Exhibit 4(c)



 EXHIBIT 4(c) 
 FORM OF POLICY RIDER 
 (ANNUAL STEP-UP) 








			
	



	  	 Home Office located at:
 440 Mamaroneck Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528
 Adm. Office located at:

4333 Edgewood Road N.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499
 (319) 355-8511
 www.transamericaannuities.com


 GUARANTEED MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT RIDER 
 If You elect this rider, 100% of Your Policy Value must be in one or more of the designated funds. You can generally transfer between the designated funds as permitted under Your policy; however, You
cannot make transfers as provided for in the base policy to a non-designated fund. 
 The fee for this rider is included in the mortality and
expense risk fee and the administrative charge, which is shown in Section 2 - Policy Data, of the policy to which this rider is attached. 

The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (GMDB) provision in the Death Proceeds section of the policy to which this rider is attached, is amended to include
the addition of the following language: 
 The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit is an Annual Step-Up to age 81 Death Benefit. The amount of this
GMDB is equal to: 
 a) the step-up value as described below; plus 

b) any Premium Payments subsequent to the previous determination point; minus 

c) any Adjusted Withdrawals subsequent to the previous determination point. 
 On the Policy Date, the step-up value is the Policy Value. On each Policy Anniversary (referred to as the determination points) prior to the earlier of the date of death of the Annuitant or the
Annuitant’s 81st birthday, a comparison is made between (a) and (b), where (a) is the Policy Value at this point in time and (b) is the previous step-up value, plus Premium Payments minus Adjusted Withdrawals (as described below)
made since the previous determination point. The larger of (a) and (b) becomes the new step-up value. This step-up process stops at the earlier of the date of death of the Annuitant or the Annuitant’s 81st birthday. The then current
step-up value becomes the final step-up value. 
 A withdrawal as provided in Section 5 of the policy will reduce the Guaranteed Minimum
Death Benefit by an amount referred to as the “Adjusted Withdrawal”. The Adjusted Withdrawal may be a different amount than the gross withdrawal described in Section 5 of the policy. If at the time of the withdrawal, the Policy Value
is greater than or equal to the death proceeds, the Adjusted Withdrawal will equal the gross withdrawal. If at the time of the withdrawal, the Policy Value is less than the death proceeds, the Adjusted Withdrawal will be greater than the gross
withdrawal. 
 The Adjusted Withdrawal formula is AW = GW multiplied by DP divided by PV, where: 

 

	AW	= Adjusted Withdrawal 


	GW	= Gross withdrawal 


	DP	= Death proceeds prior to the withdrawal = greater of (PV or GMDB)  


	PV	= Policy Value prior to the withdrawal 


	GMDB	= Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit prior to the withdrawal 

 The death benefit amount cannot be withdrawn as a lump sum. 
 The amount of
the death benefit will be included in a report sent to You at least once each year until the Annuity Commencement Date as described in Section 3, Reports to Owner provision, in the policy. 

This rider is effective on the Policy Date and can only be terminated when the policy to which this rider is attached terminates, including when the
Policy Value becomes zero, or is annuitized. Once terminated the rider fee will also terminate. This rider is subject to all the terms and conditions of the policy not inconsistent herewith. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of
this rider and provisions of the policy, the provisions of this rider shall prevail over the provisions of the policy. 
 Signed
for us at our home office. 
  

					
		 	



	  	




		 	SECRETARY	  	PRESIDENT

 NIC12 RGMD50513(NY)