value is in the Variable Account.
CONTRACT OWNER TRANSACTION EXPENSES
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Sales Load Imposed on
Premiums............. None
Maximum Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge
(as a percentage of
each premium payment
surrendered,
withdrawn or
annuitized)(1)....... 7%
Optional Death Benefit
Rider Charges (as a
percentage of
Variable Account
Value)
Step-Up Rider........ 0.25%
Rising Floor Rider... 0.40%
Transfer Processing
Fee.................. No fee for first twelve transfers in Contract Year.
$25 fee for each transfer thereafter during Contract Year.
Annual Administrative
Fee(2)............... $40 per Contract Year
Variable Account Annual
Expenses (as a
percentage of
Variable Account
Value)
Annual Annuity
Charge............... 1.40% (the Annual Annuity Charge includes mortality and expense risk fees and
administrative fees and expenses)
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ALL PRO ALL PRO ALL PRO ALL PRO
LARGE CAP LARGE CAP SMALL CAP SMALL CAP
GROWTH VALUE GROWTH VALUE
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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MARKET STREET FUND,
INC.
ANNUAL EXPENSES
(as a percentage of
average net assets)
Management Fees
(Investment Advisory
Fees)................ 0.70% 0.70% 0.90% 0.90%
Other Expenses......... 0.19% 0.21% 0.21% 0.30%
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Total Fund Annual
Expenses............. 0.89% 0.91% 1.11% 1.20%
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EQUITY
500 AGGRESSIVE MONEY
INTERNATIONAL INDEX GROWTH GROWTH MANAGED BOND MARKET
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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MARKET STREET FUND,
INC.
ANNUAL EXPENSES
(as a percentage of
average net assets)
Management Fees
(Investment Advisory
Fees)................ 0.75% 0.24% 0.32% 0.41% 0.40% 0.35% 0.25%
Other Expenses......... 0.23% 0.04%(3) 0.12% 0.16% 0.17% 0.17% 0.15%
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Total Fund Annual
Expenses............. 0.98% 0.28% 0.48% 0.57% 0.57% 0.52% 0.40%
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GROWTH
CONTRAFUND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES OVERSEAS
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS FUND III ANNUAL
EXPENSES(5)
(as a percentage of
average net assets)
Management Fees
(Investment Advisory
Fees)................. 0.58% 0.58% 0.58% 0.73%
12B-1 Fee............... 0.25% 0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
Other Expenses.......... 0.13% 0.12% 0.10% 0.18%
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Total Fund Annual
Expenses(6)........... 0.96% 0.95% 0.93% 1.16%
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EQUITY MANAGED
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
ANNUAL EXPENSES(5)
(as a percentage of
average net assets)
Management Fees
(Investment Advisory
Fees)................ 0.80% 0.77%
Other Expenses (after
reimbursement)....... 0.11% 0.06%
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Total Fund Annual
Expenses (after
reimbursement)(7).... 0.91% 0.83%
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TOTAL
HIGH YIELD RETURN
BOND BOND
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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PIMCO VARIABLE
INSURANCE TRUST
ANNUAL EXPENSES(5)
(as a percentage of
average net assets)
Management Fees
(Investment Advisory
Fees)................ 0.50% 0.40%
Other Expenses (after
reimbursement)....... 0.25% 0.25%
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Total Fund Annual
Expenses (after
reimbursement)(4).... 0.75% 0.65%
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WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE
WORLDWIDE HARD EMERGING REAL
BOND ASSETS MARKETS ESTATE
PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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VAN ECK WORLDWIDE
INSURANCE TRUST
ANNUAL EXPENSES(5)
(as a percentage of
average net assets)
Management Fees
(Investment Advisory
Fees)................ 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%
Other Expenses (after
reimbursement)....... 0.22% 0.26% 0.34% 0.44%
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Total Fund Annual
Expenses (after
reimbursement)(4).... 1.22% 1.26% 1.34% 1.44%
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Premium taxes may be applicable, depending on various state laws.
The above tables are intended to assist the Owner in understanding the
costs and expenses that will be borne by the Contract Owner, directly or
indirectly. The tables reflect expenses of the Variable Account and the Funds
for the 1999 calendar year. For a more complete description of the various costs
and expenses, see "Charges and Deductions" and the prospectus for each Fund.
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(1) A surrender charge is deducted only if a premium payment is withdrawn or
surrendered or applied to a Payment Option within 8 years of its being made.
The maximum total surrender charge will not exceed 8 1/2% of the total
premiums paid under the Contract. Subject to certain restrictions, after the
first Contract Year, the amount that can be surrendered or withdrawn without
charge is a percentage of the Contract Account Value at the start of the
year less a Reduction Factor, which reflects the usage of the Free
Withdrawal Amount in prior Contract Years (10% of the premium payments
during the first Contract Year). (See "Surrender Charge.")
(2) The Annual Administration Fee is waived where Contract Account Value is
$50,000 or more.
(3) Because the Equity 500 Index Portfolio was not in existence during 1999,
"Other Expenses" is based on estimated amounts for 2000. This estimate
anticipates an expense reimbursement or fee waiver arrangement for 2000.
Absent this arrangement, Total Annual Expenses would be estimated to be
0.39%.
(4) For certain portfolios, certain expenses were reimbursed or fees waived
during 1999. It is anticipated that expense reimbursement and fee waiver
arrangements will continue past the current year. Absent the expense
reimbursement, the Total Annual Expenses would have been 0.69% for the PIMCO
Total Return Bond Portfolio, 1.54% for the Van Eck Worldwide Emerging
Markets Portfolio and 3.23% for
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the Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio. Similar expense reimbursement
and fee waiver arrangements were also in place for the other Portfolios and
it is anticipated that such arrangements will continue past the current
year. However, no expenses were reimbursed or fees waived during 1999 for
these Portfolios because the level of actual expenses and fees never
exceeded the thresholds at which the reimbursement and waiver arrangements
would have become operative.
(5) The fee and expense information regarding the Funds was provided by those
Funds. The Variable Insurance Product Fund III, the OCC Accumulation Trust,
the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and the Van Eck Worldwide Insurance
Trust are not affiliated with PLACA.
(6) Because the VIP III Contrafund Portfolio, VIP III Growth Portfolio, VIP III
Growth Opportunities Portfolio, and the VIP III Overseas Portfolio Service
Class 2 shares were not in existence during 1999, expenses are based on
estimated expenses for the first year.
(7) The Advisers of the OCC Accumulation Trust Equity and Managed Portfolios are
contractually obligated to waive that portion of the advisory fee and to
assume any necessary expense to limit total operating expenses of the
Portfolios to 1.00% of average net assets (net of expense offset) on an
annual basis.
EXAMPLES
An Owner would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming
a 5% annual return on assets, assuming that no optional death benefit rider was
selected.
1. If the Contract is surrendered or annuitized at the end of the
applicable time period:
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MS All Pro Large Cap Growth.......................... $88.73 $119.46 $149.23 $269.12
MS All Pro Large Cap Value........................... 88.91 120.03 150.21 271.12
MS All Pro Small Cap Growth.......................... 90.77 125.72 159.92 290.94
MS All Pro Small Cap Value........................... 91.61 128.28 164.27 299.73
MS International..................................... 89.56 122.02 153.62 278.10
MS Equity 500 Index.................................. 83.05 101.94 119.08 206.14
MS Growth............................................ 84.91 107.71 129.05 227.19
MS Aggressive Growth................................. 85.75 110.30 133.51 236.54
MS Managed........................................... 85.75 110.30 133.51 236.54
MS Bond.............................................. 85.29 108.86 131.03 231.36
MS Money Market...................................... 84.17 105.41 125.07 218.82
Fidelity Growth Opportunities........................ 89.38 121.45 152.64 276.11
Fidelity Contrafund.................................. 89.29 121.17 152.16 275.11
Fidelity Growth...................................... 89.10 120.60 151.18 273.12
Fidelity Overseas.................................... 91.24 127.14 162.34 295.83
OCC Equity........................................... 88.91 120.03 150.21 271.12
OCC Managed.......................................... 88.17 117.74 146.30 263.08
PIMCO Total Return Bond.............................. 86.49 112.59 137.46 244.78
PIMCO High Yield Bond................................ 87.43 115.46 142.38 254.99
Van Eck Worldwide Bond............................... 91.80 128.84 165.23 301.67
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets........................ 92.17 129.98 167.15 305.55
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets................... 92.91 132.24 170.99 313.26
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate........................ 93.84 135.07 175.78 322.81
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2. If the Contract is not surrendered or annuitized at the end of the
applicable time period:
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SUBACCOUNT 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MS All Pro Large Cap Growth........................... $23.90 $73.59 $125.90 $269.12
MS All Pro Large Cap Value............................ 24.10 74.19 126.91 271.12
MS All Pro Small Cap Growth........................... 26.10 80.19 136.89 290.94
MS All Pro Small Cap Value............................ 27.00 82.88 141.35 299.73
MS International...................................... 24.80 76.29 130.41 278.10
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUBACCOUNT 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
- ---------- ------ ------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MS Equity 500 Index................................... 17.80 55.14 94.92 206.14
MS Growth............................................. 19.80 61.21 105.16 227.19
MS Aggressive Growth.................................. 20.70 63.94 109.75 236.54
MS Managed............................................ 20.70 63.94 109.75 236.54
MS Bond............................................... 20.20 62.42 107.20 231.36
MS Money Market....................................... 19.00 58.79 101.08 218.82
Fidelity Growth Opportunities......................... 24.60 75.69 129.41 276.11
Fidelity Contrafund................................... 24.50 75.39 128.91 275.11
Fidelity Growth....................................... 24.30 74.79 127.91 273.12
Fidelity Overseas..................................... 26.60 81.68 139.37 295.83
OCC Equity............................................ 24.10 74.19 126.91 271.12
OCC Managed........................................... 23.30 71.78 122.89 263.08
PIMCO Total Return Bond............................... 21.50 66.36 113.80 244.78
PIMCO High Yield Bond................................. 22.50 69.37 118.86 254.99
Van Eck Worldwide Bond................................ 27.20 83.47 142.34 301.67
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets......................... 27.60 84.67 144.32 305.55
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets.................... 28.40 87.05 148.27 313.26
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate......................... 29.40 90.03 153.18 322.81
</TABLE>
An Owner would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming
a 5% annual return on assets, assuming that the rising floor optional death
benefit rider was selected:
3. If the Contract is surrendered or annuitized at the end of the
applicable time period:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SUBACCOUNT 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
- ---------- ------ ------- ------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MS All Pro Large Cap Growth.......................... $92.45 $130.83 $168.60 $308.45
MS All Pro Large Cap Value........................... 92.63 131.39 169.56 310.37
MS All Pro Small Cap Growth.......................... 94.49 137.04 179.11 329.44
MS All Pro Small Cap Value........................... 95.33 139.57 183.39 337.89
MS International..................................... 93.28 133.37 172.91 317.09
MS Equity 500 Index.................................. 86.77 113.45 138.94 247.85
MS Growth............................................ 88.63 119.17 148.74 268.11
MS Aggressive Growth................................. 89.47 121.74 153.13 277.10
MS Managed........................................... 89.47 121.74 153.13 277.10
MS Bond.............................................. 89.01 120.31 150.69 272.12
MS Money Market...................................... 87.89 116.89 144.83 260.06
Fidelity Growth Opportunities........................ 93.10 132.81 171.95 315.17
Fidelity Contrafund.................................. 93.00 132.52 171.47 314.22
Fidelity Growth...................................... 92.82 131.96 170.51 312.30
Fidelity Overseas.................................... 94.96 138.45 181.49 334.14
OCC Equity........................................... 92.63 131.39 169.56 310.37
OCC Managed.......................................... 91.89 129.13 165.71 302.64
PIMCO Total Return Bond.............................. 90.21 124.02 157.02 285.03
PIMCO High Yield Bond................................ 91.14 126.86 161.85 294.85
Van Eck Worldwide Bond............................... 95.52 140.14 184.33 339.76
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets........................ 95.89 141.26 186.23 343.49
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets................... 96.63 143.51 190.00 350.90
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate........................ 97.56 146.31 194.71 360.09
</TABLE>
The Examples provided above assume that no transfer charges or premium
taxes have been assessed. The Examples also assume that the Annual
Administration Fee is $40 and that the estimated average Contract Account Value
per Contract is $40,000, which translates the Annual Administration Fee into an
assumed .10% charge for purposes of the Examples based on a $1,000 investment.
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THE EXAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE
EXPENSES. ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN. THE ASSUMED
5% ANNUAL RETURN IS HYPOTHETICAL AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION
OF PAST OR FUTURE ANNUAL RETURNS, WHICH MAY BE GREATER OR LESS THAN THE ASSUMED
AMOUNT.
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SUMMARY
This section is a summary of some of the more important points that you
should know and consider before purchasing this variable annuity contract. We
discuss each of these topics in greater detail further back in this prospectus.
THE CONTRACT
Issuance of a Contract. The Contract is an individual flexible premium
deferred variable annuity issued by us. The Contract allows you to invest on a
tax-deferred basis for your retirement or other long-term purposes. We may sell
these Contracts in connection with retirement plans which qualify for special
tax treatment (Qualified Contracts), as well as those which do not qualify for
special tax treatment (Non-Qualified Contracts).
To purchase a Contract, you must submit an application and pay the minimum
initial premium. We do not begin to make annuity payments until the Annuity
Date.
Cancellation Period. You have the right to return the Contract within 10
days after you receive it. If you return the Contract within the Cancellation
Period, we will return a refund amount to you. In most states, the amount we
return is:
- the Contract Account Value as of the date that we receive the returned
Contract.
plus
- any charges that we may have deducted from premium payments or Contract
Account Value
In states where required, we will return the premiums that you paid.
Premiums. We require a minimum initial premium of at least $10,000. You
may pay subsequent premiums at any time. For Non-Qualified Contracts, the
minimum subsequent premium is $100. For Qualified Contracts, the minimum
subsequent premium is $50. You may also select a planned periodic premium
schedule, which specifies each planned premium amount and payment frequency.
Allocation of Net Premiums. We will allocate Net Premiums under a Contract
as designated by you to one or more of the Subaccounts or to the Guaranteed
Account, or to both. (We do not offer the Guaranteed Account in Oregon.) In
states where you are guaranteed the return of your premium if you cancel during
the Cancellation Period, all Net Premiums will be initially allocated to the
Money Market Subaccount for a 15-day period. At the end of that period, we will
allocate the amount in the Money Market Subaccount to your designated
Subaccounts.
We invest the assets of each Subaccount solely in a corresponding Portfolio. The
Contract Account Value (except for Guaranteed Account Value) will vary according
to the investment performance of the Portfolios in which the chosen Subaccounts
invest. We credit interest to amounts in the Guaranteed Account at a guaranteed
minimum rate of 3% per year, or at a higher current interest rate as we may
declare.
Transfers. On or before the Annuity Date, you may request a transfer of
all or part of the amount in a Subaccount or the Guaranteed Account to another
Subaccount or the Guaranteed Account, subject to certain restrictions. Each
transfer must be at least $500 or the entire amount in the Subaccount or
Guaranteed Account, if less. We only allow one transfer out of the Guaranteed
Account each Contract Year. You must make this transfer within 30 days of the
Contract Anniversary. We limit the amount that you can transfer from the
Guaranteed Account. After twelve transfers during a Contract Year, we deduct a
transfer processing fee of $25 for each additional transfer during that Contract
Year. Systematic transfers do not count towards the number of transfers during a
Contract Year.
Withdrawals. At any time before the earlier of the death of an Owner or
the Annuity Date, You may withdraw part of the Surrender Value, subject to
certain limitations.
Surrender. Upon Notice received at the Service Center, which must include
the proper form, on or before the earlier of the death of an Owner or the
Annuity Date, You may surrender the Contract in full and receive its Surrender
Value.
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Death Benefit. If any Owner dies before the Annuity Date, we will pay the
Beneficiary a death benefit. During the first eight Contract years, the death
benefit equals the greater of:
- Contract Account Value, or
- aggregate premiums paid reduced by the amount of all withdrawals prior to
the date of death (including any applicable surrender charges).
In Contract Years nine and later, the death benefit equals the greatest of:
- Contract Account Value, or
- aggregate premiums paid as of the eighth Contract Anniversary reduced by
the amount of all withdrawals prior to the eighth Contract Anniversary
plus aggregate premium paid since that Anniversary reduced, for each
withdrawal since that Anniversary, by the Withdrawal Adjustment Amount,
or
- Contract Account Value on the eighth Contract Anniversary plus aggregate
premium paid since that Anniversary reduced, for each withdrawal since
that Anniversary, by the Withdrawal Adjustment Amount.
The Withdrawal Adjustment Amount is determined by multiplying the death benefit
prior to the withdrawal by the ratio of the amount of the withdrawal (including
any Surrender Charge) to the Contract Account Value immediately prior to the
withdrawal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Owner is 90 years old or older at the date
of death, the death benefit is the Contract Account Value.
If any Owner dies before the Annuity Date, we must generally distribute the
death benefit to the Beneficiary within five years after the date of death.
Step-Up Rider. You may also elect a Step-up Rider, which provides a
guaranteed minimum death benefit. This guaranteed minimum death benefit
initially equals the Contract Account Value as of the First Contract
Anniversary. We will reset or "step-up" the guaranteed minimum death benefit to
the Contract Account Value, if greater, on the next Contract Anniversary. This
"step-up" continues until the Contract Anniversary on or before the Annuitant's
85th birthday. We will also increase the proceeds upon death by an amount equal
to aggregate premiums paid since the last Contract Anniversary. In the event of
a withdrawal at any time, we reduce the guaranteed minimum death benefit by the
same percentage that the withdrawal reduces the Contract Account Value. At no
time will the death benefit proceeds be less than the Contract Account Value on
the date we receive due proof of the Owner's death.
Rising Floor Rider. You may also elect a Rising Floor Rider, which
provides a guaranteed minimum death benefit. This guaranteed minimum death
benefit equals the sum of premiums paid less reductions for withdrawals, with
interest accumulating at an annual rate of 5% until the Contract Anniversary
prior to the Annuitant's 75th birthday. Thereafter, We add premiums and deduct
withdrawals from the guaranteed death benefit. We reduce the guaranteed minimum
death benefit for a withdrawal by the same percentage that the withdrawal
reduces Contract Account Value. At no time will the death benefit proceeds be
less than the Contract Account Value or more than 200% of premium payments less
200% of withdrawals (including any Surrender Charge).
CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
Surrender Charge (Contingent Deferred Sales Charge). We do not deduct any
charge for sales expenses from premiums. However, if you surrender or annuitize
your Contract or make certain withdrawals within eight years of making a premium
payment, we will deduct a Surrender Charge from the premium payment when it is
surrendered or withdrawn or applied to a Payment Option. The Surrender Charge is
a percentage of each such premium payment ranging from 7% to 1% during the first
eight years after the payment is made. The Surrender Charge applicable to each
premium payment diminishes as the payment ages. A premium payment ages by
Contract Year, such that it is in "year" 1 during the Contract Year in which it
is received and in "year" 2 throughout the subsequent Contract Year and in
"year" 3 throughout the Contract Year after that, etc.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Surrender Charge is applied to Contract
Account Value withdrawn or surrendered during any Contract Year up to an amount
equal to the Free Withdrawal Amount. During the first Contract Year, the Free
Withdrawal Amount is 10% of the premium payments. For all other Contract Years,
the Free Withdrawal Amount is a percentage of the Contract Account Value
(ranging from 20% to 50%) at the start of the year less a Reduction Factor,
which reflects the withdrawal of portions of the Free Withdrawal Amount in prior
Contract Years. The Free Withdrawal Amount in any year will not be less than 10%
of the Contract Account Value at the start of the Contract Year. Also, no
Surrender Charge applies if You annuitize Your Contract as of the Maturity Date.
Annual Administration Fee. On each Contract Anniversary prior to and
including the Annuity Date, we deduct an Annual Administration Fee of $40 from
the Contract Account Value. We also deduct this charge on the Annuity Date if it
is not a Contract Anniversary and upon surrender if the surrender occurs at any
time other than on a Contract Anniversary. We currently do not charge this Fee
when Contract Account Value is $50,000 or more as of the date that the Fee would
have been charged.
Transfer Processing Fee. The first twelve transfers of amounts in the
Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Account during each Contract year are free. We
assess a $25 transfer charge for each additional transfer during such Contract
Year.
Daily Annuity Charge. We deduct a daily Annuity Charge to compensate us
for assuming certain mortality and expense risks and to cover some of the
expense of administering the Contracts. On or prior to the Annuity Date, we
deduct the charge from the assets of the Variable Account at an annual rate of
1.40%.
Premium Taxes. If state or other premium taxes apply to a Contract, we
deduct such taxes either:
- from premiums as they are received, or
- from the Contract Account Value, upon a withdrawal from or surrender of
the Contract, upon application of the Surrender Value to a Payment
Option, or upon payment of a death benefit.
Investment Advisory Fees and Other Expenses of the Portfolios. The
investment experience of each Subaccount reflects that of the Portfolio whose
shares it holds. The investment experience of each Portfolio, in turn, reflects
its investment advisory fees and other operating expenses. Please read the
prospectus for each Fund for details.
Charges for Optional Death Benefit Riders. If You elect a Step-Up Rider or
Rising Floor Rider, We deduct a charge from Contract Account Value on the
Contract Date and on the same day of each month thereafter. The charge is a
percent of Contract Account Value and is deducted proportionately from
Subaccount Values and Guaranteed Account Value under the Contract. The charge is
equal to 1/12 of the following annual rates: Step-Up Rider, 0.25%; Rising Floor
Rider, 0.40%.
ANNUITY PROVISIONS
Annuity Date. We will apply the Surrender Value to a Payment Option on the
Annuity Date unless You elect to receive the Surrender Value at that time.
Payment Options. The Contract offers three Payment Options. The amount of
the payments under them does not vary with the Variable Account's performance.
They are:
- Life Annuity,
- Life Annuity with 10 Years Guaranteed, and
- Alternate Income Option.
FEDERAL TAX STATUS
Generally, a distribution (including a surrender, withdrawal, or death
benefit payment) may result in adverse federal income tax consequences. In
certain circumstances, a penalty tax may apply.
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PLACA, THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT AND THE FUNDS
PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
The Contracts are issued by Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of
America ("PLACA") which originated as a stock life insurance company
incorporated under the name of Washington Square Life Insurance Company in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1958. The name of the Company was changed from
Washington Square to PLACA in 1991 and the Company was redomiciled as a Delaware
insurance company in December, 1992. PLACA is currently licensed to transact
life insurance business in 48 states and the District of Columbia. As of
December 31, 1999, PLACA had total assets of approximately $1.7 billion.
PLACA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Provident Mutual Life Insurance
Company ("PMLIC"). PMLIC was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
1865 and at the end of 1999 had total assets of approximately $9.2 billion. On
December 31, 1997, PLACA and PMLIC entered into a Support Agreement whereby
PMLIC agrees to ensure that PLACA's total adjusted capital will remain at the
level of 200% of the company action level for risk-based capital ("RBC") at the
end of each calendar quarter during the term of the agreement, agreeing to
contribute to PLACA an amount of capital sufficient to attain such level of
total adjusted capital. RBC requirements are used to monitor sufficient
capitalization of insurance companies based upon the types and mixtures of risk
inherent in such companies' operations.
Further, PMLIC agrees to cause PLACA to maintain cash or cash equivalents
from time to time as may be necessary during the term of the agreement in an
amount sufficient for the payment of benefits and other contractual claims
pursuant to policies and other contracts issued by PLACA. This agreement will
remain in effect provided PLACA is, and remains, a subsidiary of PMLIC. Prior to
any material modification or termination of the agreement, a determination must
be made that such modification or termination will not have an adverse impact on
the policyholders of PLACA. Such determination shall be based on the ability of
PLACA at the time of such determination to maintain its own financial stability
according to the standards contained in the agreement. Other than this Support
Agreement, PMLIC is under no obligation to invest money in PLACA nor is it in
any way a guarantor of PLACA's contractual obligations or obligations under the
Contract.
PLACA is subject to regulation by the Insurance Department of the State of
Delaware as well as by the insurance departments of all other states and
jurisdictions in which it does business. PLACA submits annual statements on its
operations and finances to insurance officials in such states and jurisdictions.
The forms for the Contract described in this Prospectus are filed with and
(where required) approved by insurance officials in each state and jurisdiction
in which Contracts are sold.
PLACA is a member of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association
("IMSA"), and as such may include the IMSA logo and information about IMSA
membership in its advertisements. Companies that belong to IMSA subscribe to a
set of ethical standards covering the various aspects of sales and service for
individually sold life insurance and annuities.
PROVIDENTMUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account is a separate investment
account of PLACA, established by the Board of Directors of PLACA on May 9, 1991,
under Pennsylvania law. Because PLACA later redomesticated as a Delaware
Insurance Company, the Variable Account is now subject to regulation by the
Delaware Insurance Department. PLACA has caused the Variable Account to be
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as a unit
investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). Such
registration does not involve supervision by the SEC of the management or
investment policies or practices of the Variable Account.
The assets of the Variable Account are owned by PLACA. However, these
assets are held separate from other assets and are not part of PLACA's General
Account. The portion of the assets of the Variable Account equal to the reserves
or other contract liabilities of the Variable Account are not chargeable with
liabilities that arise from any other business PLACA conducts. PLACA may
transfer to its General Account any assets of the Variable Account which exceed
the reserves and the contract liabilities of the
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Variable Account (which will always be at least equal to the aggregate Contract
value allocated to the Variable Account under the Contracts).
The income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized, from the assets of
each Subaccount of the Variable Account are credited to or charged against that
Subaccount without regard to any other income, gains or losses of PLACA. PLACA
may accumulate in the Variable Account the charge for expense and expense risks,
mortality gains and losses and investment results applicable to those assets
that are in excess of the net assets supporting the Contracts.
The Variable Account currently has thirty-nine Subaccounts, twenty-three of
which are available under the Contracts. They are: All Pro Large Cap Growth, All
Pro Large Cap Value, All Pro Small Cap Growth, All Pro Small Cap Value,
International, Equity 500 Index, Growth, Aggressive Growth, Managed, Bond, and
Money Market; Fidelity Contrafund; Fidelity Growth; Fidelity Growth
Opportunities; Fidelity Overseas; OCC Equity; OCC Managed; PIMCO High Yield
Bond; PIMCO Total Return Bond; Van Eck Worldwide Bond; Van Eck Worldwide Hard
Assets; Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets; and Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate.
The assets of each Subaccount are invested exclusively in shares of a
corresponding Portfolio of a designated Fund.
THE FUNDS
The Variable Account currently invests in portfolios of five series-type
mutual funds: Market Street Fund, Inc.; Variable Insurance Products Fund III;
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust; OCC Accumulation Trust; and Van Eck Worldwide
Insurance Trust (collectively, the "Funds"). Each of these Funds is registered
with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end diversified investment company.
The SEC does not, however, supervise the management or the investment practices
and policies of the Funds.
The assets of each Portfolio are separate from other portfolios of that
Fund and each portfolio has separate investment objective and policies. As a
result, each Portfolio operates as a separate investment portfolio and the
investment performance of one portfolio has no effect on the investment
performance of any other portfolio. Some of the Funds may, in the future, create
additional portfolios. The investment experience of each of the Subaccounts of
the Variable Account depends on the investment performance of its corresponding
Portfolio.
Each of the Funds sells its shares to the Variable Account in accordance
with the terms of a participation agreement between the Fund and PLACA. The
termination provisions of those agreements vary. A summary of these termination
provisions may be found in the Statement of Additional Information. Should an
agreement between PLACA and a Fund terminate, the Variable Account will not be
able to purchase additional shares of that Fund. In that event, Owners will no
longer be able to allocate Account Values or premium payments to Subaccounts
investing in Portfolios of that Fund.
Additionally, in certain circumstances, it is possible that a Fund or a
Portfolio may refuse to sell its shares to the Variable Account despite the fact
that the participation agreement between the Fund and PLACA has not been
terminated. Should a Fund or a Portfolio decide not to sell its shares to PLACA,
PLACA will not be able to honor requests of Owners to allocate their Account
Values or premium payments to Subaccounts investing in shares of that Fund or
Portfolio.
Certain Subaccounts invest in Portfolios that have similar investment
objectives and/or policies; therefore before choosing Subaccounts, carefully
read the individual prospectuses for the Funds along with this prospectus.
THE MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
The All Pro Large Cap Growth, All Pro Large Cap Value, All Pro Small Cap
Growth, All Pro Small Cap Value, International, Equity 500 Index, Growth,
Aggressive Growth, Managed, Bond, and Money Market Subaccounts invest in shares
of the Market Street Fund, Inc. The Fund currently issues eleven "series" or
classes of shares, each of which represents an interest in a separate Portfolio
within the Fund: the All Pro Large Cap Growth, All Pro Large Cap Value, All Pro
Small Cap Growth, All Pro Small Cap Value, International, Equity 500 Index,
Growth, Aggressive Growth, Managed, Bond, and Money Market Portfolios. Shares of
each Portfolio currently are purchased and redeemed by the corresponding
Subaccount.
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The investment objectives of the Portfolios are set forth below.
All Pro Large Cap Growth Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to achieve
long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio pursues its objective by investing
primarily in common stock and other equity securities of companies among the 750
largest by market capitalization at the time of purchase, which the Portfolio's
advisers believe show potential for growth in future earnings.
All Pro Small Cap Growth Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to achieve
long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio pursues its objective by investing
primarily in common stock and other equity securities of companies included in
the Wilshire 4500 Equity Index at the time of purchase, which the Portfolio's
advisers believe show potential for growth in future earnings.
All Pro Large Cap Value Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to provide
long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio attempts to achieve this objective
by investing primarily in undervalued common stock and other equity securities
of companies among the 750 largest by market capitalizations at the time of
purchase that the Advisers believe offer above-average potential for growth in
future earnings.
All Pro Small Cap Value Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to provide
long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio pursues this objective by
investing primarily in undervalued common stock and other equity securities of
companies included in the Wilshire 4500 Equity Index at the time of purchase,
which the Portfolio's advisers believe offer above-average potential for growth
in future earnings.
The Growth Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks intermediate and long-term
growth of capital by investing in common stocks of companies believed to offer
above-average growth potential over both the intermediate and the long-term. A
reasonable level of income is an important secondary objective.
The Equity 500 Index Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to provide long-term
capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks included in the S&P
500(R) Composite Stock Price Index.*
The Money Market Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to provide maximum
current income consistent with capital preservation and liquidity by investing
in high-quality money market instruments.
The Bond Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to generate a high level of
current income consistent with prudent investment risk. It seeks to achieve this
objective by investing in a diversified portfolio of marketable debt securities.
The Managed Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to realize as high a level of
long-term total rate of return as is consistent with prudent investment risk. It
seeks to achieve this objective by investing in stocks, bonds, money market
instruments or a combination thereof.
The Aggressive Growth Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to achieve a high
level of long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve this objective by
investing primarily in securities of companies in new or emerging industries and
in securities of small capitalization and/or unseasoned companies.
The International Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks long-term growth of
capital principally through investments in a diversified portfolio of marketable
equity securities of established foreign issuer companies.
The Growth, Money Market, Bond, Managed, and Aggressive Growth Portfolios
are advised by Sentinel Advisors Company; and the Equity 500 Index Portfolio and
the International Portfolio are advised by Providentmutual Investment Management
Company ("PIMC"). PIMC employs State Street Global Advisors to provide
investment advisory services in connection with the Equity 500 Index Portfolio,
and The Boston Company Asset Management, Inc. to provide investment advisory
services in connection with the International Portfolio. PIMC serves as
investment adviser for the All Pro Portfolios. PIMC uses a
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* Standard & Poor's(R), S&P(R), S&P 500(R), Standard & Poor's 500 and 500 are
trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use
by PLACA and the Market Street Fund, Inc. Neither the Contract nor the Equity
500 Index Portfolio is sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard &
Poor's, and Standard & Poor's makes no representation regarding the
advisability of investing in the Contract and the Equity 500 Index Portfolio.
(For more information regarding the S&P 500 Index, see "Standard & Poor's" in
the SAI.)
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"manager of managers" approach for the All Pro Portfolios under which PIMC
allocates each Portfolio's assets among one or more "specialist" investment
sub-advisers. As of the date of this prospectus, the assets of each All Pro
Portfolio are managed in part by the following:
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<CAPTION>
PORTFOLIO SUBADVISERS
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<S> <C>
All Pro Large Cap Growth Cohen, Klingenstein & Marks; Geewax, Terker
& Co.
All Pro Small Cap Growth Standish, Ayer & Wood; Husic Capital
Management.
All Pro Large Cap Value Equinox Capital Management, Inc.; Harris
Associates, Inc.; Mellon Equity Associates.
All Pro Small Cap Value Reams Asset Management Company, LLC;
Sterling Capital Management Company.
</TABLE>
Each of these advisers is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III
The Fidelity Contrafund Subaccount, the Fidelity Growth Subaccount, the
Fidelity Growth Opportunities Subaccount and the Fidelity Overseas Subaccount
invest in shares of their corresponding portfolios of the Variable Insurance
Products Fund III ("VIP III"). VIP III offers insurance companies a selection of
investment vehicles for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies. VIP III issues a number of "series" or classes of shares, each of
which represents an interest in a separate portfolio within VIP III. Four of the
VIP III series are available for investment under the Contracts: the VIP III
Fidelity Contrafund Portfolio, the VIP III Fidelity Growth Portfolio, the VIP
III Fidelity Growth Opportunities Portfolio and the VIP III Fidelity Overseas
Portfolio.
The investment objectives of the Portfolios of VIP III available with the
Contracts are set forth below.
VIP III Fidelity Contrafund Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks long-term
capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks. Its investments
may include securities of companies whose value it believes is not fully
recognized by the public, securities of domestic and foreign issuers, growth
stocks and value stocks.
VIP III Fidelity Growth Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to achieve capital
appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks. Its investments may
include securities of companies it believes have above-average growth potential
and securities of domestic and foreign issuers.
VIP III Fidelity Growth Opportunities Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to
provide capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks, although its
investments may also include other types of securities, such as: bonds, which
may be lower-quality debt securities; securities of domestic and foreign
issuers; growth stocks; and value stocks.
VIP III Fidelity Overseas Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks long-term growth
of capital by investing at least 65% of total assets in foreign securities and
investing primarily in common stocks. This Portfolio allocates its investments
across countries and regions considering the size of the market in each country
and region relative to the size of the international market as a whole.
The Portfolios of VIP III are managed by Fidelity Management & Research
Company ("FMR"). On behalf of the VIP III Contrafund Portfolio, VIP III Growth
Opportunities Portfolio, and VIP III Overseas Portfolio, FMR has entered into
sub-advisory agreements with Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc. ("FMR
(U.K.)") and Fidelity Management & Research (Far East) Inc. ("FMR Far East"),
pursuant to which these entities provide research and investment recommendations
with respect to companies based outside the United States. FMR (U.K.) primarily
focuses on companies based in Europe while FMR Far East focuses primarily on
companies based in Asia and the Pacific Basin. Fidelity
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International Investment Advisers (U.K.) and Fidelity International Investment
Advisers (FIIA) serve as subadvisers for the Overseas Portfolio.
Each Portfolio utilizes Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations
Company ("FIIOC"), an affiliate of FMR, to maintain the master accounts of the
participating insurance companies. Under the transfer agent agreement with
FIIOC, each Portfolio pays fees based on the type, size, and number of accounts
in each Portfolio and the number of transactions made by shareholders of each
Portfolio.
Each Portfolio also has an agreement with Fidelity Service Co. ("Service"),
an affiliate of FMR under which each Portfolio pays Service to calculate its
daily share prices and to maintain the portfolio and general accounting records
of each Portfolio and to administer each Portfolio's securities lending program.
OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
The OCC Equity Subaccount and the OCC Managed Subaccount invest only in
shares of their corresponding portfolios of the OCC Accumulation Trust ("OCC
Trust"). Shares of the OCC Trust are sold only to separate accounts of life
insurance companies established to fund variable annuity contracts.
The OCC Trust currently has seven portfolios, two of which are available
for investment under the Contracts. The investment objectives of the Portfolios
available with the Contracts are described below.
Equity Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks long term capital appreciation
through investment in a diversified portfolio of primarily equity securities
selected on the basis of a value-oriented approach to investing.
Managed Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks growth of capital over time
through investment in a portfolio consisting of common stocks, bonds, and cash
equivalents, the percentages of which will vary over time based on the
investment manager's assessments of relative investment values.
The OCC Trust receives investment advice with respect to each of its
Portfolios from OpCap Advisors, a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Capital which is a
subsidiary of PIMCO Advisors L.P. and which is registered as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
PIMCO VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
The PIMCO High Yield Bond Subaccount and the PIMCO Total Return Bond
Subaccount invest in shares of their corresponding portfolios of the PIMCO
Variable Insurance Trust ("PIMCO Trust"). PIMCO Trust currently has seventeen
portfolios, two of which are available for investment under the Contracts: PIMCO
High Yield Bond Portfolio and PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio.
The investment objectives of the Portfolios of PIMCO Trust available with
the Contracts are set forth below.
PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to maximize total
return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment
management.
PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to maximize total
return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment
management.
The investment adviser for the PIMCO High Yield Bond Portfolio and the
PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio is Pacific Investment Management Company
("PIMCO"), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940.
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST
The Van Eck Worldwide Bond, the Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets, the Van Eck
Worldwide Emerging Markets and the Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Subaccounts of
the Variable Account invest in shares of the Van Eck Worldwide Bond, the Van Eck
Worldwide Hard Assets, the Van Eck Worldwide
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Emerging Markets, Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio, respectively, of the
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust ("Van Eck Trust"). Shares of the Van Eck
Worldwide Bond Portfolio, the Worldwide Hard Assets Portfolio, the Worldwide
Emerging Markets Portfolio, and Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio are
purchased and redeemed by the Variable Account at net asset value without a
sales charge.
The investment objectives of the Portfolios of Van Eck Trust are set forth
below. The investment experience of each Subaccount depends upon the investment
performance of its corresponding Portfolio.
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks long-term
capital appreciation by investing globally, primarily in "Hard Assets
Securities." Hard Assets Securities include equity securities of Hard Asset
Companies and securities, including structured notes, whose value is linked to
the price of a Hard Asset commodity or a commodity index. Hard Asset Companies
include companies that are directly or indirectly engaged to a significant
extent in the exploration, development, production or distribution of one or
more of the following (together, Hard Assets): (i) precious metals, (ii) ferrous
and non-ferrous metals, (iii) gas, petroleum, petrochemicals or other
hydrocarbons, (iv) forest products, (v) real estate and (vi) other basic
non-agricultural commodities. Income is a secondary consideration.
Van Eck Worldwide Bond Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks high total return
through a flexible policy of investing globally, primarily in debt securities.
Total return is comprised of current income and capital appreciation. The
Portfolio attempts to achieve its investment objective by taking advantage of
investment opportunities in the United States as well as in other countries
throughout the world where opportunities may be more rewarding and may emphasize
either component of total return.
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks
long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities in
emerging markets around the world.
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio. This Portfolio seeks to maximize
total return by investing primarily in equity securities of domestic and foreign
companies which are principally engaged in the real estate industry or which own
significant real estate assets.
The investment adviser for the Van Eck Worldwide Bond, the Van Eck
Worldwide Hard Assets and Worldwide Real Estate Portfolios is Van Eck Associates
Corporation ("Van Eck Associates"). The investment adviser for the Van Eck
Worldwide Emerging Markets Portfolio is Van Eck Global Asset Management (Asia)
Limited, a wholly-owned investment adviser subsidiary of Van Eck Associates.
THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THE STATED OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF ANY OF THE
PORTFOLIOS WILL BE ACHIEVED.
More detailed information concerning the investment objectives, policies
and restrictions pertaining to the Funds and the expenses, investment advisory
services and charges and the risks attendant to investing in the Portfolios and
other aspects of their operations can be found in the current Prospectus for
each Fund which accompany this prospectus and the current Statement of
Additional Information for each Fund. The Fund prospectuses should be read
carefully before any decision is made concerning the allocation of premium
payments or transfers among the Subaccounts.
You should note that, except for the Portfolios of the Market Street Fund,
not all of the Portfolios described in the prospectuses for the Funds are
available with the Contract. Moreover, PLACA cannot guarantee that each Fund
will always be available for the Contracts, but in the unlikely event that a
Fund is not available, PLACA will do everything reasonably practicable to secure
the availability of a comparable fund. Shares of each Portfolio are purchased
and redeemed at net asset value, without a sales charge.
PLACA has entered into agreements with the investment advisers of several
of the Funds pursuant to which each such investment adviser will pay PLACA a
service fee based upon an annual percentage of average net assets invested by
PLACA on behalf of the Variable Account. These agreements cover administrative
services provided to the Funds by PLACA. Payments of such amounts by an
investment adviser do not increase the fees paid by the Portfolios or Owners
invested in the Portfolios.
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Certain Portfolios may have investment objectives and policies similar to
other investment portfolios or mutual funds managed by the same investment
adviser or manager. The investment results of the Portfolios, however, may be
higher or lower than those of such other investment portfolios or mutual funds.
PLACA does not guarantee or make any representation that the investment results
of any Portfolio will be comparable to that of any other investment portfolio or
mutual fund, even those with the same investment adviser or manager.
RESOLVING MATERIAL CONFLICTS
The Market Street Fund, Inc., VIP III Fund, OCC Trust, PIMCO Trust and Van
Eck Trust are now, or may be in the future, used as investment vehicles for
variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts issued by PLACA
or PMLIC, as well as registered separate accounts of other insurance companies
offering variable life and annuity contracts. In addition, certain Funds
available with the Contract may sell shares to retirement plans qualifying under
Section 401 of the Code ("Retirement Plans"). As a result, there is a
possibility that a material conflict may arise between the interests of Owners
of Contracts, generally, or certain classes of Owners, and such Retirement Plans
or participants in such Retirement Plans.
PLACA currently does not foresee any disadvantages to Owners resulting from
the Funds selling shares to support products other than PLACA contracts or to
Retirement Plans. However, there is a possibility that a material conflict may
arise between Owners whose policy values are allocated to the Variable Account
and the owners of variable life insurance policies and variable annuity
contracts issued by such other companies whose values are allocated to one or
more other separate accounts investing in any one of the Funds. In the event of
a material conflict, PLACA will take any necessary steps, including removing the
Variable Account from that Fund, to resolve the matter. The board of directors
of each Fund also will monitor events in order to identify any material
conflicts that possibly may arise and determine what action, if any, should be
taken in response to those events or conflicts. See each individual Fund
prospectus for more information.
ADDITION, DELETION OR SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS
PLACA reserves the right, subject to applicable law, to make additions to,
deletions from, or substitutions of the shares that are held in the Variable
Account or that the Variable Account may purchase. If the shares of any
Portfolio are no longer available for investment or for any other appropriate
reason, PLACA may redeem the shares, if any, of that Portfolio and substitute
shares of another registered open-end management company. PLACA will not
substitute any shares attributable to a Contract's interest in a Subaccount
without notice and prior approval of the SEC and state insurance authorities, to
the extent required by applicable law.
PLACA also reserves the right to establish additional Subaccounts, each of
which would invest in shares corresponding to existing or new Portfolios.
Subject to applicable law and any required SEC approval, PLACA may, in its sole
discretion, establish new Subaccounts or eliminate one or more Subaccounts if
marketing needs, tax considerations or investment conditions warrant. Any new
Subaccounts may be made available to existing Contract Owners on a basis to be
determined by PLACA.
If any of these substitutions or changes are made, PLACA may by appropriate
endorsement change the Contract to reflect the substitution or change. If PLACA
deems it to be in the best interest of Contract Owners and Annuitants, and
subject to any approvals that may be required under applicable law, the Variable
Account may be operated as a management company under the 1940 Act, it may be
deregistered under that Act if registration is no longer required, or it may be
combined with other PLACA separate accounts.
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DESCRIPTION OF ANNUITY CONTRACT
ISSUANCE OF A CONTRACT
In order to purchase a Contract, application must be made to PLACA through
a licensed representative of PLACA, who is also a registered representative of
1717 Capital Management Company ("1717") or a broker-dealer having a selling
agreement with 1717 or a broker/dealer having a selling agreement with such
broker/dealer. Contracts may be sold to or in connection with retirement plans
which do not qualify for special tax treatment as well as retirement plans that
qualify for special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code. See "Federal
Tax Status -- Taxation of Qualified Contracts" for important information about
purchasing a Qualified Contract.
PREMIUMS
The minimum initial premium which PLACA will normally accept is $10,000.
Subsequent premium payments may be paid under the Contract at any time during
the Owner's lifetime and before the Annuity Date and must be for at least $100
each for Non-Qualified Contracts and $50 each for Qualified Contracts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, PLACA reserves the right to not accept subsequent
premium payments at any time for any reason.
At the time of application, a planned periodic premium schedule may be
selected based on a periodic billing mode of annual, semi-annual, or quarterly
payment. The Owner will receive a premium reminder notice at the specified
interval. The Owner may change the planned periodic premium frequency and
amount. Also, under the automatic payment plan, the Owner can select a monthly
payment schedule pursuant to which premium payments will be automatically
deducted from a bank account or other source rather than being "billed."
CANCELLATION PERIOD
The Contract provides for an initial cancellation or "free-look" period.
The Owner has the right to return the Contract within 10 days after such Owner
receives the Contract. When PLACA receives the returned Contract at its Service
Center, it will be canceled and, in most states, PLACA will refund to the Owner
an amount equal to: (a) Contract Account Value as of the date that it receives
the returned Contract, plus (b) any charges that it may have deducted from
premium payments or Contract Account Value. In states that require it, PLACA
will refund the premiums paid.
ALLOCATION OF PREMIUMS
If the application for a Contract is properly completed and is accompanied
by all the information necessary to process it, including payment of the initial
premium, the initial Net Premium is allocated among the Subaccounts and the
Guaranteed Account (as designated by the Owner in the application) within two
business days of receipt of such premium by PLACA at its Service Center. If the
application is not properly completed, PLACA may retain the premium for up to
five business days while it attempts to complete the application. If the
application is not complete at the end of the 5-day period, PLACA will inform
the applicant of the reason for the delay and return the initial premium
immediately, unless the applicant specifically consents to PLACA retaining the
premium until the application is complete.
The Owner designates in the application how the initial Net Premium is to
be allocated among the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Account. In states where
the Owner, as described above, is guaranteed a refund of premiums paid for
cancellation during the Cancellation Period, the portion of the initial Net
Premium which is to be allocated to the Subaccounts is allocated to the Money
Market Subaccount for a 15-day period. After the expiration of such 15-day
period, the amount in the Money Market Subaccount is allocated to the chosen
Subaccounts based on the proportion that the allocation percentage for such
Subaccount bears to the sum of the Subaccount allocation percentages. Any
subsequent Net Premiums are allocated at the end of the Valuation Period in
which the subsequent premium is received by PLACA in
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the same manner, unless the allocation percentages are changed. Net Premiums are
allocated in accordance with the allocation schedule in effect at the time the
premium payment is received.
Subaccount Values vary with the investment experience of the Subaccounts,
and the Owner bears the entire investment risk. Owners should periodically
review their allocation schedule for Net Premiums in light of market conditions
and the Owner's overall financial objectives.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT VALUE
The Variable Account Value reflects the investment experience of the
Subaccounts selected by the Owner, any Net Premiums, any withdrawals, any
surrenders, any transfers, and any charges assessed in connection with the
Contract. There is no guaranteed minimum Variable Account Value, and, because a
Contract's Variable Account Value on any future date depends upon a number of
variables, it cannot be predetermined.
Calculation of Variable Account Value. The Variable Account Value is
determined on each Valuation Day. The value is the aggregate of the values
attributable to the Contract in each of the Subaccounts, determined for each
Subaccount by multiplying the Subaccount's Accumulation Unit value on the
relevant Valuation Date by the number of Subaccount units allocated to the
Contract.
Accumulation Units. For each Subaccount, Net Premiums are allocated to a
Subaccount or amounts of Contract Value transferred to a Subaccount, are
converted into Accumulation Units. The number of Accumulation Units credited to
a Contract is determined by dividing the dollar amount directed to each
Subaccount by the value of the Accumulation Unit for that Subaccount for the
Valuation Day as of which the allocation or transfer is invested in the
Subaccount. Allocations and transfers to a Subaccount increase the number of
Accumulation Units of that Subaccount credited to a Contract.
Certain events reduce the number of Accumulation Units of a Subaccount
credited to a Contract. Withdrawals or transfers of Subaccount Values from a
Subaccount result in the cancellation of an appropriate number of Accumulation
Units of that Subaccount as does surrender of the Contract, payment of a death
benefit, the application of Variable Account Value to an Payment Option on the
Annuity Date, and the deduction of the Annual Administration Fee or other
charges. Accumulation Units are canceled as of the end of the Valuation Period
in which PLACA receives Notice regarding the event.
Accumulation Unit Value. The Accumulation Unit value for each Subaccount
was arbitrarily set initially when the Subaccount began operations. Thereafter,
the Accumulation Unit value at the end of every Valuation Day is the
Accumulation Unit value at the end of the previous Valuation Day multiplied by
the net investment factor, as described below. The Subaccount Value for a
Contract is determined on any day by multiplying the number of Accumulation
Units of that Subaccount attributable to the Contract by the Accumulation Unit
value for that Subaccount.
Net Investment Factor. The net investment factor is an index applied to
measure the investment performance of a Subaccount from one Valuation Period to
the next. The net investment factor for any Subaccount for any Valuation Period
is determined by dividing (1) by (2) and subtracting (3) from the result, where:
(1) is the result of:
(a) the Net Asset Value Per Share of the Portfolio held in the
Subaccount, determined at the end of the current Valuation Period;
plus
(b) the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distributions
made by the Portfolio held in the Subaccount, if the "ex-dividend"
date occurs during the current Valuation Period; plus or minus
(c) a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for, which is
determined by Us to have resulted from the operations of the
Subaccount.
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(2) is the Net Asset Value Per Share of the Portfolio held in the
Subaccount, determined at the end of the last prior Valuation Period.
(3) is a daily factor representing the Annual Annuity Charge deducted from
the Subaccount, adjusted for the number of days in the Valuation
Period.
TRANSFER PRIVILEGE
Before the Annuity Date, an Owner may transfer all or a part of a
Subaccount Value to another Subaccount(s) or to the Guaranteed Account, or
transfer a part of an amount in the Guaranteed Account to the Subaccount(s),
subject to these general restrictions and the additional restrictions below. The
minimum transfer amount is the lesser of $500 or the entire Subaccount Value or
the Guaranteed Account Value. A transfer request that would reduce the amount in
a Subaccount or the Guaranteed Account below $500 is treated as a transfer
request for the entire amount in that Subaccount or the Guaranteed Account.
Transfers are made as of the day Notice requesting such transfer is
received by PLACA. There is no limit on the number of transfers which can be
made between Subaccounts or from a Subaccount to the Guaranteed Account.
However, only one transfer may be made from the Guaranteed Account each Contract
Year (See "Transfers from Guaranteed Account"). The first twelve transfers
during each Contract Year are free. Any unused free transfers do not carry over
to the next Contract Year. A $25 Transfer Processing Fee will be assessed for
the thirteenth and subsequent transfers during a Contract Year. For the purpose
of assessing the fee, each request is considered to be one transfer, regardless
of the number of Subaccounts or the Guaranteed Account Options affected by the
transfer. The Transfer Processing Fee is deducted from the amount being
transferred.
Telephone Transfers. Transfers will be made based upon instructions given
by telephone, provided the appropriate election has been made at the time of
application or proper authorization is provided to PLACA. PLACA reserves the
right to suspend telephone transfer privileges at any time, for any class of
Contracts, for any reason.
PLACA will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions
communicated by telephone are genuine and if it follows such procedures it is
not liable for any losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions. PLACA,
however, may be liable for such losses if it does not follow those reasonable
procedures. The procedures PLACA follows for telephone transfers include
requiring some form of personal identification prior to acting on instructions
received by telephone, providing written confirmation of the transaction and
making a tape-recording of the instructions given by telephone.
Automatic Asset Rebalancing. Automatic Asset Rebalancing is a feature
which, if elected, authorizes periodic transfers of Variable Account Values
among the Subaccounts in order to achieve a particular percentage allocation of
Variable Account Values among such Subaccounts. Such percentage allocations must
be in whole numbers and must allocate amounts only among the Subaccounts. No
amounts may be transferred to the Guaranteed Account as a part of Automatic
Asset Rebalancing. The percentage allocation of your Contract Account Value for
rebalancing is based on your premium allocation instructions in effect at the
time of rebalancing. Any premium allocation instructions that you give us that
differ from your then current premium allocation instructions are treated as a
request to change such premium allocation instructions.
Once elected Automatic Asset Rebalancing begins at the end of the next
calendar quarter or calendar year following election. You may change or
terminate Automatic Asset Rebalancing by written instruction to PLACA, or by
telephone if you have previously authorized us to take telephone instructions.
PLACA reserves the right to suspend Automatic Asset Rebalancing at any time for
any class of Contracts for any reason upon written notice to you.
Advance Orders of Transfers. Owners may elect to request transfers of
Subaccount Values (other than the Money Market Subaccount) out of a Subaccount
to the Money Market Subaccount in advance of the time that they want the
transfers executed. To make this election, Owners must submit a written
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Advance Order to the Service Center specifying a percentage amount by which they
want their Subaccount Value to increase (or decrease) above (or below) the value
as of the Valuation Period next ended after receipt of the Advance Order at the
Service Center. PLACA measures the percentage change in such Subaccount Value by
reference to the net investment factor for the specified Subaccount as measured
using the Accumulation Unit value as of the Valuation Period next ended after
receipt of the Advance Order at the Service Center and executes the transfer
when the Accumulation Unit value for that Subaccount increases or decreases by
at least the percentage specified by the Owner.
Once received at the Service Center, an Advance Order remains in effect
until executed, canceled, or superseded by subsequent Advance Order for a
transfer out of the same Subaccount. PLACA does not currently asses a charge for
Advance Orders, but reserves the right to charge for this service. In addition,
PLACA may terminate the Advance Order privilege or change its terms at any time
by providing written notice to Owners at least 15 days in advance of such
termination or modification.
DOLLAR COST AVERAGING
Dollar Cost Averaging is a program which, if elected, enables the Owner of
a Contract to systematically and automatically transfer, on a monthly basis,
specified dollar amounts from the designated Subaccount to the Contract's other
Subaccounts. By allocating on a regularly scheduled basis as opposed to
allocating the total amount at one particular time, an Owner may be less
susceptible to the impact of market fluctuations. PLACA, however, makes no
guarantee that Dollar Cost Averaging will result in a profit or protect against
loss.
Dollar Cost Averaging may be elected for a period from 6 to 36 months. To
qualify for Dollar Cost Averaging, the following minimum amount must be
allocated to the designated Subaccount: 6 months -- $3,000 (for IRA contracts:
$2,000); 12 months -- $6,000; 18 months -- $9,000; 24 months -- $12,000; 30
months -- $15,000; 36 months -- $18,000. At least $500 must be transferred from
the designated Subaccount each month. The amount required to be allocated to the
designated Subaccount can be made as an initial or subsequent investment or by
transferring amounts into the designated Subaccount from the other Subaccounts
or from the Guaranteed Account (which may be subject to certain restrictions).
(See "Transfers from Guaranteed Account.")
Election into this program may occur at the time of application by
completing the authorization on the application or at any time after the
Contract is issued by properly completing the election form and returning it to
the Company by the beginning of the month and ensuring that the required minimum
amount is in the designated Subaccount. Dollar Cost Averaging transfers may not
commence until the later of (a) 30 days after the Contract Date and (b) five
days after the end of the Cancellation Period.
Once elected, transfers from a Subaccount are processed monthly until the
number of designated transfers have been completed, or the value of the
Subaccount is completely depleted, or the Owner instructs PLACA in writing to
cancel the monthly transfers.
Transfers made under the Dollar Cost Averaging program do not count toward
the twelve transfers permitted each Contract Year without the Transfer
Processing Fee. PLACA reserves the right to discontinue offering automatic
transfers upon 30 days' written notice to the Owner.
WITHDRAWALS AND SURRENDER
Withdrawals. At any time before the earlier of the death of an Owner or
the Annuity Date, an Owner may withdraw part of the Surrender Value. The minimum
amount which may be withdrawn is $500; the maximum amount is that which would
leave a Surrender Value of not less than $10,000. A withdrawal request which
would reduce the amount in a Subaccount or in the Guaranteed Account below $500
is treated as a request for full withdrawal of the amount in that Subaccount or
the Guaranteed Account. PLACA withdraws the amount requested from the Contract
Account Value as of the day Notice for the withdrawal is received at its Service
Center. Any applicable Surrender Charge is deducted from the remaining Contract
Account Value. (See "Surrender Charge.")
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The Owner may specify the amount to be withdrawn from certain Subaccounts
or the Guaranteed Account for the withdrawal. If the Owner does not so specify
or the amount in the designated Subaccounts or Guaranteed Account is inadequate
to comply with the request, the withdrawal is made from each Subaccount and the
Guaranteed Account based on the proportion that the value in such account bears
to the Contract Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.
A withdrawal may have adverse federal income tax consequences. (See
"Federal Tax Status.")
Systematic Withdrawals. The Systematic Withdrawal Plan enables the Owner
to pre-authorize a periodic exercise of the withdrawal right described in the
Contract. The Owner may elect the plan at the time of application by completing
the authorization on the application form and making a minimum initial premium
payment of $15,000 or by properly completing the election form after a Contract
is issued if it has a Contract Account Value of $15,000. Certain federal income
tax consequences may apply to systematic withdrawals from the Contract and the
Owner should, therefore, consult with his or her tax adviser before requesting
any Systematic Withdrawal Plan.
Contract Owners entering into the plan instruct PLACA to withdraw a level
dollar amount from the Contract on a monthly or quarterly basis. Distributions
begin on the next designated monthly or quarterly date following the receipt of
the request. The minimum distribution is $100 monthly or at least $300
quarterly. The Free Withdrawal Amount which may be withdrawn under the plan each
year is 10% of the premiums paid in the first year if elected at the time of
application and for subsequent years, a percentage of the Contract Account Value
at the start of the year, less a Reduction Factor. PLACA will notify the Owner
if the total amount to be withdrawn in a subsequent Contract Year exceeds the
Free Withdrawal Amount for that Contract Year. Unless the Owner instructs PLACA
to reduce the withdrawal amount for that year so that it does not exceed the
Free Withdrawal Amount, PLACA will continue to process withdrawals for the
designated amount. Once the amount of the withdrawals exceeds the Free
Withdrawal Amount for that Contract Year, PLACA will deduct the applicable
Surrender Charge from the remaining Contract Account Value. (See "Surrender
Charge.")
PLACA will pay the Owner the amount requested each month or quarter and
cancel Accumulation Units equal to the amount withdrawn from the Subaccounts
based on the proportion that the value in such Subaccount or Guaranteed Account
bears to the Contract Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.
Each payment under the Systematic Withdrawal Plan of less than the Free
Withdrawal Amount for the Contact Year is not subject to a Surrender Charge.
However, notwithstanding the Surrender Charge (see "Surrender Charge") rules,
any other withdrawal in a year when the Systematic Withdrawal Plan has been
utilized is subject to the Surrender Charge. If an additional withdrawal is made
from a Contract participating in the plan, systematic withdrawals will
automatically terminate and may only be reinstated on or after the beginning of
the next Contract Year pursuant to a new request.
Systematic withdrawals may be discontinued by the Owner at any time upon
written request to PLACA. PLACA reserves the right to discontinue offering
systematic withdrawals upon 30 days' written notice to Owners.
Charitable Remainder Trust Rider. Contract Owner may elect a Charitable
Remainder Trust Rider, which combines an extended Maturity Date to the Contract
Anniversary nearest the Annuitant's age 100, unless a lump sum payment of
Surrender Value is elected, with a replacement of the surrender
charge/withdrawal provision for contracts issued in a Charitable Remainder
Trust. A Charitable Remainder Trust allows for income to be distributed and for
the payment of trustee fees and charges. The rider would only apply the
appropriate Surrender Charge to withdrawals or surrenders during a Contract Year
that exceed the greater of: (1) the Free Withdrawal Amount for the Contract
Year; or (2) any amounts in excess of the total premiums paid. There will be no
limit on the number of withdrawals occurring in any Contract Year.
Surrender. At any time before the earlier of the death of the Owner or the
Annuity Date, the Owner may request a surrender of the Contract for its
Surrender Value. The surrender request must be on the
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proper form which can be requested from the Service Center. The proceeds paid to
the Owner will equal the Surrender Value less any withholding or premium taxes.
(See "Surrender Charge.") The Surrender Value is determined on the date Notice
of surrender and the Contract are received at PLACA's Service Center. The
Surrender Value is paid in a lump sum unless the Owner requests payment under a
Payment Option. A surrender may have adverse federal income tax consequences.
(See "Federal Tax Status.")
Restrictions on Distributions from Certain Contracts. There are certain
restrictions on surrenders of and withdrawals from Contracts used as funding
vehicles for Code Section 403(b) retirement plans. Section 403(b)(11) of the
Code restricts the distribution under Section 403(b) annuity contracts of: (i)
elective contributions made in years beginning after December 31, 1988; (ii)
earnings on those contributions; and (iii) earnings in such years on amounts
held as of the last year beginning before January 1, 1989. Distributions of
those amounts may only occur upon the death of the employee, attainment of age
59 1/2, separation from service, disability, or financial hardship. In addition,
income attributable to elective contributions may not be distributed in the case
of hardship.
In the case of other types of Qualified Contracts, federal tax law imposes
other restrictions on the form and manner in which benefits may be paid.
Likewise, the terms of employee benefit plans funded by Qualified Contracts also
may impose restrictions on ability of participants to take distributions from
the Contracts.
Contract Termination. PLACA may end this Contract and pay the Surrender
Value to the Owner if, before the Annuity Date, all of these events
simultaneously exist;
1. no premiums have been paid for at least two years;
2. the Contract Account Value is less than $2,000; and
3. the total premiums paid, less any partial withdrawals, is less than
$2,000.
PLACA will mail the Owner a notice of its intention to end the Contract at
least six months in advance. The Contract will automatically terminate on the
date specified in the notice, unless PLACA receives an additional premium
payment before the termination date specified in the notice. This additional
premium payment must be for at least the minimum additional amount required by
PLACA. (Termination of the Contract under this provision is not permitted in New
Jersey.)
DEATH BENEFIT BEFORE ANNUITY DATE
Death of Annuitant. If an Annuitant dies before the Annuity Date, the
Owner becomes the new Annuitant. If more than one individual owns the Contract,
the youngest Owner becomes the
Annuitant. If any Owner is not an individual, then the death of an Annuitant is
treated as the death of an Owner (see below).
Death of Owner. If an Owner dies on or after the Annuity Date, any
surviving joint Owner becomes the sole Owner. If there is no surviving Owner,
the Beneficiary becomes the new Owner. If an Owner dies on or after the Annuity
Date, any remaining payments must be distributed at least as rapidly as under
the Payment Option in effect on the date of such death.
If an Owner dies before the Annuity Date, any surviving joint Owner becomes
the Beneficiary. We pay the Beneficiary a death benefit. Beneficiaries have the
following options with regard to the death benefit:
1. to receive the death benefit in a single lump sum within 5 years of the
deceased Owner's death; or
2. elect to have the death benefit paid under a Payment Option provided
that: (a) annuity payments begin within 1 year of the deceased Owner's
death, and (b) annuity payments are made in substantially equal
installments over the life of the Beneficiary or over a period not
greater than the life expectancy of the Beneficiary; or
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3. if the Beneficiary is the spouse of the deceased Owner, he or she may
(by Notice within one year of the Owner's death), elect to continue the
Contract as the new Owner. If the spouse so elects, all his or her
rights as a Beneficiary cease and if the deceased Owner was also the
sole Annuitant, he or she becomes the Annuitant. The spouse is deemed
to have made the election to continue the Contract if he or she makes
no election before the expiration of the one year period or if he or
she makes any premium payments under the Contract.
With regard to Beneficiaries who are not the spouse of the deceased Owner: (a)
options 1 and 2 apply even if the Annuitant is alive at the time of the deceased
Owner's death, (b) if the new Owner is not a natural person, only option 1 is
available, (c) if no election is made within 60 days of the deceased Owner's
death, option 1 is deemed to have been elected, and (d) if the Beneficiary dies
before the distributions required by options 1 or 2 are complete, the entire
remaining Contract Account Value is distributed in one sum immediately.
If there is more than one Beneficiary, the foregoing provisions apply
independently to each Beneficiary.
If the Owner is not an individual, the Annuitant, as determined in
accordance with Section 72(s) of the Code, is treated as Owner for purposes of
these distribution requirements, and any changes in the Annuitant are treated as
the death of the Owner.
Other rules may apply to a Qualified Contract.
Death Benefit. Upon the death of any Owner before the Annuity Date, we
will pay the Beneficiary a death benefit. During the first eight Contract Years,
the death benefit equals the greater of:
- Contract Account Value; or
- aggregate premiums paid reduced by the amount of all withdrawals prior to
the date of death (including any applicable surrender charges).
In Contract Years nine and later, the death benefit equals the greatest of:
- Contract Account Value; or
- aggregate premiums paid as of the eighth Contract Anniversary reduced by
the amount of all withdrawals prior to the eighth Contract Anniversary
plus aggregate premium paid since that Anniversary reduced, for each
withdrawal since that Anniversary, by the Withdrawal Adjustment Amount;
or
- Contract Account Value on the eighth Contract Anniversary plus aggregate
premium paid since that Anniversary reduced, for each withdrawal since
that Anniversary, by the Withdrawal Adjustment Amount.
The Withdrawal Adjustment Amount is determined by multiplying the death benefit
prior to the withdrawal by the ratio of the amount of the withdrawal (including
any Surrender Charge) to the Contract Account Value immediately prior to the
withdrawal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Owner is 90 years old or older at the
date of death, the death benefit is the Contract Account Value.
If there are multiple Owners, then the age of the oldest Owner is used to
determine the death benefit. Also, if there are multiple Owners, then upon the
death of one such Owner, the surviving Owner becomes the Beneficiary. Where a
Contract has only one Owner, and either the designated Beneficiary has died
before that Owner or that Owner did not designate a Beneficiary, then the
Owner's estate is the Beneficiary.
The death benefit is computed as of the date on which we receive Notice and
proof of death and all necessary claim forms at the Service Center. Any excess
of the death benefit over the Contract Account
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Value is allocated among the Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Account Options
according to the premium allocation schedule in effect until the Beneficiary
elects option 1, 2, or 3 above.
Alternate Death Benefit Riders. In lieu of the death benefit described
above, for an additional charge, and Owner may, when the Contract is issued,
elect one of the following optional death benefit riders.
Step-up Rider. A Contract Owner may elect the Step-up Rider for an Owner
who is age 0-70. The Step-up Rider provides a guaranteed minimum death benefit
equal to the Contract Account Value as of the Contract Anniversary and is reset
every year to the Contract Account Value on the next Contract Anniversary, if
greater. This reset continues until the Contract Anniversary on or before the
Owner's 85th birthday. Premiums paid since the last Contract Anniversaries are
also included in the death benefit proceeds. A reduction in the guaranteed
minimum death benefit for any withdrawal will be based on the proportion of the
withdrawal to the Contract Account Value. At no time will the death benefit
proceeds be less than either the Contract Account Value on the date PLACA
receives due proof of the Owner's death or the sum of premiums paid, less any
withdrawals, including applicable Surrender Charges.
Rising Floor Rider. A Contract Owner also may elect the Rising Floor Rider
for an Owner who is age 0-70. The Rider provides a guaranteed minimum death
benefit equal to the sum of premiums paid less reductions for withdrawals
accumulating at 5% interest until the contract anniversary prior to the Owner's
75th birthday. Thereafter, premiums are added and reductions for withdrawals are
deducted for the guaranteed death benefit. A reduction in the guaranteed minimum
death benefit for any withdrawal will be based on the proportion of the
withdrawal to the Contract Account Value. At no time will the death benefit
proceeds be less than the Contract Account Value or more than 200% of the
premium payments less 200% of any withdrawals, including any applicable
Surrender Charges.
THE ANNUITY DATE
Subject to PLACA's approval and state law You select the Annuity Date. You
may select any Annuity Date except that the latest Annuity Date is the Maturity
Date. If You do not select an Annuity Date, the Maturity Date is the Annuity
Date.
Surrender Value is applied to purchase a Payment Option as of the Annuity
Date. If, however, the Maturity Date is the Annuity Date, then Contract Account
Value is applied to purchase a Payment Option. In the event that You do not
select a Payment Option, Surrender Value is applied under the Life Annuity with
Ten Year Certain Payment Option.
You may change the Annuity Date subject to these limitations:
1. Notice is received at least 30 days before the Maturity Date;
2. The new Annuity Date is at least 30 days after We receive the change
request;
3. The new Annuity Date is not the 29th, 30th or 31st day of a month; and
4. The new Annuity Date is not later than the Maturity Date.
PAYMENTS
Any withdrawal, Surrender Value, or death benefit will usually be paid
within seven days of receipt of written request or receipt and filing of any
necessary due proof of death. However, payments may be postponed if:
1. the New York Stock Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and
holiday closings, or trading on the exchange is restricted as determined
by the SEC; or
2. the SEC permits by an order the postponement for the protection of
policyowners; or
3. the SEC determines that an emergency exists that would make the disposal
of securities held in the Variable Account or the determination of the
value of the Variable Account's net assets not reasonably practicable.
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If a recent check or draft has been submitted, We have the right to defer
payment until such check or draft has been honored.
We have the right to defer payment of any withdrawal, surrender, or
transfer from the Guaranteed Account for up to six months from the date of
receipt of Notice for a withdrawal, surrender, or transfer.
If payment is not made within 30 days after receipt of documentation
necessary to complete the transaction, or such shorter period required by a
particular jurisdiction, interest will be added to the amount paid from the date
of receipt of documentation at an annual rate of 3% or such higher rate required
for a particular state.
MODIFICATION
Upon notice to the Owner, We may modify the Contract if such modification:
1. is necessary to make the Contract or our operations or those of the
Variable Account comply with any law or regulation issued by a
government agency to which We, the Contract or the Variable Account is
subject; or
2. is necessary to assure continued qualification of the Contract under the
Code or other federal or state laws relating to retirement annuities or
variable annuity contracts; or
3. is necessary to reflect a change in the operation of the Variable
Account; or
4. provides other Subaccounts and/or Guaranteed Account options.
In the event of any such modifications, we will make appropriate
endorsement to the Contract.
REPORTS TO CONTRACT OWNERS
At least quarterly, we will mail to each Contract Owner, at such Owner's
last known address of record, a report containing the Contract Account Value and
Surrender Value of the Contract and any further information required by and
applicable law or regulation.
CONTRACT INQUIRIES
Inquiries regarding a Contract may be made by writing to us at our Service
Center.
THE GUARANTEED ACCOUNT
An Owner may allocate some or all of the Net Premiums and transfer some or
all of the Contract Account Value to the Guaranteed Account, which is part of
PLACA's General Account and pays interest at declared rates guaranteed for each
calendar year (subject to a minimum guaranteed interest rate of 3%). The
principal, after deductions, is also guaranteed. PLACA's General Account
supports its insurance and annuity obligations. The Guaranteed Account Options
and interests therein have not, and are not required to be, registered with the
SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, and neither the Guaranteed Account nor
PLACA's General Account has been registered as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Therefore, neither PLACA's General Account, the
Guaranteed Account, nor any interests therein are generally subject to
regulation under these laws. The disclosures relating to these accounts which
are included in this prospectus are for your information and have not been
reviewed by the SEC. However, such disclosures may be subject to certain
generally applicable provisions of federal securities laws relating to the
accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospectuses.
The portion of the Contract Account Value allocated to the Guaranteed
Account will be credited with rates of interest, as described below. Since the
Guaranteed Account is part of PLACA's General Account, PLACA assumes the risk of
investment gain or loss on this amount. All assets in the General Account are
subject to PLACA's general liabilities from business operations.
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MINIMUM GUARANTEED AND CURRENT INTEREST RATES
The Guaranteed Account Value is guaranteed to accumulate at a minimum
effective annual interest rate of 3%. PLACA may credit the Guaranteed Account
Value with current rates in excess of the minimum guarantee but is not obligated
to do so. These current interest rates are influenced by, but do not necessarily
correspond to, prevailing general market interest rates. Since PLACA, in its
sole discretion, anticipates changing the current interest rate from time to
time, different allocations to the Guaranteed Account Value are credited with
different current interest rates. The interest rate credited to each amount
allocated or transferred to the Guaranteed Account will apply to the end of the
12-month period beginning on the day such amount is received or transferred. At
the end of the 12-month period, PLACA will determine a new current interest rate
on such amount and accrued interest thereon (which may be a different current
interest rate from the current interest rate on new allocations to the
Guaranteed Account on that date). The rate declared on such amount and accrued
interest thereon at the end of each 12-month period is guaranteed for the
subsequent 12-month period. Any interest credited on the amounts in the
Guaranteed Account in excess of the minimum guaranteed rate of 3% per year will
be determined in the sole discretion of PLACA. The Owner assumes the risk that
interest credited may not exceed the guaranteed minimum rate.
We may offer Guaranteed Account Options to be used solely for Dollar-Cost
Averaging. The Options would only be available for the allocation of new Net
Premium Payments. Transfers of any portion of the Contract Account Value into
these Options is not permitted. Use of these Options for Dollar-Cost Averaging
requires that the Net Premium Payments and associated interest be fully
transferred by the end of a specified period. If the Dollar-Cost Averaging is
canceled or the amount being automatically transferred is reduced, the remaining
balance will be transferred to the Money Market Subaccount. You may transfer
amounts allocated to these Guaranteed Account Options to a Subaccount and any
other permitted Guaranteed Account Options at any time.
For purposes of crediting interest and deducting charges, all Guaranteed
Account Options use a last-in, first-out method of accounting for allocations of
Net Premium Payments and for transfers of Contract Account Value.
TRANSFERS FROM GUARANTEED ACCOUNT
Within 30 days prior to or following any Contract Anniversary, one transfer
is allowed from the Guaranteed Account to any or all of the Subaccounts. The
amount transferred from the Guaranteed Account may not exceed 25% of the
Guaranteed Account Value on the date of transfer, unless the balance after the
transfer is less than $500, in which case the entire amount will be transferred.
If the written request for such transfer is received prior to the Contract
Anniversary, the transfer will be made as of the Contract Anniversary; if the
written request is received after the Contract Anniversary, the transfer will be
made as of the date PLACA receives the written request at its Service Center.
PAYMENT DEFERRAL
PLACA has the right to defer payment of any withdrawal, cash surrender, or
transfer from the Guaranteed Account for up to six months from the date of
receipt of the Notice for withdrawal, surrender, or transfer.
CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
SURRENDER CHARGE (CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE)
General. No charge for sales expense is deducted from premiums at the time
premiums are paid. However, within certain time limits described below, a
Surrender Charge (contingent deferred sales charge) may be deducted from the
Contract Account Value if a withdrawal is made or a Contract is surrendered
before the Annuity Date or if Contract Account Value is applied to a Payment
Option. In the event surrender charges are not sufficient to cover sales
expenses, the loss will be borne by PLACA;
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conversely, if the amount of such charges proves more than enough, the excess
will be retained by PLACA. PLACA does not currently believe that the surrender
charges imposed will cover the expected costs of distributing the Contracts. Any
shortfall will be made up from PLACA's general assets.
Charges For Withdrawal or Surrender. The Surrender Charge is equal to the
percentage of each premium payment surrendered or withdrawn (or applied to a
Payment Option on the Annuity Date) as specified in the table below. The
Surrender Charge is separately calculated and applied to each premium payment at
any time that the payment (or part of the payment) is surrendered or withdrawn
(or applied to a Payment Option on the Annuity Date). No Surrender Charge
applies to premium payments applied to a Payment Option on the Maturity Date. No
Surrender Charge applies to Contract Account Value representing the Free
Withdrawal Amount or to Contract Value in excess of aggregate premium payments
(less prior withdrawals of premium payments). The Surrender Charge is calculated
using the assumption that Contract Account Value is withdrawn in the following
order: (1) the Free Withdrawal Amount for that Contract Year, (2) premium
payments, and (3) any remaining Contract Account Value. In addition, the
Surrender Charge is calculated using the assumption that premium payments are
withdrawn on a first-in, first-out basis.
The Surrender Charge applicable to each premium payment diminishes as the
payment ages. A premium payment ages by Contract Year, such that it is in "year"
1 during the Contract Year in which it is received and in "year" 2 throughout
the subsequent Contract Year and in "year" 3 throughout the Contract Year after
that etc.
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1 7.0%
2 7.0%
3 6.0%
4 5.0%
5 4.0%
6 3.0%
7 2.0%
8 1.0%
9 and over 0.0%
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In no event will the total Surrender Charges assessed under a Contract
exceed 8 1/2% of the total gross premiums paid under that contract.
If the Contract is being surrendered, the Surrender Charge is deducted from
the Contract Account Value in determining the Cash Surrender Value. For a
withdrawal, the Surrender Charge is deducted from the Contract Account Value
remaining after the amount requested is withdrawn.
Free Withdrawal Amount. During the first Contract Year, the Free
Withdrawal Amount is 10% of the premium payments. For all other Contract Years,
the Free Withdrawal Amount is a percentage of the Contract Account Value at the
start of the year less a Reduction Factor, which adjusts the Free Withdrawal
Amount to take into account withdrawals of the Free Withdrawal Amount in prior
Contract Years. The percentage is 20% in the second Contract Year and increases
by 10% per year until it reaches a maximum of 50% in the fifth Contract Year.
The Reduction Factor for the second Contract Year is a ratio of the free
withdrawals made in the first Contract Year to the premium payments in that year
expressed as a percentage. The Reduction Factor for each subsequent Contract
Year is the Reduction Factor for the prior Contract Year plus the ratio of the
free withdrawals made in the prior Contract Year to the Contract Account Value
at the beginning of the prior Contract Year expressed as a percentage. The Free
Withdrawal Amount in any year will not be less than 10% of the Contract Account
Value at the start of the Contract Year.
The Free Withdrawal Amount is cumulative from Contract Year to Contract
Year. If the Contract is surrendered and there have been no prior withdrawals
during such Contract Year, no Surrender Charge
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applies to the amount of the surrender up to the Free Withdrawal Amount as of
the beginning of that Contract Year. If a withdrawal is made during a Contract
Year in which one or more withdrawals have been made, the remaining Free
Withdrawal Amount is equal the total Free Withdrawal Amount available for that
Contract Year (the Contract Value at the start of that year less the Reduction
Factor) less the total amount previously withdrawn during such Contract Year
without imposition of the Surrender Charge.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES
Annual Administration Fee. On each Contract Anniversary prior to and
including the Annuity Date, and upon surrender of the Contract or on the Annuity
Date (other than on a Contract Anniversary), PLACA deducts from the Contract
Account Value an Annual Administration Fee of $40 to reimburse it for
administrative expenses relating to the Contract. We currently do not charge
this Fee when Contract Account Value is $50,000 or more as of the date that the
Fee would have been charged. The charge will be deducted from each Subaccount
and the Guaranteed Account based on the proportion that the value in each such
account bears to the total Contract Account Value. No Annual Administration Fee
is payable after the Annuity Date.
Transfer Processing Fee. The first twelve transfers during each Contract
Year are free. A $25 Transfer Processing Fee will be assessed for each
additional transfer during such Contract Year. For the purpose of assessing the
fee, each Notice of transfer is considered to be one transfer, regardless of the
number of Subaccounts or accounts affected by the transfer. Transfers under the
Dollar-Cost Averaging program or Automatic Asset Rebalancing do not count
towards the number of transfers during a Contract Year without a Transfer
Processing Fee. The Transfer Processing Fee will be deducted from the amount
being transferred.
DAILY ANNUITY CHARGE
To compensate PLACA for assuming mortality and expense risks and for
administering the Contracts, prior to the Annuity Date PLACA deducts a daily
Annuity Charge from the assets of the Variable Account. PLACA will impose a
charge in an amount that is equal to an annual rate of 1.40% (daily rate of
.003835616%).
The mortality risk PLACA assumes is that Annuitants may live for a longer
period of time than estimated when the guarantees in the contract were
established. Because of these guarantees, each Payee is assured that longevity
will not have an adverse effect on the annuity payments received. The mortality
risk PLACA assumes also includes a guarantee to pay a death benefit if an Owner
dies before the Annuity Date. The expense risk PLACA assumes is the risk that
the Surrender Charges, Administration Fees, and Transfer Processing Fees may be
insufficient to cover actual future expenses. In the event that there are any
profits from fees and charges deducted under the Contract, including but not
limited to the Annuity Charge, such profits could be used to finance the
distribution of the Contracts.
The Contracts are administered by PMLIC pursuant to a service agreement
between PLACA and PMLIC. Under the agreement, PMLIC also maintains records of
transactions relating to the Contracts and provides other services.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS
Because the Variable Account purchases shares of the Funds, the net assets
of each Subaccount reflect the investment advisory fees and other operating
expense incurred by the Funds. For each Portfolio, an investment adviser is paid
a fee that is a percentage of a Portfolio's average daily net assets, and thus
the actual size of the fee paid depends on size of the Portfolio. Each Portfolio
also pays most or all of its operating expenses. See the accompanying current
Prospectuses for the Funds for further details.
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CHARGES FOR OPTIONAL DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS
PLACA deducts a monthly charge from Contract Account Value for both the
Step-Up Rider and the Rising Floor Rider. The charge is deducted on the Contract
Date and on the same day of each month thereafter. The charge is a percent of
Contract Account Value and is deducted proportionately from Subaccount Values,
by canceling Accumulation Units, and Guaranteed Account Value under the
Contract. The charge is equal to 1/12 of the following annual rates: Step-Up
Rider, 0.25%; Rising Floor Rider, 0.40%.
PREMIUM TAXES
Various states and other governmental entities levy a premium tax on
annuity contracts issued by insurance companies. Premium tax rates are subject
to change from time to time by legislative and other governmental action, and
currently range from 0.0% to 4.0%. In addition, other governmental units within
a state may levy such taxes.
The timing of tax levies varies from one taxing authority to another. If
premium taxes are applicable to a Contract, they will be deducted, depending on
when such taxes are paid to the taxing authority, either (a) from premiums as
they are received, or (b) from the Contract proceeds upon (i) a withdrawal from
or surrender of the Contract, (ii) application of the proceeds to a Payment
Option, or (iii) payment of a death benefit.
OTHER TAXES
Currently, PLACA makes no charge against the Variable Account for any
federal, state or local taxes. PLACA may, however, make such a charge in the
future if income or gains within the Variable Account will result in any such
tax liability to PLACA.
CHARGE DISCOUNTS FOR SALES TO CERTAIN GROUPS
We may reduce or waive charges under Contracts sold to certain groups of
purchasers where such sales entail lower than normal expenses and/or fewer risks
to PLACA. Generally, We reduce or waive charges based on factor such as the
following:
- the size of the group of purchasers
- the total amount of premium anticipated from the group
- the nature of the group and/or the purpose for which the Contracts are
purchased (e.g., Contracts purchased by an employer to fund an employee
benefit plan, usually have fewer surrenders and are less expensive to
administer than individually sold Contracts)
We also may reduce or waive charges on Contracts sold to officers, directors and
employees of PLACA and its affiliates. Reductions or waivers of charges will not
discriminate unfairly among applicants. Contact Your sales representative for
more information about charge reductions or waivers.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
ELECTION OF PAYMENT OPTIONS
As of the Annuity Date, Surrender Value is applied to purchase a Payment
Option, unless You elect to receive the Surrender Value in a single sum. In the
event that You do not select a Payment Option, Surrender Value is applied to
Option B, described below. Beneficiaries also may elect to receive the Death
Benefit in the form of a Payment Option unless You have already selected an
Option for the Beneficiary.
Before beginning annuity payments under a Payment Option, We require that
You return the Contract to the Service Center. We will issue a supplementary
Contract stating the terms of payment under the Payment Option selected. We also
reserve the right to require satisfactory evidence of the identity, birth date
and sex of any Annuitant, and satisfactory evidence that any Annuitant is alive.
Before
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making each annuity payment under a life-contingent Payment Option, We reserve
the right to require satisfactory evidence that any Annuitant is still alive.
An option may be elected, revoked, or changed at any time before the
Annuity Date while the Owner is living. If the Payee is other than the Owner,
the election of a Payment Option requires the consent of PLACA. An election of
option and any revocation or change must be made by Notice.
An option may not be elected if any periodic payment under the election
would be less than $50. Subject to this condition, payments may be made
annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly and are made at the beginning of
such period.
The Payment Options available are described below. The Payment Options are
fixed, which means that each option has a fixed and guaranteed amount to be paid
during the annuity period that is not in any way dependent upon the investment
experience of the Variable Account.
DESCRIPTION OF PAYMENT OPTIONS
Option A -- Life Annuity Option. To have payments made in equal amounts
each month during the Annuitant's lifetime with payments ceasing with the last
payment prior to the death of the Annuitant. No amounts are payable after the
Annuitant dies. Therefore, if the Annuitant dies immediately following the date
of the first payment, the Payee will receive one monthly payment only.
Option B -- Life Annuity Option with 10 Years Guaranteed. To have payments
made in equal amounts each month during the Annuitant's lifetime with the
guarantee that payments will be made for a period of not less than ten years.
Under this option, if any Beneficiary dies while receiving payment, the present
value of the current dollar amount on the date of death of any remaining
guaranteed payments will be paid in one sum to the executors or administrators
of the Beneficiary unless otherwise provided in writing. Calculation of such
present value shall be at 3% which is the rate of interest assumed in computing
the amount of annuity payments.
The amount of each payment is determined from the tables in the Contract
which apply to the particular option using the Annuitant's age and sex. If the
Contract is sold in a group or employer-sponsored arrangement, the amount of the
payments will be based on the Annuitant's age, only. Age is determined from the
nearest birthday at the due date of the first payment.
Alternate Income Option. In lieu of one of the above options, the
Surrender Value or death benefit may be taken under an alternate income option
based on PLACA's single premium immediate annuity rates in effect at the time of
settlement. Such rates are adjusted so that the first payment can be made
immediately (at the beginning of the first month, rather than at the end of the
month) which will result in receiving one additional payment. These rates are 4%
greater than PLACA's standard immediate annuity rates.
YIELDS AND TOTAL RETURNS
From time to time, PLACA may advertise or include in sales literature
historic performance data for the Variable Accounts, including yields, effective
yields, standard annual total returns and nonstandard measures of performance
for the Subaccounts. These figures are based on historical earnings and do not
indicate or project future performance. Each Subaccount may, from time to time,
advertise or include in sales literature performance relative to certain
performance rankings and indices compiled by independent organizations. More
detailed information as to the calculation of performance information, as well
as comparisons with unmanaged market indices, appears in the Statement of
Additional Information.
Effective yields and total returns for the Subaccounts are based on the
investment performance of the corresponding Portfolio. The Portfolios'
performance in part reflects the Funds' expenses. See the Prospectuses for the
Funds.
The yield of the Money Market Subaccount refers to the annualized
investment income generated by an investment in the Subaccount over a specified
seven-day period. The yield is calculated by assuming
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that the income generated for that seven-day period is generated each seven-day
period over a 52-week period and is shown as a percentage of the investment. The
effective yield is calculated similarly but, when annualized, the income earned
by an investment in the Subaccount is assumed to be reinvested. The effective
yield will be slightly higher than the yield because of the compounding effect
of this assumed reinvestment.
The yield of a Subaccount (except the Money Market Subaccount) refers to
the annualized income generated by an investment in the Subaccount over a
specified 30-day or one-month period. The yield is calculated by assuming that
the income generated by the investment during that 30-day or one-month period is
generated each period over a 12-month period and is shown as a percentage of the
investment.
The total return of a Subaccount refers to return quotations assuming an
investment under a Contract has been held in the Subaccount for various periods
of time including, but not limited to, a period measured from the date the
Subaccount commenced operations. When a Subaccount has been in operation for
one, five, and ten years, respectively, the total return for these periods is
provided. For periods prior to the date that a Subaccount commenced operations,
performance information for Contracts funded by that Subaccount is calculated
based on the performance of the corresponding Portfolio and the assumption that
the Subaccount was in existence for the same periods as those indicated for the
Portfolio, with the current level of Contract charges.
The average annual total return quotations represent the average annual
compounded rates of return that would equate an initial investment of $1,000
under a Contract to the redemption value of that investment as of the last day
of each of the periods for which total return quotations are provided. Average
annual total return information shows the average percentage change in the value
of an investment in the Subaccount from the beginning date of the measuring
period to the end of that period. This standardized version of average annual
total return reflects all historical investment results, less all charges and
deductions applied against the Subaccount (including any Surrender Charge that
would apply if an Owner terminated the Contract at the end of each period
indicated, but excluding any deductions for premium taxes).
In addition to the standard version described above, total return
performance information computed on several different non-standard bases may be
used in advertisements and sales literature. Average annual total return
information may be presented, computed on the same basis as described above,
except deductions will not include the Surrender Charge. PLACA also may disclose
cumulative total return with and without deductions for the Surrender Charge.
Non-standard performance data will only be disclosed if the standard
performance data for the required periods is also disclosed. For additional
information regarding the calculation of other performance data, please refer to
the Statement of Additional Information.
In advertising and sales literature, the performance of each Subaccount may
be compared to the performance of other variable annuity issuers in general or
to the performance of particular types of variable annuities investing in mutual
funds, or investment series of mutual funds with investment objectives similar
to each of the Subaccounts. Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. ("Lipper") and the
Variable Annuity Research Data Service ("VARDS") are independent services which
monitor and rank the performance of variable annuity issuers in each of the
major categories of investment objectives on an industry-wide basis.
Lipper's rankings include variable life insurance issuers as well as
variable annuity issuers. VARDS rankings compare only variable annuity issuers.
The performance analyses prepared by Lipper and VARDS each rank such issuers on
the basis of total return, assuming reinvestment of distributions, but do not
take sales charges, redemption fees, or certain expense deductions at the
separate account level into consideration. In addition, VARDS prepares risk
adjusted rankings, which consider the effects of market risk on total return
performance. This type of ranking provides data as to which funds provide the
highest total return within various categories of funds defined by the degree of
risk inherent in their investment objectives.
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Advertising and sales literature may also compare the performance of each
Subaccount to the Standard & Poor's Index of 500 Common Stocks, a widely used
measure of stock performance. This unmanaged index assumes the reinvestment of
dividends but does not reflect any "deduction" for the expense of operating or
managing an investment portfolio. Other independent ranking services and indices
may also be used as a source of performance comparison.
PLACA may also report other information including the effect of
tax-deferred compounding on a Subaccount's investment returns, or returns in
general, which may be illustrated by tables, graphs, or charts. All income and
capital gains derived from Subaccount investments are reinvested and can lead to
substantial long-term accumulation of assets, provided that the underlying
Portfolio's investment experience is positive.
FEDERAL TAX STATUS
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS GENERAL AND IS NOT INTENDED AS TAX ADVICE
INTRODUCTION
The following summary provides a general description of the federal income
tax considerations associated with the Contract and does not purport to be
complete or to cover all tax situations. This discussion is not intended as tax
advice. Counsel or other competent tax advisers should be consulted for more
complete information. This discussion is based upon PLACA's understanding of the
present federal income tax laws. No representation is made as to the likelihood
of continuation of the present federal income tax laws or as to how they may be
interpreted by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS").
The Contract may be purchased on a tax-qualified basis or on a
non-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
PLACA's 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 requirement that are not incorporated into our Contract administration
procedures. Owners, participants, Beneficiaries, and Payees are responsible for
determining that contributions, distributions and other transactions with
respect to the Contracts comply with applicable law. Therefore, purchasers of
Qualified Contracts should seek competent legal and tax advice regarding the
suitability of a Contract for their 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
the Variable Account be "adequately diversified" in order for the Contracts to
be treated as annuity contracts for federal income tax purposes. It is intended
that the Variable Account, through the Funds, will satisfy these diversification
requirements.
Owner 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 Variable 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 variable account assets. There is little guidance in this area, and some
features of the Contracts, such as the flexibility of an Owner to allocate
premium payments and transfer Contract Account Value, have not been explicitly
addressed in published rulings. While PLACA believes that the Contracts do not
give Owners investment control over
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Variable Account assets, PLACA reserves the right to modify the Contracts as
necessary to prevent an Owner from being treated as the owner of the Variable
Account assets supporting the Contracts.
Required Distributions. In order to be treated as an annuity contract for
federal income tax purposes, the Code requires any Non-Qualified Contract to
contain certain provisions specifying how Your interest in the Contract will be
distributed in the event of Your death. The Non-Qualified Contracts contain
provisions that are intended to comply with these Code requirements, although no
regulations interpreting these requirements have yet been issued. We intend to
review such provisions and modify them if necessary to assure that they comply
with the applicable requirements when such requirements are clarified by
regulation or otherwise.
Other rules may apply to Qualified Contracts.
The following discussion assumes that the Contracts will qualify as annuity
contracts for federal income tax purposes.
THE TREATMENT OF ANNUITIES
In General. PLACA believes that if You are a natural person you will not
be taxed on increases in the value of a Contract until a distribution occurs or
until annuity payments begin. (For these purposes, an agreement to assign or
pledge any portion of the Contract Account Value, and additionally, in the case
of a Qualified Contract, any portion of an interest in the qualified plan,
generally is treated as a distribution.)
TAXATION OF NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACTS
Non-Natural Person. The Owner of Contract who is not a natural person
generally must include in income any increase in the excess of the Contract
Account Value over the "investment in the contract" (generally, the premiums or
other consideration paid for the Contract) during the taxable year. There are
some exceptions to this rule and a prospective Owner that is not a natural
person may wish to discuss these with a tax adviser. The following discussion
generally applies to Contracts owned by natural persons.
Withdrawals. When a withdrawal from a Non-Qualified Contract occurs, the
amount received will be treated as ordinary income subject to tax up to an
amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Contract Account Value immediately
before the distribution over the Owner's investment in the Contract at that
time. 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 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 ten
percent of the amount treated as income. In general, however, there is no
penalty on distributions:
- made on or after the taxpayer reaches age 59 1/2;
- made on or after the death of an Owner;
- attributable to the taxpayer's becoming disabled; or
- 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.
Other penalties may apply to Qualified Contracts.
Annuity Payments. Although tax consequences may vary depending on the
Payment Option elected under an annuity contract, a portion of each annuity
payment is generally not taxed and the remainder is taxed as ordinary income.
The non-taxable portion of an annuity payment is generally determined in a
manner that is designed to allow an Owner to recover his or her investment in
the Contract ratably on a tax-free basis over the expected stream of annuity
payments, as determined when annuity payments start.
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Once an 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 an Owner's or an Annuitant's death. Generally, such amounts
are includible in the income of the recipient as follows: (a) if distributed in
a lump sum, they are taxed in the same manner as a surrender of the Contract, or
(b) if distributed under a Payment Option, they are taxed in the same way as
annuity payments.
Transfers, Assignments or Exchanges of a Contract. A transfer or
assignment of ownership of a Contract, the designation of an Annuitant, the
selection of certain Maturity Dates, or the exchange of a Contract may result in
certain tax consequences to Owners that are not discussed herein. An Owner
contemplating any such transfer, assignment or exchange, should consult a tax
adviser as to the tax consequences.
Multiple Contracts. All non-qualified deferred annuity contracts that are
issued by PLACA (or its affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year
are treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the amount
includible in such 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 conditions 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 prior to 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. Owners,
Annuitants, Beneficiaries and Payees 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 PLACA is not bound by the terms and conditions
of such plans to the extent such terms contradict the Contract, unless PLACA
consents.
The Owner should consult a qualified tax and/or financial adviser regarding
the use of the Contract within a qualified plan or in connection with other
employee benefit plans or arrangements that receive favorable tax treatment,
since many such plans or arrangements provide the same type of tax deferral as
provided by the Contract. The Contract provides a number of extra benefits and
features not provided by employee benefit plans or arrangements alone, although
there are costs and expenses under the Contract related to these benefits and
features. Owners should carefully consider these benefits and features in
relation to their costs as they apply to the Owner's particular situation.
Distributions. Annuity payments under a Qualified Contract are generally
taxed in a manner similar to 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 relationship between the Owner's investment in the
Contract to the participant's total accrued benefit balance under the retirement
plan. For Qualified Contracts, the investment in the Contract will generally be
zero unless nondeductible contributions have previously been made to the
relevant plan or employer contributions or investment earnings have previously
been includible in the income of the employee.
Brief descriptions follow of the various types of qualified retirement
plans in connection with a Contract. PLACA 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
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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 prior to transfer of the Contract. The
Contract includes an enhanced death benefit that in some cases may exceed the
greater of the premium payments or the Contract Account Value. The death benefit
could be characterized as an incidental benefit, the amount of which is limited
in any pension or profit-sharing plan. Employers intending to use the Contract
with such plans should seek competent tax advice.
Individual Retirement Annuities. Section 408(b) of the Code permits
eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program known as
an "Individual Retirement Annuity" or "IRA." There may be limitations on the
amount of the premiums under an IRA, the deductible amount of such premiums, 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 for employees (SIMPLE) Plans which permit certain small
employers to make contributions to IRAs on behalf of their employees. Employers
may establish simplified employee pension (SEP) plans to make IRA contributions
on behalf of their employees. The Contract includes an enhanced death benefit
that in some cases may exceed the greater of the premium payments or the
Contract Account Value. The Internal Revenue Service has not reviewed the
Contract for qualification as an IRA, and has not addressed in a ruling of
general applicability whether a death benefit provision such as the death
benefit provision in the Contract comports with IRA qualification requirements.
The Code may impose additional requirements on sales of the Contract for use
with IRAs.
Roth IRAs. Effective January 1, 1998, section 408A of the Code permits
certain eligible individuals to contribute to a Roth IRA. Contributions to a
Roth IRA, which are subject to certain limitations, are not deductible, and must
be made in cash or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth IRA or other IRA.
A rollover from or conversion of an IRA to a Roth IRA may be subject to tax, and
other special rules may apply. Generally, income on undistributed amounts
accumulated under Roth IRAs is exempt from federal income tax. "Qualified
distributions" from a Roth IRA, as well as distributions which are the return of
the Owner's contribution to the Roth IRA, are also not subject to tax.
"Qualified distributions" are distributions made (1) on or after the Owner
reaches age 59 1/2, (2) to the beneficiary of the Owner after the Owner's death,
(3) on account of the Owner's disability, or (4) to pay for qualified first-time
home-buying expenses. Federal income tax, as well as a 10% penalty tax, will
generally apply to distributions which are not "qualified distributions."
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. The Contract includes an
enhanced death benefit that in some cases may exceed the greater of the premium
payments or the Contract Account Value. The death benefit could be characterized
as an incidental benefit, the amount of which is limited in any tax-sheltered
annuity under Code Section 403(b). Because the death benefit may exceed this
limitation, employers using the Contract in connection with such plans should
consult their tax adviser.
The following amounts may not be distributed from Code section 403(b)
annuity contracts prior to the employee's death, attainment of age 59 1/2,
separation from service, disability, or financial hardship: (1) elective
contributions made in years beginning after December 31, 1988; (2) earnings on
those contributions; and (3) earnings in such years on amounts held as of the
last year beginning before January 1, 1989. In addition, earnings on elective
contributions may not be distributed in the case of hardship.
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WITHHOLDING
Distributions from Contracts generally are subject to withholding for the
Owner's federal income tax liability. The withholding rate varies according to
the type of distribution and the Owner's tax status. The Owner will be provided
the opportunity to elect not 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%. Generally, an eligible rollover distribution is the taxable
portion of any distribution from such a plan, except for certain distributions
such as minimum distributions required by the Code, distributions paid in the
form of an annuity, or hardship withdrawals. The 20% withholding does not apply,
however, if the Owner chooses a "direct rollover" from the plan to another
tax-qualified plan or IRA.
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 prior to the date of the change). A tax adviser
should be consulted with respect to legislative developments and their effect on
the Contract.
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 PLACA's 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
Owner or recipient of the distribution. A competent tax adviser should be
consulted for further information.
DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACTS
The Contracts will be offered to the public on a continuous basis, and
PLACA does not anticipate discontinuing the offering of the Contracts. However,
PLACA reserves the right to discontinue the offering. Applications for Contracts
are solicited by agents who are licensed by applicable state insurance
authorities to sell PLACA's variable annuity contracts and who are also
registered representatives of 1717 or broker/dealers. 1717 is a wholly owned
indirect subsidiary of PMLIC and is registered with the SEC under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
1717 acts as the Principal Underwriter, as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, of the Contracts for the Variable Account pursuant to an
Underwriting Agreement between PLACA and 1717. 1717 is not obligated to sell any
specific number of Contracts. 1717's principal business address is Christiana
Executive Campus, P.O. Box 15626, Wilmington, Delaware 19850. The Contracts may
also be sold through other broker-dealers registered under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 whose representatives are authorized by applicable law to
sell variable annuity contracts. 1717 will also enter into selling agreements
with other broker-dealers with respect to distribution of the Contracts. 1717
and receives the full commissions on Contracts sold by its registered
representatives. Nonaffiliated broker-dealers receive full commissions on
Contracts sold by their registered representatives, less a nominal charge by
1717 for expenses incurred. The commissions paid are no greater than 8.25% of
premiums plus 0.60% of the Contract Account Value beginning in the ninth
Contract Year. Alternative commission scales are available with a lower percent
of premiums and a percentage of Contract Account Value beginning in Contract
Year 2.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PLACA, like other life insurance companies, are 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. Although the outcome of any litigation
cannot be predicted with certainty, PLACA believes that at the present time
there are not pending or threatened lawsuits that are reasonable likely to have
a material adverse impact on the Separate Account or PLACA.
VOTING RIGHTS
In accordance with its view of present applicable law, PLACA will vote the
Portfolio shares held in the Variable Account at special shareholder meetings of
the Funds in accordance with instructions received from persons having voting
interests in the corresponding Subaccounts. If, however, the Investment Company
Act of 1940 or any regulation thereunder should be amended, or if the present
interpretation thereof should change, or PLACA determines that it is allowed to
vote the Portfolio shares in its own right, it may elect to do so.
The number of votes which are available to an Owner will be calculated
separately for each Subaccount of the Variable Account, and may include
fractional votes. The number of votes attributable to a Subaccount will be
determined by applying an Owner's percentage interest, if any, in a particular
Subaccount to the total number of votes attributable to that Subaccount. An
Owner holds a voting interest in each Subaccount to which the Variable Account
Value is allocated. The Owner only has voting interest prior to the Annuity
Date.
The number of votes of a Portfolio which are available to the Contract
Owner will be determined as of the date coincident with the date established by
that Portfolio for determining shareholders eligible to vote at the relevant
meeting of each Fund. Voting instructions will be solicited by written
communication prior to such meeting in accordance with procedures established by
the Funds.
Fund shares as to which no timely instructions are received and shares held
by PLACA in a Subaccount as to which an Owner has no beneficial interest will be
voted in proportion to the voting instructions which are received with respect
to all Contracts participating in that Subaccount. Voting instructions to
abstain on any item to be voted upon will be applied on a pro rata basis to
reduce the votes eligible to be cast.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited statements of financial condition for PLACA as of December 31,
1999 and 1998 and the related statements of operations, equity, and cash flows
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 as well as the
Report of Independent Accountants are contained in the Statement of Additional
Information. The audited statements of assets and liabilities for the Variable
Account as of December 31, 1999 and the related statements of operations for the
year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two
years in the period then ended are included in the Statement of Additional
Information for the Variable Account.
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ADDITIONAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS.............................. S-2
The Contract.............................................. S-2
Incontestability.......................................... S-2
Misstatement of Age or Sex................................ S-2
Non-Participation......................................... S-2
CALCULATION OF YIELDS AND TOTAL REVENUES.................... S-2
Money Market Subaccount Yields............................ S-2
Other Subaccount Yields................................... S-3
Average Annual Total Returns.............................. S-4
Other Average Annual Total Returns........................ S-7
Effect of the Administration Fee on Performance Data...... S-7
TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS..................... S-8
STANDARD & POOR'S........................................... S-10
SAFEKEEPING OF ACCOUNT ASSETS............................... S-11
STATE REGULATION............................................ S-11
RECORDS AND REPORTS......................................... S-11
LEGAL MATTERS............................................... S-11
EXPERTS..................................................... S-11
OTHER INFORMATION........................................... S-11
FINANCIAL INFORMATION....................................... S-12
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................ F-1
</TABLE>
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APPENDIX A
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The following condensed financial information is derived from the financial
statements of the Variable Account. The data should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements, related notes and other financial information included
in the Statement of Additional Information. See "Financial Statements,"
concerning financial statements contained in the Statement of Additional
Information.
The table below sets forth certain information regarding the Subaccounts as
of December 31, 1999. As of December 31, 1999, the PIMCO High Yield Bond
Subaccount, the PIMCO Total Return Bond Subaccount, the VIP III Contrafund
Subaccount, the VIP III Growth Subaccount, the VIP III Growth Opportunities
Subaccount, and the VIP III Overseas Subaccount had not commenced operations.
Accordingly, condensed financial information is not available for these
Subaccounts.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
UNITS UNITS UNITS
UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING
AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF
SUBACCOUNT 12/31/99 12/31/99 12/31/98 12/31/98 12/31/97 12/31/97
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MS All Pro Large Cap Growth........................ 721.62 16,594.64 583.02 3,398.61
MS All Pro Large Cap Value......................... 490.76 10,251.06 490.39 3,752.20
MS All Pro Small Cap Growth........................ 919.80 15,683.15 485.44 2,787.56
MS All Pro Small Cap Value......................... 370.54 8,460.21 408.65 2,343.81
MS International................................... 975.06 22,407.12 764.54 22,728.56 704.02 23,495.92
MS Equity 500 (formerly Fidelity Index 500)........ 1,636.75 91,709.23 1,377.32 61,689.14 1,088.42 48,054.18
MS Growth.......................................... 1,082.22 36,535.03 1,065.67 34,680.05 950.55 32,051.38
MS Aggressive Growth............................... 1,014.50 12,579.61 887.21 12,301.49 833.15 11,389.39
MS Managed......................................... 861.32 17,728.19 866.94 18,219.44 781.27 16,899.90
MS Bond............................................ 608.19 21,753.98 637.92 18,437.76 597.74 10,217.64
MS Money Market.................................... 618.73 77,880.41 598.06 62,328.14 575.95 45,925.41
OCC Equity......................................... 1,195.14 18,277.71 1,181.96 19,823.89 1,071.54 19,067.19
OCC Managed........................................ 1,157.06 42,989.61 1,117.54 53,641.58 1,057.94 54,119.40
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets...................... 411.96 1,882.22 345.27 791.04
Van Eck Worldwide Bond............................. 535.14 3,677.74 588.75 430.59
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets................. 587.10 11,368.57 297.26 1,094.81
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate...................... 411.36 1,158.87 425.72 396.85
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
UNITS UNITS UNITS
UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING
AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF AS OF
SUBACCOUNT 12/31/96 12/31/96 12/31/95 12/31/95 12/31/94 12/31/94
---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MS All Pro Large Cap Growth........................
MS All Pro Large Cap Value.........................
MS All Pro Small Cap Growth........................
MS All Pro Small Cap Value.........................
MS International................................... 651.04 23,424.42 595.43 17,907.81 528.22 15,548.80
MS Equity 500 (formerly Fidelity Index 500)........ 831.78 27,336.06 686.84 10,498.25 507.68 3,571.24
MS Growth.......................................... 775.34 26,301.47 657.63 18,875.42 511.45 12,476.41
MS Aggressive Growth............................... 697.07 9,335.43 584.65 6,154.75 522.44 2,846.86
MS Managed......................................... 653.55 13,564.35 592.07 9,803.13 482.84 8,582.76
MS Bond............................................ 553.59 7,672.67 545.35 4,938.33 459.55 3,487.30
MS Money Market.................................... 554.47 45,000.79 534.58 30,689.17 513.30 16,531.43
OCC Equity......................................... 858.13 12,563.72 572.66 11,392.30 515.26 2,813.10
OCC Managed........................................ 877.27 43,626.63 545.82 6,615.25
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets......................
Van Eck Worldwide Bond.............................
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets.................
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate......................
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
UNITS
UNIT VALUE OUTSTANDING
AS OF AS OF
SUBACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/93
---------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
MS All Pro Large Cap Growth........................
MS All Pro Large Cap Value.........................
MS All Pro Small Cap Growth........................
MS All Pro Small Cap Value.........................
MS International................................... 534.25 2,539.74
MS Equity 500 (formerly Fidelity Index 500)........ 509.51 818.51
MS Growth.......................................... 506.46 3,168.61
MS Aggressive Growth............................... 529.79 452.21
MS Managed......................................... 498.70 2,536.72
MS Bond............................................ 493.74 1,656.64
MS Money Market.................................... 501.47 4,652.76
OCC Equity......................................... 503.29 313.68
OCC Managed........................................
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets......................
Van Eck Worldwide Bond.............................
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets.................
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate......................
</TABLE>
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
A STOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE
NEWARK, DELAWARE 19713
1-800-688-5177
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PROVIDENTMUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
This Statement of Additional Information contains information in addition
to the information described in the Prospectus for the individual flexible
premium deferred variable annuity contract (the "Contract") offered by
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America ("PLACA"). This Statement of
Additional Information is not a prospectus, and it should be read only in
conjunction with the prospectuses for the Contract and the Market Street Fund,
Inc., the Variable Insurance Products Fund III, the OCC Accumulation Trust, the
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and the Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust. The
Prospectus is dated the same as this Statement of Additional Information. You
may obtain a copy of the Prospectus by writing or calling us at our address or
phone number shown above.
THE DATE OF THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS MARCH 7, 2000
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS*
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
ADDITIONAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS (18-26)...................... S-2
The Contract........................................... S-2
Incontestability....................................... S-2
Misstatement of Age or Sex............................. S-2
Non-Participation...................................... S-2
CALCULATION OF YIELDS AND TOTAL RETURNS (31)................ S-2
Money Market Subaccount Yields......................... S-2
Other Subaccount Yields................................ S-3
Average Annual Total Returns........................... S-4
Other Average Annual Total Returns..................... S-7
Effect of the Administration Fee on Performance Data... S-7
TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS..................... S-8
STANDARD & POOR'S........................................... S-10
SAFEKEEPING OF ACCOUNT ASSETS............................... S-11
STATE REGULATION............................................ S-11
RECORDS AND REPORTS......................................... S-11
LEGAL MATTERS (37).......................................... S-11
EXPERTS..................................................... S-11
OTHER INFORMATION........................................... S-11
FINANCIAL INFORMATION....................................... S-12
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS........................................ F-1
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* Numbers in parentheses refer to corresponding pages of the Prospectus.
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ADDITIONAL CONTRACT PROVISIONS
THE CONTRACT
The entire Contract is made up of the policy and the application. The
statements made in the application are deemed representations and not
warranties. PLACA cannot use any statement in defense of a claim or to void the
Contract unless it is contained in the application and a copy of the application
is attached to the Contract at issue.
INCONTESTABILITY
PLACA will not contest the Contract after it has been in force during the
Annuitant's lifetime for two years from the Issue Date of the Contract.
MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX
If the age or sex of any Annuitant, Owner or Beneficiary has been
misstated, the amount which will be paid is that which the proceeds would have
purchased at the correct age and sex.
If an overpayment is made because of an error in age or sex, the
overpayment plus interest at 3% compounded annually will be a debt against the
Contract. If the debt is not repaid, future payments will be reduced
accordingly.
If an underpayment is made because of an error in age or sex, any annuity
payments will be recalculated at the correct age and sex and future payments
will be adjusted. The underpayment with interest at 3% compounded annually will
be paid in a single sum.
NON-PARTICIPATION
The Contract is not eligible for dividends and will not participate in
PLACA's divisible surplus.
CALCULATION OF YIELDS AND TOTAL RETURNS
From time to time, PLACA may disclose historic performance data for the
subaccounts including yields, standard annual total returns, and other
nonstandard measures of performance. Such performance data will be computed, or
accompanied by performance data computed, in accordance with the standards
defined by the SEC.
Because of the charges and deductions imposed under a Contract, the yield
for the Subaccounts will be lower than the yield for their respective
Portfolios. The calculations of yields, total returns, and other performance
data do not reflect the effect of any premium tax that may be applicable to a
particular Contract. Premium taxes currently range from 0% to 4.0% of premium
based on the state in which the Contract is sold.
MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT YIELDS
From time to time, advertisements and sales literature may quote the
current annualized yield of the Money Market Subaccount for a seven-day period
in a manner which does not take into consideration any realized or unrealized
gains or losses or income other than investment income on shares of the Money
Market Portfolio or on its portfolio securities.
This current annualized yield is computed by determining the net change
(exclusive of realized gains and losses on the sale of securities and unrealized
appreciation and depreciation and exclusive of income other than investment
income) at the end of the seven-day period in the value of a hypothetical
account under a Contract having a balance of 1 unit of the Money Market
Subaccount at the beginning of the period, dividing such net change in account
value by the value of the hypothetical account at the beginning of the period to
determine the base period return, and annualizing this quotient on a 365-day
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basis. The net change in account value reflects: 1) net income from the
Portfolio attributable to the hypothetical account; and 2) charges and
deductions imposed under the Contract which are attributable to the hypothetical
account. The charges and deductions include the per unit charges for the
hypothetical account for: 1) the Annual Administration Fee and 2) the Annual
Annuity Charge. For purposes of calculating current yields for a Contract, an
average per unit administration fee is used based on the $40 administration fee
deducted at the end of each Contract Year. Current Yield will be calculated
according to the following formula:
Current Yield = ((NCS - ES)/UV) X (365/7)
Where:
NCS = the net change in the value of the Portfolio (exclusive of realized
gains or losses on the sale of securities and unrealized appreciation
and depreciation and exclusive of income other than investment
income) for the seven-day period attributable to a hypothetical
account having a balance of 1 Subaccount unit.
ES = per unit expenses attributable to the hypothetical account for the
seven-day period.
UV = The unit value on the first day of the seven-day period.
The effective yield of the Money Market Subaccount determined on a
compounded basis for the same seven-day period may also be quoted.
The effective yield is calculated by compounding the unannualized base
period return according to the following formula:
Effective Yield = (1 + ((NCS - ES)/UV))365/7 - 1
Where:
NCS = the net change in the value of the Portfolio (exclusive of realized
gains or losses on the sale of securities and unrealized appreciation
and depreciation and exclusive of income other than investment
income) for the seven-day period attributable to a hypothetical
account having a balance of 1 Subaccount unit.
ES = per unit expenses attributable to the hypothetical account for the
seven-day period.
UV = The unit value on the first day of the seven-day period.
Because of the charges and deductions imposed under the contract, the yield
for the Money Market Subaccount will be lower than the yield for the Money
Market Portfolio.
The current and effective yields on amounts held in the Money Market
Subaccount normally will fluctuate on a daily basis. THEREFORE, THE DISCLOSED
YIELD FOR ANY GIVEN PAST PERIOD IS NOT AN INDICATION OR REPRESENTATION OF FUTURE
YIELDS OR RATES OF RETURN. The Money Market Subaccount's actual yield is
affected by changes in interest rates on money market securities, average
portfolio maturity of the Money Market Portfolio, the types of quality of
portfolio securities held by the Money Market Portfolio and the Money Market
Portfolio's operating expenses. Yields on amounts held in the Money Market
Subaccount may also be presented for periods other than a seven-day period.
OTHER SUBACCOUNT YIELDS
From time to time, sales literature or advertisements may quote the current
annualized yield of one or more of the Subaccounts (except the Money Market
Subaccount) for a Contract for 30-day or one-month periods. The annualized yield
of a Subaccount refers to income generated by the Subaccount over a specific
30-day or one-month period. Because the yield is annualized, the yield generated
by a Subaccount during a 30-day or one-month period is assumed to be generated
each period over a 12-month period.
The yield is computed by: 1) dividing the net investment income of the
Portfolio attributable to the Subaccount units less Subaccount expenses for the
period; by 2) the maximum offering price per unit on
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the last day of the period times the daily average number of units outstanding
for the period; by 3) compounding that yield for a six-month period; and by 4)
multiplying that result by 2. Expenses attributable to the Subaccount include
the Annual Administration Fee and the Annual Annuity Charge. The yield
calculation assumes an administration fee of $40 per year per Contract deducted
at the end of each Contract Year. For purposes of calculating the 30-day or
one-month yield, an average administration fee per dollar of Contract value in
the Variable Account is used to determine the amount of the charge attributable
to the Subaccount for the 30-day or one-month period. The 30-day or one-month
yield is calculated according to the following formula:
Yield = 2 (((NI - ES)/(U X UV)) + 1)(6)
Where:
NI = net income of the Portfolio for the 30-day or one-month period
attributable to the Subaccount's units.
ES = expenses of the Subaccount for the 30-day or one-month period.
U = the average number of units outstanding.
UV = the unit value at the close (highest) of the last day in the 30-day
or one-month period.
Because of the charges and deductions imposed under the Contracts, the
yield for the Subaccount will be lower than the yield for the corresponding Fund
Portfolio.
The yield on the amounts held in the Subaccounts normally will fluctuate
over time. Therefore, the disclosed yield for any given past period is not an
indication or representation of future yields or rates of return. The
Subaccount's actual yield is affected by the types and quality of portfolio
securities held by the Portfolio and its operating expenses.
Yield calculations do not take into account the Surrender Charge under the
Contract equal to 1% to 7% of premiums paid during the eight years prior to the
surrender or withdrawal (including the year in which the surrender is made) on
amounts surrendered or withdrawn under the contract. A Surrender Charge will not
be imposed in any Contract Year on an amount up to the total Free Withdrawal
Amount available for that Contract Year.
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
From time to time, sales literature or advertisements may also quote
average annual total returns for one or more of the Subaccounts for various
periods of time.
Until a Subaccount has been in operation for 10 years, PLACA will always
include quotes of average annual total return for the period measured from the
date the Contracts were first offered for sale. When a Subaccount has been in
operation for 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively, the average annual total return
for these periods will be provided. Average annual total returns for other
periods of time may, from time to time, also be disclosed.
Average annual total returns represent the average annual compounded rates
of return that would equate an initial investment of $1,000 under a Contract to
the redemption value of that investment as of the last day of each of the
periods. The ending date for each period for which total return quotations are
provided will be for the most recent month-end practicable, considering the type
and media of the communication and will be stated in the communication.
Average annual total returns will be calculated using Subaccount unit
values which PLACA calculates on each Valuation Day based on the performance of
the Subaccount's underlying Portfolio, the deductions for the Annual Annuity
Charge, and the Annual Administration Fee. The calculation assumes that the
administration fee is $40 per year per contract deducted at the end of each
Contract Year. For purposes of calculating average annual total return, an
average per dollar administration fee attributable to the hypothetical account
for the period is used. The calculation also assumes surrender of the Contract
at
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the end of the period for the return quotation. Total returns will therefore
reflect a deduction of the Surrender Charge for any period less than eight
years. The total return will then be calculated according to the following
formula:
TR = ((ERV/P)1/N) - 1
Where:
TR = the average annual total return.
ERV = the ending redeemable value (net of any Subaccount recurring charges
and applicable surrender charges) of the hypothetical account at the
end of the period.
P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.
N = the number of years in the period.
From time to time, sales literature or advertisements may also quote
average annual total returns for periods prior to the date the Variable Account
or particular Subaccounts commenced operations. Such performance information for
the Subaccounts will be calculated based on the performance of the Portfolios
and the assumption that the Subaccounts were in existence for the same periods
as those indicated for the Portfolios, with the level of Contract charges
currently in effect.
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Such average annual total return information for the Subaccounts is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD
ENDED 12/31/99
FOR THE 1-YEAR FOR THE 5-YEAR (OR DATE OF
PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED INCEPTION IF LESS
SUBACCOUNT (DATE OF FUND PORTFOLIO INCEPTION) 12/31/99 12/31/99 THAN 10 YEARS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
MARKET STREET FUND
All Pro Large Cap Growth (May 4, 1998)........... 16.67% 17.72%
All Pro Large Cap Value (May 4, 1998)............ -6.32% -6.70%
All Pro Small Cap Growth (May 4, 1998)........... 82.38% 37.42%
All Pro Small Cap Value (May 4, 1998)............ -15.07% -20.67%
International (November 1, 1991)................. 20.44% 8.98% 10.03%
Growth (December 12, 1985)....................... -4.95% 12.12% 10.92%
Aggressive Growth (May 1, 1989).................. 7.25% 10.14% 12.93%
Managed (December 12, 1985)...................... -7.00% 8.26% 8.38%
Bond (December 12, 1985)......................... -10.73% 2.91% 5.21%
Money Market (December 12, 1985)................. -3.18% 1.23% 3.42%
OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
Equity (August 1, 1988).......................... -5.36% 14.28% 13.65%
Managed (August 1, 1988)......................... -3.10% 13.99% 12.88%
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST
Worldwide Bond (September 1, 1989)............... -14.86% 1.06% 3.91%
Worldwide Hard Assets (September 1, 1989)........ 12.22% -2.02% 1.54%
Worldwide Emerging Markets (December 27, 1995)... 90.41% 5.60%
Worldwide Real Estate (June 23, 1997)............ -9.53% -3.43%
</TABLE>
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OTHER AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS
From time to time, sales literature or advertisements may also quote
average annual total returns that do not reflect the Surrender Charge. These are
calculated in exactly the same way as average annual total returns described
above, except that the ending redeemable value of the hypothetical account for
the period is replaced with an ending value for the period that does not take
into account any charges on amounts surrendered or withdrawn. Such information
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD
ENDED 12/31/99
FOR THE 1-YEAR FOR THE 5-YEAR (OR DATE OF
PERIOD ENDED PERIOD ENDED INCEPTION IF LESS
SUBACCOUNT (DATE OF FUND PORTFOLIO INCEPTION) 12/31/99 12/31/99 THAN 10 YEARS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
MARKET STREET FUND
All Pro Large Cap Growth (May 4, 1998)........... 23.67% 24.72%
All Pro Large Cap Value (May 4, 1998)............ -0.02% -1.22%
All Pro Small Cap Growth (May 4, 1998)........... 89.38% 44.42%
All Pro Small Cap Value (May 4, 1998)............ -9.43% -16.66%
International (November 1, 1991)................. 27.44% 12.98% 10.03%
Growth (December 12, 1985)....................... 1.45% 16.12% 10.92%
Aggressive Growth (May 1, 1989).................. 14.25% 14.14% 12.93%
Managed (December 12, 1985)...................... -0.75% 12.21% 8.38%
Bond (December 12, 1985)......................... -4.76% 5.68% 5.21%
Money Market (December 12, 1985)................. 3.36% 3.72% 3.42%
OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
Equity (August 1, 1988).......................... 1.02% 18.28% 16.65%
Managed (August 1, 1988)......................... 3.44% 17.99% 15.88%
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST
Worldwide Bond (September 1, 1989)............... -9.20% 3.51% 3.91%
Worldwide Hard Assets (September 1, 1989)........ 19.22% -0.02% 1.54%
Worldwide Emerging Markets (December 27, 1995)... 97.41% 8.36%
Worldwide Real Estate (June 23, 1997)............ -3.47% 0.87%
</TABLE>
EFFECT OF THE ADMINISTRATION FEE ON PERFORMANCE DATA
The Contract provides for a $40 Annual Administration Fee to be deducted
annually at the end of each Contract Year, from the Subaccounts and the
Guaranteed Account based on the proportion that the value of each such account
bears to the total Contract Account Value. For purposes of reflecting the
administration fee in yield and total return quotations, the annual charge is
converted into a per-dollar per-day charge based on the average contract value
in the Variable Account of all Contracts on the last day of the period for which
quotations are provided. The per-dollar per-day average charge will then be
adjusted to reflect the basis upon which the particular quotation is calculated.
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TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS
The participation agreements pursuant to which the Funds sell their shares
to the Variable Account contain varying provisions regarding termination. The
following summarizes those provisions:
Market Street Fund, Inc. This agreement provides for termination: (1) on
one year's advance notice by any party; (2) at PLACA's option if shares of the
Fund are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts; (3)
at the option of the Fund or PLACA if certain enforcement proceedings are
instituted against the other; (4) upon receipt of regulatory approvals and/or
the vote of the Owners of Contracts to substitute shares of another mutual fund;
(5) at PLACA's option if the Fund ceases to qualify as a regulated investment
company under the Code or fails to meet the diversification requirements
thereunder; (6) at the option of PLACA or the Fund upon a determination that an
irreconcilable material conflict exists between Owners of variable insurance
products of all the separate accounts or the interests of participating
insurance companies investing in the Fund; (7) at the option of PLACA if it has
withdrawn the Variable Account's investment in the Fund; (8) at the option of
PLACA if PLACA has withdrawn the Account or Accounts investment in the Fund
because a particular state insurance regulator's decision applicable to the
PLACA conflicts with the majority of other state insurance regulators; (9) at
the option of the PLACA if the Fund ceases to qualify as a Regulated Investment
Company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or under any
successor or similar provision, or if the PLACA reasonably believes that the
Fund may fail to so qualify; (10) at the option of the PLACA if the Fund fails
to meet the diversification requirements specified in Article VI hereof; or (11)
at the option of any party upon another party's material breach of any provision
of the agreement.
Variable Insurance Products Fund III. This agreement provides for
termination: (1) on six months' advance notice by any party; (2) at PLACA's
option if shares of the Fund are not reasonably available to meet the
requirements of the Contracts; (3) at PLACA's option if shares of the Fund are
not registered, issued or sold in accordance with applicable laws, if the Fund
ceases to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code or fails to
meet the diversification requirements thereunder; (4) at the option of the Fund
or its principal underwriter if it determines that PLACA has suffered material
adverse changes in its business or financial conditions or is the subject to
material adverse publicity; (5) at the option of PLACA if the Fund has suffered
material adverse changes in its business or financial condition or is the
subject of material adverse publicity; or (6) at the option of the Fund or its
principal underwriter if PLACA decides to make another mutual fund available as
a funding vehicle for its Contracts; (7) by PLACA by written notice to the Fund
and its principal underwriter with respect to any portfolio in the event that
such portfolio ceases to qualify as a regulated investment company under
Subchapter M of the Code of under any successor or similar provision, or if the
PLACA reasonably believes that the PLACA may fail to so qualify; (8) termination
by PLACA by written notice to the Fund and its principal underwriter with
respect to any portfolio in the event that such portfolio fails to meet
specified diversification requirements.
OCC Accumulation Trust. This agreement provides for termination: (1) on
one year's advance notice by any party; (2) at PLACA's option if shares of the
Fund are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the Contracts; (3)
at the option of the Fund or PLACA if certain enforcement proceedings are
instituted against the other; (4) upon vote of the Owners of Contracts to
substitute shares of another mutual fund; (5) at PLACA's option if the Fund
ceases to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Code or fails to
meet the diversification requirements thereunder; (6) at the option of PLACA or
the Fund upon a determination that an irreconcilable material conflict exists
between Owners of variable insurance products of all the separate accounts or
the interests of participating insurance companies investing in the Fund; (7) at
the option of PLACA if it has withdrawn the Variable Account's investment in the
Fund; (8) at the option of any party upon another party's material breach of any
provision of the agreement; or (9) at PLACA's option or the Fund's if it
determines that the other party has suffered a material adverse change in its
business, operations or financial condition or is the subject of material
adverse publicity.
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust. The agreement provides for termination:
(1) by any party with three months' advance written notice; (2) by PLACA if
shares of PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
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("PIMCO") are not reasonably available to meet the requirements of the
Contracts; (3) by PLACA if portfolio shares are not registered, issued or sold
in accordance with applicable state and/or federal law or such law precludes the
use of such shares as the underlying investment media of the Contracts; (4) by
PIMCO or PIMCO Funds Distributor LLC (the "Underwriter") if formal
administrative proceedings are instituted against PLACA by the NASD, the SEC,
the Insurance Commissioner or like official of any state or any other regulatory
body regarding PLACA's duties under the agreement or related to the sale of the
Contracts, the operation of any account, or the purchase of PIMCO's shares so
long as PIMCO or the Underwriter determines in its sole judgment exercised in
good faith that any such administrative proceedings will have a material adverse
effect upon the ability of PLACA to perform its obligations under the agreement;
(5) by PLACA if formal administrative proceedings are instituted against PIMCO
or the Underwriter by the NASD, the SEC, or any state securities or insurance
department or any other regulatory body so long as PLACA determines in its sole
judgment exercised in good faith that any such administrative proceedings will
have a material adverse effect upon the ability of PIMCO or the Underwriter to
perform its obligations under the agreement; (6) by PLACA if a Portfolio ceases
to qualify as a Regulated Investment Company under Subchapter M or fails to
comply with the Section 817(h) diversification requirements specified in the
Code, or if PLACA reasonably believes that such Portfolio may fail to so qualify
or comply; (7) by PIMCO or the Underwriter if the Contracts fail to meet the
qualifications of annuity contracts specified in the Code; (8) by either PIMCO
or the Underwriter if either one or both determine, in their sole judgment
exercised in good faith, that PLACA has suffered a material adverse change in
its business, operations, financial condition, or prospects since the date of
the agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity; (9) by PLACA if
PLACA determines, in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that PIMCO,
PIMCO's investment adviser, or the Underwriter has suffered a material adverse
change in its business, operations, financial condition or prospects since the
date of the agreement or is the subject of material adverse publicity; (10) by
PIMCO or the Underwriter if PLACA gives PIMCO and the Underwriter written notice
and at the time such notice was given there was no notice of termination
outstanding under any other provision of the agreement; provided, however, any
termination is effective forty-five days after the notice was given; (11) by
PLACA upon any substitution of the shares of another investment company or
series thereof for shares of a designated portfolio of PIMCO in accordance with
the terms of the Contracts, provided that PLACA has given at least 45 days prior
written notice to PIMCO and the Underwriter of the date of substitution; (12) by
any party if PIMCO's Board of Trustees determines that a material irreconcilable
conflict exists; (13) by PLACA if PIMCO or the Underwriter is in material breach
of a provision of the agreement, which breach has not been cured to the
satisfaction of PLACA within 10 days after written notice of such breach has
been delivered to PIMCO or the Underwriter; or (14) by PIMCO or the Underwriter
if PLACA is in material breach of a provision of the agreement, which breach has
not been cured to the satisfaction of PIMCO or the Underwriter within 10 days
after written notice of such breach has been delivered to PLACA.
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust ("Van Eck Trust"). This agreement
provides for termination: (1) by PLACA, Van Eck Trust or Van Eck Trust's
Distributor upon six months prior written notice; (2) at the option of PLACA, if
Fund shares are not available for any reason to meet the requirements of
Contracts as determined by PLACA, reasonable advance notice of election to
terminate shall be furnished by PLACA; (3) at the option of PLACA, the Fund or
its principal underwriter, upon institution of formal proceedings against the
broker-dealer marketing the Contracts, the Variable Accounts, PLACA or the Fund
by any regulatory body; (4) upon a decision by PLACA, in accordance with
regulations of the SEC, to substitute Fund shares with the shares of Contracts
for which the shares have been selected to serve as the underlying investment
medium PLACA on 60 days' written notice replace Fund shares; (5) upon assignment
of the agreement unless made with the written consent of each other party; (6)
in the event Fund shares are not registered, issued or sold in conformance with
Federal law or such law precludes the use of Fund shares as an underlying
investment medium of Contracts issued or to be issued by PLACA; (7) at the
option of PLACA by written notice to the Fund and its principal underwriter with
respect to any portfolio in the event that such portfolio fails to meet
specified diversification requirements or if reasonably believes that the
portfolio may fail to meet either of those requirements; (8) at the option of
PLACA by written notice to the Fund and its principal underwriter, if PLACA
shall determine, in its sole
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judgment exercised in good faith, that the Fund or its principal underwriter has
suffered a material adverse change in its business, operations, financial
condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the subject of
material adverse publicity; or (9) at the option of the Fund or its principal
underwriter by written notice to PLACA, if the Fund or its principal underwriter
shall determine, in its sole judgment exercised in good faith, that the Fund or
underwriter has suffered a material adverse change in its business operations,
financial condition or prospects since the date of this Agreement or is the
subject of material adverse publicity.
Should an agreement between PLACA and a Fund terminate, the Subaccounts
which invest in that Fund will not be able to purchase additional shares of such
Fund. In that event, Owners will no longer be able to allocate cash values or
net premiums to Subaccounts investing in Portfolios of such Fund.
Additionally, in certain circumstances, it is possible that a Fund or a
portion of a Fund may refuse to sell its shares to a Subaccount despite the fact
that the participation agreement between the Fund and PLACA has not been
terminated. Should a Fund or portfolio of such Fund decide not to sell its
shares to PLACA, PLACA will not be able to honor requests by Owners to allocate
cash values or net premiums to Subaccounts investing in shares of that Fund or
portfolio.
STANDARD & POOR'S
Standard & Poor's(R), S&P 500(R), Standard & Poor's 500 and 500 are
trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by
PLACA and the Market Street Fund, Inc. ("Market Street"). Neither the Contract
nor the Equity 500 Index Portfolio is sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by
Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ("S&P").
S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners
of the Contract and the Equity 500 Index Portfolio or any member of the public
regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the
Contract and the Equity 500 Index Portfolio particularly or the ability of the
S&P 500 Index to track general stock market performance. S&P's only relationship
to PLACA and Market Street is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade
names of S&P and of the S&P 500 Index which is determined, composed and
calculated by S&P without regard to PLACA, Market Street, the Contract, or the
Equity 500 Index Portfolio. S&P has no obligation to take the needs of PLACA,
Market Street, or the owners of the Contract or the Equity 500 Index Portfolio
into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500 Index.
S&P is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the
prices and amount of the Contract or the Equity 500 Index Portfolio or the
timing of the issuance or sale of the Contract or the Equity 500 Index Portfolio
or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Contract or
the Equity 500 Index Portfolio are to be converted into cash. S&P has no
obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or
trading of the Contract or the Equity 500 Index Portfolio.
S&P DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P 500
INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY
ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY PLACA, MARKET STREET, OWNERS OF THE
CONTRACT AND THE EQUITY 500 INDEX PORTFOLIO, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM
THE USE OF THE S&P 500 INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P 500 INDEX OR
ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT
SHALL S&P HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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SAFEKEEPING OF ACCOUNT ASSETS
PLACA holds the title to the assets of the Variable Account. The assets are
kept physically segregated and held separate and apart from the Company's
General Account assets and from the assets in any other separate account.
Records are maintained of all purchases and redemptions of Portfolio shares
held by each of the Subaccounts.
The officers and employees of PLACA are covered by a financial institution
bond issued by Reliance Insurance Company to Provident Mutual Life Insurance
Company ("PMLIC") with limits of $10 million per occurrence and $20 million in
the aggregate. The bond insures against dishonest and fraudulent acts of
officers and employees.
STATE REGULATION
PLACA is subject to regulation and supervision by the Insurance Department
of the State of Delaware which periodically examines its affairs. It is also
subject to the insurance laws and regulations of all jurisdictions where it is
authorized to do business. A copy of the Contract form has been filed with, and
where required approved by, insurance officials in each jurisdiction where the
Contracts are sold. PLACA is required to submit annual statements of its
operations, including financial statements, to the insurance departments of the
various jurisdictions in which it does business for the purposes of determining
solvency and compliance with local insurance laws and regulations.
RECORDS AND REPORTS
PLACA will maintain all records and accounts relating to the Variable
Account. As presently required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
regulations promulgated thereunder, reports containing such information as may
be required under the Act or by any other applicable law or regulation will be
sent to Contract Owners semi-annually at the last address known to the Company.
LEGAL MATTERS
James G. Potter, Jr., Esquire, Legal Officer of PMLIC, has provided advice
on certain matters relating to the laws of Delaware regarding the Contracts and
PLACA's issuance of the Contracts. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, of
Washington, D.C. has provided advice on certain matters relating to the federal
securities laws.
EXPERTS
The statements of financial condition for PLACA as of December 31, 1999 and
1998 and the related statements of operations, equity and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 and the audited statements
of assets and liabilities of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate
Account as of December 31, 1999 and the related statements of operations for the
year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two
years in the period then ended, which are included in this Statement of
Additional Information and in the registration statement have been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as set forth in their report included herein, and are
included herein in reliance upon such report and upon the authority of such firm
as experts in accounting and auditing.
OTHER INFORMATION
A registration statement has been filed with the SEC under the Securities
Act of 1933 as amended, with respect to the Contracts discussed in this
Statement of Additional Information. Not all the
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information set forth in the registration statement, amendments and exhibits
thereto has been included in this Statement of Additional Information.
Statements contained in this Statement of Additional Information concerning the
content of the Contracts and other legal instruments are intended to be
summaries. For a complete statement of the terms of these documents, reference
should be made to the instruments filed with the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20549.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This Statement of Additional Information contains the audited statements of
assets and liabilities of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
as of December 31, 1999 and the related statements of operations for the year
then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years
in the period then ended.
PLACA's statements of financial condition as of December 31, 1999 and 1998
and the related statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1999, which are included in this
Statement of Additional Information, should be considered only as bearing
PLACA's ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts. They should not be
considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in the
Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
Report of Independent Accountants...................... F-2
Statements of Assets and Liabilities, December 31,
1999.................................................. F-3
Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December
31, 1999.............................................. F-10
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended
December 31, 1999..................................... F-17
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended
December 31, 1998..................................... F-24
Notes to Financial Statements.......................... F-31
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America
Report of Independent Accountants...................... F-56
Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31,
1999 and 1998......................................... F-57
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997.............................. F-58
Statements of Equity for the Years Ended December 31,
1999, 1998, and 1997.................................. F-59
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December
31, 1999, 1998, and 1997.............................. F-60
Notes to Financial Statements.......................... F-61
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Contractholders and Board of Directors of
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America:
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of
the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account (comprising thirty-nine
subaccounts, hereafter collectively referred to as the "Separate Account") and
the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Separate Account
at December 31, 1999, the results of its operations for the year then ended and
the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. These financial statements are the responsibility of the management of
the Separate Account; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits, which included confirmation of securities owned at December 31, 1999 by
correspondence with the transfer agents, provide a reasonable basis for the
opinion expressed above.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 17, 2000
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<CAPTION>
MONEY AGGRESSIVE
GROWTH MARKET BOND MANAGED GROWTH INTERNATIONAL
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Market Street Fund,
Inc., at market value:
Growth Portfolio....................... $45,751,005
Money Market Portfolio................. $48,793,552
Bond Portfolio......................... $13,944,855
Managed Portfolio...................... $17,379,003
Aggressive Growth Portfolio............ $13,377,180
International Portfolio................ $22,627,853
Dividends receivable..................... 221,927
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total Assets............................. 45,751,005 49,015,479 13,944,855 17,379,003 13,377,180 22,627,853
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Payable to Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America............. 623,404
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET ASSETS............................... $45,751,005 $48,392,075 $13,944,855 $17,379,003 $13,377,180 $22,627,853
=========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
Held for the benefit of
contractholders........................ $45,677,108 $48,351,553 $13,902,252 $17,306,399 $13,297,710 $22,555,992
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America............. 73,897 40,522 42,603 72,604 79,470 71,861
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
$45,751,005 $48,392,075 $13,944,855 $17,379,003 $13,377,180 $22,627,853
=========== =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
ALL PRO LARGE ALL PRO LARGE ALL PRO SMALL ALL PRO SMALL
CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Market Street Fund, Inc., at market
value:
All Pro Large Cap Growth Portfolio...................... $12,039,255
All Pro Large Cap Value Portfolio....................... $5,056,085
All Pro Small Cap Growth Portfolio...................... $14,471,364
All Pro Small Cap Value Portfolio....................... $3,154,907
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
NET ASSETS................................................ $12,039,255 $5,056,085 $14,471,364 $3,154,907
=========== ========== =========== ==========
Held for the benefit of contractholders................... $11,974,966 $5,030,781 $14,425,338 $3,134,877
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company
of America.............................................. 64,289 25,304 46,026 20,030
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
$12,039,255 $5,056,085 $14,471,364 $3,154,907
=========== ========== =========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FIDELITY FIDELITY FIDELITY
HIGH EQUITY- FIDELITY FIDELITY ASSET FIDELITY
INCOME INCOME GROWTH OVERSEAS MANAGER INDEX 500
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Variable Insurance
Products Fund, at market value:
High Income Portfolio.................. $22,858,013
Equity-Income Portfolio................ $99,574,625
Growth Portfolio....................... $161,796,300
Overseas Portfolio..................... $5,520,010
Investment in the Variable Insurance
Products Fund II, at market value:
Asset Manager Portfolio................ $47,305,710
Index 500 Portfolio.................... $150,199,087
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
NET ASSETS............................... $22,858,013 $99,574,625 $161,796,300 $5,520,010 $47,305,710 $150,199,087
=========== =========== ============ ========== =========== ============
Held for the benefit of
contractholders........................ $22,819,436 $99,509,281 $161,665,560 $5,472,342 $47,221,269 $150,104,904
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America............. 38,577 65,344 130,740 47,668 84,441 94,183
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
$22,858,013 $99,574,625 $161,796,300 $5,520,010 $47,305,710 $150,199,087
=========== =========== ============ ========== =========== ============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FIDELITY
FIDELITY INVESTMENT OCC OCC OCC
CONTRAFUND GRADE BOND EQUITY SMALL CAP MANAGED
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Variable Insurance Products Fund II,
at market value:
Contrafund Portfolio................................ $87,293,722
Investment Grade Bond Portfolio..................... $3,456,559
Investment in the OCC Accumulation Trust, at market
value:
Equity Portfolio.................................... $21,909,881
Small Cap Portfolio................................. $13,568,592
Managed Portfolio................................... $49,802,452
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET ASSETS............................................ $87,293,722 $3,456,559 $21,909,881 $13,568,592 $49,802,452
=========== ========== =========== =========== ===========
Held for the benefit of contractholders............... $87,191,792 $3,451,561 $21,844,523 $13,524,512 $49,741,753
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America.................................. 101,930 4,998 65,358 44,080 60,699
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
$87,293,722 $3,456,559 $21,909,881 $13,568,592 $49,802,452
=========== ========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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SCUDDER DREYFUS DREYFUS
SCUDDER GROWTH SCUDDER DREYFUS ZERO GROWTH SOCIALLY
BOND AND INCOME INTERNATIONAL COUPON 2000 AND INCOME RESPONSIBLE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Scudder Variable Life
Investment Fund, at market value:
Bond Portfolio........................ $11,739,293
Growth and Income Portfolio........... $22,065,318
International Portfolio............... $23,743,068
Investment in the Dreyfus Variable
Investment Fund, at market value:
Zero Coupon 2000 Portfolio............ $8,461,505
Growth and Income Portfolio........... $22,991,535
Investment in the Dreyfus Socially
Responsible Growth Fund, Inc., at
market value:
Socially Responsible Portfolio........ $23,174,948
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
NET ASSETS.............................. $11,739,293 $22,065,318 $23,743,068 $8,461,505 $22,991,535 $23,174,948
=========== =========== =========== ========== =========== ===========
Held for the benefit of
contractholders......................... $11,705,037 $21,985,509 $23,653,718 $8,430,871 $22,924,304 $23,118,399
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America............ 34,256 79,809 89,350 30,634 67,231 56,549
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
$11,739,293 $22,065,318 $23,743,068 $8,461,505 $22,991,535 $23,174,948
=========== =========== =========== ========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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FEDERATED
FUND FOR FEDERATED NEUBERGER &
U.S. GOVERNMENT UTILITY BERMAN LIMITED NEUBERGER &
SECURITIES II FUND II MATURITY BOND BERMAN PARTNERS
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investment in the Federated Insurance Series, at
market value:
Fund for U.S. Government Securities II Portfolio... $10,781,314
Utility Fund II Portfolio.......................... $10,268,993
Investment in the Neuberger & Berman Advisers
Management Trust, at market value:
Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio.................... $1,645,266
Partners Portfolio................................. $1,549,061
----------- ----------- ---------- ----------
NET ASSETS........................................... $10,781,314 $10,268,993 $1,645,266 $1,549,061
=========== =========== ========== ==========
Held for the benefit of contractholders............ $10,747,448 $10,232,769 $1,615,642 $1,461,893
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America............................... 33,866 36,224 29,624 87,168
----------- ----------- ---------- ----------
$10,781,314 $10,268,993 $1,645,266 $1,549,061
=========== =========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
VAN ECK VAN ECK VAN ECK
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE ALGER AMERICAN
WORLDWIDE HARD EMERGING REAL SMALL
BOND ASSETS MARKETS ESTATE CAPITALIZATION
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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ASSETS
Investment in Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust, at
market value:
Van Eck Worldwide Bond Portfolio................. $2,008,648
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets Portfolio.......... $815,121
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets Portfolio..... $6,758,893
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio.......... $502,098
Investment in the Alger American Fund, at market
value:
Alger American Small Capitalization Portfolio.... $6,026,539
---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
NET ASSETS......................................... $2,008,648 $815,121 $6,758,893 $502,098 $6,026,539
========== ======== ========== ======== ==========
Held for the benefit of contractholders............ $1,968,109 $775,408 $6,674,506 $476,708 $5,978,890
Attributable to Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America............................... 40,539 39,713 84,387 25,390 47,649
---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
$2,008,648 $815,121 $6,758,893 $502,098 $6,026,539
========== ======== ========== ======== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
MONEY AGGRESSIVE
GROWTH MARKET BOND MANAGED GROWTH INTERNATIONAL
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................. $ 160,736 $2,107,714 $ 209,132 $ 143,178 $ 64,921 $ 224,550
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks............... 655,698 617,723 195,679 255,665 166,187 280,089
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net investment (loss) income.............. (494,962) 1,489,991 13,453 (112,487) (101,266) (55,539)
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested.... 938,967 164,317 976,381 1,609,965 1,152,096
Net realized gain from redemption of
investment shares....................... 1,831,364 80,387 1,226,706 325,963 702,885
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net realized gain on investments.......... 2,770,331 244,704 2,203,087 1,935,928 1,854,981
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments:
Beginning of year....................... 6,880,781 501,349 3,311,102 1,843,257 1,759,586
End of year............................. 5,361,894 (429,944) 1,122,553 1,657,663 4,992,525
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation
during the year......................... (1,518,887) (931,293) (2,188,549) (185,594) 3,232,939
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments............................. 1,251,444 (686,589) 14,538 1,750,334 5,087,920
----------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations............... $ 756,482 $1,489,991 $(673,136) $ (97,949) $1,649,068 $5,032,381
=========== ========== ========= =========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
ALL PRO LARGE ALL PRO LARGE ALL PRO SMALL ALL PRO SMALL
CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends................................................. $ 498 $ 14,030 $ 2,776
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks............................... 97,784 51,611 $ 76,850 29,987
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
Net investment loss....................................... (97,286) (37,581) (76,850) (27,211)
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested
Net realized gain (loss) from redemption of investment
shares.................................................. 219,145 9,264 258,558 (54,731)
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
Net realized gain (loss) on investments................... 219,145 9,264 258,558 (54,731)
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:
Beginning of year....................................... 345,515 157,479 191,093 35,087
End of year............................................. 1,922,453 100,810 5,190,696 (9,099)
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the
year.................................................... 1,576,938 (56,669) 4,999,603 (44,186)
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.... 1,796,083 (47,405) 5,258,161 (98,917)
---------- -------- ---------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations.............................................. $1,698,797 $(84,986) $5,181,311 $(126,128)
========== ======== ========== =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
FIDELITY FIDELITY FIDELITY
HIGH EQUITY- FIDELITY FIDELITY ASSET FIDELITY
INCOME INCOME GROWTH OVERSEAS MANAGER INDEX 500
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends.................................. $ 2,022,894 $ 1,426,752 $ 185,106 $ 55,743 $1,390,143 $ 1,035,452
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks................ 317,394 1,393,247 1,753,199 57,974 620,620 1,732,123
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net investment income (loss)............... 1,705,500 33,505 (1,568,093) (2,231) 769,523 (696,671)
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested..... 75,622 3,153,873 11,638,599 89,908 1,760,849 702,628
Net realized (loss) gain from redemption of
investment shares........................ (316,875) 4,136,515 5,502,014 81,238 1,009,026 6,600,781
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net realized (loss) gain on investments.... (241,253) 7,290,388 17,140,613 171,146 2,769,875 7,303,409
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation
of investments:
Beginning of year...................... (1,322,566) 18,402,980 29,499,701 72,711 5,498,936 26,388,869
End of year............................ (1,334,978) 15,602,007 54,531,633 1,490,599 6,113,649 41,527,444
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation
during the year.......................... (12,412) (2,800,973) 25,031,932 1,417,888 614,713 15,138,575
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain on
investments.............................. (253,665) 4,489,415 42,172,545 1,589,034 3,384,588 22,441,984
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Net increase in net assets resulting from
operations............................... $ 1,451,835 $ 4,522,920 $40,604,452 $1,586,803 $4,154,111 $21,745,313
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
FIDELITY
FIDELITY INVESTMENT OCC OCC OCC
CONTRAFUND GRADE BOND EQUITY SMALL CAP MANAGED
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends............................................. $ 302,333 $ 102,810 $ 215,256 $ 104,013 $ 854,698
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks........................... 1,001,570 43,437 321,855 211,704 754,089
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net investment (loss) gain............................ (699,237) 59,373 (106,599) (107,691) 100,609
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions reinvested................ 2,217,107 32,254 980,262 1,917,911
Net realized gain from redemption of investment
shares.............................................. 4,793,104 7,570 1,347,988 827,001 6,225,127
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net realized gain on investments...................... 7,010,211 39,824 2,328,250 827,001 8,143,038
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments:
Beginning of year................................... 16,048,820 110,611 3,483,399 661,747 12,739,481
End of year......................................... 24,980,687 (60,098) 1,509,357 (539,331) 6,495,052
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the
year................................................ 8,931,867 (170,709) (1,974,042) (1,201,078) (6,244,429)
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investments......................................... 15,942,078 (130,885) 354,208 (374,077) 1,898,609
----------- --------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
operations.......................................... $15,242,841 $ (71,512) $ 247,609 $ (481,768) $ 1,999,218
=========== ========= =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
SCUDDER DREYFUS DREYFUS
SCUDDER GROWTH AND SCUDDER DREYFUS ZERO GROWTH SOCIALLY
BOND INCOME INTERNATIONAL COUPON 2000 AND INCOME RESPONSIBLE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends............................... $ 361,138 $ 255,583 $ 20,172 $ 434,204 $ 127,513 $ 2,875
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks............. 159,359 304,076 237,358 113,829 284,858 228,947
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net investment income (loss)............ 201,779 (48,493) (217,186) 320,375 (157,345) (226,072)
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions
reinvested............................ 184,777 1,646,855 1,502,806 696,762 773,984
Net realized (loss) gain from redemption
of investment shares.................. (62,579) 519,852 795,000 11,663 575,902 1,347,033
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments........................... 122,198 2,166,707 2,297,806 11,663 1,272,664 2,121,017
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments:
Beginning of year..................... 169,689 559,240 1,001,546 98,289 1,610,492 1,746,511
End of year........................... (418,360) (502,929) 7,094,545 (129,864) 3,490,937 4,339,377
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation during the year.......... (588,049) (1,062,169) 6,092,999 (228,153) 1,880,445 2,592,866
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain
on investments........................ (465,851) 1,104,538 8,390,805 (216,490) 3,153,109 4,713,883
--------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
resulting from operations............. $(264,072) $1,056,045 $8,173,619 $ 103,885 $2,995,764 $4,487,811
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
NEUBERGER
FEDERATED & BERMAN
FUND FOR FEDERATED NEUBERGER NEUBERGER LIMITED NEUBERGER
U.S. GOVERNMENT UTILITY & BERMAN & BERMAN MATURITY & BERMAN
SECURITIES II FUND II BALANCED GROWTH BOND PARTNERS
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends............................. $ 369,249 $ 244,619 $ 11,058 $ 85,156 $ 5,312
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks........... 138,018 141,314 3,202 $ 4,219 20,905 14,819
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net investment income (loss).......... 231,231 103,305 7,856 (4,219) 64,251 (9,507)
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions
reinvested.......................... 72,605 484,506 16,382 51,687 9,240
Net realized gain (loss) from
redemption of investment shares..... 149,709 604,756 (43,961) (94,151) (17,107) (123)
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments......................... 222,314 1,089,262 (27,579) (42,464) (17,107) 9,117
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments:
Beginning of year................... 380,998 1,407,591 (8,783) (24,306) 10,244 16,829
End of year......................... (254,388) 254,198 (35,609) 21,768
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation during the year........ (635,386) (1,153,393) 8,783 24,306 (45,853) 4,939
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net realized and unrealized (loss)
gain on investments................. (413,072) (64,131) (18,796) (18,158) (62,960) 14,056
--------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
resulting from operations........... $(181,841) $ 39,174 $(10,940) $(22,377) $ 1,291 $ 4,549
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
AMERICAN VAN ECK ALGER
CENTURY VP VAN ECK VAN ECK WORLDWIDE VAN ECK AMERICAN
CAPITAL WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE EMERGING WORLDWIDE SMALL
APPRECIATION BOND HARD ASSETS MARKETS REAL ESTATE CAPITALIZATION
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends.............................. $ 64,992 $ 6,813 $ 6,029
EXPENSES
Mortality and expense risks............ $ 849 18,164 2,082 $ 18,882 1,424 $ 61,106
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net investment (loss) income........... (849) 46,828 4,731 (18,882) 4,605 (61,106)
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS
Realized gain distributions
reinvested........................... 29,039 515,437
Net realized (loss) gain from
redemption of investment shares...... (39) 16,133 1,791 (13,734) (5,104) 88,820
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net realized (loss) gain on
investments.......................... (39) 45,172 1,791 (13,734) (5,104) 604,257
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation of investments:
Beginning of year.................... (16,405) 134,095 (26,474) (374,273) 1,481 204,321
End of year.......................... (117,356) 77,203 2,239,966 (15,964) 1,418,349
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) during the year....... 16,405 (251,451) 103,677 2,614,239 (17,445) 1,214,028
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments....................... 16,366 (206,279) 105,468 2,600,505 (22,549) 1,818,285
-------- --------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations............ $ 15,517 $(159,451) $110,199 $2,581,623 $(17,944) $1,757,179
======== ========= ======== ========== ======== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
MONEY AGGRESSIVE
GROWTH MARKET BOND MANAGED GROWTH INTERNATIONAL
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment (loss) income............ $ (494,962) $ 1,489,991 $ 13,453 $ (112,487) $ (101,266) $ (55,539)
Net realized gain on investments........ 2,770,331 244,704 2,203,087 1,935,928 1,854,981
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation of investments during the
year.................................. (1,518,887) (931,293) (2,188,549) (185,594) 3,232,939
----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations....................... 756,482 1,489,991 (673,136) (97,949) 1,649,068 5,032,381
----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums........... 2,590,479 78,822,848 1,396,064 984,660 887,259 1,000,976
Administrative charges.................. (24,390) (15,274) (6,432) (9,310) (8,393) (12,125)
Surrenders and forfeitures.............. (5,316,142) (8,670,364) (1,508,623) (2,305,604) (1,469,240) (2,835,932)
Transfers between investment
portfolios............................ (29,593) (65,500,542) (362,780) (313,975) (115,580) (202,702)
Net (withdrawals) repayments due to
policy loans.......................... (4,024) 5,362 (10,917) (9,688) (3,519) (106)
Withdrawals due to death benefits....... (80,740) (197,400) (92,463) (298,990) (47,403) (52,653)
----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
derived from contract transactions.... (2,864,410) 4,444,630 (585,151) (1,952,907) (756,876) (2,102,542)
----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total (decrease) increase in net
assets................................ (2,107,928) 5,934,621 (1,258,287) (2,050,856) 892,192 2,929,839
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year..................... 47,858,933 42,457,454 15,203,142 19,429,859 12,484,988 19,698,014
----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
End of year........................... $45,751,005 $ 48,392,075 $13,944,855 $17,379,003 $13,377,180 $22,627,853
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
ALL PRO LARGE ALL PRO LARGE ALL PRO SMALL ALL PRO SMALL
CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment loss....................................... $ (97,286) $ (37,581) $ (76,850) $ (27,211)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments................... 219,145 9,264 258,558 (54,731)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
during the year......................................... 1,576,938 (56,669) 4,999,603 (44,186)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations..... 1,698,797 (84,986) 5,181,311 (126,128)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums............................. 2,295,679 997,126 2,031,084 827,857
Administrative charges.................................... (2,352) (1,264) (2,330) (733)
Surrenders and forfeitures................................ (329,579) (182,254) (421,459) (162,906)
Transfers between investment portfolios................... 6,079,986 2,254,512 6,015,262 1,303,456
Net withdrawals due to policy loans....................... (928) (323)
Withdrawals due to death benefits......................... (11,250) (997)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Net increase in net assets derived from contract
transactions............................................ 8,043,734 3,056,870 7,621,629 1,966,354
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Total increase in net assets.............................. 9,742,531 2,971,884 12,802,940 1,840,226
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year....................................... 2,296,724 2,084,201 1,668,424 1,314,681
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
End of year............................................. $12,039,255 $5,056,085 $14,471,364 $3,154,907
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
FIDELITY FIDELITY FIDELITY
HIGH EQUITY- FIDELITY FIDELITY ASSET FIDELITY
INCOME INCOME GROWTH OVERSEAS MANAGER INDEX 500
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)............. $ 1,705,500 $ 33,505 $ (1,568,093) $ (2,231) $ 769,523 $ (696,671)
Net realized (loss) gain on
investments............................ (241,253) 7,290,388 17,140,613 171,146 2,769,875 7,303,409
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation of investments during the
year................................... (12,412) (2,800,973) 25,031,932 1,417,888 614,713 15,138,575
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
Net increase in net assets from
operations............................. 1,451,835 4,522,920 40,604,452 1,586,803 4,154,111 21,745,313
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums............ 1,740,203 7,793,623 14,703,880 409,413 3,411,027 16,701,500
Administrative charges................... (10,589) (50,745) (68,343) (1,795) (22,263) (67,520)
Surrenders and forfeitures............... (1,996,468) (8,468,841) (11,112,095) (281,158) (3,045,460) (9,161,461)
Transfers between investment
portfolios............................. (154,725) 284,030 16,639,479 364,091 1,713,067 21,749,042
Net repayments (withdrawals) due to
policy loans........................... 2,087 2,477 (32,663) (1,456) (2,846) (38,730)
Withdrawals due to death benefits........ (115,663) (503,787) (709,722) (15,191) (555,954) (458,677)
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
derived from contract transactions..... (535,155) (943,243) 19,420,536 473,904 1,497,571 28,724,154
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
Total increase in net assets............. 916,680 3,579,677 60,024,988 2,060,707 5,651,682 50,469,467
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year...................... 21,941,333 95,994,948 101,771,312 3,459,303 41,654,028 99,729,620
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- ------------
End of year............................ $22,858,013 $99,574,625 $161,796,300 $5,520,010 $47,305,710 $150,199,087
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FIDELITY
FIDELITY INVESTMENT OCC OCC OCC
CONTRAFUND GRADE BOND EQUITY SMALL CAP MANAGED
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment (loss) income......................... $ (699,237) $ 59,373 $ (106,599) $ (107,691) $ 100,609
Net realized gain on investments..................... 7,010,211 39,824 2,328,250 827,001 8,143,038
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments during the year........................ 8,931,867 (170,709) (1,974,042) (1,201,078) (6,244,429)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
operations......................................... 15,242,841 (71,512) 247,609 (481,768) 1,999,218
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums........................ 8,874,302 340,787 2,151,357 806,041 2,531,372
Administrative charges............................... (37,729) (1,542) (11,945) (8,944) (29,428)
Surrenders and forfeitures........................... (7,143,278) (141,957) (1,849,036) (1,150,907) (6,330,544)
Transfers between investment portfolios.............. 11,057,492 808,229 (2,026,903) (2,116,577) (8,032,769)
Net (withdrawals) repayments due to policy loans..... (10,345) (826) (3,599) 5,402 3,440
Withdrawals due to death benefits.................... (20,534) (6,713) (91,764) (64,207) (338,881)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from
contract transactions.............................. 12,719,908 997,978 (1,831,890) (2,529,192) (12,196,810)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Total increase (decrease) in net assets.............. 27,962,749 926,466 (1,584,281) (3,010,960) (10,197,592)
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year.................................. 59,330,973 2,530,093 23,494,162 16,579,552 60,000,044
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ------------
End of year........................................ $87,293,722 $3,456,559 $21,909,881 $13,568,592 $ 49,802,452
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
SCUDDER DREYFUS DREYFUS
SCUDDER GROWTH AND SCUDDER DREYFUS ZERO GROWTH SOCIALLY
BOND INCOME INTERNATIONAL COUPON 2000 AND INCOME RESPONSIBLE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)............ $ 201,779 $ (48,493) $ (217,186) $ 320,375 $ (157,345) $ (226,072)
Net realized gain on investments........ 122,198 2,166,707 2,297,806 11,663 1,272,664 2,121,017
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation of investments during the
year.................................. (588,049) (1,062,169) 6,092,999 (228,153) 1,880,445 2,592,866
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
from operations....................... (264,072) 1,056,045 8,173,619 103,885 2,995,764 4,487,811
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums........... 1,059,677 1,975,773 1,467,500 669,242 1,817,881 3,982,317
Administrative charges.................. (5,201) (11,674) (8,004) (3,128) (12,252) (9,240)
Surrenders and forfeitures.............. (801,092) (1,211,234) (1,454,363) (785,288) (1,587,925) (1,010,431)
Transfers between investment
portfolios............................ 987,964 (1,457,279) 1,090,597 1,057,189 275,465 4,774,389
Net withdrawals due to policy loans..... (5,348) (10,910) (5,072) (1,610) (8,128) (26,022)
Withdrawals due to death benefits....... (100,792) (78,315) (46,525) (29,581) (129,975) (34,060)
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
derived from contract transactions.... 1,135,208 (793,639) 1,044,133 906,824 355,066 7,676,953
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total increase in net assets............ 871,136 262,406 9,217,752 1,010,709 3,350,830 12,164,764
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year..................... 10,868,157 21,802,912 14,525,316 7,450,796 19,640,705 11,010,184
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
End of year........................... $11,739,293 $22,065,318 $23,743,068 $8,461,505 $22,991,535 $23,174,948
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
FEDERATED NEUBERGER &
FUND FOR FEDERATED NEUBERGER & NEUBERGER & BERMAN NEUBERGER &
U.S. GOVERNMENT UTILITY BERMAN BERMAN LIMITED BERMAN
SECURITIES II FUND II BALANCED GROWTH MATURITY BOND PARTNERS
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)......... $ 231,231 $ 103,305 $ 7,856 $ (4,219) $ 64,251 $ (9,507)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments........................ 222,314 1,089,262 (27,579) (42,464) (17,107) 9,117
Net unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation of investments during
the year........................... (635,386) (1,153,393) 8,783 24,306 (45,853) 4,939
----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
from operations.................... (181,841) 39,174 (10,940) (22,377) 1,291 4,549
----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums........ 823,529 1,443,609 25,186 15,377 233,626 148,181
Administrative charges............... (2,806) (4,180) (221) (343) (911) (1,007)
Surrenders and forfeitures........... (406,791) (888,560) (8,975) (13,723) (123,687) (61,983)
Transfers between investment
portfolios......................... 1,258,289 (464,512) (780,760) (973,747) 131,846 1,075,905
Net (withdrawals) repayments due to
policy loans....................... (6,813) (8,172) 72 74 (420) (579)
Withdrawals due to death benefits.... (20,689) (49,572) (30,406) (24,657)
----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
derived from contract
transactions....................... 1,644,719 28,613 (764,698) (972,362) 210,048 1,135,860
----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------
Total increase (decrease) in net
assets............................. 1,462,878 67,787 (775,638) (994,739) 211,339 1,140,409
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year.................. 9,318,436 10,201,206 775,638 994,739 1,433,927 408,652
----------- ----------- --------- --------- ---------- ----------
End of year........................ $10,781,314 $10,268,993 -- -- $1,645,266 $1,549,061
=========== =========== ========= ========= ========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
AMERICAN VAN ECK VAN ECK
CENTURY VP VAN ECK VAN ECK WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE ALGER AMERICAN
CAPITAL WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE EMERGING REAL SMALL
APPRECIATION BOND HARD ASSETS MARKETS ESTATE CAPITALIZATION
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment (loss) income.......... $ (849) $ 46,828 $ 4,731 $ (18,882) $ 4,605 $ (61,106)
Net realized (loss) gain on
investments......................... (39) 45,172 1,791 (13,734) (5,104) 604,257
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments during
the year............................ 16,405 (251,451) 103,677 2,614,239 (17,445) 1,214,028
--------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
from operations..................... 15,517 (159,451) 110,199 2,581,623 (17,944) 1,757,179
--------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums......... 5,783 285,202 213,141 779,291 109,465 520,072
Administrative charges................ (108) (712) (263) (1,598) (185) (3,398)
Surrenders and forfeitures............ (6,711) (68,956) (61,426) (149,575) (16,959) (116,735)
Transfers between investment
portfolios.......................... (223,981) 292,466 124,653 2,176,507 147,966 118,274
Net withdrawals due to policy loans... (99) (589) (3) (1,659) (3,739)
Withdrawals due to death benefits..... (8,966) (27,638)
--------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net (decrease) increase in net assets
derived from contract
transactions........................ (225,116) 498,445 276,102 2,802,966 240,287 486,836
--------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Total (decrease) increase in net
assets.............................. (209,599) 338,994 386,301 5,384,589 222,343 2,244,015
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year................... 209,599 1,669,654 428,820 1,374,304 279,755 3,782,524
--------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
End of year......................... -- $2,008,648 $815,121 $6,758,893 $502,098 $6,026,539
========= ========== ======== ========== ======== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MONEY AGGRESSIVE
GROWTH MARKET BOND MANAGED GROWTH INTERNATIONAL
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)........... $ 80,076 $ 1,407,645 $ 417,277 $ 321,148 $ (71,482) $ (132,873)
Net realized gain on investments....... 6,203,886 120,284 1,351,318 1,174,907 1,586,050
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments during
the year............................. (1,244,768) 159,418 169,747 (393,974) 96,037
----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets from
operations........................... 5,039,194 1,407,645 696,979 1,842,213 709,451 1,549,214
----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums.......... 2,348,484 127,871,256 1,223,548 1,148,804 806,172 902,903
Administrative charges................. (22,011) (12,419) (5,131) (8,956) (7,791) (12,670)
Surrenders and forfeitures............. (3,442,237) (3,212,313) (643,334) (1,558,892) (727,131) (1,572,725)
Transfers between investment
portfolios........................... 3,846,147 (113,341,557) 5,948,828 1,682,450 802,568 269,675
Net (withdrawals) repayments due to
policy loans......................... (7,097) 8,668 (614) (3,394) 464 1,820
Withdrawals due to death benefits...... (65,692) (136,960) (52,239) (60,381) (616) (49,521)
----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
derived from contract transactions... 2,657,594 11,176,675 6,471,058 1,199,631 873,666 (460,518)
----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Return of capital to Providentmutual
Life and Annuity Company of
America.............................. (25,000)
----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total increase in net assets........... 7,671,788 12,584,320 7,168,037 3,041,844 1,583,117 1,088,696
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year.................... 40,187,145 29,873,134 8,035,105 16,388,015 10,901,871 18,609,318
----------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
End of year.......................... $47,858,933 $ 42,457,454 $15,203,142 $19,429,859 $12,484,988 $19,698,014
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ALL PRO ALL PRO ALL PRO ALL PRO
LARGE LARGE SMALL SMALL
CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE CAP GROWTH CAP VALUE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment loss........................................ $ (8,510) $ (9,025) $ (5,994) $ (4,635)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments.................... 25,035 (22,796) (34,054) (36,679)
Net unrealized appreciation of investments during the
year..................................................... 345,515 157,479 191,093 35,087
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations...... 362,040 125,658 151,045 (6,227)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums.............................. 222,573 292,763 157,600 308,901
Administrative charges..................................... (141) (187) (87) (60)
Surrenders and forfeitures................................. (21,345) (16,648) (14,326) (33,127)
Transfers between investment portfolios.................... 1,708,597 1,657,615 1,349,192 1,020,194
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in net assets derived from contract
transactions............................................. 1,909,684 1,933,543 1,492,379 1,295,908
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Capital contribution from Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America....................................... 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total increase in net assets............................... 2,296,724 2,084,201 1,668,424 1,314,681
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year........................................ -- -- -- --
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
End of year.............................................. $2,296,724 $2,084,201 $1,668,424 $1,314,681
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FIDELITY FIDELITY FIDELITY
HIGH EQUITY- FIDELITY FIDELITY ASSET FIDELITY
INCOME INCOME GROWTH OVERSEAS MANAGER INDEX 500
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)................. $ 1,030,513 $ (112,667) $ (761,097) $ 4,370 $ 485,614 $ (366,434)
Net realized gain on investments............. 941,797 6,826,524 12,285,013 126,986 3,402,777 5,337,798
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments during the year................ (3,317,333) 1,331,548 14,538,870 68,763 749,510 13,241,032
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
operations................................. (1,345,023) 8,045,405 26,062,786 200,119 4,637,901 18,212,396
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums................ 1,750,277 5,296,132 4,791,231 339,626 1,700,971 6,577,374
Administrative charges....................... (9,948) (45,049) (49,011) (1,255) (17,744) (42,384)
Surrenders and forfeitures................... (1,298,153) (4,233,958) (3,843,463) (33,023) (1,840,921) (4,314,988)
Transfers between investment portfolios...... 4,540,682 8,532,004 10,374,588 1,075,414 7,109,273 21,217,455
Net withdrawals due to policy loans.......... (3,583) (6,732) (11,811) (1,589) (5,124) (6,625)
Withdrawals due to death benefits............ (137,311) (463,817) (370,273) (51,334) (84,131) (263,569)
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets derived from
contract transactions...................... 4,841,964 9,078,580 10,891,261 1,327,839 6,862,324 23,167,263
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
Return of capital to Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America................. (30,000) (60,000) (40,000)
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
Total increase in net assets................. 3,496,941 17,093,985 36,894,047 1,527,958 11,500,225 41,339,659
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year.......................... 18,444,392 78,900,963 64,877,265 1,931,345 30,153,803 58,389,961
----------- ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- -----------
End of year................................ $21,941,333 $95,994,948 $101,771,312 $3,459,303 $41,654,028 $99,729,620
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FIDELITY
FIDELITY INVESTMENT OCC OCC OCC
CONTRAFUND GRADE BOND EQUITY SMALL CAP MANAGED
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss).......................... $ (374,620) $ 28,673 $ (98,170) $ (185,173) $ (396,822)
Net realized gain on investments...................... 3,508,293 26,863 3,527,755 1,526,611 6,012,564
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments during the year......................... 8,826,872 69,447 (1,416,053) (3,344,283) (2,645,069)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
operations.......................................... 11,960,545 124,983 2,013,532 (2,002,845) 2,970,673
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums......................... 2,915,127 246,257 1,446,183 1,017,956 2,661,331
Administrative charges................................ (26,006) (820) (11,336) (10,338) (31,542)
Surrenders and forfeitures............................ (2,253,251) (84,172) (1,446,748) (1,391,872) (3,425,829)
Transfers between investment portfolios............... 9,479,438 1,204,799 1,059,190 848,987 752,512
Net withdrawals due to policy loans................... (6,313) (130) (1,906) (1,249) (2,506)
Withdrawals due to death benefits..................... (13,824) (12,194) (49,239) (39,285) (217,598)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from
contract transactions............................... 10,095,171 1,353,740 996,144 424,199 (263,632)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Return of capital to Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America.................................. (25,000)
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total increase (decrease) in net assets............... 22,055,716 1,478,723 3,009,676 (1,578,646) 2,682,041
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year................................... 37,275,257 1,051,370 20,484,486 18,158,198 57,318,003
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
End of year......................................... $59,330,973 $2,530,093 $23,494,162 $16,579,552 $60,000,044
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SCUDDER DREYFUS DREYFUS
SCUDDER GROWTH AND SCUDDER DREYFUS ZERO GROWTH SOCIALLY
BOND INCOME INTERNATIONAL COUPON 2000 AND INCOME RESPONSIBLE
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)............ $ 397,516 $ 161,562 $ 23,875 $ 255,238 $ (75,776) $ (89,592)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments........................... 68,752 2,126,666 1,520,221 (14,397) 308,152 941,436
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments during
the year.............................. (12,330) (1,586,597) 305,703 102,659 1,474,840 1,113,115
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets from
operations............................ 453,938 701,631 1,849,799 343,500 1,707,216 1,964,959
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums........... 619,509 1,774,148 960,927 351,742 958,892 972,863
Administrative charges.................. (4,417) (10,484) (6,651) (2,835) (11,937) (5,327)
Surrenders and forfeitures.............. (633,359) (1,062,811) (733,868) (302,710) (1,266,515) (610,880)
Transfers between investment
portfolios............................ 2,537,821 4,646,658 1,838,952 1,221,208 1,288,013 3,271,958
Net repayments (withdrawals) due to
policy loans.......................... 122 (2,492) (6,428) 290 (4,690) (6,310)
Withdrawals due to death benefits....... (52,406) (56,038) (35,093) (9,776) (67,716) (713)
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net assets derived from
contract transactions................. 2,467,270 5,288,981 2,017,839 1,257,919 896,047 3,621,591
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Return of capital to Providentmutual
Life and Annuity Company of America... (25,000)
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total increase in net assets............ 2,921,208 5,990,612 3,867,638 1,601,419 2,603,263 5,561,550
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year..................... 7,946,949 15,812,300 10,657,678 5,849,377 17,037,442 5,448,634
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
End of year........................... $10,868,157 $21,802,912 $14,525,316 $7,450,796 $19,640,705 $11,010,184
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEUBERGER
FEDERATED & BERMAN
FUND FOR FEDERATED NEUBERGER NEUBERGER LIMITED NEUBERGER
U.S. GOVERNMENT UTILITY & BERMAN & BERMAN MATURITY & BERMAN
SECURITIES II FUND II BALANCED GROWTH BOND PARTNERS
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income (loss)............. $ (7,750) $ (43,203) $ 7,528 $ (14,057) $ 46,626 $ (1,906)
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments............................ 77,792 553,080 91,285 244,205 (1,093) (1,266)
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of investments during
the year............................... 241,932 465,560 (45,455) (107,447) (11,552) 16,829
---------- ----------- -------- --------- ---------- --------
Net increase in net assets from
operations............................. 311,974 975,437 53,358 122,701 33,981 13,657
---------- ----------- -------- --------- ---------- --------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums............ 729,037 679,245 111,449 188,889 138,552 38,217
Administrative charges................... (1,713) (2,973) (520) (896) (592) (142)
Surrenders and forfeitures............... (293,653) (401,393) (14,147) (41,689) (48,180)
Transfers between investment
portfolios............................. 4,971,444 3,833,662 (94,768) (205,365) 357,208 331,920
Net withdrawals due to policy loans...... (506) (1,455) (1,766) (1,312)
Withdrawals due to death benefits........ (12,773) (2,245) (27,242)
---------- ----------- -------- --------- ---------- --------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
derived from contract transactions..... 5,405,115 4,095,262 559 (63,072) 418,434 369,995
---------- ----------- -------- --------- ---------- --------
Capital contribution from Providentmutual
Life and Annuity Company of America.... 25,000
---------- ----------- -------- --------- ---------- --------
Total increase in net assets............. 5,717,089 5,070,699 53,917 59,629 452,415 408,652
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year...................... 3,601,347 5,130,507 721,721 935,110 981,512 --
---------- ----------- -------- --------- ---------- --------
End of year............................ $9,318,436 $10,201,206 $775,638 $ 994,739 $1,433,927 $408,652
========== =========== ======== ========= ========== ========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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<CAPTION>
AMERICAN VAN ECK VAN ECK
CENTURY VP VAN ECK VAN ECK WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE ALGER AMERICAN
CAPITAL WORLDWIDE WORLDWIDE EMERGING REAL SMALL
APPRECIATION BOND HARD ASSETS MARKETS ESTATE CAPITALIZATION
SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT SUBACCOUNT
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment loss......................... $ (2,380) $ (7,041) $ (1,391) $ (4,844) $ (420) $ (41,145)
Net realized gain (loss) on investments..... 4,165 35,727 (66,885) (258,421) (15,225) 383,403
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of investments during the year............ (10,309) 108,764 (18,132) (126,431) 1,481 77,431
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from
operations................................ (8,524) 137,450 (86,408) (389,696) (14,164) 419,689
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
FROM VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS
Contractholders' net premiums............... 18,644 230,038 183,369 312,514 22,350 323,718
Administrative charges...................... (147) (579) (146) (726) (17) (2,166)
Surrenders and forfeitures.................. (203) (49,548) (15,221) (30,831) (8,170) (62,414)
Transfers between investment portfolios..... 38,690 441,152 180,407 542,570 254,756 868,441
Net withdrawals due to policy loans......... (1,478) (4,334)
Withdrawals due to death benefits........... (12,220)
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Net increase in net assets derived from
contract transactions..................... 56,984 608,843 348,409 822,049 268,919 1,123,245
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Capital contribution from Providentmutual
Life and Annuity Company of America....... 10,000 10,000 25,000
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
Total increase in net assets................ 48,460 746,293 272,001 442,353 279,755 1,542,934
NET ASSETS
Beginning of year......................... 161,139 923,361 156,819 931,951 -- 2,239,590
-------- ---------- -------- ---------- -------- ----------
End of year............................... $209,599 $1,669,654 $428,820 $1,374,304 $279,755 $3,782,524
======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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1. ORGANIZATION
The Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account ("Separate Account")
was established by Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America ("PLACA")
under the provisions of Pennsylvania law and commenced operations on April 14,
1992. In December 1992, PLACA redomesticated to the State of Delaware. PLACA is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Provident
Mutual"). The Separate Account is an investment account to which net proceeds
from individual flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts (the
"Contracts") are allocated until maturity or termination of the Contracts.
The Contracts are distributed through career agents, brokers and personal
producing general agents.
PLACA has structured the Separate Account as a unit investment trust
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Separate Account is comprised of thirty-six
Subaccounts: the Growth, Money Market, Bond, Managed, Aggressive Growth,
International, All Pro Large Cap Growth, All Pro Large Cap Value, All Pro Small
Cap Growth and All Pro Small Cap Value Subaccounts invest in the corresponding
portfolios of the Market Street Fund, Inc.; the Fidelity High Income, Fidelity
Equity-Income, Fidelity Growth and Fidelity Overseas Subaccounts invest in the
corresponding portfolios of the Variable Insurance Products Fund; the Fidelity
Asset Manager, Fidelity Index 500, Fidelity Contrafund and Fidelity Investment
Grade Bond Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the Variable
Insurance Products Fund II; the OCC Equity, OCC Small Cap and OCC Managed
Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the OCC Accumulation
Trust; the Scudder Bond, Scudder Growth and Income and Scudder International
Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the Scudder Variable Life
Investment Fund; the Dreyfus Zero Coupon 2000 and Dreyfus Growth and Income
Subaccounts invest in the corresponding portfolios of the Dreyfus Variable
Investment Fund; the Dreyfus Socially Responsible Subaccount invests in the
Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.; the Federated Fund for U.S.
Government Securities II and Federated Utility Fund II Subaccounts invest in the
corresponding portfolios of the Federated Insurance Series; Neuberger & Berman
Limited Maturity Bond and Neuberger & Berman Partners Subaccounts invest in the
corresponding portfolios of the Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management Trust;
and the Van Eck Worldwide Bond, Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets, Van Eck Worldwide
Emerging Markets and the Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Subaccounts invest in the
corresponding portfolios of the Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust; and the Alger
American Small Capitalization Subaccount invests in the corresponding portfolio
of the Alger American Fund. See original contract documents for availability of
Subaccounts as investment options for a particular variable annuity contract.
At the close of business on April 30, 1999, the Neuberger & Berman Growth
Subaccount, Neuberger & Berman Balanced Subaccount and American Century VP
Capital Appreciation Subaccount were terminated and the investments were
transferred to the Neuberger & Berman Partners Subaccount, the Managed
Subaccount and the All Pro Large Cap Growth Subaccount, respectively.
Net premiums from the Contracts are allocated to the Subaccounts in
accordance with contractholder instructions and are recorded as variable annuity
contract transactions in the statements of changes in net assets. Such amounts
are used to provide money to pay contract values under the Contracts. The
Separate Account's assets are the property of PLACA.
Transfers between investment portfolios include transfers between the
Subaccounts and the Guaranteed Account (not shown), which is part of PLACA's
General Account.
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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed
by the Separate Account in the financial statements.
INVESTMENT VALUATION:
Investment shares are valued at the net asset values of the respective
Portfolios. Transactions are recorded on the trade date. Dividend income is
recorded on the ex-dividend date.
REALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES:
Realized gains and losses on sales of investment shares are determined
using the specific identification basis for financial reporting and income tax
purposes.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES:
The operations of the Separate Account are included in the Federal income
tax return of PLACA. Under the provisions of the Contracts, PLACA has the right
to charge the Separate Account for Federal income tax attributable to the
Separate Account. No charge is currently being made against the Separate Account
for such tax.
ESTIMATES:
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements required
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of
assets and liabilities and the reported amounts from operations and contract
transactions during the period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
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3. INVESTMENTS
At December 31, 1999, the investments of the respective Subaccounts are as
follows:
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SHARES COST MARKET VALUE
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Market Street Fund, Inc.:
Growth Portfolio..................................... 2,415,576 $40,389,111 $45,751,005
Money Market Portfolio............................... 48,793,552 $48,793,552 $48,793,552
Bond Portfolio....................................... 1,318,039 $14,374,799 $13,944,855
Managed Portfolio.................................... 1,035,081 $16,256,450 $17,379,003
Aggressive Growth Portfolio.......................... 608,884 $11,719,517 $13,377,180
International Portfolio.............................. 1,356,586 $17,635,328 $22,627,853
All Pro Large Cap Growth Portfolio................... 815,115 $10,116,802 $12,039,255
All Pro Large Cap Value Portfolio.................... 506,622 $4,955,275 $5,056,085
All Pro Small Cap Growth Portfolio................... 768,527 $9,280,668 $14,471,364
All Pro Small Cap Value Portfolio.................... 416,764 $3,164,006 $3,154,907
Variable Insurance Products Fund:
High Income Portfolio................................ 2,021,045 $24,192,991 $22,858,013
Equity-Income Portfolio.............................. 3,872,992 $83,972,618 $99,574,625
Growth Portfolio..................................... 2,945,500 $107,264,667 $161,796,300
Overseas Portfolio................................... 201,167 $4,029,411 $5,520,010
Variable Insurance Products Fund II:
Asset Manager Portfolio.............................. 2,533,782 $41,192,061 $47,305,710
Index 500 Portfolio.................................. 897,193 $108,671,643 $150,199,087
Contrafund Portfolio................................. 2,994,639 $62,313,035 $87,293,722
Investment Grade Bond Portfolio...................... 284,256 $3,516,657 $3,456,559
OCC Accumulation Trust:
Equity Portfolio..................................... 583,330 $20,400,524 $21,909,881
Small Cap Portfolio.................................. 602,513 $14,107,923 $13,568,592
Managed Portfolio.................................... 1,140,950 $43,307,400 $49,802,452
Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund:
Bond Portfolio....................................... 1,808,828 $12,157,653 $11,739,293
Growth and Income Portfolio.......................... 2,013,259 $22,568,247 $22,065,318
International Portfolio.............................. 1,167,309 $16,648,523 $23,743,068
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund:
Zero Coupon 2000 Portfolio........................... 695,276 $8,591,369 $8,461,505
Growth and Income Portfolio.......................... 902,337 $19,500,598 $22,991,535
Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.:
Socially Responsible Portfolio....................... 593,165 $18,835,571 $23,174,948
Federated Insurance Series:
Fund for U.S. Government Securities II Portfolio..... 1,020,958 $11,035,702 $10,781,314
Utility Fund II Portfolio............................ 715,609 $10,014,795 $10,268,993
Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management Trust:
Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio...................... 124,265 $1,680,875 $1,645,266
Partners Portfolio................................... 78,873 $1,527,293 $1,549,061
Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust:
Van Eck Worldwide Bond Portfolio..................... 187,900 $2,126,004 $2,008,648
Van Eck Worldwide Hard Assets Portfolio.............. 74,372 $737,918 $815,121
Van Eck Worldwide Emerging Markets Portfolio......... 473,976 $4,518,927 $6,758,893
Van Eck Worldwide Real Estate Portfolio.............. 54,874 $518,062 $502,098
Alger American Fund:
Alger American Small Capitalization Portfolio........ 109,275 $4,608,190 $6,026,539
</TABLE>
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During the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, transactions in
investment shares were as follows:
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<CAPTION>
MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
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GROWTH PORTFOLIO MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased........................ 189,567 346,424 388,406 72,119,301 70,268,727 49,458,951
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends............................. 8,670 39,380 39,547 2,051,913 1,900,929 1,340,251
Capital gain distributions............ 50,645 324,556 197,982
---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Total shares acquired................... 248,882 710,360 625,935 74,171,214 72,169,656 50,799,202
Total shares redeemed................... (376,289) (232,492) (62,876) (65,737,428) (61,368,156) (47,463,144)
---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Net (decrease) increase in shares
owned................................. (127,407) 477,868 563,059 8,433,786 10,801,500 3,336,058
Shares owned, beginning of year......... 2,542,983 2,065,115 1,502,056 40,359,766 29,558,266 26,222,208
---------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------
Shares owned, end of year............... 2,415,576 2,542,983 2,065,115 48,793,552 40,359,766 29,558,266
========== =========== =========== ============ ============ ============
Cost of shares acquired................. $4,706,516 $12,151,370 $10,722,252 $ 74,171,214 $ 72,169,656 $ 50,799,202
========== =========== =========== ============ ============ ============
Cost of shares redeemed................. $5,295,557 $ 3,234,814 $ 850,640 $ 65,737,428 $ 61,368,156 $ 47,463,144
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<CAPTION>
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BOND PORTFOLIO MANAGED PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased................................ 341,433 705,303 299,562 155,180 185,440 239,027
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends..................................... 19,222 51,084 26,180 8,563 33,989 29,247
Capital gain distributions.................... 15,102 113 58,396 49,259 6,347
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired........................... 375,757 756,500 325,742 222,139 268,688 274,621
Total shares redeemed........................... (412,722) (133,291) (84,040) (286,032) (130,324) (101,367)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned......... (36,965) 623,209 241,702 (63,893) 138,364 173,254
Shares owned, beginning of year................. 1,355,004 731,795 490,093 1,098,974 960,610 787,356
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year....................... 1,318,039 1,355,004 731,795 1,035,081 1,098,974 960,610
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired......................... $4,018,116 $8,359,990 $3,458,106 $3,743,159 $4,468,360 $4,306,753
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed......................... $4,345,110 $1,351,371 $ 907,232 $3,605,466 $1,596,263 $1,302,140
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<CAPTION>
MARKET STREET FUND, INC.
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AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased.......................... 75,782 114,384 176,404 116,515 149,636 229,002
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends............................... 3,455 4,364 3,772 17,142 10,431 11,165
Capital gain distributions.............. 85,682 41,664 748 87,946 101,929 87,406
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired..................... 164,919 160,412 180,924 221,603 261,996 327,573
Total shares redeemed..................... (125,866) (81,878) (79,376) (287,256) (207,084) (184,734)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned... 39,053 78,534 101,548 (65,653) 54,912 142,839
Shares owned, beginning of year........... 569,831 491,297 389,749 1,422,239 1,367,327 1,224,488
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year................. 608,884 569,831 491,297 1,356,586 1,422,239 1,367,327
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired................... $3,102,507 $3,283,291 $3,564,490 $3,053,743 $3,473,346 $4,278,967
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed................... $2,024,721 $1,306,200 $1,172,747 $3,356,843 $2,480,687 $2,178,170
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
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ALL PRO LARGE CAP ALL PRO LARGE CAP ALL PRO SMALL CAP ALL PRO SMALL CAP
GROWTH PORTFOLIO VALUE PORTFOLIO GROWTH PORTFOLIO VALUE PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased.......... 691,692 213,913 344,968 249,960 640,176 192,921 357,150 176,132
Shares received from
reinvestment of:
Dividends............... 41 1,416 340
Capital gain
distributions.........
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired..... 691,733 213,913 346,384 249,960 640,176 192,921 357,490 176,132
Total shares redeemed..... (71,752) (18,779) (50,287) (39,435) (41,896) (22,674) (100,081) (16,777)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in shares
owned................... 619,981 195,134 296,097 210,525 598,280 170,247 257,409 159,355
Shares owned, beginning of
year.................... 195,134 210,525 170,247 159,355
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of
year.................... 815,115 195,134 506,622 210,525 768,527 170,247 416,764 159,355
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired... $8,890,645 $2,139,394 $3,520,520 $2,312,547 $8,216,464 $1,703,306 $2,697,809 $1,436,512
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed... $ 725,052 $ 188,185 $ 491,967 $ 385,825 $ 413,127 $ 225,975 $ 813,397 $ 156,918
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<CAPTION>
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
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HIGH INCOME PORTFOLIO EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................. 395,651 619,153 556,624 352,799 644,882 738,222
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.................................. 186,959 106,389 65,635 59,998 48,036 43,550
Capital gain distributions................. 6,989 67,602 8,112 132,627 170,951 218,961
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total shares acquired........................ 589,599 793,144 630,371 545,424 863,869 1,000,733
Total shares redeemed........................ (471,532) (248,369) (109,047) (448,787) (337,142) (116,095)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in shares owned................. 118,067 544,775 521,324 96,637 526,727 884,638
Shares owned, beginning of year.............. 1,902,978 1,358,203 836,879 3,776,355 3,249,628 2,364,990
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Shares owned, end of year.................... 2,021,045 1,902,978 1,358,203 3,872,992 3,776,355 3,249,628
========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ===========
Cost of shares acquired...................... $6,507,744 $9,653,161 $7,933,056 $13,652,563 $20,896,968 $21,544,493
========== ========== ========== =========== =========== ===========
Cost of shares redeemed...................... $5,578,652 $2,838,887 $1,173,099 $ 7,271,913 $ 5,134,531 $ 1,735,903
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VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND
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GROWTH PORTFOLIO OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................. 645,089 469,280 353,805 52,742 97,693 97,803
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.................................. 4,443 9,986 9,845 2,900 2,178 229
Capital gain distributions................. 279,371 261,224 44,069 4,678 6,419 908
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired........................ 928,903 740,490 407,719 60,320 106,290 98,940
Total shares redeemed........................ (251,540) (221,066) (104,758) (31,687) (34,347) (6,793)
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in shares owned................. 677,363 519,424 302,961 28,633 71,943 92,147
Shares owned, beginning of year.............. 2,268,137 1,748,713 1,445,752 172,534 100,591 8,444
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year.................... 2,945,500 2,268,137 1,748,713 201,167 172,534 100,591
=========== =========== =========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired...................... $41,021,861 $26,910,064 $13,852,376 $1,276,641 $2,078,757 $1,896,772
=========== =========== =========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed...................... $ 6,028,805 $ 4,554,887 $ 2,350,230 $ 633,822 $ 619,562 $ 121,787
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<CAPTION>
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
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ASSET MANAGER PORTFOLIO INDEX 500 PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................ 345,712 548,871 387,965 270,949 240,834 245,745
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends................................. 82,354 60,098 48,526 7,396 6,162 3,170
Capital gain distributions................ 104,316 180,294 121,726 5,019 14,271 6,432
---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total shares acquired....................... 532,382 789,263 558,217 283,364 261,267 255,347
Total shares redeemed....................... (292,324) (169,820) (131,563) (92,221) (65,663) (5,997)
---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in shares owned................ 240,058 619,443 426,654 191,143 195,604 249,350
Shares owned, beginning of year............. 2,293,724 1,674,281 1,247,627 706,050 510,446 261,096
---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Shares owned, end of year................... 2,533,782 2,293,724 1,674,281 897,193 706,050 510,446
========== =========== ========== =========== =========== ===========
Cost of shares acquired..................... $9,166,519 $13,130,066 $9,113,810 $42,365,796 $32,318,011 $26,020,287
========== =========== ========== =========== =========== ===========
Cost of shares redeemed..................... $4,129,550 $ 2,379,351 $1,839,942 $ 7,034,904 $ 4,219,384 $ 327,595
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VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II
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CONTRAFUND INVESTMENT GRADE
PORTFOLIO BOND PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................... 898,710 677,429 846,924 119,241 132,732 71,947
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.................................... 12,628 13,711 9,341 8,379 4,363 1,225
Capital gain distributions................... 92,611 100,874 24,687 2,629 518
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
Total shares acquired.......................... 1,003,949 792,014 880,952 130,249 137,613 73,172
Total shares redeemed.......................... (436,928) (233,767) (46,360) (41,216) (26,098) (3,410)
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
Net increase in shares owned................... 567,021 558,247 834,592 89,033 111,515 69,762
Shares owned, beginning of year................ 2,427,618 1,869,371 1,034,779 195,223 83,708 13,946
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
Shares owned, end of year...................... 2,994,639 2,427,618 1,869,371 284,256 195,223 83,708
=========== =========== =========== ========== ========== ========
Cost of shares acquired........................ $25,278,970 $16,415,814 $15,732,802 $1,592,717 $1,720,207 $883,549
=========== =========== =========== ========== ========== ========
Cost of shares redeemed........................ $ 6,248,088 $ 3,186,970 $ 598,941 $ 495,542 $ 310,931 $ 39,648
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<CAPTION>
OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
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EQUITY PORTFOLIO SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased................................ 62,391 185,832 214,672 82,639 125,732 220,838
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends..................................... 6,048 5,869 3,476 5,000 2,202 3,052
Capital gain distributions.................... 27,543 25,328 12,375 24,038 21,523
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired........................... 95,982 217,029 230,523 87,639 151,972 245,413
Total shares redeemed........................... (119,736) (170,856) (29,505) (202,856) (122,835) (33,520)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned......... (23,754) 46,173 201,018 (115,217) 29,137 211,893
Shares owned, beginning of year................. 607,084 560,911 359,893 717,730 688,593 476,700
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year....................... 583,330 607,084 560,911 602,513 717,730 688,593
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired......................... $3,584,113 $8,123,629 $7,519,820 $1,916,428 $3,833,541 $5,908,364
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed......................... $3,194,352 $3,697,900 $ 528,336 $3,726,310 $2,067,904 $ 564,212
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OCC ACCUMULATION TRUST
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MANAGED PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................................ 66,129 167,464 333,304
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends................................................. 21,057 10,214 12,218
Capital gain distributions................................ 47,251 40,795 37,524
---------- ---------- -----------
Total shares acquired....................................... 134,437 218,473 383,046
Total shares redeemed....................................... (365,230) (199,208) (88,884)
---------- ---------- -----------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned..................... (230,793) 19,265 294,162
Shares owned, beginning of year............................. 1,371,743 1,352,478 1,058,316
---------- ---------- -----------
Shares owned, end of year................................... 1,140,950 1,371,743 1,352,478
========== ========== ===========
Cost of shares acquired..................................... $5,628,749 $9,544,488 $14,890,450
========== ========== ===========
Cost of shares redeemed..................................... $9,581,912 $4,217,378 $ 1,874,842
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SCUDDER VARIABLE LIFE INVESTMENT FUND
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BOND PORTFOLIO GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................... 404,130 540,773 385,038 669,834 793,097 901,830
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.................................... 53,898 77,487 58,342 23,087 40,016 20,474
Capital gain distributions................... 28,039 4,482 2,585 144,588 108,036 22,214
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Total shares acquired.......................... 486,067 622,742 445,965 837,509 941,149 944,518
Total shares redeemed.......................... (256,913) (199,829) (134,571) (767,469) (375,308) (52,203)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Net increase in shares owned................... 229,154 422,913 311,394 70,040 565,841 892,315
Shares owned, beginning of year................ 1,579,674 1,156,761 845,367 1,943,219 1,377,378 485,063
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year...................... 1,808,828 1,579,674 1,156,761 2,013,259 1,943,219 1,377,378
========== ========== ========== ========== =========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired........................ $3,220,031 $4,262,079 $2,995,282 $9,161,525 $10,744,256 $9,963,127
========== ========== ========== ========== =========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed........................ $1,760,846 $1,328,541 $ 888,200 $7,836,950 $ 3,167,047 $ 392,623
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SCUDDER VARIABLE DREYFUS VARIABLE
LIFE INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUND
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INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO ZERO COUPON 2000 PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased................................ 249,705 243,337 362,848 326,266 160,739 178,897
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends..................................... 1,417 15,137 7,622 35,346 27,581 21,457
Capital gain distributions.................... 105,534 99,556 3,992
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired........................... 356,656 358,030 374,462 361,612 188,320 200,354
Total shares redeemed........................... (186,965) (115,740) (40,903) (262,400) (67,815) (129,825)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in shares owned.................... 169,691 242,290 333,559 99,212 120,505 70,529
Shares owned, beginning of year................. 997,618 755,328 421,769 596,064 475,559 405,030
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year....................... 1,167,309 997,618 755,328 695,276 596,064 475,559
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired......................... $5,446,975 $4,962,915 $5,230,236 $4,454,728 $2,357,097 $2,451,313
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed......................... $2,322,222 $1,400,980 $ 474,635 $3,215,866 $ 858,337 $1,563,893
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DREYFUS VARIABLE DREYFUS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
INVESTMENT FUND GROWTH FUND, INC.
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GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................... 229,248 164,633 277,054 346,687 189,664 135,060
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.................................... 5,411 8,039 10,424 74 551 788
Capital gain distributions................... 27,605 14,052 59,160 19,922 12,862 6,135
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired.......................... 262,264 186,724 346,638 366,683 203,077 141,983
Total shares redeemed.......................... (227,833) (138,714) (168,058) (127,771) (67,031) (12,434)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in shares owned................... 34,431 48,010 178,580 238,912 136,046 129,549
Shares owned, beginning of year................ 867,906 819,896 641,316 354,253 218,207 88,658
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year...................... 902,337 867,906 819,896 593,165 354,253 218,207
========== ========== ========== =========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired........................ $6,260,045 $3,998,110 $7,078,888 $12,499,529 $5,748,444 $3,325,662
========== ========== ========== =========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed........................ $4,789,660 $2,869,687 $3,122,555 $ 2,927,631 $1,300,009 $ 225,772
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FEDERATED INSURANCE SERIES
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FUND FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES II PORTFOLIO UTILITY FUND II PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased................................ 417,008 569,802 187,156 181,732 352,245 140,162
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends..................................... 34,835 6,466 8,648 18,106 3,744 6,422
Capital gain distributions.................... 6,849 286 35,863 22,863 5,679
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired........................... 458,692 576,554 195,804 235,701 378,852 152,263
Total shares redeemed........................... (273,468) (82,504) (50,622) (188,147) (69,825) (28,608)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase (decrease) in shares owned......... 185,224 494,050 145,182 47,554 309,027 123,655
Shares owned, beginning of year................. 835,734 341,684 196,502 668,055 359,028 235,373
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year....................... 1,020,958 835,734 341,684 715,609 668,055 359,028
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired......................... $4,889,548 $6,298,311 $2,003,403 $3,332,804 $5,378,724 $1,905,479
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed......................... $2,791,284 $ 823,154 $ 517,189 $2,111,624 $ 773,585 $ 305,915
========== ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
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<CAPTION>
NEUBERGER & BERMAN ADVISERS
MANAGEMENT TRUST
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BALANCED PORTFOLIO GROWTH PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased........................................ 1,850 20,340 37,500 1,319 15,238 26,907
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends............................................. 738 1,208 114
Capital gain distributions............................ 1,093 8,487 294 2,232 11,970 871
-------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Total shares acquired................................... 3,681 30,035 37,908 3,551 27,208 27,778
Total shares redeemed................................... (51,150) (23,112) (1,645) (41,388) (19,990) (2,327)
-------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned................. (47,469) 6,923 36,263 (37,837) 7,218 25,451
Shares owned, beginning of year......................... 47,469 40,546 4,283 37,837 30,619 5,168
-------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Shares owned, end of year............................... -- 47,469 40,546 -- 37,837 30,619
======== ======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Cost of shares acquired................................. $ 55,653 $475,889 $643,054 $ 83,796 $696,912 $781,196
======== ======== ======== ========== ======== ========
Cost of shares redeemed................................. $840,074 $376,517 $ 24,854 $1,102,841 $529,836 $ 55,238
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<CAPTION>
NEUBERGER & BERMAN ADVISERS
MANAGEMENT TRUST
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LIMITED MATURITY PARTNERS
BOND PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased..................................... 42,160 60,226 62,507 66,085 22,371
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.......................................... 6,551 4,767 1,137 294
Capital gain distributions......................... 512
-------- -------- -------- ---------- --------
Total shares acquired................................ 48,711 64,993 63,644 66,891 22,371
Total shares redeemed................................ (28,203) (30,748) (1,353) (9,606) (783)
-------- -------- -------- ---------- --------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned.............. 20,508 34,245 62,291 57,285 21,588
Shares owned, beginning of year...................... 103,757 69,512 7,221 21,588
-------- -------- -------- ---------- --------
Shares owned, end of year............................ 124,265 103,757 69,512 78,873 21,588
======== ======== ======== ========== ========
Cost of shares acquired.............................. $644,471 $888,322 $877,259 $1,319,458 $407,672
======== ======== ======== ========== ========
Cost of shares redeemed.............................. $387,279 $424,355 $ 18,532 $ 183,988 $ 15,849
======== ======== ======== ========== ========
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<CAPTION>
AMERICAN CENTURY VAN ECK WORLDWIDE
VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC. INSURANCE TRUST
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AMERICAN CENTURY VP
CAPITAL APPRECIATION VAN ECK WORLDWIDE
PORTFOLIO BOND PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased......................................... 742 8,123 11,508 96,145 80,971 75,793
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.............................................. 5,627 786 468
Capital gain distributions............................. 961 266 2,514
-------- ------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Total shares acquired.................................... 742 9,084 11,774 104,286 81,757 76,261
Total shares redeemed.................................... (23,979) (2,494) (3,195) (52,351) (29,810) (2,829)
-------- ------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Net (decrease) increase in shares owned.................. (23,237) 6,590 8,579 51,935 51,947 73,432
Shares owned, beginning of year.......................... 23,237 16,647 8,068 135,965 84,018 10,586
-------- ------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Shares owned, end of year................................ -- 23,237 16,647 187,900 135,965 84,018
======== ======= ======== ========== ======== ========
Cost of shares acquired.................................. $ 7,092 $85,444 $116,229 $1,149,856 $955,676 $812,049
======== ======= ======== ========== ======== ========
Cost of shares redeemed.................................. $233,096 $26,675 $ 33,569 $ 559,411 $318,147 $ 30,337
======== ======= ======== ========== ======== ========
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<CAPTION>
VAN ECK WORLDWIDE INSURANCE TRUST
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VAN ECK WORLDWIDE VAN ECK WORLDWIDE VAN ECK WORLDWIDE
HARD ASSETS PORTFOLIO EMERGING MARKETS PORTFOLIO REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997 1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............... 46,969 51,095 7,648 400,787 147,436 87,201 30,756 39,722
Shares received from
reinvestment of:
Dividends.................... 763 71 73 854 38 653
Capital gain distributions... 1,740 54 759
-------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------
Total shares acquired.......... 47,732 52,906 7,775 400,787 149,049 87,239 31,409 39,722
Total shares redeemed.......... (19,971) (16,271) (354) (119,831) (40,752) (10,248) (5,859) (10,398)
-------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------
Net increase in shares owned... 27,761 36,635 7,421 280,956 108,297 76,991 25,550 29,324
Shares owned, beginning of
year......................... 46,611 9,976 2,555 193,020 84,723 7,732 29,324
-------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- --------
Shares owned, end of year...... 74,372 46,611 9,976 473,976 193,020 84,723 54,874 29,324
======== ======== ======== ========== ========== ========== ======== ========
Cost of shares acquired........ $490,303 $536,561 $129,621 $4,023,833 $1,157,713 $1,212,177 $300,279 $390,669
======== ======== ======== ========== ========== ========== ======== ========
Cost of shares redeemed........ $207,679 $246,428 $ 5,619 $1,253,483 $ 588,929 $ 125,930 $ 60,491 $112,395
======== ======== ======== ========== ========== ========== ======== ========
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ALGER AMERICAN FUND
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SMALL CAPITALIZATION
PORTFOLIO
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1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Shares purchased............................................ 22,690 37,437 40,894
Shares received from reinvestment of:
Dividends.................................................
Capital gain distributions................................ 13,016 9,723 1,128
---------- ---------- ----------
Total shares acquired....................................... 35,706 47,160 42,022
Total shares redeemed....................................... (12,456) (12,326) (2,609)
---------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in shares owned................................ 23,250 34,834 39,413
Shares owned, beginning of year............................. 86,025 51,191 11,778
---------- ---------- ----------
Shares owned, end of year................................... 109,275 86,025 51,191
========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares acquired..................................... $1,502,178 $1,968,028 $1,740,549
========== ========== ==========
Cost of shares redeemed..................................... $ 472,191 $ 502,525 $ 104,052
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4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Certain deductions are made from the Subaccounts and/or the premiums by
PLACA. The deductions may include (1) surrender charges, (2) administration
fees, (3) transfer processing fees, (4) mortality and expense risk charges and
(5) premium taxes. Premiums adjusted for these deductions are recorded as net
premiums in the statement of changes in net assets. See original policy
documents for specific charges assessed.
There are no sales expenses deducted from premiums at the time the premiums
are paid. If a contract has not been in force for six full years for Market
Street VIP and Market Street VIP/2 contracts and seven full years for an Options
VIP contract, upon surrender or for certain withdrawals, a surrender charge is
deducted from the proceeds. However, subject to certain restrictions, up to 10%
of the contract account value as of the beginning of a contract year may be
surrendered or withdrawn free of surrender charges. For Options VIP contracts,
the 10% is cumulative if unused.
An annual administrative fee of $30 is deducted from the contract account
value on each contract anniversary date beginning one year from the issue date
of the contract. In addition, to compensate for costs associated with
administration of the Market Street VIP/2 and Options VIP contracts, PLACA
deducts a daily asset-based administration charge from the assets of the
Separate Account equal to an annual rate of .15%. This daily asset-based
administration charge is reported in the mortality and expense risk charges in
the statements of operations.
During any given contract year, the first four transfers by Market Street
VIP contractholders and the first twelve transfers by Market Street VIP/2 and
Options VIP contractholders of amounts in the Subaccounts are free of charge. A
fee of $25 is assessed for each additional transfer. No transfer fees were
incurred during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.
The contracts provide for an initial free-look period. If a contract is
cancelled within certain time constraints, the contractholder will receive a
refund equal to the contract account value plus certain deductions made under
the contract. Where state law requires a minimum refund equal to gross premiums
paid, the refund will instead equal the gross premiums paid on the contract and
will not reflect investment experience.
The Separate Account is charged a daily mortality and expense risk charge
at an annual rate of 1.20% for the Market Street VIP contracts and 1.25% for the
Market Street VIP/2 and Options VIP contracts. PLACA reserves the right to
increase this charge for the Market Street VIP contracts, but in no event will
it be greater than 1.25%.
State premium taxes, when applicable, will be deducted depending upon when
such taxes are paid to the taxing authority. The premium taxes are deducted
either from premiums as they are received or from the proceeds upon withdrawal
from or surrender of the contract or upon application of the proceeds to a
payment option.
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL
LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
OF AMERICA
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PROVIDENT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
REPORT ON AUDITS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors of
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of financial condition and the
related statements of operations, of equity and of cash flows present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America (a wholly-owned stock life insurance subsidiary of
Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company), at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the
results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our
audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States, which require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7, 2000
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
OF AMERICA
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31,
------------------------
1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investments:
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale, at market (cost: 1999-$320,293;
1998-$352,107)........................................ $ 304,681 $ 359,442
Held to maturity, at amortized cost (market:
1999-$41,906; 1998-$57,419)........................... 42,263 54,671
Equity securities, at market (cost: 1999-$232;
1998-$1,278)........................................... 400 1,360
Mortgage loans............................................ 58,179 58,907
Real estate............................................... 1,794 484
Policy loans and premium notes............................ 11,168 8,454
Other invested assets..................................... 2,041 88
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Total investments.................................... 420,526 483,406
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Cash and cash equivalents................................... 6,010 5,581
Investment income due and accrued........................... 6,868 7,304
Deferred policy acquisition costs........................... 133,347 104,913
Reinsurance recoverable..................................... 3,515 3,054
Separate account assets..................................... 1,127,941 880,417
Other assets................................................ 1,179 1,312
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Total assets......................................... $1,699,386 $1,485,987
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LIABILITIES
Policy liabilities:
Future policyholder benefits.............................. $ 482,673 $ 517,625
Other policy obligations.................................. 1,744 1,181
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Total policy liabilities............................. 484,417 518,806
---------- ----------
Payable to parent........................................... 917 --
Federal income taxes payable:
Current................................................... 2,676 6,281
Deferred.................................................. 1,246 2,474
Separate account liabilities................................ 1,124,803 877,713
Other liabilities........................................... 5,191 3,447
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Total liabilities.................................... 1,619,250 1,408,721
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -- NOTE 10
EQUITY
Common stock, $10 par value; authorized 500,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 250,000 shares.................. 2,500 2,500
Contributed capital in excess of par...................... 44,165 44,165
Retained earnings......................................... 37,306 28,346
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on
securities............................................ (3,835) 2,255
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Total equity......................................... 80,136 77,266
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Total liabilities and equity......................... $1,699,386 $1,485,987
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
OF AMERICA
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------------
1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
REVENUES
Premiums.................................................... $18,031 $13,269 $13,904
Policy and contract charges................................. 29,386 18,239 11,729
Net investment income....................................... 34,876 35,262 32,314
Other income................................................ 2,927 2,705 4,815
Net realized (losses) gains on investments.................. (1,887) 2,010 69
------- ------- -------
Total revenues............................................ 83,333 71,485 62,831
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BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policy and contract benefits................................ 13,435 13,884 15,606
Change in future policyholder benefits...................... 32,415 24,791 19,254
Commissions and operating expenses.......................... 22,736 19,859 15,271
Policyholder dividends...................................... 1,090 958 773
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Total benefits and expenses............................... 69,676 59,492 50,904
------- ------- -------
Income before income taxes............................. 13,657 11,993 11,927
Income tax expense:
Current................................................... 2,645 3,776 2,470
Deferred.................................................. 2,052 436 1,979
------- ------- -------
Total income tax expense............................... 4,697 4,212 4,449
------- ------- -------
Net Income........................................... $ 8,960 $ 7,781 $ 7,478
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
OF AMERICA
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999, 1998 AND 1997
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET
CONTRIBUTED UNREALIZED
COMMON CAPITAL APPRECIATION
STOCK COMMON IN EXCESS RETAINED (DEPRECIATION) TOTAL
SHARES STOCK OF PAR EARNINGS ON SECURITIES EQUITY
------ ------ ----------- -------- -------------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at January 1, 1997.......... 2,500 $2,500 $37,665 $13,087 $ 897 $54,149
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Comprehensive income
Net income..................... -- -- -- 7,478 -- 7,478
Other comprehensive income, net
of tax:
Change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)............ -- -- -- -- 1,962 1,962
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Total comprehensive income........ 9,440
Capital contribution from
parent......................... -- -- 6,500 -- -- 6,500
----- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance at December 31, 1997........ 2,500 2,500 44,165 20,565 2,859 70,089
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Comprehensive income
Net income..................... -- -- -- 7,781 -- 7,781
Other comprehensive income, net
of tax:
Change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)............ -- -- -- -- (604) (604)
-------
Total comprehensive income........ 7,177
----- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance at December 31, 1998........ 2,500 2,500 44,165 28,346 2,255 77,266
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Comprehensive income
Net income..................... -- -- -- 8,960 -- 8,960
Other comprehensive income, net
of tax:
Change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)............ -- -- -- -- (6,090) (6,090)
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Total comprehensive income........ 2,870
----- ------ ------- ------- ------- -------
Balance at December 31, 1999........ 2,500 $2,500 $44,165 $37,306 $(3,835) $80,136
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</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
OF AMERICA
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income.................................................. $ 8,960 $ 7,781 $ 7,478
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Interest credited to variable universal life and
investment products..................................... 24,461 21,927 15,076
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs......... 16,426 14,804 9,445
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs....... (31,369) (35,985) (31,404)
Deferred Federal income taxes............................. 2,052 436 1,979
Depreciation, amortization and accretion.................. (371) 372 625
Net realized losses (gains) on investments................ 1,887 (2,010) (69)
Change in investment income due and accrued............... 436 (258) (437)
Change in reinsurance recoverable......................... (461) 71,620 5,672
Change in policy liabilities.............................. (894) (77,582) (12,255)
Change in other liabilities............................... 1,744 (3,444) 3,250
Change in current Federal income taxes payable............ (3,605) 2,353 (809)
Other, net................................................ 294 (2,236) (2,676)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities..... 19,560 (2,222) (4,125)
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sales of investments:
Available for sale securities............................. 27,345 21,681 21,382
Equity securities......................................... 652 370 100
Real estate............................................... -- 5,324 772
Other invested assets..................................... 566 248 333
Proceeds from maturities of investments:
Held to maturity securities............................... 13,801 10,128 19,184
Available for sale securities............................. 58,546 56,894 28,439
Mortgage loans............................................ 8,631 4,436 2,599
Purchases of investments:
Held to maturity securities............................... (1,080) (2,000) (2,029)
Available for sale securities............................. (55,525) (119,639) (72,520)
Equity securities......................................... -- (207) (609)
Mortgage loans............................................ (8,825) (17,166) (7,179)
Real estate............................................... (65) (195) (99)
Other invested assets..................................... (2,507) -- (302)
Contributions of separate account seed money................ -- (330) --
Withdrawals of separate account seed money.................. -- 265 --
Policy loans and premium notes, net......................... (2,714) (1,729) (373)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities..... 38,825 (41,920) (10,302)
--------- --------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Variable universal life and investment product deposits..... 212,196 302,071 232,307
Variable universal life and investment product
withdrawals............................................... (270,152) (252,348) (228,871)
Capital contribution from parent............................ -- -- 6,500
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities..... (57,956) 49,723 9,936
--------- --------- ---------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents................. 429 5,581 (4,491)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year................ 5,581 -- 4,491
--------- --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year...................... $ 6,010 $ 5,581 $ --
========= ========= =========
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the year for income taxes.................. $ 6,246 $ 1,434 $ 3,280
========= ========= =========
Foreclosure of mortgage loans............................... $ 1,245 $ 500 $ --
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
OF AMERICA
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ORGANIZATION
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America (the Company) is a
stock life insurance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Provident Mutual
Life Insurance Company (Provident Mutual).
On October 13, 1998, the Board of Directors of Provident Mutual unanimously
approved and adopted a Plan of Conversion (Plan) to reorganize Provident Mutual
Life Insurance Company, utilizing a mutual holding company structure.
The Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reviewed the
Plan and rendered its Decision and Order approving the Plan, subject to certain
conditions, on November 6, 1998.
A Special Meeting of policyholders to consider and vote upon the Plan was
held on February 9, 1999. Approximately 90% of the voting policyholders approved
the Plan.
Subsequent to the Special Meeting, a group of dissident policyholders filed
a lawsuit to block the Plan. On February 11, 1999, a Philadelphia Common Pleas
Court judge issued an order granting a preliminary injunction blocking the Plan
until the Court conducted a hearing. Provident Mutual continued to provide
information to the Court at hearings held on March 16, 1999 and June 22, 1999.
On September 16, 1999, the judge issued a permanent injunction blocking the Plan
until certain additional disclosures were made.
On October 29, 1999, Provident Mutual announced that it was abandoning the
Plan due to practical barriers to completing all of the required steps before
the December 31, 1999 deadline mandated in the Pennsylvania Insurance
Department's order approving the Plan.
The Company sells life and annuity products principally through a personal
producing general agency (PPGA) and a brokerage sales force. The Company is
licensed to operate in 49 states and the District of Columbia, each of which
have regulatory oversight. Sales in 16 states accounted for 78% of the Company's
sales for the year ended December 31, 1999. For many of the life and annuity
products, the insurance departments of the states in which the Company conducts
business must approve products and policy forms in advance of sales. In
addition, selected benefit elements and policy provisions are determined by
statutes and regulations in each of these states.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain prior year amounts have
been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, including
short-term investments reclassified as cash and cash equivalents.
The Company prepares financial statements for filing with regulatory
authorities in conformity with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted
by the Insurance Department of the State of Delaware (SAP). Practices under SAP
vary from GAAP primarily with respect to the deferral and subsequent
amortization of policy acquisition costs, the valuation of policy reserves, the
accounting for deferred taxes, the elimination of statutory asset valuation and
interest maintenance reserves and the establishment of investment valuation
allowances.
Amounts disclosed in the footnotes are denoted in thousands of dollars.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Statutory net income was $886, $1,702 and $1,792 for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Statutory surplus was $44,161
and $44,730 as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements required
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported values of
assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the extent its investment
portfolio cash flows are not matched to its insurance liabilities. Management
believes it manages this risk through modeling of the cash flows under
reasonable scenarios.
INVESTED ASSETS
Fixed maturity securities (bonds) which may be sold are designated as
"available for sale" and are reported at market value. Unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on these securities is recorded directly in equity,
net of related Federal income taxes and amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs. Fixed maturity securities that the Company has the intent and
ability to hold to maturity are designated as "held to maturity" and are
reported at amortized cost.
Equity securities (common and preferred stocks) are reported at market
value. Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on these securities is recorded
directly in equity, net of related Federal income taxes and amortization of
deferred policy acquisition costs.
Fixed maturity and equity securities that have experienced an other than
temporary decline in value are written down to fair value by a charge to
realized losses. This fair value becomes the new cost basis of the particular
security.
Mortgage loans are carried at unpaid principal balances, less impairment
reserves. For mortgage loans considered impaired, a specific reserve is
established. A general reserve is also established for probable losses arising
from the portfolio but not attributable to specific loans. Mortgage loans are
considered impaired when it is probable that the Company will be unable to
collect amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.
Upon impairment, a reserve is established for the difference between the unpaid
principal of the mortgage loan and its fair value. Fair value is based on either
the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the mortgage
loan's effective interest rate or the fair value of the underlying collateral.
Changes in the reserve are credited (charged) to operations. Reserves totaled
$740 and $1,064 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances.
Foreclosed real estate is carried at lower of cost or fair value and is
held for sale.
Other invested assets consist of limited partnerships carried at the lower
of cost or market value.
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and all highly liquid investments
with a maturity of three months or less when purchased, reduced by the amount of
outstanding checks.
It is the Company's policy to use derivatives (exchange-traded or
over-the-counter financial instruments whose value is based upon or derived from
a specific underlying index or commodity) for the purpose of reducing exposure
to interest rate fluctuations, but not for income generation or speculative
purposes. Derivatives utilized by the Company are long and short positions on
United States Treasury notes and bond futures and certain interest rate swaps.
The net interest effect of futures transactions is settled on a daily
basis. Cash paid or received is recorded daily, along with a receivable/payable,
to settle the futures contract prior to the contract termination. The
receivable/payable is carried until the contract is terminated and the remaining
balance is included in either net investment income or realized gain or loss.
Upon termination of a futures contract
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that is identified to a specific security, any gain or loss is deferred and
amortized to net investment income over the expected remaining life of the
hedged security. If the futures contract is not identified to a specific
security, any gain or loss on termination is reported as a realized gain or
loss.
Interest rate swaps are settled on the contract date. Cash paid or received
is reported as an adjustment to net investment income.
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." This Statement requires that all
derivatives be recorded at fair value in the statement of financial condition as
either assets or liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a
derivative depends on its intended use and its resulting designation. This
Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. In June
1999, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities -- Deferral of the Effective Date of SFAS No. 133", which
changed the effective date of SFAS No. 133 to fiscal years beginning after June
15, 2000. The Company plans to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 133 effective
January 1, 2001. The Company is currently reviewing SFAS No. 133 and has not yet
determined its impact on the financial statements.
Effective January 1, 1999, the Company adopted Statement of Position (SOP)
No. 97-3, "Accounting by Insurance and Other Enterprises for Insurance-Related
Assessments." SOP 97-3 provides guidance for determining measurement and
recognition of a liability or an asset for insurance-related assessments. The
adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on the results of
operations or the financial position of the Company.
BENEFIT RESERVES AND POLICYHOLDER CONTRACT DEPOSITS
Traditional Life Insurance Products
Traditional life insurance products include those contracts with fixed and
guaranteed premiums and benefits, and consist principally of whole life and term
insurance policies, limited-payment life insurance policies and certain
annuities with life contingencies. Most traditional life insurance policies are
participating. In addition to guaranteeing benefits, they pay dividends, as
declared annually by the Company based on its experience.
Reserves on traditional life insurance products are calculated by using the
net level premium method. For participating traditional life insurance policies,
reserve assumptions are based on mortality rates consistent with those
underlying the cash values and investment rates consistent with the Company's
dividend practices. For most policies, reserves are based on the 1958 or 1980
Commissioners' Standard Ordinary (CSO) mortality table at interest rates ranging
from 3.5% to 4.5%.
Variable Life and Investment-Type Products
Variable life products are flexible premium variable universal life.
Investment-type products consist primarily of single premium and flexible
premium annuity contracts.
Benefit reserves and policyholder contract deposits on these products are
determined following the retrospective deposit method and consist of policy
values that accrue to the benefit of the policyholder, before deduction of
surrender charges.
PREMIUMS, CHARGES AND BENEFITS
Traditional Life Insurance
Premiums for individual life policies are recognized when due.
Benefit claims (including an estimated provision for claims incurred but
not reported), benefit reserve changes, and expenses (except those deferred) are
charged to income as incurred.
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Variable Life and Investment-Type Products
Revenues for variable life and investment-type products consist of policy
charges for the cost of insurance, policy initiation, administration and
surrenders during the period. Premiums received and the accumulated value
portion of benefits paid are excluded from the amounts reported in the
statements of operations. Expenses include interest credited to policy account
balances and benefit payments made in excess of policy account balances. Many of
these policies are variable life or variable annuity policies, in which
investment performance credited to the account balance is based on the
investment performance of separate accounts chosen by the policyholder. For
other policies, the account balances were credited at interest rates which
ranged from 4.5% to 6.5% in 1999.
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The costs that vary with and are directly related to the production of new
business have been deferred to the extent deemed recoverable. Such costs include
commissions and certain costs of underwriting, policy issue and marketing.
Deferred policy acquisition costs on traditional participating life
insurance policies are amortized in proportion to the present value of expected
gross margins. Gross margins include margins from mortality, investments and
expenses, net of policyholder dividends. Expected gross margins are redetermined
regularly, based on actual experience and current assumptions of mortality,
persistency, expenses, and investment experience. The average investment yield,
before realized capital gains and losses, in the calculation of expected gross
margins was 8.0% for 1999, 8.25% for 1998 and 8.0% for 1997.
Deferred policy acquisition costs for variable life and investment-type
products are amortized in relation to the incidence of expected gross profits,
including realized investment gains and losses, over the expected life of the
policies.
Deferred policy acquisition costs are subject to recoverability testing at
the time of policy issuance and loss recognition testing at the end of each
accounting period. The effect on the amortization of deferred policy acquisition
costs of revisions in estimated experience is reflected in earnings in the
period such estimates are revised. In addition, the effect on the deferred
policy acquisition cost asset that would result from the realization of
unrealized gains (losses) is recognized through an offset to Other Comprehensive
Income as of the balance sheet date.
CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES
Realized capital gains and losses on sales of investments are based upon
specific identification of the investments sold. A realized capital loss is
recorded at the time a decline in the value of an investment is determined to be
other than temporary.
POLICYHOLDER DIVIDENDS
Annually, the Board of Directors declares the amount of dividends to be
paid in the following calendar year. Dividends are earned by the policyholders
ratably over the policy year. Dividends are included in the accompanying
financial statements as a liability and as a charge to operations.
REINSURANCE
Premiums, benefits and expenses are recorded net of experience refunds,
reserve adjustments and amounts assumed from or ceded to reinsurers, including
commission and expense allowances.
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SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Separate account assets and liabilities reflect segregated funds
administered and invested by the Company for the benefit of variable annuity
contractholders and variable life insurance policyholders.
The contractholders/policyholders bear the investment risk on separate
account assets except in instances where the Company guarantees a fixed return
and on the Company's seed money. The separate account assets are carried at fair
value.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities have been recorded for temporary
differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the
accompanying financial statements and those in the Company's income tax returns.
2. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following table presents the fair values and carrying values of the
Company's financial instruments at December 31, 1999 and 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1999 DECEMBER 31, 1998
------------------------ ------------------------
FAIR CARRYING FAIR CARRYING
VALUE VALUE VALUE VALUE
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale.............. $304,681 $304,681 $359,442 $359,442
Held to maturity................ $41,906 $42,263 $57,419 $54,671
Equity securities................. $400 $400 $1,360 $1,360
Mortgage loans.................... $57,261 $58,179 $64,225 $58,907
LIABILITIES FOR INVESTMENT-TYPE
INSURANCE CONTRACTS
Supplementary contracts without
life contingencies.............. $7,407 $7,428 $7,479 $7,142
Individual annuities.............. $1,346,732 $1,384,023 $1,181,520 $1,215,896
</TABLE>
The underlying investment risk of the Company's variable life and variable
annuity contracts is assumed by the policyholder. These reserve liabilities are
primarily reported in the separate accounts. The liabilities in the separate
accounts are recorded at amounts equal to the related assets at fair value.
Fair values for the Company's insurance contracts other than
investment-type contracts are not required to be disclosed under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments." However, the estimated fair value and future cash flows
of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the
Company's overall management of interest rate risk, which minimizes exposure to
changing interest rates through the matching of investment maturities with
amounts due under insurance contracts. The estimated fair value of all assets
without a corresponding revaluation of all liabilities associated with insurance
contracts can be misinterpreted.
The following notes summarize the major methods and assumptions used in
estimating the fair values of financial instruments:
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Bonds, common stocks and preferred stocks are valued based upon quoted
market prices, where available. If quoted market prices are not available, as in
the case of private placements, fair values are based on quoted market prices of
comparable instruments (see Note 3).
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MORTGAGE LOANS
Mortgage loans are valued using discounted cash flow analyses, using
interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers
of similar credit quality. For mortgage loans classified as nonperforming, the
fair value was set equal to the lesser of the unpaid principal balance or the
market value of the underlying property.
POLICY LOANS
Policy loans are issued with either fixed or variable interest rates,
depending upon the terms of the policies. For those loans with fixed interest
rates, the interest rates range from 5% to 8%. For loans with variable interest
rates, the interest rates are primarily adjusted quarterly based upon changes in
a corporate bond index. Future cash flows of policy loans are uncertain and
difficult to predict. As a result, management deems it impractical to calculate
the fair value of policy loans.
INDIVIDUAL ANNUITIES AND SUPPLEMENTARY CONTRACTS
The fair value of individual annuities and supplementary contracts without
life contingencies is based primarily on surrender values. For those individual
annuities and supplementary contracts that are not surrenderable, discounted
future cash flows are used for calculating fair value.
POLICYHOLDER DIVIDENDS AND ACCUMULATIONS
The policyholder dividend and accumulation liabilities will ultimately be
settled in cash, applied toward the payment of premiums, or left on deposit with
the Company at interest. Management deems it impractical to calculate the fair
value of these liabilities due to valuation difficulties involving the
uncertainties of final settlement.
3. MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and
estimated fair value of investments in fixed maturity securities and equity
securities as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1999
--------------------------------------------------
GROSS GROSS ESTIMATED
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR
AVAILABLE FOR SALE COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
------------------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government corporations and agencies.......... $ 1,714 $ 1 $ 67 $ 1,648
Obligations of states and political
subdivisions.................................. 952 37 -- 989
Corporate securities............................ 290,080 751 15,499 275,332
Mortgage-backed securities...................... 27,547 155 990 26,712
-------- ------ ------- --------
Subtotal -- fixed maturities.................. 320,293 944 16,556 304,681
Equity securities............................... 232 171 3 400
-------- ------ ------- --------
Total......................................... $320,525 $1,115 $16,559 $305,081
======== ====== ======= ========
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1999
--------------------------------------------------
GROSS GROSS ESTIMATED
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR
HELD TO MATURITY COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
---------------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government corporations and agencies........... $ 4,165 $182 $ 23 $ 4,324
Corporate securities............................. 36,770 99 653 36,216
Mortgage-backed securities....................... 1,328 38 -- 1,366
------- ---- ---- -------
Total.......................................... $42,263 $319 $676 $41,906
======= ==== ==== =======
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1998
--------------------------------------------------
GROSS GROSS ESTIMATED
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR
AVAILABLE FOR SALE COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
------------------ --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government corporations and agencies.......... $ 562 $ 38 $ -- $ 600
Obligations of states and political
subdivisions.................................. 3,416 215 -- 3,631
Corporate securities............................ 317,068 9,330 3,340 323,058
Mortgage-backed securities...................... 31,061 1,121 29 32,153
-------- ------- ------ --------
Subtotal -- fixed maturities.................. 352,107 10,704 3,369 359,442
Equity securities............................... 1,278 495 413 1,360
-------- ------- ------ --------
Total......................................... $353,385 $11,199 $3,782 $360,802
======== ======= ====== ========
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31, 1998
--------------------------------------------------
GROSS GROSS ESTIMATED
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR
HELD TO MATURITY COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
---------------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
government corporations and agencies........... $ 4,655 $ 594 $-- $ 5,249
Corporate securities............................. 46,618 1,849 1 48,466
Mortgage-backed securities....................... 3,398 306 -- 3,704
------- ------ --- -------
Total.......................................... $54,671 $2,749 $ 1 $57,419
======= ====== === =======
</TABLE>
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at
December 31, 1999, by contractual maturity, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMORTIZED ESTIMATED
AVAILABLE FOR SALE COST FAIR VALUE
------------------ --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Due in one year or.......................................... $ 13,041 $ 13,064
Due after one year through five years....................... 117,657 115,895
Due after five years through ten years...................... 106,214 98,939
Due after ten years......................................... 83,381 76,783
-------- --------
Total..................................................... $320,293 $304,681
======== ========
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMORTIZED ESTIMATED
HELD TO MATURITY COST FAIR VALUE
---------------- --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Due in one year or less..................................... $ 5,416 $ 5,413
Due after one year through five years....................... 19,961 19,773
Due after five years through ten years...................... 13,993 13,984
Due after ten years......................................... 2,893 2,736
------- --------
Total..................................................... $42,263 $ 41,906
======= ========
</TABLE>
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because
borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call
or prepayment penalties. Mortgage-backed securities are included based on their
contractual maturity.
Realized (losses) gains on investments for the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997 are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------- ------ -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Fixed maturities....................................... $(1,506) $ (292) $ 1,135
Equity securities...................................... (393) (273) (1,360)
Mortgage loans......................................... -- (194) 104
Real estate............................................ -- 2,735 133
Other invested assets.................................. 12 34 57
------- ------ -------
$(1,887) $2,010 $ 69
======= ====== =======
</TABLE>
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on available for sale securities
as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
-------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation before
adjustments for the following:............................ $(15,444) $ 7,417
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs......... 9,545 (3,947)
Deferred Federal income taxes............................. 2,064 (1,215)
-------- -------
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation.................. $ (3,835) $ 2,255
======== =======
</TABLE>
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Net investment income, by type of investment, is as follows for the years
ending December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------- ------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Gross investment income:
Fixed maturities:
Available for sale.................................. $25,413 $25,294 $22,559
Held to maturity.................................... 4,126 4,686 5,692
Equity securities..................................... 2 66 92
Mortgage loans........................................ 5,099 4,485 3,924
Real estate........................................... 183 523 591
Policy loans and premium notes........................ 427 299 214
Cash and cash equivalents............................. 255 431 258
Other, net............................................ 119 781 9
------- ------- -------
35,624 36,565 33,339
Less investment expenses.............................. (748) (1,303) (1,025)
------- ------- -------
Net investment income................................. $34,876 $35,262 $32,314
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
4. MORTGAGE LOANS
The carrying value of impaired loans was $0 and $2,363, which were net of
reserves of $0 and $474 as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
A reconciliation of the reserve balance, including general reserves, for
mortgage loans for 1999 and 1998 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
------ ------
<S> <C> <C>
Balance at January 1........................................ $1,064 $1,170
Provision, net of recoveries................................ (324) 124
Releases due to foreclosures................................ -- (230)
------ ------
Balance at December 31...................................... $ 740 $1,064
====== ======
</TABLE>
The average recorded investment in impaired loans was $1,418 and $2,624
during 1999 and 1998, respectively. Interest income recognized on impaired loans
during 1999, 1998 and 1997 was $124, $237 and $284, respectively. All interest
income on impaired loans was recognized on the cash basis.
5. REAL ESTATE
Real estate totaled $1,794 and $484 as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively. Depreciation expense was $0, $116 and $113 for the years ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
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6. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
A reconciliation of the deferred policy acquisition cost (DAC) asset for
1999, 1998 and 1997 is as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at January 1,............................... $104,913 $ 83,291 $62,520
Expenses deferred................................... 31,369 35,985 31,404
Amortization........................................ (16,426) (14,804) (9,445)
Effect on DAC from unrealized losses (gains)........ 13,491 441 (1,188)
-------- -------- -------
Balance at December 31,............................. $133,347 $104,913 $83,291
======== ======== =======
</TABLE>
7. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The Company is included in a consolidated Federal income tax return with
Provident Mutual. The tax liability is accrued on a separate company basis,
adjusted for an allocation of an equity tax from Provident Mutual.
The provision for Federal income taxes from operations differs from the
normal relationship of Federal income tax to pretax income as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------ ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Federal income tax at statutory rate..................... $4,780 $4,198 $4,174
Current year equity tax................................ 817 664 900
True down of prior years' equity tax................... (900) (650) (625)
------ ------ ------
Provision for Federal income tax from operations......... $4,697 $4,212 $4,449
====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflect the income tax effects
of cumulative temporary differences between the reported values of assets and
liabilities for financial statement purposes and income tax return purposes.
Components of the Company's net deferred income tax liability are as follows at
December 31, 1999 and 1998:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY
Deferred policy acquisition costs........................... $36,685 $32,648
Net unrealized gain on available for sale securities........ -- 1,215
------- -------
Total deferred tax liability.............................. 36,685 33,863
------- -------
DEFERRED TAX ASSET
Reserves.................................................... 32,505 30,671
Invested assets............................................. 422 353
Policyholder dividends...................................... 203 189
Net unrealized loss on available for sale securities........ 2,065 --
Other....................................................... 244 176
------- -------
Total deferred tax asset.................................. 35,439 31,389
------- -------
Net deferred tax liability.................................. $ 1,246 $ 2,474
======= =======
</TABLE>
Under current tax law, stock life insurance companies are taxed at current
rates on distributions from the special surplus account for the benefit of
policyholders designated "Policyholder Surplus" (the Account). The Tax Reform
Act of 1984 eliminated further additions to the Account after December 31,
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1983. The aggregate accumulation at December 31,1983 was $2,037. The Company has
no present plans to make any distributions which would subject the Account to
current taxation.
The Company's Federal income tax returns have been audited through 1995.
All years through 1985 are closed. Years 1986 through 1995 have been audited and
are closed with the exception of several issues for which claims for refund have
been filed. Years 1996 and subsequent remain open. In the opinion of management,
adequate provision has been made for the possible effect of potential
assessments related to prior years' taxes.
8. REINSURANCE
In the normal course of business, the Company assumes risks from and cedes
certain parts of its risks to other insurance companies. The primary purpose of
ceded reinsurance is to limit losses from large exposures. For life insurance,
the Company retains no more than $1,500 on any single life.
Reinsurance contracts do not relieve the Company of its obligations to
policyholders. To the extent that reinsuring companies are later unable to meet
obligations under reinsurance agreements, the Company would be liable for these
obligations. The Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and
limits its exposure to any one reinsurer.
The tables below highlight the amounts shown in the accompanying financial
statements, which are net of reinsurance activity:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CEDED TO ASSUMED
GROSS OTHER FROM OTHER NET
AMOUNT COMPANIES COMPANIES AMOUNT
---------- ---------- ---------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
DECEMBER 31, 1999
Life insurance in force..................... $3,304,015 $2,454,842 $25,319 $874,492
========== ========== ======= ========
Premiums.................................... $ 18,580 $ 639 $ 90 $ 18,031
========== ========== ======= ========
Future policyholder benefits................ $ 482,673 $ 3,515 $ 1,968 $481,126
========== ========== ======= ========
DECEMBER 31, 1998:
Life insurance in force..................... $2,763,532 $1,980,669 $34,968 $817,831
========== ========== ======= ========
Premiums.................................... $ 13,771 $ 666 $ 164 $ 13,269
========== ========== ======= ========
Future policyholder benefits................ $ 517,625 $ 3,054 $ 2,378 $516,949
========== ========== ======= ========
DECEMBER 31, 1997:
Life insurance in force..................... $2,153,084 $1,591,141 $50,233 $612,176
========== ========== ======= ========
Premiums.................................... $ 14,367 $ 614 $ 151 $ 13,904
========== ========== ======= ========
Future policyholder benefits................ $ 516,591 $ 74,674 $ 3,102 $445,019
========== ========== ======= ========
</TABLE>
On January 1, 1998, the Company terminated its reinsurance agreement with
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metropolitan). Prior to 1998, the Company
had ceded 65 percent of the premiums and reserves related to its single premium
deferred annuity (SPDA) product to Metropolitan. The Company recaptured $71,995
in reserves and received cash totaling $70,140.
A coinsurance agreement exists between Provident Mutual and the Company
with respect to annuities. Prior to 1992, the agreement covered SPDA's issued
after 1984. The agreement was amended in 1992 to include single premium
immediate annuities and supplementary contracts. Pursuant to this agreement, the
Company has no reinsurance recoverables at December 31, 1999 and 1998. Deposits
ceded during 1999 and 1998 were $2,627 and $2,749, respectively.
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Approximately $1,668,604 and $1,481,828 of the Company's life insurance in
force is ceded to Provident Mutual under two reinsurance agreements and a
modified coinsurance agreement at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
Premiums and deposits ceded were $4,146 and $4,103 during 1999 and 1998,
respectively. Reinsurance recoverables at December 31, 1999 and 1998 were $132
and $134, respectively.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Provident Mutual and its subsidiaries provide certain investment and
administrative services to the Company. Generally, fees for these services are
based on an allocation of costs upon either a specific identification basis or a
proportional cost allocation basis which management believes to be reasonable.
These costs include direct salaries and related benefits, including pension and
other postretirement benefits as well as overhead costs. These costs were
$15,941, $16,581 and $13,964 for 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
The contractual obligations under the Company's SPDA contracts in force and
issued before September 1, 1988 are guaranteed by Provident Mutual. Total SPDA
contracts affected by this guarantee in force at December 31, 1999 and 1998
approximated $73,957 and $81,050, respectively.
10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk
in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its borrowers
and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These
financial instruments include investment commitments related to its interests in
mortgage loans, marketable securities lending and interest rate futures
contracts. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and
interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the statements of
financial condition.
At December 31, 1999, the Company had outstanding mortgage loan and limited
partnership commitments of approximately $3,768. The mortgage loan commitments,
which expire through December 2000, totaled $3,275 and were issued during 1999
at interest rates consistent with rates applicable on December 31, 1999. As a
result, the fair value of these commitments approximates the face amount.
Derivatives are used for hedging existing bonds (including cash reserves)
against adverse price or interest rate movements and for fixing liability costs
at the time of product sales. The Company had no hedge activity in 1999. The
Company closed out hedge positions consisting of 226 treasury futures contracts
with a dollar value of $25,727 in 1998. The approximate net losses generated
from the hedge positions were $33 in 1998. There were no open hedge positions at
December 31, 1999 and 1998.
Periodically, the Company enters securities lending agreements to earn
additional investment income on its securities. The borrower must provide cash
collateral prior to or at the inception of the loan. There were no securities
lending positions at December 31, 1999 or 1998.
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO CREDIT RISK
Bonds
The Company's bond investment portfolio is predominately comprised of
investment grade securities. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, approximately
$34,449 and $23,488, respectively, in debt security investments (9.5% and 5.8%,
respectively, of the total debt security portfolio) are considered "below
investment grade." During 1999, the Company increased its allocation of assets
to below investment grade securities. Securities are classified as "below
investment grade" primarily by utilizing rating criteria established by
independent bond rating agencies.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
Debt security investments with a carrying value at December 31, 1999 of
$600 were non-income producing for the year ended December 31, 1999.
The Company had debt security investments in the financial services
industry at both December 31, 1999 and 1998 that exceeded 5% of total assets.
Mortgage Loans
The Company originates mortgage loans either directly or through mortgage
correspondents and brokers throughout the country. Loans are primarily related
to underlying real property investments in office and apartment buildings and
retail/commercial and industrial facilities. Mortgage loans are collateralized
by the related properties and such collateral generally approximates a minimum
133% of the original loan value at the time the loan is made.
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, there were no delinquent mortgage loans
(i.e., loans where payments on principal and/or interest are over 90 days past
due).
The Company had no loans in any state where principal balances in the
aggregate exceeded 20% of the Company's equity.
LITIGATION AND UNASSERTED CLAIMS
The Company is involved in various litigation, as both plaintiff and
defendant, which has arisen in the ordinary course of business, which, in the
opinion of management and legal counsel, will not have a material effect on the
Company's financial position or its results of operations.
Insurance companies are subject to assessments, up to statutory limits, by
state guaranty funds for losses of policyholders of insolvent insurance
companies. In the opinion of management, the outcome of the proceedings and
assessments will not have a material adverse effect on the financial statements.
Guaranty fund assessments totaled $79, $109 and $236 in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively. Of those amounts, $76, $56 and $117 in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively, are creditable against future years' premium taxes.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
11. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The components of other comprehensive income are as follows:
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TAX
BEFORE TAX (EXPENSE) NET OF TAX
AMOUNT BENEFIT AMOUNT
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999:
Unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on
securities.................................... $(11,256) $ 3,939 $(7,317)
Less: reclassification adjustment for losses
realized in net income........................ 1,887 (660) 1,227
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Net change in unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation on securities.................... $ (9,369) $ 3,279 $(6,090)
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998:
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
securities.................................... $ 1,081 $ (378) $ 703
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains
realized in net income........................ (2,010) 703 (1,307)
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Net change in unrealized (depreciation)
appreciation on securities.................... $ (929) $ 325 $ (604)
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997:
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
securities.................................... $ 3,088 $(1,081) $ 2,007
Less: reclassification adjustment for gains
realized in net income........................ (69) 24 (45)
-------- ------- -------
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on securities.................. $ 3,019 $(1,057) $ 1,962
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a) Financial Statements
All required financial statements are included in Part A and Part B of
this Registration Statement.
(1) (a) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America authorizing establishment of
the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account.(1)
(b) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America authorizing additional
Subaccounts of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate
Account.(1)
(c) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America authorizing additional
Subaccounts of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate
Account.(1)
(d) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America authorizing additional
Subaccounts of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate
Account.(1)
(e) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America authorizing additional
Subaccounts of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate
Account.(1)
(f) Resolution of the Board of Directors of Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America authorizing additional
subaccounts of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate
Account.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) (a) Form of Underwriting Agreement among Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America, PML Securities, Inc. and the
Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account.(1)
(b) Form of Selling Agreement between PML Securities, Inc. and
Sentinel Financial Services Company.(1)
(4) Form of Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity Contract
(VA211).
(a) Amendment of Contract Provisions Rider (PL470.13A).(1)
(b) Qualified Plan Rider (PL471).(1)
(c) 403(b) Annuity Loan Rider (PL515).(1)
(d) Death Benefit Rider "Step-Up" (PL547).(1)
(e) Death Benefit Rider "Rising Floor" (PL548).(1)
(f) Simple IRA Rider (PL549).(1)
(g) SEP IRA Rider (PL550).(1)
(h) Qualify as an IRA Rider (PL553).(1)
(i) Qualify as a TSA Under 403(b) Rider (PL554).(1)
(j) Amendment for a Charitable Remainder Trust Rider (PL558).(1)
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(k) Systematic Withdraw Plan Rider (PL600).(1)
(5) Form of Application and 1717 Capital Management Company Suitability Statement.(1)
(a) Initial Allocation Schedule.(1)
(6) (a) Charter of Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.(1)
(b) By-Laws of Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.(1)
(7) Not applicable.
(8) (a) Participation Agreement among Market Street Fund, Inc., Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America and PML Securities, Inc.(1)
(b) Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Fund, Fidelity Distributors
Corporation and Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.(2)
(c) Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors
Corporation and Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.(2)
(d) Form of Fund Participation Agreement among OCC Trust, OpCap Advisors and Providentmutual
Life and Annuity Company of America.(1)
(e) Participation Agreement between Van Eck Investment Trust and Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America.(1)
(f) Service Agreement between Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America and Provident
Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia.(1)
(g) Support Agreement between Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company and Providentmutual Life
and Annuity Company of America.(1)
(h) Form of Participation Agreement among Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America,
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC.(3)
(i) Form of Services Agreement between Pacific Investment Management Company and
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America.(3)
(9) Opinion and consent of James G. Potter, Jr., Esquire.
(10) (a) Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP.
(b) Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
(11) No financial statements are omitted from Item 23.
(12) Not applicable.
(13) Schedule for computation of performance data to be filed by amendment.
(14) Powers of Attorney.(1)
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to post-effective amendment number 5 to the
Form N-4 registration statement for Providentmutual Variable Annuity
Separate Account, filed on May 1, 1998, File No. 33-65512.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to post-effective amendment number 18 to
the Form S-6 registration statement for Provident Mutual Variable Growth
Separate Account, et al., filed on May 1, 1998, File No. 33-2625.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to pre-effective amendment number 1 to the
Form N-4 registration statement for Providentmutual Variable Annuity
Separate Account, filed on December 20, 1999, File No. 333-88163.
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Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS* POSITION AND OFFICES WITH DEPOSITOR
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Robert W. Kloss**...................................... President and Director
Mary Lynn Finelli**.................................... Director
Alan F. Hinkle**....................................... Director, Vice President and Actuary
James D. Kestner**..................................... Director
Sarah C. Lange**....................................... Director
James G. Potter, Jr.**................................. Director, Secretary and Legal Officer
Linda M. Springer**.................................... Director
Joan C. Tucker......................................... Director and Vice President
James D. Benson**...................................... Assistant Financial Reporting Officer
Scott V. Carney**...................................... Vice President and Actuary
Rosanne Gatta**........................................ Treasurer
Anthony Giampietro**................................... Assistant Treasurer
Deborah Thiel Hall**................................... Compliance Officer
Timothy P. Henry**..................................... Vice President and Investment Officer
Joseph T. Laudadio..................................... Underwriting Officer
Michael E. Funck**..................................... Financial Reporting Officer
Stephen L. White**..................................... Vice President and Actuary
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* Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address is 300
Continental Drive, Newark, DE 19713.
** Principal business address is 1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Berwyn, PA 19312.
Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With the Depositor or
Registrant
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PERCENT OF VOTING
NAME JURISDICTION SECURITIES OWNED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
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Provident Mutual Pennsylvania Mutual Company Life & Health Insurance
Life Insurance Company
Providentmutual Life and Delaware Ownership of all Life & Health Insurance
Annuity Company voting securities
of America by Provident Mutual
Provident Mutual International Delaware Ownership of all Life & Health Insurance
Life Insurance Company voting securities
by Provident Mutual
Providentmutual Pennsylvania Ownership of all Holding Company
Holding Company (PHC) voting securities
by Provident Mutual
1717 Capital Management Pennsylvania Ownership of all Broker/Dealer
Company voting securities by
PHC
1767 Brokerage Services, Inc. Pennsylvania Ownership of all voting Insurance Agency
securities by PHC
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PERCENT OF VOTING
NAME JURISDICTION SECURITIES OWNED PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
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Providentmutual Investment Pennsylvania Ownership of all Investment Adviser
Management Company voting securities
by PHC
Washington Square Pennsylvania Ownership of all Administrative Services
Administrative Services, voting securities
Inc. by PHC
Institutional Concepts, Inc. New York Ownership of all Insurance Agency
voting securities
by PHC
Provestco, Inc. Delaware Ownership of all Real Estate Investment
voting securities
by PHC
PNAM, Inc. Delaware Ownership of all Holding Company
voting securities
by PHC
Sigma American Delaware Ownership of 80.2% Investment Management
Corporation voting securities by and Advisory Services
PHC and 19.8% voting
securities by Provident
Mutual
Provident Mutual Delaware Ownership of all Investment Management
Management Co., Inc. voting securities and Advisory Services
by Sigma American
Software Development Pennsylvania Ownership of 100% Development and
Corporation voting securities Marketing of Computer
by PHC Software
Market Street Fund, Inc. Maryland Mutual Fund
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Item 27. Number of Policyowners
As of the date of this registration statement there were no Contracts
outstanding.
Item 28. Indemnification
The By-Laws of Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America provide,
in part in Article XII, as follows:
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHER PERSONS
Section 12.01. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall
indemnify any present, former, or future Director, officer,
or employee of the Company or any person who may serve or
has served at its request as officer or Director of another
corporation of which the Company is a creditor or
stockholder, against the reasonable expenses, including
attorneys' fees, necessarily incurred in connection with the
defense of any action, suit or other proceeding to which any
of them is made a party because of service as Director,
officer, or employee of the Company or such other
corporation, or in connection with any appeal therein, and
against any amounts paid by such Director, officer, or
employee in settlement of, or in satisfaction of a judgment
or fine in any
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such action, suit or proceeding, except expenses incurred in
defense of or amounts paid in connection with any action,
suit or other proceeding in which such Director, officer or
employee shall be adjudged to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his duty. A judgment
entered in connection with a compromise or dismissal or
settlement of any such action, suit or other proceeding
shall not of itself be deemed an adjudication of negligence
or misconduct. The indemnification herein provided shall not
be exclusive of any other rights to which the persons
indemnified may be entitled.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
Item 29. Principal Underwriter
(a) 1717 Capital Management Company (1717) is the principal underwriter of
the Contracts as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. 1717 is also
principal underwriter for the Market Street Fund, Inc., for Providentmutual
Variable Life Separate Account and for various separate accounts of Provident
Mutual Life Insurance Company Separate Accounts.
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(b) The following information is furnished with respect to the officers and
directors of 1717:
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITIONS AND OFFICES POSITIONS AND OFFICES
BUSINESS ADDRESS* WITH 1717 WITH DEPOSITOR
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Mary Lynn Finelli**....................... Director Director
Alan F. Hinkle**.......................... Director Director, Vice President and
Actuary
Robert W. Kloss**......................... Director President and Director
James G. Potter, Jr.**.................... Director Director, Secretary and
Legal Officer
Joan C. Tucker............................ Director Director and Vice President
Louise A. Aviola, Jr. .................... Vice President and Manager of None
Operations
Rosanne Gatta**........................... Treasurer Treasurer
Anthony Giampietro**...................... Assistant Treasurer Assistant Treasurer
Deborah Thiel Hall**...................... Insurance Compliance Officer Compliance Officer
Michael Krulikowski....................... Senior Compliance Officer None
Anthony Mastrangelo**..................... Assistant Financial Reporting None
Officer
Todd R. Miller**.......................... Assistant Financial Reporting Financial Reporting Officer
Officer
Alison Naylor............................. Compliance Officer None
Linda M. Springer**....................... Financial Reporting Officer Director
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* Unless otherwise indicated, principal business address is Christiana
Executive Campus, P.O. Box 15626, Wilmington, DE 19850.
** Principal business address is 1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard, Berwyn, PA 19312.
Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records
All accounts and records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder are maintained by PLACA
at 300 Continental Drive, Newark, DE 19713 or at 1000 Chesterbrook Boulevard,
Berwyn, PA 19312.
Item 31. Management Services
All management contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B.
Item 32. Undertakings
(a) Registrant hereby undertakes to file a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited
financial statements in the registration statement are never more than sixteen
(16) months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity contracts may
be accepted.
(b) Registrant hereby undertakes to include either (1) as part of any
application to purchase a contract offered by the Prospectus, a space that an
applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or (2) a
postcard or similar written communication affixed to or included in the
Prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional
Information; and
(c) Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional
Information and any financial statement required to be made available under this
Form promptly upon written or oral request.
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(d) Reliance on No-Action Letter Regarding Section 403(b) Retirement Plan.
PLACA and the Variable Account rely on a no-action letter issued by the Division
of Investment Management to the American Council of Life Insurance on November
28, 1988 and represent that the conditions enumerated therein have been or will
be complied with.
REPRESENTATION OF REASONABLENESS
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America hereby represents that
the fees and charges deducted under the Contracts, in the aggregate, are
reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be
incurred, and the risks assumed by Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of
America.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, PROVIDENTMUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE
ACCOUNT AND PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA HAVE CAUSED THIS
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS
BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, AND ITS SEAL TO BE HEREUNTO
AFFIXED AND ATTESTED, ALL IN THE COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE AND STATE OF DELAWARE, ON
THE 29TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2000.
PROVIDENTMUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY
SEPARATE ACCOUNT (REGISTRANT)
By: PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY
COMPANY OF AMERICA (DEPOSITOR)
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Attest: /s/ JAMES G. POTTER, JR. By: /s/ ROBERT W. KLOSS
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ROBERT W. KLOSS
President
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PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY
COMPANY OF AMERICA (DEPOSITOR)
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Attest: /s/ JAMES G. POTTER, JR. By: /s/ ROBERT W. KLOSS
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ROBERT W. KLOSS
President
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PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES INDICATED AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
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SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
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/s/ ROBERT W. KLOSS President and Director February 29, 2000
- --------------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
ROBERT W. KLOSS
/s/ STEPHEN L. WHITE Actuarial Officer February 29, 2000
- --------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Officer)
STEPHEN L. WHITE
/s/ MICHAEL E. FUNCK Financial Reporting Officer February 29, 2000
- --------------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer)
MICHAEL E. FUNCK
/s/ MARY LYNN FINELLI Director February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
MARY LYNN FINELLI
/s/ JAMES G. POTTER, JR. Director, Secretary and Legal Officer February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
JAMES G. POTTER, JR.
/s/ JAMES D. KESTNER Director February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
JAMES D. KESTNER
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SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
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/s/ SARAH C. LANGE Director February 29, 2000
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SARAH C. LANGE
/s/ ALAN F. HINKLE Director February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
ALAN F. HINKLE
/s/ JOAN C. TUCKER Director February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
JOAN C. TUCKER
/s/ MEHRAN ASSADI Director February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
MEHRAN ASSADI
/s/ LINDA M. SPRINGER Director February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
LINDA M. SPRINGER
/s/ ROSEANNE GATTA Treasurer February 29, 2000
- ---------------------------------------
ROSEANNE GATTA
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Exhibit 1.a(f)
UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF DIRECTORS OF PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE
AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
THE UNDERSIGNED, being all of the Directors of Providentmutual Life and
Annuity Company of America, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby
consent, pursuant to Delaware General Corporation Law Section 141(f), to the
taking of the following actions and the adoption of the following resolutions
without a meeting and agree that such resolutions shall have the same force and
effect as though duly adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors duly called
and held in accordance with law and the By-Laws of the Company:
WHEREAS, on May 1, 1991, Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America (the "Company") established a separate
account pursuant to the provisions of Section 406.2 of the
Pennsylvania Insurance Code designated as the "Providentmutual
Variable Annuity Separate Account" (the "Account") for use in
conjunction with certain variable annuity contracts (the
"Contracts"); and
WHEREAS, the Company has redomesticated as a Delaware
Insurance Company and is now subject to regulation by the
Delaware Insurance Department; and
WHEREAS, the Account is now subject to and conforms with the
provisions of Section 2932 of the Delaware Insurance Code; and
WHEREAS, such Account is registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") as a unit investment trust under
the Investment Act of 1940; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish investment
subaccounts within the Account and further reserves the right
to add or remove any investment subaccount within the Account
as may be deemed necessary or appropriate;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following investment
subaccounts are hereby established within the Account: the
PIMCO High-Yield Bond Subaccount, the PIMCO Total Return Bond
Subaccount, the VIP III Contrafund Subaccount, the VIP III
Growth Subaccount, the VIP III Growth Opportunity Subaccount,
and the VIP III Overseas Subaccount (the "Subaccounts"); and
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FURTHER RESOLVED, that the portion of the assets of the
Account and the Subaccounts equal to the reserves and other
contract liabilities with respect to the Account and
Subaccounts shall not be chargeable with liabilities arising
out of any other business the Company may conduct; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the income, gains and losses, realized
or unrealized, from assets allocated to the Account or the
Subaccounts shall, in accordance with the Contracts, be
credited to or charged against such Account or Subaccounts
without regard to other income, gains or losses of the
Company; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President or a Vice President are
hereby authorized to take all necessary and appropriate action
to effectuate the use of the Subaccount, to adopt Rules and
Regulations for the administration of the Subaccounts, and to
execute any and all agreements, including but not limited to,
an agreement with PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and Variable
Insurance Products Fund III, for the provision of services
with the Subaccounts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all the members of the Board of
Directors, have executed this Unanimous Consent of Directors as of the 29 day
of February, 2000.
/s/ Robert W. Kloss /s/ Mehran Assadi
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Robert W. Kloss Mehran Assadi
/s/ Mary Lynn Finelli /s/ Alan F. Hinkle
- ---------------------------- ------------------------------
Mary Lynn Finelli Alan F. Hinkle
/s/ James D. Kestner /s/ Sarah C. Lange
- ---------------------------- ------------------------------
James D. Kestner Sarah C. Lange
/s/ James Potter /s/ Linda M. Springer
- ---------------------------- ------------------------------
James Potter Linda M. Springer
/s/ Joan C. Tucker
- ----------------------------
Joan C. Tucker
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Exhibit 4
PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
A Stock Life Insurance Company
Newark, Delaware
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ANNUITANT: JOHN DOE CONTRACT DATE: 01/01/2000
CONTRACT NO.: 9,000,000 MATURITY DATE: 01/01/2055
</TABLE>
In this Contract, Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America is
referred to as "We," "Us," "Our," or the "Company." "You" and "Your" refer to
the Owner of the Contract.
We agree to pay the benefits as described in this Contract in accordance with
its provisions.
PLEASE READ THIS CONTRACT CAREFULLY
It is a legal contract between You and Us.
NOTICE OF 10-DAY CANCELLATION PERIOD
If for any reason You are not satisfied with this Contract, You may return it to
Us for cancellation by delivering or mailing it to:
1. Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America, Service Center, 300
Continental Drive, Newark, Delaware 19713, or
2. the agent through whom it was purchased.
To cancel this Contract, You must return it to Us no later than 10 days after
You first receive it. This Contract will be void as of the date We receive Your
Contract and Your request for cancellation. We will refund Your Contract Account
Value (as of the date the returned Contract is received by Us) minus any Credit
Amounts plus any charges that We have deducted from either premium payments or
Contract Account Value.
Signed for Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America in Newark,
Delaware.
by: /s/ illegible signature by: /s/ Robert W. Kloss
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Secretary President
ANNUITY PAYMENTS AND OTHER VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT INCLUDING ANY DEATH
BENEFIT THAT MAY BE PAYABLE, WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE
VARIABLE ACCOUNT, MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE DAILY AS A FUNCTION OF THE INVESTMENT
PERFORMANCE OF SUBACCOUNTS SELECTED BY THE OWNER AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO
DOLLAR AMOUNT. NO MINIMUM CONTRACT ACCOUNT VALUE IS GUARANTEED EXCEPT FOR ANY
AMOUNTS IN THE GUARANTEED ACCOUNT OPTIONS.
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
Flexible premiums as stated in the General Provisions.
Contract Account Values are variable, except for amounts in the Guaranteed
Account Options. Non-participating Contract.
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FOR INQUIRIES, INFORMATION AND RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS CALL: 1-800-688-5177
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONTRACT SCHEDULE ..................................................... 3
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS ................................................ 5
SECTION 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS ......................................... 7
SECTION 3: OWNERSHIP .................................................. 9
SECTION 4: THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT ....................................... 9
SECTION 5: GUARANTEED ACCOUNT OPTIONS ................................. 11
SECTION 6: ALLOCATIONS AND TRANSFERS .................................. 12
SECTION 7: CONTRACT ACCOUNT VALUES .................................... 13
SECTION 8: FEES AND CHARGES ........................................... 14
SECTION 9: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS ........................................ 15
SECTION 10: DEATH BENEFITS ............................................ 16
SECTION 11: ANNUITY PROVISION AND PAYMENT OPTIONS ..................... 17
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A COPY OF THE APPLICATION AND ANY ENDORSEMENTS OR RIDERS ARE INCLUDED BEFORE THE
LAST PAGE.
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CONTRACT SCHEDULE
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OWNER: JASON DOE [JOINT OWNER:]
ANNUITANT: JOHN DOE CONTRACT DATE: 01/01/2000
DATE OF BIRTH - SEX: 01/01/1965 - MALE MATURITY DATE: 01/01/2055
CONTRACT NUMBER: 9,000,000
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RIDERS:
Death Benefit Rider - Form R2547
INITIAL PREMIUM PAYMENT: $10,000.00
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Withdrawal Amount: $500
Minimum Transfer Amount: $500
Minimum Remaining Amount after Transfer: $500
Minimum Remaining Contract Account Value after Withdrawal: $10,000
CHARGES AND FEES:
Annual Annuity Charge: 1.40%
Annual Administrative Fee: $40.00
This fee may be waived if the Contract Account Value on the date the fee
is assessed is at least $50,000.
Transfer Processing Fee: $25.00
This fee is waived on the first twelve transfers in a Contract Year.
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CONTRACT SCHEDULE (CONTINUED)
SURRENDER CHARGE:
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2 7.0%
3 6.0%
4 5.0%
5 4.0%
6 3.0%
7 2.0%
8 1.5%
9 and over 0.0%
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SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS
ACCUMULATION UNIT: A unit of measure used to calculate Variable Account Value.
ACT: Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
ANNUITANT: The person or persons upon whose life (or lives) the Annuity Payments
payable under the Contract is determined.
ANNUITY DATE: The date as of which Surrender Value is applied to a Payment
Option. The Annuity Date will be the Maturity Date unless the Owner designates a
different date.
ANNUITY PAYMENT: One of several periodic payments made by Us to the Payee under
a Payment Option.
BENEFICIARY: The person(s) to whom the death benefit will be paid on the death
of an Owner or Annuitant. If the Contract has joint Owners, the surviving joint
Owner will be the designated Beneficiary.
CANCELLATION PERIOD: The period described on the cover page of this Contract
during which the Owner may return the Contract for a refund.
CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
COMPANY, WE, US OR OUR: Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America, a
Delaware corporation.
CONTRACT: This flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract, including
any attached endorsements or riders, and the attached copy of the application.
CONTRACT ANNIVERSARY: The same day and month in each Contract Year as the
Contract Date. Contract Years and Months are measured from the Contract Date
shown in the Contract Schedule.
CONTRACT DATE: The date on which We issue the Contract, shown in the Contract
Schedule, and upon which the Contract becomes effective. The Contract Date is
used to determine Contract Years and Contract Anniversaries.
CONTRACT ACCOUNT VALUE: The total amount invested under the Contract. It is the
sum of Variable Account Value and the Guaranteed Account Value.
CONTRACT YEAR: A twelve-month period beginning on the Contract Date or on a
Contract Anniversary.
DUE PROOF OF DEATH: Proof of death satisfactory to Us. Due Proof of Death may
consist of the following:
(a) a certified copy of the death record;
(b) a certified copy of a court decree reciting a finding of death;
or
(c) any other proof satisfactory to Us.
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FREE WITHDRAWAL AMOUNT: During the first Contract Year, an amount equal to 10%
of the premium payments in the first Contract Year. For all other Contract
Years, the Free Withdrawal Amount is a percentage of the Contract Account Value
at the start of the year less a Reduction Factor, which reflects the usage of
the Free Withdrawal Amount in prior Contract Years. The percentage is 20% in the
second Contract Year and increases by 10% per year until it reaches a maximum of
50% in the fifth Contract Year. The Reduction Factor for the second Contract
Year equals a fraction expressed as a percentage where the numerator equals the
free withdrawals made in the first Contract Year and the denominator is the
premium payments in the first Contract Year. The Reduction Factor for each
subsequent Contract Year equals the Reduction Factor for the prior Contract Year
plus a fraction expressed as a percentage where the numerator equals the free
withdrawals made in the prior Contract Year and the denominator is the Contract
Account Value at the beginning of the prior Contract Year. The Free Withdrawal
Amount in any year will not be less than 10% of the Contract Account Value at
the start of the Contract Year.
FUND: Any open-end management investment company or investment portfolio thereof
or any unit investment trust or series thereof, in which a Subaccount invests.
GENERAL ACCOUNT: The assets of the Company other than those allocated to the
Variable Account or any other Separate Account of the Company.
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT OPTION: An allocation option available under the Contract as
further defined in the Guaranteed Account Options Section. Amounts allocated to
the Guaranteed Account Options are invested in the General Account.
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT VALUE: The total amount in all Guaranteed Account Options
being used under the Contract.
HOME OFFICE: Our office at 300 Continental Drive, Newark, Delaware 19713.
MATURITY DATE: The last date as of which Contract Account Value may be applied
to purchase a Payment Option. It is the later of the Contract Anniversary
nearest the Annuitant's age 90, or 10 years after the Contract Date (unless We
consent to a later Maturity Date).
NET ASSET VALUE: The value per share of any Fund on any Valuation Day. The
method of computing the Net Asset Value is described in the prospectus for each
Fund.
NET PREMIUM PAYMENT: Your premium payment less any Premium Tax Charge deducted
from the premium payment.
NOTICE: A notice or request submitted by You in writing or otherwise to Us in a
form satisfactory to Us that is signed by the Owner and received at the Service
Center.
OWNER: The person (or persons) who owns (or own) the Contract and who is (are)
entitled to exercise all rights and privileges provided in the Contract, also
referred to herein as "You" or "Your." The maximum number of joint Owners is
two. Provisions relating to action by the Owner mean, in the case of joint
Owners, both Owners acting jointly under procedures acceptable to Us.
PAYEE: The person entitled to receive Annuity Payments under the Contract. The
Annuitant is the Payee unless the Owner designates a different person as Payee.
PAYMENT OPTION: An elected option resulting in a series of periodic payments
beginning on the Annuity Date as further defined in the Annuity Provisions and
Payment Option Section.
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PROCEEDS: The amount, if any, that We pay when the first of the following events
occur: (1) the Maturity Date; (2) the Contract is surrendered; (3) We receive
Due Proof of Death of an Owner; or (4) the election of a Payment Option.
SEC: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT: An account of the Company other than the General Account.
SERVICE CENTER: Any office designated by Us for the receipt of premium payments
and processing of Owner requests.
SUBACCOUNT: A subdivision of the Variable Account, the assets of which are
invested in a designated Fund.
SUBACCOUNT VALUE: For this Contract, the amount equal to that part of any Net
Premium Payment allocated to the Subaccount and any Contract Account Value
transferred to that Subaccount, adjusted by any interest income, dividends, net
capital gains or losses, realized or unrealized, and decreased by withdrawals
(including any applicable Surrender Charges and Premium Tax Charge), charges and
any Contract Account Value transferred out of that Subaccount. Subaccount Value
is determined by calculating the Accumulation Unit Value as described in the
Variable Account Section.
SURRENDER VALUE: The Contract Account Value less: (1) any applicable Surrender
Charges; (2) Premium Tax Charges not previously deducted; and (3) the Annual
Administrative Fee.
VALUATION DAY: For each Subaccount, each day on which the New York Stock
Exchange is open for business except for certain holidays listed in the
prospectus and days that a Subaccount's corresponding Fund does not value its
shares.
VALUATION PERIOD: The period that starts at the close of regular trading on the
New York Stock Exchange and ends at the close of regular trading on next
succeeding Valuation Date.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT: Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT VALUE: The sum of all Subaccount Values.
SECTION 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS
THE CONTRACT: We have issued this Contract in consideration of Your application
and Your payment of the Initial Premium Payment. The entire Contract is made up
of this Contract, any attached endorsements or riders, and the attached copy of
the application. In the absence of fraud, We consider statements made in the
application to be representations and not warranties. We will not use any
statement in defense of a claim or to void this Contract unless it is contained
in the attached application. Only Our President, a Vice President, or Secretary
may modify this Contract or waive any of Our rights or requirements under this
Contract. Any modification or waiver must be in writing. No agent may bind Us by
making any promise not contained in this Contract.
INCONTESTABILITY: We will not contest this Contract after it has been in force
during the Owner's lifetime for two years from the Contract Date.
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MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX: If the age or sex has been misstated, We will adjust
the benefits We pay under this Contract to the amount that would have been
payable at the correct age and sex. If We made any underpayments because of any
such misstatement, We shall pay the amount of such underpayment plus interest at
an annual effective rate of 3%, immediately to the Payee or Beneficiary in one
sum. If We make any overpayment because of a misstatement of age or sex, We
shall deduct from current or future payments due under this Contract, the amount
of such overpayment plus interest at an annual effective rate of 3%.
PERIODIC REPORTS: At least annually, or more often as required by law, We will
mail to Owners at their last known address a report showing the following items
as of a date shown on the report:
1. the number of Accumulation Units credited to this Contract and the dollar
value of such units;
2. the Contract Account Value and Surrender Value;
3. any premium payments, withdrawals, or surrenders made, Death Benefits paid
and charges deducted since the last report; and
4. any other information required by law.
MODIFICATION: Upon notice to the Owner, We may modify the Contract to:
1. conform the Contract, the operations of the Company, or the Variable
Account to the requirements of any law (or regulation or pronouncement
issued by a government agency) to which the Contract, the Company, or the
Variable Account is subject;
2. assure continued qualification of the Contract as an annuity contract under
the Code;
3. reflect a change (as permitted in this Contract) in the operation of the
Variable Account; or
4. provide additional Subaccounts and/or Guaranteed Account Options.
In the event of any such modification, We may make appropriate endorsements to
the Contract.
NON-PARTICIPATING: This Contract does not participate in the surplus or profits
of the Company and We do not pay dividends under this Contract.
PROTECTION OF PROCEEDS: To the extent permitted by applicable law, no right or
benefit payable under this Contract are subject to the claims of creditors
except as may be provided in an assignment in a form acceptable to Us. No
Beneficiary or Payee may commute, encumber, or alienate any payments under this
Contract before they are due.
DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY: Any payments made by Us under any Payment Option in
connection with the payment of any withdrawal, surrender or death benefit, shall
discharge Our liability to the extent of each such payment.
INITIAL PREMIUM PAYMENT: The Initial Premium Payment is shown on the Contract
Schedule and is payable on or before the Contract Date.
SUBSEQUENT PREMIUM PAYMENTS: Owners may make an additional premium payment of at
least the minimum amount shown in the current prospectus. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, We reserve the right to not accept additional premium payments at any
time for any reason.
PROOF OF AGE, SEX, AND SURVIVAL: We reserve the right to require proof of age,
sex or survival of any person upon whose age, sex, or survival any payments
depend. In addition, for
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life contingent Payment Options, We reserve the right to require proof of the
Annuitant's survival before any Annuity Date.
INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUESTS: All instructions and requests are effective as of the
end of the Valuation Period in which We receive them in a form satisfactory to
Us, unless the event is scheduled to occur on a later date. We may require that
You provide signature guarantees or other safeguards for any instruction,
request or document You send to Our Service Center. You acknowledge and agree
that We are not liable for any loss, liability, cost or expense of any kind for
acting on instructions or requests submitted to Us that We reasonably believe to
be genuine.
SECTION 3: OWNERSHIP
OWNERSHIP: This Contract belongs to the Owner. The Owner, as shown on the
Contract Schedule, or as subsequently changed, may exercise all rights under
this Contract. Subject to more specific provisions elsewhere herein, these
rights include the right to: (1) select or change an Owner; (2) select or change
any Beneficiary; (3) select or change the Payee; (4) before the Annuity Date,
select or change the Payment Option; (5) before the Annuity Date and Maturity
Date, select or change the Annuity Date; (6) allocate Net Premium Payments among
and between the Subaccounts and Guaranteed Account Options; and (7) transfer
amounts among and between the Subaccounts and Guaranteed Account Options.
ASSIGNMENT: At any time before the Maturity Date, the Owner may assign this
Contract by Notice. We are not responsible for the validity or sufficiency of
any assignment. Your rights and the rights of any Beneficiary or Payee may be
affected by an assignment. We are not bound by the assignment until We receive a
copy of the assignment at the Service Center.
CHANGING THE BENEFICIARY OR OWNER: The Owner may change the Beneficiary or Owner
by Notice at any time before a death benefit is paid. If, however, the Owner
previously irrevocably named a Beneficiary, that Beneficiary's consent in a form
acceptable to Us, must be provided to the Service Center before the change is
effective. Any change of Beneficiary is effective as of the date Notice and the
Beneficiary's consent, if necessary, is received at the Service Center. We are
not liable for any payments made under the Contract prior to the effectiveness
of any Beneficiary change.
SECTION 4: THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
VARIABLE ACCOUNT: The Variable Account is registered with the SEC as a unit
investment trust under the Act. The Variable Account is also subject to the laws
of the State of Delaware.
Although We own the assets in the Variable Account, these assets are held
separately from Our other assets and are not part of Our General Account. The
assets in the Variable Account are used to support the operation of and provide
the variable values and benefits for this Contract and similar contracts. The
portion of the assets of the Variable Account equal to the reserves and other
contract liabilities of the Variable Account are not chargeable with liabilities
that arise from any other business that We conduct. We have the right to
transfer to Our General Account any assets of the Variable Account that are in
excess of such reserves and other liabilities.
SUBACCOUNTS: The Variable Account consists of Subaccounts. Each Subaccount
invests in shares of a corresponding Fund. Shares of a Fund are purchased and
redeemed for a
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Subaccount at their Net Asset Value. Any amounts of income, dividends and gains
distributed from the shares of a Fund are reinvested in additional shares of
that Fund at Net Asset Value. Income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized,
from the assets allocated to a Subaccount are credited to or charged against
that Subaccount without regard to other income, gains or losses of the Company.
The dollar amounts of values and benefits of this Contract provided by the
Variable Account vary as a function of the investment performance of the Fund in
which the Subaccount that You have selected invests. We do not guarantee the
investment performance of the Funds or Subaccounts. You bear the full investment
risk for fluctuations in the Subaccount Value in the Subaccounts You have
selected.
CHANGES TO THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT: Where permitted by applicable law, We may:
1. create new Separate Accounts;
2. combine Separate Accounts, including the Variable Account;
3. add new Subaccounts to or remove existing Subaccounts from the Variable
Account or combine Subaccounts;
4. make Subaccounts (including new Subaccounts) available to such classes
of Contracts or insurance contracts as We may determine;
5. add new Funds or remove existing Funds;
6. substitute new Funds for any existing Fund;
7. deregister the Variable Account under the Act if such registration is
no longer required; and
8. operate the Variable Account as a management investment company under
the Act or as any other form permitted by law.
CHANGE IN INVESTMENT POLICY: The investment policy of a Subaccount may not be
changed unless:
1. the change is approved, if required, by the Delaware Insurance
Department; and
2. a statement of such approval is filed, if required, with the insurance
department of the state in which this Contract is delivered.
VARIABLE ACCOUNT VALUE: The Variable Account Value is the sum of the Subaccount
Values, and reflects the investment experience of the Subaccounts, any Net
Premium Payments allocated to the Subaccounts, transfers in or out of the
Subaccounts, any charges deducted from the Subaccounts or any withdrawals from
the Subaccount. There is no guaranteed minimum Variable Account Value.
ACCUMULATION UNITS: Net Premium Payments allocated to a Subaccount or amounts of
Contract Account Value transferred to a Subaccount are converted into
Accumulation Units. The number of Accumulation Units credited to a Contract is
determined by dividing the dollar amount allocated to each Subaccount by the
Accumulation Unit Value for that Subaccount for the Valuation Day as of which
the allocation or transfer is invested in the Subaccount. Allocations and
transfers to a Subaccount increase the number of Accumulation Units of that
Subaccount.
Certain events or fees reduce the number of Accumulation Units of a Subaccount
credited to a Contract which result in the cancellation of an appropriate number
of Accumulation Units of that
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Subaccount including (a) withdrawals or transfers of Subaccount Value from a
Subaccount; (b) surrender of the Contract; (c) payment of a death benefit; (d)
the application of Variable Account Value to a Payment Option on the Annuity
Date; and (e) the deduction of the Annual Administrative Fee or other charges.
The number of Accumulation Units cancelled is determined by dividing the dollar
amount of each event or fee deducted from each Subaccount by the Accumulation
Unit Value for that Subaccount for the Valuation Day as of which the event or
fee is deducted from the Subaccount.
ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE: The Accumulation Unit Value for each Subaccount was set
initially when the Subaccount began operations. Thereafter, the Accumulation
Unit Value at the end of every Valuation Day is the Accumulation Unit Value at
the end of the previous Valuation Day multiplied by the Net Investment Factor,
as described below. Each Subaccount Value for a Contract is determined on any
day by multiplying the number of Accumulation Units attributable to the Contract
in that Subaccount by the Accumulation Unit Value for that Subaccount.
NET INVESTMENT FACTOR: The Net Investment Factor is an index applied to measure
the investment performance of a Subaccount from one Valuation Period to the
next. The Net Investment Factor for any Subaccount for any Valuation Period is
determined by dividing (1) by (2) and subtracting (3) from the result, where:
(1) is the result of:
a. the Net Asset Value of the Fund held in the Subaccount,
determined at the end of the current Valuation Period; plus
b. the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain
distributions made by the Fund held in the Subaccount, if the
"ex-dividend" date occurs during the current Valuation Period;
plus or minus
c. a per share charge or credit for any taxes reserved for, which
is determined by Us to have resulted from the operations of
the Subaccount.
(2) is the Net Asset Value of the Fund held in the Subaccount, determined
at the end of the last prior Valuation Period.
(3) is a daily amount representing the Annual Annuity Charge deducted from
the Subaccount adjusted for the number of days in the Valuation Period.
SECTION 5: GUARANTEED ACCOUNT OPTIONS
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT OPTIONS: The Guaranteed Account Options are part of Our
General Account. The Guaranteed Account Options are not part of and do not
depend on the investment performance of the Variable Account. We may offer one
or more Guaranteed Account Options under the Contract at any time.
We credit interest to Contract Account Value allocated to the Guaranteed Account
Options at rates We determine. We guarantee that the effective annual interest
rate will not be less than 3%. We may credit a higher interest rate under one or
more Guaranteed Account Options from time to time.
We may credit an annual effective rate in excess of 3% for the lesser of: (a)
the time remaining for the Guaranteed Account Option selected; or (b) 12 months.
Such excess interest rates are declared by Us in advance for each Guaranteed
Account Option made available from time to time under the Contract. Generally,
We credit different rates of excess interest for different available Guaranteed
Account Options. Also, Guaranteed Account Options are generally available only
for
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specific periods of time and certain Guaranteed Account Options may only be
available subject to restrictions. At the expiration of any Guaranteed Account
Option, We will seek Your instructions as to the reallocation of Guaranteed
Account Value from that option. Nevertheless, We reserve the right to allocate
such Guaranteed Account Value to another available Guaranteed Account Option if
We do not receive Your instructions within a specified time period.
We may offer Guaranteed Account Options to be used solely for the systematic
transfer of Net Premium Payments and interest "Systematic Transfer Accounts"
thereon to Subaccounts and any other permitted Guaranteed Account Options. These
options would only be available for the allocation of a Net Premium Payment at
the time it was received by us. Transfers of any portion of the Contract Account
Value into these options is not permitted. These options would require that a
systematic transfer be set up at the time of the allocation so that the Net
Premium Payments and associated interest be fully transferred by the end of a
specified period. If the systematic transfer is canceled or the amount to be
systematically transferred is reduced, the remaining balance will be transferred
to the Money Market Subaccount. You may transfer amounts allocated to these
Guaranteed Account Options to a Subaccount and any other permitted Guaranteed
Account Options at any time.
GUARANTEED ACCOUNT VALUE: We determine Guaranteed Account Value for any
Valuation Period before the Annuity Date, separately for each Guaranteed Account
Option as: the initial allocation of Net Premium Payments to that Option and
transfers into the Option, increased by credited interest, and decreased by any
transfers out of the Option and charges deducted. For purposes of crediting
interest and deducting charges, all Guaranteed Account Options use a last-in,
first-out method of accounting for allocations of Net Premium Payments and for
transfers of Contract Account Value.
SECTION 6: ALLOCATIONS AND TRANSFERS
NET PREMIUM ALLOCATION: In the application, the Owner must select how the
initial Net Premium Payment is to be allocated among the Subaccounts and the
Guaranteed Account Options.
We allocate the initial Net Premium Payment to the Subaccounts and the
Guaranteed Account Options based on the premium allocation schedule in Your
application.
You may change the allocation schedule from that shown in the application by
providing Notice to Us. Any additional Net Premium Payments are allocated in
accordance with the allocation schedule in effect when such Net Premium Payments
are received at the Service Center, unless it is accompanied by Notice directing
a different allocation for that premium payment. The portion of a Net Premium
Payment that may be applied to a Subaccount or a Guaranteed Account Option must
be a whole percentage.
TRANSFER PRIVILEGE: Before the Annuity Date, You may transfer all or part of any
Subaccount Value to another Subaccount(s) or a Guaranteed Account Option
(subject to its availability) or transfer a part of any Guaranteed Account Value
to any Subaccount(s), (subject to its availability) subject to these
restrictions:
1. the Minimum Transfer Amount is shown in the Contract Schedule (or, the
entire Subaccount Value or amount in any Guaranteed Account Option, if
less than the Minimum Transfer Amount); and
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2. a transfer request that would reduce a Subaccount Value or amount
remaining in a Guaranteed Account Option below the amount shown on the
Contract Schedule is treated as a transfer request for the entire
amount in that Subaccount or Guaranteed Account Option; and
3. additional restrictions on transfers from the Guaranteed Account
Options described below.
A Transfer Processing Fee will be deducted from the transferred amount for
certain transfers. See "Transfer Processing Fee" below. Transfers are made as of
the date that Your request is received at the Service Center.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS FROM GUARANTEED ACCOUNT OPTIONS: You may transfer a
part of the amount in a Guaranteed Account Option to the Subaccounts, subject to
these additional restrictions:
1. We allow only one transfer each year and this transfer must be
requested within the period that is 30 days before and 30 days after
the Contract Anniversary. An unused transfer does not carry over to the
next year; and
2. the maximum transfer amount from any Guaranteed Account Option is 25%
of the portion of the Guaranteed Account Value attributable to that
Option on the date of transfer, unless the balance after the transfer
is less than $500.00.
We will make the transfer on the Contract Anniversary if Your Notice is received
prior to the Contract Anniversary; if Your Notice is received after the Contract
Anniversary, We will make the transfer as of the date We receive Your Notice at
Our Service Center.
These restrictions do not apply to any Systematic Transfer Account.
TRANSFER PROCESSING FEE: The first twelve transfers during each Contract Year
are free. We will assess a Transfer Processing Fee for each transfer in excess
of twelve transfers during a Contract Year. The amount of the Transfer
Processing Fee is shown on the Contract Schedule. For the purpose of assessing
the Transfer Processing Fee, each Notice of transfer is considered to be one
transfer, regardless of the number of Subaccounts or Guaranteed Account Options
affected by the transfer. Systematic transfers do not count towards the number
of transfers during a Contract Year. No fee will be assessed for a systematic
transfer. The Transfer Processing Fee is deducted from the amount being
transferred.
SECTION 7: CONTRACT ACCOUNT VALUES
SURRENDER: You may surrender this Contract for its Surrender Value at any time
before the Annuity Date. You may elect to have the Surrender Value paid in a
single sum or under a Payment Option. The Contract ends when We pay the
Surrender Value or apply such sum to a Payment Option. The Surrender Value is
determined as of the date We receive Your Notice for surrender and this Contract
at Our Service Center.
WITHDRAWALS: You may withdraw part of the Surrender Value at any time before the
Annuity Date, subject to these limits:
1. the minimum withdrawal amount is shown on the Contract Schedule;
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2. the maximum withdrawal (including applicable Surrender Charges) is the
amount that would leave a minimum remaining Contract Account Value of
the amount shown on the Contract Schedule.
We withdraw the amount You request from the Contract Account Value as of the day
that We receive Your Notice, and send to You that amount. We then deduct any
applicable Surrender Charge and any applicable Premium Tax Charge from the
remaining Contract Account Value.
Your Notice must specify the amount to be withdrawn from each Subaccount or
Guaranteed Account Option. If the Notice does not specify this information, or
if any Subaccount Value or amount in a particular Guaranteed Account Option is
inadequate to comply with Your request, We will make the withdrawal based on the
proportion that each Subaccount Value and amount allocated to each Guaranteed
Account Option bears to the Contract Account Value as of the day of the
withdrawal.
TERMINATION: We may terminate this Contract and pay You the Surrender Value if,
before the Annuity Date, all of the following simultaneously exist:
1. You have not made any premium payment for at least two Contract Years;
2. Your Contract Account Value is less than $2,000; and
3. total premium payments paid less withdrawals (including Surrender Charges)
are less than $2,000.
We will mail You a notice of Our intent to terminate this Contract at least six
months in advance of such termination. This Contract will automatically
terminate on the date specified in the notice unless We receive an additional
premium payment before the termination date specified in the notice. This
additional premium payment must be for at least the minimum additional premium
amount acceptable to Us.
BASIS OF VALUES: Any paid-up annuity, surrender or Death Benefits that may be
available are at least equal to the minimum required by law in the jurisdiction
in which this Contract is delivered. A detailed statement of the method used to
compute the minimum values has been filed, where required, with the insurance
officials of the jurisdiction in which this Contract is delivered.
SECTION 8: FEES AND CHARGES
SURRENDER CHARGE: The Surrender Charge is equal to the percentage of each
premium payment surrendered or withdrawn as specified in the table on the
Contract Schedule. The Surrender Charge is separately calculated and applied to
each premium payment at any time that the payment is surrendered or withdrawn.
No Surrender Charge applies to the portion of the Contract Account Value equal
to the Free Withdrawal Amount or to Contract Account Value in excess of
aggregate premium payments (less prior withdrawals of premium payments). The
Surrender Charge is calculated using the assumption that Contract Account Value
is withdrawn in the following order: (1) the Free Withdrawal Amount for the
Contract Year, (2) premium payments, and (3) any remaining Contract Account
Value. In addition, the Surrender Charge is calculated using the assumption that
premium payments are withdrawn on a first-in, first-out basis.
The Surrender Charge applicable to each premium payment diminishes as the
payment ages. A premium payment ages by Contract Year, such that it is in "year"
1 (on the table in the Contract
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Schedule) during the Contract Year in which it is received and in "year" 2
throughout the subsequent Contract Year and in "year" 3 throughout the Contract
Year after that, etc.
In addition, there is no Surrender Charge on or after the Maturity Date.
ANNUAL ANNUITY CHARGE: We assess an Annual Annuity Charge on a daily basis
against the assets of the Variable Account. The amount of the charge is shown on
the Contract Schedule.
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: We will assess the Annual Administrative Fee shown on
the Contract Schedule:
1. for the prior Contract Year, as of the Contract Anniversary; or
2. for the current Contract Year (a) as of the date of any surrender, or
(b) as of the Annuity Date.
The fee is deducted from Subaccount Values and Guaranteed Account Options based
on the proportion that each bears to the Contract Account Value.
When the Annual Administrative Fee is deducted from Subaccount Values, We will
cancel the appropriate number of Accumulation Units. Where the fee is deducted
from a Guaranteed Account Option, We will reduce the Guaranteed Account Value by
the amount of the fee.
TRANSFER PROCESSING FEE: We will assess a Transfer Processing Fee for each
transfer in excess of twelve transfers during a Contract Year. The amount of
this fee is shown on the Contract Schedule. For the purposes of assessing the
Transfer Processing Fee, each Notice of transfer is considered to be one
transfer, regardless of the number of Subaccounts or Guaranteed Account Options
affected by the transfer. Systematic transfers do not count towards the number
of transfers during a Contract Year. No fee will be assessed for a systematic
transfer. The Transfer Processing Fee is deducted from the amount being
transferred.
PREMIUM TAX CHARGE: We reserve the right to deduct any premium tax assessed
against Us from the Proceeds to the extent that the premium tax has not been
recovered from a deduction from premium payments.
OTHER TAXES: If a tax is assessed against the operation of the Variable Account,
We reserve the right to adjust the Net Investment Factor to provide for any
taxes attributable to the operation of the Variable Account.
CHARGE FOR OPTIONAL BENEFITS: If optional benefits have been added to this
Contract, the method and amount of the charges for the optional benefits shall
be as specified in the Rider, Endorsement or Contract Schedule.
SECTION 9: PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
PAYMENT OF BENEFITS: We usually pay the Proceeds of any surrender, withdrawals,
death benefit, or any Annuity Payments within 7 business days after receipt of
all applicable Notices and/or Due Proof of Death. However, We can postpone such
payments if:
1. the New York Stock Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and
holiday closing, or trading on the exchange is restricted as determined
by the SEC; or
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2. the SEC permits, by an order, the postponement of payment for the
protection of Owners; or
3. the SEC determines that an emergency exists that would make the
disposal of securities held in the Variable Account or the
determination of their value not reasonably practicable.
If a recent check or draft has been submitted, We have the right to defer
payment of surrenders, withdrawals, Death Benefits, or Annuity Payments until
such check or draft has been honored.
We have the right to defer payment of any surrender, withdrawal, or transfer of
Guaranteed Account Value for up to six months from the date We receive Your
Notice.
INTEREST ON DELAYED PAYMENTS: We will pay interest on the amount of any payment
that is delayed pursuant to this section.
This interest will accrue from the date that the payment becomes payable to the
date of payment, but not for more than one year, at an annual rate of 3%, or the
rate and time required by law, if greater.
SECTION 10: DEATH BENEFITS
DEATH BENEFITS ON OR AFTER THE ANNUITY DATE: If an Owner dies on or after the
Annuity Date, any surviving joint Owner becomes the sole Owner. If there is no
surviving Owner, the Beneficiary becomes the new Owner. If an Owner dies on or
after the Annuity Date, any remaining payments must be distributed at least as
rapidly as under the Payment Option in effect on the date of such death.
DEATH BENEFIT BEFORE THE ANNUITY DATE:
1. DEATH OF AN OWNER:
If there are multiple Owners named, the age of the oldest Owner will be
used to determine the applicable death benefit. If a sole Owner dies
prior to the Annuity Date, We will pay the Beneficiary the death
benefit then due. If the sole Owner is not an individual, We will treat
the Annuitant as Owner for the purpose of determining when the Owner
dies and the Annuitant's age will determine the applicable death
benefit payable to the Beneficiary. The sole Owner's estate will be the
Beneficiary if no Beneficiary designation is in effect, or if the
designated Beneficiary has predeceased the Owner. In the case of a
joint Owner dying prior to the Annuity Date, the surviving Owner will
be deemed as the Beneficiary.
A death benefit is determined as of the date on which Notice and Due
Proof of Death and all required claim or other forms are received at
the Service Center.
The following options are available to the Beneficiary:
(1) elect to receive the death benefit in a single lump sum within
5 years of the deceased Owner's death; or
(2) elect to receive the death benefit paid under a Payment Option
provided that: (a) Annuity Payments begin within 1 year of the
deceased Owner's death, and (b) Annuity Payments are made in
substantially equal installments over the life of the
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Beneficiary or over a period not greater than the life
expectancy of the Beneficiary; or
(3) if the Beneficiary is the spouse of the deceased Owner, he or
she may by Written Notice within one year of the Owner's
death, in lieu of receiving the death benefit, elect to
continue the Contract as the new Owner. If the spouse so
elects, all his or her rights as a Beneficiary cease and if
the deceased Owner was also the Annuitant, he or she will
become the Annuitant. The spouse will be deemed to have
elected to continue the Contract if he or she makes no
election before the expiration of the one year period after
the Owner's death or if he or she makes any premium payments
under the Contract.
With regard to a Beneficiary who is not the spouse of the deceased
Owner: (a) options (1) and (2) apply even if the Annuitant is alive at
the time of the deceased Owner's death; (b) if the new Owner is a not
natural person, only option (1) is available; (c) if no election is
made within 60 days of the deceased Owner's death, option (1) will be
deemed to have been elected.
If the Beneficiary dies before the payments required by options (1) or
(2) are complete, the entire remaining Contract Account Value must be
distributed in a lump sum immediately.
If there is more than one Beneficiary, the foregoing provisions will
independently apply to each Beneficiary.
2. DEATH OF THE ANNUITANT:
On the death of the Annuitant before the Annuity Date, the Owner
becomes the new Annuitant, if the Owner is an individual. If there is
more than one Owner, the Youngest Owner will become the Annuitant. If
any Owner is not an individual, the death of an Annuitant will be
treated as the death of an Owner and the death benefit will be
determined as if the Annuitant were the Owner. If the Annuitant is
changed and the Owner is not a natural person, the entire interest in
the Contract must be distributed to the Owner within 5 years of the
change.
3. THE DEATH BENEFIT:
If the Owner is less than age 90 on the date of death, the death
benefit during the first 8 Contract Years will be equal to the greater
of:
(a) the Contract Account Value; or
(b) the premiums payments paid reduced by the amount of all
withdrawals (including any applicable Surrender Charges).
The death benefit after the first 8 Contract Years will be equal to the
greater of:
(1) (a) as defined above; or
(2) as of the end of Contract Year 8, the greater of (b) as defined
above or the Contract Account Value. This amount is subsequently
increased by premium payments and reduced by an amount for each
withdrawal (described below).
REDUCTION FOR A WITHDRAWAL: When part of the Surrender Value is
withdrawn, the withdrawal will reduce the death benefit in the same
proportion that the Contract Account
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Value was reduced on the date of withdrawal. For each withdrawal, the
death benefit reduction is calculated by multiplying the death benefit
on the date of withdrawal by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
amount of the withdrawal including any applicable Surrender Charge and
the denominator of which is the Contract Account Value immediately
prior to the withdrawal.
If the Owner is at least age 90 on the date of death, the death benefit
is equal to the Contract Account Value.
Any excess of the death benefit over the Contract Account Value will be
allocated to the Subaccounts and Guaranteed Account Options according
to the premium allocation schedule in effect at the time that the
distribution option is chosen or is deemed to have been chosen.
SECTION 11: ANNUITY PROVISIONS AND PAYMENT OPTIONS
ANNUITY DATE AND MATURITY DATE: The Surrender Value is applied to purchase a
Payment Option as of the Annuity Date. The Owner may designate or change the
Annuity Date. The latest Annuity Date is the Maturity Date.
ELECTION OF OPTION: The following Payment Options are available to You during
Your lifetime. They are also available to the Beneficiary after Your death, if
You have not selected an option for such Beneficiary.
You may elect to have the Proceeds paid in accordance with any one of the
options described below or in any other manner acceptable to us and permissible
under applicable law. If no election has been made, the automatic Payment Option
shall be Option B. The amount paid under these options is fixed and does not
depend on the investment performance of the Variable Account.
OPTION A - LIFE ANNUITY: An income payable during the lifetime of the Annuitant,
ceasing with the last payment due prior to the death of the Annuitant, according
to the Option Table, Life Only column.
OPTION B - LIFE ANNUITY WITH 10 YEARS PERIOD CERTAIN: An income payable during
the lifetime of the Annuitant with the guarantee that payments shall be made for
a period of not less than 10 years according to the Option Table, 10 Year Period
Certain column.
Under Option B, if any Beneficiary dies while receiving payment, the present
value of the current dollar amount on the date of death of any remaining
guaranteed payments shall be paid in one sum to the executors or administrators
of the Beneficiary unless otherwise provided in writing. Calculation of such
present value shall be at 3%, which is the rate of interest assumed in computing
the amount of Annuity Payments.
OPTION C - ALTERNATIVE INCOME OPTION: In lieu of one of the above options, You
may elect to settle Proceeds under an alternative income option acceptable to
Us.
GENERAL PROVISIONS: Annuity Payments shall commence and continue subject to the
following provisions:
1. We shall issue a supplementary contract stating the terms of payment under
the option elected. We may require the return of this Contract to Our
Service Center.
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2. Proof satisfactory to us of the identity, birth date and sex of any
Annuitant and that the Annuitant is living.
3. Notice is received at least 30 days before the Maturity Date. The requested
option must begin at least 30 days after We receive Notice, on or before
the Maturity Date, and cannot be the 29th, 30th, or 31st day of a calendar
month.
No election of any option may be made under this Contract for any Annuitant
unless such election would produce a periodic payment of at least $50 to that
Annuitant. If at any time payments to be made become less than $50 each, We
shall have the right to change the frequency of payment to such interval as
shall result in the payment of at least $50. Subject to this condition, payments
may be made annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly.
ANNUITY PAYMENT RATES
The annuity payment rates shown in the Option Table are based on the 1983 Table
A with interest at the rate of 3% per annum. The amount of each annuity payment
will depend on the sex and age of the Annuitant.
OPTION TABLE
GUARANTEED AMOUNT OF MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR EACH $1,000 OF
ANNUITY VALUE APPLIED
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GUARANTEED MONTHLY PAYMENTS GUARANTEED MONTHLY PAYMENTS
- ------------------------------------------------ ---------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------
Age of Payee 10 Year Age of Payee 10 Year
Life Only Period Certain Life Only Period Certain
(Option A) (Option B) (Option A) (Option B)
- ----------- ----------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------- ---------------- ------------- --------------
Male Female Male Female
- ----------- ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------- --------------- ------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5 * $2.70 $2.70 45 50 $3.59 $3.58
6 2.71 2.71 46 51 3.63 3.62
7 2.72 2.72 47 52 3.68 3.67
8 2.72 2.73 48 53 3.73 3.72
9 2.73 2.73 49 54 3.78 3.76
5 * 10 2.74 2.74 50 55 3.83 3.82
6 11 2.75 2.75 51 56 3.89 3.87
7 12 2.76 2.76 52 57 3.95 3.93
8 13 2.77 2.77 53 58 4.01 3.99
9 14 2.78 2.78 54 59 4.07 4.05
10 15 2.79 2.79 55 60 4.14 4.11
11 16 2.80 2.80 56 61 4.21 4.18
12 17 2.81 2.81 57 62 4.29 4.25
13 18 2.82 2.83 58 63 4.37 4.33
14 19 2.83 2.84 59 64 4.46 4.41
15 20 2.85 2.85 60 65 4.55 4.50
16 21 2.86 2.86 61 66 4.64 4.58
17 22 2.87 2.88 62 67 4.75 4.68
18 23 2.89 2.89 63 68 4.86 4.78
19 24 2.90 2.90 64 69 4.97 4.88
20 25 2.92 2.92 65 70 5.09 4.99
21 26 2.93 2.93 66 71 5.22 5.10
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
22 27 2.95 2.95 67 72 5.36 5.21
23 28 2.96 2.97 68 73 5.51 5.34
24 29 2.98 2.98 69 74 5.67 5.46
25 30 3.00 3.00 70 75 5.83 5.60
26 31 3.02 3.02 71 76 6.01 5.73
27 32 3.04 3.04 72 77 6.19 5.87
28 33 3.06 3.06 73 78 6.39 6.02
29 34 3.08 3.08 74 79 6.60 6.17
30 35 3.10 3.10 75 80 6.82 6.32
31 36 3.13 3.13 76 81 7.06 6.48
32 37 3.15 3.15 77 82 7.31 6.64
33 38 3.18 3.18 78 83 7.58 6.80
34 39 3.20 3.20 79 84 7.87 6.97
35 40 3.23 3.23 80 85** 8.17 7.13
36 41 3.26 3.26 81 8.49 7.29
37 42 3.29 3.29 82 8.83 7.45
38 43 3.32 3.32 83 9.19 7.61
39 44 3.35 3.35 84 9.57 7.77
40 45 3.39 3.39 85** 9.96 7.92
41 46 3.42 3.42
42 47 3.46 3.46
43 48 3.50 3.50
44 49 3.54 3.54
- ----------- ---------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------- --------------- ------------- --------------
</TABLE>
*Payment shown applies to all Younger ages.
**Payment shown applies to all older ages.
The dollar amount of Annuity Payment for any age not shown, any other frequency
of payment, or any other income option agreed to by us will be quoted on
request.
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FLEXIBLE PREMIUM DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America
A Stock Life Insurance Company
300 Continental Drive, Newark, DE 19713
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[PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA LETTERHEAD]
Exhibit 9
February 25, 2000
Board of Directors
Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America
300 Continental Drive
Newark, DE 19713
Directors:
I have acted as counsel to Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America
(the "Company"), a Delaware insurance company, and Providentmutual Variable
Annuity Separate Account (the "Account") in connection with the registration of
an indefinite amount of securities in the form of flexible premium variable
annuity contracts (the "Contracts") with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I have examined such documents
(including pre-effective amendment number one to the Form N-4 registration
statement (File No. 333-90081)) and reviewed such questions of law as I
considered necessary and appropriate, and on the basis of such examination and
review, it is my opinion that:
1. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of
Delaware and is duly authorized to by the Insurance Department of
the State of Delaware to issue the Contracts.
2. The Account is a duly authorized and existing separate account
established pursuant to the provisions of Section 2932 of Title
18 of the Delaware Insurance Code.
3. To the extent so provided under the Contracts, that portion of
the assets of the Account equal to the reserves and other
contract liabilities with respect to the Account will not be
chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business
that the Company may conduct.
4. The Contracts, when issued as contemplated by the Form N-4
registration statement, will constitute legal, validly issued and
binding obligations of the Company.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to pre-effective
amendment number one to the Form N-4 registration statement for the Contracts
and the Account.
Sincerely,
/s/ James G. Potter
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James G. Potter, Jr.
Secretary and Legal Officer
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EXHIBIT 10.A
[SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP LETTERHEAD]
STEPHEN E. ROTH
DIRECT LINE: 202.383.0158
Internet: [email protected]
February 25, 2000
Board of Directors
Providentmutual Life and Annuity
Company of America
300 Continental Drive
Newark, DE 19713
RE: PROVIDENTMUTUAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF AMERICA
PROVIDENTMUTUAL VARIABLE ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT
(FILE NO. 333-90081)
Directors:
We hereby consent to the reference of our name under the
caption "Legal Matters" in the statement of additional information filed as part
of the pre-effective amendment No. 1 to the Form N-4 registration statement
filed by Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America and Providentmutual
Variable Annuity Separate Account (File No. 333-90081). In giving this consent,
we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Sincerely,
SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP
By: /s/ Stephen E. Roth
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Stephen E. Roth
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Exhibit 10(b)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the inclusion, in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
filed on Form N-4 (File No. 333-90081) for the Providentmutual Variable Annuity
Separate Account, of the following reports:
1. Our report dated February 7, 2000 on our audits of the financial
statements of Providentmutual Life and Annuity Company of America as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for each of the three years in the
period ending December 31, 1999.
2. Our report dated February 17, 2000 on our audits of the financial
statements of the Providentmutual Variable Annuity Separate Account
(comprising thirty-six subaccounts) as of December 31, 1999, and the
related statements of operations for the year then ended and the
statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the
period then ended.
We also consent to the references to our Firm under the caption "Experts"
and "Financial Information".
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 25, 2000
